Time period within which hospital must process certain percentage of credentialing requests; notification concerning incomplete request; report; no penalty for violation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 449.1918
in effect1. A hospital shall, for at least 95 percent of the complete requests for privileging submitted by providers of health care to the hospital, process the request not later than 60 days after the hospital receives all information necessary to complete the request.
2. Not later than 15 days after a hospital receives an incomplete request for privileging from a provider of health care, the hospital shall notify the provider of health care of the information necessary to complete the request.
3. On or before December 1 of each year, a hospital shall compile and submit to the Division a report on the privileging of providers of health care which includes, without limitation:
(a) The average time between the submission by a provider of health care of a request for privileging and the request being approved or denied;
(b) The rates at which the hospital processes requests for privileging within the time period specified in subsection 1; and
(c) Any planned improvements to the hospitals process for privileging providers of health care, including, without limitation, improvements to technology or procedures to increase the efficiency of the process.
4. A hospital that fails to comply with the provisions of this section is not subject to any penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter for such failure to comply.
5. As used in this section, privileging means the process of determining whether to authorize a provider of health care to provide specific services at a hospital based on his or her credentials and qualifications.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-449.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026