1. The administrator of a residential facility for groups shall:

(a) Annually cause a qualified provider of health care to conduct a physical examination of each resident of the facility;

(b) Annually conduct an assessment of the history of each resident of the facility, which must include, without limitation, an assessment of the condition and daily activities of the resident during the immediately preceding year; and

(c) Cause a qualified provider of health care to conduct an assessment of the condition and needs of a resident of the facility to determine whether the resident meets the criteria prescribed in paragraph (a) of subsection 2:

(1) Upon admission of the resident to the facility; and

(2) If a physical examination, assessment of the history of the resident or the observations of the administrator or staff of the facility, the family of the resident or another person who has a relationship with the resident indicate that:

(I) The resident may meet those criteria; or

(II) The condition of the resident has significantly changed.

2. If, as a result of an assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the provider of health care determines that the resident:

(a) Suffers from dementia to an extent that the resident may be a danger to himself or herself or others if the resident is not placed in a secure unit or a facility that assigns not less than one staff member for every six residents, any residential facility for groups in which the resident is placed must meet the requirements prescribed by the Board pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 449.0302 for the licensing and operation of residential facilities for groups which provide care to persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other severe dementia.

(b) Does not suffer from dementia as described in paragraph (a), the resident may be placed in any residential facility for groups.

3. As used in this section, “provider of health care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 2594)