Section 449.087 - Amendment of license required for addition of certain services; requirements for approval of amendment; revocation of approval; standards1. A licensee must obtain the approval of the Division to amend his or her license to operate a facility before the addition of any of the following services: (a) The intensive care of newborn babies.(b) The treatment of burns.(c) The transplant of organs.(d) The performance of open-heart surgery.(e) A center for the treatment of trauma.2. The Division shall approve an application to amend a license to allow a facility to provide any of the services described in subsection 1 if: (a) The applicant satisfies the requirements contained in NRS 449.080;(b) The Division determines on the basis of the standards adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection 4 that there are an adequate number of cases in the community to be served to support amending the license to add the service; and(c) The Division determines that the applicant satisfies any other standards adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection 4.3. The Division may revoke its approval if the licensee fails to maintain substantial compliance with the standards adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection 4 for the provision of such services, or with any conditions included in the written approval of the Director issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 439A.100 or 439A.102.4. The Board shall: (a) Adopt standards which have been adopted by appropriate national organizations to be used by the Division in determining whether there are an adequate number of cases in the community to be served to support amending the license of a licensee to add a service pursuant to this section; and(b) Adopt such other standards as it deems necessary for determining whether to approve the provision of services pursuant to this section.Added to NRS by 1987, 876; A 1989, 1948; 2011, 741; 2023, 2019Amended by 2023, Ch. 375,§8, eff. 1/1/2024.Added to NRS by 1987, 876; A 1989, 1948; 2011, 741