SB408

Existing law authorizes a county or group of counties to establish a public hospital. (NRS 450.020) Existing law also authorizes a board of county commissioners to establish a county hospital district to operate a district hospital or otherwise provide the services of a hospital to the residents of this State. (NRS 450.590, 450.610, 450.630, 450.710) Existing law authorizes the governing body of a county hospital to: (1) employ physicians, interns and dentists, on a full-time or part-time basis, and fix their compensations; and (2) control the admission of such physicians and interns to the staff of the hospital by promulgating appropriate rules, regulations and standards governing those appointments. (NRS 450.180) Existing law similarly authorizes the governing body of a county hospital district to take such actions with regard to physicians and interns. (NRS 450.640) Existing law further authorizes the governing body of a county hospital to institute and maintain training programs in the county hospital for resident physicians, interns and postgraduates that meet certain accreditation standards. (NRS 450.455) Section 3 of this bill additionally authorizes the governing body of a county hospital district to employ and fix the compensation of dentists. Sections 1 and 3 of this bill remove interns from the list of persons that the governing body of a county hospital or county hospital district may employ, and instead, authorizes such a governing body to employ and control the