Nevada Revised Statutes 450.550 – Definitions
As used in NRS 450.550 to 450.760, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 450.550
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
1. ’Board of trustees’ means:
(a) A board of hospital trustees:
(1) Elected pursuant to NRS 450.620 and a physician who is appointed pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 450.640, if applicable; or
(2) Appointed pursuant to NRS 450.625 and a physician who is appointed pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 450.640, if applicable; or
(b) A board of county commissioners, if that board enacts an ordinance which provides that the board of county commissioners is, ex officio, the board of hospital trustees, and a physician who is appointed pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 450.640, if applicable.
2. ’District hospital’ means a hospital constructed, maintained and governed pursuant to NRS 450.550 to 450.760, inclusive.