Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services

NRS 450B.0505 - "Automated external defibrillator" and "defibrillator" defined. - "Automated external defibrillator" or "defibrillator" means a medical device that:...

NRS 450B.060 - "Board" defined. - "Board" means: 1. In a county whose population is less...

NRS 450B.0605 - "Certificate" defined. - "Certificate" means a certificate issued by a health authority acknowledging...

NRS 450B.061 - "Committee" defined. - "Committee" means the Committee on Emergency Medical Services. (Added to...

NRS 450B.0615 - "Community paramedicine services" defined. - "Community paramedicine services" means services provided by an emergency medical...

NRS 450B.062 - "Designated officer" defined. - "Designated officer" means a person designated by an employer to...

NRS 450B.0625 - "Division" defined. - "Division" means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of...

NRS 450B.063 - "Emergency medical dispatcher" defined. - "Emergency medical dispatcher" means a person who: 1. Has completed...

NRS 450B.064 - "Emergency medical services registered nurse" defined. - "Emergency medical services registered nurse" means a registered nurse who...

NRS 450B.065 - "Emergency medical technician" defined. - "Emergency medical technician" means a person certified by the health...

NRS 450B.0703 - "Emergency response employee" defined. - "Emergency response employee" means a firefighter, attendant, volunteer attendant, emergency...

NRS 450B.0707 - "Exposed" and "exposure" defined. - "Exposed" or "exposure" means any circumstances which create a significant...

NRS 450B.071 - "Firefighter" defined. - "Firefighter" means a person who holds a license and is...

NRS 450B.072 - "Fire-fighting agency" defined. - "Fire-fighting agency" means a fire department or fire protection district...

NRS 450B.077 - "Health authority" defined. - "Health authority" means: 1. In a county whose population is...

NRS 450B.082 - "Health officer" defined. - "Health officer" means: 1. In a county whose population is...

NRS 450B.083 - "Infectious disease" defined. - "Infectious disease" means a disease caused by a living organism...

NRS 450B.090 - "License" defined. - "License" means the license issued by the health authority under...

NRS 450B.095 - "Paramedic" defined. - "Paramedic" means a person certified by the health officer as...

NRS 450B.100 - "Permit" defined. - "Permit" means the permit issued by the health authority under...

NRS 450B.105 - "Trauma" defined. - "Trauma" means any acute injury which, according to standardized criteria...

NRS 450B.110 - "Volunteer attendant" defined. - "Volunteer attendant" means a person who does not receive the...

NRS 450B.120 - Regulations, standards and procedures of board. - The board shall establish and promulgate such rules, regulations, standards...

NRS 450B.130 - Establishment of minimum standards and additional requirements. - 1. The board shall adopt regulations establishing reasonable minimum standards...

NRS 450B.140 - Sources for standards and regulations; standards may differ for different categories. - 1. In adopting regulations under NRS 450B.120 and 450B.130, the...

NRS 450B.150 - Administration and enforcement; inspections. - 1. The health authority shall administer and enforce the provisions...

NRS 450B.1505 - Certain money received by Division to be used for training program for certain emergency medical services personnel. - 1. Any money the Division receives from a fee set...

NRS 450B.151 - Creation; membership; terms of members; alternate members; vacancies. - 1. The Committee on Emergency Medical Services, consisting of nine...

NRS 450B.152 - Chair; meetings; rules for management; compensation of members. - 1. The Committee shall elect a Chair from among its...

NRS 450B.153 - Duties. - The Committee shall: 1. Review and advise the Division regarding...

NRS 450B.154 - Administrative support. - The Division shall provide administrative support and assistance to the...

NRS 450B.155 - Training and certification. - 1. An educational institution, public or private agency or other...

NRS 450B.160 - Licensing of attendants and firefighters; regulations; certification of physicians, nurses and physician assistants serving as attendants. - 1. The health authority may issue licenses to attendants and...

NRS 450B.165 - Applicant for issuance or renewal of license or certificate to attest to knowledge of and compliance with certain guidelines concerning safe and appropriate injection practices. - The health authority shall not issue or renew: 1. A...

NRS 450B.169 - Petition to determine if criminal history will disqualify person from obtaining license or certificate; fee; posting of requirements for license or certificate and list of disqualifying crimes on Internet; reports. - 1. The health authority shall develop and implement a process...

NRS 450B.171 - Relative of patient or other person may ride with attendants. - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, unlicensed relatives of...

NRS 450B.180 - Certification and authority of emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians and paramedics; maintenance of central registry of certificates issued; regulations. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S... - 1. Any person desiring certification as an emergency medical technician,...

NRS 450B.183 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license or certificate; grounds for denial of license or certificate; duty of health authority. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring... - 1. An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a...

NRS 450B.185 - Suspension of license or certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or certificate. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law re... - 1. If the health authority receives a copy of a...

NRS 450B.187 - Application for license or certificate to include social security number. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restrict... - An application for the issuance or renewal of a license...

NRS 450B.188 - Prohibition on denial of application based on immigration or citizenship status; provision of alternative personally identifying number; confidentiality of social security or alternative personally identifying number. - 1. The health authority shall not deny the application of...

NRS 450B.190 - Provisional licensing of attendants. - 1. The health authority may, at its discretion, issue a...

NRS 450B.1905 - Program of training for certification; maintenance of certification. - 1. A program of training for certification as an emergency...

NRS 450B.191 - Program of training for certification as advanced emergency medical technician; maintenance of certification. - 1. A program of training for certification as an advanced...

NRS 450B.1915 - Authorized activities of advanced emergency medical technician. - An advanced emergency medical technician may perform any procedure and...

NRS 450B.195 - Program of training for certification as paramedic; maintenance of certification; paramedic services prohibited without certification. - 1. Only a certified emergency medical technician with experience as...

NRS 450B.197 - Authorized activities of certain paramedics and emergency medical services registered nurses. - An attendant or a firefighter who is a paramedic or...

NRS 450B.1975 - Endorsement to administer immunizations, dispense medication and respond to public health needs. - 1. An advanced emergency medical technician or a paramedic who...

NRS 450B.199 - "Emergency medical provider" defined. - As used in this section and NRS 450B.1993 and 450B.1996,...

NRS 450B.1993 - Endorsement to provide community paramedicine services: Regulations; application; expiration; circumstances under which emergency medical provider may provide community paramedicine services. - 1. The board shall adopt regulations to provide for the...

NRS 450B.1996 - Reports. - 1. Each holder of a permit who has obtained an...

NRS 450B.200 - Permit for operation; fees; renewal; disciplinary or legal action for violations; maintenance of central registry of permits issued; regulations. - 1. The health authority may issue a permit for: (a)...

NRS 450B.210 - Provisional permit. - 1. The board may issue provisional permits limited as to...

NRS 450B.220 - Periodic inspections. - 1. Subsequent to issuance of any permit under NRS 450B.200...

NRS 450B.225 - Staffing of air ambulance; regulations; letter of endorsement and identification card for staff that meet requirements. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, during any...

NRS 450B.230 - Owner not to allow operation without required equipment; exception. - 1. The public or private owner of an ambulance or...

NRS 450B.235 - Filing and maintenance of schedule of rates of ambulance. - 1. Each public and private owner of an ambulance shall...

NRS 450B.236 - Approval required for operation of center for treatment of trauma. - A person shall not operate a center for the treatment...

NRS 450B.237 - Establishment of program for treatment of trauma; designation of hospital as trauma center; approval of designation; compliance with certain requirements. - 1. The board shall establish a program for treating persons...

NRS 450B.238 - Regulations requiring hospital to record and maintain information. - The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations which require...

NRS 450B.239 - Division to cooperate with American College of Surgeons. - In addition to the education and training required by this...

NRS 450B.240 - Engaging in operation of services relating to ambulances or air ambulances without permit prohibited; provision of certain medical care by fire-fighting agency without permit prohibited; provision of community paramedicine services wit... - 1. A person or governmental entity shall not engage in...

NRS 450B.250 - Service as attendant for ambulance or air ambulance without license prohibited; provision of certain medical care by firefighter without license prohibited; requirements for person to provide community paramedicine services. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person...

NRS 450B.255 - Representation as emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic without certificate prohibited. - A person shall not represent himself or herself to be...

NRS 450B.260 - Operation of ambulance, air ambulance or fire-fighting vehicle used to provide certain medical care without licensed driver and attendant prohibited; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the public...

NRS 450B.265 - Offering level of emergency care provided by paramedic without permit prohibited; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a fire-fighting...

NRS 450B.340 - Designation of officer to receive notifications and responses and make requests on behalf of emergency response employees. - Each employer of emergency response employees in this State shall...

NRS 450B.350 - Duty of medical facility or county coroner or medical examiner to notify designated officer if victim transported has infectious disease; time and contents for notification. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 441A.195, if a...

NRS 450B.360 - Determination of possible exposure of emergency response employee to infectious disease; request for response from medical facility or county coroner or medical examiner. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 441A.195, if an...

NRS 450B.370 - Response of medical facility or county coroner or medical examiner. - 1. If a medical facility, county coroner or medical examiner,...

NRS 450B.375 - Procedure upon notification that insufficient information exists to determine whether emergency response employee was exposed to infectious disease; request for further evaluation; duties of health officer. - 1. If a designated officer receives a notice from a...

NRS 450B.380 - Notice to emergency response employee of possible exposure to infectious disease. - 1. If a designated officer receives a notice from a...

NRS 450B.390 - Limitations on effect of NRS 450B.340 to 450B.390, inclusive. - The provisions of NRS 450B.340 to 450B.390, inclusive, must not...

NRS 450B.400 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 450B.402 - "Advanced practice registered nurse" defined. - "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the meaning ascribed to it...

NRS 450B.404 - "Attending advanced practice registered nurse" defined. - "Attending advanced practice registered nurse" has the meaning ascribed to...

NRS 450B.405 - "Attending physician" defined. - "Attending physician" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS...

NRS 450B.410 - "Do-not-resuscitate identification" defined. - "Do-not-resuscitate identification" means: 1. A form of identification approved by...

NRS 450B.420 - "Do-not-resuscitate order" defined. - "Do-not-resuscitate order" means a written directive issued by a physician...

NRS 450B.430 - "Do-not-resuscitate protocol" defined. - "Do-not-resuscitate protocol" means the standardized procedure and guidelines established by...

NRS 450B.440 - "Health care facility" defined. - "Health care facility" has the meaning ascribed to it in...

NRS 450B.450 - "Life-resuscitating treatment" defined. - "Life-resuscitating treatment" means cardiopulmonary resuscitation or a component of cardiopulmonary...

NRS 450B.460 - "Person who administers emergency medical services" defined. - "Person who administers emergency medical services" means a paid or...

NRS 450B.470 - "Qualified patient" defined. - "Qualified patient" means: 1. A patient 18 years of age...

NRS 450B.475 - "Terminal condition" defined. - "Terminal condition" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS...

NRS 450B.480 - Applicability. - The provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, apply only...

NRS 450B.490 - Adoption of regulations; fee for do-not-resuscitate identification. - 1. The board shall adopt regulations to carry out the...

NRS 450B.500 - Do-not-resuscitate identification: Contents. - Each do-not-resuscitate identification issued by the health authority must include,...

NRS 450B.505 - Do-not-resuscitate identification: Manufacture and issuance of bracelet or medallion. - The board may enter into an agreement for the manufacture...

NRS 450B.510 - Written do-not-resuscitate orders: Issued only to qualified patients; physician or advanced practice registered nurse authorized to apply for identification. - 1. A physician or advanced practice registered nurse licensed in...

NRS 450B.520 - Application for do-not-resuscitate identification: Form; requirements. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 450B.525: 1. A qualified...

NRS 450B.525 - Application for do-not-resuscitate identification on behalf of minor: Requirements; form; revocation by parent or legal guardian of authorization to withhold life-resuscitating treatment; effect when minor is of sufficient maturity. - 1. A parent or legal guardian of a minor may...

NRS 450B.530 - Revocation of authorization to withhold life-resuscitating treatment. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 450B.525, a qualified patient...

NRS 450B.540 - Person not guilty of unprofessional conduct or subject to liability for withholding or providing life-resuscitating treatment under certain circumstances. - 1. A person is not guilty of unprofessional conduct or...

NRS 450B.550 - Person who administers emergency medical services required to comply with do-not-resuscitate protocol; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person...

NRS 450B.560 - Assumption that do-not-resuscitate identification is valid. - 1. Unless he or she has knowledge to the contrary,...

NRS 450B.570 - Resulting death not suicide or homicide; life insurance or annuity not affected by possession of do-not-resuscitate identification or issuance of do-not-resuscitate order; prohibition or requirement of possession of do-not-resuscitate... - 1. Death that results when life-resuscitating treatment has been withheld...

NRS 450B.580 - Unlawful acts; penalty. - 1. It is unlawful for: (a) A person who administers...

NRS 450B.590 - Limitations on effect of provisions. - The provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, do not:...

NRS 450B.600 - Required to be placed in certain public buildings and locations; inspection and maintenance; training on operation and use. - 1. Not later than July 1, 2004, and thereafter: (a)...

NRS 450B.610 - Maintenance of database by Division; disclosure of information in database; duties of manufacturer; registration of defibrillator; civil penalty for violation. - 1. The Division shall: (a) Within the limitations of available...

NRS 450B.620 - Placement and maintenance by school districts, health clubs and medical facilities; training of employees. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 450B.600, the board...

NRS 450B.650 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 450B.650 to 450B.700, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 450B.655 - "Dedicated advanced life support ambulance" defined. - "Dedicated advanced life support ambulance" means an ambulance equipped to...

NRS 450B.660 - "First-aid station" defined. - "First-aid station" means a fixed location at the site of...

NRS 450B.665 - "Host organization" defined. - "Host organization" means: 1. If a permit was obtained for...

NRS 450B.670 - "Roving emergency medical technician team" defined. - "Roving emergency medical technician team" means a team at the...

NRS 450B.675 - "Roving intermediate emergency medical technician team" defined. - "Roving intermediate emergency medical technician team" means a roving emergency...

NRS 450B.680 - "Significant number" defined. - "Significant number" means, with regard to: 1. Contacts by emergency...

NRS 450B.685 - "Special event" defined. - "Special event" means a temporary event, including, without limitation, a...

NRS 450B.690 - Host organization of certain special events held in certain larger counties required to provide certain emergency medical services; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) In...

NRS 450B.695 - Host organization of certain special events held in certain larger counties required to provide certain number of dedicated advanced life support ambulances; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) In...

NRS 450B.700 - Host organization of special event at which 50,000 or more persons are projected to be in attendance required to provide certain emergency medical services; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a...

NRS 450B.710 - "Authorized entity" defined. - As used in NRS 450B.710 to 450B.716, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 450B.712 - Order of physician for doses of epinephrine maintained by authorized entity; administration and storage of epinephrine; reports. - 1. An authorized entity may obtain an order for auto-injectable...

NRS 450B.714 - Required training for owner, employee or agent of authorized entity who administers epinephrine. - 1. Before administering auto-injectable epinephrine pursuant to NRS 450B.712, an...

NRS 450B.716 - Limitation on liability relating to acquisition, possession, provision or administration of epinephrine; administration of epinephrine does not constitute practice of medicine. - 1. An authorized entity that maintains auto-injectable epinephrine pursuant to...

NRS 450B.790 - Hospital required to ensure that certain persons in need of emergency services are transferred to appropriate places in hospital within 30 minutes after arrival; civil and criminal liability. - 1. Each hospital in this State which receives a person...

NRS 450B.795 - State Board of Health to collect data concerning waiting times for provision of emergency services to certain persons; hospitals and providers of emergency services in certain larger counties required to participate in collection of da... - 1. The State Board of Health shall collect data, in...

NRS 450B.800 - Fingerprints of applicant. - An applicant for any permit, license or certificate issued pursuant...

NRS 450B.805 - Availability of data request concerning practice of licensed attendant or holders of certain certificates; confidentiality of information; applicant for renewal not required to complete request. - 1. The health authority may: (a) Make the data request...

NRS 450B.810 - Maintenance, inspection and compilation of information. - Each holder of a permit shall maintain accurate records upon...

NRS 450B.820 - Local requirements for franchise or permit are not superseded. - The issuance of a permit does not authorize any person,...

NRS 450B.830 - Exemptions from chapter. - The following are exempted from the provisions of this chapter:...

NRS 450B.840 - Operation of ambulance or fire-fighting agency by county or city subject to provisions of chapter. - No county or city may operate an ambulance or contract...

NRS 450B.850 - Programs for training. - The health authority may operate training programs and may contract...

NRS 450B.855 - Establishment of program to provide peer support counseling to emergency response employees; duties of nonprofit organization that establishes program and Division. - 1. A governmental entity which licenses and regulates emergency response...

NRS 450B.860 - Volunteer ambulance drivers and attendants: Discharge from employment; civil action; disclosure to employer. - 1. Any person or other entity who is an employer...

NRS 450B.870 - Medical review committee entitled to autopsy records concerning death under review; sharing of information concerning subject of review; autopsy records are privileged. - 1. A medical review committee is entitled to access to...

NRS 450B.900 - Penalties for violation. - 1. Any person who violates any of the provisions of...

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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services

Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services