Current through February 27, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
4, to obtain the approval of the Division to offer a course of formal training
or continuing education for program facilitators, a person must apply to the
Division in the form prescribed by the Division. The application must include,
without limitation:
(a) The name and address
of the instructor of the course;
(b) The resume of the instructor;
(c) The syllabus for the course;
(d) A description of the information to be
provided to persons enrolled in the course;
(e) Whether the course will be provided in
person, through distance media or both;
(f) A copy of a written evaluation of the
content and presentation of the course to be completed by persons enrolled in
the course;
(g) A statement
describing the purpose of the course and the requirements for attendance;
and
(h) Any other information
requested by the Division.
2. Information submitted pursuant to
paragraph (d) of subsection 1 shall be deemed proprietary information and the
Division shall not release that information without the consent of the
applicant.
3. The Division must
approve an application submitted pursuant to subsection 1 if it determines
that:
(a) The application is
complete;
(b) The instructor of the
course is properly qualified, as demonstrated by his or her educational,
professional and teaching experience; and
(c) The instructional materials for the
course and the written evaluation to be completed by persons enrolled in the
course are appropriate.
4. The Division may approve a course of
formal training or continuing education for program facilitators without the
submission of an application pursuant to this section if the course:
(a) Relates to a subject described in section
29; and
(b) Is provided by a
nationally recognized person or governmental entity, as determined by the
Division, a governmental entity or a college or university accredited in any
state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands
or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States.
5. The
Division shall:
(a) Notify an applicant for
approval of a course of formal training or continuing education for program
facilitators pursuant to subsection 1 of its decision concerning the
application not later than 60 days after receiving the application;
and
(b) Maintain a list of courses
approved pursuant to this section that conform to current evidence-based
standards. The Division may remove a course from that list if it determines
that the course no longer conforms to current evidence-based standards. The
approval of a course, including, without limitation, a course that is removed
from the list of approved courses, does not expire.
6. Not later than 15 days after making a
determination concerning an application submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the
Division shall notify the applicant of the decision. If the Division:
(a) Approves a course, the notice must set
forth the number of hours of formal training or continuing education for which
the course is approved.
(b) Denies
approval of a course, the notice must set forth the reasons for the
denial.
7. A program
facilitator or applicant for approval as a program facilitator who wishes to
receive credit for a course of formal training or continuing education that has
not been approved by the Division pursuant to this section must submit to the
Division an application for such credit. The application must be in the form
prescribed by the Division and must include, without limitation, the
information prescribed by subsection 1 for an application for approval of the
course or a request that the Division evaluate the course pursuant to
subsection 4. Not later than 60 days after receiving an application pursuant to
this subsection, the Division shall notify the program facilitator of its
decision concerning the application.
Added
to NAC by Bd. of Health by
R037-22A,
eff. 12/29/2022
NRS
4.373,
5.055,
439.200
