Current through September 16, 2024
1. An
application for a license must be made upon the form prepared and prescribed by
the Division. The Division shall, within 30 days after receipt of an
application, have an investigation made of the applicant and the information
contained on the application. Upon completion of the investigation, the
Division shall issue the license for which the application was made or notify
the applicant in writing, in the manner prescribed in NAC 450B.710, that the
application is rejected, setting forth the reasons for the rejection and the
right to appeal to the Division in the manner prescribed in NAC
439.300 to
439.395, inclusive.
2. On an initial application for a license,
the applicant must submit the following:
(a)
His or her complete name;
(b) His
or her date of birth;
(c) His or
her social security number;
(d) The
address of his or her current residence;
(e) The name and address of the applicant's
employer and the employer immediately preceding his or her current employment
if the previous employment related to providing emergency medical
services;
(f) A description of the
last two jobs he or she held immediately before the application is made if
those jobs related to providing emergency medical services;
(g) A statement of whether the applicant,
within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the application, has been
convicted of, or forfeited bail for, a traffic violation other than a parking
violation and, if so, when, where and under what circumstances the violation
occurred;
(h) A statement of
whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor other
than a traffic violation and, if so, when and where the conviction occurred and
a description of the offense;
(i) A
description of the applicant's training and experience relating to the
transportation and care of patients;
(j) A statement of whether the applicant has
previously been licensed as a driver, attendant, attendant-driver or air
attendant in a service and, if so, where and by what authority that license was
issued;
(k) A statement of whether
such a license has ever expired or been revoked or suspended and, if so, for
what cause;
(l) A statement
indicating compliance with the provisions of NRS 450B.183; and
(m) The appropriate fee prescribed in NAC
450B.700.
3. An
applicant for an initial license as an attendant must file with the Division,
in addition to the information and fee specified in subsection 2, a valid
certificate designating him or her as an emergency medical technician, advanced
emergency medical technician or paramedic.
4. An application for renewal of a license
must:
(a) Be made on an abbreviated form of
application prescribed by the Division;
(b) Include information relating to any
conviction of the applicant for any felony or misdemeanor occurring after the
submission of the application for the initial license; and
(c) Include the appropriate fee prescribed in
NAC 450B.700.
5. The
Division shall not renew a license if:
(a) An
applicant fails to comply with the provisions of subsection 4; or
(b) In the judgment of the Division, the
applicant is not able to function properly as an attendant or to provide care
for patients for whom he or she would become responsible.
6. The Division shall impose against any
person serving as an attendant without a valid license an administrative
penalty of:
(a) For services provided on or
after January 27, 2017, and before July 1, 2018, $100;
(b) For services provided on or after July 1,
2018, and before July 1, 2019, $200; and
(c) For services provided on or after July 1,
2019, $300.
Bd. of
Health, Ambulance Reg. §§ 13.002-13.004, eff. 12-3-73; A and
renumbered as §§ 15.2-15.4, 2-28-80-NAC A 10-14-82; 8-22-86;
11-12-87; 8-1-91; R045-97, 10-30-97; R182-01, 3-5-2002; A by
R024-14,
eff. 10/24/2014; A by
R068-16A,
eff. 1/27/2017
NRS 450B.120, 450B.160
and 450B.900
