Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services
EMERGENCY CARE
Licensing and Certification
Section 450B.355 - Certification of first responders

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 450B.355

Current through September 16, 2024

1. To be certified as an emergency medical responder, an applicant must:

(a) Be 16 years of age or older;

(b) Have successfully completed the national standard for emergency medical responders developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation and approved by the Division;

(c) Maintain a certificate to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation issued by the American Heart Association or an equivalent certificate approved by the Division;

(d) Submit a statement indicating he or she has complied with the provisions of NRS 450B.183;

(e) Submit the appropriate form and the fee prescribed in NAC 450B.700;

(f) Submit the fingerprints and written permission required by NRS 450B.800; and

(g) Satisfy the Division that the applicant has not been convicted of:
(1) Murder, voluntary manslaughter or mayhem;

(2) Assault or battery with intent to kill or to commit sexual assault or mayhem;

(3) Sexual assault, statutory sexual seduction, incest, lewdness or indecent exposure, or any other sexually related crime;

(4) Abuse or neglect of a child or contributory delinquency;

(5) A violation of any federal or state law regulating the possession, distribution or use of any controlled substance or any dangerous drug as defined in chapter 454 of NRS, within the 6 years immediately preceding the date of application;

(6) Abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of older persons or vulnerable persons, including, without limitation, a violation of any provision of NRS 200.5091 to 200.50995, inclusive, or a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct;

(7) Any offense involving fraud, theft, embezzlement, burglary, robbery, fraudulent conversion or misappropriation of property, within the 6 years immediately preceding the date of application;

(8) Any other felony involving the use or threatened use of force or violence against the victim or the use of a firearm or other deadly weapon, within the 6 years immediately preceding the date of application; or

(9) Any felony or misdemeanor for committing an act which, in the judgment of the Division, indicates that the applicant may not be able to function properly as an emergency medical responder or to care for patients for whom he or she would become responsible.

2. The applicant shall submit verification to the Division, signed by the person responsible for conducting the training, that the applicant has successfully completed the national standard specified in paragraph (b) of subsection 1.

3. Upon certification, an emergency medical responder may function within the scope of practice identified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation in its publication designated "National EMS Scope of Practice Model 2019: Including Change Notices 1.0 and 2.0" dated August 2021, which is hereby adopted by reference. A copy of the publication is available, free of charge, at the Internet address https://www.ems.gov./assets/National_EMS_Scope_of_Practice_Model_2019_Change_Notices_August_2021.pdf

4. An initial certificate as an emergency medical responder is valid for not more than 2 years as determined by the Division and expires on the date appearing on the face of the certificate.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 8-1-91; A by R045-97, 10-30-97; R182-01, 3-5-2002; A by R024-14, eff. 10/24/2014; A by R105-22A, eff. 9/18/2023

NRS 450B.120

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