Current through February 27, 2024
1. A person who seeks to take
X-ray photographs pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of
NRS
653.620 must be issued a rural authorization
by the Division before taking such X-ray photographs.
2. To be issued the rural authorization that
is required pursuant to subsection 1, a person must:
(a) Submit to the Division a completed
application form for rural authorization;
(b) Pay the fee for the issuance of a rural
authorization set forth in NAC
653.200;
(c) Submit to the Division a completed and
signed statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services
of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to
NRS
425.520;
(d) Submit to the Division proof that the
person will be employed or serve as an independent contractor in a rural health
clinic or federally-qualified health center that has established a quality
assurance program for X-ray photographs that meets the requirements adopted by
reference in subsection 1 of NAC
653.090;
(e) Attest to knowledge of and compliance
with the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
concerning the prevention of transmission of infectious agents through safe and
appropriate injection practices; and
(f) Provide any additional information that
the Division requests.
3. A rural authorization issued pursuant to
subsection 1 expires 2 years after the date on which the rural authorization
was issued and must be renewed.
4.
To renew a rural authorization issued pursuant to subsection 1, the person who
holds the rural authorization must:
(a)
Submit to the Division a completed application form for the renewal of the
rural authorization;
(b) Pay the
fee for the renewal of a rural authorization set forth in NAC
653.200;
(c) Submit to the Division proof that the
person will be employed or serve as an independent contractor in a rural health
clinic or federally-qualified health center that has established a quality
assurance program for X-ray photographs that meets the requirements adopted by
reference in subsection 1 of NAC
653.090;
(d) Submit to the Division a completed and
signed statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services
of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to
NRS
425.520;
(e) Attest to knowledge of and compliance
with the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
concerning the prevention of transmission of infectious agents through safe and
appropriate injection practices;
(f) Complete the applicable continuing
education requirements set forth in NAC
653.300; and
(g) Provide any additional information that
the Division requests.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
A by R043-20,
12/29/2020)
NRS 653.460
