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NV Rev Stat § 432A.0295 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.0295 - "Small child care establishment" defined.

Small child care establishment means an establishment that furnishes care to not more than four children under 18 years of age who are not related to the operator of the establishment within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity:  1. For monetary compensation;  2. Outside the home and the presence of the parents or guardians of any of the children; and  3. For at least 6 hours each day, at least 4 days each week and more than 3 consecutive weeks.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 1701)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.030 - Liberal construction.

The provisions of this chapter must be liberally construed to effect its purposes.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1687; A 1991, 2308)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.035 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.035 - Provisions of chapter inapplicable to Program for Child Care and Development.

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the Program for Child Care and Development administered by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department pursuant to chapter 422A of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2266; A 2005, 22nd Special Session, 47)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.040 - Duties of Division.

The Division shall:  1. Serve as a clearinghouse for information relating to child care.  2. Assist the Director in all matters pertaining to child care services and programs.  3. Develop plans and conduct and arrange for research and demonstration programs in the field of child care.  4. Provide technical assistance and consultation to political subdivisions with respect to programs for child care.  5. Prepare, publish and disseminate educational materials dealing with child care.  6. Gather statistics in the field of child care which other federal and state agencies are not collecting.  7. Stimulate more effective use of existing resources and available services for child care.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1687; A 1979, 883; 2011, 1365)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.050 - Department designated as state agency for administration of federal money.

The Department shall act as the single state agency of the State of Nevada and its political subdivisions in the administration of any federal funds granted to the State pursuant to any federal law for the purposes of child care services and programs.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1688; A 1979, 883)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.055 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.055 - Department may accept gifts and grants for establishment of program for child care.

  1. Subject to the provisions of chapter 353 of NRS, the Department may accept gifts and grants of money, property and services for the establishment of a program for child care.  2. The Department shall report to the Interim Finance Committee any applications for, and the receipt of, any gifts or grants pursuant to subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 2071)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.077 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.077 - State Board of Health: General powers and duties.

  1. The Board shall adopt:  (a) Licensing standards for child care facilities.  (b) In consultation with the State Fire Marshal, plans and requirements to ensure that each child care facility and its staff is prepared to respond to emergencies, including, without limitation:  (1) The conducting of fire drills on a monthly basis;  (2) The adoption of plans to respond to natural disasters and emergencies other than those involving fire; and  (3) The adoption of plans to provide for evacuation of child care facilities in an emergency.  (c) Any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 432A.1756 or to ensure the safe operation of small child care establishments.  (d) Such other regulations as it deems necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  2. The Board shall require that the practices and policies of each child care facility provide adequately for the protection of the health and safety and the physical, moral and mental well-being of each child accommodated in the facility.  3. If the Board finds that the practices and policies of a child care facility are substantially equivalent to those required by the Board in its regulations, it may waive compliance with a particular standard or other regulation by that facility.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 884; A 1985, 1472; 1997, 1267; 2017, 1702)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.078 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.078 - State Board of Health: Requirements for play space at on-site child care facilities.

If an on-site child care facility does not have sufficient outdoor play space to comply with the requirements established by the Board for licensure, the Board shall allow the facility to substitute an equal amount of indoor play space for the otherwise required amount of outdoor play space.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3322)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.079 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.079 - State Board of Health: Policy providing for coordination among agencies.

  1. The Board shall establish a policy providing for coordination among all interested public, private and commercial agencies or entities to foster their cooperation in the interests of:  (a) Improving the quality of child care services offered by each participating agency and entity.  (b) Ensuring continuity in the program of community child care for each family.  (c) Reaching the maximum number of families possible within available resources, with top priority given to low-income families.  (d) Increasing opportunities for developing staff competence and career development within and between cooperating agencies and entities.  (e) Developing the most efficient, effective and economical methods for providing services to children and families.  (f) Ensuring an effective voice by parents of children receiving child care in the policy for and direction of programs.  (g) Mobilizing the resources of the community in such a manner as to ensure maximum public, private and individual commitment to provide expanded child care.  2. Such a policy must be primarily concerned with the coordination of day care and preschool programs, and also be concerned with:  (a) Availability of other needed services for children in preschool or day care programs;  (b) Availability of needed services for children of school age; and  (c) Coordination of community services with preschool or day care programs.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 885)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.080 - Cooperation with Federal Government.

The Department through the Division may make agreements, arrangements or plans to:  1. Cooperate with the Federal Government in carrying out the purposes of this chapter or of any federal statutes pertaining to child care services and programs and to this end may adopt such methods of administration as are found by the Federal Government to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of such agreements, arrangements or plans; and  2. Comply with such conditions as may be necessary to secure benefits under those federal statutes.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1688; A 1981, 1905; 2011, 1366)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.090 - State plan for services and programs relating to child care; compliance with other requirements to obtain federal money.

The Division may develop a state plan for services and programs relating to child care and may comply with such other requirements as may be necessary to obtain federal money. In developing and revising the state plan, the Division shall consider, among other things, the amount of money available from the Federal Government and the conditions attached to the acceptance of such money, and the limitations of legislative appropriations for services and programs relating to child care.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1688; A 1979, 884; 1981, 1906; 2011, 1366)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.100 - Custody and disbursement of money received from Federal Government.

  1. The State Treasurer is designated as custodian of all money received from the Federal Government for carrying out the purposes of this chapter or any agreements, arrangements or plans authorized thereby.  2. The State Treasurer shall make disbursements of such money and from all state funds available for the purposes of this chapter upon certification by the designated official of the Division.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1688; A 1979, 884; 2011, 1366)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.110 - Gift Account for Child Care Services.

  1. All gifts of money which the Division is authorized to accept must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Gift Account for Child Care Services in the Department of Health and Human Services’ Gift Fund. The money may be invested and reinvested and must be used in accordance with the conditions of the gift.  2. All claims must be approved by the Administrator of the Division before they are paid.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1689; A 1979, 622; 1981, 78; 1993, 2705; 2005, 22nd Special Session, 47; 2011, 1366)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.120 - Officer and employee prohibited from partisan political activities; penalty.

  1. An officer or employee engaged in the administration of this chapter shall not use his or her official authority to influence or interfere with an election or affect the results thereof or for any partisan political purpose. Such an officer or employee shall not solicit or receive, or be obliged to contribute or render, any service, assistance, subscription, assessment or contribution for any political purpose.  2. Any officer or employee violating the provisions of this section shall be discharged.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1689)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.131 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.131 - Licensing and registration by counties, cities and Division; standards and regulations; waiver of compliance; notification of intent to amend or repeal ordinance.

  1. Child care facilities, other than child care institutions, in any county or incorporated city where the governing body has established an agency for the licensing of child care facilities and enacted an ordinance requiring that child care facilities be licensed by the county or city need not be licensed by the Division. The licensing agency shall adopt such standards and other regulations as may be necessary for the licensing of child care facilities, and the standards and regulations:  (a) Must be not less restrictive than those adopted by the Board; and  (b) Take effect only upon their approval by the Division.  2. An agency for the licensing of child care facilities established by a city or county may waive compliance with a particular standard or other regulation by a child care facility if:  (a) The agency finds that the practices and policies of that facility are substantially equivalent to those required by the agency in its standards and other regulations; and  (b) The waiver does not allow a practice which violates a regulation adopted by the Board.  3. A governing body may adopt such standards and other regulations as may be necessary for the regulation of facilities which provide care for fewer than five children. If the standards so adopted are less restrictive than the standards for the licensure of child care facilities which have been adopted by the Board, the governing body shall not issue a license to the smaller facilities, but may register them in accordance with the standards which are less restrictive.  4. If a governing body intends to amend or repeal an ordinance providing for the licensing of child care facilities and the effect of that action will be the discontinuance of the governing body’s licensure of child care facilities, the governing body shall notify the Division of its intention to do so at least 12 months before the amendment or repeal becomes effective.  5. A child care institution must be licensed by the Division.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 885; A 1985, 1472; 1989, 280, 1481; 2007, 1192; 2011, 1366)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.136 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.136 - Accommodation facilities: Adjustments allowed for minimum amount of space and minimum number of toilets required per child; required to permit parent or guardian to attend to needs of child under certain circumstances.

  1. To the extent that the Board or an agency for the licensing of child care facilities established by a county or city requires a child care facility to make available a minimum amount of space per child in the facility, an accommodation facility may include the space occupied by any recreational toys that are used in the accommodation facility in satisfying the requirement for the minimum amount of space per child in the facility.  2. To the extent that the Board or an agency for the licensing of child care facilities established by a county or city requires a child care facility to make available a minimum number of toilets per child in the facility, the Board or agency shall adjust the number of toilets per child required in an accommodation facility to a number that is appropriate for accommodation facilities, taking into account the unique nature of such facilities.  3. An accommodation facility shall permit each parent or guardian of a child who is receiving care in the accommodation facility to attend to the needs of the child if the parent or guardian does so in an area of a bathroom facility that is designated for use by one person.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 2091)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.141 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.141 - License: Issuance by Division; fee; duration; nontransferable.

  1. If, after investigation, the Division finds that an applicant is in full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the standards and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, the Division shall issue to the applicant the license applied for.  2. The Division shall charge and collect a fee for each license issued for a child care facility in an amount prescribed by regulation of the Board.  3. The initial license issued by the Division may be effective for a period not exceeding 1 year from the date of issuance.  4. A license that is renewed by the Division is effective for 1 year from the date of renewal.  5. A license applies only to the person named therein and is not transferable.  6. A license issued for:  (a) An outdoor youth program is valid only for the area of operation described in the license.  (b) Any other child care facility is valid only for the premises described in the license.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 885; A 1989, 1050; 1991, 2308; 2011, 1367)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.150 - License: Contents.

Each license issued by the Division must contain:  1. The name of the person or persons authorized to operate the licensed facility;  2. The location of the licensed facility or, if the license is for an outdoor youth program, the area of operation of the program; and  3. The number of beds authorized in the licensed facility, the nature of services offered and the service delivery capacity.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 885; A 1991, 2308; 2011, 1367)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.160 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.160 - Provisional license.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Division may issue a provisional license, effective for a period not exceeding 1 year, to a child care facility which:  (a) Is in operation at the time of adoption of standards and other regulations pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, if the Division determines that the facility requires a reasonable time under the particular circumstances, not to exceed 1 year from the date of the adoption, within which to comply with the standards and other regulations;  (b) Has failed to comply with the standards and other regulations, if the Division determines that the facility is in the process of making the necessary changes or has agreed to effect the changes within a reasonable time; or  (c) Is in the process of applying for a license, if the Division determines that the facility requires a reasonable time within which to comply with the standards and other regulations.  2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not require the issuance of a license or prevent the Division from refusing to renew or from revoking or suspending any license in any instance where the Division considers that action necessary for the health and safety of the occupants of any facility or the clients of any outdoor youth program.  3. A provisional license must not be issued pursuant to this section unless the Division has completed an investigation into the qualifications and background of the applicant and the employees of the applicant pursuant to NRS 432A.170 to ensure that the applicant and each employee of the applicant, or every resident of the child care facility who is 18 years of age or older, other than a resident who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594, or participant in any outdoor youth program who is 18 years of age or older, has not been convicted of a crime listed in subsection 2 of NRS 432A.170 and has not had a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect made against him or her.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 886; A 1985, 1473; 1991, 2309; 2009, 926; 2011, 245, 1368)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.1756 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.1756 - Registration of small child care establishment; certain persons prohibited from operating establishment.

  1. A person, state or local government unit or agency thereof that wishes to operate or operates a small child care establishment may register the small child care establishment with the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department by submitting to the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services on the Internet website of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services the following information:  (a) The name, address and contact information of the operator of the small child care establishment;  (b) The name and address of the small child care establishment;  (c) An affirmation that the operator of the small child care establishment is in compliance with subsection 2; and  (d) Such additional information as the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services deems necessary.  2. A person shall not serve as the operator of a registered small child care establishment if the person has been convicted of a crime listed in subsection 2 of NRS 432A.170 or has had a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect made against him or her.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 1701)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.1757 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.1757 - Licensees of certain child care facilities to adopt certain policies relating to medical care and medications for children; employees to receive copy of policy.

  1. A licensee that operates a child care facility which occasionally or regularly has physical custody of children pursuant to the order of a court, including, without limitation, an emergency shelter, shall adopt a policy concerning the manner in which to:  (a) Document the orders of the treating physician of a child;  (b) Administer medication to a child;  (c) Store, handle and dispose of medication;  (d) Document the administration of medication and any errors in the administration of medication;  (e) Minimize errors in the administration of medication; and  (f) Address errors in the administration of medication.  2. The licensee shall ensure that each employee of the child care facility who will administer medication to a child at the child care facility receives a copy of and understands the policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 1361)
NV Rev Stat § 432A.1759 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children|NRS 432A.1759 - Certain child care facilities required to treat child in accordance with gender identity or expression; regulations concerning placement in facility.

  1. A child care facility which occasionally or regularly has physical custody of children pursuant to the order of a court, including, without limitation, an emergency shelter, shall treat each child who is placed in the facility in all respects in accordance with the child’s gender identity or expression.  2. The Division of Child and Family Services of the Department shall adopt regulations establishing factors for a court to consider before placing a child in the custody of a child care facility and protocols for a child care facility to follow when placing a child within the facility that ensure that each child who is so placed is placed in a manner that is appropriate for the gender identity or expression of the child. Such regulations must be adopted in consultation with:  (a) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning children who are currently residing in foster homes, facilities for the detention of children, child care facilities and mental health facilities or who have resided in such settings;  (b) Representatives of each agency which provides child welfare services in this State;  (c) Representatives of state and local facilities for the detention of children;  (d) Representatives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons;  (e) Attorneys, including, without limitation, attorneys who regularly represent children in child welfare or criminal proceedings;  (f) Representatives of juvenile courts and family courts;  (g) Advocates of children; and  (h) Any other person deemed appropriate by the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department.  3. A court shall consider the factors prescribed in the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 before placing a child in a child care facility.  4. A child care facility, including, without limitation, an emergency shelter, which has physical custody of a child pursuant to the order of a court shall follow the protocols prescribed in the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 when placing the child within the facility.  5. As used in this section:  (a) "Agency which provides child welfare services" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030.  (b) "Foster home" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.014.  (c) "Gender identity or expression" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.0145.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 24)