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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.490 - Adoption of regulations; fee for do-not-resuscitate identification.

1. The board shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive. The regulations must establish:
(a) A do-not-resuscitate protocol; and
(b) The procedure to apply for a do-not-resuscitate identification.
2. The board may establish a fee for:
(a) A do-not-resuscitate identification to be collected by the health authority. The fee may not exceed the actual cost to the health authority of:
(1) Manufacturing or obtaining the identification from a manufacturer, including the cost of shipping and handling; and
(2) Engraving the identification.
(b) The issuance of a bracelet or medallion which indicates that a do-not-resuscitate identification has been issued to a qualified patient.
3. In the case of a district board of health, such regulations take effect immediately upon approval by the State Board of Health.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 288; A 1999, 45; 2001, 816; 2005, 2475)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.500 - Do-not-resuscitate identification: Contents.

Each do-not-resuscitate identification issued by the health authority must include, without limitation:
1. An identification number that is unique to the qualified patient to whom the identification is issued;
2. The name and date of birth of the patient; and
3. The name of the attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse of the patient.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 288; A 2017, 1769)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.505 - Do-not-resuscitate identification: Manufacture and issuance of bracelet or medallion.

The board may enter into an agreement for the manufacture of a bracelet or medallion to be worn by a qualified patient which indicates that the qualified patient has been issued a do-not-resuscitate identification. Such a bracelet or medallion may be issued to a qualified patient in addition to, and not in lieu of, the do-not-resuscitate identification.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 814)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.510 - Written do-not-resuscitate orders: Issued only to qualified patients; physician or advanced practice registered nurse authorized to apply for identification.

1. A physician or advanced practice registered nurse licensed in this state may issue a written do-not-resuscitate order only to a patient who has been determined to be in a terminal condition.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the order is effective only if the patient has agreed to its terms, in writing, while the patient is capable of making an informed decision.
3. If the patient is a minor, the order is effective only if:
(a) The parent or legal guardian of the minor has agreed to its terms, in writing; and
(b) The minor has agreed to its terms, in writing, while the minor is capable of making an informed decision if, in the opinion of the attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse, the minor is of sufficient maturity to understand the nature and effect of withholding life-resuscitating treatment.
4. A physician or advanced practice registered nurse who issues a do-not-resuscitate order may apply, on behalf of the patient, to the health authority for a do-not-resuscitate identification for that patient.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 289; A 2001, 816; 2017, 1769)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.520 - Application for do-not-resuscitate identification: Form; requirements.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 450B.525:
1. A qualified patient may apply to the health authority for a do-not-resuscitate identification by submitting an application on a form provided by the health authority. To obtain a do-not-resuscitate identification, the patient must comply with the requirements prescribed by the board and sign a form which states that the patient has informed each member of his or her family within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity, whose whereabouts are known to the patient, or if no such members are living, the patient’s legal guardian, if any, or if he or she has no such members living and has no legal guardian, his or her caretaker, if any, of the patient’s decision to apply for an identification.
2. An application must include, without limitation:
(a) Certification by the patient’s attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse that the patient suffers from a terminal condition;
(b) Certification by the patient’s attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse that the patient is capable of making an informed decision or, when the patient was capable of making an informed decision, that the patient:
(1) Executed:
(I) A written directive that life-resuscitating treatment be withheld under certain circumstances;
(II) A durable power of attorney for health care pursuant to NRS 162A.700 to 162A.870, inclusive; or
(III) A Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form pursuant to NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, if the form provides that the patient is not to receive life-resuscitating treatment; or
(2) Was issued a do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to NRS 450B.510;
(c) A statement that the patient does not wish that life-resuscitating treatment be undertaken in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest;
(d) The name, signature and telephone number of the patient’s attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse; and
(e) The name and signature of the patient or the agent who is authorized to make health care decisions on the patient’s behalf pursuant to a durable power of attorney for health care decisions.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 289; A 1999, 45; 2001, 817; 2009, 210; 2013, 2290; 2017, 463, 1770; 2023, 498)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.525 - Application for do-not-resuscitate identification on behalf of minor: Requirements; form; revocation by parent or legal guardian of authorization to withhold life-resuscitating treatment; effect when minor is of sufficient maturity.

1. A parent or legal guardian of a minor may apply to the health authority for a do-not-resuscitate identification on behalf of the minor if the minor has been:
(a) Determined by his or her attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse to be in a terminal condition; and
(b) Issued a do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to NRS 450B.510.
2. To obtain such a do-not-resuscitate identification, the parent or legal guardian must:
(a) Submit an application on a form provided by the health authority; and
(b) Comply with the requirements prescribed by the board.
3. An application submitted pursuant to subsection 2 must include, without limitation:
(a) Certification by the minor’s attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse that the minor:
(1) Suffers from a terminal condition; and
(2) Has executed a Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form pursuant to NRS 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive, if the form provides that the minor is not to receive life-resuscitating treatment or has been issued a do-not-resuscitate order pursuant to NRS 450B.510;
(b) A statement that the parent or legal guardian of the minor does not wish that life-resuscitating treatment be undertaken in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest;
(c) The name of the minor;
(d) The name, signature and telephone number of the minor’s attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse; and
(e) The name, signature and telephone number of the minor’s parent or legal guardian.
4. The parent or legal guardian of the minor may revoke the authorization to withhold life-resuscitating treatment by removing or destroying or requesting the removal or destruction of the identification or otherwise indicating to a person that he or she wishes to have the identification removed or destroyed.
5. If, in the opinion of the attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse, the minor is of sufficient maturity to understand the nature and effect of withholding life-resuscitating treatment:
(a) The do-not-resuscitate identification obtained pursuant to this section is not effective without the assent of the minor.
(b) The minor may revoke the authorization to withhold life-resuscitating treatment by removing or destroying or requesting the removal or destruction of the identification or otherwise indicating to a person that the minor wishes to have the identification removed or destroyed.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 815; A 2013, 2291; 2017, 463, 1770)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.530 - Revocation of authorization to withhold life-resuscitating treatment.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 450B.525, a qualified patient who possesses a do-not-resuscitate identification may revoke his or her authorization to withhold life-resuscitating treatment by removing or destroying or requesting the removal or destruction of his or her identification or otherwise indicating to a person that the patient wishes to have the identification removed or destroyed.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 289; A 2001, 817)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.550 - Person who administers emergency medical services required to comply with do-not-resuscitate protocol; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who administers emergency medical services shall comply with do-not-resuscitate protocol when the person observes a do-not-resuscitate identification or carries out a do-not-resuscitate order.
2. A person who administers emergency medical services and who is unwilling or unable to comply with the do-not-resuscitate protocol shall take all reasonable measures to transfer a qualified patient who possesses a do-not-resuscitate identification or has been issued a do-not-resuscitate order to a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or health care facility in which the do-not-resuscitate protocol may be followed.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 290; A 2001, 818; 2017, 1772)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.560 - Assumption that do-not-resuscitate identification is valid.

1. Unless he or she has knowledge to the contrary, a physician, any other provider of health care or any person who administers emergency medical services may assume that a do-not-resuscitate identification complies with the provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, and is valid.
2. The provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, do not create a presumption concerning the intention of a:
(a) Qualified patient or a parent or legal guardian of a qualified patient who has revoked authorization to withhold life-resuscitating treatment pursuant to NRS 450B.525 or 450B.530; or
(b) Person who has not obtained a do-not-resuscitate identification,
concerning the use or withholding of life-resuscitating treatment in a life-threatening emergency.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 290; A 2001, 819; 2017, 1772)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.570 - Resulting death not suicide or homicide; life insurance or annuity not affected by possession of do-not-resuscitate identification or issuance of do-not-resuscitate order; prohibition or requirement of possession of do-not-resuscitate identification or issuance of do-not-resuscitate order not allowed in connection with health care.

1. Death that results when life-resuscitating treatment has been withheld pursuant to the do-not-resuscitate protocol and in accordance with the provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, does not constitute a suicide or homicide.
2. The possession of a do-not-resuscitate identification or the issuance of a do-not-resuscitate order does not affect the sale, procurement or issuance of a policy of life insurance or an annuity or impair or modify the terms of a policy of life insurance or an annuity. A policy of life insurance or an annuity is not legally impaired or invalidated if life-resuscitating treatment has been withheld from an insured who possesses a do-not-resuscitate identification or has been issued a do-not-resuscitate order, notwithstanding any term in the policy or annuity to the contrary.
3. A person may not prohibit or require the possession of a do-not-resuscitate identification or the issuance of a do-not-resuscitate order as a condition of being insured for, or receiving, health care.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 290; A 2001, 819; 2017, 1773)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.580 - Unlawful acts; penalty.

1. It is unlawful for:
(a) A person who administers emergency medical services to fail willfully to transfer a qualified patient in accordance with the provisions of NRS 450B.550.
(b) A person purposely to conceal, cancel, deface or obliterate a do-not-resuscitate identification of a qualified patient, unless it is done in compliance with a request of the qualified patient or a parent or legal guardian of the qualified patient to remove or destroy the do-not-resuscitate identification pursuant to NRS 450B.525 or 450B.530.
(c) A person to falsify or forge the do-not-resuscitate identification of a qualified patient or purposely to conceal or withhold personal knowledge of the revocation of a do-not-resuscitate identification with the intent to cause the use, withholding or withdrawal of life-resuscitating treatment.
2. A person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 291; A 2001, 819)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.590 - Limitations on effect of provisions.

The provisions of NRS 450B.400 to 450B.590, inclusive, do not:
1. Require a physician or other provider of health care to take action contrary to reasonable medical standards;
2. Condone, authorize or approve mercy killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide;
3. Substitute for any other legally authorized procedure by which a person may direct that the person not be resuscitated in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest;
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449A.557, affect or impair any right created pursuant to the provisions of NRS 449A.400 to 449A.481, inclusive, or 449A.500 to 449A.581, inclusive; or
5. Affect the right of a qualified patient to make decisions concerning the use of life-resuscitating treatment, if he or she is able to do so, or impair or supersede a right or responsibility of a person to affect the withholding of medical care in a lawful manner.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 291; A 2013, 2292; 2017, 1773)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.600 - Required to be placed in certain public buildings and locations; inspection and maintenance; training on operation and use.

1. Not later than July 1, 2004, and thereafter:
(a) The board of trustees of a school district in a county whose population is 100,000 or more shall ensure that at least one automated external defibrillator is placed in a central location at each high school within the district.
(b) The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority shall ensure that at least three automated external defibrillators are placed in central locations at the largest airport within the county.
(c) The board of county commissioners of each county whose population is 700,000 or more shall ensure that at least seven automated external defibrillators are placed in central locations at the largest airport within the county.
(d) The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall ensure that at least two automated external defibrillators are placed in central locations at each of:
(1) The largest indoor sporting arena or events center controlled by the University in a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000; and
(2) The largest indoor sporting arena or events center controlled by the University in a county whose population is 700,000 or more.
(e) The Division shall ensure that at least one automated external defibrillator is placed in a central location at each of the following state buildings:
(1) The Capitol Building in Carson City;
(2) The Legislative Building in Carson City; and
(3) The Grant Sawyer Building in Las Vegas.
(f) The board of county commissioners of each county whose population is 100,000 or more shall:
(1) Identify five county buildings or offices in each of their respective counties which are characterized by large amounts of pedestrian traffic or which house one or more county agencies that provide services to large numbers of persons; and
(2) Ensure that at least one automated external defibrillator is placed in a central location at each county building or office identified pursuant to subparagraph (1).
2. Each governmental entity that is required to ensure the placement of one or more automated external defibrillators pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) May accept gifts, grants and donations for use in obtaining, inspecting and maintaining the defibrillators;
(b) Shall ensure that those defibrillators are inspected and maintained on a regular basis; and
(c) Shall encourage the entity where the automated external defibrillator is placed to require any employee who will use the automated external defibrillator to successfully complete the training requirements of a course in basic emergency care of a person in cardiac arrest that includes training in the operation and use of an automated external defibrillator and is conducted in accordance with the standards of the American Heart Association, the American National Red Cross or any similar organization.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2464; A 2009, 779; 2011, 1274)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.610 - Maintenance of database by Division; disclosure of information in database; duties of manufacturer; registration of defibrillator; civil penalty for violation.

1. The Division shall:
(a) Within the limitations of available funding, establish and maintain a database containing:
(1) The name and address of each person who owns an automated external defibrillator for commercial use in this State;
(2) If the defibrillator has been registered with the Division pursuant to subsection 4, the name, street address and telephone number of the business or organization that has placed the defibrillator for use on its premises, and the specific location at which the defibrillator is stored; and
(3) If the defibrillator has been registered with the Division pursuant to subsection 5, the information concerning the defibrillator that was required for registration by the Division.
(b) Make the information in the database available to each agency and facility that employs an emergency medical dispatcher in this State.
(c) Apply for and accept any gifts, grants or donations to establish and maintain the database.
2. An emergency medical dispatcher may disclose the information in the database to any person for the purpose of providing emergency medical care.
3. A manufacturer that sells an automated external defibrillator for commercial use in this State shall:
(a) Notify the purchaser in writing of the opportunity to register the defibrillator pursuant to subsection 4;
(b) On or before January 10, April 10, July 10 and October 10 of each year, notify the Division of the name and address of each person who purchased such a defibrillator from the manufacturer during the immediately preceding 3 calendar months; and
(c) Provide to each person who purchases such a defibrillator from the manufacturer information regarding the installation, use, maintenance and operation of the defibrillator and any related training that is available.
4. A person who purchases an automated external defibrillator for commercial use in this State may register the defibrillator with the Division by providing the Division with the person’s name, street address and telephone number, the name, street address and telephone number of the business or organization on whose premises the defibrillator will be placed for use, and the specific location at which the defibrillator will be stored.
5. A person who owns an automated external defibrillator for use in a private residence may register the defibrillator with the Division by providing such information concerning the defibrillator as required by the Division.
6. The Division may impose a civil penalty upon a manufacturer of not more than $500 for each violation of this section by the manufacturer. All money collected from the imposition of a civil penalty must be used for the maintenance of the database established pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 777)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.620 - Placement and maintenance by school districts, health clubs and medical facilities; training of employees.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 450B.600, the board of trustees of each school district in this State, to the extent that money is available, may provide for the placement of an automated external defibrillator in each public school in the school district and at each athletic facility maintained by the school district at a location that is separate from a public school. Each defibrillator must be appropriate for use on children and adults and be limited to use on school property and at school events. The board of trustees may accept:
(a) The donation of a defibrillator that complies with the standards established by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and
(b) Gifts, grants and donations for use in obtaining, inspecting and maintaining a defibrillator.
2. Each medical facility and health club in this State may provide for the placement of an automated external defibrillator in a central location at the medical facility or health club.
3. Each school district, medical facility and health club that provides for the placement of one or more automated external defibrillators pursuant to this section shall:
(a) Ensure that each defibrillator is inspected and maintained on a regular basis; and
(b) Require any employee who will use a defibrillator to complete the training requirements of a course in basic emergency care of a person in cardiac arrest that includes training in the operation and use of an automated external defibrillator and is conducted in accordance with the standards of the American Heart Association, the American National Red Cross or any similar organization.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Health club" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 598.9415.
(b) "Medical facility" means:
(1) A facility for hospice care as defined in NRS 449.0033;
(2) A facility for intermediate care as defined in NRS 449.0038;
(3) A facility for skilled nursing as defined in NRS 449.0039;
(4) A hospital as defined in NRS 449.012;
(5) An independent center for emergency medical care as defined in NRS 449.013; or
(6) A surgical center for ambulatory patients as defined in NRS 449.019.
(c) "School property" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 701B.350.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 778)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.650 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 450B.650 to 450B.700, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 450B.655 to 450B.685, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1869)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.655 - "Dedicated advanced life support ambulance" defined.

"Dedicated advanced life support ambulance" means an ambulance equipped to provide advanced life support that:
1. Is capable of transporting a patient from a special event to a hospital but, upon delivering the patient, immediately returns to the site of the special event; and
2. Is staffed by:
(a) At least one licensed attendant who is an emergency medical technician and one licensed attendant who is a paramedic; or
(b) At least two other attendants, each with an equivalent or a higher level of skill than the levels described in paragraph (a) and each of whom is licensed pursuant to this chapter, exempt from licensure pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 450B.160 or authorized to practice in this State under the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact ratified by NRS 450B.145.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1869; A 2015, 521; 2019, 2095; 2023, 2289)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.660 - "First-aid station" defined.

"First-aid station" means a fixed location at the site of a special event that is staffed by:
1. At least one licensed attendant who is an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic; or
2. A person with a higher level of skill than the levels described in subsection 1 who is capable of providing emergency medical care within his or her scope of practice and is licensed pursuant to this chapter, exempt from licensure pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 450B.160 or authorized to practice in this State under the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact ratified by NRS 450B.145.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1870; A 2015, 521; 2019, 2095; 2023, 2289)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.670 - "Roving emergency medical technician team" defined.

"Roving emergency medical technician team" means a team at the site of a special event that:
1. Consists of two or more emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians or paramedics who are licensed attendants or authorized to serve as attendants under the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact ratified by NRS 450B.145; and
2. Has the medical supplies necessary to provide emergency medical care.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1870; A 2015, 521; 2023, 2290)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.675 - "Roving intermediate emergency medical technician team" defined.

"Roving intermediate emergency medical technician team" means a roving emergency medical team that consists of two or more advanced emergency medical technicians or paramedics who are licensed attendants or authorized to serve as attendants under the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact ratified by NRS 450B.145.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1870; A 2015, 521; 2023, 2290)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.680 - "Significant number" defined.

"Significant number" means, with regard to:
1. Contacts by emergency medical personnel with persons who attended a special event, the number of contacts is 0.7 percent or more of the total number of persons who attended the special event; and
2. Patients transported to a hospital, the number of patients transported from the special event to the hospital by ambulance or private vehicle is 15 percent or more of the total number of contacts at the special event by emergency medical personnel with persons who attended the special event.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1870; A 2015, 521)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.685 - "Special event" defined.

"Special event" means a temporary event, including, without limitation, a concert or sporting event, at which 2,500 or more persons are projected to be in attendance at the same time. The term does not include a temporary event held at a location which is designed to host concerts, sporting events, conventions, trade shows and any other similar events and which has permanently established methods for providing first-aid or emergency medical services at the location.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1870)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.690 - Host organization of certain special events held in certain larger counties required to provide certain emergency medical services; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, if a special event is to be held and 2,500 or more persons but less than 10,000 persons are projected to be in attendance at the event at the same time, the host organization shall provide at least one first-aid station at the site of the special event if:
(1) The special event is a concert; or
(2) Three or more of the following factors apply to the special event:
(I) The special event involves a high-risk activity, including, without limitation, sports or racing.
(II) The special event poses environmental hazards to persons attending the special event or is held during a period of extreme heat or cold.
(III) The average age of the persons attending the special event is less than 25 years of age or more than 50 years of age.
(IV) A large number of the persons attending the special event have acute or chronic illnesses.
(V) Alcohol is sold at the special event or, if the special event has been held before, there is a history of alcohol or drug use by the persons who attended the special event in the past.
(VI) The density of the number of persons attending the special event increases the difficulty regarding access to the persons who are attending the special event who require emergency medical care, or the transfer of those persons who require emergency medical care to an ambulance.
(b) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, if the host organization meets the requirements of subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (a) and 10,000 or more persons but less than 15,000 persons are projected to be in attendance at the special event at the same time, the host organization shall:
(1) Provide at least one first-aid station at the site of the special event and equip the first-aid station with an automated external defibrillator; and
(2) Provide a roving emergency medical technician team at the site of the special event.
(c) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, if the host organization meets the requirements of subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (a) and 15,000 or more persons but less than 50,000 persons are projected to be in attendance at the special event at the same time, the host organization shall:
(1) Provide at least one first-aid station at the site of the special event and staff the first-aid station with at least one registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or paramedic in lieu of an emergency medical technician; and
(2) Provide two or more roving intermediate emergency medical technician teams at the site of the special event.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a special event held within the boundaries of a city whose population is less than 25,000 if there is a fire-fighting agency within the city other than a volunteer fire department and the city has adopted a plan for providing emergency medical services at special events.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1870; A 2015, 522)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.695 - Host organization of certain special events held in certain larger counties required to provide certain number of dedicated advanced life support ambulances; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, if a special event is to be held and 2,500 or more persons but less than 15,000 persons are projected to be in attendance at the event at the same time, the host organization shall provide at least one dedicated advanced life support ambulance at the special event if the special event:
(1) Is located more than 5 miles from the closest hospital; or
(2) Has been held before and there is a history of a significant number of:
(I) Contacts by emergency medical personnel with persons who attended the special event to provide emergency medical care to those persons; or
(II) Persons who attended the special event who were transported as patients from the special event to a hospital.
(b) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, if the host organization meets the requirements of subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (a) and 15,000 or more persons but less than 50,000 persons are projected to be in attendance at the special event at the same time, the host organization shall provide at least two dedicated advanced life support ambulances at the special event.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a special event held within the boundaries of a city whose population is less than 25,000 if there is a fire-fighting agency within the city other than a volunteer fire department and the city has adopted a plan for providing emergency medical services at special events.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1871; A 2015, 523)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.700 - Host organization of special event at which 50,000 or more persons are projected to be in attendance required to provide certain emergency medical services; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a special event is to be held and 50,000 or more persons are projected to be in attendance at the event at the same time, the host organization shall provide:
(a) Two or more first-aid stations at the site of the special event;
(b) Two or more physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS who have experience providing emergency medical services;
(c) Two or more roving emergency medical technician teams; and
(d) Two or more dedicated advanced life support ambulances.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a special event held within the limits of a city whose population is less than 25,000 if there is a fire-fighting agency within the city other than a volunteer fire department and the city has adopted a plan for providing emergency medical services at special events.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1871; A 2015, 523)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.710 - "Authorized entity" defined.

As used in NRS 450B.710 to 450B.716, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "authorized entity" means any public or private entity where allergens capable of causing anaphylaxis may be present on the premises of the entity or in connection with activities conducted by the entity. Such an entity may include, without limitation, a restaurant, recreation program, sports league, amusement park, stadium or arena. The term does not include a public or private school.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 469)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.712 - Order of physician for doses of epinephrine maintained by authorized entity; administration and storage of epinephrine; reports.

1. An authorized entity may obtain an order for auto-injectable epinephrine from a physician, osteopathic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, pursuant to NRS 630.374, 632.239 or 633.707 to be maintained by the authorized entity at any location under control of the authorized entity where allergens capable of causing anaphylaxis may be present. If a dose of auto-injectable epinephrine maintained by the authorized entity is used or expires, the authorized entity may obtain an additional dose of auto-injectable epinephrine to replace the used or expired dose.
2. Auto-injectable epinephrine maintained by an authorized entity pursuant to this section may be provided to a person for self-administration or may be administered to any person reasonably believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis by:
(a) An owner, employee or agent of the authorized entity who has received the training required pursuant to NRS 450B.714; or
(b) A person, other than an owner, employee or agent of the authorized entity, who is trained to recognize the symptoms of anaphylaxis and to administer auto-injectable epinephrine, who may include, without limitation, a provider of health care, a provider of emergency medical services, an athletic trainer or a family member of a person who suffers from allergies capable of causing anaphylaxis.
3. An authorized entity shall:
(a) Store auto-injectable epinephrine in a designated, secure location that is easily accessible and in compliance with the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the auto-injectable epinephrine and any requirements prescribed by the board; and
(b) Designate one or more employees or agents who have received the training described in NRS 450B.714 to be responsible for the storage, maintenance and oversight of the auto-injectable epinephrine maintained by the authorized entity.
4. Not later than 30 days after a dose of auto-injectable epinephrine maintained by an authorized entity is administered, the authorized entity shall report, on a form prescribed by the board, the circumstances surrounding such administration. The board shall publish an annual report summarizing and analyzing the information reported by authorized entities pursuant to this subsection.
5. As used in this section:
(a) "Provider of emergency medical services" means a person who is:
(1) Licensed as an attendant or certified as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic pursuant to this chapter; or
(2) Authorized to practice as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic in this State under the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact ratified by NRS 450B.145.
(b) "Provider of health care" means a physician, nurse or physician assistant registered or licensed in this State.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 469; A 2023, 2290)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.714 - Required training for owner, employee or agent of authorized entity who administers epinephrine.

1. Before administering auto-injectable epinephrine pursuant to NRS 450B.712, an owner, employee or agent of an authorized entity must receive training that is provided by a nationally recognized organization that provides training to persons who are not health care professionals in the provision of health care or emergency medical services or a person or organization approved by the board to provide the training. Such training:
(a) May be provided in person or through a program of distance education; and
(b) Must include, without limitation, instruction in:
(1) Recognizing the symptoms of a severe allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis;
(2) The proper storage and administration of auto-injectable epinephrine; and
(3) Follow-up procedures after the administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
2. Upon completion of the training required pursuant to subsection 1, a person must be issued a certificate on a form developed or approved by the board to evidence completion of the training.
3. As used in this section, "distance education" means a program that offers instruction which is delivered by the Internet in such a manner that the person supervising or providing the instruction and the person receiving the instruction are separated geographically for a majority of the time during which the instruction is delivered.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 470)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.716 - Limitation on liability relating to acquisition, possession, provision or administration of epinephrine; administration of epinephrine does not constitute practice of medicine.

1. An authorized entity that maintains auto-injectable epinephrine pursuant to NRS 450B.712, an owner, employee or agent of such an authorized entity, a person who administers auto-injectable epinephrine pursuant to NRS 450B.712, and a person or organization that provides training pursuant to NRS 450B.714 is not liable for any error or omission concerning the acquisition, possession, provision or administration of auto-injectable epinephrine as authorized pursuant to NRS 450B.712 not amounting to gross negligence or reckless, willful or wanton conduct.
2. A person who administers auto-injectable epinephrine pursuant to NRS 450B.712 shall not be deemed to have engaged in the practice of medicine, osteopathic medicine or respiratory care for the purposes of chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or to have otherwise violated any provision relating to the practice of medicine, osteopathic medicine or respiratory care.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 471)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.790 - Hospital required to ensure that certain persons in need of emergency services are transferred to appropriate places in hospital within 30 minutes after arrival; civil and criminal liability.

1. Each hospital in this State which receives a person in need of emergency services and care who has been transported to the hospital by a provider of emergency medical services shall ensure that the person is transferred to a bed, chair, gurney or other appropriate place in the hospital to receive emergency services and care as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 minutes after the time at which the person arrives at the hospital.
2. This section does not create a duty of care and is not a ground for civil or criminal liability.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Emergency services and care" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439B.410.
(b) "Hospital" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.012.
(c) "Provider of emergency medical services" means each operator of an ambulance and each fire-fighting agency which has a permit to operate pursuant to this chapter and which provides transportation for persons in need of emergency services and care to hospitals.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1474; A 2007, 2372)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.800 - Fingerprints of applicant.

An applicant for any permit, license or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter shall furnish to the health authority a complete set of the applicant’s fingerprints and written permission authorizing the health authority to forward those fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report. The health authority may exchange with the Federal Bureau of Investigation any information respecting the fingerprints of an applicant.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 278; A 1993, 2837; 2003, 2850)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.805 - Availability of data request concerning practice of licensed attendant or holders of certain certificates; confidentiality of information; applicant for renewal not required to complete request.

1. The health authority may:
(a) Make the data request developed by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 439A.116 available to applicants for the renewal of a license as an attendant or a certificate as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic through a link on the electronic application for the renewal of a license or certificate; and
(b) Request each applicant to complete and electronically submit the data request to the Director.
2. The information provided by an applicant for a renewal of a license or certificate pursuant to subsection 1 is confidential and, except as required by subsection 1, must not be disclosed to any person or entity.
3. An applicant for the renewal of a license or certificate is not required to complete a data request pursuant to subsection 1 and is not subject to disciplinary action, including, without limitation, refusal to renew the license or certificate, for failure to do so.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 798)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.810 - Maintenance, inspection and compilation of information.

Each holder of a permit shall maintain accurate records upon such forms as may be provided by the health authority and containing such information as may be reasonably required by the board concerning the care or transportation of each patient, or both, within this state and beyond its limits. These records must be available for inspection by the health authority at any reasonable time and copies thereof must be furnished to the health authority upon request. This record does not constitute a diagnosis, and a legal signature is not required on forms dealing with the type of injury sustained by a particular patient. The health authority shall compile and provide a summary of this information.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1145; A 1985, 1700; 1993, 2837)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.820 - Local requirements for franchise or permit are not superseded.

The issuance of a permit does not authorize any person, firm, corporation or association to provide ambulance services or to operate an ambulance without a franchise or permit in any county or incorporated city which has enacted an ordinance making it unlawful to do so.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1146)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.830 - Exemptions from chapter.

The following are exempted from the provisions of this chapter:
1. The occasional use of a vehicle or aircraft to transport injured or sick persons, which vehicle or aircraft is not ordinarily used in the business of transporting persons who are sick or injured.
2. A vehicle or aircraft rendering services as an ambulance or air ambulance in case of a major catastrophe or emergency if ambulance or air ambulance services with permits are insufficient to render the services required.
3. Persons rendering service as attendants in case of a major catastrophe or emergency if licensed attendants cannot be secured.
4. Ambulances based outside this State.
5. Air ambulances based outside this State which:
(a) Deliver patients from a location outside this State to a location within this State; and
(b) Do not receive any patients within this State.
6. Attendants based outside this State rendering service solely on ambulances which are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
7. Attendants rendering service solely on air ambulances which are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
8. Vehicles owned and operated by search and rescue organizations chartered by the State as corporations not for profit or otherwise existing as nonprofit associations which are not regularly used to transport injured or sick persons except as part of rescue operations.
9. Ambulances or air ambulances owned and operated by an agency of the United States Government.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1146; A 1987, 2213; 1991, 1918; 2013, 621)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.840 - Operation of ambulance or fire-fighting agency by county or city subject to provisions of chapter.

No county or city may operate an ambulance or contract to have another operate an ambulance or provide for the operation of a fire-fighting agency in violation of this chapter or the regulations adopted under this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1146; A 1985, 1700)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services › NRS 450B.850 - Programs for training.

The health authority may operate training programs and may contract with others to operate training programs for ambulance attendants, ambulance service operators, firefighters, law enforcement officers, physicians, nurses and others in emergency first aid, emergency care and any other techniques associated with emergency care, transportation and treatment of the sick and injured and the proper operation of an ambulance service.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1146; A 1993, 2837; 2005, 334)