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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 432A.Sec. 28 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A facility must pay an initial monetary
			 penalty not later than 15 days after notice of the penalty is provided by the
			 Division even if an administrative appeal is sought.
2. Payment of a daily monetary penalty is due
			 within 15 days after the Division determines that the facility is in
			 substantial compliance pursuant to section 5 of this regulation or revocation
			 of a license is effective and the facility is notified of the amount of the
			 total daily monetary penalty and interest due.
3. If a facility appeals a decision of the
			 Division to impose a monetary penalty, any daily monetary penalty must be paid
			 after the final administrative decision is rendered within 15 days after the
			 facility has been notified of the amount of the total daily monetary penalty
			 and interest due.
4. Unless
			 interest is waived pursuant to section 25 of this regulation, interest at the
			 rate of 10 percent per annum must be assessed on the unpaid balance of a
			 monetary penalty, beginning on the date on which payment of the monetary
			 penalty is required.
5. The
			 Division may recover from a facility any costs that the Division incurs in the
			 collection of a monetary penalty from the facility, including, without
			 limitation, attorney's fees, filing fees, fees for service of notices or
			 process and all expenses of litigation recoverable as costs pursuant to chapter
			 18 of NRS.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. for Child Care by
				R135-18A,
				eff. 8/26/2020
NRS
				432A.077,
				432A.188
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 432A.Sec. 29 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a facility fails to pay a monetary
			 penalty, the Division may suspend the license of the facility.
2. The Division shall, in accordance with the
			 requirements of
			 NRS
			 432A.200 and NAC
			 432A.230 and
			 439.345, provide notice to a
			 facility of its intention to suspend the license of the facility.
3. If a facility fails to pay a monetary
			 penalty, including any additional costs described in subsection 5 of section 28
			 of this regulation incurred in the collection of the penalty, within 10 days
			 after receipt of the notice provided pursuant to subsection 2, the Division
			 must suspend the license of the facility. The suspension must not be stayed
			 during the pendency of any administrative appeal of the suspension or the
			 monetary penalty.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. for Child Care by
				R135-18A,
				eff. 8/26/2020
NRS
				432A.077,
				432A.188
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 432A.Sec. 30 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Division intends to appoint a
			 temporary manager for a facility because a deficiency exists that the Division
			 determines is an immediate and serious threat to the health and safety of
			 children served by the facility, the Division must orally notify the facility
			 of the appointment. The Division must also send written notice that complies
			 with the requirements of
			 NRS
			 432A.200 and NAC
			 439.345 to the facility by mail
			 within 48 hours after providing the oral notice.
2. If the facility does not accept the
			 temporary manager or a temporary manager is not available within 10 days after
			 the date on which the deficiency is identified, and the immediate and serious
			 threat is not removed, the Division must deny, suspend or revoke the license of
			 the facility.
3. If a facility
			 accepts a temporary manager appointed by the Division, the Division must notify
			 the facility that the facility remains responsible for eliminating the
			 immediate and serious threat, and if the threat is not removed its license will
			 be denied, suspended or revoked.
4.
			 If a deficiency that is an immediate and serious threat identified by the
			 Division is not removed on or before the 23rd day after the appointment of a
			 temporary manager, the Division must deny, suspend or revoke the license of the
			 facility.
5. If the Division
			 intends to appoint a temporary manager for a facility and there is not a
			 deficiency determined by the Division to be an immediate and serious threat to
			 the health, safety and well-being of children served by the facility, the
			 Division must notify the facility in accordance with the provisions of NAC
			 439.345.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. for Child Care by
				R135-18A,
				eff. 8/26/2020
NRS
				432A.077,
				432A.188
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 432A.Sec. 31 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A temporary manager appointed pursuant to
			 section 30 of this regulation must:
(a) Be
			 qualified to operate the facility to which he or she is appointed to manage
			 pursuant to the provisions of chapter 432A of NRS relating to the licensing of
			 the facility;
(b) Demonstrate prior
			 competency as a director of the type of facility to which he or she is
			 appointed to manage or possess other relevant experience pertinent to the
			 deficiencies identified; and
(c)
			 Not have had any disciplinary action taken against him or her by any licensing
			 board or professional organization in any state.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 432A.Sec. 32 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
If a facility does not agree to the appointment of a temporary
				manager pursuant to section 30 of this regulation or fails to relinquish
				authority to the temporary manager pursuant to section 31 of this regulation,
				the Division must:
1. Request the
			 Attorney General to bring an action pursuant to
			 NRS
			 439.565 to enjoin the facility from operating
			 with continued deficiencies; and
2.
			 Deny, suspend or revoke the license of the facility.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. for Child Care by
				R135-18A,
				eff. 8/26/2020
NRS
				432A.077,
				432A.188
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 432A.Sec. 33 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division shall terminate the temporary
			 management of a facility if the Division determines that:
(a) The facility has achieved substantial
			 compliance, as determined pursuant to section 5 of this regulation, and has
			 assigned management that the Division determines is capable of ensuring
			 continued compliance with applicable state and federal statutes, regulations,
			 conditions and standards; or
(b)
			 The license of the facility has been denied, revoked or suspended.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 432A.Sec. 34 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
In an emergency, the Division may deny, suspend or revoke the
				license of a facility. The Division may take such action only if the Division
				determines that other less severe measures are inadequate to prevent or remove
				a serious threat to the health, safety and well-being of children to whom the
				facility provides care.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. for Child Care by
				R135-18A,
				eff. 8/26/2020
NRS
				432A.077,
				432A.188
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSING › Section 432A.180 - Regulation of local licensing agencies by Division

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any
			 county or city which desires to establish or has established a child care
			 licensing agency must file a copy of any proposed ordinance or regulation for
			 licensing facilities with the Division for review not later than 30 days before
			 a public hearing is held on the proposed ordinance or regulation. The ordinance
			 or regulation adopted by the county or city must be filed with the Division for
			 its approval within 30 days after adoption.
2. Every local licensing agency shall submit
			 on a quarterly basis to the Division a roster of all facilities in its
			 jurisdiction which are currently licensed.
Bd. for Child Care,
				Child Care Facilities Reg. §§ 2.1-2.3, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A 10-11-90;
				R112-06, 4-23-2009
NRS
				  432A.077
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSING › Section 432A.190 - Inspections; investigations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Inspections of
			 any building or premises of a facility pursuant to
			 NRS
			 432A.180 may be unannounced and must be made
			 at least two times during the 12-month licensing period or once every 6 months.
			 Any authorized member or employee of the Division may enter and inspect any
			 building or premises of a facility at any time pursuant to
			 NRS
			 432A.180 to secure compliance with or prevent
			 a violation of any provision of this chapter or chapter 432A of NRS.
2. In conducting inspections and
			 investigations, the Division may call upon political subdivisions and
			 governmental agencies for assistance. The licensee or applicant shall cooperate
			 with the person conducting the investigation by providing access to the
			 buildings, records required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter, staff of
			 the facility and any video records maintained by the facility that relate to
			 employees of the facility or children or families involved in the
			 investigation. Failure to provide such access is a ground for revocation of a
			 license or denial of an application for a license.
3. The Division may charge any licensee
			 subject to a substantiated complaint for the reasonable cost of the
			 investigation conducted as a result of the complaint. As used in this
			 subsection, "substantiated complaint" means a complaint that results in the
			 finding of a violation of any provision of this chapter or chapter 432A of NRS
			 by an authorized member or employee of the Division.
4. On confirmation of the operation of an
			 unlicensed operator of a facility, the Division or the local licensing agency
			 shall investigate and attempt to license the operator of the facility, force
			 discontinuance of the operation of the facility or prosecute the
			 violation.
Bd. for Child Care,
				Child Care Facilities Reg. §§ 2.5-2.7, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A 11-1-94;
				R112-06, 4-23-2009; A by
				R092-16AP,
				eff. 9/21/2017; A by
				R135-18A,
				eff. 8/26/2020
NRS
				432A.077,
				432A.170,
				432A.180
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSING › Section 432A.195 - Notice of violation; administrative fines; appeals

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an inspection of a facility conducted
			 pursuant to NRS 432A.180 reveals that the person who operates the facility is
			 in violation of any provision of this chapter or chapter 432A of NRS, the
			 Division may issue a notice of violation. The notice of violation may be issued
			 in the form of a statement of deficiencies or a report of an inspection of the
			 facility. The notice of violation must:
(a) Be
			 in writing and describe with particularity the nature of the
			 violation;
(b) Include the time
			 permitted to correct the violation;
(c) Inform the person who operates the
			 facility of the provisions of subsections 2, 3 and 4; and
(d) Be sent to the person who operates the
			 facility by electronic mail or by United States mail to the last known address
			 of the person who operates the facility.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSING › Section 432A.200 - License to operate facility: Application; investigation; issuance; return

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application for an initial license to
			 operate a facility must be:
(a) Submitted to
			 the Division on a form supplied by the Division; and
(b) Accompanied by the following appropriate
			 fee:
(1) If the facility is to provide care for 5 or 6
						  children........................................
$20
(2) If the facility is to provide care for 7 or more but
						  not more than 12 children
60
(3) If the facility is to provide care for 13 or more
						  but not more than 50
						  children..........................................................................................................................
100
(4) If the facility is to provide care for 51 or more
						  but not more than 100
						  children..........................................................................................................................
150
(5) If the facility is to provide care for 101 or more
						  but not more than 150
						  children..........................................................................................................................
200
(6) If the facility is to provide care for 151 or more
						  but not more than 200
						  children..........................................................................................................................
250
(7) If the facility is to provide care for more than 200
						  children..........................
300
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSING › Section 432A.210 - License to operate facility: Contents; display; limitations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each license must contain the name of each
			 person authorized to operate the facility, the location of the facility, the
			 number of children for whom care may be provided pursuant to the license and
			 the nature of child care services which may be provided.
2. The current license issued to an operator
			 of a facility must be signed by the Administrator of the Division or a person
			 designated by the Administrator and conspicuously posted in a public place
			 within the facility.
3. The license
			 is not transferable from one licensee to another licensee or from a licensee to
			 a person who is not a licensee. A license is valid only for the premises
			 described in the license.
4. Except
			 as otherwise provided in this chapter, a licensee may not care for a greater
			 number of children than the number set forth on the license issued to the
			 licensee.
Bd. for
				Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 3.4, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A by
				R112-06, 4-23-2009; A by
				R013-14,
				eff. 6/23/2014
NRS NRS
				  NRS
				  432A.077,
				  432A.141,
				  432A.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSING › Section 432A.220 - License to operate facility: Renewal; late fee

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Except as otherwise provided in NAC 432A.437, a licensee of a facility may
			 apply for reissuance of a license by submitting an application for reissuance
			 which must be received by the Division, or postmarked if mailed, not later than
			 45 days before the expiration of the license. The Division shall provide all
			 forms and materials necessary for reissuance of a license. The Division shall
			 charge a late fee of $50 for an application for reissuance of a license that is
			 received or postmarked later than 30 days before the expiration of the
			 license.
2. After receipt of an
			 application for reissuance of a license and the receipt of a fee for reissuance
			 computed in the same manner described in subsection 1 of NAC 432A.200, the
			 Division shall conduct a survey to determine whether the licensee of a facility
			 meets all of the requirements for issuance of a license set forth in NAC
			 432A.200.
3. If, after
			 investigation, the Division determines that the facility complies with the
			 requirements of NAC 432A.200, a license must be reissued for 1 year. A reissued
			 license may be revoked or suspended on the same grounds as an initial
			 license.
Bd. for Child Care,
				Child Care Facilities Reg. § 3.3, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A by R112-06,
				4-23-2009
NRS
				  432A.077,
				  432A.141
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSING › Section 432A.225 - License to operate facility: Transfer to inactive status

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensee may request that his or her
			 license be transferred to inactive status by the Division. If the request is
			 approved, the licensee shall, within 15 days after the approval, give written
			 notification to the parents of any children in the facility that the license is
			 inactive.
2. Inactive status does
			 not continue beyond the expiration of the license.
Added to NAC by Bd. for
				Child Care, eff. 9-30-88
NRS
				  432A.077
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSING › Section 432A.230 - License to operate facility: Disciplinary action

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In
			 addition to the grounds set forth in
			 NRS
			 432A.190, the Division may suspend or revoke
			 the license of a licensee on the ground that:
(a) The health or safety of a child in the
			 facility is being endangered; or
(b) The facility is not in compliance with
			 standards for safety from fire and other emergencies or standards for health
			 and sanitation as determined by the Division after an inspection of any
			 building or premises of the facility conducted pursuant to NRS
			 NRS
			 432A.180.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSING › Section 432A.233 - Group homes for which license as nursery for infants and toddlers not required.(Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 12-17-87; R by
				
				R013-14, eff. 6/23/2014
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSING › Section 432A.235 - Waiver of Board's regulations. (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 5-13-82; A 11-19-85; R by
				
				R013-14, eff. 6/23/2014
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.240 - Change of ownership, construction or remodeling of facilities

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A building used as a facility must, upon a
				change of operating ownership, comply with the provisions of this chapter and
				applicable building and safety codes.
2. The building plans for the construction of
				a new facility or the remodeling of an existing facility must be submitted to
				the Division for review before commencement of actual construction. Review of
				the plans does not constitute approval of an application for a
				license.
Bd. for Child Care,
				  Child Care Facilities Reg. § 3.5, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A
				  11-1-94
NRS
					 432A.077
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.250 - Building and grounds

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in this subsection, subsection 3 and
				NRS
				432A.078, in each facility there must be:
(a) At least 35 square feet of indoor space
				for each child, exclusive of bathrooms, halls, kitchen, stairs, storage spaces,
				multipurpose rooms and gymnasiums that are not regularly used.
(b) At least 37 1/2 square feet of outdoor
				play space for each child, as determined by the maximum number of children
				stated on the license for the facility. An accommodation facility need not
				provide outdoor play space.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.255 - Safety concerning weapons

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each facility
				shall ensure that weapons, including, without limitation, firearms, air rifles,
				bows, hunting knives or hunting slingshots, are not transported in any vehicle
				of the facility in which children are riding unless the weapons are made
				inoperable and inaccessible.
2. A
				licensee of a family home or group home shall ensure that any weapons in the
				facility are unstrung and unloaded at all times when children are in the
				facility.
3. A licensee of a family
				home or group home shall ensure that any weapons in the facility are either
				stored in locked containers or rooms that are out of the reach of children or
				are made inoperable.
4. A licensee
				of a family home or group home shall ensure that any ammunition and arrows in
				the facility are stored in separate locked containers.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this
				subsection and
				NRS
				202.3673, weapons are prohibited in any child
				care center, child care institution or facility for special events. The
				provisions of this subsection do not apply to a weapon carried by a peace
				officer or other law enforcement personnel certified by the Peace Officers'
				Standards and Training Commission pursuant to
				NRS
				289.550.
Added to NAC by Bd.
				  for Child Care by R112-06, eff. 4-23-2009
NRS
					 432A.077
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.260 - Health standards; inspection reports

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To maintain
				his or her license, the licensee must ensure that his or her facility meets all
				standards for environmental health which are established by the
				Division.
2. Reports of inspections
				concerning the sanitation of a facility must be maintained in a physical file
				at the facility and available for review at the facility A by parent of a child
				who attends the facility or a parent who is considering enrolling a child at
				the facility for at least 2 years after the date of the inspection.
Bd. for
				  Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 14.1, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A 11-1-94;
				  R203-03, 7-1-2004; A by
				  
				  R013-14, eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 432A.077
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.265 - Care of pets

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each facility
				shall ensure that any immunizations recommended by a veterinarian for a pet
				kept at the facility are up-to-date, regardless of whether the pet is kept
				inside or outside the facility.
2.
				Pets are only permitted in a facility if they are:
(a) In good health, present no problems of
				sanitation and have a temperament which is not hazardous or frightening to
				children;
(b) Handled in a manner
				which protects the well-being of the children and the pet;
(c) Inoculated as often as prescribed by a
				veterinarian; and
(d) Restricted
				from areas where food is prepared and from eating areas while meals are being
				served as required by state and local health agencies.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.270 - Advertising

Current through June 11, 2024
All advertising by a licensee of a facility must specify the
				  type of facility for which it is licensed and must not mislead the public
				  regarding regular programs and services offered by the licensee.
Bd. for Child Care,
				  Child Care Facilities Reg. § 3.7, eff.
				  2-28-80
NRS
					 432A.077
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.280 - Plan for emergencies; drills; posting of plans; daily sign-in sheets; fire safety; maintenance and availability of reports

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each licensee shall develop an appropriate
				plan to ensure that the staff of his or her facility is prepared to respond in
				an emergency, including, without limitation, a fire or natural disaster. The
				plan must, at a minimum, be reviewed on a quarterly basis during a meeting of
				the staff of the facility. Each licensee shall ensure that the plan is, at a
				minimum, evaluated annually and is changed as necessary.
2. Each plan developed pursuant to subsection
				1 must include, without limitation:
(a) The
				duties of the director and staff;
(b) A procedure for removing staff and
				children to a shelter within a building of the facility if the staff and
				children are instructed to do so by emergency personnel;
(c) A procedure for evacuating the
				facility;
(d) A plan for
				transportation;
(e) A list of sites
				that may be used for relocation;
(f) A plan for the supervision of the
				children of the facility during the emergency;
(g) The manner in which children and staff
				from the facility will be accounted for during the emergency;
(h) The method for contacting emergency
				personnel, including, without limitation, the fire department, a law
				enforcement agency or any other appropriate authority;
(i) A plan to ensure that the needs of
				children with disabilities and other persons with disabilities in the facility
				are met; and
(j) A plan to reunify
				children with their families after the emergency.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.290 - Telephones; insurance for protection against liability to third persons; transportation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each licensee of
				a facility shall have a working telephone listed in a local telephone
				directory. A current list of emergency telephone numbers, including health
				agencies, fire and police departments and ambulance services must be posted
				adjacent to the telephone.
2. Each
				licensee of a facility shall have a policy of insurance for protection against
				liability to third persons. A certificate of insurance must be furnished by the
				licensee of a facility to the Division as evidence that the policy is in force.
				Each policy must contain a provision which requires the insurer to notify the
				Division before cancellation or nonrenewal of the policy. The licensee shall
				notify the Division if there is a lapse in the insurance coverage required by
				this subsection. The policy of insurance must be maintained at the facility.
				Any government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government
				which operates a child care facility and is self-insured is not required to
				furnish a certificate of insurance to the Division.
3. If transportation is provided by the
				licensee of a facility, all children must be protected by adequate supervision
				by the staff, safety precautions and adequate insurance which covers liability
				for health or injury, medical expenses and damages caused by uninsured
				motorists. The licensee of a facility shall require that each child is
				instructed in the conduct required for safe transportation. A driver of a
				vehicle used by the licensee of a facility shall:
(a) Possess an appropriate driver's license
				and adequate insurance;
(b) Not
				leave an unattended child in the vehicle at any time;
(c) Ensure that a parent, or a person
				designated in writing by the parent, is present to take charge of a child upon
				delivery of the child to his or her home or the facility;
(d) Ensure that each child boards or departs
				the vehicle on the side of the vehicle adjacent to a curb and that the child is
				safely conducted across any street encountered immediately before boarding or
				after departing; and
(e) Ensure
				that the doors and windows of the vehicle are secure before
				proceeding.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.300 - Director: Requirement; qualifications; application for approval

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The licensee of a child care facility
				shall:
(a) Serve as the director of the
				facility, if the licensee has the qualifications set forth in
				NRS
				432A.1773 and has been approved by the
				Division pursuant to subsection 3; or
(b) Appoint a person who satisfies the
				qualifications set forth in
				NRS
				432A.1773 and has been approved by the
				Division pursuant to subsection 3 to serve as the director.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.302 - Appointment of director convicted of certain crimes prohibited; capabilities of staff

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensee of a
				child care facility shall not knowingly appoint a person as director of the
				facility or appoint or permit the appointment of a person as an employee or
				volunteer at the facility if the person has been convicted of child abuse or
				neglect or any other crime involving physical harm to a person or if a criminal
				action for such a crime is pending against the person.
2. The staff of a child care facility must be
				able to:
(a) Work with children without
				recourse to physical punishment or psychological abuse;
(b) Communicate with children and their
				parents;
(c) Praise and encourage
				children and provide them with a variety of opportunities for learning and
				social experiences; and
(d)
				Recognize and eliminate hazards to the safety of children.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.304 - Responsibilities of director

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The director of
				a child care facility is responsible for screening, scheduling and supervising
				the staff of the facility and for the conduct of each member of the staff at
				the facility.
2. The director
				shall:
(a) Provide a program for child care
				for the facility which meets the requirements of this chapter.
(b) Be physically present in the facility for
				a sufficient amount of time to ensure compliance with the provisions of this
				chapter and chapter 432A of NRS.
(c) Provide space for an office, the storage
				of records, conferences with parents, meetings of the staff and all other needs
				of the program for child care.
(d)
				Maintain organized separate records for each employee that include, without
				limitation, documents related to training. Such records must include, without
				limitation:
(1) Documents verifying that the
				employee, if applicable:
(I) Has completed the
				training required pursuant to
				NRS
				432A.177;
(II) Has received the orientation and basic
				training required pursuant to NAC
				432A.320;
(III) Has completed the training required
				pursuant to NAC
				432A.323;
(IV) Has completed the training required
				pursuant to NAC
				432A.326; and
(V) Is an active member of The Nevada
				Registry or its successor organization as required by NAC
				432A.306, if applicable;
				and
(2) A copy of the
				documentation concerning, and the results of, the investigation of the
				employee's background and personal history which is conducted pursuant to
				NRS
				432A.170, including, without limitation, a
				clearance letter from the Division or a current child care work card, and a
				release form for this information completed by the employee.
(e) Ensure that each member of the
				staff of the facility who is not a caregiver, but whose job duties may directly
				impact children cared for in the facility, has the training necessary to
				protect the health and safety of the children and the health and safety of the
				other members of the staff, including, without limitation, training concerning
				proper nutrition, methods of sanitation and procedures for maintaining a safe
				environment in the facility.
(f)
				Work with parents and include them, whenever possible, in the programming and
				functioning of activities.
(g)
				Cooperate with the Division and other agencies of government to improve the
				quality of child care and the competence of caregivers.
(h) Designate a member of the staff who is
				responsible for the operation of the facility when the director is not present
				at the facility.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.306 - Requirements for caregivers

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Every caregiver
				in a child care facility must:
(a) Be at least
				16 years of age;
(b) Be able to
				summon help in an emergency;
(c) Be
				emotionally and physically qualified to carry out a program which places
				emphasis on the development of children; and
(d) Except as otherwise provided in
				subsection 5, within 120 days after the caregiver commences employment in the
				child care facility, become an active member of The Nevada Registry or its
				successor organization, and maintain an active membership in that
				organization.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.308 - Completion by caregiver of training for recognition of signs and symptoms of illness and administration of first aid

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Whenever a
				child care facility is in operation, each caregiver on duty must have completed
				training for the recognition of signs and symptoms of illness and the
				administration of first aid.
2. The
				training for the recognition of signs and symptoms of illness must include,
				without limitation, the provision of information concerning health and the
				observation and evaluation of signs and symptoms of illness and responses to
				illness and emergencies and training in the prevention of exposure to
				bloodborne pathogens. The training for the administration of first aid must
				include, without limitation, the administration of first aid to victims of
				fire, serious injury or the ingestion of poison. Both types of training must
				be:
(a) Provided by a licensed health care
				professional or a representative of a licensed health care agency or clinic, a
				community college, a university, the American National Red Cross, an adult
				education program in home nursing or an institution approved by The Nevada
				Registry or its successor organization; and
(b) Approved by:
(1) The Nevada Registry or its successor
				organization, or any other agency designated by the Director of the Department
				to approve the training; or
(2) If
				the training is not approved by The Nevada Registry or its successor
				organization, and the Director of the Department has not designated another
				agency to approve the training, the Division or the local licensing
				agency.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.310 - Staff: Personal health

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Every member of
				the staff of a facility, including a volunteer, and each resident of the
				facility shall present to the director of the facility, to be placed in the
				person's file, written evidence that the person is free from communicable
				tuberculosis. The evidence must be in the form of a report which states that
				the person is free from active tuberculosis as required pursuant to subsection
				2 or 3. This subsection does not apply to a child who is receiving child care
				services from the facility or a child who resides at the facility who is not
				employed by or volunteering at the facility.
2. Before a person, including a person who
				has received a bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination, begins employment ,
				volunteering or residing at a facility, he or she must have submitted to a:
(a) Tuberculin test; or
(b) Chest radiograph and examination by a
				provider of health care who is authorized to diagnose active tuberculosis,
within the 12 months immediately preceding the first day of
				  employment , volunteering or residing at the facility.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.320 - Orientation program and basic training

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in
				NRS
				432A.177, within the first 2 weeks after
				commencing employment, newly employed members of the staff of a facility must
				be given a written and oral orientation program and be trained in the policies,
				procedures and programs of the facility by the director or a designee trained
				by the director. The orientation must address, at a minimum:
(a) Any regulatory requirements that govern
				the facility;
(b) The goals and
				philosophy and the policies and procedures of the facility;
(c) Any planned programs or activities of the
				facility;
(d) The policies and
				practices of the facility for relating to parents;
(e) Meal patterns and food-handling policies
				and practices of the facility;
(f)
				Dealing with occupational health hazards for caregivers, including, without
				limitation, paying attention to the physical health and emotional demands of
				the job and being aware of any special considerations required by a caregiver
				who is pregnant;
(g) The emergency
				health and safety procedures of the facility; and
(h) The general health and safety policies
				and procedures of the facility, including, without limitation, policies and
				procedures concerning:
(1) Hand-washing
				techniques and requirements;
(2)
				Techniques for diapering and for assisting in the use of a toilet if care is
				provided to children in diapers or children needing help with using a toilet,
				including, without limitation, techniques for the disposal of diapers and for
				changing diapers;
(3) Identifying
				hazards and methods for preventing injuries;
(4) Techniques for preparing, serving and
				storing food for employees who are involved in any of the activities concerning
				food for children at the facility;
(5) Excluding a child from the facility
				because the child has an illness, and the manner in which illnesses are
				transmitted between persons;
(6)
				Methods for preparing formula if formula is prepared at the facility;
(7) Any precautions and other measures that
				should be taken to prevent exposure to blood and other bodily fluids, and
				policies and procedures to follow in the event of exposure to blood or other
				bodily fluids; and
(8) The
				administration of medication.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.321 - Training of employees who have direct contact with children in physical custody due to court order

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The training
				required pursuant to
				NRS
				432A.177 must be approved by:
(a) An agency designated by the Director of
				the Department to approve such training; or
(b) If the Director has not designated an
				agency to approve the training, the Division or the local licensing
				agency.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.322 - Certification in administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each person who is employed in or serves
				as the director of a child care facility shall:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in
				subsection 2 and NAC
				432A.560 and
				432A.570, obtain certification
				in the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 120 days after
				the person commences employment or his or her position in the facility;
				and
(b) Maintain current
				certification in the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.323 - Initial courses of training in child care

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in NAC
				432A.521 and
				NRS
				432A.177, each person who is employed in a
				child care facility, other than a person employed in a facility that provides
				care for ill children, and each director of a child care facility shall
				complete:
(a) Within 90 days after commencing
				his or her employment or position in a child care facility:
(1) One hour of training in the prevention of
				shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma;
(2) Two or more hours in the administration
				of medication, which must include, without limitation, training in the
				prevention of and response to allergic reactions to food and other
				allergies;
(3) Two or more hours of
				training in maintaining the safety of buildings and other physical premises,
				which must include, without limitation, training in the storage of
				biocontaminants and other hazardous materials;
(4) Two or more hours of training in
				emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a
				natural or man-made event; and
(5)
				If the person will provide transportation of children as part of his or her
				duties, 1 or more hours of training in appropriate precautions when
				transporting children;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.326 - Continuing training in child care

Current through June 11, 2024
1. During each
				12-month licensing period immediately succeeding the completion of the initial
				training required pursuant to NAC
				432A.323, each director of a
				child care facility and each caregiver who is employed at the facility shall
				complete:
(a) If the facility provides care
				for ill children, at least 24 hours of training, of which not more than 3 hours
				may be training in the administration of cardiopulmonary
				resuscitation.
(b) If the facility
				does not provide care for ill children, the number of hours of training
				required pursuant to NRS 432A.1775, as amended by section 7 of Senate Bill No.
				189, chapter 587, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 4214, of which not more than
				3 hours may be training in the administration of cardiopulmonary
				resuscitation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.340 - Information to be provided by parent; maintenance of record for each child

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Procedures for admission must provide the
				caregiver with sufficient information and instruction from the parents to
				enable the caregiver to prepare a record and to make decisions or act on behalf
				of the child.
2. Before the
				admission of a child to a facility, the parent shall give the following
				information to the caregiver:
(a) The child's
				full legal name, date of birth, current address and preferred name;
(b) The name, address and telephone number of
				each parent responsible for the child and any special instructions needed to
				reach the parent during the hours the child is in the facility;
(c) The name, address and telephone number of
				any person who can assume responsibility for the child and is authorized to
				take the child from the facility if the parents cannot be reached;
(d) Information concerning the health of the
				child, including any special needs of the child; and
(e) A written authorization signed by a
				parent which allows emergency surgical and medical care.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.350 - Information to be provided by facility; criteria for admission into facility that provides care for ill children

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Every licensee
				of a facility shall adopt a written statement which:
(a) Sets forth the general services to be
				offered to the children;
(b)
				Provides for the special needs of each child;
(c) States the requirements for admission and
				procedures for enrollment;
(d) Sets
				forth fees and any plan for payment of fees;
(e) Provides rules relating to personal
				belongings brought to the facility;
(f) Covers arrangements for
				transportation;
(g) Requires
				written parental permission for trips and activities outside the
				facility;
(h) Provides for parental
				involvement in the general functions of the facility;
(i) Gives either or both parents the right to
				observe the program of the licensee before enrollment and at any time after
				enrollment of the child;
(j) For a
				child care facility as defined in paragraph (a) of subsection 7 of
				NRS
				202.2491, notifies either or both parents
				that smoking of tobacco in any form is prohibited in the facility at all
				times;
(k) For a facility other
				than a child care facility as defined in paragraph (a) of subsection 7 of
				NRS
				202.2491, notifies either or both parents if
				smoking of tobacco is permitted on the premises of the facility in a designated
				area approved by the fire authority;
(l) Notifies either or both parents if and
				when a member of the staff who is trained and certified in cardiopulmonary
				resuscitation is on duty at the facility; and
(m) Notifies either or both parents of the
				contents of any plan created pursuant to NAC 432A.280 to ensure that the staff
				of the facility is prepared to respond to an emergency.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.360 - Limitation on disclosure of information pertaining to child

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The licensee of a facility shall not
				disclose to any person who is not a member of the staff of the facility or a
				member of the licensing staff of the Division information pertaining to any
				child, unless:
(a) The parent has given
				written permission for the disclosure; or
(b) There is an emergency as determined by
				the director or the member of the staff who is in charge at the time of the
				emergency.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › STANDARDS OF OPERATION › General Requirements › Section 432A.370 - Evidence and record of health of child

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Evidence of each
				child's health must be presented to the director of a facility, other than an
				accommodation facility or a facility that provides care for ill children,
				within 30 days after the child's initial admission. The evidence must include a
				written statement from a licensed physician or registered nurse attesting to
				the status of the child's health and stating that all known special conditions
				are under treatment and the child is capable of adjusting to the programs of
				the facility.
2. A licensee of each
				such facility shall keep a record of each child which includes any pertinent
				information on the status of the child's health and any special needs of the
				child.
Bd. for Child Care,
				  Child Care Facilities Reg. §§ 11.1-11.9, eff. 2-28-80-NAC A 6-5-84;
				  1-29-85; 11-19-85; 3-11-92
NRS
					 432A.077