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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › OPERATION AND PERSONNEL › Section 652.472 - Minimal requirements for new employees

Current through June 11, 2024
Technical personnel newly employed in a
			 private registered laboratory must be certified as at least an office
			 laboratory assistant. If the person requires training to reach that level, the
			 prospective assistant must apply as an office laboratory trainee and perform
			 those duties for not more than 6 months. Upon the recommendation of the office
			 operator, the trainee shall formally apply for certification as an office
			 laboratory assistant.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health,
			 eff. 9-6-88
NRS
			 439.200,
			 652.123,
			 652.125,
			 652.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › OPERATION AND PERSONNEL › Section 652.474 - Activities of certified personnel

Current through June 11, 2024
Technical personnel certified pursuant to NAC
			 652.470 may participate in the performance of such tests in a licensed or
			 registered laboratory as are commensurate with their qualifications.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health,
			 eff. 9-6-88
NRS
			 439.200,
			 652.123
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › OPERATION AND PERSONNEL › Section 652.476 - Renewal of certification

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person
			 certified pursuant to NAC 652.470 who wishes to renew the certification must
			 submit to the Division a completed form for renewal. The Division shall, not
			 less than 90 days before the expiration of the certificate, provide to the
			 holder of the certificate the proper form for renewal.
2. The form for renewal must include a
			 request for information regarding the current residence of the person holding
			 the certificate.
3. The form for
			 renewal must be accompanied by the fee for renewal.
4. A certificate issued pursuant to this
			 section is effective for 2 years after the date of issuance. Failure to apply
			 for renewal within 30 days after the certificate expires will result in the
			 termination of the holder's authority to work in a laboratory at a technical
			 level.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health,
			 eff. 9-6-88; A 3-28-96; R042-98, 5-18-98; R104-13,
			 3-28-2014
NRS
			 439.200,
			 652.123,
			 652.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › OPERATION AND PERSONNEL › Section 652.478 - Technologists: Specialties; activities

Current through June 11, 2024
A technologist may:
1. Be certified:
(a) In chemistry;
(b) In microbiology;
(c) In hematology;
(d) In immunology;
(e) In immunohematology;
(f) In nuclear medicine;
(g) In histocompatibility;
(h) In histology;
(i) In cytology;
(j) As a biotechnologist; or
(k) In more than one of the specialties set
			 forth in this subsection.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › OPERATION AND PERSONNEL › Section 652.480 - Technologists: Certification in specialty for which national examination is given; application for certification; designation on certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
			 652.483, to be certified by the Division in a specialty, a technologist must
			 pass a national examination for certification in the specialty and must have
			 successfully completed a course of study for a bachelor's degree in one of the
			 chemical, physical or biological sciences at an accredited college or
			 university, and have at least 1 year of additional full-time clinical
			 experience or training at the level of a technologist in a licensed laboratory,
			 or a laboratory of a hospital, health department or university, in the chosen
			 specialty under the supervision of a director who possesses a doctoral degree.
2. Each applicant for
			 certification in a specialty must designate on the application the specialty in
			 which he or she desires to be certified. The applicant must submit with the
			 application:
(a) Verification of successful
			 completion of the course of study required by subsection 1; and
(b) A signed and dated letter from the
			 director of the laboratory in which the applicant obtained his or her
			 experience, which verifies that the applicant has the experience required by
			 subsection 1.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › OPERATION AND PERSONNEL › Section 652.483 - Technologists: Certification in specialty for which national examination is not given

Current through June 11, 2024
The Division shall certify a technologist in a
			 specialty for which a national examination is not given if he or she:
1. Has education and experience in the
			 specialty which is acceptable to the Division;
2. Obtains a written recommendation of the
			 proposed certification from a director licensed in this State who holds a
			 doctoral degree; and
3. Has
			 successfully completed a course of study for a bachelor's degree in one of the
			 chemical, physical or biological sciences at an accredited college or
			 university, and has 1 year of experience in a licensed laboratory, or a
			 laboratory of a hospital, health department or university, in the chosen
			 specialty under the supervision of a director who possesses a doctoral
			 degree.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health,
			 eff. 1-4-88; A 10-22-93; R176-07, 1-30-2008; R104-13,
			 3-28-2014
NRS
			 439.200,
			 652.123,
			 652.125,
			 652.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › OPERATION AND PERSONNEL › Section 652.484 - Technicians: Specialties; activities

Current through June 11, 2024
A technician may:
1. Be certified:
(a) In microbiology;
(b) In clinical chemistry;
(c) In hematology;
(d) In immunology;
(e) In nuclear medicine;
(f) In histocompatibility;
(g) In histology;
(h) As an autopsy assistant;
(i) As a biotechnician; or
(j) In more than one of the specialties set
			 forth in this subsection.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › OPERATION AND PERSONNEL › Section 652.485 - Technicians: Certification in specialty; designation on certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To be certified in a specialty by the
			 Division, a technician must:
(a) Pass a
			 national examination for certification in the specialty, if such an examination
			 is given;
(b) Be a high school
			 graduate or the equivalent; and
(c)
			 Have:
(1) Completed at least 1 year of a
			 formal program of training in the specialty, which is approved by the Division;
			 or
(2) At least 2 consecutive years
			 of experience working in the specialty, during the 5 years immediately
			 preceding application for certification, in a laboratory under the supervision
			 of a director who possesses a doctoral degree.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › OPERATION AND PERSONNEL › Section 652.4855 - Laboratory assistants: Certification; qualifications

Current through June 11, 2024
To qualify for certification as a laboratory assistant, an
				applicant must submit with the application proof that the applicant has a high
				school diploma or a general equivalency diploma and has:
1. Completed at least 6 months of training
			 approved by the Division and demonstrated an ability to perform laboratory
			 procedures in the laboratory where he or she has received such
			 training;
2. Obtained a
			 certification in phlebotomy from an organization approved by the Division,
			 including, without limitation:
(a) The
			 American Medical Technologists;
(b)
			 The American Society for Clinical Pathology;
(c) The American Certification Agency for
			 Healthcare Professionals;
(d) The
			 National Center for Competency Testing;
(e) The National Healthcareer Association;
			 and
(f) The National Phlebotomy
			 Association; or
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › OPERATION AND PERSONNEL › Section 652.486 - Provisional certification

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division
			 shall issue a provisional certificate to a technologist or technician who is
			 otherwise qualified for a certificate if he or she has not yet:
(a) Passed a required national examination
			 for certification, but has been accepted as a candidate for testing ;
			 or
(b) Accumulated the amount of
			 experience or training required for certification.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 652.491 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
A
			 certificate may be denied, suspended or revoked if an applicant, a person who
			 holds a certificate or any technical employee of the laboratory:
1. Violates any provision of this chapter or
			 chapter 652 of NRS;
2. Makes any
			 misrepresentation in obtaining a certificate;
3. Has been convicted of a crime listed in
			 NRS
			 449.174 that is punishable as a
			 felony;
4. Is guilty of
			 unprofessional conduct; or
5. Fails
			 to meet the minimum standards prescribed by the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by
			 R078-04, eff. 8-5-2004; A by R104-13, 3-28-2014
NRS
			 439.200,
			 652.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 652.493 - Appeal of denial, suspension or revocation of license or certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a person is aggrieved by a decision of
			 the Division relating to the denial, suspension or revocation of a license or
			 certificate based upon any of the grounds set forth in subsections 1 to 6,
			 inclusive, of
			 NRS
			 652.220 or NAC 652.461 or 652.491, or any
			 disciplinary action imposed pursuant to NAC 652.157, 652.320, 652.530, 652.550
			 or 652.580, the aggrieved person may appeal the decision pursuant to the
			 procedures set forth in NAC 439.300 to 439.395, inclusive.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 1 of NAC 652.570 or in the case of an emergency or a summary suspension
			 pursuant to NAC 652.530, the effective date of the disciplinary action is
			 stayed upon receipt of an appeal until the hearing officer renders a decision
			 regarding the appeal.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by
			 R036-97, eff. 10-30-97; A by R078-04, 8-5-2004; R104-13,
			 3-28-2014
NRS
			 439.200,
			 652.123,
			 652.125,
			 652.220,
			 652.225,
			 652.260
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 652.496 - Action by Board upon receipt of report of certain violations of laws relating to industrial insurance by holder of license or certificate; consideration by Division of report

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a report is
			 received pursuant to subsection 5 of
			 NRS
			 228.420, the Board will submit the report to
			 the Division.
2. The Division shall
			 consider the report and will determine whether to take disciplinary
			 action.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by
			 R036-97, eff. 10-30-97; A by R104-13, 3-28-2014
NRS
			 439.200,
			 652.123,
			 652.225,
			 652.260
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 652.520 - Computation of time relating to violations and monetary penalties

Current through June 11, 2024
For the
			 purposes of any computation of time required pursuant to NAC 652.530, 652.540,
			 652.560, 652.570 and 652.580:
1. Any
			 prescribed period of more than 5 days includes Saturdays, Sundays and
			 holidays.
2. Any prescribed period
			 of 5 days or less does not include Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.
3. If the date on which any action required
			 to be performed falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the time is extended
			 until the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday.
4. The day of any act or event or on which
			 notice is received is not included in the computation.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by
			 R104-13, eff. 3-28-2014
NRS
			 439.200,
			 652.123,
			 652.130,
			 652.225,
			 652.260
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 652.530 - Disciplinary action: Circumstances under which authorized without notice; subsequent notice by Division required

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If necessary to
			 protect the public health and safety, the Division may impose such disciplinary
			 action as it deems necessary without notice to the laboratory or with verbal
			 notice to the laboratory.
2. The
			 Division may suspend the license of a laboratory without notice or upon verbal
			 notice if the Division finds a violation with a severity level of four where
			 corrective action within 48 hours is necessary because the violation has
			 caused, or if uncorrected is likely to cause, serious injury or harm or death
			 to a patient.
3. Within 48 hours
			 after the Division imposes disciplinary actions without written notice, the
			 Division shall provide written notice in the manner set forth in NAC
			 439.345.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by
			 R104-13, eff. 3-28-2014
NRS
			 439.200,
			 652.123,
			 652.130,
			 652.220,
			 652.225,
			 652.260
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 652.540 - Disciplinary action: Notice by Division required; contents of notice

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
			 652.530, the Division shall, in addition to providing the statement of
			 violations required pursuant to NAC 652.320, give notice in the manner set
			 forth in NAC 439.345 before taking disciplinary action.
2. If the Division imposes a monetary penalty
			 pursuant to NAC 652.157 or 652.550, the notice provided to the laboratory
			 pursuant to subsection 1 must state:
(a) The
			 amount of each penalty;
(b) Whether
			 the violation was a first, second, third or greater than third
			 violation;
(c) The date on which
			 payment is due;
(d) A statement
			 that the Division will reduce the total amount due by 25 percent if the
			 laboratory meets the requirements set forth in NAC 652.560; and
(e) The total amount due for all penalties
			 and the amount that would be due if each penalty were reduced pursuant to NAC
			 652.560.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 652.550 - Violations: Monetary penalties

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In determining
			 the amount of a monetary penalty, the Division:
(a) For a first violation with a severity
			 level of four, shall impose a monetary penalty of $1,000 per
			 violation.
(b) For a first
			 violation with a severity level of three, shall impose a monetary penalty of
			 $800 per violation.
(c) For a first
			 violation with a severity level of two, may impose a monetary penalty of $100
			 per violation. The Division may suspend this penalty if the laboratory corrects
			 the violations within the time specified in the plan of correction submitted to
			 the Division pursuant to NAC 652.320.
(d) For a second violation with a severity
			 level of four discovered during any subsequent inspection, shall impose a
			 monetary penalty of $5,000 per violation.
(e) For a second violation with a severity
			 level of three discovered during any subsequent inspection, shall impose a
			 monetary penalty of $1,600 per violation.
(f) For a second violation with a severity
			 level of two discovered during any subsequent inspection, may impose a monetary
			 penalty of $200 regardless of whether a penalty was imposed for the first
			 violation.
(g) For a third or
			 subsequent violation with a severity level of four discovered during any
			 subsequent inspection, shall impose a monetary penalty of $10,000 per
			 violation.
(h) For a third or
			 subsequent violation with a severity level of three discovered during any
			 subsequent inspection, shall impose a monetary penalty of $3,200 per
			 violation.
(i) For a third or
			 subsequent violation with a severity level of two discovered during any
			 subsequent inspection, may impose a monetary penalty of $400 per violation
			 regardless of whether a first or second monetary penalty was imposed.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 652.560 - Reduction of monetary penalties

Current through June 11, 2024
The Division will reduce the total amount due
			 for all penalties as determined pursuant to NAC 652.540 by 25 percent and no
			 interest will be charged if the laboratory against which the penalties are
			 imposed:
1. Waives the right to a
			 hearing;
2. Corrects the violations
			 that were the basis for the monetary penalty; and
3. Pays the monetary penalty within 15 days
			 after receipt of the notice of the penalty.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by
			 R104-13, eff. 3-28-2014
NRS
			 439.200,
			 652.123,
			 652.130,
			 652.225,
			 652.260
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 652.570 - Payment of monetary penalties: Time limitations; interest; costs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Payments made to satisfy a monetary
			 penalty imposed pursuant to NAC 652.157, 652.320 or 652.550 are due within 15
			 days after the date on which the notice of the penalty is provided pursuant to
			 NAC 652.540 and must be paid irrespective of any administrative
			 appeal.
2. If the laboratory has
			 appealed a decision imposing a monetary penalty pursuant to NAC 652.493, the
			 penalty is due and must be paid after the final administrative decision is
			 rendered and within 15 days after the laboratory has been notified of the
			 amount of the monetary penalty and any interest that may be due.
3. The total monetary penalty assessed
			 against any laboratory bears interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum.
			 Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, interest will be assessed on the
			 unpaid balance of the penalty, beginning on the date on which the penalty is
			 due.
4. The payment of any interest
			 that accrues while the laboratory has a hearing pending on the initial
			 determination of violations leading to the imposition of a monetary penalty
			 will be stayed pending the appeal.
5. Any costs, including, without limitation,
			 attorney's fees, incurred by the Division in the collection of any monetary
			 penalty may be recovered from the laboratory.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by
			 R104-13, eff. 3-28-2014
NRS
			 439.200,
			 652.123,
			 652.130,
			 652.225,
			 652.260
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 652.580 - Failure to pay monetary penalties: Grounds for suspension of license of laboratory; notice of intent to suspend license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the
			 laboratory fails to pay a monetary penalty on or before the date on which the
			 penalty is due, the Division may suspend the license of the
			 laboratory.
2. If the Division
			 determines to suspend the license of a laboratory pursuant to subsection 1, the
			 Division must, in accordance with the requirements of NAC 439.345, provide
			 notice of its intention to suspend the license of the laboratory.
3. If the laboratory fails to pay the
			 monetary penalty, including any additional costs incurred in collection of the
			 penalty, within 10 days after receipt of the notice described in subsection 2,
			 the Division must suspend the license of the laboratory. The suspension must
			 not be stayed during the pendency of any administrative appeal.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by
			 R104-13, eff. 3-28-2014
NRS
			 439.200,
			 652.123,
			 652.130,
			 652.220,
			 652.260
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 652.590 - Activities of certain licensed professional nurses working at community health nursing clinics established by Division

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensed
			 professional nurse who is employed by the Division to work at a community
			 health nursing clinic established by the Division may perform the following
			 tests:
(a) Analysis of urine, by dipstick or
			 tablet, for bilirubin, hemoglobin, leukocytes, specific gravity, protein,
			 glucose, ketone, nitrite, Ph and urobilinogen.
(b) Testing of urine to determine
			 pregnancy.
(c) Collecting of
			 samples for submission to a licensed laboratory.
(d) Determination of hemoglobin.
(e) Spun microhematocrit.
(f) Fecal occult blood.
(g) Gram stain of urethral
			 specimens.
(h) Direct wet
			 preparation.
(i) Potassium
			 hydroxide preparation.
(j) Blood
			 glucose, using devices for monitoring approved by the Food and Drug
			 Administration for use in the home.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 652.600 - Program of training for certification as technician

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Any program of training intended to prepare a person for certification as a
			 technician must be approved by the Division. Application for approval must be
			 submitted to the Division in the manner prescribed by the Division. The
			 application must include:
(a) A description
			 of the goals of the program;
(b) A
			 description of the methods of instruction;
(c) A description of the contents of the
			 courses;
(d) A description of the
			 qualifications of the instructors;
(e) A description of the methods of
			 evaluating the performance of the trainee; and
(f) The name of the director who is
			 responsible for the program.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.010 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
				the words and terms defined in NAC
				653.020 to
				653.065, inclusive, have the
				meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020;
				A by R043-20, 12/29/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.020 - "Accredited" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Contact hour" means 50 minutes of learning or
				instruction.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.025 - "Continuing education activity" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Continuing education activity" means a course or program that
				is planned, organized and administered to:
1. Provide sufficient depth and scope of a
			 subject area; and
2. Enhance the
			 knowledge and skill that underlies the professional performance that a license
			 holder uses to provide services to patients, the public or the medical
			 profession.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.027 - "Continuing education credit" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Continuing education credit" means 1 contact hour in a
				continuing education activity that is:
1. Approved by the Division; or
2. Prescribed and recognized by:
(a) The American Registry for Radiologic
			 Technologists, or its successor organization;
(b) The Nuclear Medicine Technology
			 Certification Board, or its successor organization;
(c) A regional accrediting agency, as
			 recognized by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists;
(d) The Conjoint Accreditation Services of
			 the Canadian Medical Association; or
(e) The Australian Society of Medical Imaging
			 and Radiation Therapy.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.030 - "Division" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Division" means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health
				of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.038 - "License" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"License" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				653.350.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.040 - "License holder" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"License holder" means a person who holds a license or limited
				license to engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging issued pursuant
				to NRS
				653.310 to
				653.910,
				inclusive.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.042 - "Licensed practitioner" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensed practitioner" means a person who is licensed or
				authorized pursuant to chapters 630 to 640, inclusive, of
				NRS.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.045 - "Limited license" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Limited license" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				653.360.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.055 - "Radiation therapy" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Radiation therapy" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				653.380.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.058 - "Radiologic imaging" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Radiologic imaging" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				653.390.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.060 - "Radiologist assistant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Radiologist assistant" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				653.400.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.065 - "Rural authorization" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Rural authorization" means a rural authorization issued
				pursuant to NAC
				653.430.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R043-20, eff. 12/29/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.080 - "Crime involving moral turpitude" defined for purposes of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 653460

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For the purpose
			 of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of
			 NRS
			 653.460, "crime involving moral turpitude"
			 means:
(a) A crime committed by a license
			 holder that resulted in harm to a patient of the license holder;
(b) A crime of dishonesty that might impair
			 the ability of a license holder to perform his or her duties; or
(c) A violation by the license holder of any
			 federal or state law that regulates the possession, distribution or use of any
			 controlled substance or any dangerous drug within the immediately preceding 7
			 years.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.085 - "Unprofessional conduct" defined for purposes of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 653460

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purpose of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of
				NRS
				653.460, "unprofessional conduct" means when
				a license holder engages in the following conduct:
1. A departure from or failure to conform to
			 the rules of applicable federal, state or local governments regarding the
			 practice of radiation therapy and radiologic imaging. If no such rule exists, a
			 departure from or failure to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable and
			 prevailing practice for radiation therapy and radiologic imaging.
2. Any practice of radiation therapy and
			 radiologic imaging that may create unnecessary danger to the life, health or
			 safety of the patient of the license holder. Actual injury to a patient of the
			 license holder or the public need not be established for a license holder to
			 engage in unprofessional conduct.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 653.090 - Adoption of publications by reference

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Chapter 10 of the Health Center
			 Compliance Manual, 2018 edition, published by the Health Resources and Services
			 Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is
			 hereby adopted by reference. The publication is available at no charge from the
			 Health Resources and Services Administration at the Internet address
https://bphc.hrsa.gov/programrequirements/compliancemanual/chapter-10.html#titletop
or, if that Internet website ceases to exist, from the Division.
2. The ARRT Standards of Ethics, published on
			 September 1, 2019, by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, is
			 hereby adopted by reference. The publication is available at no charge from the
			 American Registry of Radiologic Technologists at the Internet address
https://www.arrt.org/docs/default-source/governing-documents/arrt-standards-of-ethics.pdf?sfvrsn=c79e02fc_24
or, if that Internet website ceases to exist, from the Division.
3. If the publication adopted by reference in
			 subsection 1 or 2 is revised, the Division must review the revision to
			 determine its suitability for this State. If the Division determines that the
			 revision is not suitable for this State, the Division must consult with the
			 Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging Advisory Committee created by
			 NRS
			 653.450. If the Division does not revise its
			 determination after consulting the Committee, the Division must hold a public
			 hearing to review its determination and give notice of that hearing within 90
			 days after the date of publication of the revision. If, after the hearing, the
			 Division does not revise its determination, the Division must give notice that
			 the revision is not suitable for this State within 90 days after the hearing.
			 If the Division does not give such notice, the revision becomes part of the
			 publication adopted by reference pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, as
			 applicable.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R043-20, eff. 12/29/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › LICENSING › Section 653.100 - Issuance of license to engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purpose of subsection 1 of
				NRS
				653.510, the Division may issue a license to
				engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging to a person who is certified
				pursuant to subsection 2 of
				NRS
				653.510, and who has successfully completed
				an educational program accredited by:
1. A regional accrediting agency, as
			 recognized by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists; or
2. The Conjoint Accreditation Services of the
			 Canadian Medical Association or its successor organization.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › LICENSING › Section 653.105 - Issuance of license or limited license to person performing radiation therapy or radiologic imaging on or before January 1, 2020

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Pursuant to section 75 of
			 Senate Bill No. 130, chapter 435, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2744, the
			 Division shall issue a license or a limited license to a person who:
(a) Is performing radiation therapy or
			 radiologic imaging as part of his or her employment on or before January 1,
			 2020;
(b) Registers with the
			 Division; and
(c) Provides the
			 information set forth in subsection 2 to the Division.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › LICENSING › Section 653.110 - Renewal of license or limited license: Requirements; request for hearing if application denied; appeal; submission of new application

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division shall not renew a
			 license or limited license unless the applicant for renewal of the license or
			 limited license provides to the Division evidence that he or she has:
(a) Satisfied:
(1) The qualifications for the renewal of a
			 license or limited license set forth in this chapter and in
			 NRS
			 653.310 to
			 653.910, inclusive;
			 and
(2) The continuing education
			 requirements set forth in NAC
			 653.300; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › LICENSING › Section 653.120 - Notification to Division of change of mailing address of license holder; effect of failure to comply

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A license holder shall notify
			 the Division of any change in the mailing address of the license holder or of
			 any change in name, including, without limitation, a change in name that
			 results from marriage, within 10 business days after such a change. A license
			 holder may make such a notice either in writing or through the Internet website
			 of the Division.
2. If a license
			 holder fails to notify the Division pursuant to subsection 1, the Division
			 shall not consider such failure to notify:
(a) A cause to delay any administrative
			 proceedings involving the license holder that may subsequently occur; or
(b) As excusing the license holder
			 from complying with any of the provisions of
			 NRS
			 653.310 to
			 653.910, inclusive, or the
			 provisions of this chapter.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › FEES › Section 653.200 - Payment; exception; refund

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in
			 subsection 3:
(a) A person who is applying to
			 the Division for the issuance or renewal of a license or a limited license
			 pursuant to NRS
			 653.310 to
			 653.910, inclusive, a rural
			 authorization or a registration to perform computed tomography or fluoroscopy
			 pursuant to subsection 3 of
			 NRS
			 653.620 shall pay the applicable fee for the
			 issuance or renewal of a license, limited license, rural authorization or
			 registration which is set forth in this section.
(b) Before issuing or renewing a license,
			 limited license, rural authorization or registration to perform computed
			 tomography or fluoroscopy, the Division shall charge and collect the issuance
			 or renewal fee which is set forth in this section.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 653.300 - Requirements for renewal of license, limited license or rural authorization

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To renew his or her license,
			 limited license or rural authorization, the license holder or person who holds
			 a rural authorization shall maintain and provide to the Division evidence that
			 he or she has completed not less than the required amount of continuing
			 education credits set forth in this section.
2. A person who holds a license or limited
			 license shall provide to the Division as documentation of his or her continuing
			 education credits:
(a) A copy of valid
			 certification issued by a national professional organization that indicates, as
			 a requirement to maintain the certification, that the holder has completed
			 continuing education that meets or exceeds the requirements prescribed by
			 subsection 7 or 8, as applicable; or
(b) A certificate or list for the continuing
			 education credits that is provided by American Registry for Radiologic
			 Technologists, or its successor organization, or the Nuclear Medicine
			 Technology Certification Board, or its successor organization, or another
			 organization that meets the requirements of subsection 6 and is approved by the
			 Division.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › PRACTICE › Section 653.400 - Scope of practice for radiologist assistants and persons who hold licenses or limited licenses

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For the purpose of defining the
			 scope of practice pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of
			 NRS
			 653.460:
(a) A radiologist assistant who is authorized
			 to practice pursuant to
			 NRS
			 653.600:
(1) May perform any duties relating to the
			 care and management of patients, including, without limitation, radiologic
			 imaging and interventional procedures guided by radiologic imaging, under the
			 supervision of a radiologist who is certified by the American Board of
			 Radiology, or its successor organization, or the American Osteopathic Board of
			 Radiology, or its successor organization, in the areas of patient care, patient
			 management, clinical imaging and interventional procedures.
(2) May provide initial observations
			 concerning the images of a patient to a supervising physician who specializes
			 in radiology.
(3) Shall not
			 interpret images, make diagnoses, prescribe medication or therapies or
			 otherwise engage in the practice of medicine, as defined in
			 NRS
			 630.020.
(4) Shall perform his or her duties in
			 accordance with the Standards of Ethics adopted by reference in subsection 2 of
			 NAC 653.090.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › PRACTICE › Section 653.410 - Expiration of registration to engage in radiation therapy or radiologic imaging outside scope of practice; expiration of registration to perform computed tomography

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A registration issued pursuant
			 to NRS
			 653.610 to engage in radiation therapy or
			 radiologic imaging outside the scope of practice authorized for a holder of a
			 license or limited license expires on the date on which the holder's license or
			 limited license, as applicable, expires.
2. A registration to perform computed
			 tomography issued pursuant to
			 NRS
			 653.630 expires on the date on which the
			 holder's license expires.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R043-20, eff. 12/29/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › PRACTICE › Section 653.415 - Application for issuance or renewal of registration to continue performing computed tomography or fluoroscopy; expiration of registration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application for the issuance
			 or renewal of registration to continue performing computed tomography or
			 fluoroscopy pursuant to
			 NRS
			 653.620 must include, without limitation:
(a) Proof acceptable to the Division that the
			 applicant performed computed tomography or fluoroscopy as part of his or her
			 employment on January 1, 2020, and has continuously performed computed
			 tomography or fluoroscopy after that date; and
(b) Documentation acceptable to the Division
			 of the applicant's scope of practice on and after January 1, 2020.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › PRACTICE › Section 653.425 - Supervision of person who holds limited license performing radiologic imaging

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Pursuant to paragraph (d) of
			 subsection 1 of NRS
			 653.460, a person who holds a limited license
			 may perform radiologic imaging, as specified by his or her limited license,
			 only while under the supervision of a licensed practitioner.
2. When providing the supervision pursuant to
			 subsection 1, the licensed practitioner is responsible for and must control the
			 quality, radiation safety and protection and any other technical aspect of
			 using ionizing radiation on human beings for diagnostic or therapeutic
			 purposes.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › PRACTICE › Section 653.430 - Rural authorization to take X-ray photographs: Application; expiration; renewal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person who seeks to take
			 X-ray photographs pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of
			 NRS
			 653.620 must be issued a rural authorization
			 by the Division before taking such X-ray photographs.
2. To be issued the rural authorization that
			 is required pursuant to subsection 1, a person must:
(a) Submit to the Division a completed
			 application form for rural authorization;
(b) Pay the fee for the issuance of a rural
			 authorization set forth in NAC
			 653.200;
(c) Submit to the Division a completed and
			 signed statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services
			 of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to
			 NRS
			 425.520;
(d) Submit to the Division proof that the
			 person will be employed or serve as an independent contractor in a rural health
			 clinic or federally-qualified health center that has established a quality
			 assurance program for X-ray photographs that meets the requirements adopted by
			 reference in subsection 1 of NAC
			 653.090;
(e) Attest to knowledge of and compliance
			 with the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
			 concerning the prevention of transmission of infectious agents through safe and
			 appropriate injection practices; and
(f) Provide any additional information that
			 the Division requests.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › PRACTICE › Section 653.435 - Rural authorization to take X-ray photographs: Rural health clinic or federally-qualified health center required to establish quality assurance program under certain circumstances

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A rural health clinic or
			 federally-qualified health center that employs the holder of a rural
			 authorization or for which such a person serves as an independent contractor
			 must establish a quality assurance program for X-ray photographs that meets the
			 requirements prescribed by the publication adopted by reference pursuant to
			 subsection 1 of NAC
			 653.090.
2. The rural health clinic or
			 federally-qualified health center shall make documentation of the quality
			 assurance program available to the Division upon request.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R043-20, eff. 12/29/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › PRACTICE › Section 653.450 - Inspection of machine that produces radiation or radioactive materials by Division

Current through June 11, 2024
While inspecting a machine that produces radiation or
				radioactive materials, the Division may request documentation which shows that
				the operators of such machines satisfy the applicable requirements for training
				and credentialing that apply to license holders.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 653 - Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging › ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES › Section 653.600 - Procedure for review of actions taken by Division against license holder, registrant or applicant; final remedy

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A license holder, a person who
			 holds a registration pursuant to
			 NRS
			 653.620 or an applicant for a license or
			 limited license or registration who has reason to believe that an action taken
			 by the Division against the license holder, person who holds a registration or
			 applicant pursuant to
			 NRS
			 653.310 to
			 653.910, inclusive, is incorrect
			 or based on inadequate facts may, within 10 business days of receiving a notice
			 of such an action, request an informal discussion with the employee of the
			 Division who is responsible for the action and the immediate supervisor of the
			 employee.
2. If the informal
			 discussion entered into pursuant to subsection 1 does not resolve the
			 complaint, the license holder, person who holds a registration pursuant to
			 NRS
			 653.620 or applicant for a license or limited
			 license or for such a registration who has reason to believe that an action
			 taken by the Division pursuant to
			 NRS
			 653.310 to
			 653.910, inclusive, is incorrect
			 or based on inadequate facts may, within 10 business days after the date of the
			 informal discussion, submit a written request to the Division for an informal
			 conference of at least three persons chosen by the Division that does not
			 include the employees of the Division listed in subsection 1. The informal
			 conference must be scheduled for a date, place and time that is agreed to by
			 the license holder, person who holds a registration or applicant, as
			 applicable, and the Division. Such an informal conference must occur not later
			 than 60 days after the date on which the Division received the written request
			 for the informal conference. If the license holder, person who holds a
			 registration or applicant, as applicable, and the Division cannot agree to a
			 date, place and time for the informal conference, the Division shall designate
			 the date, place and time of the informal conference.
3. The determination of the Division that
			 results from the informal conference cannot be appealed and is the final remedy
			 available to the license holder or applicant.
4. The provisions of this section do not
			 apply to a complaint that falls under the scope of
			 NRS
			 653.700 or
			 653.720.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Health by R074-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 653.460
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 654 - ADMINISTRATORS OF FACILITIES FOR LONG-TERM CARE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 654.010 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
				the words and terms defined in NAC 654.014 to 654.055, inclusive, have the
				meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Supplied in
				codification; A by Bd. of Exam'rs for Admin'rs of Facilities for Long-Term
				Care, 11-29-95; R187-97, 3-12-98; R131-04,
				9-24-2004
NRS
				  654.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 654 - ADMINISTRATORS OF FACILITIES FOR LONG-TERM CARE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 654.014 - "Administrator of a residential facility for groups" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Administrator of a residential facility for groups" has the
				meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				654.015.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Admin'rs of Facilities for Long-Term Care by R131-04, eff.
				9-24-2004
NRS
				  654.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 654 - ADMINISTRATORS OF FACILITIES FOR LONG-TERM CARE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 654.016 - "Administrator of record" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Administrator of record" means the person named as the
				administrator of a nursing facility or a residential facility for groups on the
				license issued for the facility by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health
				of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Admin'rs of Facilities for Long-Term Care by R131-04, eff.
				9-24-2004
NRS
				  654.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 654 - ADMINISTRATORS OF FACILITIES FOR LONG-TERM CARE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 654.020 - "Board" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Board" means the Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care
				Administrators.
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Nursing Fac. Admin., License Rule No. 2 subsec. 1, eff. 12-28-69-NAC A by Bd.
				of Exam'rs for Admin'rs of Facilities for Long-Term Care, 11-29-95; A by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Long-Term Care Admin'rs by R129-09,
				10-15-2010
NRS
				  654.110