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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › STATEWIDE ALERT SYSTEM FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF MISSING ENDANGERED OLDER PERSONS › General Provisions › Section 427A.502 - "System" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"System" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
				  NRS
				  427A.866.
Added to
				  NAC by Department of Public Safety by
				  R021-12,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 427A.868
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › STATEWIDE ALERT SYSTEM FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF MISSING ENDANGERED OLDER PERSONS › Activation of System › Section 427A.515 - Prerequisites for activation by law enforcement agency

Current through June 11, 2024
Before a law enforcement agency may activate the System to
				  disseminate a notice on behalf of a missing endangered older person, the law
				  enforcement agency must:
1. Confirm
				that:
(a) The missing person is a person who
				meets the definition of a missing endangered older person set forth in NRS
				NRS
				427A.865;
(b) Alternative explanations for the
				disappearance of the missing endangered older person have been considered and
				eliminated;
(c) Not more than 72
				hours have elapsed since the time of discovery of the disappearance of the
				missing endangered older person;
(d) The law enforcement agency has sufficient
				descriptive information about the missing endangered older person and any other
				pertinent information to disseminate through the System;
(e) If a vehicle is involved in the
				disappearance of the missing endangered older person and the law enforcement
				agency decides to disseminate information regarding the vehicle through the
				System, the law enforcement agency has sufficient descriptive information
				regarding the vehicle to disseminate through the System; and
(f) If a suspect is involved in the
				disappearance of the missing endangered older person and the law enforcement
				agency decides to disseminate information regarding the suspect through the
				System, the law enforcement agency has sufficient descriptive information
				regarding the suspect to disseminate through the System; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › STATEWIDE ALERT SYSTEM FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF MISSING ENDANGERED OLDER PERSONS › Activation of System › Section 427A.521 - Procedures for activation; duties upon activation and upon notification of activation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If, after taking
				the actions set forth in section 7 of this regulation, the law enforcement
				agency determines that it is appropriate to activate the System, the law
				enforcement agency may activate the System. To activate the System, the law
				enforcement agency must:
(a) Transmit the
				completed activation form prescribed by the Department pursuant to section 9 of
				this regulation to the communications center of the Department which is located
				nearest to the law enforcement agency;
(b) Place a telephone call to the
				communications center of the Department which is located nearest to the law
				enforcement agency to confirm that the communications center received the
				activation form;
(c) Initiate a
				computerized alert to other law enforcement agencies, as appropriate, to
				attempt to locate the missing endangered older person and, if applicable, the
				suspect; and
(d) Enter the
				information concerning the missing endangered older person into the computer
				for the National Crime Information Center.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › STATEWIDE ALERT SYSTEM FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF MISSING ENDANGERED OLDER PERSONS › Activation of System › Section 427A.525 - Department to maintain activation form on Internet website; contents of form

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department will maintain on its Internet website a form
				  for use by a law enforcement agency to determine whether to activate the System
				  and to notify the Department that the law enforcement agency is activating the
				  System. The activation form must include, without limitation:
1. The name of the law enforcement agency
				that received the report of a missing endangered older person and the case
				number assigned to the report;
2.
				The name, title and contact information of the law enforcement officer assigned
				to the report;
3. A checklist of
				the criteria for activating the System to disseminate a notice on behalf of the
				missing endangered older person;
4. The name of and any other descriptive
				information concerning the missing endangered older person, including the last
				known location at which the missing endangered older person was seen;
5. A brief description or
				identification of the vehicle, if any, involved in the disappearance of the
				missing endangered older person;
6. The name of and any other descriptive
				information concerning a suspect, if any, who is believed to have taken the
				missing endangered older person, including the last known location at which the
				suspect was seen;
7. Information
				regarding whether the dissemination of the information will encompass:
(a) A particular neighborhood, city, county,
				region or state; or
(b) More than
				one neighborhood, city, county, region or state; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › STATEWIDE ALERT SYSTEM FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF MISSING ENDANGERED OLDER PERSONS › Activation of System › Section 427A.531 - Automatic expiration of activation; exceptions

Current through June 11, 2024
An activation of the System automatically expires 48 hours
				  after the System is activated unless:
1. The law enforcement agency that activated
				the System cancels the activation of the System pursuant to section 12 of this
				regulation; or
2. The Department
				grants an extension of the activation of the System pursuant to section 11 of
				this regulation.
Added to
				  NAC by Department of Public Safety by
				  R021-12,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 427A.868
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › STATEWIDE ALERT SYSTEM FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF MISSING ENDANGERED OLDER PERSONS › Activation of System › Section 427A.535 - Procedures for extension of activation; duties upon extension and upon notification of extension

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The law
				enforcement agency that activated the System may request an extension of the
				activation of the System for an additional 48 hours. A request for such an
				extension:
(a) May be verbal;
(b) May be made any time before the
				expiration of the activation; and
(c) Must be made to the communications center
				of the Department which received the activation form pursuant to section 8 of
				this regulation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › STATEWIDE ALERT SYSTEM FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF MISSING ENDANGERED OLDER PERSONS › Activation of System › Section 427A.541 - Procedures for cancellation of activation; duties upon cancellation and upon notification of cancellation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a missing
				endangered older person is located or it is otherwise necessary to cancel the
				activation of the System, the law enforcement agency that activated the System
				must cancel the activation. To cancel the activation of the System, the law
				enforcement agency must:
(a) Complete the
				cancellation form prescribed by the Department pursuant to section 13 of this
				regulation;
(b) Transmit the
				completed cancellation form to the communications center of the Department to
				which the activation form was transmitted;
(c) Place a telephone call to the
				communications center of the Department to which the activation form was
				transmitted to confirm that the communications center received the cancellation
				form;
(d) Initiate a computerized
				alert to other law enforcement agencies, as appropriate, indicating that the
				activation of the System has been cancelled; and
(e) Update, as appropriate, the records
				entered into the computer for the National Crime Information Center concerning
				the missing endangered older person.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › STATEWIDE ALERT SYSTEM FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF MISSING ENDANGERED OLDER PERSONS › Activation of System › Section 427A.545 - Department to maintain cancellation form on Internet website; contents of form

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department will maintain on its Internet website a form
				  for use by a law enforcement agency to cancel an activation of the System and
				  to notify the Department that the law enforcement agency has cancelled an
				  activation of the System. The cancellation form required pursuant to this
				  section must include, without limitation:
1. A statement indicating the procedure that
				a law enforcement agency must follow to cancel an activation of the System;
2. The name of the law enforcement
				agency that received a report of a missing endangered older person and the case
				number assigned to the report;
3.
				The name, title and contact information of the law enforcement officer
				authorizing the cancellation of the activation of the System;
4. The name of the missing endangered older
				person;
5. The date and time that
				the System was activated;
6. The
				date and time of the cancellation of the activation of the System; and
7. A statement indicating whether
				the missing endangered older person was located as a result of the activation
				of the System.
Added to
				  NAC by Department of Public Safety by
				  R021-12,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 427A.868
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › SERVICES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS › Section 427A.551 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 427A.551 to 427A.558, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 427A.552,
				427A.553 and 427A.554 have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R013-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.872
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › SERVICES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS › Section 427A.552 - "Autism spectrum disorder" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Autism spectrum disorder" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				427A.875.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R013-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.872
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › SERVICES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS › Section 427A.553 - "Norm-referenced instrument" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Norm-referenced instrument" means an instrument that is
				administered to a reference group and allows for a comparison of the trait of a
				person to whom the instrument is administered to traits of the reference
				group.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R013-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.872
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › SERVICES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS › Section 427A.554 - "Public agency providing autism services" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Public agency providing autism services" means the State or a
				local government or an agency thereof that provides, either directly or through
				a grant, contract or other agreement, assessments, interventions and diagnoses
				of persons with autism spectrum disorders or who are suspected of having autism
				spectrum disorders through the age of 21 years.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R013-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.872
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › SERVICES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS › Section 427A.555 - Determination of autism spectrum disorder: Approved diagnostic tools; waiver to use alternative diagnostic tools

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, when determining whether a person is a
			 person with autism spectrum disorder pursuant to
			 NRS
			 427A.872, a public agency providing autism
			 services shall:
(a) Use the module of the
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
, adopted by reference
			 in subsection 3, that is appropriate to the person;
(b) Use a diagnostic tool approved by the
			 Division that includes a formal interview with the parents of the person or, if
			 found to be appropriate by the professional making the determination, a
			 different relative or caregiver of the person; and
(c) Ensure that any professional making the
			 determination is fully trained in the use of the
Autism Diagnostic
			 Observation Schedule
and the diagnostic tool.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › SERVICES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS › Section 427A.556 - Assessments conducted by public agency providing autism services

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A public agency
			 providing autism services shall conduct an assessment, as described in
			 subsection 3, of a person with autism spectrum disorder or who is suspected of
			 having autism spectrum disorder:
(a) Before
			 providing services to the person or, if a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
			 is made after the public agency providing autism services begins to provide
			 services to the person, after the diagnosis is made.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in
			 subsection 2, at the time the person ceases to receive services from the public
			 agency providing autism services.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › SERVICES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS › Section 427A.557 - Annual report from Division of Public and Behavioral Health

Current through June 11, 2024
1. On or before August 31 of each year, in
			 addition to the information required to be reported pursuant to
			 NRS
			 442.760, the Division of Public and
			 Behavioral Health of the Department shall report to the Aging and Disability
			 Services Division data concerning each person with autism spectrum disorder who
			 receives services through a program operated by the Division of Public and
			 Behavioral Health or through a grant, contract or other agreement with the
			 Division of Public and Behavioral Health. Such data must include, without
			 limitation, as appropriate to the age of the person, the:
(a) Generalized imitation skills of the
			 person;
(b) Ability of the person
			 to visually discriminate;
(c)
			 Ability of the person to follow a two-step instruction;
(d) Ability of the person to express wants
			 and needs;
(e) Ability of the
			 person to play appropriately with at least five toys;
(f) Cognitive level of the person;
(g) Adaptive, social and emotional behavior
			 of the person; and
(h) Receptive
			 and expressive language levels of the person at intake and, if available, when
			 services ceased.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › SERVICES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS › Section 427A.558 - Annual report from Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. On or before August 31 of each year, in
			 addition to the information required to be reported pursuant to
			 NRS
			 615.205, the Department of Employment,
			 Training and Rehabilitation shall report to the Division data about each person
			 with autism spectrum disorder receiving vocational rehabilitation services
			 through the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. To the
			 extent applicable, such information must include, without limitation, the:
(a) Types of support or training needed by
			 the person to obtain employment or remain employed;
(b) Amount of money spent on support or
			 training for the person by the Department of Employment, Training and
			 Rehabilitation since August 31 of the previous year;
(c) Number of hours worked by the person
			 since August 31 of the previous year;
(d) Average hourly rate of compensation
			 received by the person since August 31 of the previous year;
(e) Number of times the person has returned
			 to the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation for supplemental
			 vocational rehabilitation services;
(f) Date on which the person began working
			 and the job title of the position;
(g) Date on which the person stopped
			 receiving vocational rehabilitation services; and
(h) Reason for which the person stopped
			 receiving vocational rehabilitation services.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.600 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 427A.600 to 427A.633, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 427A.603 to
				427A.610, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R019-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.850,
				  427A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.603 - "Applicant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Applicant" means a person who applies for services through the
				Program.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R019-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.850,
				  427A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.605 - "Contractor" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Contractor" means any person or governmental entity with which
				the Division enters into a contract to provide services for the Program.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R019-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.850,
				  427A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.607 - "Program" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Program" means the Program for Persons With Traumatic Brain
				Injuries established pursuant to NAC 427A.613.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R019-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.850,
				  427A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.610 - "Recipient" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Recipient" means a person who receives services for a
				traumatic brain injury through the Program.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R019-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.850,
				  427A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.613 - Establishment; provision of services

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Program for
			 Persons With Traumatic Brain Injuries is hereby established.
2. The Division will provide services for
			 traumatic brain injuries through the Program either directly or through one or
			 more contractors.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R019-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.850,
				  427A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.615 - Division to conduct annual review; evaluation

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 The Division will conduct a review of the Program on an annual basis.
2. When conducting a review pursuant to
			 subsection 1, the Division will evaluate:
(a)
			 The facility of each contractor to determine whether the facility is accessible
			 to persons with disabilities;
(b) A
			 sample of the case files of recipients to determine whether the case files are
			 maintained in compliance with all applicable policies and procedures of the
			 Division;
(c) The satisfaction of a
			 sample of the recipients with the services received;
(d) The impact of the Program on the
			 independence of recipients;
(e) The
			 effectiveness of the Program; and
(f) The delivery of services to recipients by
			 each contractor to determine whether services were delivered in compliance with
			 all applicable policies and procedures of the Division and the contract with
			 the Division.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.617 - Quarterly reports to Division of Public and Behavioral Health

Current through June 11, 2024
The chief administrative officer of each hospital in this State
				shall ensure that the hospital submits to the Division of Public and Behavioral
				Health of the Department the quarterly reports required pursuant to NAC
				450B.768. Submission of the quarterly reports satisfies the requirements of
				NRS
				427A.820.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R019-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.850,
				  427A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.620 - Application to participate in Program: Form; requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
A person who wishes to participate in the Program must submit
				an application on a form prescribed by the Division to the Division or to a
				contractor designated by the Division. The application must require an
				applicant to demonstrate that the applicant:
1. Is a resident of this State;
2. Has been diagnosed with a traumatic brain
			 injury;
3. Requires assistance in
			 one or more of the areas described in
			 NRS
			 427A.850;
4. Has exhausted all other resources
			 available to pay for the services offered through the Program, including,
			 without limitation, public and private health insurance; and
5. Meets any other requirements of the
			 Division to establish that the applicant is suitable to be a
			 recipient.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R019-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.850,
				  427A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.623 - List of approved applicants; services to be provided in certain order; retention of position on or removal from list

Current through June 11, 2024
The Division or the contractor will maintain a list of
				applicants who have been approved to participate in the Program in the order in
				which their applications are approved. The Division or the contractor will
				provide services to each such applicant in the order in which the name of the
				applicant appears on the list. If an applicant is not prepared to accept
				services when offered, the services will be offered to the next applicant on
				the list. In such a case, the applicant who does not accept services may elect
				whether to retain his or her position on the list or be removed from the
				list.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R019-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.850,
				  427A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.625 - Requirements for contract between Division and contractor; duties of contractor

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any contract
			 entered into between the Division and a contractor will contain provisions that
			 require the contractor to:
(a) If the
			 contractor provides rehabilitation services under the Program, establish and
			 maintain accreditation with CARF International or its successor
			 organization;
(b) Maintain
			 employees who have personal or professional knowledge of traumatic brain
			 injuries and an understanding of the services required by a person with a
			 traumatic brain injury; and
(c)
			 Determine whether an applicant is eligible for services pursuant to NAC
			 427A.620.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.627 - Monitoring and evaluation of contractor; submission of reports to Division

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division will monitor the management
			 and financial records of each contractor and will evaluate the effectiveness of
			 each contractor in carrying out its duties established in its contract with the
			 Division.
2. Each contractor shall
			 submit to the Division:
(a) Reports
			 summarizing the services provided through the Program to persons with traumatic
			 brain injuries at the times and on the forms specified by the Division;
			 and
(b) Any other reports requested
			 by the Division.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.630 - Appeal of decision relating to eligibility for services or services provided

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant or
			 recipient who disagrees with a decision of a contractor relating to eligibility
			 for services or the services provided through the Program may, within 15
			 working days after the applicant or recipient receives notice of the decision,
			 file an appeal with the contractor.
2. The contractor:
(a) May require the applicant or recipient to
			 submit, in writing, evidence to support the appeal; and
(b) Shall render a decision in writing within
			 30 days after it receives the appeal.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES › Section 427A.633 - Grounds for termination of services

Current through June 11, 2024
Services provided to a recipient may be terminated if the
				recipient:
1. Fails to provide any
			 documents needed to evaluate his or her eligibility for services through the
			 Program or in the recipient's plan of care;
2. Willfully defrauds the Program;
3. Fails to comply with any provision of NAC
			 427A.600 to 427A.633, inclusive; or
4. Voluntarily withdraws from the
			 Program.
Added to NAC by Aging
				& Disability Services Div. by R019-12, eff.
				9-14-2012
NRS
				  427A.850,
				  427A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › USE OF SIGNATURE STAMPS BY CERTAIN PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES › Section 427A.650 - "Signature stamp" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 427A.650 to 427A.665, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, "signature stamp" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				427A.755.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Health & Human Services by R004-06, eff. 5-4-2006-Substituted in revision
				for NAC 426.650
NRS
				  427A.755
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › USE OF SIGNATURE STAMPS BY CERTAIN PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES › Section 427A.655 - Ownership of stamp required for use

Current through June 11, 2024
A person shall not use a signature stamp unless the person is
				the owner of the signature stamp.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Health & Human Services by R004-06, eff. 5-4-2006-Substituted in revision
				for NAC 426.655
NRS
				  427A.755
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › USE OF SIGNATURE STAMPS BY CERTAIN PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES › Section 427A.660 - Photographic identification of person using stamp

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 person, government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a
			 government may require a person who uses a signature stamp pursuant to
			 NRS
			 427A.755 to present photographic
			 identification as proof of his or her identity to ensure that the person using
			 the signature stamp is the owner of the signature stamp.
2. A person, government, governmental agency
			 or political subdivision of a government that requires a person to present
			 photographic identification pursuant to subsection 1 shall accept a driver's
			 license, identification card, passport and any other documentation which
			 contains a photograph of the person issued by a governmental entity which the
			 person, government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a
			 government deems to be satisfactory proof of a person's identity.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Health & Human Services by R004-06, eff. 5-4-2006-Substituted in revision
				for NAC 426.660
NRS
				  427A.755
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › USE OF SIGNATURE STAMPS BY CERTAIN PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES › Section 427A.665 - Liability for damages caused by use of stamp by person other than owner

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in
			 subsections 2 and 3, the owner of a signature stamp is liable for any damages
			 caused by the use of the signature stamp by a person other than the owner of
			 the signature stamp.
2. The owner
			 of a signature stamp is not liable for damages caused by the use of the
			 signature stamp by a person other than the owner of the signature stamp if the
			 signature stamp was lost or stolen and the owner reported the loss or theft of
			 the signature stamp to:
(a) The appropriate
			 law enforcement agency;
(b) The
			 financial institutions with which the owner of the signature stamp has
			 accounts;
(c) The registrar of
			 voters of the county in which the owner of the signature stamp resides or the
			 county clerk of the county in which the owner of the signature stamp resides if
			 the owner of the signature stamp resides in a county in which a registrar of
			 voters has not been appointed pursuant to
			 NRS
			 244.164; and
(d) The county recorder of the county in
			 which the owner of the signature stamp resides,
within 10 days after the
				date of discovery of the loss or theft.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.675 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 427A.675 to 427A.789, inclusive, unless the
				  context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 427A.680 to
				  427A.720, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				  sections.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Health & Human Services by R005-06, eff. 5-4-2006; A by Aging &
				  Disability Services Div. by R024-10, 7-22-2010; R016-12, 9-14-2012-Substituted
				  in revision for NAC 426.675
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.680 - "Administrator" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Administrator" means the Administrator of the
				  Division.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Health & Human Services by R005-06, eff. 5-4-2006-Substituted in
				  revision for NAC 426.680
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.685 - "Contractor" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Contractor" means any person or governmental or private
				  agency or organization with which the Division enters into a contract pursuant
				  to NAC 427A.743.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Health & Human Services by R005-06, eff. 5-4-2006; A by Aging &
				  Disability Services Div. by R024-10, 7-22-2010-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  426.685
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.687 - "Division" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Division" means the Aging and Disability Services Division
				  of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Health & Human Services by R005-06, eff. 5-4-2006-Substituted in
				  revision for NAC 426.695
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.690 - "Essential personal care" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Essential personal care" means the tasks described in NAC
				  427A.735.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Health & Human Services by R005-06, eff. 5-4-2006-Substituted in
				  revision for NAC 426.690
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.695 - "Financial assistance" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Financial assistance" means assistance provided by a program
				  manager to persons with physical disabilities for such essential personal care
				  as is necessary to enable them to live in a noninstitutional or unsupervised
				  residential setting.
Added to NAC by Aging
				  & Disability Services Div. by R024-10, eff.
				  7-22-2010
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.700 - "Person with a physical disability" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Person with a physical disability" has the meaning ascribed
				  to it in
				  NRS
				  427A.791.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Health & Human Services by R005-06, eff. 5-4-2006-Substituted in
				  revision for NAC 426.700
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.705 - "Personal care attendant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Personal care attendant" means a person who has the
				  knowledge and skill to provide essential personal care pursuant to NAC 427A.675
				  to 427A.789, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Health & Human Services by R005-06, eff. 5-4-2006; A by Aging &
				  Disability Services Div. by R016-12, 9-14-2012-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  426.705
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.707 - "Program manager" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Program manager" means:
1. The Division; or
2. A person, agency or organization outside
				of the Division with which the Division has entered into a contract pursuant to
				NAC 427A.743.
Added to NAC by Aging
				  & Disability Services Div. by R024-10, eff.
				  7-22-2010
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.710 - "Recipient" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Recipient" means a person who receives financial assistance
				  for essential personal care pursuant to NAC 427A.675 to 427A.789,
				  inclusive.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Health & Human Services by R005-06, eff. 5-4-2006; A by Aging &
				  Disability Services Div. by R016-12, 9-14-2012-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  426.710
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.720 - "Support services for independent living" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Support services for independent living" includes, without
				  limitation:
1. Assisting a recipient
				in developing a comprehensive plan to support his or her ability to live
				independently;
2. Offering
				assistance, support or direction in performing activities of daily living;
				and
3. Coordinating such services
				with other services and coordinating providers of other services on behalf of a
				recipient.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Health & Human Services by R005-06, eff. 5-4-2006-Substituted in
				  revision for NAC 426.720
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.725 - Eligibility for financial assistance; provision of care by Division

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To be eligible for financial assistance
				pursuant to NAC 427A.675 to 427A.789, inclusive, a person must:
(a) Be a resident of the State;
(b) Be diagnosed as a person with a physical
				disability by a licensed physician;
(c) Require assistance as determined pursuant
				to subsection 1 of NAC 427A.730;
(d) Use all other resources in the community
				that provide essential personal care or financial assistance for essential
				personal care before requesting financial assistance pursuant to NAC 427A.675
				to 427A.789, inclusive;
(e) Except
				as otherwise provided in subsection 2, require not more than 35 hours of
				essential personal care each week from this program to live
				independently;
(f) Be capable of
				supervising the attendant who provides the care, except that in extraordinary
				circumstances the Division may designate a responsible person to supervise the
				attendant on behalf of the otherwise eligible person;
(g) Be capable of participating in a plan for
				independent living; and
(h) Be
				financially eligible pursuant to the provisions of NAC 427A.765.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.730 - Eligibility for provision of financial assistance; priority given under certain circumstances

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Financial
				assistance may be provided to an eligible person who:
(a) Has a traumatic brain injury;
				or
(b) Requires assistance with at
				least two of the following tasks:
(1)
				Bathing.
(2) Toileting.
(3) Eating.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.735 - Scope of essential personal care

Current through June 11, 2024
Essential personal care is limited to assisting a person who
				  is eligible to receive financial assistance pursuant to NAC 427A.675 to
				  427A.789, inclusive:
1. In the
				elimination of wastes from the body;
2. In dressing and undressing;
3. In bathing and grooming;
4. In the preparation and eating of
				meals;
5. In getting in and out of
				bed;
6. In repositioning while
				asleep;
7. In the use of prostheses
				and other medical equipment;
8. In
				moving about, including, without limitation, assisting a person:
(a) In moving from a wheelchair, bed or other
				piece of furniture;
(b) With
				ambulation; and
(c) With exercises
				to increase the range of motion;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.740 - Duties of program manager

Current through June 11, 2024
The program manager shall:
1. Reevaluate a recipient's eligibility every
				12 months and when his or her need for essential personal care
				changes.
2. Coordinate the
				provision of essential personal care to eligible persons.
3. Provide assessments of recipients. An
				assessment must:
(a) Be conducted by a
				licensed professional who is familiar with essential personal care and the
				independent living needs of persons with physical disabilities;
(b) Whenever possible, be conducted at the
				location where the services are offered; and
(c) Include the requirements for completing
				specific tasks, the time required for completion of the tasks and a statement
				by the recipient concerning the recipient's perspective of his or her needs for
				care.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.743 - Contract for provision of essential personal care and other services

Current through June 11, 2024
The Division may enter into a contract with a contractor to
				  provide essential personal care and other services pursuant to NAC 427A.675 to
				  427A.789, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Aging
				  & Disability Services Div. by R024-10, eff. 7-22-2010; A by R016-12,
				  9-14-2012
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.745 - Monitoring and evaluation of contractors; submission by contractors of reports and proposed procedural changes

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the
				Division has entered into a contract pursuant to NAC 427A.743, the Division
				will monitor the management and the financial records of the contractor and
				will evaluate the contractor's efficiency in administering the provisions of
				the contract.
2. The contractor
				shall submit to the Division:
(a) Reports
				summarizing the activities of programs providing essential personal care at
				times and on forms as determined by the Division.
(b) Any proposed procedural changes for
				review and approval before they are carried out.
(c) Such other reports as the Division
				requests.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.750 - Notification of program manager of changes in income or need for essential personal care of recipient

Current through June 11, 2024
A recipient shall notify the program manager of any change in
				  the recipient's:
1. Income, the income
				of the recipient's spouse or, if the recipient is a dependent child or adult
				who has no income and is financially supported by his or her family, the income
				of the recipient's family that would affect the recipient's eligibility;
				and
2. Need for essential personal
				care.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Health & Human Services by R005-06, eff. 5-4-2006; A by Aging &
				  Disability Services Div. by R024-10, 7-22-2010-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  426.750
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.755 - Application for financial assistance; statement of need for care; notification and date of eligibility; notification of position on waiting list

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for financial assistance must
				submit to the program manager a completed application and a written statement
				from a licensed physician, physician assistant or registered nurse certifying
				the applicant's need for essential personal care.
2. The program manager shall, within 30 days
				after receiving a completed application, notify the applicant in writing
				whether he or she is eligible for financial assistance.
3. If money is available, a person may be
				eligible to receive financial assistance on the date the determination of
				eligibility is made.
4. If money is
				not available, the program manager shall notify the person that the person will
				be placed on the waiting list maintained by the Division of persons eligible
				for financial assistance in the order of their priority.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Health & Human Services by R005-06, eff. 5-4-2006; A by Aging &
				  Disability Services Div. by R024-10, 7-22-2010-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  426.755
NRS
					 427A.793
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities › PROGRAM TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN UNSUPERVISED SETTINGS › General Provisions › Section 427A.765 - Determination of financial eligibility; determination of portion of cost to be paid by recipient; payment of costs by contractor

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant is not eligible to receive
				financial assistance pursuant to subsection 1 of NAC 427A.725, if his or her
				gross monthly income, less the expenses set forth in paragraphs (a) to (d),
				inclusive, of subsection 2, is more than 800 percent of the federally
				designated level signifying poverty, divided by 12, for the size of family
				applicable to the applicant, as determined by the United States Department of
				Health and Human Services and published annually in the Federal
				Register.
2. In determining the
				financial eligibility of an applicant, one-half of the gross monthly income of
				the applicant earned through employment, any additional gross monthly income of
				the applicant and the gross monthly income of the applicant's spouse must be
				counted. From the total must be deducted any amount paid directly by the
				applicant or the applicant's spouse that is not reimbursed by any other source
				for:
(a) Medicine prescribed for the applicant
				or the applicant's spouse or dependent child by a physician;
(b) Medical care provided to the applicant or
				the applicant's spouse or dependent child by a doctor, hospital or other
				medical facility;
(c) Special
				equipment, services or supplies to help the applicant or any other member of
				the household who also has a disability do what a person who is not disabled
				can do; and
(d) Health insurance
				and the cost thereof, including, without limitation, the payment of premiums
				and copayments for the applicant or the applicant's spouse or dependent
				child.
As used in this subsection, "medical facility" has the meaning
				  ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  449.0151 and includes a facility for the
				  rehabilitation of persons with physical disabilities.