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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › PROBATIONARY AND TRIAL PERIODS › Section 284.462 - Placement of promoted employee who fails to attain permanent status or is dismissed for certain causes from position to which employee was promoted; placement of displaced employee

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For the purposes
			 of this section only, "promotion" means any movement into a vacant position
			 which has a higher grade than the position previously occupied by a classified
			 employee who has completed an initial probationary period.
2. An employee who is promoted and fails to
			 attain permanent status in the position to which he or she was promoted or who
			 is dismissed for a cause other than misconduct or delinquency on his or her
			 part from the position to which he or she was promoted, either during the
			 probationary period for that position or at its conclusion, must, in the
			 following order, be:
(a) Restored to the
			 position from which the employee was promoted, unless that position is held by
			 an employee with greater seniority;
(b) If the position from which the employee
			 was promoted is held by an employee with greater seniority, appointed to
			 another position in the agency from which the employee was promoted:
(1) For which a vacancy exists; and
(2) Which is in the same class as the
			 position held by the employee immediately before the promotion; or
(c) If the position from which the
			 employee was promoted is held by an employee with greater seniority and a
			 position described in paragraph (b) does not exist:
(1) Appointed to a position in the agency
			 from which the employee was promoted:
(I) For
			 which a vacancy exists;
(II) Within
			 a class equal to or lower than the class of the position held by the employee
			 immediately before the promotion; and
(III) For which the employee meets the
			 minimum qualifications; or
(2) Placed on the reemployment list for other
			 classes for which the employee meets the minimum qualifications.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › REPORTS ON PERFORMANCE AND LETTERS OF INSTRUCTION › Section 284.468 - Standards for performance of work

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A standard for
			 the performance of work is a written statement prepared on a form prescribed by
			 the Division of Human Resource Management of the results or behavior, or both,
			 expected of an employee when the job elements of the employee's position are
			 satisfactorily performed under existing working conditions. Standards are
			 required for all classified positions.
2. The appointing authority is responsible
			 for ensuring that each position has standards and that each employee is
			 evaluated using those standards. The supervisor has responsibility for
			 establishing the initial standards, but the employee must be given the
			 opportunity to provide comments when the standards for his or her position are
			 revised.
3. The appointing
			 authority has final approval of the standards for a position.
4. Standards must be reviewed annually and
			 amended when appropriate.
5. Each
			 employee must be provided with a copy of the standards for his or her
			 position.
6. As used in this
			 section, "job elements" means :
(a) Quality of
			 work;
(b) Quantity of
			 work;
(c) Work habits;
(d) Relationships with other
			 persons;
(e) Taking action
			 independently;
(f) Meeting work
			 commitments;
(g) Analyzing
			 situations and materials; and
(h)
			 If supervising the work of other persons is part of the responsibilities of an
			 employee, supervising the work of other persons.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › REPORTS ON PERFORMANCE AND LETTERS OF INSTRUCTION › Section 284.470 - Preparation, filing, contents, discussion and distribution of reports; powers and duties of employees; review; adjustment of grievances

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person shall not complete a report on
			 performance unless he or she has completed the training provided or approved by
			 the Administrator concerning the preparation of a report on
			 performance.
2. A report on
			 performance must be prepared on the form prescribed by the Division of Human
			 Resource Management.
3. A report on
			 performance must be filed at the times prescribed by NRS 284.340, but may be
			 filed more frequently at the discretion of the supervisor of the
			 employee.
4. If a report on
			 performance is filed on or before the times specified in
			 NRS
			 284.340, the overall rating of performance of
			 the employee will be reflected in the employee's record of employment and the
			 employee will receive a merit pay increase if he or she is otherwise eligible
			 for the increase pursuant to NAC 284.194.
5. If a report on performance is not filed on
			 or before the times specified in
			 NRS
			 284.340, the performance of the employee
			 shall be deemed to be standard for the purpose of determining the salary of the
			 employee and the employee will receive a merit pay increase if he or she is
			 otherwise eligible for the increase pursuant to NAC 284.194. If an untimely
			 report on performance:
(a) Is filed
			 thereafter, the employee's record of employment will be updated to reflect the
			 overall rating of performance of the employee as reported, but that rating will
			 not affect any merit pay increase to which the employee is otherwise
			 entitled.
(b) Is not filed
			 thereafter, the employee's record of employment will not include an overall
			 rating of performance of the employee for that period of evaluation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › REPORTS ON PERFORMANCE AND LETTERS OF INSTRUCTION › Section 284.474 - Employee entitled to copy of report (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
[Personnel Div., Rule IX § C, eff. 8-11-73] - (NAC A by
				  Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84)
; R by
				R057-18A,
				eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
				284.065,
				284.155,
				284.340,
				284.384
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › REPORTS ON PERFORMANCE AND LETTERS OF INSTRUCTION › Section 284.478 - Appeal of decision of reviewing officer (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
[Personnel Div., Rule IX § D, eff. 8-11-73] - (NAC A by
				  Dep't of Personnel, 10-18-89; R197-99, 1-26-2000; A by Personnel Comm'n by
				  R007-11, 10-26-2011)
; R by
				R057-18A,
				eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
				284.065,
				284.155,
				284.340,
				284.384
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › REPORTS ON PERFORMANCE AND LETTERS OF INSTRUCTION › Section 284.480 - Letters of instruction: Authorized use as coaching or performance management tool; contents; discussion; retention in working file of supervisor

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A letter of instruction is a document that
			 is in written or electronic form and that:
(a)
			 A supervisor of an employee may provide to the employee as a coaching or
			 performance management tool to:
(1) Address
			 the job performance or behavior of the employee; and
(2) Provide evidence of the job performance
			 or behavior expected of the employee; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.482 - Types of training

Current through June 11, 2024
Each employee is responsible for improving his or her own
				professional competence. The employing agency shall, within budgetary
				constraints, complement the employee's own efforts by providing the following
				kinds of training:
1. Training which
			 is beneficial to the agency's operation or is required by the State, the
			 appointing authority, or the Federal Government.
2. Training which is needed to enable the
			 employee to meet the standards of performance for his or her
			 position.
3. Training which is
			 needed to update the employee's skills, knowledge, and techniques of his or her
			 current position.
[Personnel Div., Rule X § B, eff. 1-18-82] - (NAC A by
				  Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84)
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.343
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.484 - Release time or leave to attend training

Current through June 11, 2024
1. When training is
			 required by the appointing authority, the authority must grant release time to
			 attend the training. Release time is considered time worked. The agency is
			 responsible for any overtime earned as a result of such training.
2. When training is requested by the
			 employee, the appointing authority may:
(a)
			 Grant the employee release time, but not overtime;
(b) Require the employee to take approved
			 leave for the work time spent to attend the training; or
(c) Deny the request. Approval must not be
			 unreasonably withheld and reasons for denial must be provided the employee in
			 writing.
In making the determination to approve or deny training
				pursuant to this subsection, the appointing authority must consider the
				appropriateness of the training in accordance with NAC
				284.485.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.485 - Criteria for approving or denying training or education requested

Current through June 11, 2024
In determining whether to approve or deny training or education
				requested by an employee, an appointing authority shall consider whether the
				training or education:
1. Is required
			 by or related to the job of the employee;
2. Is relevant to the prospective duties of
			 the employee; or
3. Is a benefit to
			 both the agency and the employee participating by:
(a) Preparing the agency and employee for
			 technological and legal developments;
(b) Increasing the work capabilities of the
			 agency and employee;
(c) Increasing
			 the number of qualified employees in areas for which the agency has difficulty
			 in recruiting or retaining employees; or
(d) Increasing the professional competence of
			 the employees of the agency.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.486 - Money for training to be used to produce greatest benefit in relation to cost of training

Current through June 11, 2024
Money for training must be used to produce the greatest benefit
				in relation to the cost of the training. This requirement applies to money
				which is administered by the Division of Human Resource Management and to money
				which is administered by other agencies.
[Personnel Div., Rule X § C, eff. 1-18-82] - (NAC A by
				  Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84; R082-00,
				  8-2-2000)
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.343
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.490 - Reimbursement or prepayment for training or education

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an employee receives approval to take
			 training or education that he or she requested to take, including, without
			 limitation, a course or workshop:
(a) The
			 employing agency may reimburse the employee for the expense of the training or
			 education only after the successful completion of the training; or
(b) The employing agency may elect to prepay
			 the cost of the training or education.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.494 - Request for training

Current through June 11, 2024
A request for training to be provided by the Division of Human
				Resource Management must be completed on a form provided by the Division of
				Human Resource Management and approved before the training is begun if:
1. The cost involved will be charged to the
			 budgetary category for training; or
2. Release time from the employee's regular
			 job will be granted for the training.
[Personnel Div., Rule X § E, eff. 1-18-82] - (NAC A by
				  Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84; 5-27-86)
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.343
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.496 - Classes and training concerning prevention of sexual harassment

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Within 30 days after an employee is
			 initially appointed to state service, the employee shall attend a certified
			 class concerning the prevention of sex- or gender-based harassment.
2. At least once every 2 years after his or
			 her initial appointment to state service, an employee shall attend a certified
			 refresher class or training concerning the prevention of sex- or gender-based
			 harassment.
3. An appointing
			 authority may require an employee to retake any part or all of the classes or
			 training required by subsections 1 and 2, or to participate in any additional
			 classes or training deemed necessary by the appointing authority.
4. The appointing authority shall retain the
			 proof of completion by an employee of a class or training required by this
			 section.
5. The Division of Human
			 Resource Management will certify the classes and training concerning the
			 prevention of sex- or gender-based harassment required by this
			 section.
Added to NAC by
				Personnel Comm'n by R096-03, 10-30-2003, eff. 1-1-2004; A by
				R016-21A,
				eff. 9/8/2022
NRS
				  284.065, 284.155,
				  284.343,
				  284.4082
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.498 - Training of supervisory and managerial employees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except
			 as otherwise provided in this section:
(a)
			 Within 30 days after an agency initially appoints an employee to a supervisory
			 position or managerial position, the employee shall attend a training class
			 concerning sex- or gender-based harassment.
(b) Within 6 months after an agency initially
			 appoints an employee to a supervisory position or managerial position, the
			 employee shall attend a training class concerning work performance standards
			 and the evaluation of the performance of employees.
(c) Within 12 months after an agency appoints
			 an employee to a supervisory position or managerial position, the employee
			 shall attend at least one training class which has been approved by the
			 Division of Human Resource Management in each of the following areas:
(1) The following:
(I) Equal employment opportunity;
			 and
(II) Unlawful discrimination
			 and sex- or gender-based harassment;
(2) Interviewing and hiring;
(3) Alcohol and drug testing;
(4) Progressive disciplinary
			 procedures;
(5) Handling
			 grievances; and
(6) The following:
(I) Title I of the American with Disabilities
			 Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111-12117;
(II) The ADA Amendments Act of 2008,
			 Public
			 Law 110-325;
(III) The development of essential functions
			 of positions that are described to each candidate and considered by the
			 appointing authority pursuant to NAC
			 284.441; and
(IV) The Family and Medical Leave Act of
			 1993,
			 29 U.S.C. §§
												2601 et seq.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.504 - Certification of employees who prepare forms for Records or Payroll Sections of Division of Human Resource Management

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An employee of
			 the State who performs the work involving the preparation of forms for the
			 Records or Payroll Sections of the Division of Human Resource Management must
			 be certified in the preparation of forms and the procedures which are used in
			 the respective sections. The certification must be obtained within 6 months of
			 the employee's appointment to the position and is accomplished by the
			 employee's attendance at the appropriate training class which is offered by the
			 Division of Human Resource Management.
2. Continued certification requires biennial
			 attendance at a class in payroll and records procedures sponsored by the
			 Division of Human Resource Management.
3. The appointing authority and the
			 supervisor of an employee described in subsection 1 are responsible for
			 ensuring that the employee complies with the provisions of subsections 1 and
			 2.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A
				  7-14-88
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.343
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.506 - Responsibilities of Division of Human Resource Management

Current through June 11, 2024
The responsibilities of the Division of Human Resource
				Management include:
1. Reviewing the
			 training records of state agencies which have approved training to check for
			 compliance with NRS
			 284.343 and NAC
			 284.482 to
			 284.522, inclusive.
2. Providing consultative services, when
			 requested, to assist state agencies in assessing the needs for training,
			 developing training plans and establishing systems of records for
			 training.
3. Providing training
			 which applies throughout the State and specialized training which is based on
			 the expertise and resources available.
4. Making recommendations for the improvement
			 of an agency's training program when requested.
5. Reviewing requests for training and making
			 the final approval or disapproval for training provided, paid for or
			 coordinated by the Division of Human Resource Management.
[Personnel Div., Rule X § G, eff. 1-18-82] - (NAC A by
				  Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84; A by Personnel Comm'n by R189-09,
				  4-20-2010)
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.343
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.510 - Responsibilities of appointing authorities

Current through June 11, 2024
The responsibilities of the appointing authority of each state
				agency include:
1. Ensuring that its
			 training activities comply with the provisions of
			 NRS
			 284.343 and NAC
			 284.482 to
			 284.522, inclusive.
2. Ensuring that sufficient money is
			 available before approving training requests.
3. Making the final approval or disapproval
			 of requests for training except for training provided, paid for or coordinated
			 by the Division of Human Resource Management.
4. Ensuring that the agency's training
			 program is based on a systematic approach.
5. Providing training opportunities for all
			 job categories in the agency.
6.
			 Ensuring that a system exists for evaluating the effectiveness of training
			 activities.
7. Keeping adequate
			 statistical records of training activities.
[Personnel Div., Rule X § H, eff. 1-18-82] - (NAC A by
				  Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84)
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.343
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.514 - Educational leave stipends

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A stipend for an
			 educational leave of up to three-fourths of an employee's base rate of pay may
			 be paid if money is available for that purpose and the course of study meets
			 the requirements set forth in NAC
			 284.485.
2. An employee's request for such a stipend
			 must be endorsed by his or her appointing authority and be accompanied by a
			 copy of the employee's agreement to return to work for the State. The request
			 will be reviewed, and a recommendation made, by the Division of Human Resource
			 Management. Before the employee is given the stipend to engage in the proposed
			 college program, the request must be approved by the State Board of
			 Examiners.
3. An agency may not
			 have more than 2 percent of its full-time workforce receiving such a stipend at
			 any one time except that an agency with less than 50 full-time employees may
			 have one employee receiving such a stipend.
[Personnel Div., Rule X § I, eff. 1-18-82] - (NAC A by
				  Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84; R082-00, 8-2-2000; R147-01,
				  1-22-2002)
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.175,
				  284.343,
				  284.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.518 - Requirements for educational leave stipends

Current through June 11, 2024
With the exception of intermittent course work not leading to
				the awarding of a degree, no person may be granted a stipend for an educational
				leave until he or she has, in addition to fulfilling the requirements set forth
				in NRS
				284.343:
1. Completed 1 year of continuous employment
			 in the state service; and
2. Agreed
			 to return to the agency within 30 working days after the completion of the
			 course.
Personnel Div., Rule X § J, eff.
				  1-18-82
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.175,
				  284.343,
				  284.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Section 284.522 - Procedure for appeal

Current through June 11, 2024
Except in a matter concerning stipends for educational leaves
				as to which a decision of the State Board of Examiners is final, any appeal
				concerning a matter under NAC
				284.482 to 284.522, inclusive,
				must be made in accordance with the grievance procedure set forth in NAC
				284.658 to
				284.6957,
				inclusive.
[Personnel Div., Rule X § K, eff. 1-18-82] - (NAC A by
				  Dep't of Personnel by R082-00, 8-2-2000)
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.343,
				  284.384
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.523 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 284.523 to
				284.598, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC
				284.5231 to
				284.52375, inclusive, have the
				meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 3-23-94; A by
				  R082-00, 8-2-2000; A by Personnel Comm'n by R060-09, 11-25-2009; R017-16,
				  11-2-2016; R033-17, 10-31-2017
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.5231 - "Care" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Care" means the activities performed or attention provided
				when an employee:
1. Provides
			 psychological comfort and reassurance to his or her spouse, child or parent
			 with a serious health condition who is receiving inpatient or home
			 care;
2. Substitutes for another
			 person who is caring for the employee's spouse, child or parent who has a
			 serious health condition;
3. Makes
			 arrangements for any change in the care of his or her spouse, child or parent
			 with a serious health condition; or
4. Provides physical or psychological care to
			 his or her spouse, child, parent or other member of his or her immediate family
			 who is unable to provide for his or her own:
(a) Basic medical, hygienic or nutritional
			 needs;
(b) Safety; or
(c) Transportation to a provider of health
			 care.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.52315 - "Child" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Child" means a
			 person who is:
(a) A biological, adopted or
			 foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward or a child of a person standing in loco
			 parentis to that child; and
(b)
			 Except as otherwise provided in NAC
			 284.5235 and
			 284.562, under 18 years of age or
			 who is 18 years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of a
			 physical or mental disability at the time the requested leave is to
			 commence.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.52317 - "Child" interpreted

Current through June 11, 2024
Except for the purposes of NAC
				284.5235 and
				284.562, the Division of Human
				Resource Management shall interpret and construe the definition of "child" set
				forth in NAC
				284.52315 in a manner that is
				consistent with the interpretation by the Wage and Hour Division of the United
				States Department of Labor of the definition of "son or daughter" set forth in
				29 C.F.R. § 825.122(d).
Added to NAC by Personnel Comm'n by R017-16, eff.
				  11-2-2016
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.52345 - "Family and Medical Leave Act" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Family and Medical Leave Act" means the Family and Medical
				Leave Act of 1993 adopted by reference in NAC
				284.581.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R082-00, eff.
				  8-2-2000
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.5235 - "Immediate family" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Immediate family" means:
1. The employee's parents, spouse, children,
			 regardless of age, brothers, sisters, grandparents, great-grandparents, uncles,
			 aunts, nephews, grandchildren, nieces, great-grandchildren and
			 stepparents.
2. If they are living
			 in the employee's household, the employee's father-in-law, mother-in-law,
			 son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandfather-in-law, grandmother-in-law,
			 great-grandfather-in-law, great-grandmother-in-law, uncle-in-law, aunt-in-law,
			 brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandson-in-law, granddaughter-in-law,
			 nephew-in-law, niece-in-law, great-grandson-in-law and
			 great-granddaughter-in-law.
3. The
			 employee's next of kin if the employee is entitled to take leave pursuant to
			 the Family and Medical Leave Act to care for a covered service
			 member.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 3-23-94; A by
				  Personnel Comm'n by R060-09, 11-25-2009
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.5237 - "Parent" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Parent" means a
			 biological, adopted or foster parent or stepparent of an employee or a person
			 who stood in loco parentis to the employee when the employee was a
			 child.
2. The term includes a
			 person who meets the definition of "parent" as interpreted by the Division of
			 Human Resource Management pursuant to NAC 284.52373.
3. The term does not include a parent of the
			 spouse of an employee.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 3-23-94; A by
				  Personnel Comm'n by R017-16, 11-2-2016
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.52373 - "Parent" interpreted

Current through June 11, 2024
The Division of Human Resource Management shall interpret and
				construe the definition of "parent" set forth in NAC
				284.5237 in a manner that is
				consistent with the interpretation by the Wage and Hour Division of the United
				States Department of Labor of the definition of "parent" set forth in
				29
				C.F.R. §
									825.122(c).
Added to NAC by Personnel Comm'n by R017-16, eff.
				  11-2-2016
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.52374 - "Person standing in loco parentis" and "person who stood in loco parentis" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Person standing
			 in loco parentis" or "person who stood in loco parentis" means:
(a) For the purposes of NAC
			 284.52315, a person who has
			 day-to-day responsibilities to care for or financially support a child;
			 and
(b) For the purposes of NAC
			 284.5237, a person who had the
			 day-to-day responsibilities to care for or financially support an employee when
			 the employee was a child.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.52375 - "Provider of health care" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Provider of health care" means:
1. A doctor of medicine or osteopathy who is
			 authorized to practice medicine or surgery by the state or country in which the
			 doctor practices.
2. A podiatric
			 physician, a dentist, a clinical psychologist, an optometrist or a chiropractor
			 who is authorized to practice as a podiatric physician, a dentist, a clinical
			 psychologist, an optometrist or a chiropractor by the state or country in which
			 he or she practices and who is performing within the scope of his or her
			 practice as defined by the law of that state or country.
3. A nurse practitioner, nurse midwife,
			 physician assistant or clinical social worker who is authorized to practice as
			 a nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, physician assistant or clinical social
			 worker by the state or country in which he or she practices and who is
			 performing within the scope of his or her practice as defined by the law of
			 that state or country.
4. A
			 practitioner in Christian Science who is listed with The First Church of
			 Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts. The list of practitioners may be
			 obtained from the Christian Science Committee on Publication for Nevada, 2994
			 Talbot Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169, by telephone at (702) 807-8026, by
			 electronic mail at nevada@compub.org or on the on-line directory located at
www.christianscience.com
.
5. A provider of health care, as defined in
			 NRS
			 629.031, acting within the scope of his or
			 her license whose certification of the existence of a serious health condition
			 is acceptable to substantiate a claim for benefits under the Public Employees'
			 Benefits Program.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 3-23-94; A 11-16-95;
				  R082-00, 8-2-2000; A by Personnel Comm'n by R135-12,
				  10-4-2013
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.524 - Reporting for work; workweeks and workdays; periods for meals and rest

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An employee shall report for a work shift
			 on time and ready to perform the duties and tasks assigned to his or her
			 position. For purposes of determining whether an employee is in compliance with
			 the requirement that an employee report for a work shift on time, the work
			 shift of an employee who is not working remotely begins when the employee
			 arrives at the entrance to the physical location at which the employee performs
			 his or her duties or responsibilities. An employee who reports for a work shift
			 early is not entitled to receive overtime unless the overtime is approved in
			 accordance with subsection 10 of
			 NRS
			 284.180 and NAC
			 284.242.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this
			 subsection, the workweek for state employees is 40 hours. A workweek of a
			 different number of hours may be established to meet the needs of state
			 agencies in compliance with the provisions of
			 NRS
			 281.100,
			 281.110 and
			 284.180.
3. The workday for a state employee who is
			 not working remotely begins at the time specified in subsection 1 and includes,
			 without limitation, the time it takes the employee to:
(a) Travel to and from the entrance to the
			 physical location at which the employee performs his or her duties or
			 responsibilities and to a location designated by his or her employer as his or
			 her assigned workstation within that location;
(b) Conduct a mandatory pre- or post-shift
			 briefing between arriving and departing staff; and
(c) Perform any other activities required by
			 an appointing authority.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.5242 - Break times and place for mother of a child under 1 year of age to express breast milk: Duties of appointing authority

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided by NRS 281.755, the appointing authority of an employee who
			 is the mother of a child under 1 year of age shall:
(a) Authorize the employee to take reasonable
			 break times to express breast milk as needed, including, without limitation,
			 modifying the timing of the normal rest periods of an employee so that the
			 normal rest periods occur at a time other than in the middle of a 4-hour period
			 of work; and
(b) Provide a place,
			 other than a bathroom, that is reasonably free from dirt or pollution,
			 protected from the view of others and free from intrusion by others.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.5243 - Break times and place for mother of a child under 1 year of age to express breast milk: Procedures for employee to request break times and place; efforts to address employee's needs; date of receipt of request; response to request by department or agency

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided by
			 NRS
			 281.755, each department or agency of the
			 Executive Department of State Government shall:
(a) Develop a procedure for an employee who
			 is the mother of a child under 1 year of age to request reasonable break times
			 and a place for the employee to express breast milk as needed; and
(b) Make every effort to address the needs of
			 such an employee including attempting to contact and consult with an employee
			 who is on leave at the time the request is received, including, without
			 limitation, leave granted pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave
			 Act.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.525 - Reduction of hours by mutual agreement

Current through June 11, 2024
Except with respect to a leave of absence without pay during a
				fiscal emergency of the State or an agency pursuant to NAC
				284.580, an appointing authority
				and an employee may reduce the employee's working hours to less than full time
				by mutual agreement.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A by
				  Personnel Comm'n by R096-03, 10-30-2003
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.5255 - Time sheets

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, an employee shall provide an accurate
			 accounting of the hours worked and leave used during a pay period on the
			 appropriate form provided by his or her employer, including, without
			 limitation, the specific times at which his or her work shifts started and
			 ended. Entries must be made to account for all hours in the pay period, as
			 prescribed by the employer. The employee shall submit the form in a timely
			 manner to his or her supervisor or the designated representative of the
			 supervisor.
2. An exempt classified
			 employee or exempt unclassified employee shall provide on the appropriate form
			 an accurate accounting of leave used pursuant to NAC
			 284.5895.
3. An employee who falsifies his or her time
			 sheet or who causes or attempts to cause another employee to falsify a time
			 sheet may be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to NAC
			 284.650.
4. An employee's supervisor is responsible
			 for reviewing the employee's time sheet and verifying the accuracy of all hours
			 worked and leave used by the employee.
5. The supervisor or the person who is
			 responsible for coordinating the payroll of the agency may change an entry on
			 an employee's time sheet in accordance with the policy of the agency. If a
			 change is made to an entry on the employee's time sheet, the employee must be
			 notified of the change. If the employee contests a change to an entry on his or
			 her time sheet, he or she is entitled only to his or her base pay for the
			 workweek in question. The contested entry must be resolved as soon as
			 practicable, and any adjustment must be made during the next pay period
			 following the resolution of the contested entry.
6. A supervisor who is negligent in reviewing
			 and certifying the accuracy of an employee's time sheet may be subject to
			 disciplinary action pursuant to NAC
			 284.650.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 11-16-95; A
				  10-27-97; R031-98, 4-17-98; R147-01, 1-22-2002; A by Personnel Comm'n by
				  R145-05, 12-29-2005
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.175,
				  284.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.538 - Annual leave: Computation; part-time employees; long-term employees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
			 subsection and NAC
			 284.5415, to compute the amount
			 of annual leave to which an employee is entitled, an employee must be
			 considered to work not more than 40 hours each week. If an employee occupies
			 more than one position in different departments, he or she must be considered
			 to work not more than 40 hours each week in each position.
2. A part-time employee is entitled to
			 receive annual leave that is prorated based on the number of hours he or she is
			 in paid status, excluding overtime.
3. An employee who holds two or more
			 part-time positions in state service may combine the number of hours he or she
			 is in paid status for all positions to compute annual leave, excluding
			 overtime.
4. The basis for the
			 computation of annual leave to which an exempt classified employee or exempt
			 unclassified employee is entitled must not exceed the number of hours
			 authorized in the biennial operating budget of this State for his or her
			 position.
5. For each calendar
			 month of full-time service, an employee is entitled to accrue annual leave at
			 the rate of:
(a) One and one-half days per
			 month for an employee who has completed 10 years or more but less than 15 years
			 of continuous full-time or part-time state service; or
(b) One and three-fourths days per month for
			 an employee who has completed 15 years or more of continuous full-time or
			 part-time state service.
If an employee has not been in continuous public service, the
				period before the interruption will not be counted except as otherwise provided
				in NAC 284.5405.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.5385 - Annual leave: Leave without pay; catastrophic leave; receipt of benefits for temporary total disability

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in NAC
			 284.580, an employee does not
			 accrue annual leave during the time he or she is on leave of absence without
			 pay or on catastrophic leave.
2. A
			 person who is receiving benefits for a temporary total disability pursuant to
			 chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or 617 of NRS and makes the election provided
			 in subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NAC
			 284.5775 is entitled to accrue
			 annual leave during the period he or she is receiving those benefits and is
			 being paid an amount of paid leave equal to the difference between his or her
			 normal pay and the benefits received.
The employee accrues annual leave only for the time he or she
				is in paid status, excluding overtime.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A 12-17-87; 7-14-88; 7-21-89; 8-1-91; 3-27-92;
				9-16-92; 11-12-93; 3-23-94; 7-1-94; 11-16-95; R147-01, 1-22-2002; A by
				Personnel Comm'n by R145-05, 12-29-2005; A by
				R151-17AP,
				eff. 6/26/2018
NRS
				284.065,
				284.155,
				284.345,
				284.350,
				284.355,
				284.3626
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.539 - Annual leave: Written request; approval or denial; authorized use

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided by the Family
			 and Medical Leave Act, an appointing authority shall determine the time when
			 annual leave is taken after considering the needs of the agency and the
			 seniority and wishes of the employee. Annual leave may not be granted in excess
			 of the accumulated annual leave.
2.
			 A written request for annual leave that is submitted by an employee within a
			 reasonable time before the date upon which the annual leave is requested to
			 commence must be approved or denied by the appointing authority, in writing,
			 before the date upon which the annual leave is requested to commence or within
			 15 days after the appointing authority receives the request, whichever is
			 sooner.
3. Except as otherwise
			 provided in subsection 7, the appointing authority may deny a request for
			 annual leave for good and sufficient reason. The appointing authority may not
			 prohibit an employee from using at least 5 consecutive days of annual leave in
			 any calendar year.
4. An employee
			 shall request annual leave at least 30 days in advance if the need for leave is
			 foreseeable and the annual leave is to be taken in conjunction with a planned
			 leave of absence without pay.
5. An
			 employee who has accumulated both annual leave and compensatory time off, and
			 who may lose annual leave at the end of the calendar year, may elect to use the
			 annual leave instead of the compensatory time for approved leave. In all other
			 instances, compensatory time must, as far as practicable, be exhausted before
			 annual leave is used.
6. An
			 employee who is receiving benefits for a temporary total disability pursuant to
			 chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS may use his or her
			 accrued annual leave pursuant to NAC
			 284.5775.
7. An appointing authority shall approve a
			 request for annual leave of an employee who is a victim of an act which
			 constitutes domestic violence or whose family or household member is a victim
			 of an act which constitutes domestic violence, and the employee is not the
			 alleged perpetrator if:
(a) In accordance
			 with NRS
			 284.350, the employee has been employed in
			 public service for at least 6 months;
(b) The employee has accrued the amount of
			 annual leave necessary to cover the time requested; and
(c) The combination of all leave taken by the
			 employee for this purpose does not exceed 160 hours in the 12-month period
			 immediately following the date on which the act which constitutes domestic
			 violence occurred.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.5395 - Annual leave: Payment upon separation from service

Current through June 11, 2024
An employee who has completed 6 months of continuous service
				and who has separated from state service must be paid a lump-sum payment for
				any unused annual leave which he or she has earned through the date of
				separation.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A by
				  R147-01, 1-22-2002
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.175,
				  284.350
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.540 - Records of earned and used leave

Current through June 11, 2024
Each appointing authority shall keep accurate records of earned
				and used leave unless these records are maintained by a centralized time and
				attendance system.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A by
				  Personnel Comm'n by R069-02, 8-14-2002
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.541 - Annual leave: Service in provisional, special disabled, emergency or temporary status; seasonal employees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Service in a
			 provisional, special disabled, emergency or temporary status must be credited
			 toward annual leave if it is immediately preceded or followed by a status of
			 appointment which enables the employee to obtain the required 6 months of
			 continuous service.
2. Service in a
			 special position, which is temporary, in the University may be credited toward
			 annual leave if it is immediately followed by probationary or permanent
			 status.
3. An employee in a
			 seasonal position who works a combined amount of time which equals 6 months is
			 eligible for annual leave. The employee may choose to maintain the balance of
			 the annual leave or receive a payment in lieu of annual leave upon separation
			 from the seasonal position if he or she has completed the qualifying period of
			 6 months. An employee who is not paid for his or her annual leave upon
			 separation from a seasonal position and who does not return to state service
			 within 1 year must be paid the balance of his or her annual leave no later than
			 1 year after termination if he or she has completed the qualifying period of 6
			 months.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A
				  7-6-92
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.345,
				  284.350
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.5415 - Annual leave and sick leave: Exception employees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. As
			 used in this section:
(a) "Exception
			 employee" means an employee whose normally scheduled hours of work are more
			 than 80 hours biweekly; and
(b)
			 "Regular employee" means an employee whose normally scheduled hours of work are
			 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, or 80 hours biweekly.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.542 - Sick leave: Part-time employees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A part-time
			 employee is entitled to accrue sick leave at the rate of 1 1/4 days per month,
			 which is prorated based on the number of hours the employee is in paid status,
			 excluding overtime.
2. An employee
			 who holds two or more part-time positions in the state service may combine the
			 time in all positions for the purpose of computing the hours of accrued sick
			 leave.
[Personnel Div., Rule VII § D subsec. 2, eff. 8-11-73; A
				  and renumbered as subsec. 1, 2-5-82; § D subsec. 3, eff. 2-5-82] - (NAC A
				  by Personnel Comm'n by R145-05,
				  12-29-2005)
NRS 284.065,
				  284.155,
				  284.345,
				  284.355
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 284 - State Personnel System › ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES › Section 284.544 - Sick leave: Leave without pay; catastrophic leave; receipt of benefits for temporary total disability; computation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in NAC
			 284.580, an employee does not
			 accrue sick leave during the time he or she is on leave of absence without pay
			 or on catastrophic leave.
2. A
			 person who is receiving benefits for a temporary total disability pursuant to
			 chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or 617 of NRS and makes the election provided
			 in subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NAC
			 284.5775 is entitled to accrue
			 sick leave during the period he or she is receiving those benefits and is being
			 paid an amount of paid leave equal to the difference between his or her normal
			 pay and the benefits received.
The employee accrues sick leave only for the time he or she is
				in paid status, excluding overtime.
3. To compute the amount of sick leave to
			 which an employee is entitled, an employee must be considered to work not more
			 than 40 hours each week. If an employee occupies more than one position in
			 different departments, the amount of sick leave to which the employee is
			 entitled must be computed based on not more than 40 hours each week in each
			 position.
4. The basis for the
			 computation of the amount of sick leave to which an exempt classified employee
			 or exempt unclassified employee is entitled must not exceed the number of hours
			 authorized in the biennial operating budget of this State for his or her
			 position.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Personnel, eff. 12-17-87; A 7-14-88; 7-21-89; 8-1-91; 9-16-92; 11-12-93;
				3-23-94; 7-1-94; 11-16-95; R147-01, 1-22-2002; A by Personnel Comm'n by
				R145-05, 12-29-2005; A by
				R151-17AP,
				eff. 6/26/2018
NRS
				284.065,
				284.155,
				284.345,
				284.350,
				284.355,
				284.3626