NRS391.207. Supervision by chief nurse required; qualifications for employment as school nurse; designation of school employees authorized to administer auto-injectable epinephrine.

      1.  The provision of nursing services in a school district by school nurses and other qualified personnel must be under the direction and supervision of a chief nurse who is a registered nurse as provided in NRS 632.240 and who:

      (a) Holds an endorsement to serve as a school nurse issued pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission; or

      (b) Is employed by a state, county, city or district health department and provides nursing services to the school district in the course of that employment.

      2.  A school district shall not employ a person to serve as a school nurse unless the person holds an endorsement to serve as a school nurse issued pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission.

      3.  The chief nurse shall ensure that each school nurse:

      (a) Coordinates with the principal of each school to designate employees of the school who are authorized to administer auto-injectable epinephrine; and

      (b) Provides the employees so designated with training concerning the proper storage and administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 1697; A 2001, 540; 2013, 1225)