NRS449.247. Powers and duties of Division and State Board of Nursing with respect to nursing assistants and medication aides - certified and training of nursing assistants and medication aides - certified; provision of information to State Board of Nursing.

      1.  The Division may review the personnel files of a medical facility or facility for the dependent to determine that each nursing assistant or medication aide - certified employed by the facility has a current certificate.

      2.  The Division shall review the qualifications of instructors of nursing assistants or medication aides - certified for each program of which the Division is notified pursuant to NRS 632.127.

      3.  The Division may conduct the review of training programs for nursing assistants or medication aides - certified in facilities for long-term care.

      4.  The Division and any other state agency which regulates medical facilities and facilities for the dependent shall provide to the State Board of Nursing any information it discovers concerning:

      (a) Programs and instructors for training nursing assistants or medication aides - certified which do not comply with the requirements established by the State Board of Nursing.

      (b) The failure of a nursing assistant or medication aide - certified to perform consistently at a safe level.

      (c) The results of any investigation of a facility if the investigation concerns a nursing assistant, medication aide - certified or instructor or training program for nursing assistants or medication aides - certified.

      5.  The State Board of Nursing shall investigate any report submitted pursuant to subsection 4 and may revoke approval of a program or instructor if the allegations of the report are true.

      (Added to NRS by 1989, 2017; A 2011, 1341)