NRS632.072. Advisory Committee on Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides: Creation; appointment; duties.

      1.  The Advisory Committee on Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides, consisting of 11 members appointed by the Board, is hereby created.

      2.  The Board shall appoint to the Advisory Committee:

      (a) One representative of facilities for long-term care;

      (b) One representative of medical facilities which provide acute care;

      (c) One representative of agencies to provide nursing in the home;

      (d) One representative of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services;

      (e) One representative of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services;

      (f) One representative of the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services;

      (g) One representative of the American Association of Retired Persons or a similar organization;

      (h) A nursing assistant;

      (i) A registered nurse;

      (j) A licensed practical nurse; and

      (k) A medication aide - certified.

      3.  The Advisory Committee shall advise the Board with regard to matters relating to nursing assistants and medication aides - certified.

      (Added to NRS by 1989, 2008; A 1999, 2239; 2011, 1326)