Nev. Admin. Code § 449.Sec. 13.2 - NEW
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
2, a natural person responsible for the operation of a provider of
community-based living arrangement services and each employee of a provider of
community-based living arrangement services who supervises or provides support
to recipients of community-based living arrangement services shall:
(a) Complete not less than 16 hours of
training concerning the provision of community based living arrangement
services to persons with mental illness within 30 days after the date of hire
or before providing services to a patient, whichever is later; and
(b) Annually complete not less than 8 hours
of continuing education approved by the Division concerning the particular
population served by the provider.
2. If the Board determines that a person
described in subsection 1 is required to receive training or continuing
education substantially equivalent to that prescribed in that subsection as a
condition of licensure or certification under title 54 of NRS, the person is
not required to complete the training or continuing education, as applicable,
required by subsection 1.
3. If a
caregiver assists a recipient of community-based living arrangement services in
the administration of any medication, including, without limitation, an
over-the-counter medication or dietary supplement, the caregiver must:
(a) Before assisting a resident in the
administration of a medication, receive not less than 16 hours of training in
the management of medication approved by the Division, which must consist of
not less than 12 hours of classroom training and not less than 4 hours of
practical training, and obtain a certificate attesting to the completion of
such training;
(b) Receive annually
not less than 8 hours of training in the management of medication and provide
the provider of community-based living arrangement services with satisfactory
evidence of the content of the training and his or her attendance at the
training; and
(c) Annually pass an
examination relating to the management of medication approved by the
Bureau.
Notes
NRS 439.200, 449.0302
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