Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services
- AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS ANDFIREFIGHTERS
- 450B.160 - Licensing of attendants and firefighters; regulations; certification of physicians, nurses and physician assistants serving as attendants.
- 450B.171 - Relative of patient or other person may ride with attendants.
- 450B.180 - Certification and authority of emergency medical technicians; maintenance of central registry of certificates issued; regulations. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law
- 450B.183 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license or certificate; grounds for denial of license or certificate; duty of health authority. [Effective until the date of the repeal
- 450B.185 - Suspension of license or certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or certificate. [Effective until the date of the
- 450B.187 - Application for license or certificate to include social security number. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withhol
- 450B.190 - Provisional licensing of attendants.
- AMBULANCES AND VEHICLES OF FIRE-FIGHTING AGENCIES
- 450B.200 - Permit for operation; actions requiring opportunity for hearing; maintenance of central registry of permits issued; regulations.
- 450B.210 - Provisional permit.
- 450B.220 - Periodic inspections.
- 450B.230 - Owner shall not allow operation without required equipment.
- 450B.235 - Filing and maintenance of schedule of rates.
- AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS
- 450B.595 - “Automated external defibrillator” and “defibrillator” defined.
- 450B.600 - Required to be placed in certain public buildings and locations; inspection and maintenance; training on operation and use.
- 450B.610 - Maintenance of database by Health Division; disclosure of information in database; duties of manufacturer; registration of defibrillator; civil penalty for violation.
- 450B.620 - Placement and maintenance by school districts, health clubs and medical facilities; training of employees.
- BASIC EMERGENCY CARE
- COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
- EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHERS
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 450B.015 - Legislative declaration.
- 450B.020 - Definitions.
- 450B.025 - “Advanced emergency medical technician” defined.
- 450B.030 - “Air ambulance” defined.
- 450B.040 - “Ambulance” defined.
- 450B.050 - “Attendant” defined.
- 450B.060 - “Board” defined.
- 450B.061 - “Committee” defined.
- 450B.062 - “Designated officer” defined.
- 450B.063 - “Emergency medical dispatcher” defined.
- 450B.065 - “Emergency medical technician” defined.
- 450B.070 - “Emergency medical technician certificate” defined.
- 450B.0703 - “Emergency response employee” defined.
- 450B.0707 - “Exposed” and “exposure” defined.
- 450B.071 - “Firefighter” defined.
- 450B.072 - “Fire-fighting agency” defined.
- 450B.077 - “Health authority” defined.
- 450B.080 - “Health Division” defined.
- 450B.082 - “Health officer” defined.
- 450B.083 - “Infectious disease” defined.
- 450B.085 - “Intermediate emergency medical technician” defined.
- 450B.090 - “License” defined.
- 450B.100 - “Permit” defined.
- 450B.105 - “Trauma” defined.
- 450B.110 - “Volunteer attendant” defined.
- 450B.120 - Regulations, standards and procedures of board.
- 450B.130 - Establishment of minimum standards and additional requirements.
- 450B.140 - Sources for standards and regulations; standards may differ for different categories.
- 450B.150 - Administration and enforcement; inspections.
- INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED EMERGENCY CARE; ENDORSEMENT TOADMINISTER IMMUNIZATIONS AND DISPENSE MEDICATION
- 450B.191 - Program of training in intermediate emergency care; maintenance of certification.
- 450B.1915 - Authorized activities of intermediate emergency medical technician.
- 450B.195 - Program of training in advanced emergency care; maintenance of certification.
- 450B.197 - Authorized activities of advanced emergency medical technician.
- 450B.1975 - Endorsement to administer immunizations, dispense medication and respond to public health needs.
- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- 450B.790 - Hospital required to ensure that certain persons in need of emergency services are transferred to appropriate places in hospital within 30 minutes after arrival; civil and criminal liabilit
- 450B.795 - State Board of Health to collect data concerning waiting times for provision of emergency services to certain persons; hospitals and providers of emergency services in certain counties requ
- 450B.800 - Fingerprints of applicant.
- 450B.810 - Maintenance, inspection and compilation of information.
- 450B.820 - Local requirements for franchise or permit are not superseded.
- 450B.830 - Exemptions from chapter.
- 450B.840 - Operation of ambulance or fire-fighting agency by county or city subject to provisions of chapter.
- 450B.850 - Programs for training.
- 450B.860 - Volunteer ambulance drivers and attendants: Discharge from employment; civil action; disclosure to employer.
- 450B.870 - Medical review committee entitled to autopsy records concerning death under review; sharing of information concerning subject of review; autopsy records are privileged.
- PENALTIES
- PERMIT AUTHORIZING FIRE-FIGHTING AGENCY TO PROVIDEINTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE
- PROHIBITED ACTS
- 450B.240 - Engaging in operation of services relating to ambulances without permit; provision of certain medical care by fire-fighting agency without permit.
- 450B.250 - Service as attendant for ambulance without license; provision of certain medical care by firefighter without license.
- 450B.255 - Representation as emergency medical technician without certificate.
- 450B.260 - Operation of ambulance or fire-fighting vehicle used to provide medical care without licensed driver and attendant; exceptions.
- 450B.265 - Offering advanced emergency care without permit; exception.
- SAFETY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYEES CONCERNING EXPOSURETO INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- 450B.340 - Designation of officer to receive notifications and responses and make requests on behalf of emergency response employees.
- 450B.350 - Duty of medical facility or county coroner or medical examiner to notify designated officer if victim transported has infectious disease; time and contents for notification.
- 450B.360 - Determination of possible exposure of emergency response employee to infectious disease; request for response from medical facility or county coroner or medical examiner.
- 450B.370 - Response of medical facility or county coroner or medical examiner.
- 450B.375 - Procedure upon notification that insufficient information exists to determine whether emergency response employee was exposed to infectious disease; request for further evaluation; duties o
- 450B.380 - Notice to emergency response employee of possible exposure to infectious disease.
- 450B.390 - Limitations on effect of NRS 450B.340
- TREATMENT OF TRAUMA
- 450B.236 - Approval required for operation of center for treatment of trauma.
- 450B.237 - Establishment of program for treatment of trauma; regulations; proposal to designate hospital as trauma center; approval by Administrator of Health Division; standards; compliance.
- 450B.238 - Regulations requiring hospital to record and maintain information.
- WITHHOLDING LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT
- 450B.400 - Definitions.
- 450B.405 - “Attending physician” defined.
- 450B.410 - “Do-not-resuscitate identification” defined.
- 450B.420 - “Do-not-resuscitate order” defined.
- 450B.430 - “Do-not-resuscitate protocol” defined.
- 450B.440 - “Health care facility” defined.
- 450B.450 - “Life-resuscitating treatment” defined.
- 450B.460 - “Person who administers emergency medical services” defined.
- 450B.470 - “Qualified patient” defined.
- 450B.475 - “Terminal condition” defined.
- 450B.480 - Applicability.
- 450B.490 - Adoption of regulations; fee for do-not-resuscitate identification.
- 450B.500 - Do-not-resuscitate identification: Contents.
- 450B.505 - Do-not-resuscitate identification: Manufacture and issuance of bracelet or medallion.
- 450B.510 - Written do-not-resuscitate orders: Issued only to qualified patients; physician authorized to apply for identification.
- 450B.520 - Application for do-not-resuscitate identification: Form; requirements.
- 450B.525 - Application for do-not-resuscitate identification on behalf of minor: Requirements; form; revocation by parent or legal guardian of authorization to withhold life-resuscitating treatment; m
- 450B.530 - Revocation of authorization to withhold life-resuscitating treatment.
- 450B.540 - Person not guilty of unprofessional conduct or subject to liability for withholding or providing life-resuscitating treatment under certain circumstances.
- 450B.550 - Person who administers emergency medical services required to comply with do-not-resuscitate protocol; exception.
- 450B.560 - Assumption that do-not-resuscitate identification is valid.
- 450B.570 - Resulting death not suicide or homicide; life insurance or annuity not affected by possession of do-not-resuscitate identification or issuance of do-not-resuscitate order; prohibition or re
- 450B.580 - Unlawful acts; penalty.
- 450B.590 - Limitations on effect of NRS 450B.400