NRS 450B.130
Establishment of minimum standards and additional requirements.
1.
The board shall adopt regulations establishing reasonable minimum standards for:(a)
Sanitation in ambulances and air ambulances;(b)
Medical and nonmedical equipment and supplies to be carried in ambulances and medical equipment and supplies to be carried in air ambulances and vehicles of a fire-fighting agency;(c)
Interior configuration, design and dimensions of ambulances placed in service after July 1, 1979;(d)
Permits for operation of ambulances, air ambulances and vehicles of a fire-fighting agency;(e)
Records to be maintained by an operator of an ambulance or air ambulance or by a fire-fighting agency; and(f)
Treatment of patients who are critically ill or in urgent need of treatment.2.
Any regulations adopted by the board pursuant to subsection 1 establishing reasonable minimum standards for a permit for the operation of an air ambulance or records to be maintained by an operator of an air ambulance must:(a)
Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), be based on the medical aspects of the operation of an air ambulance, including, without limitation, aspects related to patient care; and(b)
Not be based on economic factors, including, without limitation, factors related to the prices, routes or nonmedical services of an air ambulance.3.
The health officers of this state shall jointly adopt regulations to establish the minimum standards for the certification or licensure of persons who provide emergency medical care. Upon adoption of the regulations, each health authority shall adopt the regulations for its jurisdiction. After each health authority adopts the regulations, the standards established constitute the minimum standards for certification or licensure of persons who provide emergency medical care in this state. Any changes to the minimum standards must be adopted jointly by the health officers and by each health authority in the manner set forth in this subsection. Any changes in the minimum standards which are not adopted in the manner set forth in this subsection are void.4.
A health officer may adopt regulations that impose additional requirements for the certification or licensure of persons who provide emergency medical care in the jurisdiction of the health officer, but the health officer must accept the certification or licensure of a person who provides emergency medical care from the jurisdiction of another health officer as proof that the person who provides emergency medical care has met the minimum requirements for certification or licensure.5.
As used in this section, “person who provides emergency medical care” means an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, paramedic, attendant of an ambulance or air ambulance or firefighter employed by or serving with a fire-fighting agency.
Source:
Section 450B.130 — Establishment of minimum standards and additional requirements., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-450B.html#NRS450BSec130.