Section 449.Sec. 13.2 - NEW1. 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.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.Sec. 13.2
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R048-22A, eff. 12/29/2022