Section 450B.461 - Restrictions on authority to administer1. No paramedic may administer any controlled substance as defined in the preliminary chapter of NRS to a patient while serving as an attendant in a service unless the controlled substance is named on the inventory of medication issued by the medical director of the service and:(a) An order is given to the paramedic by a physician or a registered nurse supervised by a physician; or(b) The paramedic is authorized to administer the controlled substance pursuant to a written protocol that is approved by the medical director of the service and on file with the Division.2. No advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic may administer any dangerous drug while serving as an attendant in a service unless the dangerous drug is named on the inventory of medication issued by the medical director of the service and: (a) An order is given to the advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic by a physician or a registered nurse supervised by a physician; or(b) The advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic is authorized to administer the drug pursuant to a written protocol that is approved by the medical director of the service and on file with the Division.3. An emergency medical technician shall not administer or assist in administering any dangerous drug.4. As used in this section, "dangerous drug" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 454.201.Nev. Admin. Code § 450B.461
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 8-1-91; A by R182-01, 3-5-2002; A by R024-14, eff. 10/24/2014; A by R068-16A, eff. 1/27/2017NRS 450B.120, 450B.180, 450B.1915, 450B.197, 453.375 and 454.213