Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 424.010 “Administrator” defined. “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Division. (Supplied in codification)

NAC 424.0105 “Agency which provides child welfare services” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Agency which provides child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R044-02, eff. 7-23-2002)

NAC 424.011 “Applicant” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Applicant” means a person applying to be a provider of foster care. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R066-99, eff. 11-8-99; A by R110-13, 6-23-2014)

NAC 424.012 “Central Repository” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Central Repository” means the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History created by NRS 179A.075. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R110-13, eff. 6-23-2014)

NAC 424.014 “Child and family team” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Child and family team” means a team assigned pursuant to NAC 424.502. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R110-13, eff. 6-23-2014)

NAC 424.015 “Child-placing agency” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Child-placing agency” means a person who places or arranges the placement of children for adoption or permanent free care in accordance with chapter 127 of NRS. [Welfare Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 102.3, 10-7-88, e…

NAC 424.022 “Direct care staff” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Direct care staff” means a licensee, foster parent, paid employee or volunteer staff who is responsible for the direct care or supervision of a child placed in a foster home. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by…

NAC 424.025 “Director” defined. (NRS 424.020, 424.093) “Director” means the person responsible for the operation of a specialized foster home, independent living foster home or group foster home or the person appointed to provide oversight of a foster care agency pursuant to NRS …

NAC 424.030 “Division” defined. “Division” means the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services. (Supplied in codification)

NAC 424.040 “Emergency shelter care” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Emergency shelter care” means short-term care, usually not to exceed 30 days, provided until long-range plans can be made for a child who cannot be maintained in his or her own home because he or she is in clear and pre…

NAC 424.045 “Family foster home” defined. “Family foster home” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.013. (Supplied in codification)

NAC 424.050 “Foster home” defined. “Foster home” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.014. (Supplied in codification)

NAC 424.053 “Gender identity or expression” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Gender identity or expression” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.0145. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R051-18, eff. 10-25-2018)

NAC 424.055 “Group foster home” defined. “Group foster home” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.015. (Supplied in codification)

NAC 424.057 “Licensee” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Licensee” means the person licensed by the licensing authority to operate a foster home. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R110-13, eff. 6-23-2014)

NAC 424.058 “Licensing authority” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Licensing authority” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.016. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R044-02, eff. 7-23-2002)

NAC 424.059 “Licensing authority representative” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Licensing authority representative” means: 1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the director of the agency of the county that provides or arranges for necessary child welfare services or a per…

NAC 424.062 “Nondirect care staff” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Nondirect care staff” means a paid employee or volunteer staff who: 1. Provides services or performs duties in a foster home or for a foster care agency; and 2. Is not responsible for the direct care or supervision of a c…

NAC 424.063 “Normalcy” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Normalcy” means the condition of experiencing a typical childhood through participation in activities that are age- or developmentally-appropriate, as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 675. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R129…

NAC 424.066 “Physical restraint” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Physical restraint” means the use of physical contact to limit a child’s movement or hold a child immobile. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R110-13, eff. 6-23-2014)

NAC 424.068 “Reasonable and prudent parent standard” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Reasonable and prudent parent standard” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 675. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R129-16, eff. 9-21-2017)

NAC 424.070 “Resident” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Resident” means any person who presents to others the foster home as their home. This may include receipt of mail and phone messages, keeping clothing in the home, occasionally sleeping on the premises, using the facilities for bathi…

NAC 424.072 “Staff” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Staff” means direct care staff and nondirect care staff. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R110-13, eff. 6-23-2014)

NAC 424.080 “Twenty-four hour care” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Twenty-four hour care” means full-time care that is given a child in substitute care. [Welfare Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 102.3, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89]

NAC 424.083 “Volunteer staff” defined. (NRS 424.020) “Volunteer staff” means a person who provides services or performs duties in a foster home or for a foster care agency on a regular basis without compensation. (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R110-13, eff. 6-2…

NAC 424.090 “Employee” interpreted. (NRS 424.020, 424.030, 424.031, 424.033, 424.0335, 424.034) As used in NRS 424.031 to 424.034, inclusive, the Division will interpret “employee” to include, without limitation, any independent contractor and volunteer staff of a foster home. (A…

NAC 424.100 Purpose of licensing. (NRS 424.020) The purpose for licensing foster homes is to ensure that children who are in need of substitute care are able to live in an environment which supports their physical, mental and emotional development and to protect children from abu…

NAC 424.105 Effect of licensing. (NRS 424.020) The licensing of a foster home by the licensing authority does not obligate the agency which provides child welfare services to support the foster home financially nor obligate the agency which provides child welfare services to plac…

NAC 424.110 Application for license; submission of employment application and resume of staff upon request; consequences of intentional misrepresentation or omission on application. (NRS 424.020, 424.045) 1. Any person or agency who wishes to operate a foster home must contact th…

NAC 424.115 Withdrawal of application; reapplication. (NRS 424.020) An applicant may withdraw the application for a license at any time. The request to withdraw should be made or confirmed in writing. Reapplication for a license after a withdrawal may be made at any time without …

NAC 424.120 Investigation of applicant; conduct of written home study; visits by licensing authority representative; submission of reports by director or licensee. (NRS 424.020, 424.040) 1. A licensing authority representative shall conduct a fair and impartial investigation of e…

NAC 424.125 Release of information for evaluation of foster home. (NRS 424.020) Applicants and licensees are required to provide releases of information as requested by the licensing authority representative authorizing contact with any individual deemed necessary to evaluate the…

NAC 424.130 Inspections: General requirements. (NRS 424.020) 1. A licensing authority representative shall conduct a fair and impartial inspection of each foster home at initial licensing and at least one visit annually thereafter. The licensing authority representative may reque…

NAC 424.135 Inspections: Safety from fire. (NRS 424.020) 1. Fire safety inspections must be conducted by a licensing authority representative or the local fire inspector based on the home’s total occupancy, including the number of foster children for whom the home is to be licens…

NAC 424.145 Requirements for homes providing emergency shelter care. (NRS 424.020) Homes providing emergency shelter care must meet the criteria of a family foster home or a group foster home. [Welfare Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 102.3, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89]—(NAC A by Div. …

NAC 424.160 Limitations on number of children. (NRS 424.020) 1. No family foster home or specialized foster home may be licensed for more than six children, excluding any children who are related to the foster parent, reside in the home and are not foster children. 2. No group fo…

NAC 424.165 Initial licensing: Minimum requirements. (NRS 424.020) Before the licensing authority grants an initial license to operate a foster home, the following minimum requirements must be met: 1. A satisfactory report about the applicant from a local law enforcement agency a…

NAC 424.167 Initial licensing: Test for active tuberculosis. (NRS 424.020, 424.030) 1. A person who applies for an initial license to operate a foster home must provide to the licensing authority written evidence, on a form provided by the licensing authority, that the person and…

NAC 424.168 Financial solvency. (NRS 424.020) 1. The licensing authority shall ensure that a foster home is financially solvent. A foster home must, as a condition of licensure: (a) Demonstrate that it has adequate financial resources to provide basic necessities for all persons …

NAC 424.169 Written assurances. (NRS 424.020) In addition to any other requirements for the issuance or renewal of a license to operate a foster home, the applicant or licensee, as applicable, must provide to the Division written assurances that he or she will: 1. Refrain from en…

NAC 424.170 License: Contents; applicability; use. (NRS 424.020, 424.030) 1. In addition to the matters required by NRS 424.030, a license must show: (a) The number of persons who are nonambulatory or who have severe disabilities that the foster home is approved to accept, if app…

NAC 424.175 Change in license: Application; issuance of revised license on approval; request for review on denial; changes proposed by licensing authority representative. (NRS 424.020, 424.030, 424.045) 1. A licensee shall notify a licensing authority representative and apply to …

NAC 424.180 Renewal of license. (NRS 424.020) 1. A licensee wishing to renew its license to operate a foster home shall apply to the licensing authority for renewal at least 60 days before the license expires. The application for renewal must include, without limitation, the writ…

NAC 424.185 Denial, suspension or revocation of license: Generally. (NRS 424.020, 424.030, 424.045) 1. The licensing authority shall deny, suspend or revoke a license to operate a foster home for a failure or refusal to comply with the licensing requirements for a foster home. Th…

NAC 424.190 Denial or revocation of license: History of applicant regarding children. (NRS 424.020) 1. Any applicant for a license to operate a foster home or a licensed provider of foster care who has been investigated by an agency which provides child welfare services and regar…

NAC 424.200 Violations: Investigation and action by licensing authority. (NRS 424.020, 424.030, 424.050) 1. Whenever the licensing authority has reason to believe that a foster home is operating without a license, or a licensed foster home is not conforming to the conditions of t…

NAC 424.205 Violations: Revocation or suspension of license. (NRS 424.020, 424.030, 424.045) 1. The authority to operate a foster home is dependent upon continued compliance with the licensing requirements of the licensing authority. 2. A license to operate a foster home may be r…