Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 432A.083 “Early care and education program” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Early care and education program” means a program in which developmentally appropriate care and education are provided to children based on the ages of the children served and on the type of setting within w…

NAC 432A.085 “Educational child care institution” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Educational child care institution” means a child care institution that is recognized by the Department of Education as providing educational opportunities primarily for privately placed children of school…

NAC 432A.086 “Employee” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Employee” means a person who renders time and services to a licensee of a child care facility, and whose regular course of duties places that person in a position to: 1. Exercise supervisory control over children served by the faci…

NAC 432A.087 “Extended care accommodation facility” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Extended care accommodation facility” means an accommodation facility that: 1. Provides temporary care to children for an amount of time that is more than 3 1/2 hours but is within the limits of time set…

NAC 432A.090 “Facility” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Facility” means a child care facility. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 1.13, eff. 2-28-80]

NAC 432A.095 “Facility for special events” defined. (NRS 432A.077) 1. “Facility for special events” means a facility which is: (a) Operated by a business that is licensed to conduct a business other than the provision of care to children; and (b) Located on the premises of a busi…

NAC 432A.100 “Family home” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Family home” means any facility in which the licensee regularly provides care without the presence of parents, for at least five and not more than six children. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 1.14, eff. 2-28-8…

NAC 432A.110 “Group home” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Group home” means any facility in which the licensee regularly provides care for no less than seven and no more than twelve children. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 1.15, eff. 2-28-80; A 1-21-81]

NAC 432A.130 “Institution” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Institution” means a child care institution. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 18.1, eff. 2-28-80]

NAC 432A.140 “Licensee” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Licensee” means the person or public organization licensed pursuant to this chapter and who is responsible for the operation of a facility and adherence to the provisions of this chapter. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities …

NAC 432A.142 “Moderate or vigorous physical activity” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Moderate or vigorous physical activity” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432A.1771. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R092-16, eff. 9-21-2017)

NAC 432A.143 “Nevada Registry” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Nevada Registry” means the organization that operates the statewide system of career development and recognition created to: 1. Acknowledge and encourage professional achievement in the early childhood care and education wor…

NAC 432A.145 “Nursery for infants and toddlers” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Nursery for infants and toddlers” means a child care facility: 1. In which the licensee provides an early care and education program for five or more children who are under 2 years of age; and 2. That has es…

NAC 432A.147 “Outdoor youth program” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Outdoor youth program” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432A.028. (Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 11-1-94)

NAC 432A.150 “Parent” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Parent” means the child’s natural parent, guardian or any other person or organization legally responsible for the child. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 1.18, eff. 2-28-80]

NAC 432A.162 “Provider” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Provider” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432A.360. (Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 3-11-92)

NAC 432A.163 “Residential child care institution” defined. (NRS 432A.077) 1. “Residential child care institution” means a child care institution: (a) Which provides care and psychoeducational services to children who are diagnosed as severely emotionally disturbed children; and (…

NAC 432A.1635 “Sedentary activity” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Sedentary activity” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432A.1771. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R092-16, eff. 9-21-2017)

NAC 432A.164 “Shelter child care institution” defined. (NRS 432A.077) 1. “Shelter child care institution” means a child care institution which provides residential care on a 24-hour basis to children who are in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services and wh…

NAC 432A.165 “Special needs facility” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Special needs facility” means a child care facility providing care to children with special needs in which those children comprise 40 percent or more of the total number of children for whom the facility is licensed t…

NAC 432A.170 General duties of Division. (NRS 432A.077) The Division shall: 1. Ensure that every person operating a facility is licensed; 2. Make and maintain files regarding the interpretation by courts of the provisions of this chapter and make these files available for public …

NAC 432A.180 Regulation of local licensing agencies by Division. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Any county or city which desires to establish or has established a child care licensing agency must file a copy of any proposed ordinance or regulation for licensing facilities with the Division fo…

NAC 432A.190 Inspections; investigations; assessment of cost of investigation. (NRS 432A.077, 432A.170, 432A.180, 439.150) 1. Inspections of any building or premises of a facility pursuant to NRS 432A.180 may be unannounced and must be made at least two times during the 12-month …

NAC 432A.195 Notice of violation; administrative fines; appeals. (NRS 432A.077, 432A.190) 1. If an inspection of a facility conducted pursuant to NRS 432A.180 reveals that the person who operates the facility is in violation of any provision of this chapter or chapter 432A of NRS…

NAC 432A.200 License to operate facility: Application; investigation; issuance; return. (NRS 432A.077, 432A.141, 432A.170, 432A.175) 1. An application for an initial license to operate a facility must be: (a) Submitted to the Division on a form supplied by the Division; and (b) A…

NAC 432A.210 License to operate facility: Contents; display; limitations. (NRS 432A.077, 432A.141, 432A.150) 1. Each license must contain the name of each person authorized to operate the facility, the location of the facility, the number of children for whom care may be provided…

NAC 432A.220 License to operate facility: Renewal; late fee. (NRS 432A.077, 432A.141) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 432A.437, a licensee of a facility may apply for reissuance of a license by submitting an application for reissuance which must be received by the Division…

NAC 432A.225 License to operate facility: Transfer to inactive status. (NRS 432A.077) 1. A licensee may request that his or her license be transferred to inactive status by the Division. If the request is approved, the licensee shall, within 15 days after the approval, give writt…

NAC 432A.230 License to operate facility: Disciplinary action. (NRS 432A.077, 432A.190, 432A.200) 1. In addition to the grounds set forth in NRS 432A.190, the Division may suspend or revoke the license of a licensee on the ground that: (a) The health or safety of a child in the f…

NAC 432A.240 Change of ownership, construction or remodeling of facilities. (NRS 432A.077) 1. A building used as a facility must, upon a change of operating ownership, comply with the provisions of this chapter and applicable building and safety codes. 2. The building plans for t…

NAC 432A.250 Building and grounds. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, subsection 3 and NRS 432A.078, in each facility there must be: (a) At least 35 square feet of indoor space for each child, exclusive of bathrooms, halls, kitchen, stairs, storage…

NAC 432A.255 Safety concerning weapons. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Each facility shall ensure that weapons, including, without limitation, firearms, air rifles, bows, hunting knives or hunting slingshots, are not transported in any vehicle of the facility in which children are riding unle…

NAC 432A.260 Health standards; inspection reports. (NRS 432A.077) 1. To maintain his or her license, the licensee must ensure that his or her facility meets all standards for environmental health which are established by the Division. 2. Reports of inspections concerning the sani…

NAC 432A.265 Care of pets. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Each facility shall ensure that any immunizations recommended by a veterinarian for a pet kept at the facility are up-to-date, regardless of whether the pet is kept inside or outside the facility. 2. Pets are only permitted in a facili…

NAC 432A.270 Advertising. (NRS 432A.077) All advertising by a licensee of a facility must specify the type of facility for which it is licensed and must not mislead the public regarding regular programs and services offered by the licensee. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilit…

NAC 432A.280 Plan for emergencies; drills; posting of plans; daily sign-in sheets; fire safety; maintenance and availability of reports. (NRS 432A.077, 432A.180) 1. Each licensee shall develop an appropriate plan to ensure that the staff of his or her facility is prepared to resp…

NAC 432A.290 Telephones; insurance for protection against liability to third persons; transportation. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Each licensee of a facility shall have a working telephone listed in a local telephone directory. A current list of emergency telephone numbers, including healt…

NAC 432A.300 Director: Requirement; qualifications; approval by Division. (NRS 432A.077) 1. The licensee of a child care facility shall: (a) Serve as the director of the facility, if the licensee has the qualifications set forth in NRS 432A.1773 and has been approved by the Divis…

NAC 432A.302 Appointment of director convicted of certain crimes prohibited; capabilities of staff. (NRS 432A.077) 1. A licensee of a child care facility shall not knowingly appoint a person as director of the facility or appoint or permit the appointment of a person as an employ…

NAC 432A.304 Director: Duties and responsibilities. (NRS 432A.077) 1. The director of a child care facility is responsible for screening, scheduling and supervising the staff of the facility and for the conduct of each member of the staff at the facility. 2. The director shall: (…

NAC 432A.306 Requirements for caregivers. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Every caregiver in a child care facility must: (a) Be at least 16 years of age; (b) Be able to summon help in an emergency; (c) Be emotionally and physically qualified to carry out a program which places emphasis on the …

NAC 432A.308 Completion by caregiver of training for recognition of signs and symptoms of illness and administration of first aid. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Whenever a child care facility is in operation, each caregiver on duty must have completed training for the recognition of signs an…

NAC 432A.310 Staff and residents of facility: Personal health. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Every member of the staff of a facility, including a volunteer, and each resident of the facility shall present to the director of the facility, to be placed in the person’s file, written evidence th…

NAC 432A.320 Orientation program and basic training. (NRS 432A.077, 432A.177) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 432A.177, within the first 2 weeks after commencing employment, newly employed members of the staff of a facility must be given a written and oral orientation prog…

NAC 432A.321 Training of employees who have direct contact with children in physical custody due to court order. (NRS 432A.077, 432A.177) 1. The training required pursuant to NRS 432A.177 must be approved by: (a) An agency designated by the Director of the Department to approve s…

NAC 432A.322 Employees and director: Certification in administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Each person who is employed in or serves as the director of a child care facility shall: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NAC 432A.560 and …

NAC 432A.323 Employees and director: Required courses of training; maintenance of evidence of compliance in personnel file. (NRS 432A.077, 432A.177) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 432A.521 and NRS 432A.177, each person who is employed in a child care facility, other than …