Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 432.310 Procedures for former foster youth to obtain goods and services from program. (NRS 432.017, 432.032) 1. Each former foster youth who wishes to obtain goods or services from a self-sufficiency program provided by an agency which provides child welfare services must: (a…

NAC 432.320 Maintenance of records regarding program; submission of reports and information to Division. (NRS 432.017, 432.032) 1. An agency which provides child welfare services that provides a self-sufficiency program shall establish and maintain a record for each former foster…

NAC 432.330 Annual disbursement of unspent money for programs. (NRS 432.017, 432.032) The Administrator may, on an annual basis, disburse to an agency which provides child welfare services in the manner described in NAC 432.280 and for the purposes described in NAC 432.300 any un…

NAC 432.340 Audit of records by Division to determine compliance with certain provisions. (NRS 432.017, 432.032) The Division will audit the records of an agency which provides child welfare services to determine compliance with the provisions of NAC 432.200 to 432.340, inclusive…

NAC 432.400 Procedures required to be included in plan; provision of plan to certain persons; review and update of plan. (NRS 432.410) 1. An agency which provides child welfare services shall include in its plan for the care of children in its custody during a disaster the proced…

NAC 432A.010 Definitions. (NRS 432A.077) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 432A.012 to 432A.165, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Supplied in codification; A by Bd. for Child Care, 6…

NAC 432A.012 “Accommodation facility” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Accommodation facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432A.0205. (Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 3-11-92; A by R112-06, 4-23-2009)

NAC 432A.020 “Caregiver” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Caregiver” means a natural person who is responsible for the direct care, supervision, guidance and education of children in a facility. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 1.4, eff. 2-28-80]—(NAC A by R112-06 & R032…

NAC 432A.040 “Child” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Child” means a person who has not reached his or her 18th birthday. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 1.7, eff. 2-28-80]

NAC 432A.050 “Child care center” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Child care center” means any facility in which the licensee regularly provides day or night care for more than 12 children and which is developmentally appropriate for those children. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facili…

NAC 432A.060 “Child care facility” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Child care facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432A.024. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 1.9, eff. 2-28-80]—(NAC A 9-30-88; 3-11-92)

NAC 432A.070 “Child care institution” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Child care institution” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432A.0245. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 1.10, eff. 2-28-80]—(NAC A by R112-06, 4-23-2009)

NAC 432A.075 “Child with special needs” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Child with special needs” means a child who does not function according to expectations appropriate to his or her age and who regularly requires special assistance or accommodations. (Added to NAC by Bd. for Child C…

NAC 432A.078 “Department” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Department” means the Department of Health and Human Services. (Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 7-1-2004)

NAC 432A.079 “Developmentally appropriate care and education” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Developmentally appropriate care and education” means the provision of care or education in a manner that takes into account: 1. The universal, predictable sequences of child development; 2. Th…

NAC 432A.080 “Director” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Director” means the licensee or a person appointed by the licensee who is responsible for the daily operation, administration and management of the facility. [Bd. for Child Care, Child Care Facilities Reg. § 1.12, eff. 2-28-80]—(NA…

NAC 432A.081 “Division” defined. (NRS 432A.077) “Division” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432A.0273. (Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 6-5-84; A 11-19-85; 11-1-94)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 432A.115)

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…