Nevada Administrative Code

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 …

NAC 432A.326 Continuing training in child care. (NRS 432A.077) 1. During each 12-month licensing period immediately succeeding the completion of the initial training required pursuant to NAC 432A.323, each director of a child care facility and each caregiver who is employed at th…

NAC 432A.340 Information to be provided by parent; maintenance of record for each child. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Procedures for admission must provide the caregiver with sufficient information and instruction from the parents to enable the caregiver to prepare a record and to make deci…

NAC 432A.350 Information to be provided by facility; criteria for admission into facility that provides care for ill children. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Every licensee of a facility shall adopt a written statement which: (a) Sets forth the general services to be offered to the children; …

NAC 432A.360 Limitation on disclosure of information pertaining to child. (NRS 432A.077) 1. The licensee of a facility shall not disclose to any person who is not a member of the staff of the facility or a member of the licensing staff of the Division information pertaining to an…

NAC 432A.370 Evidence and record of health of child. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Evidence of each child’s health must be presented to the director of a facility, other than an accommodation facility or a facility that provides care for ill children, within 30 days after the child’s initial…

NAC 432A.372 Medical care: Chart and first-aid kit; written provisions; directory. (NRS 432A.077) 1. An easily understandable chart describing first aid and emergency treatment must be available in each facility. A well-stocked first-aid kit must be readily available at all times…

NAC 432A.374 Medical care: Isolation of ill or injured child; transportation of child; report. (NRS 432A.077) 1. If a child becomes seriously ill or injured in a child care facility, other than a facility that provides care for ill children: (a) The child must be immediately isol…

NAC 432A.376 Medication. (NRS 432A.077) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 432A.585: 1. Each prescribed medication must: (a) Be kept in the original container which must have a child-proof lid; (b) Be plainly labeled; (c) Contain the name of the child or adult for whom it is pre…

NAC 432A.378 Reports of accident, injury, communicable disease or death. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Upon the occurrence of any accident or injury which requires emergency professional medical care of a child, the director of each facility shall report the occurrence to the Division or loc…

NAC 432A.380 Nutrition. (NRS 432A.077) 1. To the extent set forth in subsections 3 and 4, a licensee of a facility shall meet the daily nutritional needs of each child. Meals and snacks must be of a quality and quantity which supplement the food served at home. Cultural and ethni…

NAC 432A.382 Restriction on employment of or contracting with person to provide medical nutrition therapy or nutrition services. (NRS 432A.077) A licensee shall not employ or contract with a person to provide medical nutrition therapy or nutrition services unless the person is li…

NAC 432A.385 Snacks and meals. (NRS 432A.077) 1. The staff of each facility shall: (a) Provide appropriate and adequate seating for the children at the facility during snacks and meals; (b) If a high chair is used, ensure that the chair: (1) Is in good condition; (2) Has a wide b…

NAC 432A.390 Standards for programs. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Every licensee of a facility shall develop a program to meet the basic needs of children for: (a) Good health and normal physical development; (b) Optimal mental growth; (c) Stimulating language and communicative experiences;…

NAC 432A.400 Discipline. (NRS 432A.077) 1. A licensee of a facility shall enhance a child’s behavior through positive guidance, redirection of the child’s behavior and the setting of clear-cut limits on behavior. 2. A member, employee or other person associated with a facility sh…

NAC 432A.410 Reports of child abuse or neglect. (NRS 432A.077) If any person suspects that child abuse or neglect is occurring in a facility, the person may immediately report such suspicions to the Division. Every licensee or employee of a facility who has reason to believe chil…

NAC 432A.411 Sanitary measures for changing diapers. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Each area in a facility that is used for changing diapers must: (a) Have a smooth, nonabrasive, impervious surface; (b) Be located within close proximity to a sink that is not used for the preparation of food;…

NAC 432A.412 Written procedures for washing of hands. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Each facility must have written procedures concerning the washing of hands. 2. The staff of a facility shall follow the procedures of the facility concerning the washing of hands and shall instruct, monitor a…

NAC 432A.413 Written guidelines for toilet training. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Each facility shall develop written guidelines concerning the methods used by the staff of the facility for toilet training and the use of appropriate equipment and clothing for such training. 2. The guideline…

NAC 432A.414 Sanitary measures for floors, rugs, carpets and nonporous surfaces. (NRS 432A.077) 1. A carpeted floor or rug on a floor that is too large to wash in a washing machine must be vacuumed not less than one time each day or more often if necessary and cleaned not less th…

NAC 432A.415 Safety and sanitation of toys, equipment and other objects and material used for play. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Equipment and any material other than a toy that is used for play in a facility must be durable and free from characteristics that may be hazardous or injurious t…

NAC 432A.416 Sleeping devices; napping. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Each member of the staff of a facility that is necessary to meet the applicable requirement for the ratio of caregivers to children set forth in NAC 432A.5205 for napping or sleeping children must be on the same floor in t…

NAC 432A.425 Nurseries for infants and toddlers: General requirements. (NRS 432A.077, 432A.1771) 1. The director or a designated member of the staff of a nursery for infants and toddlers or other facility that enrolls infants and toddlers shall discuss policies concerning the hea…

NAC 432A.430 Early care and education programs. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Each facility, including, without limitation, a family home and a group home, shall have an early care and education program. 2. Each facility described in subsection 1 shall develop a written assessment plan which…

NAC 432A.435 Accommodation facilities. (NRS 432A.077) 1. During the hours of operation, each accommodation facility must have a person on duty who is designated as the person responsible for the operation of the facility. 2. An accommodation facility may care for a child for not …

NAC 432A.436 Extended care accommodation facilities. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Each extended care accommodation facility must have: (a) A designated napping area for all children cared for in the facility; and (b) A separate area designated for infants and toddlers. 2. Any meals or snack…

NAC 432A.437 Facilities for special events: Licensure of applicant. (NRS 432A.077) 1. In addition to satisfying the requirements of NAC 432A.200, an applicant for a license to operate a facility for special events must: (a) Have and indicate in his or her application for a licens…

NAC 432A.438 Facilities for special events: Requirements for care of children; records; procedures for emergencies; field trips. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Child care that is provided by a facility for special events may be provided only: (a) To the children of persons who are attending t…

NAC 432A.440 Institutions: General requirements. (NRS 432A.077) 1. A licensee of an institution may: (a) Contract with any parent for the supervision, care and guidance of a child; (b) Provide for the moral and religious training of the children according to the religious belief …

NAC 432A.445 Institutions: Social workers. (NRS 432A.077) 1. A licensee of a child care institution shall maintain a ratio of social workers to children that will fulfill the needs of the children, but there must be at least two social workers for every 50 children in the institu…

NAC 432A.450 Institutions: Programs; use of isolation and restraints. (NRS 432A.077, 432A.177) 1. Each licensee of an institution shall: (a) Formulate, in writing, a statement of: (1) The services and specific programs offered; and (2) The procedure for admission and the informat…

NAC 432A.460 Institutions: Records. (NRS 432A.077) 1. Each licensee of an institution shall maintain an individual record for each child accepted for care. The record is confidential and must be protected from examination by unauthorized persons. 2. Every record must contain the …

NAC 432A.470 Special needs facilities: Meeting required before admission of child. (NRS 432A.077) Before a child may be admitted to a special needs facility, the child’s parents, the appropriate members of the staff of the facility and any appropriate specialists shall meet to de…

NAC 432A.475 Special needs facilities: Training of staff; plan of services. (NRS 432A.077) A special needs facility shall provide the members of its staff with appropriate training and prepare a written plan of services for each child with special needs it accepts. The plan of se…