Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 444.498 Disposal of wastewater. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Provisions must be made for disposing of material cleaned from filters and of backwash water in a manner which will not create a nuisance. The backwash water must be disposed of in accordance with applicable local law …

NAC 444.500 Air induction systems. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) An air induction system must totally prevent water backup which could cause electrical shock hazards. [Bd. of Health, Public Spa Reg. Art. 24, eff. 11-27-79]

NAC 444.502 Disinfectant required. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) A means for disinfecting the spa water which provides a residual of disinfectant in the spa water must be employed. Chlorine or chlorine compounds are most frequently used for the purpose of disinfecting but another bacter…

NAC 444.504 Disinfectants: Approved chemical feeders. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) The spa must be equipped with a chlorinator, hypochlorinator or other disinfectant feeder or feeders which meet the following standards: 1. All chemical feeding equipment and process equipment, except fo…

NAC 444.506 Disinfectants: Use of chlorine gas. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Where equipment for the use of chlorine gas is provided, the mechanical proportioning device, required scales and cylinders of chlorine must be housed above grade in a reasonable gas-tight room which is mec…

NAC 444.507 Disinfectants: Storage of chlorine gas. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) Cylinders of chlorine gas must not be stored: 1. Where they are exposed to direct sunlight; 2. Where they are readily accessible to the public; or 3. In buildings where sleeping guests are housed. (Added t…

NAC 444.508 Disinfectants: Test equipment. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) Each spa must be provided with an approved test kit for the determination of pH, disinfectant residuals and total alkalinity. At spas where chlorinated cyanurates are used, a test kit must be provided for cyanuric …

NAC 444.510 Heating units. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. All heating units must be separated from the spa enclosure or protected to prevent injury to bathers and other persons. 2. Heater parts must be easily isolated and removed for cleaning. 3. The manufacturer’s recommendations for…

NAC 444.512 Equipment enclosure. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Filters, pumps, motors, chemical feeders and other accessory equipment must be enclosed in a protective enclosure. 2. Floor drainage must be provided within the protective enclosure. 3. Lighting and ventilation for enclos…

NAC 444.520 Operating permits. (NRS 439.200, 444.070, 444.080) 1. No person may operate a public spa unless he or she has applied for and received an operating permit from the health authority. 2. Permits expire 1 year after the date of issue unless previously revoked for a viola…

NAC 444.521 Fees for permits and review of plans. (NRS 439.150, 439.200, 444.070, 444.080) 1. The Division shall charge and collect $332 for each annual permit to operate a public spa, except in areas where the laws and regulations governing public spas are administered by local …

NAC 444.522 Records. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. A written record of all data pertaining to the operation and sanitation of a public spa must be maintained by the management and made available to the health authority at all times. 2. This record must include: (a) Amounts of various…

NAC 444.524 Heater and temperature requirements. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Water temperature in a therapy pool must be maintained above 70°F (21.11°C), and must not be artificially heated above 104°F (40.0°C). 2. Signs must be posted which state that: EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO HOT WAT…

NAC 444.526 Safety requirements. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. The spa must be free of protrusions, extensions, means of entanglement or other obstructions which might cause submerged entrapment of, or injury to, a bather. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 of NAC 444.48…

NAC 444.528 First aid. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Each spa or spa facility must be equipped with a standard 16-unit first-aid kit which must be kept filled and ready for use at a convenient place near the spa. 2. The person who is in charge of the spa must have completed a course …

NAC 444.530 Notices which must be posted. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Placards directing behavior of bathers must be prominently posted in locker rooms, offices, showers, toilets or elsewhere about the spa enclosure. 2. A sign must be posted in the immediate vicinity of the spa, st…

NAC 444.532 Health requirements. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. No person who has any communicable disease may be employed in any capacity at any public spa. 2. Any person who is or suspected by the health authority or the management to be afflicted with an infectious disease or suffe…

NAC 444.534 Capacity. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. The number of persons allowed to enter a spa must be limited to a number which allows 10 square feet (0.93 square meters) of water surface area for each person using the spa. 2. A sign must be posted within the spa area which states…

NAC 444.536 Visitor and spectator areas; food and drink. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Spaces used by visitors and spectators must be separated from spaces used by bathers. 2. Food or drink must not be permitted in the immediate area of the spa or on the deck which surrounds it. [Bd.…

NAC 444.540 Notice of violation. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) When the health authority inspects a public spa and finds a violation of the provisions of NAC 444.310 to 444.546, inclusive, which does not seriously endanger the public health, the health authority shall issue a written no…

NAC 444.542 Suspension or denial of operating permit. (NRS 439.200, 444.070, 444.080, 444.100) 1. The health authority may order a suspension of an operating permit, and order the owner or operator of a public spa to prohibit persons from using it if the health authority finds: (…

NAC 444.544 Order for closure; revocation of suspended permit. (NRS 439.200, 444.070, 444.100) 1. The health authority may close public spas which are not operating according to the provisions of NAC 444.310 to 444.546, inclusive. 2. When the health authority orders the closing o…

NAC 444.545 Procedure for review of actions taken by Division; appeals. (NRS 439.200, 444.070, 444.100) 1. A person who has reason to believe that an action taken by the Division pursuant to NAC 444.310 to 444.546, inclusive, is incorrect or based on inadequate knowledge may, wit…

NAC 444.546 Reinspection. (NRS 439.200, 444.070, 444.100) 1. After corrective action has been taken, the owner or operator or his or her representative shall notify the health authority that the spa is ready for reinspection. 2. If upon reinspection the corrective action is appro…

NAC 444.5461 Definitions. (NRS 439.200) As used in NAC 444.5461 to 444.54675, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Camping space” means a plainly marked plot of ground designated for: (a) The occupation of a camping vehicle or other vehicle; (b) The erection of a…

NAC 444.54615 Severability. (NRS 439.200) If any of the provisions of NAC 444.5461 to 444.54675, inclusive, or any application thereof to any person, thing, or circumstance is held invalid, it is intended that such invalidity not affect the remaining provisions, or their applicat…

NAC 444.5462 Scope; effect on local standards. (NRS 439.200) NAC 444.5461 to 444.54675, inclusive, contain minimum standards. Nothing contained in those sections precludes local health agencies or governmental units from formulating and adopting additional standards or standards …

NAC 444.54625 Applicability: Facilities in operation on November 21, 1970; subsequent construction or alteration. (NRS 439.200) Those facilities in operation on November 21, 1970, must obtain a permit. All sanitary requirements must be followed, but the health authority may waive…

NAC 444.5463 Conformity with requirements; approval for construction; notification of health authority; inspections; permit. (NRS 439.200) 1. All sanitation facilities for camping spaces in Nevada which are constructed, reconstructed or extensively altered after November 21, 1970…

NAC 444.54635 Fees for permits and review of plans. (NRS 439.150, 439.200) 1. The Division shall charge and collect fees for an annual permit to operate a facility for sanitation for camping spaces in accordance with the following schedule, except in areas where the laws and regu…

NAC 444.5464 Location and layout of camping spaces. (NRS 439.200) 1. Camping spaces must be located on a well-drained site and may not create a public health hazard or nuisance. 2. Camping spaces must be arranged in a manner so that there will be a minimum of 15 feet between camp…

NAC 444.54645 Supply of water. (NRS 439.200, 445A.860) 1. Any person providing camping spaces shall provide an adequate supply of drinking water from an approved source. It must be of a safe, sanitary quality, meeting the requirements of NAC 445A.450 to 445A.492, inclusive. 2. Th…

NAC 444.5465 Service buildings; toilets. (NRS 439.200) 1. Any person providing camping spaces shall provide toilet facilities, separate for the sexes, in conveniently located buildings. 2. Flush-type toilets and hand-washing facilities must be provided unless a supply of water un…

NAC 444.54655 Storage, collection and disposal of refuse. (NRS 439.200) 1. The storage, collection and disposal of refuse at facilities for camping spaces must be conducted to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards or air pollu…

NAC 444.5466 Disposal of sewage; plumbing. (NRS 439.200, 444.650) 1. All liquid wastes from service buildings and camping vehicles, including sink wastes, must be discharged into a public sewer or private sewage disposal system approved by the health authority. These wastes must …

NAC 444.54665 Responsibility for sanitation. (NRS 439.200) Persons providing camping spaces and service buildings are responsible for maintaining the premises in a clean and sanitary condition. [Bd. of Health, Sanitation Facilities for Camping Vehicles Reg. part No. 4, eff. 11-21…

NAC 444.5467 Control of vermin and pets. (NRS 439.200) 1. Appropriate measures must be taken to control rodent and insect infestations. 2. Dogs, cats or other pets are not permitted to run at large or to commit any nuisance within the camping area. [Bd. of Health, Sanitation Faci…

NAC 444.54675 Enforcement by health authority; review and appeal of action taken by Division. (NRS 439.200) 1. Whenever the health authority finds unsanitary or other conditions or violations of NAC 444.5461 to 444.54675, inclusive, in the operation and maintenance of facilities …

NAC 444.547 Definitions. (NRS 439.200) As used in NAC 444.547 to 444.5498, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 444.5471 to 444.5479, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by…

NAC 444.5471 “Food establishment” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Food establishment” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 446.020. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R071-03, eff. 10-22-2003)

NAC 444.5472 “Operator of a temporary mass gathering” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Operator of a temporary mass gathering” means the person responsible for the operation of a temporary mass gathering. The term includes, but is not limited to, the holder of a permit to operate a tempor…

NAC 444.5473 “Potable water” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Potable water” has the meaning ascribed to it in NAC 444.7664. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R071-03, eff. 10-22-2003)

NAC 444.5474 “Public bathing or swimming facility” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Public bathing or swimming facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NAC 444.058. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R071-03, eff. 10-22-2003)

NAC 444.5475 “Public spa” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Public spa” has the meaning ascribed to it in NAC 444.385. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R071-03, eff. 10-22-2003)

NAC 444.5476 “Solid waste” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Solid waste” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444.490. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R071-03, eff. 10-22-2003)

NAC 444.5477 “Temporary food establishment” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Temporary food establishment” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 446.067. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R071-03, eff. 10-22-2003)

NAC 444.5478 “Temporary mass gathering” defined. (NRS 439.200) “Temporary mass gathering” means an outdoor assembly of persons with an actual or reasonably anticipated daily attendance of not fewer than 500 persons that operates or may reasonably be expected to operate not less t…