H
Accessory avoiding or disobeying writ, penalty, 34.680
Answer by petitioner
Contents, 34.760
Supplemental material, 34.760
Answer by respondent
Contents, 34.750
Service and filing, 34.430, 34.740, 34.750
Answer to return, 34.470
Appeals
Denial or granting of writ, 34.575, 34.710, NRAP 22
Order to commit petitioner to custody of foreign officer, 34.560
Papers and transcript, transmittal, 34.575, 34.710
Appearance in proper person before Supreme Court, NRAP 46(b)
Application for writ, requirements, 34.370, 34.700, 34.730, NRAP 22
Arrest for failure to obey writ, 34.420
Availability of writ, 34.360
Bail
Admission to bail, 34.540
Failure of person to appear, arrest, 34.540
Granting writ for purpose of bail, 34.530
Remand to custody when petitioner not bailed, 34.550
Bench warrant issued for failure to appear, 34.540
Change of custody, 34.560
Children, custody of, 432B.460
Committing to custody pending judgment, 34.570
Contents of writ, 34.400, 34.580
Criminal charges, 34.540, 34.700-34.830
Custodian avoiding or disobeying writ, penalty, 34.680
Damages recoverable for failure to issue writ, 34.670
Death, procedure when petitioner sentenced to, 34.820, 176.486-176.492
Discharge from custody
Grounds for discharge, 34.480-34.520
Immunity from subsequent arrest, exceptions, 34.590
Imprisonment after discharge, when permitted, 34.590
Remand to custody when petitioner not discharged, 34.550
Warrant issued in lieu of writ, 34.640
Discovery, 34.780
Dismissal of petition, 34.770, 34.800, 34.810
Dismissal of proceeding, 34.740, 34.750
Effect of writ, 34.390
Extradition, application for writ, 179.197, 179.199
Failure to serve writ, damages recoverable, 34.670
Fees, Supreme Court, 2.250
Form of writ defective, effect, 34.580
Hearings
Adjournment until production of body, 34.450
Discovery, 34.780
Evidentiary hearing, 34.770, 34.790, 34.820
Judgment, 34.830
Prerequisites, 34.730
Illegal detention, arrest of person charged with, 34.610
Illness excuses production of body, 34.450
Imprisonment, when permitted after discharge, 34.590
Indictment, objection to sufficiency of evidence to sustain, application for writ, 172.155
Indigent petitioners, appointment of attorney, fee, 7.125, 7.155, 34.750, 34.780,
NRAP 46(c)
Issuance of writ
Clerk of court to issue, 34.660
Damages for failure, 34.670
Denial by Supreme Court bars district court, 34.710
District court, authority, Art. 6 § 6
Granting without delay, exceptions, 34.390
Postconviction writ, 34.730
Pretrial writ, 34.710
Sunday or nonjudicial day, 34.650
Supreme Court, authority, Art. 6 § 4
Warrant in lieu of writ, 34.600
Judgment, required contents, 34.830
Mental illness or mental retardation, persons with, rights unimpaired, 433.464
Persons who may prosecute writ, 34.360
Petition
Computation of time served, challenges, 34.745
Contents, supporting documents, 34.370, 34.810, 34.820
Delay in filing, 34.800
Dismissal of petition, 34.770, 34.800, 34.810
Eighth Judicial District Court, local rule, EDCR 3.40
First petition, entry and form of order, 34.745
Form, 34.735
Frivolous actions, forfeiture of credits against sentence, 209.451
Initial judicial consideration, 34.740, 34.745
Place of filing, 34.738
Postconviction relief, 34.720-34.830
Pretrial relief, 34.700, 34.710
Scope, limitation, 34.738
Second Judicial District Court, local rule, WDCR 22
Second or successive petition, summary dismissal, 34.745
Title, 34.730
Verification, 34.730
Placing in custody pending judgment, 34.570
Postconviction procedures, 34.720-34.830, 176.486-176.492, 178.4871-178.4875,
Prisoner, custody during proceedings, NRAP 23
Process
Clerk of court to issue, 34.660
Defective, 34.520
Production of body, 34.440
Release pending review of petition or appeal, 178.4871-178.4875
Remand to custody, 34.550, 34.640
Return
Answer to return, 34.470
Contents, 34.430
District court, authority, Art. 6 § 4
Failure to produce body, reasons stated, 34.450
Service and filing, 34.430, 34.740
Signature, 34.430
Supreme Court, authority, Art. 6 § 4
Verification, 34.430
Sickness or infirmity excusing production of body, 34.450
State of Nevada as party, 34.575, 34.710
Stay of execution of sentence of death, 176.415, 176.486-176.492
Subpoena
Clerk of court to issue, 34.660
Witnesses, 34.470
Summary proceedings, 34.470
Suspension of writ prohibited, Art. 1 § 5
Testimony in preliminary hearings, authentication, 171.198
Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, application for writ, 179.197, 179.199
Warrants
Arrest of person charged with illegal detention, 34.610
Clerk of court to issue, 34.660
Execution, 34.620
Issuance in lieu of writ, 34.600
Party discharged or remanded, 34.640
Return, answer and hearing on, 34.630
Witnesses, attendance, 34.470, 34.520
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL
Mortgage broker and agent laws inapplicable to certain organizations, 645B.015
Property tax exemption, 361.115, 361.155
Certified copies of felony convictions, prima facie evidence of conviction, 207.016
Charge of habitual criminality, indictment as basis, 173.095
Civil rights restoration upon honorable discharge from probation, 176A.850
Conviction, effect on sentencing, 207.016
Denial of previous convictions charged, hearing to determine issue, 207.016
Dismissal of count included in indictment or information, 207.010-207.014
Parole standards to provide greater punishment for repetitive criminal conduct, 213.10885
Pawnbrokers, receipt of property from unlawful, 646.060
Prior convictions, introduction as evidence, 207.016
Probation prohibited, 176A.100
Repeated conviction as element or aggravation of offense, 193.045
Residential confinement, ineligibility, 209.392
Secondhand dealers, receipt of property from unlawful, 647.140
Separate filing of count, effect, 207.016
Suspension of sentence prohibited, 176A.100
Trial of primary offense, procedure, 207.016
HABITUAL DRUNKARDS (See ALCOHOLICS)
HABITUAL TRUANTS (See TRUANCY)
HAIR BRAIDERS (See COSMETOLOGY)
HAIRDRESSERS (See COSMETOLOGY)
Barbering, practice of barbering includes work on hairpieces, 643.010
Cosmetics, materials used on hairpieces, 585.060
Sale, setting or styling, 644.475
Prisoners and parolees
Community reentry programs, 209.4871-209.4889, 213.600-213.635, 480.810
Transitional living facilities
Alcohol and drug abuse programs, certification, 449.201
Complaints against, assistance to consumers, 223.560
Counties and cities, adoption of terms to match state laws, 244.3549, 268.0193
Definition, 449.0055
Facilities for the dependent, inclusion as, 449.0045
Licensing and operation, 449.030-449.240
Notice regarding care and services provided, posting, 449.2487
Real property transactions, proximity of facility immaterial, 40.770
Release of offenders to facilities, 209.511
Residential facilities for groups, certain referrals unlawful, 449.209
Rights of residents, 449.700-449.730
Sex offenders, requirements, 176A.410, 213.1243, 213.1245
Unlicensed operation, penalties, injunction, 449.0308, 449.210, 449.220
Recovering alcoholics and drug abusers (See also ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE PROGRAMS)
Certification of facilities and programs, 458.025-458.028
Complaints by consumers, assistance with, 223.560
Counties and cities, adoption of terms to match state laws, 244.3549, 268.0193
Definition, 449.008
Detoxification technicians (See DETOXIFICATION TECHNICIANS)
Facility for the dependent, inclusion as, 449.0045
Licensure, regulation and inspection, 449.030-449.240
List of certified houses, publication, 458.025
Location in populous counties, 278.02386
Minors, proposals for transitional housing, advancements, reports, 458.125, 458.131
Registry of residential establishments to be published on Internet, 278.02387
Residential facilities for groups, certain referrals unlawful, 449.209
Rights of residents, 449.700-449.730
Single-family residence defined to include, 278.02386
Special use permits, issuance, 278.02388
State and federal financial support, 458.025
Unlicensed operation, penalties, injunction, 449.0308, 449.210, 449.220
HALLUCINOGENIC DRUGS (See generally CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES)
Advertising generally (See ADVERTISEMENTS AND ADVERTISING)
City councils, authority to regulate distribution, 266.275
False or deceptive advertising prohibited, 207.171-207.177
Unlawful posting, 206.200
HANDGUNS (See FIREARMS)
HANDICAPPED PERSONS (See DISABILITIES, PERSONS WITH)
Property owner’s liability limited, 41.510
Coercion (See COERCION)
Collection agencies, prohibited practices, 649.375
Definition, 200.571
Domestic violence, acts which constitute, 33.018, 171.1225
Hate crimes, civil liability, criminal penalty, 41.690, 207.185
Health insurers, prohibited acts
Fraternal benefit societies, 695A.188
Health maintenance organizations, 695C.185
Individual or group policy providers, 689A.410, 689B.255
Insurance administrators, 683A.0879
Nonprofit hospital, medical and dental service corporations, 695B.2505
Small employer policies, 689C.485
Intimidation (See INTIMIDATION)
Local officers and employees, prohibited acts, 281.651
Manufactured home parks, prohibited acts, 118B.210, 118B.260
Mental illness, persons with, unlawful contact with, penalties, 207.260
Minors, unlawful contact with, penalties, 207.260
Orders for protection
Arrest of alleged violator, 200.591, 200.597
Bail following violation, restrictions, 178.484, 200.591
Contents and service of order, 200.591
Court costs and fees, deferral, assessment, 200.592
Defendant or convicted person, issuance of order by court, 200.591
Extended orders, 200.591, 200.594
Justice courts
Interlocutory appeal to district court from issuance of order, 200.591
Jurisdiction to issue orders, 4.370
Juveniles, detention for violations, conditions and limitations on release, 62C.020
Notice to adverse party, 200.591
Penalties for violation of order, 193.166, 200.591
Petition to court for issuance of order, 200.591
Temporary orders, 200.591, 200.594
Transmittal to law enforcement agencies, 200.597
Workplace harassment (See Workplace harassment, orders for protection, this heading)
Penalties, 200.571
Restrictions on defendant’s conduct
Record kept by court clerk and copy provided to victim and others, 200.601
Violations, penalty, 200.591
School personnel and pupils, prohibited acts, 388.125, 388.135
State officers and employees, prohibited acts, 281.651
Telemarketing, deceptive trade practices, 598.0918
Threats (See THREATS)
Venue, where offense committed, 200.581
Victims or witnesses
Address of witness, prohibition against disclosure, 174.234
Attendant to provide support for witness during testimony, 178.571
Injunction to restrain unlawful act against, 33.015
Receipt of certain information and documents concerning case, 200.601
Reporting crime or commencing prosecution, prevention, 199.305
Restrictions on defendant’s conduct, receipt of copy of record, 200.601
Testimony or production of evidence, prevention, 199.230-199.242
Workplace harassment, orders for protection
Acts constituting harassment in workplace, 33.240
Applications for order, filing, contents, 33.250
Contents of order, 33.280
Copy of order to be provided applicant and adverse party, 33.300
Costs and fees, award to prevailing party, 33.270
Effect of order, 33.280
Enforcement irrespective of county of issuance, 33.300
Immunities related to orders, 33.330, 33.340
Interlocutory appeal of extended order, 33.270
Issuance, requirements, 33.270
Justice courts, jurisdiction, 4.370
Justices of the peace, powers, 4.355
Limitations on effect of laws, 33.360
Notice of intent to seek order to be given target of harassment, 33.260
Notice of order to law enforcement agency, 33.300
Penalties for violations, 33.350, 193.166
Registration, effect, maintenance of record, 33.310
Remedies, other remedies not precluded, 33.290
Verification of service of notice on adverse party, provision to employer, 33.320
HARMLESS ERROR (See also ERROR AND MISTAKE)
Civil proceedings, 47.040, NRCP 61, JCRCP 61
Criminal proceedings, 178.598
Cemeteries, mortuaries or similar property, damage or defacement, 206.125
Churches, synagogues or other religious property, damage or defacement, 206.125
Civil liability, 41.690
Community centers, damage or defacement, 206.125
Criminal history records, program to report crimes relating to prejudice, 179A.175
Criminal penalties, 193.1675, 193.169, 207.185
Murder, aggravating circumstances for first degree murder, 200.033
Prisoners, publications promoting violence prohibited, 209.365
Schools or other educational property, damage or defacement, 206.125
HAWKS (See also BIRDS)
Falconry and training birds of prey, regulations, 503.583-503.5835
Raptor regulations, 503.582
HAY (For general provisions, see AGRICULTURE)
Height of load of baled hay transported on highway, limitation, 484D.605
Infested hay, regulation by State Department of Agriculture, 561.147
Width of load transported on highway, limitation, 484D.705
Accidents or incidents involving hazardous material
Consultants involved in clean-up, requirements, 459.500
Costs of clean-up and decontamination, 459.530, 459.535
Exemplary or punitive damages, award in civil action, 42.005
Fire Marshal, State, training facilities and programs, 459.512, 459.773, 477.039-477.047
Funding for training and equipment, 459.735
Heating oil and certain other fuels, cleanup of discharges, 590.700-590.920
Highly hazardous substances or explosives, investigation, 459.38195
Immunity from liability for planning or responding, 459.790-459.796
Joint and several liability of defendants in action based on spillage, 41.141
Reference guide, development and dissemination, 459.773
Reports required, 459.718
Responsibility for clean-up and decontamination of area affected, 459.748-459.770
Telephone, use of automatic systems to disseminate information, 597.816
Voluntary clean-up program and relief from liability, 459.610-459.658
Asbestos control, 618.750-618.850, 624.220
Atomic testing, special license plates, 482.37918
Blighted areas, environmental contamination of buildings or property factor in characterization, 279.388
Brownfields
Environmental Covenants Act, Uniform, ch. 445D
Fund for Brownfield Projects, 459.860-459.892
Regional planning, incentives for development of brownfield site, 278.02535, 278.02632
Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste, creation, duties, 459.0085
Contingency Account for Hazardous Materials
Creation, 459.735
Sources, 459.735, 459.765, 477.045, 482.379365
Controlled substances, disposal of waste generated by trafficking, payment of costs, 52.395, 453.5532
Coordination of fees, forms and regulations, 459.704
Diisocyanates, use in school or university buildings restricted, penalties, 393.405, 394.187, 396.980
Disposal of hazardous waste
Account for the Management of Hazardous Waste, 459.530-459.537
Acts constituting hazard to human health, prevention, 459.565, 459.570
Applicability of laws, 459.460
Civil actions
Exemplary or punitive damages, award in action for damages or injury, 42.005
Joint and several liability of defendants in action based on disposal, 41.141
Recovery of damages resulting from violations, 459.585
Conservation and Natural Resources, State Department of, powers and duties, 459.470-459.480, 459.505, 459.575
Controlled substances trafficking, waste generated by, 52.395, 453.5532
Disclosure of public or confidential information, 459.555
Disposal areas
Agreements to provide state land for, 459.505, Special & Local Acts Volume
Fees for use of state-owned disposal areas, 459.510
Financial responsibility of owner or operator, 459.525
Modification, time for completion, 459.540
Permits
Construction, alteration or operation without permit unlawful, exceptions, 459.515, 459.600
Grant, denial, expiration, renewal or modification, 459.520
Suspension or revocation, 459.520
Violation of term or condition, penalty, 459.600
Radioactive Materials Disposal Fund, Special & Local Acts Volume
Environmental Commission, State, duties, 444A.020, 459.485-459.500, 459.575
Environmental health specialists, exemption from regulation, 625A.028
Evidence describing measurements of hazardous waste, admissibility, 52.500
False statements or misrepresentations, 459.595
Fees, 459.500, 459.510, 459.512
Fines, 459.500, 459.510, 459.585-459.600
Household hazardous waste, regulations, plans and programs, 444A.020-444A.040
Immunities of real property purchasers and adjacent landowners, 459.930
Injunctions, 459.580
Inspections, 459.560
Local regulation, 459.480, 459.520
Penalties, 459.500, 459.510, 459.585-459.600
Property purchasers, reports of presence of hazardous substance, 459.930
Records and reports, 459.550-459.560
Regulations, general requirements, 459.490, 459.500
State surcharge, imposition, collection and distribution, 459.0083
Substitution of equivalent standards of protection, 459.545
Tampering with monitoring devices, 459.595
Types of waste subject to regulatory provisions, 459.465
Underground disposal of waste, permits, 445A.625-445A.645
Unlawful acts, 459.515, 459.550, 459.585-459.600
Violations committed intentionally or with criminal negligence, penalty, 459.600
Electronic documents, restrictions on effectiveness, 719.250
Emergency Response Commission, duties, 459.715, 459.735-459.744
Eminent domain, transfer of property to other private person or entity to remediate hazardous waste authorized, 37.010
Emissions (See Accidents or incidents involving hazardous material, this heading)
Environmental impairment of real collateral of secured lender
Receiver, appointment, 32.015
Evidence, admissibility of authenticated descriptions of materials, 52.500
Fire protection districts created by election, regulatory powers, 474.160
Forfeiture of property used in commission of certain crimes, 179.121
Hazardous substances, definition, regulation, 459.429, 459.558-459.565
High-level radioactive waste
Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste, creation and duties, 459.0085
Nevada Protection Account, creation, sources and use, 353.2655
State control (See State control of radiation, this heading)
Storage in Nevada prohibited, 459.910
Transport of waste, 459.125
Highly hazardous substances and explosives, regulation
Accidental releases, program to prevent and minimize consequences, 459.3833
Accidents connected with process, investigation, 459.38195
Account for Precaution Against Chemical Accidents, 459.3824
Annual fee, 459.3824
Applicability of laws and regulations, 459.3813, 459.3814
Certification of information submitted, regulations, 459.3832
Civil penalties, 459.3824, 459.3833, 459.3874
Committees to oversee management of risks, 459.3862-459.3868
Conditional use permits, requirement, issuance, 278.0217, 278.147
Definitions, 459.3802-459.38125
Designation of highly hazardous substances, 459.3816
Explosives and inflammable materials generally, ch. 476
Health Division, reports, 459.382
Industrial Relations, Division of, reports, 459.382
Injunctive relief, 459.3833, 459.3872
Inspections to verify compliance, 459.387
Legislative declaration, 459.380
Local governments, authority, 244.2961, 266.310, 269.220
New processes, definition, permit requirements, 459.3809, 459.3829
Occupational safety, 618.383, 618.890-618.900
Orders, issuance by Administrator, 459.387
Public records, 459.3822
Regulations of State Environmental Commission (See ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, STATE)
Trade secrets, protection, 459.3822, 459.3866
Unlawful acts, penalty, 459.3834
Hoax substances, unlawful acts, penalty, 202.4432, 202.449
Household hazardous waste, regulations, plans and programs, 444A.020-444A.040
Infectious waste, model plan for disposal, 444A.030
Injection of fluid through a well
Into waters of State, prohibition, 445A.490, 445A.575
Regulation, 445A.400, 445A.425, 445A.465-445A.515
Laboratories
Presence of hazardous waste in soil or water, detection, 445A.425-445A.428, 459.500, 459.501
Waste, determination of status as hazardous, 459.502
Lethal agents, toxins and delivery systems, prohibited acts, 202.446, 202.448
Liquid waste, model plan for disposal, 444A.030
Mercury emissions from mines, regulations, fees, 445B.305
Mills and by-product materials, regulation
Construction or disposal without license unlawful, 459.370
Exempt facilities, remedial actions, 459.350
Legislative findings, 459.300
Standards of management of by-product material, 459.360
Transfer of title to United States or State of Nevada, 459.340
Uranium operations, fees for regulating, 459.310
Nevada Protection Account, creation, sources and use, 353.2655
Nevada System of Higher Education property
Diisocyanates, use in buildings restricted, penalties, 396.980
Material safety data sheet, maintenance, 396.4365
Nuclear pharmacy
Definitions, 639.0095, 639.0097, 639.0143
Requirements, 639.2321, 639.2322
Nuclear Projects, Agency for, creation and duties, 459.0093-459.0098
Nuclear Projects, Commission on, creation and duties, 459.009-459.0092
Nuisances, abatement, 244.3603, 244.3607, 268.4124, 268.4126
Occupational diseases, disability due to radium poisoning, 617.440, 617.450
Poisons, schedule, 454.010
Property tax exemption for residential property containing fallout shelter, 361.078
Radar guns, requirements for operation or display, 459.920, 484A.600
Radiation machines, duties of applicants for registration, 459.035
Radiological agents (See also State control of radiation, this heading)
Investigation of exposures, 441A.130, 441A.163-441A.169
Recycling program, development, 459.485
Repository for Information Concerning Hazardous Materials in Nevada
Highway Patrol, duties, 480.360
Rocky Mountain Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, 459.007, 459.008
Safety plan, inclusion in master plan in certain counties, 278.160
School property
Cleaning products used in public schools, requirements, 386.419, 386.4195
Diisocyanates, use in buildings restricted, penalties, 393.405, 394.187
Material safety data sheet, maintenance, 393.105, 394.185
Self-audits, effect, presumptions, burden of proof, ch. 445C
Spills (See Accidents or incidents involving hazardous material, this heading)
State control of radiation
Agreements between State and Federal Government, 459.080, 459.090
Definitions, 459.010
Detention of vehicles, 459.250
Disciplinary action, 459.100, 459.105, 459.235
Disposal areas, license for use required, 459.221
Emergency orders and regulations, 459.120
Enforcement of law governing transport and handling, 459.250
Exposure of personnel, reports required, 459.070
Fund for the Care of Sites for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste, 459.0083, 459.231, 459.235
Health Division designated state radiation control agency, 459.020, 459.030
Impoundment of vehicles or materials, 459.250, 459.260
Injunctions, 459.270
Inspections, 459.050, 459.090, 459.201
Ionizing radiation, licensing and registration of sources, 459.201
Penalties, 459.211, 459.221, 459.280, 459.290
Records, 459.060
Removal of waste or equipment by employee prohibited, 459.280
Restraining orders, 459.270
Shipments of controlled quantities of materials and waste, development of plan for routing, 459.125
Shipping violations, 459.221
State-owned storage and disposal areas, fees, 459.211
State surcharge, imposition, collection and distribution, 459.0083
Training programs, 459.090
State Fire Marshal
Duties regarding hazardous materials, 477.030
Training facilities and programs, 459.512, 459.773, 477.039-477.047
Storage permit, requirement and fee, 477.045
Storage tanks, regulation
Account for the Management of Storage Tanks, 459.838, 459.840
Civil penalties, 459.856
Disclosure of information, 459.846
Entry and inspection, authority, 459.848
Heating oil and certain other fuels, cleanup of discharges, 590.700-590.920
Injunctive relief, 459.850-459.856
Reimbursement for certain expenses and penalty, 459.840
Voluntary clean-up program and relief from liability, 459.610-459.658
Toxic chemicals, submission of information to governmental agencies, 459.900
Transportation of material or waste
Accidents (See Accidents or incidents involving hazardous material, this heading)
Administration of laws, 480.110, 480.360
Commercial driver’s licenses, 483.900
Coordination of fees, forms and regulations, 459.704
Denial, suspension or revocation of registration and permit, 459.7058
Designation of alternate routes, 408.141
Electronic documents, restrictions on effectiveness, 719.250
Fines, imposition and recovery, 459.774
Government vehicles exempt from laws, 459.727
Inspection of motor vehicles, 459.712
Local ordinances
Alternate routes for transport, ordinances inapplicable to, 484A.420
Preemption and supersession by state regulation, 459.728
Motor carriers, requirements, 459.7052-459.709, 706.173
Permit requirements, 459.7052
Regulations, 459.485-459.500, 459.712, 459.721, 706.173
Routing shipments of radioactive materials and high-level waste, plans for, 459.125
Standards for transportation, adoption, 706.173
Uniform applications, 459.703, 459.7054, 459.7056
Unlawful acts, 459.221, 459.590, 459.775, 459.780
Written approval from Department of Motor Vehicles required, 706.437-706.4395
Warehouses, authority to dispose of hazardous goods, 104.7206
Water, discharge of waste or injection of fluid through well into waters of State prohibited, 445A.490, 445A.575
Western Interstate Nuclear Compact, 459.001-459.005
Prohibited acts, penalty, 200.605
211 system for information and referrals, 232.359
Act or omission to injure or endanger, public nuisance, 202.450-202.480
Child support includes provision of care, 125B.020
Crimes against public health and safety, ch. 202
Disaster Relief Account, grants and loans to state and local agencies, 353.2705-353.2771
Diseases (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; specific disease)
Displaced homemakers, educational programs for, 388.635
Employees
Lavatories to be provided by employer, 618.720
Occupational health (See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)
Places of employment, inspection, 607.150
Facilities (See COUNTY HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
Family resource centers, ch. 430A
Fund for a Healthy Nevada, 439.620-439.630
Local boards (See HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS)
Maternal and child health (See HEALTH, MATERNAL AND CHILD)
Medical bills (See MEDICAL BILLS)
Medical records (See MEDICAL RECORDS)
Mental health (See MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES)
Mines (See MINES AND MINERALS)
Minority Health, Office of, 232.467-232.484
Minors, Account for Health Education for, creation and use, 202.24925
Nevada Office of Rural Health, establishment, duties, 396.906
Occupational diseases (See OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES)
Occupational health (See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)
Planning for the provision of health care, ch. 439A, 449.520
Practitioners (See specific practitioners)
Public health emergencies, 439.950-439.983
Quarantine (See QUARANTINE)
Regulations (See HEALTH REGULATIONS)
Sports, Nevada Commission on, promotion of physical fitness, 233H.080
State Board of Health (See HEALTH, STATE BOARD OF)
State Dental Health Officer, appointment and duties, 439.272, 631.287
State health planning and development, ch. 439A
State Public Health Dental Hygienist, appointment and duties, 439.279
Tobacco manufacturers, administration of certain proceeds from, 439.600-439.690
Urban renewal (See COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT)
Wellness programs, sponsorship by major hospitals, 439B.280
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
211 system, establishment, duties, 232.359
Administrative Procedure Act, ch. 233B
Adult day care facilities, duties, 449.160, 449.2486
Aging and Disability Services Division
Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of older persons, receipt of reports, duties, 200.5093, 200.5098, 228.270
Administrator
Appointment, qualifications, 232.320, 427A.060
Communication Services for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Persons With Speech Disabilities, Subcommittee on, appointment, 427A.750
Community Advocate for Elder Rights, appointment, 427A.300
Nevada Commission on Aging, member, 427A.032
Political activities, 427A.120
Powers and duties, 232.340, 427A.070
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, appointment, 427A.125
Traumatic Brain Injuries, Subcommittee on, appointment, 427A.840
Assault or battery of employee making home visit, penalty, 200.471, 200.481
Autism spectrum disorders
Annual report from Health Division, 442.760
Autism Treatment Assistance Program, 427A.875, 442.770
School pupils, receipt of reports, duties, 388.483
Statewide standards for measuring outcomes and assessing and evaluating certain young persons with ASD, 427A.872
Summary of reports, duties, 427A.872
Vocational rehabilitation, persons receiving, reports, 615.205
Coercion respecting membership in organization for the aged prohibited, 281.400
Communication Services for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Persons With Speech Disabilities, Subcommittee on, 427A.750
Community Advocate for Elder Rights, Office of, 427A.300, 427A.310
Complaint for damage to property of older patient, investigation, settlement, 427A.175
Confidential information, authority to share, 232.357
Cooperative agreements, arrangements with Federal Government, 427A.080
Criminal history records, receipt upon request, 179A.100
Criminal investigations, receipt of reports, 200.50982
Custody, disbursement of money, 427A.100
Essential personal care, services for, 427A.791-427A.795
Federal aid, duties, 427A.050, 427A.080-427A.100
Frail elderly persons, duties regarding certain programs, 427A.250-427A.280
Gifts or grants, authority to accept and use, 353.335-353.339, 427A.110
Healthy Nevada, Fund for a, duties concerning allocations, 439.630
Homes for individual residential care, investigations, 449.2493
Hot lunch programs for senior citizens, duties, 385.109, 386.415
Housing suitable for persons with disabilities or low income, reports, 319.267
Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services
Creation, duties, 427A.760-427A.780
Sunset Subcommittee, review of Board by, 232B.220-232B.250
Intermediary service organizations, duties, 427A.701-427A.745
Interpreters and realtime captioning providers, duties, 427A.040, ch. 656A
Medical and related facilities, inspection, 449.132
Nevada Commission on Aging, 427A.032-427A.038
Nevada Commission on Services for Persons With Disabilities, 427A.121-427A.1217
Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides, Advisory Committee on, representation, 632.072
Personnel, appointment, 427A.070
Political activities of officers and employees, 427A.120
Powers and duties, generally, 427A.040
Regulations, 427A.070, 427A.165, 427A.255, 427A.731, 427A.755, 427A.793, 427A.810, 427A.860
Reports, duties, 427A.040, 427A.070
Signature stamps, development of standards regarding, 427A.755
Specialist for the Rights of Elderly Persons, Office of, 427A.1232-427A.1236
Sponsoring organizations and local governments, aid in receiving federal grants, 427A.090
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, 427A.125-427A.165
Taxicab transportation program for aged persons or persons with disabilities, 427A.070, 706.8825
Telecommunication devices for certain persons, development and administration of program, 427A.040, 427A.797
Temporary advance from State General Fund, procedure, 353.353
Traumatic brain injuries, duties, 427A.040, 427A.800-427A.860
Appeals of decisions, hearings, 422.276-422.279, 422A.275-422A.300
Audiologists employed by, licensing laws inapplicable, 637B.080
Budget
Base budgets, fundamental review, 218E.435-218E.460
State Budget Act, 353.150-353.246
Building regulations, duties, 449.345
Chief assistants, appointment, 232.350
Child and Family Services, Division of
Administrator
Mental health consortia, duties, 433B.333, 433B.339
Powers and duties generally, 232.340, 432.0125
Qualifications, 432.012
Services provided to certain delinquents, receipt of payments, 62E.540
Special education programs, member of Interagency Panel, 395.070
Training of employees, duties, 433B.175
Adoption, duties, ch. 127
Assault or battery of employee making home visit, penalty, 200.471, 200.481
Audit by Legislature, 218G.500-218G.555
Child abuse or neglect (See also CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)
Central Registry, duties, 432.0999-432.130
Child protective services, assessment for provision in smaller counties, reports, 432B.326, 432B.327
Interagency committee to evaluate child welfare system, 432B.178
Transfer of child to out-of-state facility, inspection of facility and interview of child required, 432.0177
Child-placing agencies, regulation, 127.220-127.310
Child welfare (See also CHILD WELFARE)
Administrative expenses, 432.080
Disasters, plans for care of children in custody of agency during, 432.400-432.420
Powers and duties, 432.010-432.091
Child welfare services, agencies which provide (See CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, AGENCIES WHICH PROVIDE)
Composition, 432.0115
Confidential information, 232.357, 449.245
County youth services commissions, duties, 62B.040
Criminal history records, receipt upon request, 179A.100
Deputies, appointment, 232.350
Domestic violence battery, services to minor affected by, 200.485, 432B.640
Emotional disturbance, children with, duties, 432B.607-432B.6085, ch. 433B
Fees for services rendered, establishment and imposition, 432.014
Fetal alcohol syndrome, acquisition and use of information from natural parent, 442.400-442.410
Foster care
Academic plans for pupils enrolled in elementary school, duties, 424.019
Account to Assist Persons Formerly in Foster Care, duties, 432.017
Disabilities, persons with, monitoring of well-being, 395.090
Foster care agencies, licensure and regulation, 424.0135, 424.093-424.097
Gift accounts, use, 432.016, 432.0165
Licensing and regulation, ch. 424
Recruitment, licensing and training, assistance with, 432B.180
State Fire Marshall, cooperation, 477.030
Training requirements, regulations, 424.0365
Gifts and grants, acceptance and deposit, 353.335-353.339, 432.0145, 432.016, 432.0165
Guardian of child, appointment as, 432.039, 432B.500, 432B.505
Infants released from hospital, receipt of authorizations, 449.245
Juvenile justice
Alcohol or drug abuse, screening methods used by detention facilities, 62E.516
Authority to place child, restrictions, 63.440
Care and custody of child pending further order of court, 62C.300
Commitment of child to custody of Division, conditions and limitations, 62E.020, 62E.520-62E.540
Disparate treatment of minority or indigent children, compilation and publication of reports, 62H.230
Employees of institutions and agencies to which children committed, regulations, 62B.250
Federal money in field of juvenile development, establishment of standards for receipt, 432.0155
Juvenile court’s use of Division services and facilities, 62A.380, 432.085
Maintenance and special services provided to child, liability for costs, 432.085
Mental health screening of children in detention facilities, duties, 62E.516
Programs to prevent, combat and control delinquency, establishment of standards, development of state plans, 432.0155
Standardized system for reporting information, 62H.200-62H.230
State detention facilities, ch. 63
Transfer of child to out-of-state facility, inspection of facility and interview of child required, 432.0177
Maintenance and special services for children, 432.010-432.091
Mental health consortia, representation, 433B.333
Mental health-mental retardation technicians, certification program, 433.279
Mental illness, children with, duties, 432.0177, ch. 433B
Missing children, authority to provide information to assist in locating, 432B.165
Placement Prevention Revolving Account, creation, use, 432.095
Prenatal illegal substance abuse, duties, 432B.220-432B.320, 432B.400
Protection of children generally, 432.0177, ch. 432B
Purposes and duties generally, 432.011, 432B.180
Regional detention facilities partially supported by State, county assessments, 62B.150
Termination of parental rights, ch. 128
Transition Services, Interagency Advisory Board on, representation, 427A.770
Youth Parole Bureau
Chief
Appointment, 432.0125
Classification, 432.013
Counties, appointment and duties of person acting in place of Chief, 63.715
Duties generally, 63.700-63.780, 432.0135
Murder, first degree, 200.033
Outside employment prohibited, 432.0135
Counties, reimbursements for services, assumption of duties, 62B.165, 63.715
Motor vehicles
Purchase, use and identification, 334.010
Special license plates, 482.368, 482.369
Parole of children (See JUVENILE DELINQUENTS)
Parole officers
Appointment, 63.700
Assault or battery committed upon, 200.471, 200.481
Certification and training, 289.450-289.600
Murder of officer, first degree, 200.033
Peace officer powers, 289.180
Rights of peace officers, 289.010-289.120
Children
Assistance to relatives obtaining legal guardianship of certain children, 422A.650
Blood tests of lead levels, duties, 442.700
Care of children
Contracts for provision of shelter and care for certain children, 432.0175
Federal cooperation, Department named agency for, 432A.050
Gifts or grants, acceptance, 353.335-353.339, 432A.055
Child health care programs, duties, 422.385, 439B.350-439B.370
Children’s Health Insurance Program (See INSURANCE—Health insurance)
Disabilities, pupils with, issuance and enforcement of subpoenas, 432.015
Juvenile sex offenders, receipt of data concerning, duties, 62H.220, 62H.300-62H.320
Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program, 432B.621-432B.626
Protective custody of certain children, notification, duties, 432B.3905
Special health care needs, programs for children with, 442.120, 442.180-442.230
Welfare services, duties, 432.0305, 432.031
Composition, 232.300
Computers, establishment of written policy on appropriate use, 242.300
Consumer Health Assistance, Office for (See also CONSUMER HEALTH ASSISTANCE, OFFICE FOR)
Creation, 232.300
Deaths affecting title to or interest in property, notice of hearings, 40.525
Delinquent fees or penalties, procedure for collection, ch. 353C
Deputies, appointment, 232.350
Deputy administrator for compliance and code enforcement, consultations, 341.100, 449.345
Designated organizations receiving money from Department, requirements, 232.356
Director
Aging, Nevada Commission on, Chair, 427A.032
Alcohol and drug abuse programs, receipt of reports, 458.131
Appointment, 232.310
Child welfare system, interagency committee to evaluate, duties, 432B.178
Children’s Trust Account, administration, 432.133
Community-based services to persons with disabilities, reports, 422.397
Community services block grants, powers and duties, 428.355-428.375
Disabilities, Nevada Commission on Services for Persons With, duties, 427A.1211
Family resource centers, powers and duties, ch. 430A
Federal Government, contracts or agreements with, 422.267, 422A.250
Governor’s Consumer Health Advocate, appointment, duties, 223.550
Health information exchange system, statewide, duties, 439.581-439.595
Hospitals
Assessments for failure to provide care to indigents, determination, 439B.340
Examinations and audits, 439B.420-439B.440
Foundation for hospital nursing practice, duties, 439B.270
Indigent patients, verification of amount of treatment provided, 439B.340
Juvenile detention facilities, alcohol and drug abuse education programs, 63.240
Lease of state land to charitable or educational entity, approval, 322.065
Libraries and Literacy, State Council on, member, 380A.041
Long-Term Care Administrators, Board of Examiners for, member, 654.050
Medical Care Advisory Group, appointment, 422.153, 422.155
Mental health
Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services, reports, 433.254
Facilities, receipt of corrective plans, duties, 433.551
Fees for services to children, approval, 433B.250
Mental health consortia, receipt of reports, duties, 433B.335
Nevada Academy of Health, member, 439B.250
Oaths, authority to administer, 422A.180
Personal assistance to persons with severe functional disabilities, duties, 426.729
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Advisory Committee, duties, 422.4035, 422.4055
Powers and duties generally, 232.320
Radiation control, duties, 459.221, 459.231
Recovery of benefits paid, duties, 422.29301, 422.29304
Severe functional disabilities, persons with, duties regarding personal assistance program, 426.729
Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, duties, 695I.300, 695I.390, 695I.500
Social Security Act and federal aid, acceptance, 422.265, 422A.245
Special education program, member of Interagency Panel, 395.070
Staff, employment, 232.330
State plans for certain programs, duties, 232.353, 422.271-422.2717, 422A.260
Subpoenas, authority to issue, 422A.180
Suicide Prevention, Statewide Program for, 439.511-439.513
Support of dependent children, administrative supervision of Program, 425.365
Transportation services for Medicaid recipients and recipients of Children’s Health Insurance Program, duties, 422.2705
Estates of decedents, claims against, 143.035, 143.037, 145.060, 147.070, 147.130
Federal cooperation, agency for
Child care programs, 432A.050
Child welfare, 432.031
Older Americans Act, 427A.050
Social Security Act, public health programs, 439.150
Financial institutions to disclose information concerning accounts, 239A.070, 239A.075
Fitness and Wellness, State Program for, 439.514-439.525
Gifts, acceptance, deposit and use
Child and Family Services, Division of, 432.0145, 432.016, 432.0165
Children, programs for, 432A.055, 432A.310
Gift Fund, creation, accounts, deposit, 232.355, 432A.110
Health Care Financing and Policy, Division of, 422.302
Health Division, 439.272, 439.279, 439.2794, 439.494, 439.496, 439.507, 439.525, 442.425, 453A.720
Internet websites for information regarding certain programs, 439.935, 439A.280
Mental Health and Developmental Services, Division of, 433.395, 435.270, 435.380
Minority Health, Office of, 232.476
Procedures for acceptance of gifts, 353.335
Statewide health information exchange system, 439.587
Welfare and Supportive Services, Division of, 422A.340
Grant Procurement, Coordination and Management, Office of, duties, 232.224
Grants Management Advisory Committee
Awards of money from Children’s Trust Account, review, 432.133
Creation, composition, 232.383
Duties, 232.385
Family resource centers, duties regarding grants to, 430A.100
Tobacco settlement proceeds, duties, reports, 439.630
Travel expenses, payment from Children’s trust Account, 432.131
Working groups, appointment, 232.387
Health Care Financing and Policy, Division of
Administrative duties, 422.301
Administrative Procedure Act, applicability, 233B.039
Administrator
Appointment, 232.320
Classification, duties, other employment, 232.340
Deputies, appointment, 232.350
Fiscal responsibilities, 422.2362
Medical Care Advisory Group, Secretary, 422.155
Oaths, authority to administer, 422.2366
Powers and duties, 422.2356-422.2374
Qualifications, 422.2354
Subpoenas, authority to issue, 422.2366
Assessments imposed on nursing facilities, duties, receipt of reports, recoupment, 422.3755-422.379
Attorney General, legal adviser, 422.275
Budget, 422.2362
Confidentiality of records, files and communications, 232.357, 422.290
Contested cases, 422.276-422.279
Delegation of duties to Division, authority, 439B.460
Deposit of money received for certain programs, 422.245
Disability, person with, as party or witness, services of interpreter, 422.278
Duties generally, 422.061
Employees, 422.2364
Family planning services and referrals for birth control, 422.284
Federal Government
Adoption of state plans required as condition of receipt of federal money, duties, 232.353, 422.271
Contracts or agreements with, 422.267
Cooperation with, 422.2372
Reports in compliance with federal legislation, 422.2358
Social Security Act and federal aid, acceptance, 422.260, 422.265
Forms of reports and records, prescribing, 422.280
Gift and Cooperative Account, creation, deposits, 422.302
Indigent patients, payments to certain hospitals for treatment, 422.380-422.390
Legislative appropriations, receipt and disbursement, 422.240
Medicaid (See also MEDICAID)
Employed persons with disabilities, program to provide medical assistance, 422.2715
Enforcement of Plan and regulations, 228.410
Fraud Control Unit, assistance, 422.2374
Investigation of providers of goods or services, 422.305, 422.306
Suspension or exclusion of provider, authority, 422.2374
Medical Care Advisory Group, 422.151-422.155
Mental health consortia, representation, 433B.333
Nevada System of Higher Education, contract to collect and analyze information, 439A.083
Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides, Advisory Committee on, duties, 632.072
Nursing Care, Fund to Increase the Quality of, administration, 422.3785
Organization, 422.2364
Prenatal care programs, establishment, 422.287
Regulations
Authority to adopt, 422.2368
Compensation to certain hospitals, 422.390
Federal aid, acceptance, 422.265
Hearing to review action taken against health care provider, procedures, 422.306
Medicaid waiver pursuant to Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative, 422.2728
Prenatal care programs, 422.287
Procedure for adoption, amendment or repeal, 422.2369
Recovery of benefits paid for Medicaid, 422.29302
Review of certain cases and hearings, 422.3045
Reports, 422.2358
Standards of service, 422.2364
State plans for certain programs, compliance required, 422.271
Traumatic Brain Injuries, Subcommittee on, representation, 427A.840
Health Division
Abortions, regulations governing performance and reports, 442.260
Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of older person or vulnerable person by licensee, receipt of report, 200.5095
Actions to enforce health laws, rules and regulations, 439.170, 439.565, 439.570
Addicts, rehabilitation and treatment programs, 453.600-453.730
Administration of health laws, 439.010
Administrative Procedure Act, applicability, 233B.039
Administrator
Appointment, 232.320
Arthritis Prevention and Control Program, Advisory Committee on the, duties, 439.503
Biennial report, 439.180
Children with special health care needs, duties, 442.210, 442.215
Duties generally, 232.340, 439.130-439.140
Fitness and Wellness, Advisory Council on the State Program for, duties, 439.518
Food and Drugs, Commissioner of, appointment, 439.135, 585.200
Maternal and Child Health Services Program, duties, 442.160
Medical Care Advisory Group, member, 422.153
Oral health advisory committee, duties, reports, 439.2792, 439.2794
Qualifications, 439.090
State Board of Health, Executive Officer, 439.070
Stroke and Heart Disease, Advisory Committee on the Prevention and Treatment of, duties, 439.492
Vital Statistics, State Registrar of, 440.110-440.175
Adoption reports, duties, 127.157
AIDS, duties concerning education program in prisons, 441A.240
Ambulances, central registry of operating permits, 450B.200
Arthritis Prevention and Control Program, 439.501-439.507
Autism spectrum disorders, duties, 442.740-442.770
Aversive intervention and restraints, reports of violations, duties, 449.784, 449.786
Bank account for refunding overpayments of vital statistics fees, 440.690
Bedding and mattresses, enforcement of sanitation requirements, 444.030
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board, Nevada, representation, 408.573
Birth control, duties, 442.080
Birth Defects and Adverse Birth Outcomes, Statewide Information System, establishment, 442.300-442.330, 629.171
Breast implants, preparation of informed consent forms, 449.750
Cancer, duties, ch. 457
Chief Research and Statistical Analyst, creation and classification of position, 439A.086
Child care, duties, 432A.040, 432A.080-432A.120
Child care facilities, duties, 432A.131-432A.220
Child support enforcement, Division of Welfare and Supportive Services may request information, 425.393
Children with special health care needs, programs, 442.210-442.230
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Program, duties, 439.495, 439.496
Confidential information, authority to share, 232.357
Contested cases, applicability of adjudication procedures, 622A.120
Counties, reimbursements for certain services, exemptions, 439.4905
County boards of health, supervision, 439.340
Defibrillators, duties, 450B.600, 450B.610
Dental Health Officer, State, appointment, 439.272
Dental Hygienist, State Public Health, appointment, 439.279
Dental hygienists, employment, 631.310
Dental services for low-income persons, issuance of restricted license, 631.275
Emergency medical services
Central registry of technicians’ certificates, maintenance, 450B.180
Committee on Emergency Medical Services, 450B.151-450B.154
Duties, 450B.150, 450B.1505, 450B.790
Employees and subordinate officers
Appointment, 439.140
Autism spectrum disorders, early intervention services, duties, 442.750
Bribes, acceptance unlawful, 583.543
Environmental Health, Bureau of
Chief, member of Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Advisory Commission, 278.808
Water distribution systems, investigation of flood damages, 543.150
Epilepsy, reports of cases, 439.270
Family cemeteries, notice of location, 451.067
Federal money, acceptance and disbursement, 439.015
Fees, establishment, 439.150
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Gifts, grants and contributions, powers and duties, 442.425
Pregnant women referred to Division, confidentiality of information, 442.395
Public education program, development and implementation, 442.385
Receipt of reports, 442.400-442.410
Regulations, 442.415
System for monitoring syndrome, development and maintenance, 442.420
Flood control districts, assistance in planning, 543.590
Flood damage areas, cooperation with State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 232.150
Fluoridation of water in larger counties, duties, 445A.055
Food and drink establishments, inspection and licensing, ch. 446
Food, removal of diseased or unwholesome items, 583.010, 583.060, 583.070
Frozen desserts, regulations, 584.099-584.107
General improvement districts, assistance concerning drainage, sewage and refuse collection, 318.170
Genetics program of Nevada System of Higher Education, establishment, 396.521-396.527
Gifts, authority to accept, 439.272, 439.279, 439.2794, 439.494, 439.496, 439.507, 439.525, 442.425, 453A.720
Hearing screenings of newborns, receipt of reports, duties, 442.550, 442.590
Hepatitis, identifying data concerning person with history of, 460.020
Highly hazardous substances, duties, 459.382
Highway Safety Act of 1966, duties, 223.200
Homes for individual residential care
Investigations, 449.2493
Registry, compilation, maintenance and Internet publication, 278.02387
Hospitals
Consumer information program, notices of failure to submit data, 439A.230
Failure to report practitioner changes or discipline, duties, 630.307, 633.533
Licensing, regulation and inspection, 439A.100, ch. 449
Nevada Health Facilities Assistance Act, 449.250-449.430
Hotels and lodging places, health regulations, ch. 447
Immunization of pupils, reports and forms, 392.435
Infections in medical facilities, duties, 439.873
Infectious diseases, powers and duties, 441A.130, 441A.140, 441A.170
Investigations
Occupational and professional boards, joint investigations, 622.315
Unlicensed operation of certain facilities, recovery of costs, 449.0308
Violations of law, 439.160
Local health officers, supervision, 439.160
Local health regulations, supervision and control, 439.480
Mammography (See Radiation machines, this subhead)
Maternal and child health services, duties, 442.005, 442.120-442.170
Mausoleums, vaults and crypts, regulation, 452.210-452.270
Meat and poultry inspection, responsibilities, 583.255-583.555
Meat, primal cuts to carry approved stamp, 583.040
Medical and care facilities, regulation, 439A.100, ch. 449
Medical Examiners, Board of, receipt of reports, 630.133, 630.30665, 630.307
Medical laboratories, powers and duties, 228.091, ch. 622, ch. 652
Medical use of marijuana, duties, 453A.710
Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)
Audio or video teleconferences, notices, requirements, 622.340
Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320
Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 622.350
Motels and lodging places, health regulations, ch. 447
Nursing assistants and medication aides-certified
Advisory Committee on Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides, representation of Division, 632.072
Review of personnel files, 449.247
Training programs, list to be provided, 632.127
Occupational health, consultation with Division of Industrial Relations, 618.315
Oral Health, Advisory Committee on the State Program for, 439.271-439.2794
Osteopathic Medicine, State Board of, receipt of reports, 633.524
Out-of-school recreation programs, 432A.600-432A.650
Outdoor your programs, ch. 432A
Patient safety, receipt of reports, duties, 439.800-439.890, 630.133, 632.121, 633.283
Physician Visa Waiver Program, 439A.130-439A.185
Physicians
Anesthesia services in offices or certain other facilities, duties, 449.442-449.448
Medical facility’s failure to report changes or discipline, duties, 630.307, 633.533
Operators of medical laboratories, registration, 652.235
Poultry regulations, 583.080
Prevention of sickness and disease, 439.170
Prisoners, administration of therapeutic communities and after care programs, 209.4236-209.4238
Public accommodations, enforcement of health regulations, 447.190, 447.200
Radiation control agency, state, designation and duties, 459.010-459.290
Radiation machines
Mammography, fines for violations involving machines, 457.187
Registration applicants, duties, 459.035
Regulations generally, ch. 233B, 439.170
Residential facilities for groups, duties relating to registry, 278.02387
Schools, physical examinations of pupils, duties, 392.420
Search and Rescue, Board of, membership, 414.170
Sexually transmitted diseases, duties, 441A.240-441A.330
Shellfish containers to carry approved stamp, 583.020
Smoking
Anti-smoking programs, allocation and grant of money, 439.630
Restrictions, enforcement, 202.249, 202.2492
Signs regarding effect of smoking during pregnancy, duties, 442.340
State Board of Health (See HEALTH, STATE BOARD OF)
State Health Officer
Anatomical Dissection, Committee on, member, 451.360
Appointment, 439.100
Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board, State, member, 643.020
Bribes, acceptance unlawful, 583.543
Cancer, duties, 457.265
Citations, authority to issue, 171.17751
Classification, 439.100
Communicable diseases, duties, ch. 441A
Counties, reimbursements for certain services, exemptions, 439.4905
County health officers, appointment, 439.310
Dairy Commission, State, consultations, 584.073
District boards of health, appointment of members, 439.390
Driver’s licenses, appointment of medical boards to determine person’s physical or mental ability, 483.205
Emergency response employees exposed to infectious disease, duties, 450B.375
Environmental Health Specialists, Board of Registered, member, 625A.030
Exposure to biological, chemical or radiological agents, duties, reports, 441A.130, 441A.163
Fitness and Wellness, Advisory Council on the State Program for, duties, 439.518
Infants, receipt of reports of existence of preventable disorders, 442.008
Infectious diseases, duties, reports, 441A.130, 441A.163, 441A.170
Inspectors of meat and poultry, authorizations, 583.448
Marriage certificates, duties, 440.595
Medical helicopters, approval of operation, 439A.104
Medical Laboratory Advisory Committee, member, 652.170
Nevada System of Higher Education, teaching of public health, 439.110
Powers and duties generally, 439.110, 439.130
Practice of medicine, restrictions, 439.110
Prison facilities, examinations and reports, 209.382
Public health emergencies, duties, 439.970, 439.980
Qualifications, 439.090
Sanitation inspection reports, receipt and publication, 444.335
School pupils, physical examinations of, receipt of reports, duties, 392.420
Vacancy in office, effect, 439.100
State institutions, inspection, 444.330
Stroke and Heart Disease, Advisory Committee for the Prevention and Treatment of, 439.491-439.494
Subdivision of land, notice of certain approvals, 704.6672
Sudden infant death syndrome, report, 440.437
Surveillance system of Centers for Disease Control, duties, 439.847
Swimming pools and bathhouses, regulation, 444.065-444.120
Temporary advances from State General Fund, 353.349
Trauma treatment, duties, 450B.237
Tuberculosis, control, prevention and treatment, 441A.340-441A.400
Uniform compliance with provisions of law, duty to enforce, 439.160
Uniform Plumbing Code adopted by local governments, filing, 444.420
Veterans services, county offices for, cooperative agreements, 244.406
Violations of statutes or regulations, initiation of prosecutions, 439.565, 439.570
Health information exchange system, statewide, 439.581-439.595
Health insurance, program to provide for certain children, 432A.300, 432A.310
Health planning and development, state agency for, 439A.081
Healthy Nevada, Fund for a, duties, 439.630
Hospitals (See also Health Division, this heading)
Consumer information program, establishment and maintenance, 439A.200-439A.290
Immunization Information System, establishment, duties, 439.265
Internet publications (See INTERNET)
Joint tenancy, receipt of affidavit concerning death of joint tenant, 111.365
Legislative review of public agencies, ch. 232B
Lifeline and link up services, duties regarding lists of eligible customers, 707.470
Long-Term Care Administrators, Board of Examiners for, part of Department, 654.050
Master plan for provision of human services, adoption, 232.320
Maternal and child health services
Program, administration, 442.130-442.170
Social Security Act, designation as cooperative agency under, 442.120
Medicaid (See also MEDICAID)
Administration of program, 422.270, 422A.255
Contracts for services, 422.406
Drug Use Review Board, duties, 422.403
Electronic submission of applications, provision of system, 422.2703
List of preferred drugs, development, exclusions and restrictions, 422.4025
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Advisory Committee, duties, 422.4035-422.4055
Physicians, reimbursement rates, duties, 232.354
Prescription drug coverage, regulations, 422.406
Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, duties, 695I.390
State Plan, development, adoption and revision, 422.271-422.2717, 422.272, 427A.255
Medical Education Council of Nevada, cooperative agreements, 396.908
Mental Health and Developmental Services, Division of
Abuse of alcohol or drugs, duties, ch. 458
Abuse or neglect of consumers, regulations concerning, 433.331
Actions to recover support for children with mental retardation, 435.090-435.110
Administrator
Appointment, 232.320
Co-Occurring Disorders, Committee on, member, 439.527
Evaluation of parolees, duties, 213.1214
Powers and duties, 232.340, 433.254
Qualifications, 433.244
Reports, 433.254
Special education program, member of Interagency Panel, 395.070
Unclassified service, 433.244
Admission forms, approval, 433A.130
Children, agreements for care and treatment, 433B.130, 433B.140
Commission on Mental Health and Developmental Services, nominations, 232.361
Commitment of persons with mental illness, EDCR 1.44
Community mental health services, administration, 436.125
Confidential information, authority to share, 232.357
Consumers, regulations, 433.3315
Contracts
Cities, counties or districts, 433.354
General hospitals or other institutions, 433.334
Governmental agencies, 433.354
Mental health professionals, 433.344
Other persons, 433.354
Criminal defendants
Access to certain records of defendant, 178.453, 209.3515
Acquitted by reason of insanity, procedures following, 175.539, 178.467-178.469
Certification of persons who evaluate competency of defendant, duties, 178.417
Discharge or conditional release from facilities, reports, 178.468
Duties following court’s finding of incompetence, 178.450
Evaluation of certain offenders before grant or continuation of parole, 213.1214
Presentence or general investigation report, disclosure to Division, 176.156
Sheriff to deliver incompetent defendant to Administrator for detention and treatment, 178.425
Victim of crime to be notified of escape or release, 178.4715, 178.5698
Violations of conditional release, duties, 178.464
Day training services, regulations and standards, 435.130-435.310
Developmentally delayed children, financial assistance to certain caregivers, 435.365
Division facilities designated, 433.233
Fee schedules for services
Mental health facilities, 433A.590
Mental retardation, persons with, 435.115
State-supported programs, 433.404
Gifts or grants, acceptance, deposit and use, 353.335-353.339, 433.395, 435.270, 435.380
Jobs and day training services, regulations and standards, 435.130-435.310
Jury duty, exemptions, 6.020
Mental health consortia, representation, 433B.333
Mental health services, responsibilities, 436.123
Mental retardation centers, approval of form for admission, 435.121
Mental retardation, persons with
Agreements for contribution by parents or guardian, 435.110
Assistance to certain caregivers, 435.365
Operation of residential facilities for groups, 435.060-435.120
Residential placement-foster family care programs, regulation, 435.370
Supported living arrangement services, regulation, 435.3305-435.339
Mental retardation residential placement function, use of money, 435.120
Nevada Conference of County Community Mental Health Programs, duties, 436.320
Peace officer powers of forensic technicians and correctional officers, 289.240
Psychiatrists working in mental health centers, duties, 630.262, 633.417
Responsibility for child’s welfare, 432B.130
Tax on intoxicating liquor, allocation, 369.174, 458.097, 458.098
Technicians, certification program, 433.279
Temporary advances from State General Fund, procedure, 353.351
Transition Services, Interagency Advisory Board on, representation, 427A.770
Volunteers at facilities for inpatients, industrial insurance coverage, 616A.205
Mental Health Commission (See MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, COMMISSION ON)
Nurses and nursing assistants, reports of misconduct, 632.472
Older persons, duty to report abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, immunity from liability, 200.5093, 200.5094, 200.5096
Payments of money for services provided by state agencies, procedures, 353.146-353.148
Pharmaceutical services, duties related to subsidies for
Disabilities, persons with, 439.705-439.795
Senior citizens, 439.635-439.690
Probate of wills, notices to Department, 136.100, 139.100, 155.020
Problem gambling, duties, ch. 458A
Public schools, consultations regarding use of cleaning products, 386.4195
Records, ch. 239
Rehabilitation of youthful offenders, duties concerning special programs, 62G.420, 62G.440, 62G.450, 62G.470
Rheumatic fever, cooperative agreements for diagnosis and treatment, 442.230
Social Security Act, designated agency for health matters, 439.150
Sovereign immunity waived, 41.0305-41.039
Speech pathologists employed by, licensing laws inapplicable, 637B.080
State Public Defender (See PUBLIC DEFENDERS)
Strategic Plan for People with Disabilities Accountability Committee, duties, receipt of reports, 427A.770, 427A.780
Subrogation of rights of Medicaid recipients, 422.293-422.293005
Suicide Prevention, Statewide Program for, 439.511-439.513
Supplemental Security Income Program, duties, 422A.255
Surgical centers for ambulatory patients, consumer information program, 439A.200-439A.290
Transfer of functions of state agencies and local governments, regulations, 353.203
Trusts, notice on death of settlor of nontestamentary trust, 164.025
Vulnerable persons, duty to report abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, immunity from liability, 200.50935, 200.5094, 200.5096
Welfare activities and services, duties, 232.353, 422.270, 422A.255
Welfare and Supportive Services, Division of
Administrative duties, 422A.335
Administrator
Appointment, 232.320
Fiscal responsibilities, 422A.170
Oaths, authority to administer, 422A.180
Outside employment prohibited, 232.340
Powers and duties generally, 422A.155-422A.195
Qualifications, 422A.155
Regulations, authority, 422A.185, 425.365
Reports on child support and paternity, establishment of forms, 125B.160
State Board of Welfare and Supportive Services, Secretary, 422A.125
Subpoenas, authority to issue, 422A.180
Unclassified service, 232.340
Attorney General, legal adviser, 422A.270
Budget, 422A.170
Child support
Court orders, receipt of information, 125B.055
Domestic violence protective orders, duties, 33.035
Enforcement of obligations, 31.295, ch. 31A, ch. 425
Interstate Family Support Act, duties, 130.102, 130.310
Payments pursuant to temporary orders for support, receipt, 3.405
Reports, 125B.160
Communications disability, party or witness with, services of interpreter, 422A.290
Confidentiality of records, files and communications, 232.357, 422A.320
Contested cases, 422A.275-422A.300
Criminal history records, receipt upon request, 179A.100
Dependent children, support of, ch. 425
Deposit of money received for certain programs, 422A.235
Directory of newly hired employees, duties, ch. 606
Divorce decrees, receipt of social security numbers of parties, 125.230
Domestic violence victims, duties, 422A.350
Emergency assistance to needy families with children, distribution of money for purposes of housing, 319.510
Employees
Assault or battery of employee making home visit, penalty, 200.471, 200.481
Educational leave, stipends for, 281.150
Employment authorized, 422A.175
Employment Security Division, disclosure of information, 612.265
Energy assistance programs, duties, 422A.255, 702.170, 702.250-702.280
Expedited application for treatment or services for certain persons, duties, 422A.370
Family planning services and referrals for birth control, 422A.310
Federal Government
Adoption of state plans required as condition of receipt of federal money, duties, 232.353, 422A.260
Contracts or agreements with, 422A.250
Cooperation with, 422A.195
Reports in compliance with federal legislation, 422A.165
Social Security Act and federal aid, acceptance, 422A.240, 422A.245
Food stamp crimes, notice of sentencing to Division, 207.340
Forms of reports and records, prescribing, 422A.305
Gaming Commission or Control Board, provision of information to Division, 463.335
Gifts or grants
Authority to accept, 353.335-353.339
Gift and Cooperative Account, deposits, use, 422A.340
Grants Management Advisory Committee, 232.383-232.387
Health insurance, notices regarding enrollment of child, 31A.350
Immunization of children as condition of receiving benefits, duties, 422A.355
Industrial insurance, disclosure of confidential information, 616B.012
Legislative appropriations, receipt and disbursement, 422A.230
Organization, 422A.175
Paternity, access to affidavits of acknowledgment, 440.325
Prenatal care programs, establishment, 422A.315
Regulations
Administrative Procedure Act inapplicable, 233B.039
Authority to adopt, 422A.185
Federal aid, acceptance, 422A.245
Prenatal care programs, 422A.315
Procedure for adoption, amendment or repeal, 422A.190
Support of dependent children, 425.365
Temporary assistance for needy families, 422A.550, 422A.560
Relatives’ financial liability, investigation, enforcement, 422A.460, 422A.470
Reports, 422A.165
Standards of service, 422A.175
State Board of Welfare and Supportive Services, 422A.110-422A.135
State Plans for certain programs, compliance required, 232.353, 422A.260
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, general powers and duties, 422A.525
Termination of parental rights of recipients of assistance, notice of hearing, 128.060
Voter registration agency, designation, duties, prohibited acts, 293.504-293.505
HEALTH AUTHORITIES (See HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS; HEALTH, STATE BOARD OF)
HEALTH CARE FINANCING AND POLICY, DIVISION OF (See HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF)
HEALTH CARE RECORDS (See MEDICAL RECORDS)
HEALTH CARE, RESTRAINING COSTS OF
Child health care programs, program to increase awareness of availability, 422.385, 439B.350-439B.370
Compliance with Federal laws required, 439B.450
Definitions, 439B.010-439B.150
Fees to cover costs of carrying out laws, 449.465
Hospitals
Billed charges, maintenance and use of uniform list, 439B.400
Civil penalties, 439B.420-439B.440, 439B.500
Discharge forms, contents and disclosure of information, 449.485
Emergency care, provision of services required, 439B.410
Examinations and audits, 439B.430, 439B.440
Major hospitals, reduction of billed charges, 439B.260
Prohibited acts, 439B.420, 439B.430
Transfer of emergency patients limited, 439B.410
Violations, penalty, 439B.500
Indigent patients, care of
Appeal of determination of indigent status, 439B.330
Applicability, 439B.300
Assessment against hospital for failure to fulfill minimum obligation, 439B.340
Discharge forms
Contents, 439B.330
County commissioners to maintain record of, 439B.320
Hospital required to provide proportionate share, 439B.320
Legislative findings and declarations, 439B.300
Reimbursement of hospitals, 439B.320-439B.340
Report on patients treated, verification, 439B.340
Standards of eligibility, 439B.310
Insurance, limitations on deductibles and copayments, 689B.061, 695B.185, 695D.205
Insurer and health facility, prohibited transactions, 680A.320
Legislative Committee on Health Care
Creation, 439B.200
Fee imposed for support of Committee, 449.465
Investigations and hearings, 439B.230, 439B.240
Licensing boards, review of regulations, 439B.225
Meetings, 439B.210
Officers, 439B.200
Powers, 439B.220
Vacancies, 439B.200
Planning for the provision of health care, ch. 439A
Purposes of laws, 439B.160
Actions against organizations, 598.0999, 598.9474
Advertising
False or misleading representations, 598.952
Registration and security required to advertise services, 598.946
Agent for service of process, 598.944
Applicability of laws, 598.942
Closure of club, election of remedies, 598.956
Contracts
Automatic renewal of contract prohibited, 598.948
Cancellation, 598.950, 598.954
Requirements, 598.948
Suspension and extension, 598.954, 598.956
Void contracts, 598.952
Waiver of buyer’s rights prohibited, 598.962
Deceptive trade practices, 598.0903-598.0999
Defibrillators, placement, 450B.620
Disability of buyer during term of contract, rights, 598.954
False or misleading representations prohibited, 598.952
Noncompliance with laws, correction of violations, 598.960
Place of business, rights of buyer on relocation, 598.958
Pre-sales
Definition, 598.9417
Security requirements, 598.946
Quarterly reports of membership, 598.946
Refunds
Cancellation of contract, 598.950, 598.954
Closure of club, 598.956
Deceptive trade practices, 598.092
Noncompliance with laws by club, 598.960
Nondeposit of security for refunds, notice and acknowledgments, 598.946
Transfer of club’s obligations or relocation of place of business, 598.958
Registration
Application, 598.947
Fees, 598.947
Issuance of certificate, 598.947
Required before advertising or conducting business, 598.944, 598.946
Transfer or assignment prohibited, 598.947
Transfer of club’s obligations to another club, rights of buyer, 598.958
Violations
Civil and criminal penalties, 598.0999
Constitute deceptive trade practice, 598.966
Correction, 598.960
Remedies nonexclusive, 598.966
Suspension of privilege to do business, 598.0999
HEALTH DIVISION (See HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF)
HEALTH FACILITIES (See COUNTY HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
HEALTH FACILITIES ASSISTANCE ACT, NEVADA
Construction of facilities, plans and financing, 449.250-449.430
HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM
Breach of confidentiality, 439.590, 439.591
Certification, regulations, 439.588
Complaints, procedures, 439.590
Contracts, authority, 439.587, 439.588
Controlled substance prescriptions, transmittal, requirements, 453.385
Dangerous drug prescriptions, transmittal, requirements, 454.223
Digital signatures law inapplicable, 719.140
Electronic Transactions Act inapplicable, 719.200
Establishment, 439.587
Gifts and grants, authority to accept, 439.587, 439.588
Governing entity and governing body, 439.588
Immunities from liability, 439.593, 439.594
Participation, 439.590, 439.591
Prohibited acts, penalty, 439.590
Security of personal information, certain laws inapplicable, 603A.100
Standards, adoption, 439.589
State authority, designation, duties generally, 439.587
State Board of Pharmacy, consultations, 439.587
Unfair trade practices, exemption from laws, 439.595
Writing and signature requirements, deemed compliance, 439.592
HEALTH INSURANCE (See INSURANCE)
HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS
AIDS
Education program in prisons, duties, 441A.240
Report of presence in school district, 441A.190
Air pollution control, 445B.275, 445B.500-445B.540
Bedding and mattresses, duties, 444.030
Biological, chemical or radiological agents
Investigation of exposures, 441A.163-441A.169
Regulations and procedures, receipt of information, 441A.130
Children’s camps, licensing and regulation, 444.220-444.320
Citations, authority to issue, 171.17751
City boards of health
Abolishment, 439.440
Ethics in Government Law, Nevada, ch. 281A
Fees, 439.470
Injunctive relief, 439.565
Isolation hospital, establishment and maintenance, 439.470
Members, 439.430
Nuisances, abatement, 439.470
Powers and duties, 439.470
Quarantine of dangerous diseases, 439.470
Re-establishment, 439.450
Regulations, 439.460
Sanitary conditions, duty to oversee, 439.460
Termination, 439.362, 439.380, 439.385
City health officers
Abolishment of office, 439.440
Appointment, 439.430
Compensation, 439.430
Ethics in Government Law, Nevada, ch. 281A
Local health regulations, enforcement, 439.480
Re-establishment of office, 439.450
Coercion respecting membership in certain organizations prohibited, 281.400
Communicable diseases
Information on regulations and procedures, receipt, 441A.130
Injunctive relief, 441A.900
Investigations, 441A.160-441A.169
Performance of duties set forth in regulations, 441A.120
Construction and labor camps, inspection and supervision, 444.130-444.200
County boards of health
Air pollution control, 445B.500-445B.540
Emergency medical services, administration and enforcement, 450B.150
Ethics in Government Law, Nevada, ch. 281A
Fees, 439.360
General improvement districts, approval of projects, 318.170
Injunctive relief, 439.565
Isolation hospital, establishment and maintenance, 439.360
Members, 439.280
Nuisances, abatement, 439.360
Powers and duties, 439.360
Quarantine of dangerous diseases, 439.360
Regulations, 439.350
Reports to Health Division, 439.340
Sanitary conditions, duty to oversee, 439.350
Supervision by Health Division, 439.340
Termination, 439.362, 439.380, 439.383
County health department, inclusion or withdrawal of city, 439.440, 439.450
County health officers
Cancer diagnosis, treatment and cure, enforcement of regulations, 457.190
Chair, county board of health, 439.280
Compensation, 439.300
County physician, health officer may be, 439.320
Deputies, appointment, compensation and reports, 439.330
Emergency Medical Services, Committee on, ex officio members, 450B.151
Ethics in Government Law, Nevada, ch. 281A
Executive officer, county board of health, 439.320
Local health regulations, enforcement, 439.480
Qualifications, 439.290
Term of office, 439.290
Vacancy in office, 439.310
Vital statistics, collection, 440.190
District boards of health
Air pollution control, duties, 445B.275, 445B.500-445B.540
Applicability of laws, 439.361, 439.369
Budget, financial support, 439.365
Clinical programs to be under direction of physician, 439.368, 439.400
Controlled substance remediation, duties, 439.4797
Creation, 268.420, 439.362, 439.370
Emergency medical services, administration and enforcement of laws, 450B.150
Emergency medical technicians, endorsements, 450B.1975
Ethics in Government Law, Nevada, ch. 281A
Health district fund, creation, sources, 439.363, 439.367
Health hazards, regulation, 439.479
Injunctive relief, 439.565
Insects and rats, control and abatement, 439.471-439.479
Meetings, 439.364
Nuisances, control and abatement, 439.366, 439.410, 439.471-439.479
Powers generally, 439.366, 439.367, 439.410
Regulations, general authority, 439.366, 439.410, 439.479
Rental dwelling units, regulation, 439.479
Sanitary conditions, regulation, 439.366, 439.410
Sewage disposal, regulation of residential individual systems, 444.650
Smoking, grants for anti-smoking programs, 439.630
Solid waste management systems, 444.440-444.620
Supersession of city, county and town boards of health, 439.362, 439.380-439.385
Trauma centers, designation, duties, 450B.237
Waste tires, regulation of management and disposal facilities, 444.505-444.509
Water systems, regulation, 445A.800-445A.955
District health departments
Creation and composition, 268.420, 439.362, 439.370
Inclusion of city, 268.420, 439.440
Withdrawal of city, 439.450
District health officers
Communicable diseases, investigation and reports, 441A.150-441A.170, 450B.375
Creation of office, 439.362, 439.370
Ethics in Government Law, Nevada, ch. 281A
Garbage and refuse, issuance of citation for unlawful disposal, 444.630
Local health regulations, enforcement, 439.480
Quarantine of dangerous diseases, 441A.160
Do-not-resuscitate identification, duties, 450B.490, 450B.520
Emergency services generally (See EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES)
Enforcement of laws and regulations, duties, 439.550, 439.560
Food establishments, regulation, ch. 446
Garbage
Solid waste disposal, regulations, 444.580
Unlawful disposal, enforcement of laws, 444.621-444.645
Health Division, supervisory powers, 439.160
Hepatitis, dissemination of identifying data, confidentiality, 460.020
Infants, receipt of reports of existence of preventable disorders, 442.008
Lead, receipt of reports of blood tests, 442.700
Local Government Purchasing Act, applicability, 332.015
Medical review committees, access to autopsy records, 450B.870
Meetings, ch. 241
Neglect of duty, penalties, 439.580
Ophthalmia neonatorum, duties, 442.040, 442.070
Public accommodations, enforcement of health regulations, ch. 447
Public health emergencies, 439.950-439.983
Public water systems, duties, 445A.800-445A.955
Quarantine for dangerous diseases, 439.360, 439.470, 441A.510-441A.590
Records, ch. 239
Recycling and disposal of solid waste, programs, reports, 444A.040, 444A.050
Sanitation and safety of institutions, powers, 444.335
Sewage and wastewater facilities, approval of plans, 244A.503
Sewage, enforcement of laws on unlawful disposal, 444.621-444.645
Sexually transmitted diseases, duties, 441A.240-441A.330
Smoking
Anti-smoking programs, receipt of grants, 439.630
Restrictions, enforcement, 202.249, 202.2492, 202.24925
Signs regarding effect of smoking during pregnancy, duties, 442.340
Solid waste disposal, regulations, 444.580
Sovereign immunity waived, 41.0305-41.039
State Board of Health, supervisory powers, 439.150, 439.200
Subdivision of land, review and certification of maps or plans, 278.335, 278.377
Swimming pools and bathhouses, regulation, 444.065-444.120
Town boards of health
Establishment, 269.190
Termination, 439.385
Tuberculosis, control, prevention and treatment, 441A.340-441A.400
Vital statistics, local administration, 440.190-440.260
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
Accounting principles, use, 695C.145
Administrators of health insurance programs
Contracts, requirements, 683A.0851
Schedule of payments, provision to health care providers, 683A.405
Advertising, false or misleading, 695C.300
Agents, licensing, 695C.280
Annual statements, filing, 680A.270, 680A.280, 680B.010, 695C.210
Applicability of laws, 695C.050-695C.057
Arbitration of disputes, 695C.265, 695C.267
Assessments, 449.465, 679B.700, 680B.070, 695C.055
Bond required, waiver, 695C.270
Brokers, licensing, 695C.280
Cancellation, alteration or nonrenewal of policy by insurer
Grounds, 695C.300
Notice, 687B.420
Capital expenditures, application fee, approval, 439A.081, 439A.100
Cease and desist orders, 695C.350
Certificates of authority
Application, 695C.060-695C.080
Denial, 695C.090, 695C.100, 695C.340
Fees, 680B.010, 680C.110, 695C.230
Requirement, 695C.060
Suspension or revocation, 695C.185, 695C.330, 695C.340
Charges, filing of schedule, 695C.180, 695C.200
Children, enrollment pursuant to court order, 31A.350, 608.1576, 695C.165-695C.169
Children’s Health Insurance Program, applicability of laws, 695C.050
Chiropractors, reimbursement for treatment, 695C.178
Claims
Approval or denial, 695C.185, 695G.230
Domestic violence involvement as sole basis for denial prohibited, 695C.203
Interest on late payments, 695C.128, 695C.185
Intoxication or drug use as sole basis for denial, restrictions, 695C.205
Schedule for payment, 695C.187
Complaint resolution system, 695C.260, 695G.200-695G.230, 695G.245, 695G.300
Consumer health assistance (See CONSUMER HEALTH ASSISTANCE, OFFICE FOR)
Consumer protection program, 679B.510-679B.560
Continuation of coverage, 695C.1707
Coverage requirements
Acupuncture treatment, 695C.1765
Alcohol abuse treatment, 687B.404
Alcohol and drug abuse counselors, treatment by, 695C.1789
Autism, 695C.1717
Cancer treatment, 695C.1693, 695C.1733
Children, newborn, adopted or placed for adoption, 695C.173
Clinical professional counselors, treatment by, 695C.1773
College students, 687B.406
Colorectal cancer screening, 695C.1731
Continuation of coverage after termination of contract, 695C.1691
Contraception, drugs or devices, 695C.1694, 695C.1695
Diabetes, management and treatment, 695C.1727
Drug abuse treatment, 687B.404
Gynecological and obstetrical services, 695C.1713
Hormone replacement therapy, 695C.1694, 695C.1695
Hospice care, 695C.176
Human papillomavirus vaccine, 695C.1745
Inherited metabolic diseases, 695C.1723
Mammograms and cytologic screening tests, 695C.1735
Marriage and family therapy, 695C.1773
Mastectomies, prosthetic devices and reconstructive surgery, 695C.171
Medical transportation providers, reimbursement, 695C.1795
Medical use of marijuana, coverage not required, 453A.800
Mental illness, 687B.404
Nurses, treatment by, 695C.179
Podiatric physicians, treatment by, 695C.1783
Pregnancy, complications, 695C.172
Prescription drugs, 695C.1703, 695C.1734
Prostate cancer screening, 695C.1751
Psychologists, treatment by, 695C.177
Social workers, treatment by, 695C.1775
TMJ syndrome, 695C.1755
Totally disabled, enrollees who are, leave without pay, 695C.1709
Definitions, 695C.030, 695C.161
Dental care, limitation on rates for coverage, 686B.125
Dental care, organizations for, provisions inapplicable, 695D.090
Disciplinary proceedings, 695C.185, 695C.330-695C.350
Discontinued policy or coverage, replacement, 695C.1705
Doing business without authority prohibited, remedies, 679B.227, 685B.030, 685B.035, 695C.060
Electronic data transfers, 679B.136, 679B.138
Enrollment, open, annual, 695C.250
Establishment, 695C.060
Evidence of coverage
Approval of form, 695C.170, 695C.190, 695C.200
Deceptive contents prohibited, 695C.300
Issuance to enrollee required, 695C.170
Examination of books, records and description of services offered, 695C.240, 695C.310-695C.317
External review of adverse determinations, duties, 695C.260
Federally qualified health centers, contracts with, 422.273, 695C.123
Fiduciary responsibilities of financial officer, 695C.150
Foreign corporations, eligibility to establish, 695C.060
Forms and schedules, approval, 687B.120, 695C.170-695C.200
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, compliance, 687B.402
Genetic tests, restrictions on use, 695C.207
Governing body, composition and duties, 695C.110
Health care providers
Contract, modification, 695C.125
Credentials, acquisition of information, 629.095, 695C.125
List of providers, fee for inclusion prohibited, 695C.125
Medicaid, unlawful acts by providers, 422.450-422.590
Medical examination of patient by insurer, notice of serious condition, 687B.450
Optometrists
Division of fees, 636.301
Permit to provide services required, 636.347
Schedule of payments, receipt, 695C.125
Health savings accounts, offering of policies, 695C.201
Industrial injuries, payments made on behalf of employee, reimbursement, 616C.138
Injunctive relief, 695C.350
Insurance companies, contracts with, 695C.290
Insurance law, applicability, 695C.145
Investment of money, 695C.160
Legislative declaration, 695C.020
Managed care
Applicability of laws, 695C.055
Medicaid recipients, contracts for services, 695C.128
Regulation generally, ch. 695G
Medicaid
Applicability of laws, 695C.050
Contracts for services to recipients, 695C.128
Establishment, development and implementation of managed care program, 422.273
Required and prohibited acts in relation to eligibility, 695C.163
Unlawful acts by providers, 422.450-422.590
Medical discount plans, ch. 695H
Medical evaluations of insureds, arbitration of disputes concerning, 695C.265
Medical examinations, notice of detection of serious condition, 687B.450
Medical savings accounts, offering of plan to small employers, 695C.325
Medical use of marijuana, coverage not required, 453A.800
Modification of operation, approval, 695C.140
Name, designation as insurance company prohibited, 695C.300
Open enrollment, 695C.250
Optometrists (See Health care providers, this heading)
Organ transplant drugs, notice regarding changes, 687B.408
Participation by enrollees in determination of program content, 695C.110
Penalties for violations, 439A.310, 679A.180, 679B.130, 695C.350
Persons providing coverage subject to regulation, 685B.120-685B.190
Physicians (See also Health care providers, this heading)
Licensing laws inapplicable to HMO’s, 695C.050
Portability of coverage, applicability of laws, 695C.057
Preexisting conditions, affiliation period authorized, 689B.500, 689C.190
Prohibited practices, 695C.1694, 695C.1695, 695C.300
Provider-sponsored organizations, regulation, 695C.275
Public Employees’ Benefits Program, contracts, 287.0434
Public inspection of applications, filings and reports, 695C.220
Readability of policies, 687B.122-687B.130
Regulations, 695C.130, 695C.140, 695C.275, 695C.280
Rehabilitation, liquidation or conservation, 695C.320
Replacement policies, 695C.1705
Reports required, 695C.210, 695C.230
Schedules and forms, approval, 687B.120, 695C.170-695C.200
Small employers, health insurance, ch. 689C
State Board of Health
Annual report, copy filed with, 695C.210
Applications, evaluation, 695C.080
Disciplinary proceedings, participation, 695C.340
Examination of quality of health care services, 695C.310
Summary of coverage, provision to Commissioner and insureds, 695C.193, 695C.195
Taxation, 679B.227, 680B.025-680B.060, 695C.055, 695C.230
Trade practice laws, applicability, 695C.055
Uniform claim forms and billing codes, use, 679B.138
Utilization review, agents who perform, 683A.375-683A.379
Violations, penalties, 439A.310, 679A.180, 679B.130, 695C.350
Abortion (See ABORTION)
Abuse or neglect of children (See CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)
Adverse birth outcomes, statewide system for collection and analysis of information, 442.300-442.330, 629.171
Advisory Board on Maternal and Child Health
Creation, 442.133
Members, 232A.020, 442.133, 442.135
Purpose, 442.137
Sunset Subcommittee, review of Board by, 232B.220-232B.250
AIDS, testing of pregnant women and newborns, 442.600-442.660
Availability of health care services, program to increase awareness, 422.385, 439B.350-439B.370
Birth defects (See BIRTH DEFECTS)
Blindness, prevention
Germicide to be instilled in eyes of newborns, 442.050, 442.060
Health Division, duties, 442.080
Indigent persons, treatment at public expense, 442.040
Local health officers, duties, 442.040, 442.070
Ophthalmia neonatorum defined, 442.030
State Board of Health, regulations, 442.085
Unlawful acts, penalties, 442.110
Breast feeding, exemption from lewdness laws, 201.210, 201.220, 201.232
Child welfare services, 432.010-432.091
Cigarette smoking during pregnancy, retailers to post signs regarding health hazards, 202.2493, 442.340
Cribs, Infant Crib Safety Act, 597.712-597.7128
Drug Exposure, Office of Statewide Coordinator for Children Who Are Endangered by, creation, duties, 228.700-228.720
Family resource centers, ch. 430A
Federal programs, Health Division designated as cooperative agency for, 442.120
Fetal alcohol syndrome (For specific provisions, see FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME)
Genetics program of Nevada System of Higher Education, 396.521-396.527
Hearing screenings of newborns
Brochures, preparation and distribution, 442.590
Diagnostic evaluation, recommendation, 442.570
Discharge without screening, restrictions, 442.540
Lead physician or audiologist, designation and duties, 442.580
Medical records, inclusion of information, 442.550, 442.560
Objection by parent or guardian, 442.560
Persons authorized to conduct screenings, 442.530, 442.550
Reports to Health Division and Governor, 442.550
Hospital stay following childbirth, insurance coverage, 689A.0425, 689B.520, 689C.194
Insurance coverage for newborns
Health maintenance organizations, 695C.1723, 695C.173
Individual or group policies, 689A.0423, 689A.043, 689B.033, 689B.0353
Nonprofit hospital or medical service corporations, 695B.1923, 695B.193
Intensive care of newborns, approval of service required, 449.087
Lead levels, blood tests, 442.700
Maternal and Child Health Services Program
Administration, 442.130
Duties of Administrator of Health Division, 442.160
Financial administration, 442.170
Purposes, 442.130
State plan, regulations, required provisions, 442.140-442.153
Medicaid, use of excess money to provide health care services to uninsured children, 422.385
Medical bill, property exempt from execution on judgment for, 21.095
Medical malpractice (For general provisions, see MALPRACTICE)
Good Samaritan Law, 41.505, 41.506
Insurance, grants to subsidize, 396.905, 442.119-442.1198
Limitation of actions, 41A.097
Nevada Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, designation and proclamation, 236.070
Newborn child delivered to provider of emergency services, 128.097, 432B.390, 432B.630
Obstetrical access program, use of money, 396.905
Ophthalmia neonatorum, 442.030-442.110
Perinatal care, establishment of standards, 442.007
Pregnant women
Blood tests, requirements and exception, 442.010, 442.020, 442.640
Good Samaritan Law, 41.505, 41.506
Health insurance coverage
Group policies, 689B.0303, 689B.031, 689B.260
Health maintenance organizations, 695C.1691, 695C.1713-695C.172
Individual policies, 689A.04036, 689A.0413, 689A.042
Managed care organizations, 695G.164
Nonprofit hospital or medical service corporations, 695B.192
Indigents, establishment of prenatal care program, 422.287, 422A.315
Juvenile detention facilities, use of restraints restricted, 62B.230, 63.185
Maternity leave, 613.335
Medical services for certain women, payment, 422.2727
Prenatal illegal substance abuse, reports, 432B.170, 432B.220-432B.320, 432B.400
Prisons or jails, use of restraints restricted, 209.376, 211.155
Syphilis, treatment required, 442.010, 442.020
Preventable or inheritable disorders, testing infants for, 442.008, 442.009, 629.151, 629.171
Provider of health care or other services, definition, 442.003
Rheumatic fever, cooperative agreements concerning, 442.230
Social Security Act programs, Health Division designated cooperative agency, 442.120
Special health care needs, services for children with
Administration, 442.180
Authorization required before services provided, 442.217
Cooperative agreements for discovery, diagnosis and treatment, 442.230
Duties of Administrator of Health Division, 442.210, 442.215
Financial administration, 442.220
Purposes, 442.180
Recovery of costs from parents, 442.215
Unmarried mothers and children awaiting adoption, special services, 432.010-432.091
HEALTH, MENTAL (See MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES; MENTAL ILLNESS, PERSONS WITH)
HEALTH OFFICER, STATE (See HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF—Health Division)
HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, STATE AGENCY FOR
Administrative Procedure Act, ch. 233B
Contract with Nevada System of Higher Education to collect and analyze information, 439A.082
Department of Health and Human Services designated as agency, 439A.081
Duties, 439A.081
Health facilities and organizations, approval of certain projects, 439A.100
Injunctive relief, 439A.300
Legislative review of public agencies, ch. 232B
Meetings, ch. 241
Records, ch. 239
Regulations, 439A.081
Sovereign immunity waived, 41.0305-41.039
Statutes, regulations and standards, review, 439A.083
Violations, civil penalties, 439A.310
HEALTH RECORDS (See MEDICAL RECORDS)
HEALTH REGULATIONS (See also HEALTH, STATE BOARD OF)
Air pollution, ch. 445B
Bathhouses, public facilities, 444.065-444.120
Bedding and mattresses, sterilization and labeling of used items, 444.010-444.040
Camps, construction and labor, sanitation, 444.130-444.200
Cancer, treatment (See CANCER)
Children’s camps, 444.220-444.320
City councils, power to enforce, 266.330
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, powers unaffected, 439.540
Common towels, use in public places prohibited, 444.060
Controlled substances (See CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES)
Cosmetology, approval of regulations required, citations for violations, 644.120, 644.440
Dairy Commission, State, powers unaffected, 439.540
Dead bodies (See DEAD BODIES)
Do-not-resuscitate requests, 450B.490
Emergency medical technicians, endorsements, 450B.1975
Enforcement
City councils, powers, 266.330
Injunctions against violations, 439.565
Local health officers, duties, 439.550, 439.560
Public officers, duties, 439.560
Exemptions, 439.530
Food and drink establishments (See FOOD AND DRINK ESTABLISHMENTS)
Garbage and refuse disposal, unlawful acts, 444.621-444.645
Hotels and lodging places, ch. 447
Immunizations (See IMMUNIZATIONS)
Lake Tahoe watershed, protection, 445A.170-445A.190
Local health officers (See also HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS)
Enforcement of laws and regulations, 439.550, 439.560
Jurisdiction, 439.480
Neglect of duty, penalties, 439.580
Nuisances, abatement and removal, 439.490
Local ordinances and regulations, supersession by state regulations, 439.200
Mental health (See MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES)
Nudist colonies, sanitation, 444.065-444.120
Nuisances, abatement and removal, 439.490
Occupational diseases (See OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES)
Occupational safety and health (See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)
Penalties, 439.580
Poison, sales (See POISON)
Safe Drinking Water Act, compliance, 445A.270, 445A.295
Sexually transmitted diseases (See SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES)
Solid waste disposal, 444.440-444.620
Supervision and control by Health Division, 439.480
Swimming pools, regulation of public facilities, 444.065-444.120
Tuberculosis, 441A.340-441A.400
Violations of laws or regulations
Injunctive relief, 439.565
Penalties, 439.580
Prosecutions, 439.570
Water pollution, 445A.300-445A.730
HEALTH SANITARIANS, PUBLIC (See also ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS)
Generally, ch. 625A
Fraternal benefit societies, offering of policies, 695A.235
Health insurers, offering of policies, 689A.419, 689B.285, 689C.143
Health maintenance organizations, offering of policies, 695C.201
Managed care organizations, offering of policies, 695G.095
Nonprofit hospital, medical or dental service corporations, offering of policies, 695B.319
Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of older person or vulnerable person by licensee, receipt of reports, 200.5095
Administrative Procedure Act, applicability, 233B.039
AIDS virus, approval of tests to detect exposure, 201.356
Alzheimer’s disease, regulation of care facilities for persons with, 449.0302
Anatomical Dissection, Committee on, annual report, 451.370
Anesthesia services, duties, 449.448
Aversive intervention and restraints, review of corrective plans, 449.784
Bathhouses, regulation, 444.065-444.120
Bedding and mattresses, sterilization and labeling, duties, 444.010-444.040
Biological agents, investigation of exposures, 441A.163-441A.169
Birth defects and adverse birth outcomes, statewide information system, 442.330
Blindness, prevention in infants, duties, 442.030-442.110
Budget
Base budgets, fundamental review, 218E.435-218E.460
State Budget Act, 353.150-353.246
Building regulations, duties, 446.942
Burial and removal permits, duties, 440.500, 440.510
Cancer, administration of laws, reports, 457.065, 457.240
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, duties relating to masks and face shields, 439.255
Chemical agents, investigation of exposures, 441A.163-441A.169
Child care facilities
Cooperation among agencies, duties, 432A.079
General powers and duties, 432A.077
Play space at on-site child care facilities, duties, 432A.078
Chiropractors, willful disobedience of regulations, 634.018
City boards of health, approval of regulations, 439.460
Communicable diseases
Isolation or quarantine, duties, 441A.510
Law enforcement agencies and political subdivisions, sharing of information, duties, 441A.167
Regulations, generally, 439.200, 441A.120
Reports, receipt, 441A.163
Syndromic reporting and active surveillance to monitor public health, development of system, 441A.125
Complaint resolution systems for managed care organizations, duties, receipt of reports, 695G.200, 695G.220
Computers, establishment of written policy on appropriate use, 242.300
Construction and labor camps, inspection and supervision, 444.130-444.200
Contested cases, applicability of adjudication procedures, 622A.120
Controlled substance remediation, duties, 439.4797
Cosmetology, duties, 644.120, 644.440
County boards of health
Regulations, approval, 439.350
Reports, authority to require, 439.340
Creation, 439.030
Dairy Commission, State, duties regarding regulations, 584.069
Dementia patients, continuing education for certain care givers, regulations, 449.094
Dentists, willful violations of regulations, 631.3485
Deputy administrator for compliance and code enforcement, duties, 341.100, 446.942
Dietitians, regulation, ch. 640E
District boards of health, approval of regulations, 439.366, 439.410
Do-not-resuscitate requests, regulations, 450B.490
DUI, adoption of standards for evaluation centers, 484C.310
Emergency Medical Services, Committee on, appointment, 450B.151
Emergency medical services, regulation, 450B.120-450B.151, 450B.180-450B.187, 450B.1975, 450B.200, 450B.795
Employees, 439.080
Environmental Commission, State, designation of member, 445B.200
Executive Officer, 439.070
Fees, 439.150
Fluoridation of water in certain counties, regulations, 445A.055
Food and Drugs, Commissioner of, biennial report to Board, 585.230
Food establishments, sanitation regulation, 446.940
Food supplies, sanitation regulation, 439.200
Foster homes, establishment of standards and rules, 424.020
Foundling reports, approval of form, 440.330
Frozen desserts, regulation, 584.099-584.107
Genetic testing, establishment of procedures for obtaining informed consent, 629.181
Gerovital H3, regulation, 585.495
Gifts or grants, general authority to accept, 353.335-353.339
Group care facilities
Businesses providing referrals to facilities, licensure and regulation, 449.0305
Emergency response plans, adoption, 449.0302
Health districts, creation, 439.361-439.410
Health maintenance organizations
Annual report, receipt, 695C.210
Disciplinary proceedings, participation, 695C.340
Evaluation of applications for certificate of authority, 695C.080
Hearings generally, 439.190
Hepatitis, dissemination of identifying data concerning person with history of, confidentiality, 460.020
HIV, approval of tests to detect exposure, 201.356
Homes for individual residential care, duties, 449.249
Immunization Information System, administration, 439.265
Infants
Hearing screenings of newborns, regulations, 442.500-442.590
Preventable disorders, testing of infants, 442.008, 629.151, 629.171
Institutionalized patients, contents of records concerning, regulation, 439.230
Insurers, powers, receipt of reports, 689A.750, 689B.0285, 689B.029
Laetrile, regulation, 585.495
Lead, receipt of reports of blood tests, 442.700
Legislative Committee on Health Care, review of Board regulations, 439B.225
Legislative review of public agencies, ch. 232B
Local boards and officers, supervision, 439.150, 439.200
Local regulations, supersession by state regulations, 439.200
Mammography, regulation of radiation machines, 457.065
Maternal and Child Health, Advisory Board on, appointments, 442.133
Mausoleums, vaults and crypts, construction regulation, 452.210
Meat inspection, regulation, 583.515, 583.535
Medical and related facilities (See also MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
Duties, 449.0302, 449.0303, 449.170, 449.171
Sale of property on execution, notice, 21.130
Medical laboratories, duties, ch. 622, ch. 652
Medical records, retention or destruction, duties, 629.051, 629.053
Meetings, quorum, ch. 241, 439.060
Members
Compensation, 439.080
Number, 439.030
Qualifications, 232A.020, 439.030
Term of office, 232A.020, 439.040
Minority Health, Office of, appointment of Advisory Committee, 232.482
Mobile medical units, duties, 449.0302
Music therapists, duties, ch. 622, ch. 640D
Nonprofit hospital, medical and dental service corporations, powers, receipt of report, 695B.380, 695B.390
Nudist colonies, supervision, 444.065-444.120
Nuisances, prevention and control, 439.200
Nurses, performance of laboratory procedures, regulation, 652.215
Ophthalmia neonatorum, regulation, 442.030-442.110
Ordinances, supersession by state regulations, 439.200
Oriental medicine practitioners, willful disobedience of regulations, 634A.170
Osteopathic physicians, willful disobedience of regulations, 633.131
Patient safety, regulation, 439.890
Payments of money for services provided by agency, procedures, 353.146-353.148
Perinatal care, regulation, 442.007
Physician Visa Waiver Program, regulations, 439A.170, 439A.180
Poultry inspection, regulation, 583.515, 583.535
Predatory Animal and Rodent Committee, State, membership on, 567.030
Public health emergencies, 439.950-439.983
Publication and distribution of regulations, 439.200
Rabies, duties, 441A.410
Radiation control, duties, 457.065, 459.010-459.290
Radioactive waste, exposure of personnel, regulation, 459.070
Radiological agents, investigation of exposures, 441A.163-441A.169
Refractive surgery centers, duties, 449.0302
Regulations generally, 439.200
Rural hospitals, regulation, 449.0302
Secretary, 439.070
Sentinel events, duties, reports, 439.835, 439.843
Sewage disposal, regulation of residential individual systems, 444.650
Sexually transmitted diseases, designation of laboratories for blood tests, 442.010
Sickle cell anemia, duties, 442.118
Sovereign immunity waived, 41.0305-41.039
State institutions, sanitation regulation, 444.330
Stroke centers, designation of hospitals, duties, 449.203
Subpoenas, 439.190, 640E.310, 640E.320
Sunset Subcommittee, review of Board by, 232B.220-232B.250
Supremacy of authority in all health matters, 439.150
Swimming pools, regulation, 444.065-444.120
Trauma, regulation of treatment, 450B.237, 450B.238
Uranium and thorium operations, regulation, 459.300-459.370
Vacancies, 232A.020
Variances from regulations, 439.200
Vital statistics
Administration, 440.110-440.175
Delayed certificates, prescription of required proofs, 440.620
Forms and blanks, preparation and distribution, 440.130, 440.135
Instructions for reporting, preparation and issuance, 440.140
Regulations, 440.120
Water
Safe Drinking Water Act, regulations, 445A.270, 445A.295
Supplies, sanitary protection, 439.200
Witnesses, power to summon, 439.190
Applicability of laws, 637A.025
Apprentices
Advertisements or promotional materials, prohibited acts, 637A.235
Audiograms or sales documents, signatures, 637A.230
Employment, 637A.220
Identification, title, 637A.235
Liability for negligence or incompetence, 637A.230
Period of apprenticeship, limitation, 637A.240
Selection of hearing aids, approval, 637A.230
Supervision of work, 637A.225, 637A.230
Audiograms, 637A.230, 637A.245
Audiologists’ and speech pathologists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 637B.080
Board of Hearing Aid Specialists
Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of older person or vulnerable person by licensee, receipt of report, 200.5095
Administrative Procedure Act, ch. 233B
Appearance before Board, licensee to make certain disclosures, 622.300
Attorney’s fees and costs, recovery, 622.400, 622.410, 637A.080
Audits, 218G.400
Budget
Base budgets, fundamental review, 218E.435-218E.460
State Budget Act, 353.150-353.246
Child support obligations of licensees, duties, 637A.163, 637A.253
Complaints within jurisdiction of other licensing board, duties, immunities, 629.079
Creation, 637A.030
Criminal history records, inspection, 179.259, 453.3365
Delinquent fees or penalties, procedure for collection, ch. 353C
Deposit of money, 637A.080
Duties, generally, 637A.100
Employees
Appointment, 637A.110
Compensation, 637A.090
Contracts, 284.013
Restrictions on employment of certain persons, 622.210-622.230
Enforcement of laws for public benefit and protection, 622.080
Examinations, duties, 622.090
Expenses, 637A.080
FBI, authority to request information from Bureau, 239B.010
Financial administration, laws inapplicable, 353.005
Internet publication regarding destruction of medical records, 629.053
Legal advice, appointment of special deputy, compensation, 228.091
Legislative Counsel Bureau, reports to, 622.100
Legislative review of public agencies, ch. 232B
Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)
Audio or video teleconferences, notices, requirements, 622.340
Generally, 637A.040
Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320
Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 622.350
Members
Compensation, 637A.090
Number, appointment, 629.097, 637A.030
Qualifications, 232A.020, 622.205, 637A.035
Terms, vacancies, 232A.020, 637A.035
Training, 622.200
Payments of money for services provided by agency, procedures, 353.146-353.148
Powers, generally, 637A.110
Public health concerns, sharing of information, joint investigations, 622.315
Records
Complaints and disciplinary proceedings, 637A.260, 637A.290, 637A.315
Confidential information, 622.310, 637A.315
Examination papers, 637A.100
Hearings and examinations, 637A.310
Public records generally, ch. 239
Settlement agreements, 622.330
Regulations
Committee to review regulations, 439B.225
Duties of Board generally, 637A.060, 637A.100
Educational requirements, authority to establish, 637A.110
Sale of hearing aids by catalog or mail, 637A.243
Supervision of apprentices, 637A.225
Regulatory proceedings, 622.300-622.360
Seal, 637A.120
Sovereign immunity waived, 41.0305-41.039
Subpoenas, power to issue, 637A.110
Sunset Subcommittee, review of Board by, 232B.220-232B.250
Business licenses, prohibited acts by local governments, 244.335, 266.355, 268.095, 269.170
Continuing education requirements, 637A.110
Definitions, 637A.020-637A.024
Disciplinary action
Authorized action, 637A.290
Background checks, requirements if proceedings initiated, 622.360
Commencement of proceedings for certain violations, 637A.270
Complaints, investigation, 637A.260, 637A.315
Consent or settlement agreements, conditions and limitations, 622.330, 622A.170
Contested cases, procedures, ch. 622A
Grounds, 622.360, 637A.250, 637A.253
Hearing officer or panel, authority, 637A.080
Medical use of marijuana, discipline prohibited, 453A.510
Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320
Records, 622.330, 637A.290, 637A.310, 637A.315
Summary of action, availability to public, 622.100
Suspension or revocation of license
Child support obligations, effect, 637A.253
Contested cases, revocation and reinstatement of license, 622A.410
Fitting or dispensing hearing aid while license revoked, prohibition, 637A.305
Procedure for suspension, 637A.290
Summary suspension authorized, procedures, 233B.127
Surrender and reinstatement of revoked license, 637A.300
Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, Uniform, ch. 415A
Fines, 637A.290
Fingerprints, 622.360
Homeopathic physicians’ licensing laws inapplicable, 630A.090
Industrial Insurance Act, violations, 637A.250, 637A.270
Injunctions, 637A.355
Licenses
Applications, 637A.150, 637A.163, 637A.220
Child support obligations, effect, 637A.163, 637A.253
Definition, 637A.0223
Display, 637A.190
Examinations, 637A.100, 637A.130-637A.170, 637A.290
Expiration and renewal, 637A.163, 637A.200
Fees, 637A.210
Issuance, 637A.160, 637A.163, 637A.170
Practice without license prohibited, 637A.350, 637A.352
Reinstatement, 622A.410, 637A.253, 637A.300
Requirements, 637A.160
Suspension and revocation (See Disciplinary action, this heading)
Transfer to inactive list, reactivation, 637A.205
Malpractice, reports by insurer, 690B.250
Medical facilities, unlicensed operation, 637A.250
Negligence, 637A.250
Occupational therapists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640A.070
Osteopathic physicians’ licensing laws inapplicable, 633.171
Physicians’ licensing laws inapplicable, 630.047
Practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids defined, 637A.0235
Prepaid services contracts with public employee organizations, 287.500-287.530
Probation, 637A.290
Property, exemption from execution, 21.090
Reprimands, 637A.290
Respiratory care practitioners, prohibited medical services, 630.279
Restitution, 637A.290
Sales of hearing aids by catalog or mail, 637A.243
Unlawful acts, penalties, 637A.340-637A.360
Unprofessional conduct, acts constituting, grounds for disciplinary action, 637A.250
Assistive devices, express warranties on sale or lease, 597.264-597.2667
Execution, exemption from, 21.090
Sales by catalog or mail, 637A.243
Tobacco settlement agreement, assistance programs, 439.600, 439.665, 439.745
HEARING DOGS (See DISABILITIES, PERSONS WITH—Service animals or service animals in training)
HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS (See DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING, PERSONS WHO ARE)
HEARING THERAPISTS (See also AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS)
Generally, ch. 637B
HEARINGS DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)
HEARINGS, PRELIMINARY (See PRELIMINARY HEARINGS)
HEARSAY (See also EVIDENCE)
Exceptions
Ancient documents, statements in, 51.235
Availability of declarant immaterial, 51.075-51.305
Certificates of marriage, baptism or similar ceremonies, 51.195
Character, reputation as to, 51.285
Child’s description of physical abuse or sexual conduct, 51.385
Commercial publications, 51.245
Credibility of declarant, 51.069
Death, statement under belief of impending, 51.335
Declarant unavailable, 51.315-51.355
Documents affecting interest in property, 51.215, 51.225
Emotional, physical or mental condition, 51.105
Examples illustrative, not restrictive, 51.075, 51.315
Excited utterance, 51.095
Family history, 51.265, 51.305, 51.355
Family records, 51.205
Former testimony, 51.325
General history, 51.275, 51.305
Hearsay within hearsay, 51.067
Learned treatises, 51.255
Market reports, 51.245
Marriages, 51.165-51.205, 51.355
Medical diagnosis or treatment, statements made for, 51.115
Mental, emotional or physical condition, 51.105
Personal or family history, 51.265, 51.305, 51.355
Physical, mental or emotional conditions, 51.105
Present impressions, 51.085
Public records and reports, 51.155-51.175, 51.215
Recorded recollections, 51.125
Regularly conducted activity, 51.135, 51.145, 52.260
Religious organizations, records of, 51.185
Statement against interest, 51.345
Grand jury, 172.135
Pharmacy, State Board of, hearings, 639.248
Rule, 51.065
HEARSES (For vehicles generally, see MOTOR VEHICLES)
Certificates of public convenience and necessity or permits, exemption, 706.745
Definitions, 706.076
Funeral processions, traffic laws (See FUNERALS)
Mental illness, person alleged to have, authority to transport to certain facilities, 433A.160
Causes of action abolished, 41.370-41.420
Advisory Committee on the Prevention and Treatment of Stroke and Heart Disease, 439.491-439.494
Anatomical gifts, 451.500-451.598, 460.100-460.150
Boating under the influence, exemption from blood tests, 488.460
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (See CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION)
Driving under the influence, exemption from certain sobriety tests, 484C.160
Industrial insurance, heart disorders excluded from definition of injury, 616A.265
Liability for procurement, distribution or use of body parts for transplantation, 460.010
Occupational diseases
Police officers and firefighters, 617.457, 617.459
Reports of claims regarding heart diseases, preparation, availability to public, 617.357
Open-heart surgery, approval of facilities for, 449.087
Sale or purchase of human organs for transplantation prohibited, 201.460, 451.590
Allocation and rationing plans, preparation and administration, 701.210
Bulk sales and deliveries, requirements regarding delivery tickets, 581.385
Definition, 590.760
Labeling of tanks, dispensers and trucks, 590.090
Numerical grade designations, use, 590.090
Sales and use tax exemption, 372.300, 374.305
Specifications, unlawful to sell nonconforming oil, 590.090
Storage tanks
Cleanup of discharges
Collection of fees, ch. 360A
Procedures, imposition of fees, 590.700-590.920
Inspections by Public Utilities Commission, 703.153
State purchasing, adoption of standards for devices that use oil, 333.4611
HEIRS (See also ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; INTESTATE SUCCESSION; WILLS)
Advancements (See ADVANCEMENTS)
Agreements with heir finders for recovery of property, 139.135
Declaratory judgments, 30.060
Disclaimer of interests in property, ch. 120
False pretenses, 199.360
Murder or felonious killing of decedent, forfeiture of benefits by culpable actor, ch. 41B
Partition of heirs property, 39.600-39.705
Property tax on estate, duty to pay, 361.240
Real Property Transfer on Death Act, Uniform, 111.655-111.699
Unknown heirs, actions and proceedings against, 12.120, 14.040
Wills, forgery, 205.090
Wrongful death, action for damages, 41.085
HELICOPTERS (See also AIRCRAFT; AVIATION)
Advisory committees on aircraft noise, powers and duties, 244.412-244.416
Air ambulances (See EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES—Ambulances and vehicles of fire-fighting agencies)
Facilities for landing on buildings, 477.170
Noise violations, establishment of toll-free telephone number to report, 244.418
Wildlife violations, 501.376, 503.010
Local government purchasing of personal safety equipment, procedures, 332.115
Motorcycles, requirements, 486.231, 486.241
Off-highway vehicles, requirements, 490.130
HELPING DOGS (See DISABILITIES, PERSONS WITH—Service animals or service animals in training)
Facilities for the treatment of irreversible renal disease
Complaints against, assistance to consumers, 223.560
Definition, 449.0046
Regulation generally, ch. 449
Sales and use tax exemption for products, 372.283, 374.287
Technicians, possession and administration of dangerous drugs, 454.213
Driving vehicle under the influence, exemption from blood test, 484C.160
Medicaid, prescription drug coverage, 422.4025
Operating vessel under the influence, exemption from blood test, 488.460
HENDERSON, CITY OF (For general provisions, see CITIES)
City charter, City Charters Volume
Clark County Sales and Use Tax Act of 2005, Special & Local Acts Volume
Contractors, multijurisdictional business licenses, 244.33501, 268.0951
Historic neighborhoods, preservation, 268.190
Housing authorities (See also HOUSING AUTHORITIES)
Regional authority, participation, 315.7805-315.7813
Las Vegas urban growth zone, projects, 463.3094, Special & Local Acts Volume
Nevada State College campus, tax increment area, 278C.155
Oversized and overweight vehicles, regional advisory committee, 484D.800, 484D.810
Regional Business Development Advisory Council, Special & Local Acts Volume
Regional planning (See REGIONAL PLANNING)
Regional rapid transit authority, appointment of member, 277A.345
HEPATITIS (For general provisions, see DISEASES)
State Board of Health, duties, 441A.120
Blood banks, identifying data concerning person with history of viral hepatitis may be furnished to, 460.020
Child care facilities, control of disease, 441A.190
Confidentiality of information, permissible disclosure, 49.245, 441A.220, 441A.230
Coroners and employees, testing for exposure to, 441A.195, 629.069
Correctional facilities, control of disease, 441A.190
Faith healing, rights and duties of person dependent on, 441A.210
Health authorities, powers and duties, 441A.160, 441A.170
Industrial insurance benefits for public safety and medical personnel, 616A.035, 616A.265, 616C.052
Medical facilities, control of disease, 441A.190
Occupational disease benefits
Employees generally, 617.481
Police officers, firefighters and emergency medical attendants, 617.485, 617.487
Reports of claims, preparation, availability to public, 617.357
Prohibited acts by contagious person, warning by health authority, penalty, 441A.180
Public employees, testing for exposure to, 441A.195, 629.069
Reports of cases to health authority, 441A.150
Right to receive treatment from physician or clinic of choice, 441A.200
Schools, control of disease, 441A.190
Sexually transmitted diseases, 441A.240-441A.330
Testing of person who may have exposed certain officers or personnel to disease, 212.189, 441A.195, 629.069
HERB SEEDS (See VEGETABLES—Vegetable seeds)
HERBAL MEDICINE (See ORIENTAL MEDICINE)
HERBICIDES (See PESTICIDES)
HEROIN (See generally CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES)
Cattle hides, inspection and retention, ch. 566
Fur dealers, licensing, operating and recordkeeping, 502.240, 505.010
Horses, possession of hide when selling horse meat, 583.050
Junk dealers
Description of purchases, posting, 647.020
Shipping permits required, 647.070
Statements from vendors, acquisition, 647.060
HIGH-INTEREST LOAN SERVICES (See DEFERRED DEPOSIT LOANS, HIGH-INTEREST LOANS AND TITLE LOANS)
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE (See also HAZARDOUS MATERIALS)
Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste, creation and duties, 459.0085
Storage in Nevada prohibited, 459.910
HIGH SCHOOLS (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)
HIGHER EDUCATION, NEVADA SYSTEM OF (See NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION)
County commissioners, powers, 244A.291-244A.343
Junkyards, location and screening, 410.030-410.210
Outdoor advertising, 405.020-405.110, 408.433, 410.220-410.410
HIGHWAY FUND, STATE (See STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS)
Abandoned vehicles, removal, 487.230, 487.235
Accidents and reports of accidents, 480.600, 484E.010-484E.130
Actions against Division for acts and omissions of officer, limitation, 41.0336
Administrative regulations, enforcement, 233B.040
Archeological explorations or excavations, duties, 381.221, 381.223
Assistance to or from other agency, implied agreements, 277.035
Authorized emergency vehicles, designation, equipment, 484A.480
Badge or identification, sale or possession of counterfeit, 205.175
Billboards violating law, duty to report, 405.090
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, masks and face shields, 439.255
Chief
Appointment, powers and duties, 480.310, 480.330
Certification and training, 289.450-289.600
Jury duty, exemption, 6.020
Communicable diseases
Disclosure of information related to occupation, 441A.220
Industrial insurance benefits, 616A.035, 616A.265, 616C.052
Occupational disease benefits, 617.487
Testing of person who may have exposed officer to disease, 441A.195, 629.069
Composition, 480.310
Cooperation, implied agreements, 277.035
Creation, 480.300
Division part of Department of Public Safety, 480.130
False reports of crimes unlawful, 207.280
Firearms or dangerous weapons, confiscation and disposition, 202.340
Flashing lights on vehicles, permits and fees, 484D.185
Forfeiture of property connected with crime, distribution and use of proceeds of sale, reports, 179.118, 179.1187, 179.119
Functions and responsibilities, 480.140
Governmental services tax, collection, 371.190
Hazardous materials
Enforcement of regulations, 459.500
Radioactive waste, enforcement of regulations, 459.250
Repository for Information Concerning Hazardous Materials in Nevada, 459.715, 459.725
Historical and scientific investigations, notification, 381.205
Motor carriers
Accidents, reports, 706.251
Enforcement of laws, 706.231, 706.235, 706.246
Permits, appointment of troopers as vendors, 481.051
Size, weight and load limits, enforcement of laws, 484D.675
Motor vehicle fuel, power to take samples, 590.100
Obstruction of criminal investigation, 199.510-199.540
Personnel (See Troopers, this heading)
Petroleum products, power to take samples, 590.100
Public school crisis and emergency management plans, duties, 392.640
Racial profiling, prohibited acts, disclosure of information concerning, 289.820
Radioactive waste, enforcement of regulations, 459.250
Records of criminal history (See also CRIMINAL HISTORY, RECORDS OF)
Central Repository, exchange of statistical data, 176.0128
Revolving Account, creation, use, 480.370
Seizure
Manufactured or mobile homes or commercial coaches, authority, 489.661
Vehicles, authority, 482.540, 482.542
Sovereign immunity waived, 41.0305-41.039
Special events, contracts to provide traffic control services authorized, 480.340
Special fuel laws, duties, 481.0481
Taxicabs, enforcement of laws, 706.8818
Tear gas bombs and weapons, purchase, possession or transport, 202.375
Tow car operators, conditions for use of services, 706.4485
Traffic laws (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)
Troopers (See also PEACE OFFICERS)
Action for damages for personal injury, 41.139
Arrests without warrant, 171.178
Assault or battery committed upon, 200.471, 200.481
Certification and training, 289.450-289.600
Choke holds, conditions for use, 289.590, 289.810
Duties generally, 480.360
Heart and lung diseases, compensation, 617.455-617.459
Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)
Insurance coverage for surviving spouse or dependent child of officer killed in line of duty, 287.021, 287.0477
Jury duty, exemptions, 6.020
Murder of officer, first degree, 200.033
Nevada System of Higher Education, payment of educational expenses of dependent child of trooper killed in line of duty, 396.545
Peace officer powers, 289.270
Physical examinations, requirements, 617.454-617.457
Qualifications, 480.350
Rights of peace officers, 289.010-289.120
Temporary disability, election to receive salary in lieu of compensation for injury, 281.153
Training academy
Applicants, requests for background information, 179A.075, 239B.010
Cadets, payment for holding self ready for duty prohibited, 480.320
Uniforms or equipment damaged during duty, reimbursement for repair or replacement, 289.800
Volunteer officers, industrial insurance, 616A.160
Wildlife laws, enforcement, 501.375
HIGHWAY USER FEE APPORTIONMENT ACT, INTERSTATE
Abandonment of vehicle on road unlawful, 487.281
Access to other land open for public use, right-of-way reserved, 321.355
Accessory roads
Attorney General, action by, 405.204
Closure or restriction of use, 405.203
Definitions, 405.201
Governmental immunity from liability for damages relating to use, 405.202
Legislative declaration, 405.204
Use and maintenance, 405.202
Acquisition of property
Federal requirements, compliance, 342.105
General requirements, 408.487
Regional transportation commissions, powers, 277A.250
Relocation assistance, ch. 342, 371.047
Animals
Cattle guards, construction by railroads, 705.130
Damage from driving along highway, 405.240
Dead animals, deposit on road unlawful, 202.185
Ranging on highway, liability, 568.360
Reckless riding or driving along highway, 202.530
Riding or driving animal-drawn vehicles, 484B.103, 574.180
Running at large on road, 244.355, 568.360
Substance injurious to animals, disposal on road unlawful, 574.160
Barriers for access control, unauthorized crossing or destruction, 408.427
Beautification, 244A.291-244A.343, ch. 410
Bicycle lanes, development, 408.233, 408.234, 408.321
Billboards (See BILLBOARDS)
Bonds
General obligation or revenue bonds, issuance in certain counties, 244A.637
Special obligation bonds, issuance by State, 408.273
Bridges (See BRIDGES)
Carpool lanes, designation, 484A.460
Cemeteries, construction through or over enclosed grounds restricted, 452.300
Centerline defined, 484A.040
Charitable organizations, solicitation on highway medians or sidewalks
Minors prohibited from soliciting, 244.3555, 268.423
Permits, 244.3555, 268.423, 408.601
Sovereign immunity for injuries arising from, 41.0327
Closed highways, driving on prohibited, 484B.327
Closure of public road on public land, procedure, 328.065-328.135, 408.537-408.547
Common-interest communities, authority of association to regulate roads in, 116.350
Community service performed by child on or near highway, restrictions, 62E.200
Comstock Highway, designation and markers, 408.307
Construction, maintenance and repair
Cooperative agreements for financing, 277.0705-277.0755
County Bond Law, 244A.011-244A.065
County fuel taxes, use of proceeds, 373.131, 373.150
Flagger’s signal, compliance required, penalties, 484B.330
General obligation or revenue bonds, issuance in certain counties, 244A.637
Governmental services tax
Exemption from reservation for construction or repair, Art. 9 § 5
Supplemental tax, use of proceeds, 371.043-371.047
Improvement of transportation, tax for, 278.710
Indian burial sites, procedure following discovery, 383.170
Infrastructure, tax for, use of certain proceeds, 377B.160
Labor, wages and hours, 404.200, 404.210
Local improvements, ch. 271, ch. 271A
Motor carrier fees, use of proceeds, 706.211
Motor vehicle fees and taxes, use of proceeds, Art. 9 § 5, 365.540-365.565
Property tax levy in certain counties, use of percentage of revenue, 354.59815
Public agency not required to maintain road made public by prescriptive use, 405.193
Recycled materials, use, 338.0118, 408.201, 408.281, 408.313
Room tax, use of proceeds, 244.33512, 244.33514, 268.446
Signs, requirements, exceptions, 484B.130
Special fuel taxes, use of proceeds, 366.700
Special obligation bonds, issuance, 408.273
Special taxes for construction, maintenance and repair of public roads, ch. 377A
Tax increment areas, ch. 278C
Traffic laws, applicability to person, motor vehicle or other equipment working on highway, 484B.107
Traffic violations, additional penalty when workers present, 484B.130
Water, use, 534.050
Controlled-access highway defined, 484A.060
Cooperative agreements between Department of Transportation and county commissioners, 408.283-408.2833
County roads (See COUNTY ROADS)
Crosswalk defined, 484A.065
Damage or destruction, unlawful, 405.210, 405.230
Department of Transportation (See TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF)
Dirt, deposit on road unlawful, 202.185
Disaster Relief Account, grants and loans to state and local agencies, 353.2705-353.2771
Divided highway defined, 484A.070
Eminent domain, 37.010
Encroachment defined, 408.050
Explosive, possession on thoroughfare prohibited, exception, 202.262
Federal acts, acceptance and implementation, 408.245-408.265
Federal-aid highways defined, 408.059
Federal and state cooperation (See TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF)
Fences for access control, unauthorized crossing or cutting, 408.427
Firearms, discharge from or over highway or road unlawful, 503.175
Flood control projects, restoration and relocation of roads, 543.368, 543.560
Flooding of road, penalty for allowing, 405.170, 405.180, 405.230
Forestry practice, 528.060, 528.070
Freeways
Abutter’s rights, 408.060, 408.403
Construction, powers related to, 408.403
Control-of-access fences, unauthorized crossing or cutting, 408.427
Definition, 408.060
Frontage road defined, 408.065
Garbage, deposit on road unlawful, 202.185
Gates, safety standards for electronic gates for vehicular access, 405.270
Grade line defined, 408.067
Grand Army of the Republic Highway, designation, 408.303
Guideposts (See Signs and markers, this heading)
Height limits of vehicles, 484D.605, 706.271
Highway defined
Construction and maintenance, 408.070
Traffic laws, 482.045, 484A.095
Historical markers program, 383.091
Homeland security, ch. 239C
Incendiary devices, possession on thoroughfare prohibited, exception, 202.262
Intersection defined, 484A.105
Interstate Highway User Fee Apportionment Act, 706.801-706.861
Irrigation districts, construction of works across road, 539.220
Junkyards, location and screening, 410.030-410.210
Laned highway defined, 484A.110
Liability of Department of Transportation limited to state highways, 408.285
List of improved roads maintained by city or county, annual submission to Department of Transportation, 365.550
Littering, penalty, 202.180, 202.185, 484B.903
Livestock (See Animals, this heading)
Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement, 481A.010, 481A.020
Needles Highway, financing of improvements, 244.33512, 278.710, 371.045
Obstruction of roads, public nuisance, 202.450, 269.210, 405.230
Oil pipeline carriers, construction along, 708.050
One-way highways and rotary traffic islands, establishment, 484B.220
Open range, sale of home or lot adjacent to, required disclosures, 113.065
Out-of-state highways, financing of improvements, 244.33512, 278.710, 371.043, 371.045
Passing zones, establishment, 484B.217
Petition to open, close, relocate or abandon public road, 405.191-405.195
Planning agency defined, 408.077
Prisoners, work on roads, 207.040-207.070, 211.110, 211.118-211.210
Private development or operation, 338.161-338.168, 408.5471-408.549
Private roads
Damage or destruction, unlawful, 405.210
Emergencies, use of county highway patrols or snowplows, 244.273
Public highways, definition, 403.410
Public lands defined, 408.078
Public road defined, 405.191
Railroad crossings
Bells and whistles to be sounded, 705.430
Eminent domain, 37.230
Railroad companies to construct and maintain, 78.075
Rights-of-way granted on, 78.080, 705.020
Regional transportation commissions (See REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS)
Relocation assistance, ch. 342, 371.047
Restricted highways, designation of highways susceptible to damage from weight violations, 408.214, 484D.680
Rights-of-way defined, 408.080
Road commissioners (See COUNTY ROADS)
Road defined, 484A.215
Road districts (For specific provisions, see ROAD DISTRICTS)
Roadway defined, 484A.220
Rubbish, deposit on road unlawful, 202.185
Rural electric cooperatives, erection and maintenance of power lines, 405.205
Safety, administration, 223.200
Signs and markers
Advertising signs (See BILLBOARDS)
Closure of road, 405.010
Destruction or defacement unlawful, 403.560, 405.010, 405.210, 408.417, 484B.327
Directional and informational signs, 408.553
Display of unauthorized signs and markers prohibited, 484B.313
Eminent domain, 408.489
Erection, 403.560, 405.030, 408.210, 408.417
Heavy-duty vehicle lanes, advisory signs, 484B.590
Historical markers program, 383.091
Load and weight limit signs, 405.010, 484D.665
Metric units, signs to contain measurements based on, 408.417
Minor county roads, erection, inspection and maintenance, 403.565
Speed zone signs, 484B.620
Temporary traffic control zone, 484B.130
Uniform system of traffic-control devices, 484A.430, 484A.440
Size, weight and load limits, 405.010, 482.482, 484D.600-484D.860, 706.271
Slow vehicle turnouts, development, 408.321
Sound walls obstructing visibility of outdoor advertising structures, remedies of owners, 278.0213, 410.365
State Highway Fund (See STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS)
State highways (See STATE HIGHWAYS)
State parks, construction and maintenance of highways, 408.285
Taxes for highway purposes
Construction, maintenance and repair of public roads, ch. 377A
Costs for collection of proceeds, limitation, 408.235
County fuel taxes, 373.131, 373.150
Governmental services tax
Exemption from reservation for road construction or repair, Art. 9 § 5
Supplemental tax, use of proceeds, 371.043-371.047
Improvement of transportation, tax for, 278.710
Infrastructure, tax for, 377B.160
Legislation imposing or increasing tax, supermajority required for passage, referral to voters, Art. 4 § 18
Motor vehicle fuel taxes, Art. 9 § 5, 365.540-365.565
Property tax levy in certain counties, use of percentage of revenue, 354.59815
Room tax, 244.33512, 244.33514, 268.446
Special fuel taxes, 366.700
Telephone system along frequently traveled roads authorized, 408.569
Through highway defined, 484A.275
Toll roads (See TOLL ROADS AND BRIDGES)
Traffic laws generally (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)
Transportation districts, taxes for improvements, 244.3351-244.33516, 268.446, 278.710
Traps, setting near road unlawful, 503.580
Truck routes, recommendations, designation, 484B.920, 484D.735, 484D.810
Two-directional highway defined, 484B.073
Vacation, local and special laws prohibited, Art. 4 § 20
Water damage, installation of bridges and culverts to prevent, 405.120-405.180
HIKING (See generally OUTDOOR RECREATION)
HISPANIC AMERICANS (See MINORITIES)
HISTORIC DISTRICTS (See also HISTORICAL SOCIETIES)
Brew pubs, operation in districts, 597.230
Cities or counties, establishment of historic districts, procedure, 384.005
Comstock (See COMSTOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT)
Eminent domain, requirements for exercise of right within district, 37.038
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY
Agreements regarding federal land acquired by state or local entity, 383.430, 383.440
Archaeological Conservancy, property tax exemption, 361.111, 361.155
Archeological areas, protection and development, 407.130
Archeological Awareness and Historic Preservation Month, designation, 236.075
Atomic testing, special license plates, 482.37918
Conservation Easement Act, Uniform, 111.390-111.440
Contracts for historic preservation and archeological activities, 383.111
Cooperative agreements by public entities, 277.057, 277.058, 383.121, 383.430
County’s powers concerning historical sites, 244A.597-244A.655
Discoveries, delivery of portions to State or political subdivisions, 381.207
Exhibition of discoveries, 381.207
Federal financial assistance, 383.081
Graffiti violations, penalties, 206.330, 381.225
Historic landmarks, buildings or sites, protection and development, 407.130
Historic neighborhoods, inventory and preservation
City planning commissions, duties, 268.190
Master plans, contents, 278.160
Regional planning, considerations, 278.02528
Zoning regulations, requirements, 278.250
Historic site defined, 381.195
Historic structures
Financing for preservation or restoration
County Economic Development Revenue Bond Law, 244A.669-244A.763
Cultural centers, restoration of buildings for use as, 233C.210-233C.225
Industrial development revenue bonds, 349.400-349.670
Local Government Securities Law, 350.575, 350.5755
Historical markers program, establishment, 383.091
Historical societies (See HISTORICAL SOCIETIES)
Ichthyosaur discovery site, preservation, 407.160-407.200
Indian burial sites, protection and investigation, 381.195-381.227, 383.150-383.190
Infrastructure tax, use for facilities having historical value, 377B.160
Inventory of cultural resources, compilation and maintenance, 383.021, 383.075
Las Vegas, special license plates, 482.37903
Nonprofit organizations that raise money to benefit historic places, regulation, 383.125
Office of Historic Preservation (See also CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)
Administrator, powers and duties, 383.041, 383.111, 383.121
Discoveries, notice to Office, 381.207
Forfeitures, notice to Office, 381.223
Notice of permit for historical exploration or excavation, 381.205
Open-space land, financing for preservation of natural resources and sites designated as historic, ch. 376A
Outdoor recreation project combined with historic preservation project, duties of Division of State Parks, 407.205
Paleontological Awareness Month, designation and proclamation, 236.085
Paleontological remains, collections exempt from execution, 21.100
Peace officers’ duties, 381.221, 381.223
Permits for exploration and excavation, 381.195-381.227
Petrified wood, preservation and collection, 206.320, 381.217
Photography of historical objects authorized, 381.219
Prehistoric site defined, 381.195
Preservation of prehistoric and historic sites, 381.195-381.227
Property tax, historic sites classified as open-space use, 361A.050
Regulations of Nevada State Museum, 381.203
Reports to Nevada State Museum, 381.215
Seizure and forfeiture of objects taken without permit, 381.223
State fossil, 235.080
State lands, penalties for theft or vandalism of sites or resources, 383.435
State Paleontologist, designation, duties, 381.0063
State Register of Historic Places, 383.085
Statewide historic preservation plan, preparation and contents, 383.081
Stewardship program, establishment, 383.075
HISTORICAL RECORDS ADVISORY BOARD, STATE
Account for Historical Records, creation and use, 378A.070
Creation, 378A.030
Declaration of state policy, 378A.010
Gifts or grants, authority to accept, 353.335-353.339, 378A.080
Members
Compensation, 378A.050
Number, appointment, 378A.030
Qualifications, 232A.020, 378A.040
Terms of office, 378A.040
Powers and duties, 378A.030, 378A.060
Publications, 378A.060, 378A.090
Records, 378A.100
Sunset Subcommittee, review of Board by, 232B.220-232B.250
Vacancies, 232A.020
Boulder City Museum and Historical Association, property tax exemption, 361.110, 361.155
County historical societies
Sale, trade or exchange of duplicate or unwanted items, 244.378
Tax levy authorized, 244.377
Historical Records Advisory Board, representation on, 378A.040
Insignia, registration and protection, 600.240-600.400, 601.050, 601.110
Names, protection, ch. 601
Nevada Historical Society
Abandoned property, transfer to society, 120A.610
Archival material, receipt, 378.250
Discoveries under state permit, portion delivered to society, 381.207
Division of Museums and History, part of, 381.004
Duties generally, 381.004
Fees, 381.0045
Geographic Names, Nevada State Board on, representation, 327.120
Gifts or grants, authority to accept, 353.335-353.339, 381.0063, 381.0075
Legislative review of public agencies, ch. 232B
Membership, 381.0045
Nevada Reports, receipt, 345.020, 381.255
Public records, preservation of obsolete and noncurrent material, 381.245
State publications, receipt, 381.255
Statutes of Nevada, receipt, 345.010, 381.255
Transfer or storage of records, authorization, 239.015
HIT AND RUN DRIVERS (See also TRAFFIC CONTROL)
Arrest without warrant authorized, 484A.710
Failure to stop, give information or render aid, penalties, 484E.010-484E.050
Habitual felons, definition, punishment, 207.012
Mandatory revocation of driving privilege, 483.460
Pedestrian victims, eligibility for compensation, 217.010-217.270
Reckless driving, 484B.653
Willful failure to stop on signal of peace officer, 484B.550
HITCHHIKING (See also PEDESTRIANS)
Restrictions, 484B.297
HIV (See AIDS)
HIVES (See BEES AND BEEHIVES)
Manufacture, purchase, possession, sale, advertisement or transport unlawful, 202.263
HOGS (See also ANIMALS; LIVESTOCK)
Keeping of hogs, town’s authority to prohibit, 269.195
HOISTING APPARATUSES (See also ELEVATORS)
Minors’ employment unlawful, 609.190
Banks (See also BANKS AND BANKING)
Financial institutions, holding company in another state
Divestiture by holding company, 666.205
Gaming operations generally, 463.575-463.615
Insurance (For specific provisions, see INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANIES)
Generally, ch. 692C
Thrift companies, organization of holding company to avoid laws prohibited, 677.580
Attachment, writ may issue on, 1.130
Banks and other financial institutions
Governor, power to close in emergency, 223.140
Voluntary closure, effect of transactions, 662.255
Business transactions, effect, 10.165
Christmas Day, 236.015
Courts, computation of time, NRCP 6, JCRCP 6
Elections
Computation of periods of time for execution of acts or events, 293.1275
Registration offices, open on Nevada Day in even-numbered years, 293.560
Enumeration, 236.015
Family Day, 236.015
Friday preceding to be observed as holiday, 236.015
Habeas corpus, issuance of writ, 34.650
Independence Day, 236.015
Judicial business prohibited, exceptions, 1.130
Jurors’ fees and expenses, 6.150
Labor Day, 236.015
Legal holidays, closing of public offices, 236.015
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, 236.015
Memorial Day, 236.015
Monday following to be observed as holiday, 236.015
Motor vehicle registration, expiration date, 482.280
Nevada Day, 236.015
Nevada Gift and Endowment Fund, proclamation on Nevada Day, 235.150
New Year’s Day, 236.015
Nonjudicial days, 1.130
Public schools, 388.110
State employees, payment for working on holiday, 284.180
Thanksgiving Day, 236.015
Veterans’ Day, 236.015
Washington’s Birthday, 236.015
HOLOCAUST, GOVERNOR’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EDUCATION RELATING TO THE
Creation, 233G.020
Duties, 233G.040
Gifts or grants, authority to accept, 353.335-353.339
Legislative review of public agencies, ch. 232B
Members, 232A.020, 233G.020, 233G.030
Vacancies, 232A.020
HOLOGRAPHIC WILLS (See also generally WILLS)
HOME, AGENCIES TO PROVIDE NURSING IN THE (See also MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of older persons, reports, immunity from liability, 200.5093, 200.5094, 200.5096
Advisory Committee on Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides, duties, 632.072
Complaints against, assistance to consumers, 223.560
Criminal history investigation of employees or independent contractors, 179A.075, 449.123-449.125
Damage to property of older patient, investigation and settlement of complaint, 427A.175
Death of patient, powers and duties of nurses following, 440.100, 440.415, 632.474
Definition, 449.0015
Health insurance coverage
Direct payments, 689B.040
Policies, required provisions, 689A.030, 689B.030, 689B.080
Licensure, 449.030, 449.040-449.170, 449.174
Misconduct by nursing employees, reports, 632.472
Nursing assistants (See also NURSING ASSISTANTS AND MEDICATION AIDES-CERTIFIED)
Certification, confirmation, 449.247, 632.125
Reports of misconduct, 632.472
Training programs and instructors, review, 449.247
Services to be provided, 449.248
Surety bonds
Recovery against, 427A.175
Requirements, 449.065, 449.067
Vulnerable persons, reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, immunity from liability, 200.50935, 200.5094, 200.5096
HOME, AGENCIES TO PROVIDE PERSONAL CARE SERVICES IN THE (See also MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
Complaints against, assistance to consumers, 223.560
Criminal history investigation of employees or independent contractors, 179A.075, 449.123-449.125
Damage to property of older patient, investigation and settlement of complaint, 427A.175
Definition, 449.0021
Facility for the dependent, inclusion of agencies as, 449.0045
Financial protections for patients, 449.725
Licensure, 449.030, 449.040-449.170, 449.174
Nurses and nursing assistants, reports of misconduct, 632.472
Older persons, reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, immunity from liability, 200.5093, 200.5094, 200.5096
Residential facilities for groups, certain referrals unlawful, 449.209
Rights of patients, 449.700-449.730
Surety bonds
Recovery against, 427A.175
Requirements, 449.065, 449.067
Training of personnel in recognition and prevention of abuse, 449.093
Unlicensed operation, penalties, injunction, 449.0308, 449.210, 449.220
Extension work
Agreements between counties and Agricultural Extension Department, 549.010
County agricultural extension money, 549.020
Four-H Camp Institute and Exhibit, ch. 550
Four-H clubs (See FOUR-H CLUBS)
School materials, 393.170
HOME LOANS (See DEEDS OF TRUST; LOANS; MORTGAGES)
HOMELAND SECURITY (See also TERRORISM)
Cities, adoption and maintenance of response plans, 239C.250
Civil Air Patrol
Financing of homeland defense operations, 365.565
Generally, ch. 413
Confidential and restricted documents
Closed meeting held by Commission, documents relating to, 239C.140
Copies, duplicates or reproductions, requirements, 239C.220
Declaration by Governor, decennial review, 239C.210
Division of Enterprise Information Technology Services, certain records, 242.105
Emergency response plans and vulnerability assessments, 239C.250, 239C.270, 463.790
Inspection of restricted documents, 239C.220-239C.240
Unlawful disclosure, penalties, 239C.210
Continuity of government in event of catastrophic emergency, Art. 4 § 37, 239C.260
Counties, adoption and maintenance of response plans, 239C.250
Definitions, 239C.020-239C.110
Disaster Relief Account, creation and use, 353.2705-353.2771
Emergency Account, creation and use, 353.263
Emergency management (See also EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)
Generally, ch. 414
Interstate compact for emergency management assistance, 415.010
Energy emergencies, ch. 416
Federal aid for emergency readiness, receipt, 239C.300, 239C.310
Information Security, Office of, duties, 242.181, 242.183
Legislative declaration, 239C.010
Private equity funding, program to provide to certain businesses, 355.250-355.285
Private schools, crisis and emergency response, duties, 394.168-394.1699
Public schools, crisis and emergency response, duties, 392.600-392.656
Representatives in Congress, special election to fill vacancy in office caused by catastrophe, 304.200-304.250
Resort hotels, duties regarding emergency response plans, 463.790
Response agencies
Communication or information systems, purchase, 332.830, 333.820
Safety equipment, purchase exempt from competitive bidding, 332.115
State Militia, ch. 412
Utilities, duties regarding response plans and vulnerability assessments, 239C.270
Water emergencies, ch. 416
HOMELAND SECURITY, NEVADA COMMISSION ON
Annual report of Governor, 239C.200
Committees, appointment, 239C.170
Creation, 239C.120
Duties, 239C.160
Employment of staff, 239C.175
Federal aid, receipt, reports, 239C.300, 239C.310
Gifts, grants, contributions or other money, authority to accept, 239C.190, 353.335-353.339
Information system security breaches, notification, 242.183
Meetings, 239C.130, 239C.140, ch. 241
Members
Appointment, 239C.120
Compensation, 239C.150
Residency requirements, 232A.020
Terms of office, 232A.020, 239C.120
Officers, 239C.120
Staff assistance, 239C.180
Sunset Subcommittee, review of Commission by, 232B.220-232B.250
Vacancies, 232A.020
HOMELESS PERSONS (See also INDIGENT PERSONS)
Birth certificates, charging fee for issuance prohibited, 440.175, 440.700
Crime against a child offenders, requirements, 179D.151
Driver’s licenses, furnishing of duplicates, 483.417
Emergency assistance to families with children, distribution of money, 319.510
Identification cards, furnishing of duplicates, 483.825
Immunity from civil liability, 244.429
Sex offenders, requirements, 179D.151, 179D.470
Supplemental Food Program, 333.225
Transportation, free or reduced rates by certain carriers, 392.330, 706.351
Abortion, unlawful, 630A.370
Advanced practitioners of homeopathy
Authority, 630A.293
Certification
Application, 630A.246
Child support obligations, effect, 630A.246, 630A.543
Denial, 630A.246
Fees, 630A.330
Qualifications, 630A.293
Definition, 630A.015
Practice without certificate unlawful, 630A.590, 630A.600
Regulations, 630A.295
Advertising, 630A.350
Anatomical Gift Act, 451.500-451.598
Applicability of laws, 630A.090
Area Health Education Center Program, 396.907
Assault or battery committed upon, penalty, 200.471, 200.481
Athletic trainers, applicability of laws, 640B.085, 640B.090, 640B.145
Bill to patient, charges to be itemized, 629.071
Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners
Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of older person or vulnerable person by licensee, receipt of report, 200.5095
Administrative Procedure Act, ch. 233B
Appearance before Board, licensee to make certain disclosures, 622.300
Attorney’s fees and costs, recovery, 622.400, 622.410, 630A.160
Audits, 218G.400
Budget
Base budgets, fundamental review, 218E.435-218E.460
State Budget Act, 353.150-353.246
Complaints within jurisdiction of other licensing board, duties, immunities, 629.079
Criminal history records, inspection, 179.259, 453.3365
Deposits, 630A.160
Duties generally, 630A.155
Employees
Compensation, 630A.160
Contracts for services to be in writing and approved, 284.013
General authority of Board, 630A.190
Hearing officers or panels, 630A.160
Investigators, employment, 630A.560
Restrictions on employment of certain persons, 622.210-622.230
Enforcement of laws for public benefit and protection, 622.080
Examinations, duties, 622.090
FBI, authority to request information from Bureau, 239B.010
Financial administration, laws inapplicable, 353.005
Fiscal year, 630A.180
Hearings, general authority of Board, 630A.210
Immunity from liability, 630A.540
Injunctive relief, 630A.460, 630A.570, 630A.580
Internet publication regarding destruction of medical records, 629.053
Judicial review of Board’s orders, 630A.520
Legal advice, appointment of special deputy, compensation, 228.091
Legislative Counsel Bureau, reports to, 622.100
Legislative review of public agencies, ch. 232B
Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)
Audio or video teleconferences, notices, requirements, 622.340
Generally, 630A.150
Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320
Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 622.350
Members
Compensation, 630A.160
Ethical standards, duties, 630A.135
Number, appointment, 629.097, 630A.100
Oath, Art. 15 § 2, 630A.130
Qualifications, 232A.020, 622.205, 630A.110
Removal, 630A.120
Terms, vacancies, 232A.020, 630A.100, 630A.120
Training, 622.200
Oaths, authority to administer, 630A.210
Officers, 630A.140
Offices, 630A.190
Payments of money for services provided by agency, procedures, 353.146-353.148
Public health concerns, sharing of information, joint investigations, 622.315
Records
Confidential information, 622.310, 630A.555
Disciplinary proceedings, 630A.390, 630A.510, 630A.555
License issuances and denials, 630A.290
Public records generally, ch. 239
Settlement agreements, 622.330
Regulations, 439B.225, 630A.155, 630A.200, 630A.295, 630A.299
Regulatory proceedings, 622.300-622.360
Reports to Legislature, 630A.155
Sovereign immunity waived, 41.0305-41.039
Subpoenas, 630A.210
Sunset Subcommittee, review of Board by, 232B.220-232B.250
Burn injuries, reports, 629.045
Business licenses, prohibited acts by local governments, 244.335, 266.355, 268.095, 269.170
Child abuse or neglect
Authority to detain child in danger of further harm if released, 432B.400
Reports, duties, receipt, 432B.220-432B.250, 432B.290
Civil penalties, 630A.510
Clinical professional counselors’ licensing laws inapplicable, 641A.410
Comparative negligence, actions involving, 41.141
Competency examination, 630A.420-630A.440
Complaints against, 630A.390-630A.410
Controlled substances (See CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES—Practitioners; PRESCRIPTIONS)
Criminal prosecution not precluded by disciplinary action, 630A.550
Dangerous drugs (See DANGEROUS DRUGS; PRESCRIPTIONS)
Definitions, 0.040, 630A.010-630A.075
Dentists’ law inapplicable, 631.115
Dietitians’ laws inapplicable, 640E.090
Disciplinary action
Authorized action, 630A.510
Background checks, requirements if proceedings initiated, 622.360
Complaints, filing, review and investigation, 630A.390-630A.410
Consent or settlement agreements, conditions and limitations, 622.330, 622A.170
Contested cases, procedures, ch. 622A
Examination of physician, 630A.420-630A.440
Grounds generally, 630A.340-630A.380
Hearing officers and panels, authority, procedural requirements, 630A.160, 630A.545
Immunity from civil liability, 630A.540
Medical use of marijuana, discipline prohibited, 453A.510
Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320
Proceedings, 630A.480-630A.530
Prohibition on certain disciplinary action, 630A.540
Records, 622.330, 630A.510, 630A.555
Summary of action, reports, availability to public, 622.100
Suspension or revocation of license or certificate
Automatic suspension, grounds, 630A.325
Child support obligations, effect, 630A.543
Contested cases, revocation and reinstatement of license or certificate, 622A.410
Effect, 639.2107
Fingerprints, willful failure to provide to Board, 622.360
Revocation of license in another jurisdiction, effect, 630A.225
Summary suspension, 233B.127, 630A.440, 630A.450
Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, Uniform, ch. 415A
Ethics Institute, 396.797-396.7975
Fee splitting or rebates, 630A.360
Fingerprints, 622.360
Firearms, reports of injuries inflicted by, 629.041
Foreign medical school graduates, licensing, 630A.270
Gerovital H3, selling or dispensing, 639.2845
Health Service Corps, establishment, 396.899-396.903
Hearing aid specialists, licensing laws inapplicable, 637A.025
Homeopathic assistants
Assault or battery committed upon, penalty, 200.471, 200.481
Authority, 630A.297
Certification
Application, 630A.246
Child support obligations, effect, 630A.246, 630A.543
Contents of certificate, 630A.170
Denial, 630A.246
Issuance, 630A.297
Suspension or revocation (See Disciplinary action, this heading)
Definition, 630A.035
Practice without certificate unlawful, 630A.590, 630A.600
Regulations, 630A.299
Independent review organizations, qualifications of clinical reviewer, 683A.372, 695G.275
Industrial Insurance Act, violations, 630A.340, 630A.480
Injunctions, 630A.460, 630A.570, 630A.580
Insurance fraud, penalties, 686A.281-686A.295
Intoxication, 630A.370
Knives, reports of injuries inflicted by, 629.041
Libraries
Defined as personal property for property tax purposes, 361.030
Exemption from execution, 21.090
Licenses
Application, 630A.240, 630A.246, 630A.270, 630A.290
Child support obligations, effect, 630A.246, 630A.543
Contents, 630A.170
Denial, 630A.225, 630A.240, 630A.246, 630A.290, 630A.340-630A.380
Examinations, 630A.250-630A.270
Fees, 630A.330
Limited license, 630A.320
Practice without license unlawful, 630A.220, 630A.590, 630A.600
Qualifications, 630A.230
Reciprocity, 630A.280
Reinstatement, 630A.530
Restricted license, 630A.310
Revocable privilege, 630A.080
Special license, 630A.310
Suspension or revocation (See Disciplinary action, this heading)
Temporary license, 630A.310
Limited-liability companies, licensure, operation, 86.555, 89.030-89.110
Local government employee organizations, prohibition on membership, 288.140
Malpractice (See also MALPRACTICE)
Actions, ch. 41A
Complaints, filing, investigation, 630A.390, 630A.400
Definitions, 630A.030, 630A.060
Grounds for disciplinary action, 630A.370
Reports by insurer, 690B.250
Marriage and family therapists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 641A.410
Massage therapists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640C.100
Medicaid, providers of goods or services (See MEDICAID)
Medical Education Council of Nevada, 396.908
Medical laboratories operated for treatment of own patients, 652.235
Medical records (See MEDICAL RECORDS)
Medical societies
Disciplinary action, reports to licensing board, 630A.390
Dissemination of information by Board, immunity, 630A.540
Limitation or termination of privileges, disciplinary action by Board does not preclude, 630A.550
Mental or physical examination, 630A.420, 630A.440
Minors, consent for medical care, 129.030
Missing persons, duties, 480.500
Nurses and nursing assistants, reports of misconduct, 632.472
Observation of rendering of care by practitioner, immunity from liability, 629.081
Occupational therapists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640A.070
Offices
Equal enjoyment of facilities, entitlement, 651.050-651.120
Operation of medical facility, prohibited acts, 630A.370
Sign regarding medical records, posting, 629.051
Smoking restricted, 202.2483-202.24925
Older persons, reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, immunity from liability, 200.5093, 200.5094, 200.5096
Parenteral solutions, regulations, 639.2806, 639.2807
Personal assistance services, authorization, prohibited acts, 629.091
Pharmacies, licensing prohibited, 639.232
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, membership, 422.4035
Physical therapists prohibited from practicing homeopathy, 640.190
Physical therapy referrals, disclosure of financial interest, 629.075
Physician, definition includes homeopathic physician, 0.040
Physicians’ licensing laws inapplicable, 630.047
Practice of homeopathy defined, 630A.040
Prenatal illegal substance abuse, duties, 432B.220-432B.250, 432B.290, 432B.400
Prescriptions (See PRESCRIPTIONS)
Professional corporations, 89.030-89.110
Professional incompetence defined, 630A.070
Property, exemption from execution, 21.090
Provider of health care defined, 629.031
Psychologists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 641.029
Referrals restricted, penalties, 439B.420, 439B.425
Resident training, issuance of limited license, 630A.320
Social workers’ licensing laws inapplicable, 641B.040
Title H.M.D., use restricted, 630A.220
Unlawful acts, penalties, 630A.220, 630A.560-630A.600
Unprofessional conduct, 630A.350-630A.380
Vulnerable persons, reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, immunity from liability, 200.50935, 200.5094, 200.5096
Whistleblowers, disciplinary action prohibited, 630A.540
Common-interest communities, ch. 116, ch. 116A
Condominium hotels, ch. 116B
Condominiums generally, ch. 117
Planned unit developments generally, ch. 278A
Subdivisions in unincorporated areas of certain counties, powers of construction committees, 278.563-278.568
HOMES FOR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL CARE (See also MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
Accommodation of relatives of residents, authorization, restrictions, 449.199
Charges (See also MEDICAL BILLS)
Itemized statement to be provided on request, 449.193
Complaints against, investigation, 427A.135-427A.155
Counties and cities, adoption of terms to match state laws, 244.3549, 268.0193
Criminal history investigation of personnel, 449.121-449.125
Damage to property of older resident, investigation and settlement of complaint, 427A.175
Definition, 449.0105
Facility for long-term care, inclusion as, 427A.028
Facility for the dependent, inclusion as, 449.0045
Financial protections for residents, 449.725
Inspections, disclosure of results, notice of deficiencies, 449.133, 449.134
Licensure, 449.089, 449.092, 449.174, 449.249
Location in populous counties, 278.02386
Notice regarding care and services provided, posting, 449.2487
Operation without license, penalties, 449.0308, 449.210, 449.220, 449.2496
Registry of establishments to be published on Internet, 278.02387
Residential facilities for groups, certain referrals unlawful, 449.209
Rights of residents, 449.700-449.730
Single-family residence defined, 278.02386
Special use permits, issuance, 278.02388
Surety bonds
Recovery against, 427A.175
Requirements, 449.065, 449.067
Training of personnel in recognition and prevention of abuse, 449.093
Transfer of resident, forwarding of records, 449.705
Violations, reports and investigations, 449.2493
Achievement and proficiency examinations, participation rights, notices, 392.700
Classes and extracurricular activities at public school or charter school, participation, 386.580, 392.070, 392.705
Conversion of homeschool to charter school prohibited, 386.505, 386.506, 386.520, 386.525
Discrimination against child by school or organization prohibited, 392.700
Distance education programs, eligibility, 388.850
Educational plans of instruction, requirements, 392.700
Exemption from compulsory attendance at public school, 392.070
High school, enrollment by homeschooled child, requirements, 392.033, 392.700
Homeschooled child defined, 385.007
Interscholastic activities and events, participation, 386.430, 386.462, 392.070, 392.705
Nevada Youth Legislature, eligibility, 385.525
Notice of intent to homeschool, requirements, 392.700
Programs and activities offered at public school or through school district, notice of intent to participate, 392.705
Records of school district relating to child, release, 392.700
Special education and related services, provision to homeschooled children, 392.070
Suspension or expulsion from public school, homeschooling authorized, 392.466
Abandonment, requirements, 115.040
Alienation, Art. 4 § 30, 115.040
Allodial titles
Establishment, 361.900-361.920
Extension of exemption provided under homestead law, 115.010
Conveyance of homestead by owner when spouse insane, procedure, 115.070
Death, disposition of property, 115.060
Debts and liabilities to which homestead subject, 115.010, 115.060
Declaration of homestead
Dissemination of information by county assessors, 361.0435
Form, contents, availability, 115.025
Generally, 115.020
Tenants in common, 115.030
Deeds of trust, subject to payment of, when, 115.010
Definition, 115.005
Equity defined, 115.005
Execution proceedings, 115.050
Exemptions
Amount, 115.010
Single persons, extension to, 115.060
Forced sale on execution, not subject to, Art. 4 § 30, 115.010
Home credit or equity loans, subject to payment of, when, 115.010
Labor claims, effect, 100.030
Liens, subject to payment of, when, 115.010
Manufactured or mobile home, exemption, 115.005, 115.010
Medicaid benefits, property subject to recovery of money owed, 115.090
Mortgages
Security for loan or indebtedness, validity, 115.040
Subject to payment of, when, 115.010
Murder or felonious killing of decedent, forfeiture of benefits by culpable actor, ch. 41B
Partition by tenants in common, rights, 115.030
Payment of purchase money, subject to, 115.010
Probate homesteads
Appeal of order creating homestead, 155.190
Recordation of order setting apart, 146.025, 155.120
Right to possession, family of decedent, 146.010, 146.020
Vesting on death of spouse, 146.050
Recording of documents
Abandonment, declaration of, 115.040
Estates of decedents, orders setting apart, 146.025, 155.120
Homestead declaration, 115.020
Laws regulating, passage, Art. 4 § 30
Requirements for documents, 111.312
Sale of property for taxes, 115.080
Separate property, requirements of declaration, 115.020
Succession of ownership, 115.060
Survivors, rights, 115.060
Taxes, when subject to payment of taxes, 115.080
Trustee, rights, 115.020
Battery with intent to commit, 200.400
Boats, operating under the influence, resulting in death, 488.420, 488.425
Excusable homicide
Burden of proof, 200.170
Generally, 200.150
Misadventure, 200.180
Not punishable, 200.190
Explosives, damage or destruction of occupied building by use of, 202.830
Forfeiture of property, rights or benefits by culpable actor in killing of decedent, ch. 41B
Intoxication no excuse for criminal act, 193.220, 458.260
Justifiable homicide
Burden of proof, 200.170
Defense of child, parent, other person or property, 200.120, 200.160
Definition, 200.120
Escaping felons, retaking, 200.140
Fugitive, retaking, 200.140
Not punishable, 200.190
Officers, 200.140
Reasonable fear, 200.130
Retreat unnecessary under certain circumstances, 200.120
Riot, suppressing, 200.120
Self-defense, 200.120, 200.160, 200.200
When, 200.120, 200.140, 200.150
Life-sustaining treatment, effect of declaration concerning withholding or withdrawal, 449.650, 450B.570
Malice, express and implied, defined, 200.020
Manslaughter (See MANSLAUGHTER)
Motor vehicles
Arrest without warrant for commission of homicide by vehicle, 484A.710
Driving under the influence resulting in death, 484C.130, 484C.430, 484C.440
Failure to stop on signal of peace officer, offense resulting in death, 484B.550
Reckless driving resulting in death, 484B.653
Vehicular homicide (See VEHICULAR HOMICIDE)
Murder (See MURDER)
Poison, administration, 200.390, 207.012
Real property sale or lease, disclosure of facts relating to previous occupants immaterial to transaction, 40.770
Trial, place of, 200.110
HOMOSEXUALS (See generally SEXUAL ORIENTATION)
HONEY (See BEES AND BEEHIVES)
Public officers or employees, receipt prohibited, 281A.510
Group health insurance policies, coverage, 689B.0376, 689B.0377
Health maintenance organizations, coverage, 695C.1694, 695C.1695
Individual health insurance policies, coverage, 689A.0415, 689A.0417
Nonprofit hospital or medical service corporations, coverage, 695B.1916, 695B.1918
HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES (See HORSES—Wagons or other animal-drawn vehicles)
Agricultural associations, use of appropriated money for purses prohibited, 547.130, 547.150
Bribery to influence outcome of sporting event, 207.290, 465.070
Charity days, definition and regulation, 466.160
Cities and counties, licensing and regulation, 466.095, 466.210
Electrical device or appliance, unlawful use to alter speed of racing animal, 466.216
Gaming Commission (See GAMING COMMISSION, NEVADA)
Gaming Control Board (See GAMING CONTROL BOARD, STATE)
Grants to licensees, approval, 466.080
Information, licensing and regulation of dissemination, 463.430-463.480, 465.090
Information services, work card required, 599B.115, 599B.140
Investigations by State Gaming Control Board, 463.310
License fees
Exemptions, 466.120
Jockeys, 466.170
Owners, agents and nominators, 466.170
Payment, 466.150
Refund, impossibility of race meet, 466.200
Trainers, 466.170
Licenses
Advance deposit required, 466.102
Application, 466.100
Chariot races, 466.130
Cutter races, 466.130
Duration of license, 466.100
Issuance, 466.150
Limitation on number of days of racing, 466.110
Requirements, 466.090, 466.170-466.176
Revocation, suspension or modification, 466.100
Tax payable on total amount of money wagered, 466.125
Transfer of meets, 466.110
Trotting and pacing meetings, 466.130
Live broadcasts, dissemination, 463.168, 463.421-463.427
Local improvement projects, financing, 271.265, 271.650-271.680, ch. 271A, 360.850, 360.855
Money in lieu of bond, posting, 466.1045
Motor carrier laws, certain vehicles exempt, 706.736
Nevada Racing Act, citation, 466.010
Off-track pari-mutuel wagering
Approval of locations and condition for licenses, 466.100, 466.105
Bonuses, rebates or discounts of wagers, 464.075
Commissions to be deducted, determination and division, 464.040
Committee to negotiate agreements, appointment, 464.020
Definitions, 464.005
Inspection of books and records of licensees, 464.020
Sharing of revenue, 464.025
Unlawful operation of system, 464.010
Pari-mutuel wagering
Account for Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering, 466.080
Administration, 464.020
Bets, odds open to public view, 466.153
Breakage, 466.151
Commissions, limitations, 464.040, 466.151
Definition, 466.028
Illegal wagering, 464.060, 466.155
Inspection of books and records of licensees, 464.020
Licenses
Advance deposit required, 466.102
Concurrent race meets, limitation, 466.115
Fees, 464.040, 464.045, 466.120
Investigation of applicants, 466.105
Suspension or revocation, 464.080
Limitation on wagers by agents, 464.070, 466.157
Place for conducting, 464.050, 466.153
Public viewing of wagering, 464.050
Redemption of outstanding tickets, 466.159
Tax
Proceeds, distribution, 466.080
Rate, 466.125
Performance bond, requirement, 466.1045
Purses, distribution of portion of pari-mutuel money as, 466.125
Race books and sports pools (See GAMING)
Racing dates, award, 466.104, 466.140
Religious assemblies, disturbing by promoting racing, 201.270
Reports by licensees, 466.190
Stewards and other officials, employment and compensation, 466.070
Televised broadcasts of sporting events, blackouts, 704.687
Testing laboratory, maintenance, 466.070
Tournaments or contests in association with gaming licensee, 463.169
Traffic control, requirements, 484A.800
Trotting and pacing meetings, licensing, 466.130
Unlawful acts, penalties, 466.216, 466.220
HORSELESS CARRIAGE CLUB OF NEVADA
License plates for antique vehicles, 482.380
HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIATION, NEVADA STATE
State Advisory Board of Trustees for the Trust Relating to the Fairground, membership, 551.020
HORSES (See also ANIMALS; LIVESTOCK)
Bailee, fraud to obtain, 205.400
Brand inspection (See BRAND INSPECTION DISTRICTS)
Brands and marks (See BRANDS AND MARKS, ANIMALS)
Breeding encouraged, 466.015
Diseased animals, ch. 571, 574.110, 574.130, 574.140
Driving away without authority, 206.160
Grazing (See GRAZING AND GRAZING LANDS)
Leading away without authority, 206.160
Meat, conditions of sale of horse meat, 583.050, 583.477
Racing (See HORSE RACING)
Railroads
Death or injury, liability, 705.150-705.200
Livestock guards, construction, 705.130
Transportation, requirements, 705.090-705.110
Riding or driving on highway or street
Applicability of traffic laws, 484B.103, 484B.297
Damage from driving along, 405.240
Injurious substance placed on road, penalty, 405.210, 574.160
Reckless driving or riding, penalty, 202.530
Running on highway while drawing vehicle unlawful, 574.180
Riding without authority, 206.160
Saddle horses, transport of certain animals without brand inspection or livestock movement permit, 565.095
Stud service, lien on mare and offspring for, 108.570
Wagons or other animal-drawn vehicles
Lamps and reflectors, 484D.175
Liability insurance requirements for commercial enterprises, 706.303
Running on public road prohibited, 574.180
Slow moving vehicle emblem, display, 484D.545
Traffic laws, applicability, 484B.103, 484B.297
Wild horses
Removal from private property, 244.387
Unlawful acts, 504.490
Working without owner’s consent unlawful, 575.010
HORTICULTURE (See also AGRICULTURE)
Agricultural products, standards, 587.290-587.450
County agricultural demonstration farms and plots, ch. 553
Crops, quarantine, ch. 554, 561.295
Farm products defined, 576.0155
Implement of husbandry defined, 484D.020
Industrial insurance, laborers excluded from, 616A.110, 616B.656
Occupational Diseases Act, workers excluded from, 617.080
Organic agricultural products, certification of producers and handlers, 587.700-587.830
Unemployment compensation, certain agricultural labor included in definition of employment, 612.090
HOSPICE CARE (See also MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
Accounting and financial reports, 449.450-449.530
Complaints against, assistance to consumers, 223.560
Definition, 449.0115
Durable power of attorney, 162A.700-162A.860, 449.613
Facilities for hospice care
Defibrillators, placement, 450B.620
Definition, 449.0033
Nevada Health Facilities Assistance Act, 449.250-449.430
Palliative services defined, 449.0156
Services that may be provided by, 449.197
Terminally ill defined, 449.0195
Health insurance policies, coverage, 689A.030, 689B.030
Health maintenance organizations, coverage, 695C.176
License requirements, 449.030
Life-sustaining treatment, withholding or withdrawal, 162A.700-162A.860, 449.535-449.690, 450B.400-450B.590
Medicaid patients, reimbursement to facility or program providing services, 422.304
Nathan Adelson Hospice, property tax exemption, 361.088, 361.155
Nonprofit hospital, medical and dental service corporations, coverage, 695B.180
Nurses, powers and duties relating to death of patients, 440.100, 440.415, 632.474
Nursing assistant employees, duties concerning, 632.125
Patients’ rights, 449.700-449.730
Physician assistants, powers and duties relating to deaths of patients, 440.415
Program requirements, 449.196
HOSPITAL DISTRICTS, COUNTY (See COUNTY HOSPITALS)
Advocate’s designee, requirements, decisions, 223.575
Annual reports, 223.575
Assessments for support, 223.550, 223.575
Creation, 223.575
Employees, 223.575
Notice of existence and services, provision to patients, 449.730
Resolution of disputes, 223.575, 439B.260
HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS (See also NONPROFIT HOSPITAL, MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS)
Generally, ch. 695B
HOSPITALS (See also MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
Abortion (See also ABORTION)
Nurses or nursing assistants, participation cannot be required, 632.475
Performance in hospital required under certain conditions, 442.250
Private institutions may prohibit use of facilities, 449.191
Reports, submission to State Registrar of Vital Statistics, 442.265
Accounting and financial reports, 449.450-449.530
Alcohol or drug abuse, treatment, 458.091
Anatomical gifts
Coordination of procurement and use, 451.584
Donee, hospital as, 451.571
Identification of potential donors, 451.572
Assessment for Bureau for Hospital Patients, 223.550, 223.575
Audits, 439B.440
Birth certificates, preparation, 440.280
Blood products, requirements for records, tests and equipment, 460.030
Burn injuries
Reports to fire department, 629.045
Treatment, approval of service required, 449.087
Cancer, availability of hospital records for abstracting information concerning, 457.250
Capital expenditures, application fee, approval, 439A.081, 439A.100
Charges
Consumer information program regarding charges, 439A.200-439A.290
Debt collection (See Debt collection, this heading)
Internet publication of information, 223.560, 439A.270
Itemization on patient’s bill, 449.243, 629.071
Judgment for medical bill, property exempt from execution, 21.095
Notice of available reductions, provision and posting, 449.730
Reduction of billed charges for certain patients and services, 439B.260
Restraining costs of health care, ch. 439B
Summary of charges for common services, preparation, public inspection, 449.243
Uniform Billing and Claims Forms, use, 449.243, 689A.105, 689B.250
Uniform list of billed charges, maintenance and use required, 439B.400
Waiver of deductible or copayment, conditions, 449.195
Charitable organizations operating hospitals
Local school support tax exemptions, 374.3305-374.331, 374.353, 374.7315
Property tax exemption, Art. 8 § 2, 361.083, 361.155
Sales and use tax exemptions, 372.326-372.327, 372.348, 372.7287
Unemployment Compensation Law, applicability, 612.120, 612.121
Chart order defined, 453.038, 454.0041, 639.004
Children (See Infants, this heading; Minors, this heading)
Church institutions, exemptions from licensing requirements, 449.0301
Cities
Isolation hospital, establishment by board of health, 439.470
Loans or grants, acceptance, 268.450
Civil penalties, 439A.310, 439B.420-439B.440, 439B.500, 449.530
Classification, 449.202
Community mental health programs, contracts, 436.210
Comparative negligence, actions involving, 41.141
Complaints against, assistance to consumers, 223.560
Computers for transmittal of information to pharmacy, provision by pharmacy or insurer, 639.275
Confidential communications, 453.157
Construction
Capital expenditures, application fee, approval, 439A.081, 439A.100
Cooperative agreements for financing facilities, 277.0705-277.0755
Revenue bonds, proceeds used to finance facilities, 244A.669-244A.763, 268.512-268.568, 349.400-349.670
Consumer information program regarding charges, 439A.200-439A.290
Contracts for operation, submission of copies to Department of Health and Human Services, 439B.420
Controlled substances (See also CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; PRESCRIPTIONS)
Addiction, treatment for, 458.091
Authority to administer and dispense, 453.371-453.381
Certification to dispense, requirement and fee, 639.170
Chart order defined, 453.038
Conditions and limitations on dispensing, 639.23505
Delivery to facility without pharmacy on premises, 639.23275
Prescription defined, 453.128
Convalescent care facilities (See generally MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
Cost of services, hearings and investigations, 449.460, 449.500, 449.710
County hospitals (For specific provisions, see COUNTY HOSPITALS)
Generally, ch. 450
Credentials of certain providers of health care, form to obtain information, 629.095
Criminal neglect of patients, penalties, 200.495
Dangerous drugs (See also DANGEROUS DRUGS; PRESCRIPTIONS)
Addiction, treatment for, 458.091
Authority to possess, administer and dispense, 454.213, 454.215
Certification to dispense, requirement and fee, 639.170
Chart order defined, 454.0041
Conditions and limitations on dispensing, 639.23505
Delivery to facility without pharmacy on premises, 639.23275
Furnishing without prescription, conditions, 454.301
Prescription defined, 454.00961
Dead human bodies, duties concerning unclaimed bodies, 451.400
Debt collection
Collection agencies, procedures, 649.332
Insurance or public program coverage, procedure, 449.751-449.759
Limitation of actions, 11.2095
Defibrillators, placement, 450B.620
Dental hygienists, employment, 631.310
Dentists
Admission to membership on medical staff, 449.192
Military personnel, agreements to provide care in local hospitals, 449.2455
Physical evaluation of patient before admission to hospital, 631.267
Discharge forms, contents and disclosure of information, 449.485
Discovery, review committee records, 49.117-49.123, 49.265
Disputes between hospitals and patients, mediation, 244.1607
Drug abuse, treatment for, 458.091
Durable power of attorney, 162A.700-162A.860
Elko County, tax for support of hospital, Special & Local Acts Volume
Emergency medical care (See also EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES)
Exposure of emergency response employees to infectious disease, duties of hospital, 450B.340-450B.390
Liability for rendering emergency care, 41.500-41.506
Nurses providing care in ambulances, reimbursement, 450B.265
Provision of services required, 439B.410
Transfer of patients to other hospital, 439B.410
Transfer of patients within hospital, 450B.790
Waiting times, collection of data by State Board of Health, 450B.795
Employers, unlawful collection of hospital fees from employees, 613.180
Entrance or exit of facility, unlawful acts, 449.760
Equal enjoyment of facilities, entitlement, 651.050-651.120
Federal hospitals, exemptions from state licensing requirements, 449.0301
Financial inducements, prohibitions on offering, 439B.420
Fire safety, changes to existing structures to enhance, 477.100-477.170
Firearms, reports of injuries inflicted by, 629.041
Fiscal year, 439B.090
General hospitals, conditions for designation as, 449.202
Genetic testing, retention of records, 629.161
Gerovital H3, selling or dispensing, 639.2845
Health emergencies, 439.950-439.983
Health maintenance organizations, ch. 695C
Hospital service corporations, ch. 695B
Indigent patients (See also Patients, this heading)
Applicants for indigent status, evaluation of eligibility, 428.030
Care of patients, certain hospitals required to provide, 439B.300-439B.340
Carriers authorized to give discounted or free transportation, 706.351
Emergency medical care, 439B.410
False claims by hospital for reimbursement for drugs or medical supplies, 639.2815
Hospital care and other medical assistance, 428.115-428.305
Medicaid (See also MEDICAID)
Coverage for care of certain persons otherwise ineligible, 422.2727
Investigation of abuse, neglect and other offenses, 228.410
Payments to hospitals treating disproportionate share of patients, 422.380-422.390
Reimbursement for charges, 428.030, 428.209, 428.235, 439B.320-439B.340
Infants (See also Minors, this heading)
AIDS, testing for, 442.600-442.660
Birth defects and adverse birth outcomes, provision of information to State Health Officer, 442.325
Delivery of newborn child to provider of emergency services by parent, 432B.630
Hearing screenings of newborns, 442.500-442.590
Neonatal intensive care, approval of service required, 449.087
Ophthalmia neonatorum, report of existence required, 442.040, 442.110
Prenatal illegal substance abuse, reports, duties, 432B.220-432B.250, 432B.290, 432B.400
Preventable disorders, testing for, 442.008, 629.151, 629.171
Unmarried mothers, provision of information concerning acknowledgment of paternity, 449.246
Infection control officer, designation, duties, 439.873
Infections, facility-acquired, duties, 439.856, 439.857, 439.865, 439.873-439.877
Injunctions to prevent unlicensed operation, 449.220
Inspections
Aging and Disability Services Division, 449.132
Health Division, 449.131, 449.132
State Fire Marshal, 449.0307
Insurance
Limitations on deductibles and copayments, 689B.061, 695B.185, 695D.205
Unlicensed insurers, certain payments to insured prohibited following assignment of benefits, 449.2475
Insurance companies, prohibited transactions with, 680A.320
Internet pharmacies (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY—Pharmacies and drug stores)
Internet publications (See INTERNET)
Intoxicating liquors used in facilities
Excise tax, exemption, 369.340
Permissible person, defined as, 369.070
Permits for importation of liquor, 369.390, 369.440
Investigation by Health Division, 449.0307
Isolation hospitals, establishment and maintenance, 439.360, 439.470
Knives, reports of injuries inflicted by, 629.041
Licensing, 439A.100, 449.030-449.170, 449.2421
Life-sustaining treatment
Durable power of attorney, 162A.700-162A.860
Emergency treatment, do-not-resuscitate requests, 450B.400-450B.590
Withholding or withdrawal, declaration, 449.535-449.690
Major hospitals
Deductibles or copayments, collection restricted, 439B.265
Definition, 439B.115
Limitation on charges, reports, penalties, Special & Local Acts Volume
Nursing practice, foundation for, establishment, 439B.270
Reduction of billed charges, 439B.260
Resolution of disputes between hospitals and patients, 439B.260
Rural hospitals, technical assistance program, 439B.275
Wellness program, sponsorship, 439B.280
Managed care, regulation generally, ch. 695G
Medicaid patients (See Indigent patients, this heading)
Medical interns
Controlled substances, professional use, 453.371-453.552
Dangerous drugs, professional use, 454.215
Medical or dental malpractice actions (See also MALPRACTICE)
Actions, ch. 41A
Medication aides (See Nursing assistants and medication aides-certified, this heading)
Mental health facilities (See MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES; MENTAL ILLNESS, PERSONS WITH)
Minors
Child abuse or neglect, reports, duties, 432B.220-432B.250, 432B.290, 432B.400
Drug abuse, consent for treatment, 129.050
Emergency treatment, consent by person in loco parentis, 129.040
Health care service, consent for treatment, 129.030
Infants (See Infants, this heading)
Release from hospital, restrictions and penalties, 449.245
Name or other designation, 449.204
Neonatal intensive care, approval of service required, 449.087
Nevada Health Facilities Assistance Act, 449.250-449.430
Nonprofit hospital service corporations, ch. 695B
Nurses (See also NURSES AND NURSING)
List of personnel, submission to State Board of Nursing, 632.125
Military personnel, agreements to provide care in local hospitals, 449.2455
Reports of misconduct, 632.472
Staffing committees and staffing plans in certain facilities, 449.241-449.2421
Supervision by registered nurse, 632.240
Nursing assistants and medication aides-certified (See also NURSING ASSISTANTS AND MEDICATION AIDES-CERTIFIED)
Advisory Committee on Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides, representation, 632.072
Certification, confirmation, 449.247, 632.125
List of personnel, submission to State Board of Nursing, 632.125
Reports of misconduct, 632.472
Training programs and instructors, review, 449.247
Nursing schools, regulation by State Board of Nursing, 632.430-632.471
Observation of rendering of care by practitioner, immunity from liability, 629.081
Open-heart surgery, approval of service required, 449.087
Operation without license, penalty, injunction, 449.0308, 449.210, 449.220
Ophthalmia neonatorum, report of existence required, 442.040
Patients
Absent voting, 293.316, 293C.317
Aversive intervention and restraints, use, restrictions, 449.765-449.786
Bills (See Charges, this heading)
Bureau for Hospital Patients, 223.550, 223.575, 439B.260
Comatose or vegetative state, statute of limitations tolled for sexual assault, 171.083
Criminal neglect, definition, penalties, 200.495
Death of patients, powers and duties of nurses and physician assistants, 440.100, 440.415, 632.474
Devise or insurance proceeds to facility owner or administrator, restrictions, 449.725
Indigents (See Indigent patients, this heading)
Infants (See Infants, this heading)
Life-sustaining treatment (See Life-sustaining treatment, this heading)
Minors (See Minors, this heading)
Neighborhood justice centers, mediation of disputes, 244.1607
Older persons, reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, immunity from liability, 200.5093, 200.5094, 200.5096
Power of attorney on behalf of certain patients, execution, prohibited acts, 162A.220
Prisoners, guard required, 211.160
Records (See Records, this heading)
Resolution of disputes between hospitals and patients, 439B.260
Rights of patients, 449.700-449.730
Safety, duties of hospitals, reports of sentinel events, 439.800-439.890
Victims of crime (See Victims of crime, this heading)
Vulnerable persons, reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, immunity from liability, 200.50935, 200.5094, 200.5096
Perfusionists, report of discipline or change of privileges to licensing board, 630.307
Pharmacies
Drug therapy, implementation, monitoring and modification by pharmacist, 639.2809
Hospital technicians (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY—Pharmacists)
Operation, 639.070, 639.071, 639.170, 639.2324
Prohibited acts following disciplinary action, 639.2107
Records of purchases and sales, 454.286
Physical therapy referrals, disclosure of financial interest, 629.075
Physicians (For general provisions, see PHYSICIANS)
Military personnel, agreements to provide care in local hospitals, 449.2455
Prohibited acts, 439B.410, 439B.420
Report of discipline or change in privileges to licensing board, 630.307, 633.533
Poison
Purchase of supplies, 639.268
Sales to hospitals, 454.090
Prescriptions (See PRESCRIPTIONS)
Prisoners, guard required, 211.160
Prohibited acts, 439B.420, 439B.430
Provider of health care defined, 629.031
Psychiatric hospitals
Aversive intervention and restraints, use, restrictions, 449.765-449.786
Classification, 449.202
Definition, 449.0165
Patients’ rights, 433.456-433.536
Staffing committees and staffing plans, requirements, 449.241-449.2421
Public Employees’ Benefits Program, contracts, 287.0434
Public health emergencies, 439.950-439.983
Records (See also MEDICAL RECORDS)
Authentication of medical records as evidence, 52.320-52.375
Compliance with laws, examination of hospital books and records to determine, 439B.430, 439B.440
Examination, personal injury actions, 108.640
Information to be secured from patients, 439.230
Review committee records exempt from discovery, 49.117-49.123, 49.265
Sign regarding medical records, posting, 629.051
Research information confidential, 453.157
Residential facilities for groups, certain referrals unlawful, 449.209
Respiratory care practitioners, report of discipline or change of privileges to Board of Medical Examiners, 630.307
Review committee records exempt from discovery, 49.117-49.123, 49.265
Rural hospitals
Definition, 449.0177
Laboratory tests, persons entitled to access results, 449.2465, 652.193
Nevada Office of Rural Health, duties, 396.906
Separate standards for regulation or licensure, adoption, 449.0302
Technical assistance program, provision by major hospitals, 439B.275
Telecommunications services, rates, 704.6873
Services requiring approval by Health Division, 449.087
Smoking restrictions, 202.2483-202.24925
Staffing committees and staffing plans in certain hospitals, 449.241-449.2421
Standards for operation and maintenance, 449.340
State Fire Marshal, duties, 477.030
Stroke and Heart Disease, Advisory Committee on the Prevention and Treatment of, membership, 439.492
Stroke centers, designation, requirements and prohibitions, 449.203
Surveillance system of federal Centers for Disease Control, participation, 439.847
Transplantation of organs, approval of service, 449.087
Trauma centers
Approval of operation, 449.087, 450B.236
Designation of hospital as center for treatment of trauma, 450B.237
Health Division to cooperate with American College of Surgeons, 450B.239
Information concerning treatment, hospital to record and maintain, 450B.238
Liability of certain medical facilities and health care providers limited, 41.503
Program for treatment of trauma, 450B.237
Traumatic brain injuries, reporting of information, 427A.810-427A.830
Tuberculosis, treatment and care of patients, 441A.340-441A.400
Unemployment compensation, excluded or covered employment, 612.117, 612.120, 612.121
Uniform Billing and Claims Forms, use, 449.243, 689A.105, 689B.250
United States hospitals, exemptions from state licensing requirements, 449.0301
Veterans’ hospitals (See VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF)
Veterinary hospitals (See generally VETERINARIANS)
Victims of crime
Consequence of acceptance of payment from State by service provider, 217.245
Sexual offenses, costs of examination borne by county, 449.244
Violations, prosecution, 449.240
Volunteers, liability for acts and omissions, 41.485
HOSPITALS, STATE (See generally MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES)
False imprisonment, use of imprisoned person to avoid arrest, 200.460
Prisoner taking hostages to facilitate escape, punishment, 212.090
Temporary changes in telephone service permitted where hostages being held, 179.525
HOTELS AND MOTELS (See also FOOD AND DRINK ESTABLISHMENTS)
Bathing facilities, requirements, 447.110, 447.140, 447.150
Bathrooms (See Toilets, this heading)
Bedbugs, extermination required, 447.030
Bedding and mattresses
Amount of bedding required, 447.090
Disinfection after use by diseased person, 447.100
Sanitary condition required, 447.020, 447.090
Charges
Overcharge, liability, 651.030, 651.040
Rates, posting and availability for viewing required, 651.030, 651.040
Common-interest communities, use of unit for transient commercial purposes, 116.340
Community notification website, restrictions on use of information, 179B.270-179B.290
Construction and remodeling, regulation, 447.185
Death of patron caused by nonemployee, liability limited, 651.015
Deficiency in construction of real property improvements, 11.202-11.206
Defrauding proprietors, 205.445
Disabilities, persons with, personal injury actions, 426.515
Discrimination
Declaration of public policy, 233.010
Equal enjoyment of facilities and services, 651.050-651.120
Equal Rights Commission, Nevada, authority, 233.150
Promotions based on sex do not constitute unlawful discriminatory practice, 233.205, 651.065
Diseased persons, fumigation and disinfection of bedding and rooms, 447.100
Disorderly house, keeping unlawful, 201.420
Disorderly persons, eviction, 651.020
Doors, screening of exterior doors required, 447.070
Elevators, safe and sanitary condition required, 447.045
Energy costs, additional charges to customer to be included in statement of rates, 651.040
Fire protection
Changes to existing structures to enhance fire safety, 477.100-477.170
Economic development revenue bonds, use to finance fire protection projects, 244A.669-244A.763, 268.512-268.568, 349.400-349.670
Fire escapes and fire hazards, 447.045
Roofing, fire retardant materials required in fire hazardous areas, 472.100
Sprinklers, requirements, 477.150
Theft of device to prevent, control or extinguish fire, 475.105
Firearms, discharging in places of public resort unlawful, 202.280
Garages, safe and sanitary condition required, 447.045
Garbage and rubbish disposal, 447.180
Guide dogs, rights, duties and liabilities of persons accompanied by, 651.075
Health regulations generally
Enforcement by health authority, 447.190
Unlawful acts, penalties, 447.210
Heating and ventilation systems, construction and operation, 447.145
Homeland security, ch. 239C
Injury of patron caused by nonemployee, liability limited, 651.015
Key or other device used to enter room, penalty for unlawful use, 205.900
Larceny by lodger, 205.220, 205.222, 205.240
Live entertainment tax, ch. 368A
Lobbies, corridors and other public areas, 447.045, 447.135
Parking restrictions, 484B.453
Plumbing, 447.170
Property managers (See also PROPERTY MANAGERS)
Certification by county or city, 244.331-244.3345, 268.0881-268.0888
Property of guests, liability for theft, loss or damage, 651.010
Rates, posting and availability for viewing required, 651.030, 651.040
Records, admissibility as evidence, 51.135, 52.260, 52.405-52.435
Resort hotels (See GAMING)
Room tax (See ROOM TAX)
Screening of windows and outside doors, 447.070
Service animals, rights, duties and liabilities of persons accompanied by, 651.075
Sewage disposal, 447.160
Shower apparatus, restrictions on water consumption, 278.582
Sleeping rooms
Fumigation, 447.100
Restrictions on use of certain areas as sleeping quarters, 447.050
Sanitary condition required, 447.040
Size of rooms and amount of air space, requirements, 447.080
Smoke detectors, requirements, 477.140
Smoking restricted, 202.2483-202.24925, 475.050
Swimming pools and spas, regulation, 444.065-444.120
Toilets
Disinfection, 447.160
Handwashing facilities required with, 447.130
Number required, 447.130, 447.150
Sanitary condition required, 447.045
Signs, requirements, 447.135
Ventilation, 447.140
Toll-free telephone number for reservations, 408.561
Towels
Common towels, use prohibited, 444.060
Supply to be furnished, 447.120
Towns, licensure and regulation, 269.170-269.173
Trespassing, failure of guest to vacate after warning, penalties, 207.200
Vermin, extermination required, 447.030
Water supply, 447.170
Windows, screening required, 447.070
HOUSE ARREST (See RESIDENTIAL CONFINEMENT)
HOUSE MOVERS (See also MOTOR CARRIERS)
Mobile homes (See MOBILE HOMES)
Public utilities to remove wires, 709.020, 709.130
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, UNITED STATES (See CONGRESS)
HOUSE TRAILERS (See MOBILE HOMES; TRAVEL TRAILERS)
HOUSEBREAKING (See BURGLARY; INVASION OF THE HOME)
HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND EFFECTS STORAGE ACT
Generally, ch. 712
Banks empowered to own furniture, 662.015
Definition, 706.085
Discarded appliances
Nuisances, abatement, 244.3603, 268.4122-268.4126
Refrigerators and freezers, removal of doors required, 202.560
Electric resistance for heating spaces, restrictions on installation of system, 701.230
Energy audits or assessments of homes, evaluations, 645D.300
Exemption from execution, 21.090
Large appliances, calculation of sales tax, 372.7265, 374.7275
Liens for cleaning or washing household goods, 108.770-108.820
Pledge, description by pawnbroker, 646.020
Property tax
Exemption, Art. 10 § 3, 361.069
Household goods and furniture defined as personal property, 361.030
Rental property, 361.069
Retail installment sales, ch. 97
Secondhand dealers’ purchases, description necessary, 647.110
Service contracts, ch. 690C
Theft by lodger constitutes larceny, 205.220, 205.222, 205.240
Transportation and storage
Carriers generally (See MOTOR CARRIERS)
Complaints against carriers, 706.442, 706.443
Damaged or lost goods, resolution of disputes and filing of claims, 706.442
Household Goods and Effects Storage Act, ch. 712
Liens for storage charges, 108.380-108.4783
Violations by carriers, administrative fines, 706.771-706.775
Written estimate of cost to be provided, 706.442
HOUSEKEEPERS (See DOMESTIC SERVICE)
HOUSING (See also REAL PROPERTY)
Affordable housing (See AFFORDABLE HOUSING)
Appraisers of real estate, ch. 645C
Assistance to finance housing, 315.9981-315.99874, ch. 319
Building codes (See BUILDING CODES)
Building inspectors (See BUILDING INSPECTORS)
Building officials (See BUILDING OFFICIALS)
Building permits (See BUILDING PERMITS)
Buildings generally (See BUILDINGS)
Citations, inspectors authorized to issue, 171.17751
Common-interest communities (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)
Community notification website, restrictions on use of information, 179B.270-179B.290
Condominium hotels (See CONDOMINIUM HOTELS)
Condominiums (See CONDOMINIUMS)
Construction Control Law, ch. 627
Construction defects (See CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS)
Construction or alteration by owner of residence, receipt and acknowledgment of statement of restrictions, 278.573
Contractors (See CONTRACTORS)
Cooperative housing corporations (See COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATIONS)
Criminal law, definition of building includes houses, 193.0125
Deeds of trust (See DEEDS OF TRUST)
Destruction or damage, 206.010
Discrimination in rental, lease or sale
Actions for injunction or damages, 118.120
Appraisers, unprofessional conduct, 645C.480
Declaration of public policy, 118.020, 233.010
Disabilities, persons with
Access to multifamily dwellings, 118.103
Modification of dwelling by person with disability, 118.101
Renting of dwelling by person with service animal, 118.105
Equal Rights Commission
Authority of Commission, generally, 233.150
Complaints of discriminatory practice, filing with, 118.110
Contracts with Department of Housing and Urban Development, legislative approval, 233.153
Regulations, 118.095
Exemplary or punitive damages, 42.005
Loans for dwellings, unlawful acts, penalties, 207.310
Nevada Fair Housing Law, 118.010-118.120
Real estate licensees, unlawful acts, penalties, 645.321
Real property transactions, prohibited acts, 118.100, 207.300
Retaliatory conduct by landlord against tenant prohibited, remedies, 118A.510
Tenants, defense in certain actions, 118.115
Disorderly house, keeping unlawful, 201.420
Dwelling, defined, 193.014
Educational programs, powers of Housing Division, 319.140
Electrical Code, National, applicability, 278.583
Energy auditors (See ENERGY AUDITORS)
Energy conservation (See also ENERGY CONSERVATION)
Electric resistance for heating spaces, restrictions on installation of system, 701.230
Financing of equipment and materials for conservation of energy, 319.235
Fund for Energy Assistance and Conservation, creation, sources and use, 702.170, 702.250-702.280
Lights, prohibition against sale of certain general purpose lighting, adoption of standards for energy efficiency, 701.260
Program to increase efficiency of energy used in dwellings, administration, 319.145
Regulations for energy conservation in buildings, adoption, 278.580, 701.220
Weatherization projects, funding, 701B.921
Exemption from execution, 21.090, 21.095
Explosive or incendiary device, unlawful acts, 202.262, 202.830
Factory-built housing (See FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING)
Fire retardant roofing materials, use required in fire hazardous areas, 472.100
Firearms, unlawful discharge, 202.285, 202.287
Health hazards, regulation by district boards of health, 439.479
Home protection insurance, 681A.020, 690B.100-690B.180
Homesteads (See HOMESTEADS)
Housing authorities (See HOUSING AUTHORITIES)
Labor and material liens (See MECHANICS’ AND MATERIALMEN’S LIENS)
Land sales (See SUBDIVIDED LAND, LICENSING AND REGULATION OF SALES)
Loans (See also DEEDS OF TRUST; LOANS; MORTGAGES)
Assistance to finance housing, 315.9981-315.99874, ch. 319
Discrimination unlawful, 207.310
Homestead exemption inapplicable to foreclosure process, Art. 4 § 30, 115.010
Unfair lending practices, ch. 598D
Malicious mischief, damaging or destroying property, 206.010
Manufactured home parks (See MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)
Manufactured homes (See MANUFACTURED HOMES)
Master plans, contents, 278.150, 278.160
Mobile homes (See MOBILE HOMES)
Mortgages (See MORTGAGES)
Nevada Fair Housing Law, 118.010-118.120
Peeping Toms, prohibited acts, penalty, 200.603
Planned unit developments (See PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS)
Plumbing Code, Uniform, 444.340-444.430
Property tax (See also PROPERTY TAX)
House defined as real property, 361.035
Quartering of soldiers, when prohibited, Art. 1 § 12
Rehabilitation of property in residential neighborhoods, ch. 279A, ch. 279B
Renewable energy programs, participation, ch. 701B
Rentals (See LANDLORD AND TENANT; MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)
Sale or lease within one year of construction by owner, presumption for contractor’s licensing purposes, 624.031
Sales, required disclosures (See REAL PROPERTY)
School districts, sales of houses built by pupils authorized, 393.247
Security against unreasonable seizures and searches, Art. 1 § 18
Senior complexes, employee work cards, 118A.335
Shower apparatus, restrictions on water consumption, 278.582
Subdivision of land (See SUBDIVISION OF LAND)
Tax on residential construction, 278.4983-278.4987, 387.329-387.332
Time shares (See TIME SHARES)
Wildlife violations, restrictions of searches of dwelling house, 501.375
Zoning (See ZONING)
HOUSING, ASSISTANCE TO FINANCE
Account for Low-Income Housing
Administration, 319.500, 319.510
Bond reserve funds, transfer of excess to Account authorized, 319.340
Creation, 319.500
Investment of money, 319.500
Real property transfer taxes, deposit of portion of proceeds, 375.070
Recipients of money from Account, requirements for, 319.520
Use and distribution of money, 319.510, 319.520
Advisory Committee on Housing, creation, duties, 319.173
Assisted living facilities, certification, 319.147
Bond reserve funds, 319.340-319.360
Bondholders and noteholders, pledge, remedies, 319.370, 319.380
Bonds and notes
Agreements to reduce costs or risk, 319.167
Bond reserve funds, 319.340-319.360
Credit of State not pledged, 319.380
Debt limitation, 319.270
Defaults, 319.370
Execution, 319.280
Guarantees of payment, 319.310
Insurance may be required, 319.325
Issuance, 319.140, 319.270, 319.327
Legal investments, 319.390
Redemption, 319.320
Remarketing or refunding, 319.320, 319.330
Security, 319.290, 319.300, 319.325
State borrowing and bond laws inapplicable, 319.280
Terms, 319.280
Waiver of exemption of interest from taxation, 319.327
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Investment in, 319.171
Issuance, 319.323
Conservation of energy, financing of equipment for, 319.235
Debt limitation, 319.270
Deposits and investments, 319.170
Energy assistance programs, administration, 319.145, 702.270-702.280
False statements, penalty, 319.900
Grantor trusts, creation authorized, 319.140
HOME Investment Partnership Act, administration by Housing Division, 319.145
Housing credit agency for State of Nevada, Housing Division designated as, 319.145
Housing Division
Audit, 319.140
Deposit of money, 319.170
Fees, 319.240
Loans of investment securities, authority, 319.167, 319.172
Powers generally, 319.140-319.267
Reports, 319.140
Instrumentalities to carry out purposes of law, creation authorized, 319.140
Insurance against loss, procurement, 319.250
Legislative declaration, 319.020
Lending institutions, power of Housing Division to make loans to or purchase securities from, 319.230
Letters of credit, Housing Division’s authority to issue, 319.190
Loans
Discrimination unlawful, 207.310
Insurance or security, 319.325
Mortgage loan defined, 319.110
Power of Housing Division to make, 319.190
Terms and conditions, 319.200
Manufactured or mobile homes
Defined as residential housing, 319.130
Rental sites, financing, 319.235
Mortgages
Definition, 319.100
Foreclosure, 319.220
Investments by Housing Division, 319.210
Modification of terms, 319.220
Nevada Rural Housing Authority, financing, 315.9981-315.99874
Nonprofit corporations to carry out purposes of law, creation authorized, 319.140
Notes (See Bonds and notes, this heading)
Real property
Definition, 319.120
Purchase by Housing Division, 319.140
Remedies of bondholders and noteholders, 319.370
Residential housing
Definition, 319.130
Prerequisites to financing, 319.260, 319.265
Community redevelopment (See COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT)
Continuation of housing authorities organized under prior laws, 315.360, 315.365
Cooperative agreements concerning insurance, 277.055, 277.056
Eviction for controlled substance violations, 40.2514, 40.253, 40.254, 315.011-315.071
Fair employment practices, 281.370
Housing Authorities Law of 1947
Actions by and against housing authorities, 315.430
Area of another authority, operation within, 315.435
Area of operation, 315.160
Armed Forces personnel, housing, 315.510, 315.580
Bonds
Attorney General, certification by, 315.750
Authorized investments, 315.760
Bondholders’ powers, 315.710, 315.730, 315.770, 315.780
Covenants, willful violation unlawful, 350.495
Debt limitations, 315.620
Denominations, 315.630
Discounts, 350.2012
Election, 281A.520, 293.481, 350.020-350.070
Form, 315.630
Interest, 99.060-99.067, 350.2011
Issuance within 6 years, 350.2013
Judicial Confirmation Law, ch. 43
Liability, 315.620
Maturity, 315.630
Powers of authority, 315.600, 315.670
Redemption, 315.470
Resolution authorizing bonds, 315.630
Sale, 315.640
Types, 315.610
Chair, selection, 315.380
Commissioners, 315.370-315.410, 315.620
Contracts for services or works, 315.450
Cooperation between authorities, 315.530, 315.550
Covenants, 315.690, 315.700, 315.720, 315.740
Creation of authorities, 315.320, 315.330
Default, effect, 315.520
Eminent domain power, 315.460
Employees, 281.370, 315.400, 315.450
Exemption of property from execution, process or judgment lien, 315.310
Federal aid, compliance with conditions, 315.450, 315.560
Findings of need for operation, 315.330-315.350
For profit operation prohibited, 315.500
Housing projects
Definition, 315.230
Powers of authorities, 315.440
Powers of counties, cities and towns, 315.550
Insurance, program to jointly self-insure and jointly purchase insurance or reinsurance, 315.725, 679A.160
Investments, 315.470
Judicial Confirmation Law, ch. 43
Lease of government war housing projects, 315.590
Mortgages, 315.680
Municipal corporations, authorities constitute, 315.320
Officers, 315.380
Pledges, 315.680
Powers generally, 315.420-315.480
Presumption of validity of establishment, 315.350
Property, powers concerning, 315.460
Receiver, appointment, 315.780
Regional authorities in counties whose population is 700,000 or more
Commissioners, 315.7809
Dissolution of individual authorities, 315.7807
Executive director, 315.380
Formation, 315.7805
Reservation or nomination of land from Bureau of Land Management, 315.7813
Regulations, 315.430
Rural areas, housing, 315.570
Rural Housing Authority, applicability of certain laws, 315.988
Seal, 315.430
Special funds, 315.700
Taxes, payments in lieu, 315.540
Tenant selection, preferences, 315.510
Termination of housing assistance, 315.007
Veterans’ housing, 315.300, 315.510, 315.580
Vice chair, selection, 315.380
Low-income housing, distribution of money for, 319.510
Manufactured home parks (See MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)
Nevada Rural Housing Authority (See HOUSING AUTHORITY, NEVADA RURAL)
Property managers, applicability of real estate licensing laws, 645.240
Underground water depletion restrictions, exemptions by State Engineer, 534.120
Urban renewal (See URBAN RENEWAL)
HOUSING AUTHORITY, NEVADA RURAL
Actions by and against, 41.0305-41.039, 315.983
Area of operation, 315.963, 315.9835
Bonds, notes and other obligations
Attorney General, submission to and certification by, 315.9987
Authorized investments, 315.99872
Bond reserve funds, 315.9986-315.99864
Bondholders and noteholders, pledge, remedies, 315.99866, 315.99868
Covenants, willful violation unlawful, 350.495
Credit of State or political subdivision not pledged, 315.99868
Discounts, 350.2012
Election, 281A.520, 293.481, 350.020-350.070
Federal income taxation, waiver of exemption of interest, issuance of nonexempt obligations, 315.99856
Guarantees of payment, 315.9985
Interest, 99.060-99.067, 315.630, 350.2011
Issuance, 315.99842, 315.99844
Judicial Confirmation Law, ch. 43
Pledges, 315.99846
Redemption, 315.99852
Refunding, 315.99852, 315.99858
Remarketing, 315.99852
Repayment, 315.99854
Reserve funds, 315.9986-315.99864
Sale, 315.99844
Signatures of commissioners and officers, 315.99874
Trust indentures, 315.99848
Bylaws, adoption, 315.979, 315.983
Chair and Vice Chair, selection, 315.979
Commissioners, 232A.020, 315.977-315.982
Conflicts of interest, 315.981
Cooperative agreements
Insurance coverage, 277.055, 277.056
Powers generally, 315.983
Creation, 315.977
Determination of income, 315.9845
Employees, 281.370, 315.979, 315.981
Findings necessary for financing, 315.9984
Gifts or grants, authority to accept, 353.335-353.339
Housing projects
Default, effect, 315.995
Definition, 315.969
Eviction of tenants for controlled substance violations, 315.011-315.071
Fixing of rentals or payments, 315.993
For profit operation prohibited, 315.993
Local zoning and building ordinances, applicability, 315.989
Powers, 315.984
Rent subsidies, administration of programs, 315.984
Tenant selection, 315.994
Termination of housing assistance, 315.007
Industrial insurance, Authority defined as employer, 616A.230
Legislative declaration, 315.961
Loans from local governments, authority, 315.983
Local Government Budget and Finance Act, applicability, 354.474
Local Government Purchasing Act, applicability, 332.015
Local Government Securities Law, 350.500-350.720
Local housing authorities, definition, 315.971
Meetings, ch. 241
Mortgages and loans
Fees and charges, 315.99836
Generally, 315.9983
Insurance, 315.99838
Related powers, 315.99834
Security, repayment and interest, 315.99832, 315.99854
Occupational Diseases Act, Authority defined as employer, 617.110
Officers, 315.979
Organization, 315.979
Political subdivision, Authority deemed to be, 315.983
Powers
Under Housing Authorities Law of 1947, 315.988, 315.996
Property
Exemption from execution, process or judgment lien, 315.992
Mortgages and loans, powers, 315.99834
Payments in lieu of taxes, 315.990
Property tax exemption, 361.060
Real and personal property, acquisition authorized, 315.983
Publications, deposit with State Publications Distribution Center, notice and access regarding publications in electronic format, 378.180
Reports, 315.979
Rules and regulations, adoption, 315.979, 315.983
Seal, 315.983
Services, authority to provide in any area of Nevada, limitation, 315.9835
Vacancies, 232A.020
HOUSING CODES (See also BUILDING CODES)
Counties, authority to adopt, 244.3675
Violations, abatement of nuisances, 244.3603-244.3607, 268.4122
HOUSING DIVISION (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)
HPV (See HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS)
HUMAN BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS (See BLOOD)
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (See AIDS)
Anatomical gifts, 451.500-451.598, 460.100-460.150
Facilities for performance of transplants, approval required, 449.087
Health insurance, notice regarding changes to anti-rejection drugs, 687B.408
Hearts (See HEART DISEASES)
Kidneys
Dialysis technicians, possession and administration of dangerous drugs, 454.213
Facility for treatment of irreversible renal disease defined, 449.0046
Hemodialysis products, sales and use tax exemptions, 372.283, 374.287
Liability for procurement, distribution or use of organs for transplantation, 460.010
License plates encouraging donation of human organs, 482.37905
Lungs (See LUNG DISEASES)
Sale or purchase of organs for transplantation prohibited, 201.460, 451.590
Stem cells, authorized use, restrictions on regulation, 629.300-629.390
Health insurance, coverage for vaccine, 689A.044, 689B.0313
Health maintenance organizations, coverage for vaccine, 695C.1745
Local government officers and employees, coverage for vaccine, 287.0272
Managed care organizations, coverage for vaccine, 695G.171
Medicaid, coverage for vaccine, 422.2718
Nonprofit hospital or medical service corporations, coverage for vaccine, 695B.1925
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, DIVISION OF (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)
HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF (See HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF)
HUMAN TRAFFICKING (See TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS)
Arrests by members or agents, 574.040
Assault or battery committed on member, agent or officer, penalty, 200.471, 200.481
Bylaws, 574.020
Cruelty to animals (See ANIMALS)
Destruction of abandoned diseased animals by society officer, 574.110
Elections, 574.030
Estrays and feral livestock, cooperative agreements regarding, 569.031
Incorporation, 574.010
Insignia, registration and protection, 600.240-600.400, 601.020, 601.050, 601.110
Names, protection, ch. 601
Reports, 574.030
Sterilization of adopted animals, requirements, exceptions, 574.600-574.660
Taking possession of cruelly treated animal, 574.055
HUMBOLDT COUNTY (For general provisions, see COUNTIES)
County seat, 243.160
Creation, 243.145
District Attorney ex officio Public Administrator, 253.010, 253.050
Judicial district, number and designation, Art. 6 § 5, 3.010, 3.016
Legislative districts, apportionment, 218B.390, 218B.755, 218B.760, 218B.770
Nevada Coordinate System, included in west zone, 327.010
Officers’ salaries, 245.043
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN WATER AUTHORITY (See also WATER AUTHORITIES)
Legislative Committee on Public Lands, review of programs and activities, 218E.525
Accident causing injury or death of person or damage to property, reports, 503.185
Aircraft, use prohibited, exception, 503.005, 503.010, 504.490
Alternative livestock, hunting unlawful, 503.242
Artificial light, hunting with unlawful, 503.150
Big game mammals, killing or possessing unlawfully
Civil penalties, 501.3855
Criminal penalties, 501.376
Forfeitures, 501.3857
License, suspension or revocation, 62E.685, 501.1816, 501.388
Camps, liability of owners, lessees or occupants, 41.510
Citations, procedure following failure to appear, 501.3865
Closed seasons, 501.015
Deer (See also Tags, this heading)
Seizure and disposal of carcass, hide and antlers of diseased deer, 502.215
Definition, 501.050
Demerit points for wildlife convictions, 501.1812-501.1818
Dogs, competitive field trials for training, 503.200
Duck stamps
Disposition of fees, 502.310, 502.322
Fees, 502.300
Requirement and exemptions, 502.300
Equipment
Forfeitures, 501.3857
Reciprocal agreements regarding use, 502.045
Refusal to exhibit to enforcement officer, penalty, 502.120
Seizure and disposition, 501.375, 501.389
Evidence identification tags, unlawful to remove, tamper with or alter, 501.377
Exhibition of wildlife to officers, 502.120
Firearms
Carrying loaded rifle or shotgun in or on vehicle, when unlawful, 503.165
Discharge from or over highway or road unlawful, 503.175
Manner of hunting, 503.150
Minors
Lawful use or possession of firearms, 202.300
Violations, revocation or prohibition on receipt of hunting license, 62E.660, 502.118
Revocation of license for injury or death caused by certain violations, 503.185
Seizure for violations, 501.375
Game mammals
Definition, 501.046
Designation of characteristics of mammals which may be taken, 503.120
Game wardens (See GAME WARDENS)
Guides (See GUIDES)
Hours of hunting, 503.140
Hunters, collection of data from, penalty for failure to comply, 501.119
Interference with persons lawfully hunting, 503.015
Legislative declaration, 501.102
Liability of owners, lessees or occupants of premises to persons using premises for hunting, 41.510
License agents, designation and duties, 502.040
Licenses, permits and privileges
Additional license required to hunt certain species of game, 502.130
Alteration, erasure or defacement unlawful, 502.105
Apprentice hunting licenses, issuance, 502.066
Armed Forces
Members assigned to permanent duty in Nevada, spouses and dependents, 502.070
Nevada residents stationed outside State, fees, 502.290
Blind, persons who are, 502.075
Civil penalties for hunting without valid license, tag or permit, 501.3855
Contents, 502.030
Department of Wildlife, preparation, 502.020
Destroyed licenses, 502.110
Exceptions to requirements, 502.010
Exhibition of license or permit to officers, 502.120
Expiration date, 502.090
Expired licenses, use unlawful, 502.060
False information to obtain, penalty, 502.060, 502.290
Forfeiture, 502.100
Information to be furnished by applicant, 502.060
Issuance, 501.3867, 502.035, 502.245, 502.330
Lost licenses, 502.110
Minors
12-15 years of age, 502.245
Apprentice hunting licenses, issuance, 502.066
Firearms violations, revocation or prohibition on receiving license, 62E.660, 502.118
Restrictions, 502.010
Signature of parent or guardian required, 502.060
Wildlife violations, revocation or prohibition on receiving license, 62E.685
Native Americans, exemption from fees, 502.280
Nontransferability, 502.100
Open season, valid only during, 502.090
Permanent licensing or permitting system, establishment authorized, 502.030
Permits
Aircraft, hunting of coyotes, bobcats or ravens, 503.005
Authority to require, 502.130
Carson Lake Wildlife Management Area, permits required, fees, 502.400, 502.410
Drawing to award and issue, 502.175
Unlawful acquisition or use, 502.200
Persons required to procure, 502.010
Possession while hunting, 502.120
Power of attorney or other written instrument, application pursuant to, 502.061
Reciprocal agreements, 502.045
Resident licenses, qualifications, 502.015
Stolen licenses, 502.110
Surrender, 501.387
Suspension or revocation
Child support obligations, effect, 502.115
Citation, failure to appear, 501.3865
Civil penalties, failure to pay, 501.3855
Demerit points, system of assessing, 501.1816
Firearm violations, 62E.660, 503.185
Judicial review, 501.1817
Period of duration for certain offenses, 501.1816
Unlawful killing or possession of wildlife, 62E.685, 501.388
Tags (See Tags, this heading)
Unlawful to obtain without compliance with hunter safety requirements, 502.360
Veterans with disabilities, 502.072
Manner of hunting fur-bearing mammals, 503.450
Manner of hunting game birds or mammals, 503.150
Meat processors
Disposal of game if storage or processing fees unpaid, 503.035
Return of carcasses delivered for processing, 583.476
Minors (See Licenses, permits and privileges, this heading)
Motor vehicles, use prohibited, exception, 503.010, 504.490
Open season
Definition, 501.065
Unlawful to hunt except during open season, 503.090
Private property, hunting without permission unlawful, 503.240
Raptor regulations, 503.582
Recreational use of land confers no property or easement rights, 41.510
Reports and questionnaires, 501.119
Rewards for information concerning violations, 501.395
Safety of hunters
Course in responsibilities of hunters, 502.330-502.360
Issuance of certificate, 502.340
Requirements for license, 502.330
Unlawful acts, 502.360
Seals may be required, 502.130
Shooting preserves, 504.300-504.380
Shooting ranges (See SHOOTING RANGES)
Signs posted by Department of Wildlife, destruction or mutilation unlawful, 501.383
Spotting or locating game mammals, prohibited acts, 503.010
Stamps, issuance, 502.035, 502.222
State parks, hunting may be authorized, 407.065
Tags
Antelope tags, issuance for resale, 502.145
Bids for or auction of certain tags, 502.250
Bonus points, forfeiture, 502.060
Civil penalties for hunting without valid tag, 501.3855
Deer
Issuance of tags for resale, 502.145
Restricted nonresident deer tags, 502.146-502.149
Special incentive tags, program authorized, 502.143
Drawings to award and issue, 502.175
Dream Tags, program for issuance, 502.219-502.225
Duplicate tags, issuance, 502.210
Elk, special incentive tags
Establishment of program, 502.142
Limitation on reimbursement for property damage caused by elk, 504.165
False statement to obtain big game tag, penalty, 502.060
Fees, 502.250-502.255, 502.280
Form, use, 502.160
Invalid tags, 501.376
Killing or possessing without valid tag, 501.376
Limitations on number or scope, 502.190
Lotteries, applicability of laws to distribution of tags, 502.500
Method of enforcing limits, 502.140
Partnership in Wildlife Drawing, 502.250
Possession of wildlife without tag attached unlawful, 502.150
Power of attorney or other written instrument, application pursuant to, 502.061
Regulations concerning tags, 502.160, 502.175
Removal unlawful, 502.150
Replacement tags, issuance, 502.215
Requirement to hunt certain species of game, 502.130
Resident tags, qualifications, 502.015
Revocation of privilege to apply for big game tag, 501.388
Silver State Tag Drawing, 502.250
Suspension following failure to appear for citation, 501.3865
Transfer to other person or use of tag of another unlawful, 502.140
Unlawful acquisition or use, 502.200
Transportation of wildlife taken within State, 503.040
Trespass, 503.240
Unlawful acts generally, penalties, 501.385
Upland game birds (See also BIRDS)
Definition, 501.095
Fees, documentation of payment, 502.240, 502.292-502.298
Field trials, use, 503.200
Nonresidents, hunting by, 503.245
Shooting preserves, 504.300-504.380
Waste of game, penalty, 501.388, 503.050
Wild horses, unlawful acts, 504.490
Wildlife generally (See WILDLIFE)
Wildlife management areas
Carson Lake Wildlife Management Area, hunting permits, 502.400, 502.410
Establishment and regulation, 504.140, 504.143
Accommodation of spouse at certain care facilities, 449.199
Actions
Against, either spouse may defend, 12.030
Deserted spouse as party, 12.040
Parties to actions, 12.020
Segregation of damage awards, 123.121
Administration of estates, rights, 139.040
Adoption of children (See ADOPTION OF CHILDREN)
Autopsy, authorization, 451.010
Bigamy (See BIGAMY)
Burial of spouse, responsibility or authority of surviving spouse, 451.023-451.025
Common-interest communities, board members or officers, 116.31034, 116.31084
Community property (See COMMUNITY PROPERTY)
Condominium hotels, restrictions on serving as officer or on executive board, 116B.445
Contracts
Altering legal relations, effect, 123.080
Respecting property, 123.070
Cremation of spouse, authority of surviving spouse, 451.650
Crimes against children, exemptions from reporting requirements, 202.888
Curtesy abolished, 123.020
Debts incurred by either spouse before marriage, liability, 123.050
Divorce (See DIVORCE)
Domestic violence (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)
Dower abolished, 123.020
Driving ability of spouse, reports of inability to operate vehicle safely, 483.363
Earnings appropriated to own use with consent of spouse deemed gift, 123.190
Equal opportunity for credit, ch. 598B
Estate of missing spouse, appointment of trustee, 156.040
Family courts, original jurisdiction, 3.223
Governmental services tax, transfer of veteran’s exemption to current spouse, 371.103, 371.104
Guardians, preferences in appointment, 159.061
Homesteads (See HOMESTEADS)
Insurance, consent of spouse unnecessary, 687B.080
Intestate succession (See INTESTATE SUCCESSION)
Joint tenancy, 123.030
Judicial retirement
Benefits for surviving spouse, 1A.590-1A.610
Cancellation of optional plan, requirements, 1A.460
Consent to retirement plan, 1A.130, 1A.430
False designation of marital status, liability, 1A.130
Rights of present or former spouse, 1A.110, 1A.130
Justifiable homicide, 200.160
Marriage (See MARRIAGE)
Mental illness, persons with
Emergency admissions, authority, receipt of notices, 433A.160, 433A.190
Involuntary court-ordered admission to facilities, 433A.200, 433A.270, 433A.330
Responsibility for costs of care, 433A.165, 433A.600, 433A.610
Spouse with mental illness, other spouse competent witness, 49.305
Nevada System of Higher Education, fee waivers, 396.5445
Nonprobate transfer of property upon death, liability of transferees, 111.779
Occupational safety, communication with family regarding fatal accidents, 618.480, 618.605
Pandering, placing spouse in brothel, 201.310, 201.352
Parental relationship (See PARENT AND CHILD)
Powers and liabilities of married women
Savings and loan association securities, ownership, 673.340
Wills, capacity to make, 133.090
Premarital agreements, ch. 123A
Privileged communications
Child abuse or neglect, 432B.250, 432B.255
Crimes against children, exemptions from reporting requirements, 202.888
Nonsupport actions, 201.070
Pandering, 201.310
Property rights, 123.010
Prostitution, placing spouse in house of, 201.310, 201.352
Public administrators, access to information, 253.042
Public assistance, liability of spouse, 422A.460-422A.475
Public Employees’ Retirement System, rights of spouse, 286.541, 286.545, 286.592
Real property transfer taxes, transfers between spouses exempt, 375.090
Regulatory bodies, restrictions on employment of or contracts with immediate relative, 622.020, 622.210-622.230
Separate maintenance (See SEPARATE MAINTENANCE)
Separate property (See SEPARATE PROPERTY)
Separation agreements, 123.080
Sexual assault
Assistance to victim and spouse, 217.280-217.350
Spouse by spouse, penalty, 200.373
Stalking, conduct causing fear for immediate safety of family member, penalty, 200.575
Support (See SUPPORT)
Tenants in common, 123.030
Victims of crime (See also VICTIMS OF CRIME)
Definition includes certain relatives, 178.569, 213.005, 217.060
Relative of offender, requirements for award of compensation, 217.220
Voting, when residence not gained or lost, 293.487
Witnesses
Desertion and nonsupport actions, 49.295, 201.070
Mental illness, spouse with, other spouse competent witness, 49.305
Prohibitions on witnessing against spouse, 49.295
Admissibility of testimony recalled through hypnosis, 48.039
Psychology, hypnosis defined as specialized area of practice, 641.025
HYPNOTIC DRUGS (See generally CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; DRUGS)
Acquisition by fraudulent means, 454.530
Burden of proof in criminal proceedings, 454.534
Business of furnishing restricted devices, license required, 639.129, 639.180, 639.233, 639.234, 639.2555
Manufacturer, definition, 454.0092
Misuse unlawful, 454.520
Safe injection practices, duties
Emergency medical personnel, 450B.165
Homes for individual residential care, 449.092
Medical laboratories, 652.092
Nurses, 632.3405
Oriental medicine practitioners, 634A.144
Osteopathic physicians, 633.3619
Pharmacists and interns, 639.132
Physicians, physician assistants and perfusionists, 630.198
Podiatric physicians, 635.073
Radiation machines, technologists, 459.035
Sale of devices, 454.480, 454.500
Unlawful possession, 454.510
Wholesaler, definition, 454.0098