Section 391.305 - Endorsement to serve as school nurse1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NAC 391.307, to receive an endorsement to serve as a school nurse, a person must hold a valid license issued by the State Board of Nursing to practice as a registered nurse and must: (a) Submit evidence of having received a baccalaureate degree and having completed an educational program that: (1) Grants postgraduate certificates in school nursing; and(2) Is under a regionally accredited institution of higher learning;(b) Hold a degree in nursing earned under a college or university baccalaureate program in nursing accredited by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education;(c) Submit evidence of having received: (1) A baccalaureate degree; and(2) Certification as a school nurse from the National Board for Certification of School Nurses; or(d) Hold a baccalaureate degree and certification as a:(1) Family nursing practitioner;(2) Pediatric nursing practitioner;(3) School nursing practitioner; or(4) School nursing generalist, from the American Nurses Association or from the State Board of Nursing.
2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may grant an endorsement to a person who is a registered nurse and holds a baccalaureate degree from a program in nursing that is not accredited by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education if, in his or her discretion, the courses offered and requirements for a diploma from the unaccredited program are comparable with an accredited program.3. To renew an endorsement to serve as a school nurse, the holder must continue to hold a valid license issued by the State Board of Nursing.4. A person who holds only a special license with an endorsement as a school nurse is exempt from the provisions of NAC 391.036 and 391.065.Nev. Admin. Code § 391.305
Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.420, eff. 10-23-81-NAC A 9-1-85; A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education, 7-23-92, eff. 7-1-93; 3-18-94; 12-15-94; R101-99, 2-24-2000; R021-01, 10-22-2001, eff. 7-1-2002; R100-04, 8-25-2004; A by R158-18A, eff. 6/14/2019; A by R121-22A, eff. 5/24/2023