Nev. Admin. Code § 444.270

Current through August 29, 2024
Section 444.270 - Presence of lifeguards
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any public bathing or swimming facility, except an isolation and flotation tank, spray pool, or a mineral bath, therapeutic pool or similar facility, must have a lifeguard on duty when the facility is open for use unless it is a swimming pool and all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The pool is operated solely for and in conjunction with a hotel, motel or other place of lodging, or a trailer park, apartment, condominium or other facility containing multiple dwellings.
(b) The pool has a surface area of less than 2,000 square feet (185.8 square meters).
(c) There is no fee charged, whether direct or indirect, for the use of the pool.
(d) The use of the pool is limited to the registered guests, tenants or residents of the place of lodging or facility containing multiple dwellings and their guests.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, lifeguards are not required for a swimming pool that is not open to the general public and is owned jointly by all the residents of a development or by a homeowner's association in which all of the members are residents. The owners of such a pool shall submit to the health authority written procedures for the supervision of bathers. The health authority must approve the procedures in writing before an operating permit for the pool may be issued. A lifeguard must be on duty if the number of people in such a pool exceeds 80 percent of the maximum number of people allowed in the pool.

Nev. Admin. Code § 444.270

Bd. of Health, Public Bathing Places Reg. Art. 38 §§ 38.3-38.4.3 & 38.9, eff. 5-21-74-NAC A 9-17-82; 11-1-88

NRS 439.200, 444.070, 444.080