Section 449.27823 - License not required by certain persons to make referrals; application for licensure1. A licensed nurse or social worker working in a medical facility or a facility for the dependent licensed by the Bureau may make a referral for a client of the facility or program to a group housing arrangement without first obtaining a license to operate as a referral agency. A person employed by this State or the governing body of any county or city within this State, who is employed in a position in which the person's duties require him or her to make referrals for clients to group housing arrangements, may make those referrals without first obtaining a license to operate as a referral agency.2. An applicant for a license to operate as a referral agency must submit to the Division a completed application on a form provided by the Division. The application for the initial license must include, without limitation:(a) Evidence that the applicant has obtained a contract of insurance for protection against liability to third persons which may be incurred while operating as a referral agency; and(b) The physical address of the applicant where the records of the referral agency will be maintained.3. A licensed nurse, public guardian, social worker, physician, physician assistant or hospital may provide a referral to a group housing arrangement through a licensed referral agency.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.27823
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R132-99, eff. 11-29-99; A by R124-05, 11-17-2005; A by R048-22A, eff. 12/29/2022NRS 439.200, 449.0302, 449.0305