Section 449.736 - Personnel1. A facility for persons with an intellectual disability or persons with a developmental disability must be administered by a person with sufficient authority and responsibility to manage the facility and implement administrative policy. The administrator must be a currently licensed nursing home administrator, a qualified professional in intellectual disabilities or a hospital administrator if a hospital is qualifying as an intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability or persons with a developmental disability.2. A qualified professional in intellectual disabilities must be one of the following: (a) A psychologist with at least a master's degree from an accredited program with specialized training or 1 year of experience in treating persons with intellectual disabilities;(b) A currently licensed physician or osteopath with the training or experience described in paragraph (a);(c) An educator with a degree from an accredited program with the training or experience described in paragraph (a);(d) A social worker with either a bachelor's degree in social work or a bachelor's degree in a field other than social work and with the training or experience described in paragraph (a);(e) A qualified physical or occupational therapist with the training or experience described in paragraph (a);(f) A speech pathologist or audiologist with the training or experience described in paragraph (a);(g) A registered nurse with the training or experience described in paragraph (a); or(h) A therapeutic recreational specialist who is a graduate of an accredited program and with the training or experience described in paragraph (a).3. Each facility shall retain a qualified professional in intellectual disabilities who is responsible for: (a) Supervising the implementation of each resident's plan of care;(b) Integrating the facility's total program;(c) Recording each resident's progress; and(d) Initiating a quarterly review of each resident's plan of care.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.736
Bd. of Health, Intermediate Care Facilities Reg. §§ 16.2-16.4.4, eff. 12-5-75-Substituted in revision for NAC 449.734