Section 450B.576 - Driver-only program: Restrictions; application; approval of drivers required; expiration of approval; annual report1. A driver-only program may not be operated: (a) In a city whose population is more than 100,000; or(b) If the Division has not approved an application to operate a driver-only program as described in this section.2. At least 90 days before the holder of a permit intends to begin operating a driver-only program, the holder must apply to the Division for approval in the form prescribed by the Division. The application must include: (a) A statement of the level of service that the driver-only program will provide. An applicant may apply to provide basic or intermediate emergency care.(b) A description of the staff of the applicant.(c) A letter of support from the medical director of the applicant.(e) A statement agreeing to ensure compliance with the requirements of subsections 3 and 4.3. Each person who wishes to serve as a driver for a driver-only program must apply to the Division for approval in the form prescribed by the Division. A person shall not serve as a driver for a driver-only program without the approval of the Division. Approval to operate a driver-only program expires 2 years after the date on which the approval was granted.4. On or before February 1 of each year, each service that has been approved to operate a driver-only program shall submit to the Division a report, which must include:(a) The number of calls for emergency medical services that the service responded to during each month of the last preceding calendar year;(b) The number of calls for emergency medical services that the service responded to using the driver-only program during each month of the last preceding calendar year; and(c) A summary of each call for emergency medical services that the service responded to using the driver-only program which resulted in a negative outcome for the patient or a delay of care.5. As used in this section, "driver-only program" means a program in which a service operates an ambulance to transport patients that is occupied by an attendant who is licensed pursuant to chapter 450B of NRS or certified to serve as an attendant pursuant to subsection 8 of NRS 450B.160 and a driver who is not licensed or certified.Nev. Admin. Code § 450B.576
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R068-16A, eff. 1/27/2017NRS 450B.120 and 450B.130