§ 391.291 — Supervision by chief nurse required; qualifications for employment as school nurse; designation of school employees authorized to administer auto-injectable epinephrine or opioid antagonist

Nevada § 391.291

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 34: EDUCATION
• Ch. 391: Personnel

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1. The provision of nursing services in a school district by school nurses and other qualified personnel must be under the direction and supervision of a chief nurse who is a registered nurse as provided in NRS 632.240 and who:
(a) Holds an endorsement to serve as a school nurse issued pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission; or
(b) Is employed by a state, county, city or district health department and provides nursing services to the school district in the course of that employment.
2. A school district shall not employ a person to serve as a school nurse unless the person holds an endorsement to serve as a school nurse issued pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission.
3. The chief nurse shall ensure that each school nurse:
(a) Coordinates with the principal of each school to designate:
(1) Employees of the school who are authorized to administer auto-injectable epinephrine; and
(2) If the school has obtained an order for an opioid antagonist pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 386.870 , at least two employees of the school who are authorized to administer the opioid antagonist.
(b) Provides the employees so designated with training concerning the proper storage and administration of auto-injectable epinephrine or opioid antagonists, as applicable.
4. As used in this section, “opioid antagonist” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453C.040 .

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1991, 1697 ; A 2001, 540 ; 2013, 1225 ; 2021, 426 )