2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services
NRS 450B.714 - Required training for owner, employee or agent of authorized entity who administers epinephrine.
1. Before administering auto-injectable epinephrine pursuant to NRS 450B.712, an owner, employee or agent of an authorized entity must receive training that is provided by a nationally recognized organization that provides training to persons who are not health care professionals in the provision of health care or emergency medical services or a person or organization approved by the board to provide the training. Such training:
(a) May be provided in person or through a program of distance education; and
(b) Must include, without limitation, instruction in:
(1) Recognizing the symptoms of a severe allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis;
(2) The proper storage and administration of auto-injectable epinephrine; and
(3) Follow-up procedures after the administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
2. Upon completion of the training required pursuant to subsection 1, a person must be issued a certificate on a form developed or approved by the board to evidence completion of the training.
3. As used in this section, "distance education" means a program that offers instruction which is delivered by the Internet in such a manner that the person supervising or providing the instruction and the person receiving the instruction are separated geographically for a majority of the time during which the instruction is delivered.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 470)
