2020 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services
NRS 450B.140 - Sources for standards and regulations; standards may differ for different categories.
1. In adopting regulations under NRS 450B.120 and 450B.130, the board may use standards and regulations proposed by:
(a) The Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons;
(b) The United States Department of Transportation;
(c) The United States Public Health Service;
(d) The Bureau of Health Insurance of the Social Security Administration;
(e) The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons;
(f) The National Academy of Sciences — National Research Council;
(g) The American Heart Association; and
(h) Regional, state and local emergency medical services committees and councils.
2. The board may establish different standards for commercial, volunteer, industrial and other categories of ambulances and fire-fighting agencies to reflect different circumstances and in the public interest.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1142; A 1985, 1693; 1993, 2829)
