Nev. Admin. Code § 449.880

Current through September 16, 2024

Section 449.880 - Qualifications of attendant; required training

Each attendant of an employment agency must:

1. Be at least 18 years of age;

2. Provide to the Division, upon request, documentation that the attendant has taken the tests and obtained the certificates required by NAC 441A.375;

3. Be responsible and mature and exhibit empathy, listening skills and other personal qualities which will enable the attendant to understand the problems of elderly persons and persons with disabilities;

4. Understand the provisions of this chapter and chapter 449 of NRS;

5. Demonstrate the ability to read, write, speak and communicate effectively in the English language with the clients of the employment agency;

6. Demonstrate the ability to meet the needs of the clients of the employment agency; and

7. Within the 12 months immediately preceding the date on which the attendant begins providing nonmedical services to a client and annually thereafter, complete not less than 8 hours of training related to providing for the needs of the clients of the employment agency and limitations on the nonmedical services provided by the employment agency. The training must include, without limitation, training concerning:

(a) Duties and responsibilities of attendants and the appropriate techniques for providing nonmedical services;

(b) Recognizing and responding to emergencies, including, without limitation, fires and medical emergencies;

(c) Dealing with the adverse behaviors of clients;

(d) Nutrition and hydration, including, without limitation, special diets and meal preparation and service;

(e) Bowel and bladder care, including, without limitation, routine care associated with toileting, routine maintenance of an indwelling catheter drainage system such as emptying the bag and positioning of the system, routine care of colostomies such as emptying and changing the colostomy bag, signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections and common bowel problems, including, without limitation, constipation and diarrhea;

(f) Methods for preventing skin breakdown, contractures and falls;

(g) Handwashing and infection control;

(h) Basic body mechanics, mobility and techniques for transferring clients;

(i) Proper techniques for bathing clients;

(j) The rights of clients and methods to protect the confidentiality of information concerning clients as required by federal and state law and regulations;

(k) The special needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities and sensory, physical and cognitive changes related to the aging process;

(l) Maintenance of a clean and safe environment; and

(m) First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A certificate in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation issued to the attendant by the American Red Cross, its successor organization, or an organization determined by the Division to be equivalent shall be deemed adequate proof that the attendant has received the training required by this paragraph.

Nev. Admin. Code § 449.880

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R109-18, eff. 1-30-2019