632.125 - Hospitals and agencies employing nurses to submit list of personnel to Board; medical facilities to confirm qualifications before employment of nursing assistant or nursing assistant trainee

632.125  Hospitals and agencies employing nurses to submit list of personnel to Board; medical facilities to confirm qualifications before employment of nursing assistant or nursing assistant trainee.

      1.  Each hospital or agency in the State employing professional or practical nurses or nursing assistants shall submit a list of such nursing personnel to the Board at least three times annually as directed by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, each list submitted to the Board pursuant to this subsection is confidential.

      2.  A medical facility shall, before hiring a nursing assistant or nursing assistant trainee, obtain validation from the Board that the prospective employee has a current certificate, is enrolled in a training program required for certification or is awaiting the results of a certification examination.

      (Added to NRS by 1963, 610; A 1989, 2013, 2014; 2001, 623; 2007, 2135)