Nevada Code § 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. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]
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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 .
NRS 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. [Effective July 1, 2026.]
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. Except as otherwise provided in
regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 391.019 , 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 .

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