Nevada § 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
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 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, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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
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 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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