Nevada § 450B.265 - Offering level of emergency care provided by paramedic without permit prohibited; exception

§ 450B.265. Offering level of emergency care provided by paramedic without permit prohibited; exception

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a fire-fighting agency or an owner,

operator, director or chief officer of an ambulance shall not represent, advertise

or imply that it: (a) Is authorized to provide the level of emergency care provided by a paramedic;

or (b) Uses the services of a paramedic, unless the service has a currently valid permit to provide the level of emergency

care provided by a paramedic issued by the health authority. 2. Any service in a county whose population is less than 700,000, that holds a valid

permit for the operation of an ambulance but is not authorized by the health authority

to provide the level of emergency care provided by a paramedic may represent, for

billing purposes, that its ambulance provided emergency care by a paramedic if: (a) A registered nurse employed by a hospital rendered the level of emergency care

provided by a paramedic to a patient being transferred from the hospital by the ambulance;

and (b) The equipment deemed necessary by the health authority for the provision of the

level of emergency care provided by a paramedic was on board the ambulance at the

time the registered nurse rendered the emergency care. 3. A hospital that employs a registered nurse who renders the care described in subsection

2 is entitled to reasonable reimbursement for the services rendered by the nurse.