Nevada § 632.316 - Exemptions from provisions requiring licensure

§ 632.316. Exemptions from provisions requiring licensure

The provisions of NRS 632.315 do not prohibit: 1. Gratuitous nursing by friends or by members of the family of a patient. 2. The incidental care of the sick by domestic servants or persons primarily employed

as housekeepers as long as they do not practice nursing within the meaning of this

chapter. 3. Nursing assistance in the case of an emergency. 4. The practice of nursing by students enrolled in accredited schools of nursing or

by graduates of those schools or courses pending the results of the first licensing

examination scheduled by the Board following graduation. A student or graduate may not work as a nursing assistant unless the student or

graduate is certified to practice as a nursing assistant pursuant to the provisions

of this chapter. 5. The practice of nursing in this State by any legally qualified nurse or nursing

assistant of another state whose engagement requires the nurse or nursing assistant

to accompany and care for a patient temporarily residing in this State during the

period of one such engagement, not to exceed 6 months, if the person does not represent

or hold himself or herself out as a nurse licensed to practice in this State or as

a nursing assistant who holds a certificate to practice in this State. 6. The practice of nursing by any person who is employed by the United States Government,

or any bureau, division or agency thereof, while in the discharge of his or her official

duties in this State, including, without limitation, providing medical care in a hospital

in accordance with an agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 449.2455 . 7. Nonmedical nursing for the care of the sick, with or without compensation, if done

by the adherents of, or in connection with, the practice of the religious tenets of

any well-recognized church or religious denomination, if that nursing does not amount

to the practice of practical or professional nursing as defined in NRS 632.017 and 632.018 , respectively. 8. A personal assistant from performing services for a person with a disability pursuant

to NRS 629.091 . 9. A natural person from providing community-based living arrangement services if: (a) That person has been issued a license pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or (b) That person is employed or retained as an independent contractor by a partnership,

firm, corporation or association, state or local government or agency thereof that

has been issued a license pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. As used in this subsection, “community-based living arrangement services” has the

meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0026 . 10. A natural person from providing supported living arrangement services if: (a) That person has been issued a certificate pursuant to NRS 435.3305 to 435.339 , inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 435.3305 to 435.339 , inclusive; or (b) That person is employed or retained as an independent contractor by a partnership,

firm, corporation or association, state or local government or agency thereof that

has been issued a certificate pursuant to NRS 435.3305 to 435.339 , inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 435.3305 to 435.339 , inclusive. As used in this subsection, “supported living arrangement services” has the meaning

ascribed to it in NRS 435.3315 . 11. A natural person from providing jobs and day training services if: (a) That person has been issued a certificate pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310 , inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310 , inclusive; or (b) That person is employed or retained as an independent contractor by a partnership,

firm, corporation or association, state or local government or agency thereof that

has been issued a certificate pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310 , inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310 , inclusive. As used in this subsection, “ jobs and day training services ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 435.176 .