NAC427A.010. Definitions.

As used in NAC 427A.010 to 427A.310, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

     1. “Advocate” includes a volunteer advocate appointed by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 427A.127.

     2. “Complainant” means a resident who files a complaint pursuant to NRS 427A.125 to 427A.165, inclusive, or a person who files a complaint on behalf of a resident. The term includes a person claiming retaliation for having filed a complaint, a person who provides information regarding a complaint, and an advocate or the representative of an advocate.

     3. “Hearing officer” means the Specialist for the Rights of Elderly Persons or a person designated by him or her.

     4. “Person” means a natural person, partnership, association, corporation or other public or private entity.

     5. “Resident” means a resident of a facility for long-term care who is 60 years of age or older.

     6. “Respondent” means a person against whom a complaint has been filed.

     7. “Specialist for the Rights of Elderly Persons” means the person appointed pursuant to NRS 427A.1232.

     (Added to NAC by Aging Services Div., eff. 6-19-90; A by R163-06, 9-18-2007; A by Aging & Disability Services Div. by R017-10, 7-22-2010)