NAC449.2732. Residents requiring protective supervision.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who requires protective supervision may not be admitted to a residential facility or be permitted to remain as a resident of a residential facility unless:

     (a) The resident is able to follow instructions;

     (b) The resident is able to make his or her needs known to the caregivers employed by the facility;

     (c) The resident can be protected from harming himself or herself and other persons; and

     (d) The caregivers employed by the facility can meet the needs of the resident.

     2. If a person who requires protective supervision is unable to follow instructions or has difficulty making his or her needs known to the employees of the facility, the person may be admitted to the facility or be permitted to remain as a resident of the facility if the facility complies with the provisions of NAC 449.2754 and 449.2756.

     3. The administrator of a residential facility with a resident who requires protective services shall ensure that:

     (a) The caregivers employed by the facility are capable of providing the supervision for that resident without neglecting the needs of the other residents of the facility; and

     (b) There is a written plan for providing protective supervision for that resident.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R003-97, eff. 10-30-97)