NAC449.2764. Residential facility which offers or provides care for persons with mental illnesses: Application for endorsement; training for employees.

     1. A residential facility which offers or provides care and protective supervision for a resident with mental illness must obtain an endorsement on its license authorizing it to operate as a residential facility for persons with mental illnesses. The Division may deny an application for an endorsement or suspend or revoke an existing endorsement based upon the grounds set forth in NAC 449.191 or 449.1915.

     2. A person who provides care for a resident of a residential facility for persons with mental illnesses shall, within 60 days after becoming employed at the facility, attend not less than 8 hours of training concerning care for residents who are suffering from mental illnesses.

     3. As used in this section, “residential facility for persons with mental illnesses” means a residential facility that provides care and protective supervision for persons with mental illnesses, including, without limitation, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis and other related disorders.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R003-97, eff. 10-30-97; A by R052-99, 9-27-99; R073-03, 1-22-2004; R119-10, 1-13-2011)