Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter449 Medical and Other Related Facilities |
BUSINESSES THAT PROVIDE REFERRALS TO RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR GROUPS |
NAC449.27823. License not required by certain persons to make referrals; application for licensure.
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1. A licensed nurse or social worker working in a medical facility or a facility for the dependent licensed by the Bureau may make a referral for a client of the facility or program to a residential facility for groups without first obtaining a license to operate as a referral agency. A person employed by this State or the governing body of any county or city within this State, who is employed in a position in which the person’s duties require him or her to make referrals for clients to residential facilities for groups, may make those referrals without first obtaining a license to operate as a referral agency.
2. An applicant for a license to operate as a referral agency must submit to the Division a completed application on a form provided by the Division. The application for the initial license must include, without limitation:
(a) Evidence that the applicant has obtained a contract of insurance for protection against liability to third persons which may be incurred while operating as a referral agency; and
(b) The physical address of the applicant where the records of the referral agency will be maintained.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R132-99, eff. 11-29-99; A by R124-05, 11-17-2005)