NAC449.3973. Qualifications and duties of administrator; appointment of designee to act in administrator’s absence.

     1. The administrator of an agency must:

     (a) Be at least 18 years of age;

     (b) Have a high school diploma or its equivalent;

     (c) Be responsible and mature and have the personal qualities which will enable the administrator to understand the problems of elderly persons and persons with disabilities;

     (d) Understand the provisions of this chapter and chapter 449 of NRS; and

     (e) Demonstrate the ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language.

     2. The administrator of an agency shall represent the licensee in the daily operation of the agency and shall appoint a person to exercise his or her authority in the administrator’s absence. The responsibilities of an administrator include, without limitation:

     (a) Employing qualified personnel and arranging for their training;

     (b) Ensuring that only trained attendants are providing services to a client of the agency and that such services are provided in accordance with the functional assessment of the client, the service plan established for the client and the policies and procedures of the agency;

     (c) Developing and implementing an accounting and reporting system that reflects the fiscal experience and current financial position of the agency;

     (d) Negotiating for services provided by contract in accordance with legal requirements and established policies of the agency;

     (e) Providing oversight and direction for attendants and other members of the staff of the agency as necessary to ensure that the clients of the agency receive needed services;

     (f) Developing and implementing policies and procedures for the agency, including, without limitation, policies and procedures concerning terminating the personal care services provided to a client;

     (g) Designating one or more employees of the agency to be in charge of the agency during those times when the administrator is absent; and

     (h) Demonstrating to the Division upon request that the agency has sufficient resources and the capability to satisfy the requests of each client of the agency related to the provision of the personal care services described in the service plan to the client.

     3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsection 4 of NAC 449.3976, an employee designated to be in charge of the agency when the administrator is absent must have access to all records kept at the agency. Confidential information may be removed from a file to which an employee designated to be in charge of the agency has access if the confidential information is maintained separately by the administrator.

     4. The administrator of an agency shall ensure that:

     (a) The clients of the agency are not abused, neglected or exploited by an attendant or another member of the staff of the agency, or by any person who is visiting the client when an attendant or another member of the staff of the agency is present; and

     (b) Suspected cases of abuse, neglect or exploitation of a client are reported in the manner prescribed in NRS 200.5093 and 632.472.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R182-07, eff. 1-30-2008)