NAC458.173. Operators: Liability insurance.

An operator shall ensure that the program is insured:

     1. For liability in an amount sufficient to protect the clients, participants and staff of the program, and the visitors to the program. The operator shall submit a copy of the policy of insurance to the Health Division with any application for initial certification or recertification. The policy of insurance must provide that notice be given to the Health Division not later than 30 days after cancellation of the policy or after an operator does not renew the policy. Upon request, an operator shall make a copy of the policy of insurance available to the Health Division for review.

     2. For all liabilities arising out of the acts or omissions of a consultant while providing a service for the program. The insurance may be provided by the program or the consultant. If the insurance is provided by the consultant, the operator must obtain a copy of the policy and place the copy in the personnel file of the consultant.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R120-04, eff. 10-5-2004)