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NAC 200.4

“4. Fingerprints must be taken and applications for investigations must be made by: (a) Every employee or a resident of the facility who is 18 years of age or older, other than a resident who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594, and every volunteer of the facility who is 18 years of age and or older, other than a parent of a child who attends the facility, within 24 hours after the date of hiring or his or her presence in the facility, and every 5 years thereafter. (b) Every participant in an outdoor youth program who is 18 years of age or older within 24 hours after the participant begins participating in the program and every 5 years thereafter. (b) An applicant at the time that his or her application is submitted for licensure, and then at least once every 5 years after the license is issued. (d) A licensee every 5 years after the date his or her license is originally issued.”

NAC.370

“1. Evidence of each child ' s health must be presented to the director of a facility, other than an accommodation facility or a facility that provides care for ill children, within 30 days after the child ' s initial admission. The evidence must include a written statement from a licensed physician or registered nurse attesting to the status of the child ' s health and stating that all known special conditions are under treatment and the child is capable of adjusting to the programs of the facility. 2. A licensee of each such facility shall keep a record of each child which includes any pertinent information on the status of the child ' s health and any special needs of the child.”

NAC 350

“1. Every licensee of a facility shall adopt a written statement which: (a) Sets forth the general services to be offered to the children; (b) Provides for the special needs of each child; (c) States the requirements for admission and procedures for enrollment; (d) Sets forth fees and any plan for payment of fees; (e) Provides rules relating to personal belongings brought to the facility; (f) Covers arrangements for transportation; (g) Requires written parental permission for trips and activities outside the facility; (h) Provides for parental involvement in the general functions of the facility; (i) Gives either or both parents the right to observe the program of the licensee before enrollment and at any time after enrollment of the child; (j) For a child care facility as defined in paragraph (a) of subsection 7 of NRS 202.2491 <../NRS/NRS-202.html>, notifies either or both parents that smoking of tobacco in any form is prohibited in the facility at all times; (k) For a facility other than a child care facility as defined in paragraph (a) of subsection 7 of NRS 202.2491 <../NRS/NRS-202.html>, notifies either or both parents if smoking of tobacco is permitted on the premises of the facility in a designated area approved by the fire authority; (l) Notifies either or both parents if and when a member of the staff who is trained and certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation is on duty at the facility; and (m) Notifies either or both parents of the contents of any plan created pursuant to NAC 432A.280 to ensure that the staff of the facility is prepared to respond to an emergency. 2. In addition to the information required by subsection 1, a licensee for a facility that provides care for ill children shall adopt criteria for admission that set forth: (a) The illnesses and disabilities that are accepted; (b) The illnesses and disabilities that are not accepted; (c) The ages of children served by the facility; (d) The information required from a parent before a child may be admitted to the facility; and (e) The procedures to be followed by the staff of the facility in the event of an emergency. 3. Every licensee shall provide a copy of the statement described in subsection 1 to each paid or volunteer member of its staff, to each parent of a child enrolled in the facility and to the Health Division. 4. The name, business address and business telephone number of any person who has legal or administrative responsibility for the facility must be provided to each parent of a child enrolled in the facility and to the Health Division. 5. The licensee of a facility shall notify each parent of a child enrolled in the facility and the Health Division of significant changes in the services offered by the facility.”