Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 450B.225. Staffing of air ambulance; regulations; letter of endorsement and identification card for staff that meet requirements

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or as otherwise authorized by the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact ratified by NRS 450B.145, during any period in which an air ambulance is used to provide medical transportation services for which a permit is required, the air ambulance must be staffed with, at a minimum:

2. If, as determined by the pilot and medical director of the air ambulance, the weight of the secondary attendant could compromise the performance of the air ambulance, safety or patient care, an air ambulance providing medical transportation services may be staffed with only a primary attendant as described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1.

3. The board may adopt regulations specifying the acceptable documentation of the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1.

4. The health authority may issue a letter of endorsement and identification card to an emergency medical services registered nurse or paramedic who satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1.