Nevada Revised Statutes Title 54. Professions, Occupations and Businesses § 629.091. Personal assistant authorized to perform certain services for person with disability if approved by provider of health care; requirements; liability of provider of health care for civil damages

(a) The services to be performed are services that a person without a disability usually and customarily would personally perform without the assistance of a provider of health care;

(b) The provider of health care determines that the personal assistant has the knowledge, skill and ability to perform the services competently;

(c) The provider of health care determines that the procedures involved in providing the services are simple and the performance of such procedures by the personal assistant does not pose a substantial risk to the person with a disability;

(d) The provider of health care determines that the condition of the person with a disability is stable and predictable; and

(e) The personal assistant agrees with the provider of health care to refer the person with a disability to the provider of health care if:

(a) The specific services that the provider of health care has authorized the personal assistant to perform; and

(b) That the requirements of this section have been satisfied.

(a) Perform services pursuant to this section for a person with a disability who resides in a medical facility.

(b) Perform any medical, nursing or home health care service for a person with a disability which is not specifically authorized by a provider of health care pursuant to subsection 1.

(c) Except if the services are provided in an educational setting, perform services for a person with a disability in the absence of the parent or guardian of, or any other person legally responsible for, the person with a disability, if the person with a disability is not able to direct his or her own services.

(a) “Guardian” means a person who has qualified as the guardian of a minor or an adult pursuant to testamentary or judicial appointment, but does not include a guardian ad litem.

(b) “Parent” means a natural or adoptive parent whose parental rights have not been terminated.

(c) “Personal assistant” means a person who, for compensation and under the direction of:

(d) “Provider of health care” means a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 630A or 633 of NRS, a dentist, a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse, a physical therapist or an occupational therapist.