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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a common motor carrier of passengers, contract motor carrier of passengers or other person or entity providing a means of public conveyance and transportation operating within this State which, pursuant to the requirements of 49 C.F.R. § 37.121, transports for compensation within this State persons with disabilities who are eligible pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 37.123 for the transportation shall ensure that:
(a) Each vehicle used for the transport is equipped with a first-aid kit; and
(b) Each driver of a vehicle used for the transport receives training in the use and administration of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation that is conducted in accordance with the standards of the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross or any similar organization that includes certification in:
(1) First aid; and
(2) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
2. A common motor carrier of passengers, contract motor carrier of passengers or other person or entity who employs a driver required to receive the training required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must:
(a) Provide the training or arrange for its provision for the driver;
(b) Pay for the training; and
(c) Compensate each driver who receives the training at his or her regular rate of pay for the time the driver spent attending the training.
3. The provisions of this section do not apply to a taxicab motor carrier or transportation network company as defined in NRS 706A.050, who undertakes the transportation described in subsection 1 under a contract with an entity required by 49 C.F.R. § 37.121 to provide such transportation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 58. Energy; Public Utilities and Similar Entities § 706.248. Duty of motor carriers and other persons providing transportation for compensation to certain persons with disabilities to ensure vehicles equipped with first-aid kit and drivers trained in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; requirements related to provision of training to drivers; exception - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-58-energy-public-utilities-and-similar-entities/nv-rev-st-706-248/
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