NRS 450B.140: Sources for standards and regulations; standards may differ for different categories.

1. In adopting regulations under NRS 450B.120 and 450B.130, the board may use standards and regulations proposed by:

(a) The Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons;

(b) The United States Department of Transportation;

(c) The United States Public Health Service;

(d) The Bureau of Health Insurance of the Social Security Administration;

(e) The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons;

(f) The National Academy of Sciences—National Research Council;

(g) The American Heart Association; and

(h) Regional, state and local emergency medical services committees and councils.

2. The board may establish different standards for commercial, volunteer, industrial and other categories of ambulances and fire-fighting agencies to reflect different circumstances and in the public interest.