{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-449.146","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 449.146","heading":"Use of remote interpreter; training to persons who facilitate remote interpreting.","body":"1. A health facility may use a remote interpreter to provide interpreting services necessary to comply with NRS 449.144 if the health facility utilizes audio-visual communication technology or audio communication technology that includes, without limitation, synchronous interaction with audio and, if applicable, video over a high-speed, wide-bandwidth connection or wireless connection that, to the extent possible:\n(a) Does not produce a lag or irregular pauses in communication or, if applicable, images;\n(b) Provides transmission of voice that is clear and audible; and\n(c) If applicable, produces a high-quality video image that is not blurry or grainy and is large enough to display the face of the interpreter and person with limited English proficiency, regardless of body position.\n2. A health facility shall provide training to an employee, a contractor or a volunteer who is involved in using audio-visual communication technology or audio communication technology to facilitate the use of a remote interpreter. Such training must be adequate to ensure that the employee, contractor or volunteer operates the technology efficiently and effectively.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 449 - MEDICAL FACILITIES AND OTHER RELATED ENTITIES","LICENSING AND REGULATION","Interpretation and Translation Services"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-449.html#NRS449Sec146","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"7fd14355b6a4382f7776292f495391f882b96b1c9a7b2bc11871506e24dfba64","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-449.145","next":"us-nv/nrs-449.147"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}