{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-450b.265","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 450B.265","heading":"Offering level of emergency care provided by paramedic without permit prohibited; exception.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a fire-fighting agency or an owner, operator, director or chief officer of an ambulance shall not represent, advertise or imply that it:\n(a) Is authorized to provide the level of emergency care provided by a paramedic; or\n(b) Uses the services of a paramedic,\nÊ unless the service has a currently valid permit to provide the level of emergency care provided by a paramedic issued by the health authority.\n2. Any service in a county whose population is less than 700,000, that holds a valid permit for the operation of an ambulance but is not authorized by the health authority to provide the level of emergency care provided by a paramedic may represent, for billing purposes, that its ambulance provided emergency care by a paramedic if:\n(a) A registered nurse employed by a hospital rendered the level of emergency care provided by a paramedic to a patient being transferred from the hospital by the ambulance; and\n(b) The equipment deemed necessary by the health authority for the provision of the level of emergency care provided by a paramedic was on board the ambulance at the time the registered nurse rendered the emergency care.\n3. A hospital that employs a registered nurse who renders the care described in subsection 2 is entitled to reasonable reimbursement for the services rendered by the nurse.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 450B - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES","SAFETY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYEES CONCERNING EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-450B.html#NRS450BSec265","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"36837835b774534113cbc08785a86e8b1a21dd2dae9dda69c0220bbc888bb0df","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-450b.260","next":"us-nv/nrs-450b.340"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}