{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-632.2852","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 632.2852","heading":"Qualifications of applicant for certificate; certification by examination or by endorsement; issuance of certificate.","body":"1. An applicant for a certificate to practice as a nursing assistant must submit to the Board written evidence under oath that the applicant:\n(a) Is of good moral character;\n(b) Is in good physical and mental health;\n(c) Is at least 16 years of age; and\n(d) Meets such other reasonable requirements as the Board prescribes.\n2. An applicant may be certified by examination if the applicant:\n(a) Submits a completed written application and the fee required by this chapter;\n(b) Completes a training program approved by the Board and supplies a certificate of completion from the program;\n(c) Passes the certification examination approved by the Board; and\n(d) Has not committed any acts which would be grounds for disciplinary action if committed by a nursing assistant, unless the Board determines that sufficient restitution has been made or the act was not substantially related to nursing.\n3. An applicant who is licensed or certified as a nursing assistant in another state may be certified by endorsement if the applicant:\n(a) Submits a completed written application and the fee required by this chapter;\n(b) Submits proof of successful completion of a training program approved by the appropriate agency of another state;\n(c) Has passed a certification examination approved by the Board to be equivalent to the examination required in this State; and\n(d) Has not committed any acts which would be grounds for disciplinary action if committed by a nursing assistant, unless the Board determines that sufficient restitution has been made or the act was not substantially related to nursing.\n4. The Board shall issue a certificate to practice as a nursing assistant to each applicant who meets the requirements of this section.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 632 - NURSING","NURSING ASSISTANTS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-632.html#NRS632Sec2852","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:44Z","sha256":"75f29ca6ec19c8490382b83400d4ae99e8cdaef3a0f620461b311d216f47cfa6","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-632.285","next":"us-nv/nrs-632.2856"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}