Changes to federal regulations will require additional screening of employee Background checks for child care facility employees are casting a wider net to protect our Nevada children, thanks to a change in federal regulations. In addition to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint check and a search of the National Sex Offender Registry, applicants for a job at a Nevada licensed child care facility must now undergo a search under:
2018 Nevada Early Childhood Education Conference Call for Proposals The 2018 conference will be held April 12-14 in Reno. Proposals to present at the conference are now being accepted for the following tracks:
The deadline for proposals is January 1. A PDF with more details is available below, or visit https://nevaeyc.org/events/state-conference/ for more information.
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Facilities should protect emergency responders by communicating the medical urgency When calling emergency medical personnel to respond to a fall at an assisted living facility, it is important to tell the phone operator whether the situation is medically urgent — not just for the individual’s safety, but for the safety of the responders who might be racing to the scene.
Under Nevada regulations, residential facility staff must provide or request medical attention for injuries sustained by a resident through incidents such as a fall. Whether the person who fell is uninjured or in need of immediate Emergency Medical Services (EMS) attention, a call for an assessment is often made to comply with Nevada Administrative Code 449.274(1)(b). Since assisted living facilities are not required to have medical personnel on staff 24 hours a day, complying with this rule often means calling an ambulance, even if it is to be “better safe than sorry.” In making this call, staff are encouraged to tell the operator whether or not the emergency personnel need to rush to the scene to attend to the person who fell. If an urgent response is not needed, it is important that EMS responders know so they do not rush to the scene with lights flashing and put themselves in unnecessary jeopardy. For more specifics on this requirement, read Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 449.0302. Nevada certification is now run through Division of Public and Behavioral Health Programs that are certified in Nevada to treat persons convicted of domestic violence are now regulated by the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC), which has created a Domestic Violence Treatment Program Renewal Checklist and added it to the web page for these programs.
Through HCQC, the Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) certifies and renews batterers treatment programs for the State of Nevada in accordance with Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) Chapter 228. DPBH adopts regulations for the evaluation, certification and monitoring of programs for the treatment of persons who commit domestic violence. DPBH took over these responsibilities from the Committee on Domestic Violence because of Senate Bill 25, passed during the 2017 session of the Nevada Legislature. For more information, visit the Programs for the Treatment of Persons Who Commit Domestic Violence web page Get the latest version of the form from the Division of Public and Behavioral Health The Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) has released a new version of Nevada’s “Legal 2000” (L2K) forms for emergency certification of a mentally ill individual for admission to a mental health facility and release of an individual from a mental health facility or hospital. Changes in the new form include:
The form can be downloaded from the DPBH Forms web page. For more information, please see the technical bulletin below.
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AuthorThe Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) licenses medical and other health facilities, child care facilities and personnel, and medical laboratories and personnel in Nevada. HCQC also conducts compliance surveys and takes complaints. Archives
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