Existing law requires each applicant for certification as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic to complete training concerning identifying and interacting with persons with developmental disabilities before initial certification. (NRS 450B.180) Existing law provides that a person who is required to obtain such training is not held to a higher standard of care and does not have a greater duty because he or she has received such training. (NRS 41.1391) Section 1.5 of this bill authorizes a district board of health in a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County) or the State Board of Health, for all other counties, to adopt regulations requiring an applicant for certification as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic to have completed training relating to identifying, interacting with and providing care to elderly persons and persons who are cognitively impaired. Section 1.5 requires any such training to be developed and provided in collaboration with a nationally accredited or certified program with expertise in care for elderly persons and persons who are cognitively impaired. Section 3 of this bill provides that an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic is not held to a higher standard of care and does not have a greater duty because he or she has received any training required by section 1.5.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 450B.160, 450B.180, 41.1391, 289.605
Reprint 1: 41.1391
As Enrolled: 41.1391
BDR: 450B.160, 450B.180, 41.1391, 289.605