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Ex. NV-013 Order Primary source read

Declaration of Emergency Directive 011

Health care providers: licensing waivers, scope of practice, Crisis Standards of Care, immunities

Governor Steve Sisolak · Nevada (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Nevada
Level
State
Authority
NRS 414.070(6), 414.110; Declaration of Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020)
Issued
2020-04-01 Apr. 1, 2020
Effective
2020-04-01
End
Amended July 20, 2021 (Directive 046 terminated ss. 2, 11, 12 and re-set the licensing waivers and a 30-day resumption of normal administration); Crisis Standards of Care and licensing provisions listed as Baseline Statewide Mitigation Measures (Directives 041 s. 7, 044 s. 7); in force through the emergency (read as 2021-07-20)
In force
Apr. 1, 2020 to July 20, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • professional licensing boards
  • providers of medical services
  • medical facilities, laboratories and pharmacies
  • Chief Medical Officer
Functions reached
  • HR credentialing
  • IC infection control
  • ED/IP/SX hospital operations under Crisis Standards of Care
  • CL clinical intake
Collection
Nevada NV

Operative words

SECTION 1: The waiver of licensing provision of NRS 414.110 is hereby invoked. Professional licensing boards regulating providers of medical services shall temporarily waive certain licensing requirements to allow the practice of currently unlicensed skilled medical professionals during the pendency of the COVID-19 crisis.... SECTION 7: All providers of medical services in the State of Nevada are authorized to practice outside the scope of their specialization, within the limits of their competency, to the extent necessary to augment and bolster Nevada's healthcare system during the COVID-19 crisis. SECTION 8: The Governor authorizes the Chief Medical Officer or his designee to review and approve the Crisis Standards of Care Guidance for COVID-19... SECTION 9: All regulatory requirements for providers of medical services that are not compatible with the applicable Crisis Standards of Care approved by the Chief Medical Officer during this declared emergency will be suspended.

Enforcement

Licensing boards; NRS 414.110 immunities (s. 10)

Notes

The Governor's Apr. 28, 2020 release (Ex. NV-059) records that Nevada's hospitals and dental offices ceased non-urgent procedures in March-April 2020 and resumed under a phased plan.

Retrieval note

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