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Under section 2 of the R063-21AP regulations, "As used in NRS 449.0925 and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this regulation, the Division shall interpret “unlicensed caregiver” to mean any person that provides care to residents, patients or clients at a facility described in section 3 of this regulation and who:
- Is not required to hold licensure or certification pursuant to title 54 of NRS to provide such care; and
- Does not hold such licensure or certification
Under section 3 of the R063-21AP regulations, "Each medical facility, facility for the dependent or facility licensed pursuant to NRS 449.0303 that uses unlicensed caregivers to provide care to residents, patients or clients shall ensure that each such unlicensed caregiver complies with the requirements of section 4 of this regulation.”
“Unlicensed caregiver" means any person that provides care to residents, patients or clients who is not required to hold licensure or certification pursuant to Title 54 of Nevada Revised Statutes to provide care and does not hold such licensure or certification.
There are two criteria that need to be met to be considered an unlicensed caregiver:
- Provide care to patients; and
- Don’t hold a license/certificate pursuant to Title 54 of NRS.
This could include various types of technicians (surgical technologists, anesthesia techs, etc.) who work in a hospital but don’t hold a license pursuant to Title 54.
Basically, if the worker is not listed under Title 54 but does provide care, he/she is an unlicensed caregiver. If the worker does not provide care, he/she is not an unlicensed caregiver.
The training must include each component listed in section 4 of R063-21AP regulations.
Currently, Project Firstline is listed because it meets all the criteria:
- CDC (nationally recognized)
- Low cost or free (free)
- Includes all the required topics.
Classes will be added as they are identified as meeting those criteria.