450B.140 - Sources for standards and regulations; standards may differ for different categories. - Nevada Statutes

450B.140  Sources for standards and regulations; standards may differ for different categories.

      1.  In adopting regulations under NRS 450B.120 and 450B.130, the board may use standards and regulations proposed by:

      (a) The Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons;

      (b) The United States Department of Transportation;

      (c) The United States Public Health Service;

      (d) The Bureau of Health Insurance of the Social Security Administration;

      (e) The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons;

      (f) The National Academy of Sciences—National Research Council;

      (g) The American Heart Association; and

      (h) Regional, state and local emergency medical services committees and councils.

      2.  The board may establish different standards for commercial, volunteer, industrial and other categories of ambulances and fire-fighting agencies to reflect different circumstances and in the public interest.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1142; A 1985, 1693; 1993, 2829)