Nevada Revised Statutes 450.480 – Use of paramedics for emergency care authorized
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A hospital or rescue unit which meets minimum requirements established by the State Board of Health, or an ambulance service which meets minimum requirements established by the State Board of Health in a county whose population is less than 100,000, or a county or district board of health in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, may use paramedics, as defined in NRS 450B.095, for the rendering of emergency medical care to the sick or injured:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 450.480
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
1. At the scene of an emergency and during transport to a hospital;
2. While in a hospital emergency department; and
3. Until responsibility for care is assumed by the regular staff of the hospital.