Nev. Admin. Code § 652.350

Current through October 11, 2024
Section 652.350 - Personnel: General requirements
1. A laboratory shall establish:
(a) Written policies and practices for personnel that encourage sound practice in a laboratory.
(b) A written program for the orientation of employees.
2. A laboratory shall maintain:
(a) Current records on each employee, which include documentation of each employee's training, experience and continuing education.
(b) A health record for each employee, including the results of any physical examinations and tests performed by a laboratory which are required by the employer.
3. For each licensed laboratory other than a specialty laboratory, at least one member of the technical staff must have the qualifications set forth in NAC 652.420 for a clinical laboratory technologist. At least one such technologist must be certified, in accordance with NAC 652.410, as a general supervisor unless the director or a physician associated with the laboratory is so designated.
4. For each specialty laboratory, at least one member of the technical staff must be a technologist qualified in the appropriate specialty, except that a specialty laboratory in a rural area may, with the approval of the Division, instead employ a clinical laboratory technologist. At least one such technologist must be certified, in accordance with NAC 652.410, as a general supervisor unless the director or a physician associated with the laboratory is so designated.
5. As used in this section, "specialty laboratory" means a laboratory designated by the Division which specializes in histology, cytology, blood gases, nuclear medicine or another specialty.

Nev. Admin. Code § 652.350

Bd. of Health, Medical Laboratories Reg. §§ 4.1-4.1.5.2, eff. 8-5-74-NAC A 10-17-86; 10-22-93; R104-13, 3-28-2014

NRS 439.200, 652.123, 652.125, 652.130