As used in NRS 447.300 to 447.355, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 447.305 to 447.320, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2020, 32nd Special Session, 99)
“Director” means the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services. (Added to NRS by 2020, 32nd Special Session, 99)
“Employee” means any natural person in the service of an employer operating a public accommodation facility who provides such service under any appointment or contract of hire or apprenticeship, express or implied, oral or written, whether lawfully or unlawfully employed. (Added to NRS by 2020, 32nd Special Session, 99)
“Health authority” means the officers and agents of the district health department or, in a location that is not part of a health district, the officers and agents of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. (Added to NRS by 2020, 32nd Special Session, 99)
“Public accommodation facility” or “facility” means a hotel and casino, resort, hotel, motel, hostel, bed and breakfast facility or other facility offering rooms or areas to the public for monetary compensation or other financial consideration on an hourly, daily or weekly basis. (Added to NRS by 2020, 32nd Special Session, 99)
1. The provisions of NRS 447.300 to 447.355, inclusive, apply to a county whose population is 100,000 or more. 2. The regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 447.335 to 447.355, inclusive, and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the powers, requirements and prohibitions set forth in provisions of NRS 447.300 to 447.355, inclusive, apply: (a) […]
1. Any regulation adopted, amended or repealed by the Director pursuant to NRS 447.335 to 447.350, inclusive, must not exceed or be inconsistent with the requirements of those sections. 2. The Director must allow any interested person a reasonable opportunity to submit written or oral comment concerning the amendment or repeal of a regulation pursuant […]
1. The Director shall adopt regulations requiring a public accommodation facility to establish standards for cleaning that are designed to reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Those standards must require only the following and with no greater frequency than provided in this section: (a) Desks, tabletops, interior and exterior handles of doors, faucets, toilets, light switches, […]
The Director shall adopt regulations requiring each public accommodation facility to establish protocols to: 1. Limit the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Such protocols, must include only the following: (a) Requirements concerning the frequency of hand cleaning for employees. (b) A requirement that each employee be provided with access to a sink with soap and water for […]
1. The Director shall adopt regulations requiring each public accommodation facility to establish, implement and maintain a written SARS-CoV-2 response plan designed to monitor and respond to instances and potential instances of SARS-CoV-2 infection among employees and guests. The plan must include only the following: (a) The designation of a person or persons responsible for […]
1. The health authority may, upon receiving a complaint or at any time, inspect a public accommodation facility to ensure compliance with the provisions of NRS 447.300 to 447.355, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The health authority shall inspect for such compliance: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), each public accommodation […]
1. Within 15 days after the adoption, amendment or repeal of a regulation by the Director pursuant to NRS 447.335 to 447.350, inclusive, a district board of health shall, as applicable, adopt a substantively identical regulation or amend or repeal its substantively identical regulation in a conforming manner. 2. The provisions of subsections 5 and […]
