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NRS 449B.015

“Agency to provide personal care services in the home” defined

(Added to NRS by 2025, 917)

1. “Agency to provide personal care services in the home” means any person, other than a natural person, which provides services authorized pursuant to NRS 449B.465 to elderly persons or persons with disabilities in the home.

2. The term does not include:

(a) An independent contractor who provides nonmedical services specified in NRS 449B.465 without the assistance of employees;

(b) An organized group of persons composed of the family and friends of a person needing nonmedical services related to personal care that employs or contracts with persons to provide such nonmedical services for the person if:

(1) The organization of the group of persons is set forth in a written document that is made available for review by the Division upon request; and

(2) The services are provided to only one person or one family who resides in the same residence;

(c) An intermediary service organization; or

(d) A person or agency that contracts with the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Human Services to provide temporary respite services.

3. As used in this section:

(a) “Intermediary service organization” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449B.500.

(b) “Temporary respite services” means services provided through a contract with the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Human Services to a natural person on a periodic basis to provide a respite for a regular provider of services.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.