License to operate employment agency that contracts with persons to provide nonmedical services; standards and regulations; prohibition on certain referrals; civil penalty.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 449B.105
in effect1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 449B.120 , a person must obtain a license from the Board to operate an employment agency that contracts with persons in this State to provide nonmedical services related to personal care to elderly persons or persons with disabilities in the home, regardless of whether the employment agency is located in this State.
2. The Board shall adopt:
(a) Standards for licensing of employment agencies that contract to provide nonmedical services related to personal care to elderly persons or persons with disabilities in the home;
(b) Standards relating to the fees charged by such employment agencies;
(c) Regulations governing the licensing of such employment agencies; and
(d) Regulations establishing requirements for training the persons who contract with such employment agencies to provide such nonmedical services.
3. An employment agency that is licensed pursuant to this section shall not refer a person to a home to provide nonmedical services related to personal care to elderly persons or persons with disabilities if that person has not met the requirements set forth in NRS 449B.300 to 449B.340 , inclusive.
4. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 3 is liable for a civil penalty to be recovered by the Attorney General in the name of the Board for the first offense of not more than $10,000 and for a second and subsequent offense of not less than $10,000 nor more than $20,000. Unless otherwise required by federal law, the Board shall deposit all civil penalties collected pursuant to this section into a separate account in the State General Fund to be used to administer and carry out the provisions of chapter 449A of NRS and NRS 449B.010 to 449B.495 , inclusive, and to protect the health, safety, well-being and property of the persons served by the employment agencies.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-449B.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026