Exec WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, 1, Steve Sisk, Governor of the State of Nevada ismed 4 Declaration of Emergency t facie the State's response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, on March 18, 2020, Doosld J. Tramp, President of the United States declared a nationwide emergency punuant to See. 501(b) of the Robert T. Staford Disaster Relief and ‘Bmergency Assistnce Act, & USC. 5121-5207 (Whe “Stafford Act) and WHEREAS, porsvant to NRS 414070(), the Governor may exercise the power “Yo auborze providers of emexgency medial services and providers of mental health services who are not lceneed, ‘xtifed or registezed, as aplicable, in this State bue hold # license, certificate, sepstation or simile czedenil in good standing in another sate ofthe United States, the Distt of Cohumbia, the CCommonweslthof Puerto Rico of any testy o insular possesion subject to the jtisdiction ofthe United States to practice their profession within thet scope of practice as if they were icented, crtfied or registered, as applicable, in this State for the amount of time necessary to ait ia _espoading tothe emergency or disaster” nd WHEREAS, pursuant to NRS 414070(7), the Governor may perform and exercise such other functions, powers and duties as are necessary to promote and secue the sufety and protection of the civilian population; snd WHEREAS, NRS 4141101) provides tat all functions under Chapter 414 and al other scvites reltng to emergency management ae hereby declared to be governmental functions. Nether the State nor any polticl mbdvision thereof nor other ageacies ofthe State or politcal subdivision thereof nor exceptin cases of wilful misconduc, gross aeggence,orbad fi, any wotkes complying, ‘with or easonublyatempring to eomply with ths chapter or any order regulation adopted purstant to the provisions ofthis chapter, oe pursuant to any ordinance relating fo any necessary emergency procedases or other precautionary measures enacted by any poitial sobivsion of the Stat, sable forthe death of or injury to persons, or for damage to propery, asa result of any such activity. WHEREAS, NRS 414.110() provides that any requirement for license to practice any professional, mechanical of other skill doce not apply to any authotized wotker who, inthe course of perfouminghis or her duties as such, practices that profesional, mechanical or other sill during an emergency o& aster WHEREAS, NRS 414.110() defines “works” to include without limitation any full-time or part time paid, volunteer or atiiry employee ofthis State, of ay politcal sublision thereof, of other stites, tetris, possessions or the District of Columbia, of the Federal Goverment, of any neighboring county, or of any politcal ubdivsion thereof, or of any agency oF organization, petfotming servicer for emergency management at any place inthis State subject to the order of Eontrol off or pursuant toa sequent af the Site Government or any polseal subdivision thereof and WHEREAS, Nevada saust be prepared to expand its health care workforce to protect ts citizens ‘who requie emergency ca and services and ensure all crical medical resources aze avilable to ‘dei and teat those impacted by COVID-19 dusing this emergency, WHEREAS, Asicle 5, Section 1 of the Nevada Constcation provides: “The supreme executive power of this State, shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate who shall be Governor of the Sate of Nevada" and NOW THERBFORE, bythe thority vested in me as Governor by the Constitution and the laws ‘of the State of Nevade and the United States, and pussust to the March 12, 2020, Emesgency Declantion, ITS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: SECTION 1: The waiver of licensing provision of NRS 414.110 i hereby invoked. Professional Hcensing boards repulaing provides of medical services shall temporarily waive ceattn licensing requirements to allow the pracice of eusreatly unlicensed skied ‘medial profesionals ding the pendency of the COVID-19 ext. For the pusposes ofthis Ditectve, a provider of medical services includes all categories of sled personnel deemed necessary by the Governors COVID-19 Medical Advisory Team fo augment and bolster Nevada's healtheaze workforce to the level necessary t0 combat this pandemic, including without limittion, medical doctors, physician tssitans, ause practones, advanced practice registred nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, emesgency medial technicians advanced emergency medial technicians, sespmntory cate pmcttionert, paramedics, pharmacists, pharmacy technicins, medical students, using students, medical laboratory diectors of technicians, and Hcensed of ceted behavioral health profesional, SECTION®: The waiver and exemption of profesional Heeing sequins shall apply to ‘qld provides of tree veicee rng tn deisel enegeny who cumenty Md a ald Kens in good sanding in snthe ste, provider of medal seis ‘whos eens cusent stand sspended for eensing ee dlingunce, provider of tei scnicen hove beener corey snd supended for fe mest Continuing medical edoation sequent and provers of media eves who ve eed frm hi pace any tae witht ees in good standing These ‘ave andercmpton sal st apy to peso whore eens ave been ered Sr volt susendered a reso icipiay proceedingsSECTION 5: SECTION 4 SECTION 5: SECTION 6 SECTION 7: SECTION & SECTIONS: “The Chief Medical Office is authorized to appeove the wavier and exemption of professional lcensing requirements for any provider of medical services tho has received taining in another county but is aot curently licensed in the United States, abject to veifcation of thee credentials Inlviduals ecking waiver and exemption of professional licensing requirements are requted to aotify the applicable Nevada licensing board ot agency and provide any requested information. Any medical facility as defined by NRS 449.0151, laboratory, fo pharmacy employe or contacts with «provider of emergency medial aves wh isnot licensed in Nevada dusing this declated emergency most ensure thatthe provider bas notified the applicable Nevada license board or agency ‘The Chief Neal Officer and, to the extent necssuy, the appropiate professional licensing bourd shall expedite the processing nd final dxposiion of all plications to practice under che txt ofthis Disective |A provider of medical services during this emesgency is authorized to supervise stadents in their profession to provide any emergency medical services as i tpproptiate to the stents knowledge and skill level without furcher licensure of ceriieaton. [All provides of medical services inthe State of Nevada ate sushorized to practice ‘outside the cope oftheir specilnaion, within the limits of thie competency, tothe ‘extent neoenary to augment and bolster Nevada's healthcare system during the ‘COVID-19 sis “The Governor authorizes the Chief Medical Officer of his designee to review and approve the Ctisis Standards of Caze Guidance for COVID-19 promulguted by the ‘State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public and ‘ehavionl Heath ad the Governor's COVID-19 Medical Advisory Team. All regulatory sequitements for providers of medical services that are not compatible ‘with the applicable Cess Standards of Care approved by the Chief Medical Officer ‘ding this declared emergency willbe suspended, SECTION 10+ All providen of medical services seated to COVID-19 ae performing services for SECTION 11 ‘emergency management eubjet tothe oder or contol of and a the request of State Govermmen and shall be afoaded the immunities and protections st forth in NRS “414.110, subject othe same exclusions therein Allicensing fees assessed on providers of medial services by the State of Nevada or professionalicensing boards shall be waived forall persons spplyng o practic in the Sute of Nev patroant to this Directive, for the drston that this Dizecive shall be in effec. Providers of medical services curently ceased by the State of Nevada may, sa thee decion, dey submission of outstanding icensing fees forthe period this, Directive shill bein effect, except that no person who has paid the fee prior to the ate ofthis Ditesive shall be ented to sefund thereof by virtue of this order. Nolicense for + provide of medical services shall be suspended for nonpayment of licensing fees while this Disective is in effect, and for a period of 60 days thereafter ‘SECTION 12: No license fra provider of medica service shal be suspended for any administrative reasons, inchding without Imitation, consning education requirements while this Directive in eflect, ad fora period of 60 days thereafter. This restriction shall not bbe construed to prohibit the suspension ot revocation of Heenses for reasons that jeopatize patent helt, including without limitation, incompeteney or malpractice. SECTION 15: This Directive shall remain in effect wn specifically modified or terminated by 2 subsequent Directive promulgated puseuant to the Mazch 12, 2020 Declaation of Emergency o facilitate the State's zxponte tothe COVID-19 pandemic. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal ofthe State of Nevade to be affixed at the State Capito in Carson City, tis Ist day of Apa in the year two thousand twenty. ‘Goovemon othe Site of Nevada Secretary of State pty Secretary of State