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Nev. Admin. Code § 449.3981 - Initial screening of client and development or acceptance of service plan; requirements before providing personal care to client

NevadaregulationNevada State Board of Health / Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC)

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1Before providing personal care, the agency must verify that it has sufficient resources and the capability to satisfy the requests of the client. (NAC 449.3981)(Nev. Admin. Code § 449.3981 - Initial screening of client and development or acceptance of service plan; requirements before providing personal care to client)
  • 2The agency must, for each client, develop a service plan or accept a service plan already established for the client as part of the initial screening. (NAC 449.3981(1))(Nev. Admin. Code § 449.3981 - Initial screening of client and development or acceptance of service plan; requirements before providing personal care to client)
  • 3The agency must ensure the initial screening and service-planning actions are dated and signed by the person who conducted the initial screening. (NAC 449.3981)(Nev. Admin. Code § 449.3981 - Initial screening of client and development or acceptance of service plan; requirements before providing personal care to client)
  • 4Before providing personal care, the agency must review with the client the services to be provided, the schedule, grievance procedures, prohibited services, and procedures for missed and additional visits. (NAC 449.3981)(Nev. Admin. Code § 449.3981 - Initial screening of client and development or acceptance of service plan; requirements before providing personal care to client)
  • 5The agency administrator or the administrator's designee must conduct an initial screening to evaluate each prospective client's requests for personal care services. (NAC 449.3981(1))(Nev. Admin. Code § 449.3981 - Initial screening of client and development or acceptance of service plan; requirements before providing personal care to client)
  • 6Before providing personal care, the agency must confirm that the services requested relate to activities of daily living and coordinate care with other providers serving the client. (NAC 449.3981)(Nev. Admin. Code § 449.3981 - Initial screening of client and development or acceptance of service plan; requirements before providing personal care to client)

Applies to: personal care (agency to provide personal care services in the home)

NAC 449.3981 requires a licensed agency to provide personal care services in the home to conduct an initial screening of each prospective client, develop or accept a service plan, and complete a set of pre-service steps (verifying capacity, reviewing services/schedule/grievance and prohibited-services information with the client, and coordinating with other providers) before personal care is delivered. All screening actions must be dated and signed by the person who conducted the screening.

Regulatory information, not legal advice — always confirm against the cited official source. Verification reduces error; it does not certify compliance.