State guide
Nevada Home Care Compliance
All six compliance areas for Nevada home care agencies, each cited to official sources.
Last reviewed: July 24, 2026
Nevada at a glance Nevada licenses both agencies to provide nursing in the home (home health) and agencies to provide personal care services in the home (PCS agencies) through the Division of Public and Behavioral Health. Nevada's minimum wage is a flat $12.00 (since July 1, 2024, no more scheduled increases), with a unique daily-overtime rule: employees paid less than 1.5x the minimum wage ($18.00) get overtime after 8 hours in a day. Employers with 50+ employees must provide paid leave usable for any reason.
Requirements by category
Health Benefits & ACA → Nevada runs Nevada Health Link, expanded Medicaid, and launched the mandatory Nevada Employee Savings Trust (NEST) auto-IRA with 2026-2027… Nevada Health LinkYesNo Occupational Health → Nevada requires TB surveillance and screening tests for employees of all medical facilities, which includes licensed agencies to provide… RequiredFrom 1st employee Caregiver Training → Nevada licenses both home health agencies and personal care agencies under NRS/NAC 449. Personal care attendants must complete an agency… 75 (federal)Pre-service program + CPR/first…8 hrs/yr (PCA); 12 hrs/yr (HHA,… Wage & Hour → Nevada's minimum wage is a flat $12.00 (since July 1, 2024, no more scheduled increases), with a unique daily-overtime rule: employees… $12.001.5x >8/day (if <$18/hr) or >40/wkYes, any-use (50+ employees) Licensure & Survey Readiness → Nevada licenses both agencies to provide nursing in the home (home health) and agencies to provide personal care services in the home (PCS… NV DPBH (HCQC)NRS chs. 449, 449B; NAC 449Personal care services agency;… Background Checks → Nevada requires fingerprint submission to the Central Repository and FBI within 10 days of hire for employees of home health agencies and… YesCNA registry (Board of Nursing);…
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