Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified Nevada facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the Nevada State Board of Nursing and the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
Nevada facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. The Nevada State Board of Nursing is a state agency, established by Nevada law, that regulates nursing to protect the public. (source)
- Board of Nursing. The Nevada State Board of Nursing publishes the list of approved nursing education programs in Nevada on its Education Programs page. (source)
- Licensure background check. Nevada nursing license and certificate applicants must submit fingerprints, either by livescan at a Nevada fingerprint site or on an FD-258 card taken by law enforcement or a private fingerprinting service, and a permanent license is not issued until both fingerprint reports arrive. (source)
- Community and technical colleges. Nevada's public colleges are part of the Nevada System of Higher Education, which includes four comprehensive community colleges. (source)
- Allied health. The Nevada EMS Program in the Division of Public and Behavioral Health certifies and licenses paramedics, AEMTs, EMTs and EMRs and conducts background checks. (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
Most compliance problems are found the week rotations start: a titer that was never uploaded, a CPR card that expired over the break, a background check still pending. A system that reviews every document as it arrives and reminds students before anything expires moves that work weeks earlier. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps Nevada programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the Nevada State Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in Nevada?
The Nevada State Board of Nursing. Its list of approved nursing programs is on the board’s website.
What does Nevada require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
Nevada nursing license and certificate applicants must submit fingerprints, either by livescan at a Nevada fingerprint site or on an FD-258 card taken by law enforcement or a private fingerprinting service, and a permanent license is not issued until both fingerprint reports arrive. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
What is Nevada’s community and technical college system?
Nevada's public colleges are part of the Nevada System of Higher Education, which includes four comprehensive community colleges.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the Nevada State Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
- NSBN Forms/FAQs/Application Instructions
- NSBN Education Programs
- NSBN Fingerprint Instructions (PDF)
- Nevada System of Higher Education
- Nevada DPBH Emergency Medical Systems
This page summarizes Nevada agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.