Public Health: Working for a Safer and Healthier Nevada
BRIAN SANDOVAL
Governor
RICHARD WHITLEY, MS Director
STATE OF NEVADA
MARTA E. JENSEN Acting Administrator
TRACEY D. GREEN, MD
Chief Medical Officer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION OF PUBLIC AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
4150 Technology Way, Suite 300 Carson City, Nevada 89706
Telephone: (775) 684-4200 Fax: (775) 684-4211
July 27, 2015 Eric Chet Jacobson President, NASCO Sr. Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer The National Aquatic Safety
Company 1002 Avenue L Dickinson, TX 77539 Dear Mr. Jacobson We
received your letter dated July 27, 2015 which formally stated that
the National Aquatic Safety Company (NASCO) will immediately comply
with the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services requirement
to delete from the NASCOs lifeguard training certification courses
the in-water-intervention (IWI) protocol which specifies the use of
up to five abdominal thrusts on an unconscious, non-breathing near
drowning victim while still in the water. We reviewed your update
and this letter is to confirm that the state accepted your
favorable and prompt response to comply with all required changes.
Therefore, we are able to continue our recognition of NASCOs
lifeguards certification training courses - effective today. Should
you have any questions, advice or request additional information
please contact Dr. Ihsan Azzam at [email protected] or (775)
684-5946.
Sincerely,
Tracey D. Green, MD Chief Medical Officer
STATE OF NEVADAActing AdministratorTRACEY D. GREEN, MDChief
Medical OfficerDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESDIVISION OF
PUBLIC AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
GovernorDirector
