1. An assisting participant shall:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, promptly respond to a request for intrastate mutual aid to the extent resources are available;

(b) Ensure that all emergency responders provided by the assisting participant in response to the request have workers’ compensation coverage in accordance with chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS;

(c) Maintain a policy of liability and property insurance or a program of self-insurance on all vehicles and equipment used in response to the request;

(d) Before responding to the request, provide a briefing to emergency responders, which must include information on recordkeeping in accordance with any requirements of the System; and

(e) Submit timely, accurate and complete records and requests for reimbursement in accordance with those requirements, if applicable.

2. An emergency responder provided by an assisting participant remains under the command and, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, control of, and must comply with any requirements of, the participant with which or for which he or she is employed or volunteers, but is under the operational control of the requesting participant.

3. The assets and equipment of an assisting participant remain under the command and, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, control of the assisting participant, but are under the operational control of the requesting participant.

4. Any participant may deny a request for intrastate mutual aid if providing the requested assistance would prevent the participant from reasonably carrying out its duties in its jurisdiction.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 289)