Title 38

NRS 432.0125 Appointment of chiefs of bureaus of Division; powers and duties of Administrator of Division. 1. The Administrator shall appoint, with the approval of the Director, a chief of each of the bureaus in the Division. The chiefs are designated respectively as: (a) The Sup…

NRS 432.013 Classifications of superintendents of youth centers and facilities for detention of children; classification of Chief of Youth Parole Bureau. 1. The Superintendents of the Nevada Youth Training Center, the Caliente Youth Center and any other state facility for the det…

NRS 432.0135 Duties of chiefs of bureaus of Division; restrictions on other employment. The chief of each bureau of the Division shall: 1. Administer the provisions of law relating to the bureau, subject to the administrative supervision of the Administrator. 2. Except as otherwi…

NRS 432.014 Fees for services rendered through programs of Division. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and by specific statute: (a) The Division shall: (1) Establish and impose a schedule of fees for services rendered through each of its programs. The highest fee es…

NRS 432.0145 Gifts and grants to Division: Deposit in Division of Child and Family Services’ Gift and Cooperative Account; use; approval of claims by Administrator. 1. Except for gifts or grants specifically accounted for in another account, any gifts or grants of money which the…

NRS 432.015 Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas for certain hearings. 1. The Department may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of witnesses, the giving of testimony and the production of books and papers at an administrative hearing conducted pursuant to the provisions o…

NRS 432.0155 Establishment and enforcement of standards for receipt of federal money for programs concerning juveniles and child welfare and child welfare services; development and enforcement of state plans by Administrator of Division; deposit of money. 1. The Department, throu…

NRS 432.016 Nevada Children’s Gift Account. 1. All gifts of money that the Division is authorized to accept must be deposited in the Nevada Children’s Gift Account in the Department of Human Services’ Gift Fund. 2. Money in the Gift Account may be used to benefit the children to …

NRS 432.0165 Nevada Children’s Gift Revolving Account. 1. The Nevada Children’s Gift Revolving Account is hereby created. All money in the Nevada Children’s Gift Revolving Account must be deposited in a financial institution qualified to receive deposits of public money and must …

NRS 432.017 Account to Assist Persons Formerly in Foster Care; regulations. 1. The Account to Assist Persons Formerly in Foster Care is hereby created in the State General Fund. 2. The Account must be administered by the Administrator. 3. The money in the Account must be used to …

NRS 432.0175 Contract for provision of shelter and care for certain children: Limitations; regulations. 1. The Department may enter into a contract with a person for the provision of shelter and care to children who are placed in the custody of an agency which provides child welf…

NRS 432.0177 Transfer of child to out-of-state facility: Initial inspection of facility; annual inspection, review of services and interview of child. 1. Before or at the time the Division transfers a child who has been committed to the custody of the Division to a facility locat…

NRS 432.020 Duties of agencies which provide child welfare services; limitation on the number of children assigned to certain caseworkers; exceptions. 1. An agency which provides child welfare services shall: (a) Provide, to the extent that support is not otherwise required by co…

NRS 432.025 Limitations on use of federal payments for maintenance of children in foster care. Not more than 60 percent of the total number of children for whom maintenance is provided pursuant to Part E of Title IV of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 670 et seq., may have b…

NRS 432.027 Agency which provides child welfare services to provide notice of whether person will be considered for approval as adoptive parent or provider of foster care. As soon as practicable after an agency which provides child welfare services receives an application by a pe…

NRS 432.028 Authority of director of agency which provides child welfare services to request education records; confidentiality of education records disclosed to agency; memorandum of understanding. 1. The director of an agency which provides child welfare services or a designee …

NRS 432.030 Restriction on provision of maintenance and special services by employee of agency which provides child welfare services. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an employee of an agency which provides child welfare services may, if otherwise qualified, provi…

NRS 432.0305 Duties of Department. The Department, through the Division, shall: 1. Observe and study the changing nature and extent of the need for child welfare services and develop through tests and demonstrations effective ways of meeting those needs. 2. Cooperate with the Fed…

NRS 432.031 Department designated agency for administration of federal money for child welfare; acceptance of increase in benefits from Federal Government; certain agencies which provide child welfare services required to enter into agreements to maximize federal money. 1. The De…

NRS 432.032 Regulations. The Division, in consultation with each agency which provides child welfare services, shall adopt regulations for the administration of NRS 432.010 to 432.085, inclusive, which are binding upon all recipients and local units. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2699; …

NRS 432.033 Division authorized to prescribe forms for reports and records. To secure accuracy, uniformity and completeness in statistics and information, the Division, in consultation with each agency which provides child welfare services, may prescribe forms of reports and reco…

NRS 432.034 Written statements of responsible relatives of applicants or recipients not required to be sworn under oath; perjury. Written statements of information required from responsible relatives of applicants for or recipients of assistance pursuant to NRS 432.010 to 432.085…

NRS 432.035 Custody, use, preservation and confidentiality of records, files and communications concerning applicants for and recipients of services for child welfare; regulations. 1. To safeguard and restrict the use or disclosure of any information concerning applicants for and…

NRS 432.036 Assistance not assignable or subject to process or bankruptcy law; assistance subject to future amending and repealing acts. Assistance awarded pursuant to the provisions of NRS 432.010 to 432.085, inclusive, is: 1. Not transferable or assignable at law or in equity, …

NRS 432.037 Creation of Trust Fund for Child Welfare; duties of Division; deposit of money in trust fund for child welfare established in county treasury in certain counties and disbursement from fund. Repealed. (See chapter 192, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1214.)

NRS 432.038 Division and agency which provides child welfare services authorized to maintain account for purchase of records of vital statistics to perform work. 1. Subject to the approval and regulations of the State Board of Examiners, the Division may maintain an account in a …

NRS 432.0385 Agency which provides child welfare services required to determine eligibility of children in its custody for federal benefits; application for benefits on behalf of child; service of agency as representative payee of child. 1. Not later than 60 days after a child is…

NRS 432.039 Agency which provides child welfare services authorized to petition for appointment as guardian of child in its lawful custody; waiver of fees, charges and bond for appointment as guardian. 1. When in the judgment of the court it is in the best interests of a child in…

NRS 432.0395 Agency which provides child welfare services required to examine credit report of certain children in its custody; correction of inaccuracies in credit report; report to Attorney General of information indicating crime. 1. Before an agency which provides child welfar…

NRS 432.040 State participation in payment of expenses of maintenance and special services. The nonfederal share of all expenses for special services and maintenance provided to children and unmarried mothers pursuant to NRS 432.010 to 432.085, inclusive, must be paid from money …

NRS 432.050 State Child Welfare Services Account. All money appropriated by the Legislature pursuant to the provisions of NRS 432.040 must be accounted for in the State Child Welfare Services Account, and all money received from the United States pursuant to Parts B and E of Titl…

NRS 432.070 Administrator required to furnish list of claimants in certain counties entitled to payments and amounts to be paid from State Child Welfare Services Account to State Controller; payment to claimants. 1. The Administrator shall furnish to the State Controller a full, …

NRS 432.075 Agencies which provide child welfare services in certain counties required to furnish list of claimants entitled to payments and amounts to county comptroller and Administrator of Division; payment to claimants. 1. The head of the agency which provides child welfare s…

NRS 432.080 Administrative expenses of Division. All administrative expenses incurred by the Division in carrying out the provisions of NRS 432.010 to 432.085, inclusive, must be paid out of money which may be appropriated by the Legislature from the State General Fund and out of…

NRS 432.085 Liability of parents for maintenance and special services provided to child placed in custody of agency which provides child welfare services; schedules for repayment; regulations; enforcement; deposit of money. 1. The parents of a child placed in the custody of an ag…

NRS 432.091 Provisions inapplicable to Program for Child Care and Development. The provisions of NRS 432.010 to 432.085, inclusive, do not apply to the Program for Child Care and Development administered by the Division of Social Services of the Department pursuant to chapter 422…

NRS 432.095 Creation and administration of Placement Prevention Revolving Account; authorization of boards of county commissioners in certain counties to establish account for payment of claims of recipients of goods or services from agency which provides child welfare services. …

NRS 432.097 Definitions. As used in NRS 432.097 to 432.130, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 432.098 and 432.0999 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2057)

NRS 432.098 “Abuse or neglect of a child” defined. “Abuse or neglect of a child” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.281. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2057)

NRS 432.0999 “Central Registry” defined. “Central Registry” means the Statewide Central Registry for the Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child established by NRS 432.100. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2029; A 2017, 2057)

NRS 432.100 Establishment, maintenance and contents; release of information under certain circumstances; access to information. 1. There is hereby established a Statewide Central Registry for the Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child. This Central R…

NRS 432.110 Maintenance of records concerning request or receipt of information. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Division shall maintain a record of: (a) The names and identifying data, dates and circumstances of any persons requesting or receiving informatio…

NRS 432.120 Release of information; deletion of information; regulations. 1. Information contained in the Central Registry must not be released unless the right of the applicant to the information is confirmed, the information concerning the report of abuse or neglect of the chil…

NRS 432.130 Unlawful release of data or information; penalty. Any person who willfully releases data or information contained in the Central Registry to unauthorized persons in violation of NRS 392.317 to 392.337, inclusive, 432.120 or 432B.290 is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added …

NRS 432.131 Creation; uses; interest and income to remain in Account; nonreversion. 1. The Children’s Trust Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the money in the Account must be used to prevent the abuse or neglect of …

NRS 432.133 Administration by Director; awards of money; report to Legislature by Director; review of requests for awards by Grants Management Advisory Committee. 1. The Director is responsible for administering the Children’s Trust Account. 2. The Director shall make awards of m…