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NRS 432A.480 Expedition: Written general plan; number and qualifications of staff required. 1. A field administrator shall prepare a written general plan for the management of each expedition. The plan must ensure that clients are not exposed to an unreasonable risk of harm. 2. E…

NRS 432A.490 Expedition: Communication by field staff and support staff; equipment for administration of first aid; information and procedures for emergencies. A field administrator shall ensure that: 1. While on an expedition, the field staff has a continuously reliable system f…

NRS 432A.500 Limitations for hiking; duties of field staff; instruction concerning environment; maintenance of daily log, itinerary and map. 1. A field administrator shall ensure that each group of clients does not hike beyond the physical limitations of the weakest member of the…

NRS 432A.510 Meals for clients; written menu prepared by qualified person; vitamins. A field administrator shall ensure that: 1. A written menu is prepared for the meals to be furnished to each group of clients. The menu must be prepared by a person who holds a baccalaureate or h…

NRS 432A.520 Water for clients: Amount required; placement of caches; aerial drop prohibited; water from natural sources required to be sanitized. 1. A field administrator shall ensure that every client has continuous access to not less than 6 quarts of potable water each day, pl…

NRS 432A.530 Receipt of medical care by client; first aid kit; equipment for emergency medical evacuation; controlled substances and medication; staff required to supervise and maintain record of use of medication by client. A field administrator shall ensure that: 1. A client re…

NRS 432A.540 Mail for clients: Prompt delivery required; permitted restrictions. 1. A field administrator: (a) Shall ensure that mail from a parent, guardian or attorney of a client is delivered to the client as promptly as the circumstances and location of the client allows. (b)…

NRS 432A.550 Summary of participation in program required by client upon completion of program; written evaluation of program by client and other persons to be encouraged by provider; retention of summaries and evaluations by provider. 1. Upon the completion of a client’s partici…

NRS 432A.560 Provider required to conduct program in compliance with statutes and regulations. The provider of an outdoor youth program shall ensure that the program is conducted in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto. (Adde…

NRS 432A.600 Permit to operate: Application; fee; issuance; nontransferable; duration; scope. 1. To operate an out-of-school recreation program, a local government must obtain a permit. The local government may apply for the issuance or renewal of a permit by submitting an applic…

NRS 432A.610 Requirements for site where program is operated. A local government that operates an out-of-school recreation program shall ensure that each site: 1. Complies with applicable laws and regulations concerning safety standards; 2. Complies with applicable laws and regul…

NRS 432A.620 Requirements for staff of program; limitations on number of participants; required components of program. A local government that operates an out-of-school recreation program shall: 1. Complete, for each member of the staff of the out-of-school recreation program: (a…

NRS 432A.630 Maintenance of records concerning participants; confidentiality. 1. The out-of-school recreation program shall maintain records containing pertinent information regarding each participant in the program. Such information must include, without limitation: (a) The full…

NRS 432A.640 Submission of reports of inspections of facilities where program is operated; schedule for submission of such reports; additional inspections not required. 1. A local government that operates an out-of-school recreation program shall provide the Division with a copy …

NRS 432A.650 Regulations. The Division shall adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 432A.600 to 432A.650, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 2011, 1996) SEASONAL OR TEMPORARY RECREATION PROGRAMS

NRS 432A.700 Requirements concerning first aid and emergency exit plan. A person who operates a program that primarily functions as a seasonal or temporary recreation program shall ensure that each site upon which the program is conducted: 1. Has a complete first-aid kit accessib…

NRS 432A.710 Background check and child abuse and neglect screening of staff members. A person who operates a program that primarily functions as a seasonal or temporary recreation program shall complete, for each member of the staff of the program: 1. A background and personal h…

NRS 432A.720 Termination of staff member upon receipt of certain information; opportunity for staff member to correct information. 1. Upon receiving the results of the background and personal history check performed pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 432A.710, the results of the chi…

NRS 432A.730 Maintenance of records concerning staff; confidentiality. 1. A person who operates a program that primarily functions as a seasonal or temporary recreation program shall maintain records containing pertinent information regarding each staff member of the program. 2. …

NRS 432A.740 Civil penalty. A person who operates a program that primarily functions as a seasonal or temporary recreation program and who fails to comply with any provision of NRS 432A.700 to 432A.730, inclusive, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each failure …

NRS 432B.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 432B.020 to 432B.110, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1368; A 1991, 1920; 1993, 2705; 1995, 786; 20…

NRS 432B.020 “Abuse or neglect of a child” defined. 1. “Abuse or neglect of a child” means, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) Physical or mental injury of a nonaccidental nature; (b) Sexual abuse or sexual exploitation; or (c) Negligent treatment or maltreatment a…

NRS 432B.030 “Agency which provides child welfare services” defined. “Agency which provides child welfare services” means: 1. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, the local office of the Division of Child and Family Services; or 2. In a county whose population is 10…

NRS 432B.035 “Central Registry” defined. “Central Registry” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432.0999. (Added to NRS by 2013, 2875)

NRS 432B.040 “Child” defined. “Child” means a person under the age of 18 years or, if in school, until graduation from high school. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1369; A 2011, 252; 2021, 2729; 2023, 2064)

NRS 432B.042 “Child protective services” defined. “Child protective services” means services for the protection of children, including, without limitation, investigations of abuse or neglect and assessments. The term does not include foster care services or services related to ad…

NRS 432B.044 “Child welfare services” defined. “Child welfare services” includes, without limitation: 1. Child protective services; 2. Foster care services, including, without limitation, maintenance and special services, as defined in NRS 432.010; and 3. Services related to adop…

NRS 432B.050 “Court” defined. “Court” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 62A.180. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1369; A 1991, 2186; 2003, 1149)

NRS 432B.060 “Custodian” defined. “Custodian” means a person or a governmental organization, other than a parent or legal guardian, who has been awarded legal custody of a child. The term does not include a person or governmental organization who continues to provide services to …

NRS 432B.065 “Division of Child and Family Services” defined. “Division of Child and Family Services” means the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Human Services. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2705)

NRS 432B.0655 “Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder” defined. “Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder” means a continuum of birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. The term includes, without limitation, fetal alcohol syndrome. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1382)

NRS 432B.0657 “Fictive kin” defined. “Fictive kin” means a person who is not related by blood to a child but who has a significant emotional and positive relationship with the child. (Added to NRS by 2021, 1558)

NRS 432B.067 “Indian child” defined. “Indian child” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 125E.080. (Added to NRS by 1995, 786; A 2023, 2258)

NRS 432B.068 “Indian Child Welfare Act” defined. “Indian Child Welfare Act” means the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq.). (Added to NRS by 1995, 786)

NRS 432B.069 “Information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services” defined. “Information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services” means data or information concerning reports and investigations made pursuant to this chapter, including, …

NRS 432B.0695 “Judicial officer” defined. “Judicial officer” means a person who is appointed by a court to act as a judicial officer of the court. (Added to NRS by 2025, 2181)

NRS 432B.070 “Mental injury” defined. “Mental injury” means an injury to the intellectual or psychological capacity or the emotional condition of a child as evidenced by an observable and substantial impairment of the ability of the child to function within a normal range of perf…

NRS 432B.080 “Parent” defined. “Parent” means a natural or adoptive parent whose parental rights have not been terminated. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1369)

NRS 432B.090 “Physical injury” defined. “Physical injury” includes, without limitation: 1. A sprain or dislocation; 2. Damage to cartilage; 3. A fracture of a bone or the skull; 4. An intracranial hemorrhage or injury to another internal organ; 5. A burn or scalding; 6. A cut, la…

NRS 432B.095 “Qualified residential treatment program” defined. “Qualified residential treatment program” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 672(k)(4). (Added to NRS by 2023, 2325)

NRS 432B.100 “Sexual abuse” defined. “Sexual abuse” includes acts upon a child constituting: 1. Incest under NRS 201.180; 2. Lewdness with a child under NRS 201.230; 3. Sado-masochistic abuse under NRS 201.262; 4. Sexual assault under NRS 200.366; 5. Statutory sexual seduction un…

NRS 432B.110 “Sexual exploitation” defined. “Sexual exploitation” includes forcing, allowing or encouraging a child: 1. To solicit for or engage in prostitution; 2. To view a pornographic film or literature; and 3. To engage in: (a) Filming, photographing or recording on videotap…

NRS 432B.121 Definition of when person has “reasonable cause to believe” and when person acts “as soon as reasonably practicable.” For the purposes of this chapter, a person: 1. Has “reasonable cause to believe” if, in light of all the surrounding facts and circumstances which ar…

NRS 432B.130 Persons responsible for child’s welfare. A person is responsible for a child’s welfare under the provisions of this chapter if the person is the child’s parent, guardian, a stepparent with whom the child lives, an adult person continually or regularly found in the sa…

NRS 432B.140 Negligent treatment or maltreatment. Negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child occurs if a child has been subjected to harmful behavior that is terrorizing, degrading, painful or emotionally traumatic, has been abandoned, is without proper care, control or super…

NRS 432B.150 Excessive corporal punishment may constitute abuse or neglect. Excessive corporal punishment may result in physical or mental injury constituting abuse or neglect of a child under the provisions of this chapter. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1370)