Title 39

NRS 433B.090 “Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health” defined. “Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health” means: 1. A psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this State and certified by the American Board o…

NRS 433B.100 “Treatment” defined. “Treatment” means any combination of procedures or activities for the mental health of children, of whatever level of intensity and whatever duration, ranging from occasional counseling sessions to full-time admission to a residential facility. (…

NRS 433B.105 Person’s legal rights; application of various provisions of chapter 433 of NRS and all of chapter 433A of NRS to children. 1. Nothing in this chapter purports to deprive any person of any legal rights without due process of law. 2. Unless the context clearly indicate…

NRS 433B.110 Designation of division facilities. 1. The division facilities providing services for the mental health of children are designated as: (a) The Nevada Youth Hospital; (b) The Adolescent Treatment Center; (c) Northern Nevada Children’s Behavioral Services; and (d) Sout…

NRS 433B.120 Administration of division facilities. The provisions of this chapter pertaining to division facilities must be administered by the respective administrative officers of the division facilities, subject to administrative supervision by the Administrator. (Added to NR…

NRS 433B.130 Administrator: Powers and duties. 1. The Administrator shall: (a) Administer, in accordance with the policies established by the Commission, the programs of the Division for the mental health of children. (b) Establish appropriate policies to ensure that children in …

NRS 433B.135 Adoption of policies concerning the administration of medications. 1. The Administrator shall adopt a policy for each treatment facility and any other division facility into which a child may be committed by a court order concerning the manner in which to: (a) Docume…

NRS 433B.140 Coordination with Administrator of Division of Public and Behavioral Health: Compliance with agreements and Interstate Compact on Mental Health; acceptance for admission to division facility. The Administrator shall: 1. Comply with any agreements made by the Administ…

NRS 433B.150 Physicians: Employment; qualifications; compensation; duties. 1. The Division shall employ such physicians within the various division facilities as are necessary for the operation of the facilities. The physicians must hold degrees of doctor of medicine or doctor of…

NRS 433B.160 Licensing or certification of certain employees of Division. 1. A person employed by the Division as a psychiatrist, psychologist, marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor, registered nurse or social worker must be licensed or certified by the a…

NRS 433B.170 Proficiency in English language required of certain employees. The Administrator shall not employ any psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, registered nurse, clinical professional counselor or marriage and family therapist who is unable to demonstrate proficienc…

NRS 433B.175 Administrator required to ensure training of employees who have direct contact with children; regulations. 1. The Administrator shall ensure that each employee who comes into direct contact with children at any treatment facility and any other division facility into …

NRS 433B.183 Division facility required to conduct investigations of employees; submission of fingerprints; limitation on contact with children. 1. A division facility which provides residential treatment to children shall secure from appropriate law enforcement agencies informat…

NRS 433B.185 Termination of employee who has been charged with or convicted of certain crimes; right of employee to correct information; waiver; tracking and review of certain information relating to waivers. 1. Upon receiving information from the Central Repository for Nevada Re…

NRS 433B.187 Maintenance of record of investigation and fingerprints. 1. The Division shall maintain accurate records of the information concerning an employee of a division facility collected pursuant to NRS 433B.183 and 433B.185 for the period of the employee’s employment with …

NRS 433B.190 Adoption of regulations concerning abuse and neglect of consumers. 1. The Division shall adopt regulations to: (a) Provide for a more detailed definition of abuse of a consumer, consistent with the general definition given in NRS 433B.340; (b) Provide for a more deta…

NRS 433B.200 Division facility required to forward consumer’s medical records upon transfer of consumer from facility. 1. If a consumer in a division facility is transferred to another division facility or to a medical facility, a facility for the dependent or a physician license…

NRS 433B.205 Notification of death of consumer; burial. 1. Upon the death of a consumer in a division facility, any known relatives or friends of the consumer must be notified immediately of the fact of death. 2. The Administrator or the Administrator’s designee shall cause a dec…

NRS 433B.210 Contracts for inpatient and outpatient care. The Division may: 1. By contract with hospitals or other institutions having adequate facilities in this State, provide for inpatient care of consumers with mental illness. 2. Contract with appropriate persons professional…

NRS 433B.220 Contracts for cooperation with governmental agencies and others; effect of payments to Division for such cooperation; immunity from and limitations on liability not waived. 1. For the purposes of this chapter, the Department through the Division may cooperate, financ…

NRS 433B.230 State not responsible for payment of costs of care and treatment at other facility; exception. The State is not responsible for payment of the costs of care and treatment of children admitted to a facility not operated by the Division except as otherwise provided in …

NRS 433B.240 Legislative appropriations; payment of claims. Money to carry out the provisions of this chapter must be provided by legislative appropriation from the State General Fund, and paid out on claims as other claims against the State are paid. All claims relating to a div…

NRS 433B.250 Schedule of fees for services rendered through programs supported by State; disposition of receipts; amount of fee for services of facility. 1. The Division shall establish a fee schedule for services rendered through any program supported by the State pursuant to th…

NRS 433B.260 Fees of physicians and other professionally qualified employees of facility. 1. Physicians and other professional staff employed within any division facility must receive a reasonable fee for evaluations, examinations or court testimony when directed by the court to …

NRS 433B.270 Revolving accounts. A revolving account of not more than $5,000 is hereby created for each division facility. Money in the respective revolving accounts may be expended only for the payment of bills of the respective division facilities requiring immediate payment. T…

NRS 433B.290 Provision of treatment; operation of treatment facilities; regulations; coordination of activities. 1. The Division may: (a) Provide treatment for children with emotional disturbance at any division facility. (b) Operate treatment facilities specifically for the purp…

NRS 433B.300 Requirements for treatment provided. The treatment provided to a child with an emotional disturbance must be designed to facilitate the adjustment and effective functioning of that child in his or her present or anticipated situation in life, and includes: 1. Service…

NRS 433B.310 Conditions for admission for treatment. The Administrator may receive any child with an emotional disturbance for treatment in a treatment facility or any other division facility if the child is a resident of this State and if: 1. The child is committed by court orde…

NRS 433B.320 Approval of court-ordered commitment; approval before release; exception. 1. In any case involving commitment by court order, except a case where commitment was ordered by a juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62D.180 or 62D.185, admission to a treatment facility may be o…

NRS 433B.325 Treatment facility or other facility to which child is committed by court order required to treat child in accordance with gender identity or expression; regulations concerning placement of children. 1. A treatment facility and any other division facility into which …

NRS 433B.330 Approval of admission upon application by parent or guardian. In any case involving an application from the child’s parent, parents or legal guardian, the child must first be examined and evaluated by the administrative officer or the staff of the administrative offi…

NRS 433B.331 Consultation with treating provider of health care when admitting to inpatient psychiatric treatment facility; coordination of care. 1. When admitting a child with an emotional disturbance who is subject to the jurisdiction of a juvenile court pursuant to chapter 432…

NRS 433B.333 Establishment of mental health consortia; members. 1. A mental health consortium is hereby established in each of the following jurisdictions: (a) A county whose population is 100,000 or more; and (b) The region consisting of all counties whose population are less th…

NRS 433B.335 Long-term strategic plan for provision of services to children with emotional disturbance: Preparation by consortium; requirements; submission; consideration of priorities of and requests for allocations to consortium in agency’s biennial budget request. 1. Each ment…

NRS 433B.337 Authority of mental health consortium to carry out certain activities concerning long-term strategic plan; coordination with Department. 1. A mental health consortium established by NRS 433B.333 may: (a) Participate in activities within the jurisdiction of the consor…

NRS 433B.339 Authority of mental health consortium to enter into contracts and accept gifts, grants and donations; establishment and administration of account for money of consortium. 1. A mental health consortium established by NRS 433B.333 may: (a) Enter into contracts and agre…

NRS 433B.3392 “Agency which provides child welfare services” defined. As used in NRS 433B.3392 to 433B.3398, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “agency which provides child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030. (Added to NRS by 2019, 872…

NRS 433B.3393 Establishment of task force to develop program; membership of task force; members serve without compensation; members employed by State or political subdivision. 1. The Director of the Department of Human Services shall establish a task force to develop a program to…

NRS 433B.3394 Duties of task force; duty of Department to adopt regulations. 1. The task force shall: (a) Prescribe procedures for conducting the review by a clinical team appointed pursuant to NRS 433B.3396 and the arrangement of the provision of services pursuant to that sectio…

NRS 433B.3396 Director of Department to appoint clinical teams; duties of clinical teams. As part of the program established pursuant to NRS 433B.3393, the Director of the Department shall appoint one or more clinical teams to: 1. Review each case of a child who: (a) Has been adm…

NRS 433B.3398 Annual report to Department by each agency which provides child welfare services; annual report to Legislature by Department. 1. On or before January 15 of each year, each agency which provides child welfare services in this State shall report to the Department: (a)…

NRS 433B.340 Abuse of consumer; failure to report abuse; possession or use of intoxicating beverage or controlled substance; transaction with consumer; aiding escape of consumer; penalties. 1. An employee of the Division or other person who: (a) Has reason to believe that a consu…

NRS 433C.110 Purposes of chapter. The Legislature declares that the purposes of this chapter are: 1. To encourage and provide financial assistance to counties in the establishment and development of mental health services, including services to persons with intellectual disabilit…

NRS 433C.120 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: 1. “County board” means a county mental health advisory board. 2. “County director” means the director of a county program. 3. “County program” means a county community mental health program…

NRS 433C.130 Responsibility of Department for developing and administering preventive and other services for mental health. The Department is designated as the official state agency responsible for developing and administering preventive and outpatient mental health services. The…