Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.605 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.605
Program to negotiate discounts and rebates for certain costs for children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Status: in_force

<Section effective until Jan. 1, 2026. See, also, section 427A.605 effective Jan. 1, 2026.>

1. The Director may establish a program to negotiate discounts and rebates for hearing devices and related costs, including, without limitation, ear molds, batteries and FM systems, for children in this State who are deaf or hard of hearing on behalf of entities described in subsection 2 who participate in the program.

2. The following persons and entities may participate in a program established pursuant to subsection 1: (a) The Public Employees' Benefits Program; (b) A governing body of a county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency that provides health coverage to employees through a self-insurance reserve fund pursuant to NRS 287.010 ; (c) An insurer that holds a certificate of authority to transact insurance in this State pursuant to chapter 680A of NRS ; (d) An employer or employee organization based in this State that provides health coverage to employees through a self-insurance reserve fund; (e) A governmental agency or nonprofit organization that purchases hearing devices for children in this State who are deaf or hard of hearing; (f) A resident of this State who does not have coverage for hearing devices; and (g) Any other person or entity that provides health coverage or otherwise purchases hearing devices for children in this State who are deaf or hard of hearing.

3. A person or entity described in subsection 2 may participate in any program established pursuant to subsection 1 by submitting an application to the Department in the form prescribed by the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.340 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 432.340
Creation; composition; administration; requirements for participation in System
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby created the Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Abducted Children, which is composed of a voluntary partnership among state law enforcement agencies, local law enforcement agencies and broadcasters to assist in the search for and safe return of abducted children. The Children's Advocate appointed pursuant to NRS 432.157 shall administer the System.

2. The agencies and broadcasters that choose to participate in the System must agree to comply with the provisions of NRS 432.300 to 432.380 , inclusive, and any requirements prescribed by the Committee for participation in the System.

3. Each law enforcement agency that chooses to participate in the System shall: (a) Adopt a written policy concerning activation of the System by the agency consistent with the provisions of NRS 432.300 to 432.380 , inclusive; and (b) Submit a copy of the written policy to the Children's Advocate appointed pursuant to NRS 432.157 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 425.285 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 425 / Section 425.285
“Chief” defined
Status: in_force

“Chief” means the Chief of the Program or a person designated by the Chief.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.4023 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.4023
“Pharmacy benefit manager” defined
Status: in_force

“Pharmacy benefit manager” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 683A.174 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.6071 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.6071
“Child with an emotional disturbance” defined
Status: in_force

“ Child with an emotional disturbance ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433B.045 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 425.364 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 425 / Section 425.364
Insurers to exchange certain information with Program; duties of insurers
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 7 and 8, each insurer shall, not later than 5 days after opening a tort liability claim for bodily injury or wrongful death, a workers' compensation claim or a claim under a policy of life insurance, exchange information with the Program in the manner prescribed by the Division to verify whether the claimant owes debt for the support of one or more children to the Division or to a person receiving services from the Program. To the extent feasible, the Division shall facilitate a secure electronic process to exchange information with insurers pursuant to this subsection. The obligation of an insurer to exchange information with the Program is discharged upon complying with the requirements of this subsection.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 6, if an insurer is notified by the Program that a claimant owes debt for the support of one or more children to the Division or to a person receiving services from the Program, the insurer shall, upon receipt of a notice issued by the enforcing authority identifying the amount of debt owed pursuant to chapter 31A of NRS: (a) Not later than 5 days after receiving notice from the enforcing authority, notify the claimant and his or her attorney, if known to the insurer, of the debt owed; (b) Withhold from payment on the claim the amount specified in the notice; and (c) Remit the amount withheld from payment to the enforcing authority within 30 days.

3. If an insurer withholds any money from payment on a claim and remits the money to the enforcing authority pursuant to subsection 2, the insurer shall notify the claimant and his or her attorney, if known to the insurer, of that fact.

4. The enforcing authority shall give any lien, claim or demand for attorney's fees or costs, medical expenses or property damage, including, without limitation, a demand for attorney's fees or costs incurred in connection with compensation that is subject to the provisions of NRS 616C.205 , priority over any withholding of payment pursuant to subsection 2.

5. Any information obtained pursuant to this section must be used only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, an insurer or an insurance claim data collection organization approved by the Division or other entity that performs the functions described in subsection 8 may not be held liable in any civil or criminal action for any act made in good faith pursuant to this section, including, without limitation: (a) Any disclosure of information to the Division or to the Program; or (b) The withholding of any money from payment on a claim or the remittance of such money to the enforcing authority.

6. An insurer shall not delay the disbursement of a payment on a claim to comply with the requirements of this section. An insurer is not required to comply with subsection 2 if the notice issued by the enforcing authority is received by the insurer after the insurer has disbursed the payment on the claim. In the case of a claim that will be paid through periodic payments, the insurer: (a) Is not required to comply with the provisions of subsection 2 with regard to any payments on the claim disbursed to the claimant before the notice was received by the insurer; and (b) Must comply with the provisions of subsection 2 with regard to any payments on the claim scheduled to be made after the receipt of the notice.

7. If periodic payments will be made to a claimant, an insurer is only required to engage in the exchange of information pursuant to subsection 1 before issuing the initial payment.

8. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if an insurer reports information concerning claimants to an insurance claim data collection organization approved by the Division, the insurer may comply with the requirements of this section by authorizing the insurance claim data collection organization to provide claimant information to the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Administration for Children and Families of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Program or a designee identified by the Program for the sole purpose of complying with this section. If no insurance claim data collection organization is approved by the Division, an insurer may comply with the requirements of this section by authorizing an entity determined by the Division to perform the same function as an insurance claim data collection organization to provide claimant information to the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement, the Program or a designee identified by the Program for the sole purpose of complying with this section.

9. As used in this section: (a) “ Claimant ” means any person who: (1) Brings a tort liability claim for bodily injury or wrongful death against an insured under a casualty insurance policy, as defined in NRS 681A.020 , or a property insurance policy, as defined in NRS 681A.060 ; (2) Is a beneficiary under a life insurance policy; or (3) Is receiving workers' compensation benefits. (b) “ Claim for bodily injury ” does not include a claim for uninsured or underinsured vehicle coverage or medical payments coverage under a motor vehicle liability policy. (c) “ Insurance claim data collection organization ” means an organization that maintains a centralized database of information concerning insurance claims to assist insurers that subscribe to the database in processing claims and detecting and preventing fraud. (d) “ Insurer ” means: (1) A person who holds a certificate of authority to transact insurance in this State pursuant to NRS 680A.060 . (2) A nonadmitted insurer, as defined in NRS 685A.0375 , with whom nonadmitted insurance, as defined in NRS 685A.037 , is placed. (3) The Nevada Insurance Guaranty Association created by NRS 687A.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.272428 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.272428
Medicaid: Inclusion of coverage for limited services for certain persons before scheduled release from incarceration; application of waiver
Status: in_force

1. The Director shall, to the extent that federal financial participation is available, include under Medicaid coverage for limited services for persons described in subsection 2 who are incarcerated, for not more than 90 days before the scheduled release of such persons. Such services must include, without limitation: (a) Case management; (b) Consultations with providers of physical and behavioral health care; (c) Laboratory and radiology services; (d) Prescription drugs, including, without limitation, medication-assisted treatment; and (e) The services of a community health worker.

2. A person is eligible for the coverage described in subsection 1 if the person would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid if he or she were not incarcerated and: (a) Is under 18 years of age; (b) Has been diagnosed with: (1) A mental illness; (2) Substance use disorder; (3) A chronic disease or other significant disease; (4) An intellectual disability; (5) A developmental disability; (6) A traumatic brain injury; or (7) Human immunodeficiency virus; or (c) Is pregnant or not more than 12 weeks postpartum.

3. The Department shall apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for a waiver granted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1315 that authorizes the Department to receive federal funding to provide the coverage required by this section. The Department shall fully cooperate in good faith with the Federal Government during the application process to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Government for obtaining a waiver pursuant to this section.

4. If the Secretary of Health and Human Services grants the waiver applied for pursuant to subsection 3, the Department of Corrections shall coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services on an ongoing basis to ensure persons described in subsection 2 who are incarcerated are screened and identified for eligibility to receive the coverage described in subsection 1.

5. As used in this section: (a) “ Chronic disease ” means a health condition or disease which presents for a period of 3 months or more or is persistent, indefinite or incurable. (b) “ Community health worker ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0027 . (c) “ Developmental disability ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.069 . (d) “ Intellectual disability ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.099 . (e) “ Medication-assisted treatment ” means treatment for an opioid use disorder using medication approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for that purpose. (f) “ Mental illness ” means any mental dysfunction leading to the impaired ability of a person to maintain himself or herself and to function effectively in his or her life situation without external support. (g) “ Traumatic brain injury ” means a sudden shock or damage to the brain or its coverings which is not of a degenerative nature and produces an altered state of consciousness or temporarily or permanently impairs the mental, cognitive, behavioral or physical functioning of the brain. The term does not include: (1) A cerebral vascular accident; (2) An aneurism; or (3) A congenital defect.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.6213 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.6213
“Relative” defined
Status: in_force

“ Relative ” includes, without limitation, a fictive kin, if the Federal Government approves a state plan for the administration of the Program which is adopted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 432B.622 and which provides for the provision of assistance to a fictive kin of a child pursuant to the Program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 425.470 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 425 / Section 425.470
Collection of arrearages in payments of support; notice to responsible parent; request for hearing; good faith effort to resolve matter required before hearing
Status: in_force

1. The Chief shall send a notice by first-class mail to each responsible parent who is in arrears in any payment for the support of one or more children required pursuant to an order enforced by a court in this State. The notice must include a statement of the amount of the arrearage and the information prescribed in subsection 2.

2. If the responsible parent does not satisfy the arrearage within 20 days after the responsible parent receives the notice required by subsection 1, the Chief may, to collect the arrearage owed: (a) Require the responsible parent to pay monthly the amount the responsible parent is required to pay pursuant to the order for support plus an additional amount to satisfy the arrearage; or (b) Issue a notice of attachment to the financial institutions in which the assets of the responsible parent are held and attach and seize such assets as are necessary to satisfy the arrearage.

3. If the Chief proceeds to collect an arrearage pursuant to subsection 2, the Chief shall notify the responsible parent of that fact in writing. The notice must be sent by first-class mail.

4. The Chief shall determine the amount of any additional payment required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 based upon the amount of the arrearage owed by the responsible parent and the ability of the responsible parent to pay.

5. A responsible parent against whom the Division proceeds pursuant to subsection 2 may, within 20 days after the responsible parent receives the notice required pursuant to subsection 3, submit to the Chief a request for a hearing. Before a hearing may be held, the responsible parent and a representative of the enforcing authority must meet and make a good faith effort to resolve the matter.

6. If a hearing is requested within the period prescribed in subsection 5 and the responsible parent and the enforcing authority meet as required pursuant to subsection 5, the hearing must be held pursuant to NRS 425.3832 within 20 days after the Chief receives the request. The master shall notify the responsible parent of the recommendation or decision of the master at the conclusion of the hearing or as soon thereafter as is practicable.

7. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to have received a notice 3 days after it is mailed, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to that person at the last known address of the person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.435 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.435
Presentation of evidence of child's previous sexual conduct prohibited; exception
Status: in_force

In any proceeding held pursuant to this chapter, a party may not present evidence of any previous sexual conduct of a child to challenge the child's credibility as a witness unless the attorney for the child has first presented evidence or the child has testified concerning such conduct, or the absence of such conduct, on direct examination by the district attorney or the attorney for the child, in which case the scope of the cross-examination of the child or rebuttal must be limited to the evidence presented by the child's attorney or the child.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 426.531 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 426 / Section 426.531
Administration by Department
Status: in_force

The Department, through the Director, shall administer the provisions of NRS 426.517 to 426.610 , inclusive, as the sole agency in the State for such purpose.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.027 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 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
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after an agency which provides child welfare services receives an application by a person to receive the placement of a child, the agency which provides child welfare services shall notify the person in writing as to whether the person will be considered for approval as an adoptive parent or as a provider of foster care.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.870 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.870
Immunity of media outlet or any other public or private organization from civil liability for disseminating information about older person; immunity of person who establishes Internet website for System from civil liability for certain information placed on Internet website
Status: in_force

1. If a media outlet or any other public or private organization that participates in the System receives a notification of activation of the System by a law enforcement agency concerning a missing endangered older person and as a result of that notification disseminates descriptive information concerning the missing endangered older person and other information contained in the notification to assist with the safe return of the missing endangered older person, the media outlet, public or private organization and any person working for the media outlet or public or private organization is immune from civil liability based upon the dissemination of that information.

2. If a person enters into an agreement with the Department to establish or maintain an Internet website for the System and the agreement provides that only the law enforcement agency activating the System has the authority or ability to place information on the website, the person who establishes or maintains the Internet website is immune from civil liability in any action based upon the information that is placed on the Internet website by the authorized law enforcement agency.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.0206 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.0206
“Administrator” defined
Status: in_force

“ Administrator ” means the Administrator of the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.140 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.140
Negligent treatment or maltreatment
Status: in_force

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 supervision or lacks the subsistence, education, shelter, medical care or other care necessary for the well-being of the child because of the faults or habits of the person responsible for the welfare of the child or the neglect or refusal of the person to provide them when able to do so.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.279 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.279
Judicial review: Taking of additional evidence; limitations on review; grounds for reversal; appeal to appellate court
Status: in_force

1. Before the date set by the court for hearing, an application may be made to the court by motion, with notice to the opposing party and an opportunity for that party to respond, for leave to present additional evidence. If it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the additional evidence is material and that there were good reasons for failure to present it in the proceeding before the Department, the court may order that the additional evidence be taken before the Department upon conditions determined by the court. The Department may modify its findings and decision by reason of the additional evidence and shall file that evidence and any modifications, new findings or decisions with the reviewing court.

2. The review must be conducted by the court without a jury and must be confined to the record. In cases of alleged irregularities in procedure before the Department, not shown in the record, proof thereon may be taken in the court. The court, at the request of either party, shall hear oral argument and receive written briefs.

3. The court shall not substitute its judgment for that of the Department as to the weight of the evidence on questions of fact. The court may affirm the decision of the Department or remand the case for further proceedings. The court may reverse the decision and remand the case to the Department for further proceedings if substantial rights of the appellant have been prejudiced because the Department's findings, inferences, conclusions or decisions are: (a) In violation of constitutional, regulatory or statutory provisions; (b) In excess of the statutory authority of the Department; (c) Made upon unlawful procedure; (d) Affected by other error of law; (e) Clearly erroneous in view of the reliable, probative and substantial evidence on the whole record; or (f) Arbitrary or capricious or characterized by abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion.

4. An aggrieved party may obtain review of any final judgment of the district court by appeal to the appellate court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the rules fixed by the Supreme Court pursuant to Section 4 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution . The appeal must be taken in the manner provided for civil cases.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.045 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.045
Procedure for hearing grievances related to license to conduct foster home: Regulations; representation by legal counsel
Status: in_force

1. The Division shall establish, by regulation, a procedure for hearing grievances related to the reissuance, suspension or revocation of a license to conduct a foster home.

2. A provider of foster care may be represented by legal counsel in any proceeding related to: (a) The reissuance, suspension or revocation of the license of the provider to conduct a foster home; and (b) The care given to a child by that provider.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.122 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.122
“Older person” defined
Status: in_force

“ Older person ” means a person who is 60 years of age or older.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.500 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.500
Limitations for hiking; duties of field staff; instruction concerning environment; maintenance of daily log, itinerary and map
Status: in_force

1. A field administrator shall ensure that each group of clients does not hike beyond the physical limitations of the weakest member of the group. If the outdoor temperature is greater than 90 degrees Fahrenheit, clients must not be allowed to hike between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

2. The field staff shall: (a) Provide clients with daily instruction upon: (1) Federal, state and local laws and regulations for the protection of the environment; and (2) Conducting themselves in such a manner as not to have an adverse effect on the environment. (b) Maintain a common daily log of all accidents, motor vehicle crashes, injuries, administrations of medication, behavioral problems and any unusual incidents that occur. The log must be in bound form, except that a log may be recorded electronically while on an expedition if it is transcribed into a bound volume immediately after the expedition. All entries must be in permanent ink and signed by the entrant. A provider or field administrator shall, upon request, allow any authorized member or employee of the Division to inspect the log, and shall not allow any person to alter or destroy the log or any of its entries. (c) While on an expedition, carry an itinerary of the expedition, including the intended schedule, and a map of the route for the expedition.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 426.690 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 426 / Section 426.690
Limitation on commodities, articles and services sold at vending facility
Status: in_force

A vending facility operated under the provisions of NRS 426.630 to 426.715 , inclusive, must be used solely for the vending of such commodities, articles and services as may be approved by the Bureau and the public entity that has care, custody and control of the public building or property in or on which the vending facility is operated.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.27248 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.27248
Application for federal waiver authorizing Department to receive federal funding for coverage for certain treatment for person in institution for mental diseases
Status: in_force

1. The Department shall apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for a waiver granted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1315 that authorizes the Department to receive federal funding to provide coverage under Medicaid for the treatment of the substance use disorder of a person who is in an institution for mental diseases.

2. The Department may apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for a waiver granted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1315 that authorizes the Department to receive federal funding to provide coverage under Medicaid for the treatment of an adult with a serious mental illness or a child with a serious emotional disturbance in an institution for mental diseases.

3. The Department shall cooperate with the Federal Government in obtaining: (a) A waiver pursuant to subsection 1; and (b) Any waiver for which the Department applies pursuant to subsection 2.

4. As used in this section: (a) “ Adult with a serious mental illness ” means a person who is at least 18 years of age and has been diagnosed within the immediately preceding 12 months as having a mental, behavioral or emotional disorder as defined in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association, other than an addictive disorder, intellectual or developmental disability, irreversible dementia or a substance use disorder, which interferes with or limits one or more major life activities of the person. (b) “ Child with a serious emotional disturbance ” means a person who is less than 18 years of age and has been diagnosed within the immediately preceding 12 months as having a mental, behavioral or emotional disorder as defined in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association, other than a disorder designated as a Code V disorder in the Manual, a developmental disability or a substance use disorder, which substantially interferes with or limits the person from developing social, behavioral, cognitive, communicative or adaptive skills or his or her activities relating to family, school or community. The term does not include a person with a disorder which is temporary or is an expected response to a stressful event. (c) “ Developmental disability ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 435.007 . (d) “ Institution for mental diseases ” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(i) . (e) “ Intellectual disability ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 435.007 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.27176 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.27176
State Plan for Medicaid: Inclusion of requirement for payment of certain costs for mammogram
Status: in_force

The Director shall include in the State Plan for Medicaid a requirement that the State pay the nonfederal share of expenditures incurred for a mammogram.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.219 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.219
Categorical grants for adoption assistance programs; determination of amount; restrictions on use; nonreversion of certain grant money
Status: in_force

1. The Division of Child and Family Services shall provide a categorical grant to each agency which provides child welfare services for each fiscal year for its adoption assistance program to the extent that money has been appropriated to the Division for that purpose. The amount of the grant must be based upon the estimated cost of the projected growth in the adoption assistance program.

2. The amount of the grant awarded pursuant to subsection 1 must be determined for 2 years beginning on July 1 of each odd-numbered year and allocated each fiscal year.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4: (a) An agency which provides child welfare services that receives a grant pursuant to subsection 1 must use the money allocated only for costs associated with the adoption assistance program. (b) Any money from the grant awarded pursuant to subsection 1 that has not been used or committed for expenditure by the agency which provides child welfare services by the end of the fiscal year reverts to the State General Fund.

4. The portion of any money remaining at the end of a fiscal year from a grant awarded pursuant to subsection 1 that is identified as savings pursuant to the calculation required under 42 U.S.C. § 673(a)(8)(D)(ii) does not revert to the State General Fund and may be carried forward to the next fiscal year and used for any costs of providing child welfare services without restriction. Any such money identified as savings that has not been used or committed for expenditure by the agency which provides child welfare services by the end of the fiscal year to which the money was carried forward reverts to the State General Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 425.3847 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 425 / Section 425.3847
Retention of annual fees to carry out Program
Status: reserved

<Section expires by limitation on the date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 654 requiring each state, under certain conditions, to impose an annual fee on persons who have never received assistance pursuant to Title IV of the Social Security Act are repealed.>

1. The Chief shall retain an annual fee of up to $35 in each case for which the Chief provides services from any amount collected in the case during the year in excess of $550, but only if the child for whom the collection is made and the person who has physical custody of the child in the case are not and have never been a recipient of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families pursuant to Title IV of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq.

2. Any fee collected pursuant to subsection 1 must be used to carry out the Program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.895 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.895
Endorsement of insurance coverage to protect Trust Fund; insurance laws inapplicable to endorsement
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer may endorse insurance coverage written exclusively to protect the Trust Fund, and account owners and beneficiaries of the Trust Fund, which may be issued in the form of a group life policy. The provisions of title 57 of NRS are not applicable to the State Treasurer in carrying out the provisions of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.382 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.382
Intergovernmental transfers of money from counties to Division; deposit in Intergovernmental Transfer Account in State General Fund; administration by Division
Status: in_force

1. The money transferred to the Division in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 422.390 must not come from any source of funding that could result in any reduction in revenue to the State pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1396b(w) .

2. Any money collected in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 422.390 , including any interest or penalties imposed for a delinquent payment, must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Intergovernmental Transfer Account in the State General Fund to be administered by the Division.

3. The interest and income earned on money in the Intergovernmental Transfer Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 428.235 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 428 / Section 428.235
Application for reimbursement of charges; hospitals eligible for reimbursement
Status: in_force

1. If the hospital receives a certification that the person is an indigent person and it has complied with the procedures for collection established by the Board of Trustees of the Fund, it may apply to the Board for reimbursement or partial reimbursement of the unpaid charges for hospital care furnished to the indigent person.

2. The application must be in such form and contain such information as the Board requires.

3. If such an indigent patient is transferred, within 3 days after the first admission of the indigent patient, from one hospital to another, both hospitals are entitled to reimbursement in full for their unpaid charges.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.27237 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.27237
State Plan for Medicaid: Inclusion of requirement for payment of certain costs for services of pharmacist; rate of reimbursement
Status: in_force

1. The Director shall include in the State Plan for Medicaid a requirement that the State pay the nonfederal share of expenditures incurred for the services of a pharmacist described in NRS 639.28079 .

2. The State must provide reimbursement for the services of a pharmacist described in NRS 639.28079 at a rate equal to the rate of reimbursement provided to a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse for similar services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 426.567 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 426 / Section 426.567
State Grant and Gift Account for Persons Who Are Blind
Status: in_force

1. All gifts of money which the Bureau is authorized to accept must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the State Grant and Gift Account for Persons Who Are Blind in the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation's Gift Fund.

2. The State Grant and Gift Account must be used for the purposes specified by the donor or for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and other programs or laws administered by the Bureau.

3. All claims must be approved by the Administrator before they are paid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.490 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.490
“Financial institution” defined
Status: in_force

“ Financial institution ” means a depository institution or any other institution regulated pursuant to title 55 of NRS. The term includes, without limitation, a holding company, affiliate or subsidiary of such an institution.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.272 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.272
“Child” defined
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 424.272 to 424.278 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “ child ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432C.030 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.640 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.640
Submission of reports of inspections of facilities where program is operated; schedule for submission of such reports; additional inspections not required
Status: in_force

1. A local government that operates an out-of-school recreation program shall provide the Division with a copy of each report of an inspection conducted by a governmental entity that is authorized to conduct an inspection of the facility where the program is operated, including, without limitation, the report of an inspection by a local building department, a fire department, the State Fire Marshal or a district board of health.

2. The Division shall establish a schedule for the submission of such reports which requires submission of a report of an on-site inspection once every 2 years and shall provide a checklist to the local government which identifies the reports that must be submitted to the Division.

3. The Division shall not require any additional inspections of the facility of an out-of-school recreation program which complies with the provisions of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.295 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.295
Contents and delivery of decision or order of hearing officer; petition for judicial review; filing of decision and record with court
Status: in_force

1. A decision or order issued by a hearing officer must be in writing. A final decision must include findings of fact and conclusions of law, separately stated. Findings of fact, if set forth in statutory or regulatory language, must be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings. A copy of the decision or order must be delivered by certified mail to each party and to the attorney or other representative of each party.

2. The Department or an applicant for or recipient of public assistance or services may, at any time within 90 days after the date on which the written notice of the decision is mailed, petition the district court of the judicial district in which the applicant for or recipient of public assistance or services resides to review the decision. The district court shall review the decision on the record of the case before the hearing officer. The decision and record must be certified as correct and filed with the clerk of the court by the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.293005 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.293005
Subrogation: Liability for failure to comply with provisions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any person who fails to comply with the provisions of NRS 422.293 and 422.293001 is liable to the Department for: (a) The total amount of the Department's lien created pursuant to NRS 422.293 ; and (b) Any attorney's fees and litigation expenses incurred by the Department in enforcing the Department's rights pursuant to NRS 422.293 and 422.293001 .

2. A person other than the recipient is not liable to the Department if the court determines that the failure to provide notice was caused by excusable neglect.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.0145 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.0145
“Gender identity or expression” defined
Status: in_force

“ Gender identity or expression ” means a gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior of a person, regardless of the person's assigned sex at birth.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.034 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.034
Maintenance of certain records concerning employees and residents
Status: in_force

1. Each applicant for a license to conduct a foster home and each person licensed to conduct a foster home shall maintain records of the information concerning its employees and any residents of the foster home who are 18 years of age or older that is collected pursuant to NRS 424.031 , 424.033 and 424.0335 , including, without limitation: (a) A copy of the fingerprints that were submitted to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and a copy of the written authorization that was provided by the employee or resident; (b) Proof that the fingerprints of the employee or resident were submitted to the Central Repository; and (c) Any other documentation of the information collected pursuant to NRS 424.031 , 424.033 and 424.0335 .

2. The records maintained pursuant to subsection 1 must be: (a) Maintained for the period of the employee's employment with or resident's presence at the foster home; and (b) Made available for inspection by the licensing authority or its approved designee at any reasonable time, and copies thereof must be furnished to the licensing authority upon request.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 425.480 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 425 / Section 425.480
Fraudulent transfer of property by responsible parent: Duties of Division
Status: in_force

1. If the Division determines that a responsible parent has made a fraudulent transfer of property for which an action for relief may be brought pursuant to chapter 112 of NRS , the Division shall: (a) Seek to avoid the transfer pursuant to NRS 112.210 or 112.220 ; or (b) Obtain any other relief available pursuant to NRS 112.210 that is in the best interests of the child for whom the support is owed.

2. The Division shall adopt regulations establishing the procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.4052 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.4052
Department to take certain actions relating to acquisition of prescription drugs for recipient of Medicaid who resides in area for which declared disaster or emergency is in effect
Status: in_force

1. The Department shall ensure that, if the Governor or the Legislature proclaims the existence of a state of emergency or issues a declaration of disaster pursuant to NRS 414.070 , a recipient of Medicaid may refill a covered prescription regardless of how many days are remaining on the prescription if the recipient: (a) Has not exceeded the number of refills authorized by the prescribing practitioner; (b) Resides in the area for which the emergency or disaster has been declared; and (c) Requests the refill not later than the end of the state of emergency or disaster or 30 days after the issuance of the proclamation or declaration, whichever is later.

2. The State shall, subject to any applicable copayments, coinsurance or deductibles, pay the nonfederal share of the cost for a supply of a covered prescription drug for up to 30 days for any recipient of Medicaid who requests a refill pursuant to subsection 1.

3. If the Commissioner of Insurance extends the time periods prescribed by NRS 695C.16945 and 695G.1635 , the Department must extend the time periods prescribed by this section for the same amount of time.

4. As used in this section, “ practitioner ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 639.0125 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.029 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.029
“Seasonal or temporary recreation program” defined
Status: in_force

“ Seasonal or temporary recreation program ” means a recreation program that is offered to children for a limited time or duration and may include, without limitation:

1. A special sports event, which may include, without limitation, a camp, clinic, demonstration or workshop which focuses on a particular sport;

2. A therapeutic program for children with disabilities, which may include, without limitation, social activities, outings and other inclusion activities;

3. An athletic training program, which may include, without limitation, a baseball or other sports league and exercise instruction; and

4. Other special interest programs, which may include, without limitation, an arts and crafts workshop, a theater camp and dance competition.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.620 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.620
Requirements for staff of program; limitations on number of participants; required components of program
Status: in_force

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) A background and personal history check; and (b) A child abuse and neglect screening through the Statewide Central Registry for the Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child established by NRS 432.100 to determine whether there has been a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect made against the staff member.

2. Ensure that each member of the staff of the out-of-school recreation program: (a) Meets the minimum requirements that have been established for the position; and (b) Receives an orientation and training concerning the abuse and neglect of children.

3. Ensure that the number of participants in the out-of-school recreation program: (a) Does not exceed a ratio of one person supervising every 20 participants; and (b) Will not cause the facility where the program is operated to exceed the maximum occupancy as determined by the State Fire Marshal or the local governmental entity that has the authority to determine the maximum occupancy of the facility.

4. Ensure that the out-of-school recreation program includes, without limitation: (a) An inclusion component for participants who qualify under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq. ; (b) Structured activities, including, without limitation, arts and crafts, games and sports; (c) Nonstructured activities, which may include, without limitation, free time for playing; (d) Regular restroom breaks; and (e) Nutrition breaks.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.864 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.864
“Media outlet” defined
Status: in_force

“ Media outlet ” means a company or other similar entity that transmits news, feature stories, entertainment or other information to the public through various distribution channels, including, without limitation, newspapers, magazines, radio, broadcast, cable and satellite television and electronic media.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.188 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.188
Administrative sanctions: Regulations of Board
Status: in_force

The Board shall adopt regulations establishing the criteria for the imposition of each sanction prescribed by NRS 432A.186 . These regulations must:

1. Prescribe the circumstances and manner in which each sanction applies;

2. Minimize the time between identification of a violation and the imposition of a sanction;

3. Provide for the imposition of incrementally more severe sanctions for repeated or uncorrected violations; and

4. Provide for less severe sanctions for lesser violations of applicable statutes, conditions, standards or regulations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.1217 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.1217
Duties; powers
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall: (a) Determine and evaluate the needs of persons with disabilities in this State; (b) Seek ways to avoid unnecessary duplication of services for persons with disabilities by public and private organizations in this State by coordinating recommendations with the Statewide Independent Living Council established pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 796d ; (c) Establish priorities for the work of the Division according to the most pressing needs of persons with disabilities as determined by the Commission and in conjunction with the state plan for independent living developed pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 796c ; and (d) Promote programs that provide community-based services necessary to enable a person with a disability, to the fullest extent possible, to remain in his or her home and be an integral part of his or her family and community.

2. The Commission may: (a) Review and make recommendations regarding plans for services for persons with disabilities; (b) Gather and disseminate information relating to persons with disabilities; (c) Conduct hearings, conferences and special studies on the problems of persons with disabilities and on programs that serve persons with disabilities; (d) Evaluate existing programs for persons with disabilities, recommend changes in those programs and propose new programs that would more effectively and economically serve the needs of persons with disabilities; (e) Evaluate any proposed legislation that would affect persons with disabilities; (f) Carry out the provisions of the strategic plan for persons with disabilities updated pursuant to paragraph (h) of subsection 2 of NRS 427A.040 ; (g) Recommend to the Legislature any appropriate legislation concerning persons with disabilities; and (h) Coordinate and assist the efforts of public and private organizations that serve the needs of persons with disabilities, especially in the areas of education, employment, health, housing, welfare and recreation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.410 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.410
Training of staff
Status: in_force

Each member of the staff of an outdoor youth program, including intern members, must be properly trained before they may participate in the program. The training required by this section must be approved by the Division and:

1. Consist of: (a) Not less than 7 days of academic instruction; and (b) Not less than 21 days of practical instruction in the field.

2. Include instruction in: (a) Leadership and the exercise of good judgment; (b) The maintenance of a daily log; (c) Management of the behavior of clients; (d) Skills and techniques for the counseling, teaching and supervision of clients; (e) Skills and techniques for conducting expeditions without adversely affecting the environment; (f) The procurement, preparation and conservation of water, food and shelter in the field; (g) Procedures for sanitation; (h) Navigational skills; (i) Precautions for local environmental conditions; (j) First aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and other medical information that is useful in the field; (k) Procedures for and the use of equipment to maintain the safety of clients; (l) Procedures to be used in emergencies; (m) Relevant federal, state and local laws and regulations; and (n) Such other information, skills and techniques as the Division deems necessary.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 430A.210 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 430A / Section 430A.210
Social service agencies required to cooperate with family resource centers
Status: in_force

All social service agencies shall cooperate with family resource centers in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, to the extent that doing so does not conflict with federal law or a specific state statute or administrative regulation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.317 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.317
“President” defined
Status: in_force

“ President ” means the person elected to serve as President of the Forum pursuant to NRS 427A.370 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.305 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 432.305
“Account” defined
Status: in_force

“ Account ” means the Account for the Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Abducted Children created by NRS 432.335 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.500 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.500
“Recipient” defined
Status: in_force

“Recipient” means a natural person who receives benefits pursuant to the Plan.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.200 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.200
Denial, suspension or revocation of license or imposition of administrative sanction: Notice; hearing
Status: in_force

1. When the Division denies, suspends or revokes a license for a child care facility or imposes an administrative sanction pursuant to NRS 432A.186 , the Division shall afford reasonable notice to all parties by certified mail, which notice must contain the legal authority, jurisdiction and reasons for the action taken.

2. The aggrieved person may file notice of appeal with the Administrator of the Division or a designee of the Administrator within 10 calendar days after receipt of notice of action of the Division.

3. Within 20 calendar days after the receipt of the notice of appeal, the Administrator of the Division or a designee of the Administrator shall hold a hearing.

4. Notice of the hearing must be given no less than 5 days before the date set for the hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.077 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.077
Regulations for establishment of program to provide respite to provider of foster care; program to provide respite, training and support to provider of foster care
Status: in_force

1. The Division shall, in consultation with each licensing authority in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, adopt regulations for the establishment of a program pursuant to which a provider of foster care may receive respite from the stresses and responsibilities that result from the daily care of children placed in the foster home.

2. The licensing authority shall establish and operate a program that complies with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 to provide respite, training and support to a provider of foster care in order to develop and enhance the skills of the provider to provide foster care.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.5915 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.5915
“Young adult” defined
Status: in_force

<Section effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services provides notice of sufficient money available to carry out the provisions of Laws 2021, c. 419, and an agency prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.>

“ Young adult ” means a person who is at least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age and whose plan for permanent placement adopted pursuant to NRS 432B.553 was, on his or her 18th birthday, a permanent living arrangement other than reunification with his or her parents.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.260 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.260
Provision of services; contracts
Status: in_force

1. The Division may use personnel of the Division or it may contract with any appropriate public or private agency, organization or institution to provide a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly and to provide the community-based services necessary to enable a frail elderly person to remain in his or her home.

2. Any such contract must: (a) Include a description of the type of service to be provided; (b) For: (1) A program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, specify the capitation rate to be paid for all-inclusive care for the elderly and the method of payment; and (2) Any other community-based services, specify the price to be paid for each service and the method of payment; and (c) Specify the criteria to be used to evaluate the provision of the service.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.047 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.047
Access by provider of foster care to information maintained by licensing authority concerning provider
Status: in_force

1. A licensing authority shall, upon request, provide to a provider of foster care access to all information, except references, in the records maintained by the licensing authority concerning that provider.

2. After reasonable notice and by appointment, a provider of foster care may inspect the information kept in those records.

3. A licensing authority may, upon request of the provider of foster care, release to an agency which provides child welfare services or a child-placing agency, as defined in NRS 127.220 , all information, except references, in the records maintained by the licensing authority concerning that provider, including, without limitation, a study conducted to determine whether to grant a license to the provider or a study of the home of the provider.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.1785 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.1785
Applicants, licensees and operators required to maintain records of certain information; inspection of records by Division; applicability to small child care establishment
Status: in_force

<Section effective until the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services provides notice of sufficient money available to carry out the provisions of Laws 2021, c. 419, and an agency prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program. See, also, section 432A.1785 effective after one of these conditions is met.>

1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 3, each applicant for a license to operate a child care facility, licensee and operator of a small child care establishment shall maintain records of the information concerning employees of the child care facility or small child care establishment and any residents of the child care facility or small child care establishment who are 18 years of age or older, other than residents who remain under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594 , or participants in any outdoor youth program who are 18 years of age or older that is collected pursuant to NRS 432A.170 and 432A.175 , including, without limitation: (a) A copy of the fingerprints that were submitted to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History; (b) Proof that the applicant, licensee or operator submitted fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History; and (c) The written authorization to obtain information from the Central Repository and the Statewide Central Registry for the Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child established pursuant to NRS 432.100 .

2. The records maintained pursuant to subsection 1 must be: (a) Maintained for the period of the employee's employment with or the resident's presence at the child care facility or small child care establishment or the participant's presence in the outdoor youth program; and (b) Made available for inspection by the Division at any reasonable time and copies thereof must be furnished to the Division upon request.

3. The provisions of this section apply to a small child care establishment and an operator of a small child care establishment if the operator of such an establishment has registered with the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department pursuant to NRS 432A.1756 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.190 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 432.190
Prohibition against law enforcement agency adopting general policy establishing waiting period or delay before action on report of missing child; duty of law enforcement agency to evaluate information and circumstances to determine immediacy of action
Status: in_force

A law enforcement agency shall not adopt a general policy establishing a waiting period or delay before acting upon any report of a missing child under the age of 14. The law enforcement agency which receives the initial report on the missing child shall evaluate all information available to that agency and the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the child to determine whether immediate action is necessary.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.230 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.230
Certificate of immunization prerequisite to admission to child care facility; conditional admission; report to Division of Public and Behavioral Health
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 432A.235 for accommodation facilities:

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and unless excused because of religious belief or medical condition, a child may not be admitted to any child care facility within this State, including a facility licensed by a county or city, unless the parents or guardian of the child submit to the operator of the facility a certificate stating that the child has been immunized and has received proper boosters for that immunization or is complying with the schedules established by regulation pursuant to NRS 439.550 for the following diseases: (a) Diphtheria; (b) Tetanus; (c) Pertussis if the child is under 6 years of age; (d) Poliomyelitis; (e) Rubella; (f) Rubeola; and (g) Such other diseases as the local board of health or the State Board of Health may determine.

2. The certificate must show that the required vaccines and boosters were given and must bear the signature of a licensed physician or his or her designee or a registered nurse or his or her designee, attesting that the certificate accurately reflects the child's record of immunization.

3. A child whose parent or guardian has not established a permanent residence in the county in which a child care facility is located and whose history of immunization cannot be immediately confirmed by a physician in this State or a local health officer, may enter the child care facility conditionally if the parent or guardian: (a) Agrees to submit within 15 days a certificate from a physician or local health officer that the child has received or is receiving the required immunizations; and (b) Submits proof that the parent or guardian has not established a permanent residence in the county in which the facility is located.

4. If a certificate from the physician or local health officer showing that the child has received or is receiving the required immunizations is not submitted to the operator of the child care facility within 15 days after the child was conditionally admitted, the child must be excluded from the facility.

5. Before December 31 of each year, each child care facility shall report to the Division of Public and Behavioral Health 1 of the Department, on a form furnished by that Division, the exact number of children who have: (a) Been admitted conditionally to the child care facility; and (b) Completed the immunizations required by this section.

1 So in original. Should probably read “Division of Welfare and Supportive Services”.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.242 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.242
Gifts and grants of money to Division: Deposit in Gift and Cooperative Account of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy; use; approval of claims by Administrator
Status: in_force

1. Any gifts or grants of money which the Division is authorized to accept must be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Gift and Cooperative Account of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy which is hereby created in the Department of Health and Human Services' Gift Fund.

2. Money in the Account must be used for health care purposes only and expended in accordance with the terms of the gift or grant.

3. All claims must be approved by the Administrator before they are paid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 428.060 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 428 / Section 428.060
Application by nonresident indigent: Temporary relief; notification of county of residence; removal to county; payment to or recovery by county granting relief
Status: in_force

1. If it appears to the satisfaction of the board of county commissioners that the county of residence of an indigent person applying for relief is another county in this State, the board shall provide temporary relief for the indigent person in accordance with the policies and standards established and approved by the board of county commissioners and within the limits of money which may be lawfully appropriated thereby for this purpose pursuant to NRS 428.050 , 428.285 and 450.425 , and shall notify immediately the board of county commissioners of the county of residence of the indigent person.

2. The notice must be in writing, attested by the clerk of the board of county commissioners, and deposited in the post office, addressed to the board of county commissioners of the other county.

3. The board of county commissioners receiving the notice may cause the indigent person to be removed immediately to that county, and shall pay a reasonable compensation for the temporary relief afforded. If the board of county commissioners chooses not to remove the indigent person, the county affording relief has a legal claim against any money lawfully available in that county for the relief necessarily furnished, and may recover it in a suit at law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.5903 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.5903
Appearance of parties; contest of allegations or relinquishment of parental rights; evidentiary hearing
Status: in_force

1. At the time stated in the notice of the hearing, or at the earliest time thereafter to which the hearing may be postponed, the parties to the proceeding shall, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, appear in person before the court and must be informed of the specific allegations set forth in the motion for the termination of parental rights. The court may allow a party to participate in the proceeding by telephone or videoconference if he or she is unable to appear in person because he or she is incarcerated outside this State or hospitalized and cannot be transported to the court.

2. After a party has been informed of the allegations set forth in the motion, he or she may: (a) Contest such allegations and request an evidentiary hearing, in which case an evidentiary hearing must be scheduled; or (b) Voluntarily relinquish his or her parental rights with or without the possibility of an open adoption agreement established through mediation pursuant to NRS 432B.5904 , in which case a hearing must be scheduled for the purpose of confirming such voluntary relinquishment.

3. If an evidentiary hearing is scheduled pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2, the court may also order a party to the proceeding to participate in mediation pursuant to NRS 432B.5904 .

4. If a party to the proceeding does not appear at the time stated in the notice and the court determines that he or she was given proper notice pursuant to NRS 432B.5902 , the court may proceed to hear evidence and render its decision or postpone hearing any evidence until an evidentiary hearing is conducted concerning any other party to the proceeding.

5. If the court postpones hearing evidence pursuant to subsection 4, further notice to the absent party is required unless the court, in its discretion, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, determines that no additional notice to the absent party is required.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.894 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.894
Money provided for direct expenses or marketing not part of Trust Fund
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer may accept and expend on behalf of the Trust Fund money provided by any entity for direct expenses or marketing. Such money is not a part of the Trust Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 426.665 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 426 / Section 426.665
Construction of building by Bureau; approval of Legislature
Status: in_force

If a suitable location is available for a vending facility which requires the construction of a permanent building, the Bureau may construct such building, but only after obtaining approval of the Legislature.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.606 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.606
Referral of case by court to local advisory board
Status: in_force

If the court has not approved the permanent placement of a child within 12 months after the initial removal of the child from the child’s home, it shall refer the case to the local advisory board created pursuant to NRS 432B.604 , if such a local advisory board was created for that judicial district, to obtain recommendations from the local advisory board to expedite the completion of the case.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.020 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.020
“Department” defined
Status: in_force

“ Department ” means the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.0205 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.0205
“Accommodation facility” defined
Status: in_force

“ Accommodation facility ” means a child care facility which is operated:

1. By a business that is licensed to conduct a business other than the provision of care to children; and

2. As an auxiliary service provided for the customers of the primary business.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.035 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.035
Provisions of chapter inapplicable to Program for Child Care and Development
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the Program for Child Care and Development administered by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department pursuant to chapter 422A of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.2368 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.2368
Adoption of regulations
Status: in_force

The Administrator may adopt such regulations as are necessary for the administration of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.866 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.866
“System” defined
Status: in_force

“ System ” means the Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Missing Endangered Older Persons created by NRS 427A.867 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.940 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.940
Access to certain information and records; meetings with certain entities; subpoenas; use of data; confidentiality of information and records; meetings closed to public
Status: in_force

1. The Committee is entitled to access to: (a) All final investigative information of law enforcement agencies regarding a death that may have been caused by or related to adult maltreatment or other incident of adult maltreatment being investigated by the Committee for which the investigation by the law enforcement agency has been closed; (b) Any autopsy and coroner's investigative records relating to a death of an older person or a vulnerable person that may have been caused by or related to adult maltreatment; (c) Any medical or mental health records of a decedent or other victim of adult maltreatment; (d) Any records of the Division or any other agency which has provided services to a decedent or other victim of adult maltreatment; and (e) Any other records determined by the Committee to be necessary to perform its duties, except for records of a law enforcement agency not described in paragraph (a).

2. The Committee may, if appropriate, meet and share information with: (a) A multidisciplinary team to review the death of the victim of a crime that constitutes domestic violence organized or sponsored pursuant to NRS 217.475 ; (b) The Committee on Domestic Violence appointed pursuant to NRS 228.470 ; or (c) The Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Against Older Persons or Vulnerable Persons in the Office of the Attorney General created by NRS 228.265 .

3. The Committee may petition the district court for the issuance of, and the district court may issue, a subpoena to compel the production of any books, records or papers described in subsection 1 that are relevant to the cause of any death or incident of adult maltreatment being investigated by the Committee. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115 , any books, records or papers received by the Committee pursuant to a subpoena issued pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed confidential and privileged and not subject to disclosure.

4. The Committee may use data collected concerning a death that is known or suspected to have been caused by or be related to adult maltreatment for the purpose of research or to prevent future adult maltreatment if the data is aggregated and does not allow for the identification of any person.

5. Except as otherwise provided in this section, information acquired by, and the records of, the Committee are confidential, are not public records, must not be disclosed and are not subject to subpoena, discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding. The disclosure of information or records to the Committee does not make such information or records confidential with respect to the person or entity that disclosed the records if the information or records are not otherwise confidential.

6. The meetings of the Committee are closed to the public.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.098 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 432.098
“Abuse or neglect of a child” defined
Status: in_force

“Abuse or neglect of a child” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.281 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.5902 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.5902
Service of motion and notice of hearing; response to motion
Status: in_force

1. After a motion for the termination of parental rights is filed pursuant to NRS 432B.5901 , unless a party to be served voluntarily appears and consents to the hearing, and except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a copy of the motion and notice of the hearing must be served, either together or separately, upon all parties to the proceeding by personal service or, if the whereabouts of the person are unknown, obtaining an order from the court that service may be made by publication in accordance with the procedure set forth in subsections 1, 4 and 5 of NRS 128.070 and subsection 2 .

2. If a court orders that service be made by publication pursuant to subsection 1 and the person to be served by publication has a last known address, personal service must also be attempted before service of the notice is deemed to be complete. The court order must direct the publication to be made in a newspaper designated by the court at least once every week for a period of 4 weeks. If personal service is also attempted, service of the notice shall be deemed to be complete at the expiration of such a period. The provisions of this subsection and subsection 1 must not be construed to preclude personal service and service by publication from being attempted simultaneously.

3. Service shall be deemed to be complete if a party to be served appears in court for a hearing held pursuant to this chapter and the court provides the party with a copy of the motion, notifies the party of the date of the hearing on the motion and records such service.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a copy of the motion and notice of the hearing on the motion must be sent by certified mail to: (a) The attorneys and any guardians ad litem for the child and the parent of the child who is the subject of the motion; (b) If the child who is subject to the motion is known to be an Indian child, the child's Indian tribe; and (c) Any known relative of the child who is the subject of the motion within the fifth degree of consanguinity who is residing in this State.

5. If an attorney has consented to electronic service, a copy of the motion and notice of the hearing on the motion may be sent to the attorney electronically instead of by certified mail.

6. The court shall ensure that any prospective adoptive parent of the child who is the subject of the motion is provided with a copy of the notice of the hearing on the motion. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 432B.5904 or another provision of law, the name and address of the prospective adoptive parent must be kept confidential.

7. Any party to the proceeding may file a written response to the motion.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.390 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.390
Qualifications and requirements for interns and voluntary assistants; prohibition against participation in program by person less than 14 years of age; prohibition against participation in program by client less than 18 years of age with client 18 years of age or older
Status: in_force

1. A provider may authorize: (a) A person to obtain experience in the field, as an intern member of the staff of an outdoor youth program, if the person is: (1) Not less than 21 years of age; and (2) Supervised by the field staff. (b) A person who is not a client or member of the staff of an outdoor youth program to participate in the program as a voluntary assistant if the person is: (1) Not less than 18 years of age; (2) Under the direct supervision of the field staff; and (3) Not allowed to supervise clients.

2. A provider and a field administrator shall not: (a) Without the specific approval of the Division, allow a person to participate in an outdoor youth program unless the person has attained the age of 14 years. (b) Allow a client who is less than 18 years of age to participate in an outdoor youth program with any client who is 18 years of age or older.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.0445 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.0445
Duties of provider of foster care relating to gender identity or expression of foster child
Status: in_force

A provider of foster care shall:

1. Ensure that each foster child who is placed in the foster home is treated in all respects in accordance with the child's gender identity or expression; and

2. Follow the protocols prescribed in the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 432B.172 when placing a foster child within the foster home.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.070 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 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
Status: in_force

1. The Administrator shall furnish to the State Controller a full, true and correct list of claimants in each county whose population is less than 100,000 who are entitled to payment for the care and services provided for in NRS 432.010 to 432.085 , inclusive, and of the amount to be paid to each of them from the State Child Welfare Services Account, certified to by the Administrator as being a full, true and correct list of such claimants in that county and the amount to which each of them is entitled pursuant to NRS 432.010 to 432.085 , inclusive. The list is subject to revision by the Administrator to make it conform to such changes as may be made pursuant to the terms of NRS 432.010 to 432.085 , inclusive.

2. Upon receiving the certified list, the State Controller shall promptly draw a warrant upon the State Child Welfare Services Account payable to each claimant in the amount to which the claimant is entitled, and the State Treasurer shall pay the same. Every warrant must be for the total amount of federal and state money to which each claimant is entitled pursuant to the provisions of NRS 432.010 to 432.085 , inclusive.

3. Immediately after the warrants have been drawn, the State Controller shall deliver or mail them to the Division. Immediately thereafter, the Division shall mail them to the individual recipients. The facilities of the central mailing room must be used.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.540 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.540
Offenses regarding false claims, statements or representations; penalties
Status: in_force

1. A person, with the intent to defraud, commits an offense if with respect to the Plan the person: (a) Makes a claim or causes it to be made, knowing the claim to be false, in whole or in part, by commission or omission; (b) Makes or causes to be made a statement or representation for use in obtaining or seeking to obtain authorization to provide specific goods or services, knowing the statement or representation to be false, in whole or in part, by commission or omission; (c) Makes or causes to be made a statement or representation for use by another in obtaining goods or services pursuant to the Plan, knowing the statement or representation to be false, in whole or in part, by commission or omission; or (d) Makes or causes to be made a statement or representation for use in qualifying as a provider, knowing the statement or representation to be false, in whole or in part, by commission or omission.

2. A person who commits an offense described in subsection 1 shall be punished for a: (a) Category D felony, as provided in NRS 193.130 , if the amount of the claim or the value of the goods or services obtained or sought to be obtained was greater than or equal to $650. (b) Misdemeanor if the amount of the claim or the value of the goods or services obtained or sought to be obtained was less than $650. Amounts involved in separate violations of this section committed pursuant to a scheme or continuing course of conduct may be aggregated in determining the punishment.

3. In addition to any other penalty for a violation of the commission of an offense described in subsection 1, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.410 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 432.410
Development and implementation of plan by each agency which provides child welfare services; Division to adopt regulations which establish minimum requirements and procedures for plans
Status: in_force

1. Each agency which provides child welfare services shall develop and implement a plan for the care of children in its custody during a disaster. The plan must be developed and implemented in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 and must be provided to each person or entity which has physical custody of the children.

2. The Division shall, in consultation with each other agency which provides child welfare services, adopt regulations which concern the development and implementation of plans for the care of children in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services during a disaster and which establish the minimum requirements and procedures for such plans. Such regulations must require that the plans include, without limitation, a plan for: (a) Providing temporary shelter to children; (b) Evacuating children from the home; (c) Caring for children with disabilities or who have special medical needs; (d) Communicating with the persons or entities which have physical custody of the children before, during and after a disaster; (e) Coordinating with other emergency management entities and juvenile courts during a disaster; and (f) Providing services to children to address the emotional impact of the disaster.

3. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 must include, without limitation, regulations concerning the development and implementation of plans for the care of children in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services who have been placed in a facility for the detention of children.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.850 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.850
Program for Persons With Traumatic Brain Injuries: Establishment; services
Status: in_force

1. The Division shall establish a Program for Persons With Traumatic Brain Injuries.

2. The Program may, subject to legislative appropriation, provide: (a) The following services to persons with traumatic brain injuries: (1) Treatment during the day on an outpatient basis; (2) Care provided in a facility operated and maintained to furnish food, shelter, assistance and limited supervision; (3) Care provided in the home; (4) Instruction in the skills required for independent living; (5) Placement for jobs; and (6) Counseling and treatment for substance use disorders. (b) Support services for families of persons with traumatic brain injuries. (c) For the dissemination of information for the prevention of traumatic brain injuries.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.272405 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.272405
State Plan for Medicaid: Requirement for services provided by advanced practice registered nurse
Status: in_force

1. To the extent that money is available, the Director shall include in the State Plan for Medicaid a requirement that, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the State must provide reimbursement for the services of an advanced practice registered nurse, including, without limitation, a certified nurse-midwife, to the same extent as if the services were provided by a physician.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to services provided to a recipient of Medicaid who receives health care services through a Medicaid managed care program.

3. As used in this section, “ certified nurse-midwife ” means a person who is: (a) Certified as a nurse-midwife by the American Midwifery Certification Board, or its successor organization; and (b) Licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse pursuant to NRS 632.237 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.27178 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.27178
State Plan for Medicaid: Inclusion of requirement for payment of certain costs for breastfeeding supplies and prenatal screenings and tests
Status: in_force

The Director may include in the State Plan for Medicaid a requirement that, to the extent money is available, the State pay the nonfederal share of expenditures incurred for:

1. Supplies for breastfeeding; and

2. Such prenatal screenings and tests as recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or its successor organization.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.291 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.291
Assistance not assignable or subject to process or bankruptcy law
Status: in_force

Assistance awarded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is not transferable or assignable at law or in equity and none of the money paid or payable under this chapter is subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.044 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.044
Concealed firearm and ammunition authorized on premises of family foster home in certain circumstances; storage of firearms and ammunition on such premises; agency which provides child welfare services immune from liability
Status: in_force

1. A person who is listed in paragraph (a) of subsection 4 of NRS 202.350 or holds a permit to carry a concealed firearm pursuant to NRS 202.3653 to 202.369 , inclusive, may possess the firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or ammunition while on the premises of a family foster home in accordance with the provisions of this section.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person described in subsection 1 who possesses a firearm or ammunition while on the premises of a family foster home must store the firearm or ammunition in a locked secure storage container except: (a) When used for a lawful purpose, which may include, without limitation, for an educational or recreational purpose, for hunting, for the defense of a person or property, or to clean or service the firearm; or (b) If the firearm or ammunition is inoperable and solely ornamental.

3. A person who stores a firearm or ammunition on the premises of a family foster home in a locked secure storage container as required pursuant to subsection 2 shall ensure that any key, combination or access code to the locked secure storage container is kept in the reasonably secure possession of an adult or a locked combination or biometric safe.

4. A person who is authorized to possess a firearm on the premises of a family foster home pursuant to subsection 1 may carry a firearm on his or her person while in the presence of a foster child, including, without limitation, while operating or riding in a motor vehicle, if the person: (a) Keeps the firearm in a holster or similarly secure case; (b) Carries the firearm in a manner which ensures that the firearm is inaccessible to any foster child and is in the possession and control of the provider or other person; and (c) Returns the firearm to a locked storage container when the firearm is on the premises of a foster home or in the presence of a foster child and is not being carried on his or her person in accordance with this subsection or used for a lawful purpose.

5. An agency which provides child welfare services is immune from civil and criminal liability for any injury resulting from the use of a firearm or ammunition that is stored on the premises of a family foster home or is carried by a provider of family foster care or any other person who resides in a family foster home.

6. As used in this section: (a) “ Firearm ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.253 . (b) “ Secure storage container ” means any device, including, without limitation, a safe, gun safe, secure gun case or lock box, that is marketed commercially for storing a firearm or ammunition and is designed to be unlocked only by means of a key, a combination, a biometric lock or other similar means.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.2354 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.2354
Qualifications
Status: in_force

The Administrator must:

1. Be appointed on the basis of his or her training, education, experience and interest in the financing of programs for public health, including, without limitation, the financing of Medicaid. In appointing the Administrator, the Director shall, to the extent practicable, give preference to a person who has a degree in a field of public administration, business administration or a related field.

2. Have not less than 3 years of demonstrated successful experience in the financing of health care or other public programs, and not less than 1 year of experience relating to Medicaid, or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

3. Possess qualities of leadership in the fields of health care and the financing of health care.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.450 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.450
Duties of field administrator: Interviews required before participation in program; assessment and evaluation of client; duties of treatment team
Status: in_force

1. A field administrator shall not allow a client to participate in an outdoor youth program unless a treatment team has: (a) Conducted an interview of the client; (b) Conducted an interview of the client's parent or guardian to obtain the client's social and psychological history; (c) Reviewed the record of the physical examination of the client and the written history of the client’s health; (d) Assessed and prepared an evaluation of the client's: (1) Family history; (2) Medical, social and psychological condition; and (3) Level of education and development; and (e) Based upon the information obtained and assessed pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, prescribed a plan for the continuing evaluation and treatment of the client during the client’s participation in the program. The plan must provide specific goals and objectives for the observable modification of the client's attitudes and behavior.

2. A field administrator shall ensure that the treatment team: (a) Is readily accessible to each client; and (b) Meets with each client, for at least 1 hour during each week that the client is participating in the program, to carry out the plan of continuing evaluation and treatment prepared pursuant to subsection 1.

3. For the purposes of this section, “treatment team” means a group consisting of: (a) A physician; and (b) A psychologist or social worker, who are licensed to practice in this state.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.540 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.540
Report by agency which provides child welfare services; plan for placement of child
Status: in_force

1. If the court finds that the allegations of the petition are true, it shall order that a report be made in writing by an agency which provides child welfare services, concerning: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the conditions in the child's place of residence, the child's record in school, the mental, physical and social background of the family of the child, its financial situation and other matters relevant to the case; or (b) If the child was delivered to a provider of emergency services pursuant to NRS 432B.630 , any matters relevant to the case.

2. If the agency believes that it is necessary to remove the child from the physical custody of the child’s parents, it must submit with the report a plan designed to achieve a placement of the child in a safe setting as near to the residence of the parent as is consistent with the best interests and special needs of the child. The plan must include, without limitation: (a) A description of the type, safety and appropriateness of the home or institution in which the child could be placed, including, without limitation, a statement that the home or institution would comply with the provisions of NRS 432B.3905 , and a plan for ensuring that the child would receive safe and proper care and a description of the needs of the child; (b) A description of the services to be provided to the child and to a parent to facilitate the return of the child to the custody of the parent or to ensure the permanent placement of the child; (c) The appropriateness of the services to be provided under the plan; and (d) A description of how the order of the court will be carried out.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.050 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.050
Department designated as state agency for administration of federal money for child care services and programs
Status: in_force

The Department shall act as the single state agency of the State of Nevada and its political subdivisions in the administration of any federal funds granted to the State pursuant to any federal law for the purposes of child care services and programs.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.0293 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.0293
“Ombudsman” defined
Status: in_force

“ Ombudsman ” means the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman appointed by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 427A.125 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.2734 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.2734
Plan to ensure provision of behavioral health services by certain managed care organizations in culturally competent manner: Preparation; contents; implementation; review; additional duties
Status: in_force

1. To the extent practicable, the Division shall require a managed care organization, including, without limitation, a health maintenance organization, that provides behavioral health services to recipients of Medicaid under the State Plan for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program pursuant to a contract with the Division to prepare and implement a plan to ensure that such services are provided in a culturally competent manner.

2. A plan to ensure that behavioral health services are provided in a culturally competent manner must be approved by the Division and must include, without limitation: (a) Identification of disparities in the incidence of behavioral health problems in access to or usage of behavioral health services and in behavioral health outcomes based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, familial status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, immigration status, primary language and income level, to the extent that data is available to identify such disparities; (b) Strategies for reducing the disparities identified pursuant to paragraph (a) and the rationale for each strategy; (c) Mechanisms and goals to measure the effectiveness of the strategies prescribed pursuant to paragraph (b) and, if applicable, the degree to which the managed care organization has achieved goals set forth in previous plans; (d) Strategies for addressing trauma and providing services in a trauma-informed manner; and (e) Strategies for soliciting input from persons to whom the managed care organization provides services and other interested persons.

3. If the Division requires a managed care organization to prepare and implement a plan to ensure that behavioral health services are provided in a culturally competent manner, the managed care organization must: (a) Establish, through an open invitation, a committee of interested persons for the purpose of conducting an ongoing review of the plan. The committee must include, without limitation, state and local government officers and employees, consumers of behavioral health services, advocates for consumers of behavioral health services, experts on reducing disparities in behavioral health and providers of behavioral health services. (b) Biennially update the plan to reflect changes in the population served by the managed care organization and submit the updated plan to the Division for approval and for technical assistance and feedback concerning the implementation of the plan. (c) Post the plan and each updated version of the plan on a publicly available Internet website. (d) Biennially compile, submit to the Division and post publicly on the Internet a report concerning the degree to which the managed care organization has achieved or is progressing toward achieving the goals set forth pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2.

4. A committee established pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3 must meet at least quarterly. Such meetings: (a) May be conducted remotely or in person; and (b) Must be open to the public.

5. The Department and the Division shall provide a managed care organization with any demographic information or technical assistance necessary to carry out the requirements imposed pursuant to this section. A managed care organization may solicit any information necessary to carry out the requirements imposed pursuant to this section from persons who receive behavioral health services from the plan.

6. As used in this section, “ trauma-informed manner ” means a manner that: (a) Is informed by knowledge of and responsiveness to the effects of trauma; (b) Emphasizes physical, psychological and emotional safety for persons receiving services; and (c) Creates opportunities for a person affected by trauma to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.6074 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.6074
“Treatment” defined
Status: in_force

“ Treatment ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.224 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.497 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.497
Responsibilities and authorized activities of fiduciary organization; regulations
Status: in_force

1. Subject to any regulations adopted by the State Treasurer and the oversight of the Nevada Statewide Council of Financial Independence, a fiduciary organization has authority over, and responsibility for, the administration of individual development accounts. The responsibility of the fiduciary organization extends to: (a) Marketing to participants; (b) Soliciting any additional matching funds pursuant to NRS 422A.495 and notifying the State Treasurer upon receipt of such funds; (c) Mentoring or counseling account holders; (d) Providing instruction in financial literacy; and (e) Conducting activities to ensure that an account holder is complying with NRS 422A.487 to 422A.497 , inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

2. A fiduciary organization may establish such guidelines for the Program as the fiduciary organization determines to be necessary to ensure that an account holder complies with NRS 422A.493 and 422A.494 .

3. A fiduciary organization may act in partnership with other entities, including, without limitation, businesses, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, community development corporations, community action programs, housing authorities and charitable or religious organizations, to assist in fulfilling its responsibilities under NRS 422A.487 to 422A.497 , inclusive.

4. On or before February 15 of each year, a fiduciary organization selected to administer any money pursuant to NRS 422A.496 shall: (a) Prepare a report setting forth: (1) The number of individual development accounts administered by the fiduciary organization; (2) The amount of deposits and matching deposits made for each individual development account; (3) The purpose of each individual development account; (4) The number of withdrawals made from each individual development account; and (5) Any other information the State Treasurer determines to be relevant; and (b) Submit a copy of the reports to the State Treasurer.

5. The State Treasurer may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 422A.487 to 422A.497 , inclusive, including, without limitation, regulations governing fees charged by fiduciary organizations in relation to the administration of individual development accounts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.470 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.470
Hearing required; notice
Status: in_force

1. A child placed in protective custody pursuant to NRS 432B.390 must be given a hearing, conducted by a judge, master or special master appointed by the judge for that particular hearing, within 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after being placed in protective custody, to determine whether the child should remain in protective custody pending further action by the court.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, notice of the time and place of the hearing must be given to a parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare: (a) By personal service of a written notice; (b) Orally, with a written notice mailed to the last known address of the parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare within 24 hours after the child is placed in protective custody; or (c) If the parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare cannot be located for personal or oral service, by mailing a written notice to the last known address of the parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare within 24 hours after the child is placed in protective custody. If the child was delivered to a provider of emergency services pursuant to NRS 432B.630 , the parent who delivered the child to the provider shall be deemed to have waived any right to notice of the hearing conducted pursuant to this section.

3. If the parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare cannot be located for personal or oral notice and the last known address of the parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare cannot be ascertained, reasonable efforts must be made to locate and notify the parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare as soon as possible.

4. Actual notice of the hearing or appearance at the hearing shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements relating to notice set forth in this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.300 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.300
Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.210 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.210
Operation of child care facility without license or with suspended license: Issuance of cease and desist order; injunctive relief; civil penalties; use of money
Status: in_force

1. If the Division believes that a person, state or local government unit or agency thereof is operating a child care facility without a license or with a suspended license, the Division may issue an order to cease and desist the operation of the facility. The order must be served upon the person, state or local government unit or agency thereof by personal delivery or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. The order is effective upon service.

2. If the person, state or local government unit or agency thereof does not cease operating the child care facility without a license or apply for licensure within 30 days after the date of service of the order issued pursuant to subsection 1 or does not cease operating the child care facility with a suspended license, as applicable, the Division may bring an action in the name of the State to enjoin the person, state or local government unit or agency thereof from operating or maintaining the child care facility without a license or with a suspended license.

3. It is sufficient in such an action to allege that the defendant did, on a certain date and in a certain place, operate and maintain the facility without a license.

4. Upon a showing by the Division that a person, state or local government unit or agency thereof is operating a child care facility without a license or with a suspended license, a court may: (a) Enjoin the person, state or local government unit or agency thereof from operating the facility. (b) Impose a civil penalty on the person, state or local government unit or agency thereof, to be recovered by the Division, of not more than $10,000 for the first offense or not less than $10,000 or more than $25,000 for a second or subsequent offense.

5. Any money collected as an administrative penalty pursuant to subsection 4 must be accounted for separately and used to administer and carry out the provisions of this chapter, to protect the health, safety, well-being and property of the children to which child care facilities provide care in accordance with applicable standards or for any other purpose authorized by the Legislature.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 425.3822 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 425 / Section 425.3822
Notice and finding of financial responsibility: Issuance; service
Status: in_force

1. If there is no court order concerning the support of a child entered against the parent from whom support is sought, the Chief may issue a notice and finding of financial responsibility after the Division: (a) Makes a payment of public assistance; or (b) Receives a request for services to carry out the Program.

2. The notice must be served upon the parent in the manner prescribed for service of summons in a civil action or by certified mail, restricted delivery, with return receipt requested.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.935 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.935
Authorized actions
Status: in_force

The Committee may take any action necessary to carry out its duties, including, without limitation:

1. Consulting with experts and other interested persons to ensure the data collected is of the highest quality;

2. Entering into a contract or other agreement with any person or entity, including, without limitation, a college or university, to: (a) Assist the Committee with its organization and meetings; (b) Collect, analyze and disseminate information; or (c) Assist in carrying out any other duty of the Committee;

3. Establishing subcommittees consisting of members of the Committee; and

4. Employing such persons as it deems necessary to carry out its duties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.014 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.014
“Foster home” defined
Status: in_force

“ Foster home ” means a home that receives, nurtures, supervises and ensures routine educational services and medical, dental and mental health treatment for children. The term includes a family foster home, specialized foster home, independent living foster home and group foster home.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.37925 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.37925
“Medical facility” defined
Status: in_force

“ Medical facility ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.530 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.530
Adjudicatory hearing on petition; disposition
Status: in_force

1. An adjudicatory hearing must be held within 30 days after the filing of the petition, unless good cause is shown or the hearing has been continued until a later date pursuant to NRS 432B.513 .

2. At the hearing, the court shall inform the parties of the specific allegations in the petition and give them an opportunity to admit or deny them. If the allegations are denied, the court shall hear evidence on the petition.

3. In adjudicatory hearings, all relevant and material evidence helpful in determining the questions presented, including oral and written reports, may be received by the court and may be relied upon to the extent of its probative value. The parties or their attorney must be afforded an opportunity to examine and controvert written reports so received and to examine individuals making reports when reasonably available.

4. The court may require the child to be present in court at the hearing.

5. If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the child was in need of protection at the time of the removal of the child from the home or, if the child was not removed from the home, at the time of the completion of the investigation by the agency which provides child welfare services, it shall record its findings of fact and may proceed immediately or at another hearing held within 15 working days, to make a proper disposition of the case. If the court finds that the allegations in the petition have not been established, it shall dismiss the petition and, if the child is in protective custody, order the immediate release of the child.

6. The findings of fact recorded by the court pursuant to subsection 5 and any specific allegations in the petition admitted to by the parties must be included as part of the disposition of the case in the report required to be made to the Central Registry pursuant to NRS 432B.310 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.593 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.593
Agency which provides child welfare services to meet with child to determine whether child intends to request continuation of jurisdiction; effect of such meeting; child who has independent living agreement not prohibited from requesting continuation of jurisdiction
Status: in_force

<Section effective until the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services provides notice of sufficient money available to carry out the provisions of Laws 2021, c. 419, and an agency prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program. See, also, section 432B.593 effective after one of these conditions is met.>

1. At least 120 days before the date on which a child who is in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services reaches the age of 18 years, the agency which provides child welfare services shall meet with the child to determine whether the child intends to request that the court retain jurisdiction over the child pursuant to NRS 432B.594 after the child reaches the age of 18 years.

2. If the child indicates during the meeting held pursuant to subsection 1 that the child does not intend to request that the court retain jurisdiction over the child, the agency which provides child welfare services shall recommend that the court terminate jurisdiction over the child when the child reaches the age of 18 years.

3. Notwithstanding a determination made by a child during a meeting held pursuant to subsection 1, any time before reaching the age of 18 years, the child may: (a) Inform the agency which provides child welfare services that the child intends to request that the court continue jurisdiction over the child pursuant to NRS 432B.594 , and the agency shall revise its recommendation to the court accordingly; or (b) Request that the court retain jurisdiction over the child pursuant to NRS 432B.594 , and the court shall accept jurisdiction.

4. A child who enters into an agreement with an agency which provides child welfare services before the child reaches the age of 18 years to allow the child to live independently is not prohibited from requesting that the court retain jurisdiction over the child pursuant to NRS 432B.594 , and such a child is entitled to the same rights and protections set forth in NRS 432B.591 to 432B.595 , inclusive, as provided to any other child.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.050 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.050
“Public assistance” defined
Status: in_force

“Public assistance” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 422A.065 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.280 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.280
Confidentiality of information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services; exceptions; penalty
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115 , 432B.165 , 432B.175 and 439.597 and except as otherwise authorized or required pursuant to NRS 432B.290 , information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services, including, without limitation, reports and investigations made pursuant to this chapter, is confidential.

2. Any person, law enforcement agency or public agency, institution or facility who willfully releases or disseminates such information, except: (a) Pursuant to a criminal prosecution relating to the abuse or neglect of a child; (b) As otherwise authorized pursuant to NRS 432B.165 and 432B.175 ; (c) As otherwise authorized or required pursuant to NRS 432B.290 ; (d) As otherwise authorized or required pursuant to NRS 439.597 ; or (e) As otherwise required pursuant to NRS 432B.513 , is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.042 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.042
Division to periodically review placement of children in specialized foster homes by agency which provides child welfare services; corrective action when placements are determined not appropriate
Status: in_force

1. The Division shall periodically review the placement of children in specialized foster homes by each agency which provides child welfare services to determine whether children are being appropriately placed in such foster homes and are receiving the care and services that they need. Such a review may include, without limitation, an examination of: (a) Demographics of children who are placed in specialized foster homes; (b) Information from clinical evaluations of children who are placed in specialized foster homes; (c) Relevant information submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the State Plan for Medicaid; (d) Case files maintained by the agency which provides child welfare services for children who are placed in specialized foster homes; and (e) Any other information determined to be relevant by the Division.

2. If, after conducting a review pursuant to subsection 1, the Division determines that an agency which provides child welfare services is inappropriately placing children in specialized foster homes or that children placed in such foster homes are not receiving the care and services that they need, the Administrator of the Division shall require the agency which provides child welfare services to take corrective action. If an agency fails to take the corrective action required by the Administrator, the Division may require the agency which provides child welfare services to develop a corrective action plan pursuant to NRS 432B.2155 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.608 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.608
Expiration and renewal of admission; authority of facility to release child
Status: in_force

1. If the court issues an order to continue the emergency admission to a facility of a child who is in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 432B.6076 , the order must be interlocutory, and the child must be discharged from the facility if the order is not renewed within 14 days after the order is issued.

2. A facility may unconditionally release a child who is admitted under an emergency admission that has been continued pursuant to NRS 432B.6076 without a prior order of the court upon the written recommendation of the psychiatrist and other person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health who are responsible for treating the child. Upon receipt of such a recommendation, the facility shall provide notice of the recommendation to the agency which provides child welfare services and the agency shall notify all parties and the court. Such notice must include, without limitation, an explanation of the reasons that: (a) The release is clinically appropriate; and (b) The child is capable of being safely and effectively treated in a less restrictive appropriate environment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 426.441 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 426 / Section 426.441
Application; issuance; requirements; review of eligibility; fee; regulations
Status: in_force

1. A person with a permanent disability may apply to the Department for an expedited service permit. The application must: (a) Be submitted on a form approved by the Department; and (b) Include a statement from a licensed physician certifying that the applicant is a person with a permanent disability.

2. Upon receipt of a completed application pursuant to subsection 1 and the payment of any required fee, the Department shall issue a permit to the applicant. The permit must: (a) Set forth the name and address of the person to whom it is issued; (b) Include a colored photograph of the applicant and the international symbol of access which must be white on a blue background; (c) Include any other information the Department may require; and (d) Be the same size as a driver's license issued by the Department pursuant to the provisions of chapter 483 of NRS .

3. A permit is valid for 10 years after the date of issuance.

4. The Department may: (a) At any time review its determination of whether a holder of a permit is eligible for issuance of the permit pursuant to the provisions of this section. If the Department determines that a holder of a permit is not eligible for issuance of the permit, the Department shall notify the person of that fact in writing. Upon receipt of the notice, the holder shall, as soon as practicable, surrender the permit to the Department. (b) Charge a fee for the issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section. (c) Adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 426.401 to 426.461 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.515 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.515
“Household” defined
Status: in_force

“ Household ” means an association of persons who:

1. Live in the same home or dwelling;

2. Are related by blood, adoption or marriage; and

3. Are mutually dependent on each other for the basic necessities of life.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.374 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.374
Use of benefits from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance or Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children to purchase menstrual products; application for federal waiver; program for purchasing menstrual products
Status: in_force

1. To the extent authorized by federal law and to the extent that federal funding is available, the Department shall authorize recipients of benefits provided under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children established by 42 U.S.C. § 1786 to use such benefits to purchase menstrual products.

2. The Department shall take any action necessary to obtain federal authorization and federal funding to carry out the provisions of subsection 1, including, without limitation, applying for any necessary federal waiver.

3. To the extent that money is available for this purpose, the Department, through the Division, may establish and administer a program to provide assistance for the purpose of purchasing menstrual products to recipients of benefits provided through programs for which the Division is responsible. The Department may accept gifts, grants and donations from any source for the purpose of establishing and administering such a program.

4. As used in this section, “ menstrual products ” includes, without limitation, sanitary napkins, tampons or similar products used in connection with the menstrual cycle.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.127 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.127
Appointment and classification of advocates to assist Ombudsman; Ombudsman authorized to create volunteer advocacy program and appoint volunteer advocates
Status: in_force

1. The Ombudsman may appoint one or more advocates to assist the Ombudsman who are within the Division and in the classified service of the State. Each advocate shall perform his or her duties at the direction of the Ombudsman.

2. The Ombudsman may: (a) Create a volunteer advocacy program within the Office of the Ombudsman to be administered by the Ombudsman; and (b) Appoint volunteer advocates who may act as representatives of the Ombudsman.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.025 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 432.025
Limitations on use of federal payments for maintenance of children in foster care
Status: in_force

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 been in foster care for more than 24 months.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.100 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.100
Custody and disbursement of money by State Treasurer
Status: in_force

1. The State Treasurer is designated as custodian of all moneys received from the Federal Government for carrying out the purposes of this chapter or any agreements, arrangements or plans authorized thereby.

2. The State Treasurer shall make disbursements from such funds and from all state funds available for the purposes of this chapter upon certification by the designated official of the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.621 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.621
“Program” defined
Status: in_force

“ Program ” means the Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program established and administered by the Department pursuant to NRS 432B.622 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.130 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 432.130
Unlawful release of data or information; penalty
Status: in_force

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.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.575 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.575
Notice of placement of child in qualified residential treatment program; hearing and review of placement; written determination by court
Status: in_force

1. Not later than 72 hours after an agency which provides child welfare services places a child who is in the custody of the agency which provides child welfare services in a qualified residential treatment program, the agency which provides child welfare services shall file written notice of the placement with the court and serve such notice upon each party to the proceedings concerning the child being conducted pursuant to this section, NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590 , inclusive.

2. Not later than 60 days after a child is placed in a qualified residential treatment program, the court shall conduct a hearing to review the status of the child and determine the appropriateness of the placement.

3. At the hearing held pursuant to subsection 2, as part of each review conducted pursuant to NRS 432B.580 and at each hearing held pursuant to 432B.590 for the duration of the placement in the qualified residential treatment program, the court shall: (a) Review the assessment of the child; and (b) Determine whether to approve or disapprove the placement.

4. A court may approve placement of a child in a qualified residential treatment program only if it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that placement in the qualified residential treatment program is: (a) The least restrictive appropriate environment for the child, including, without limitation, that: (1) Placement in a lower level of care is not capable of meeting the needs of the child; and (2) The qualified residential treatment program provides the most effective care and appropriate care and treatment for the child; and (b) Consistent with the short term and long term goals of the child's treatment.

5. After the court conducts a review pursuant to this section, the court shall issue a written determination concerning whether to approve the continued placement of the child in the qualified residential treatment program which must include, without limitation, written findings on each factor listed in subsection 4.

6. If a court disapproves the continued placement of a child in a qualified residential treatment program, the court: (a) Shall order the agency which provides child welfare services to place the child in a less restrictive appropriate placement; and (b) May make any other order that it determines to be in the best interest of the child.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.080 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.080
“Parent” defined
Status: in_force

“Parent” means a natural or adoptive parent whose parental rights have not been terminated.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.038 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.038
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall: (a) Determine and evaluate the needs of the older people of this state. (b) Seek ways to avoid unnecessary duplication of services for older persons by public and private organizations in Nevada. (c) Establish priorities for the work of the Division according to the most pressing needs of older persons as determined by the Commission. (d) Promote programs that provide community-based services necessary to enable a frail elderly person, to the fullest extent possible, to remain in his or her home and be an integral part of his or her family and community.

2. The Commission may: (a) Establish priorities for programs funded under the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. §§ 3001 et seq. ). (b) Review and approve the State Plan for Providing Services to Meet the Needs of Older Persons. (c) Gather and disseminate information in the field of aging. (d) Conduct hearings, conferences and special studies on the problems of older persons and on programs which serve them. (e) Evaluate existing programs for older persons and recommend needed changes in those programs and propose new programs which would more effectively and economically serve the needs of older persons. (f) Evaluate any proposed legislation which would affect older persons. (g) Recommend to the Legislature any appropriate legislation. (h) Coordinate and assist the efforts of public and private organizations which serve the needs of older persons, especially in the areas of education, employment, health, housing, welfare and recreation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.560 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.560
Failure to comply with plan for personal responsibility or agreement of cooperation: Notification of head of household; reduction or termination of benefits; regulations
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section: (a) If the Division determines that the head of a household has not complied with the terms of the plan for personal responsibility signed by the head of the household pursuant to NRS 422A.535 or the agreement of cooperation signed by the head of the household pursuant to NRS 422A.540 , the Division shall notify the head of household that if the failure to comply does not cease within 30 days after the head of household is notified of the failure to comply, the benefits provided to the household will be reduced pursuant to paragraph (b). (b) The Division shall adopt regulations establishing a schedule of progressive penalties pursuant to which the benefits to the household will be reduced or terminated because of the failure of the head of the household to comply with the terms of the plan.

2. The Division shall not reduce, discontinue or terminate any benefits pursuant to this section if the reduction, discontinuance or termination would violate a requirement of federal law or a condition to the receipt of federal money.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.393 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.393
Agency which provides child welfare services required to make reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify family of child to prevent or eliminate need for removal from home before placement in foster care and to make safe return to home possible; exceptions; determining whether reasonable efforts have been made
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an agency which provides child welfare services shall make reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify the family of a child: (a) Before the placement of the child in foster care, to prevent or eliminate the need to remove the child from the home; and (b) To make it possible for the safe return of the child to the home.

2. In determining the reasonable efforts required by subsection 1, the health and safety of the child must be the paramount concern. The agency which provides child welfare services may make reasonable efforts to place the child for adoption or with a legal guardian concurrently with making the reasonable efforts required pursuant to subsection 1. If the court determines that continuation of the reasonable efforts required by subsection 1 is inconsistent with the plan for the permanent placement of the child, the agency which provides child welfare services shall make reasonable efforts to place the child in a timely manner in accordance with that plan and to complete whatever actions are necessary to finalize the permanent placement of the child.

3. An agency which provides child welfare services is not required to make the reasonable efforts required by subsection 1 if the court finds that: (a) A parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare has: (1) Committed, aided or abetted in the commission of, or attempted, conspired or solicited to commit murder or voluntary manslaughter; (2) Caused the abuse or neglect of the child, or of another child of the parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare, which resulted in substantial bodily harm to the abused or neglected child; (3) Caused the abuse or neglect of the child, a sibling of the child or another child in the household, and the abuse or neglect was so extreme or repetitious as to indicate that any plan to return the child to the home would result in an unacceptable risk to the health or welfare of the child; or (4) Abandoned the child for 60 or more days, and the identity of the parent of the child is unknown and cannot be ascertained through reasonable efforts; (b) A parent of the child has, for the previous 6 months, had the ability to contact or communicate with the child and made no more than token efforts to do so; (c) The parental rights of a parent to a sibling of the child have been terminated by a court order upon any basis other than the execution of a voluntary relinquishment of those rights by a natural parent, and the court order is not currently being appealed; (d) The child or a sibling of the child was previously removed from the home, adjudicated to have been abused or neglected, returned to the home and subsequently removed from the home as a result of additional abuse or neglect; (e) The child is less than 1 year of age, the father of the child is not married to the mother of the child and the father of the child: (1) Has failed within 60 days after learning of the birth of the child, to visit the child, to commence proceedings to establish his paternity of the child or to provide financial support for the child; or (2) Is entitled to seek custody of the child but fails to do so within 60 days after learning that the child was placed in foster care; (f) The child was delivered to a provider of emergency services pursuant to NRS 432B.630 ; (g) The child, a sibling of the child or another child in the household has been sexually abused or has been subjected to neglect by pervasive instances of failure to protect the child from sexual abuse; or (h) A parent of the child is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 179D of NRS or the provisions of the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, 34 U.S.C. §§ 20901 et seq.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, for the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “reasonable efforts” have been made if an agency which provides child welfare services to children with legal custody of a child has exercised diligence and care in arranging appropriate, accessible and available services that are designed to improve the ability of a family to provide a safe and stable home for each child in the family, with the health and safety of the child as its paramount concerns. The exercise of such diligence and care includes, without limitation, obtaining necessary and appropriate information concerning the child for the purposes of NRS 127.152 , 127.410 and 424.038 and, if necessary, creating an in-home safety plan for the protection of the child.

5. In determining whether reasonable efforts have been made pursuant to subsection 4, the court shall: (a) Evaluate the evidence and make findings based on whether a reasonable person would conclude that reasonable efforts were made; (b) Consider any input from the child; (c) Consider the efforts made and the evidence presented since the previous finding of the court concerning reasonable efforts; (d) Consider the diligence and care that the agency is legally authorized and able to exercise, including, without limitation, the efforts to create an in-home safety plan; (e) Recognize and take into consideration the legal obligations of the agency to comply with any applicable laws and regulations; (f) Base its determination on the circumstances and facts concerning the particular family or plan for the permanent placement of the child at issue; (g) Consider whether any of the efforts made were contrary to the health and safety of the child; (h) Consider the efforts made, if any, to prevent the need to remove the child from the home and to finalize the plan for the permanent placement of the child; (i) Consider whether the provisions of subsection 6 are applicable; and (j) Consider any other matters the court deems relevant.

6. An agency which provides child welfare services may satisfy the requirement of making reasonable efforts pursuant to this section by taking no action concerning a child or making no effort to provide services to a child if it is reasonable, under the circumstances, to do so.

7. In determining whether reasonable efforts are not required pursuant to subsection 3 or whether reasonable efforts have been made pursuant to subsection 4, the court shall ensure that each determination is: (a) Made by the court on a case-by-case basis; (b) Based upon specific evidence; and (c) Expressly stated by the court in its order.

8. As used in this section, “ in-home safety plan ” means a plan created by an agency which provides child welfare services to ensure the protection of a child in his or her home, including, without limitation, determining any vulnerabilities of the child, managing any potential threats to the safety of the child and determining the capacity of the person responsible for the welfare of the child to care for the child.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.626 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.626
Agency which provides child welfare services to include certain information in case plan of child whose legal guardian receives assistance pursuant to Program
Status: in_force

If a child is appointed a legal guardian who receives assistance pursuant to the Program, an agency which provides child welfare services shall document in the case plan maintained for the child:

1. The steps taken by the agency which provides child welfare services to determine that adoption or returning the child to his or her home is not an appropriate placement for the child.

2. The reason that the child was separated from any siblings during placement, if applicable.

3. The reasons that a permanent placement with a relative is in the best interests of the child.

4. That the child meets the requirements for eligibility set forth in NRS 432B.623 .

5. The efforts made by the agency which provides child welfare services to discuss adoption of the child by the relative as an alternative to appointment as the legal guardian of the child and the reason that the relative has chosen not to pursue adoption.

6. The efforts made by the agency which provides child welfare services to discuss with the natural parent of the child the agreement to provide assistance to a relative or the reason that the agency was unable to discuss the agreement with the natural parent of the child, as applicable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.420 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.420
Duties of field administrator: Transportation of clients; number of staff required; equipment for vehicle required
Status: in_force

1. A field administrator shall: (a) Establish written procedures for the transportation of clients to and from the field, both routinely and in emergencies; and (b) Ensure that an appropriate means for the provision of that transportation is readily available while clients are participating in the outdoor youth program.

2. When transporting a client: (a) The driver of the vehicle must hold a current driver's license; and (b) At least two members of the staff of the outdoor youth program must be in the vehicle, one of whom must be of the same sex as the client.

3. A vehicle used for the transportation of clients must be equipped with appropriate equipment for the administration of first aid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.380 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.380
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 422.380 to 422.390 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “ Disproportionate share payment ” means a payment made pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-4 .

2. “ Hospital ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439B.110 and includes public and private hospitals.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.137 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.137
Investigation of complaint involving recipient
Status: in_force

1. The Administrator may direct the Ombudsman or an advocate to investigate a complaint involving a recipient.

2. If the Administrator directs an investigation pursuant to subsection 1, the Ombudsman or an advocate shall conduct an investigation of the complaint.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.0274 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.0274
“Local government” defined
Status: in_force

“ Local government ” means any political subdivision of this State, including, without limitation, a city, county, town, school district or other district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 426.401 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 426 / Section 426.401
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 426.401 to 426.461 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 426.411 , 426.421 and 426.431 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.085 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.085
Person licensed to conduct foster home immune from liability for certain acts of child in care of person
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, a person who is licensed by the licensing authority pursuant to NRS 424.030 to conduct a family foster home, a specialized foster home, an independent living foster home or a group foster home is not liable for any act of a child in his or her foster care unless the person licensed by the licensing authority took an affirmative action that contributed to the act of the child.

2. The immunity from liability provided pursuant to this section includes, without limitation, immunity from any fine, penalty, debt or other liability incurred as a result of the act of the child.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.018 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.018
“Specialized foster home” defined
Status: in_force

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“ Specialized foster home ” means a foster home which provides full-time care and services for one to six children who:

1. Require special care for physical, mental or emotional issues;

2. Are under 18 years of age or who remain under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594 ;

3. Are not related within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to any natural person maintaining or operating the home; and

4. Are received, cared for and maintained for compensation or otherwise, including the provision of free care.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.391 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.391
Agency which provides child welfare services or designee authorized to conduct preliminary Federal Bureau of Investigation name-based check of background of certain adult residents of home in which child will be placed in emergency situation; person investigated to supply fingerprints; exchange of information; removal of child from home upon refusal to supply fingerprints
Status: in_force

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1. An agency which provides child welfare services or its approved designee may, in accordance with the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. §§ 901 et. seq. , conduct a preliminary Federal Bureau of Investigation Interstate Identification Index name-based check of the records of criminal history of a resident who is 18 years of age or older of a home in which the agency which provides child welfare services wishes to place a child in an emergency situation, other than a resident who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594 , to determine whether the person investigated has been arrested for or convicted of any crime.

2. Upon request of an agency which provides child welfare services that wishes to place a child in a home in an emergency situation, or upon request of the approved designee of the agency which provides child welfare services, a resident who is 18 years of age or older of the home in which the agency which provides child welfare services wishes to place the child, other than a resident who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594 , must submit to the agency which provides child welfare services or its approved designee a complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the agency which provides child welfare services or its approved designee to forward those fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report. The agency which provides child welfare services or its approved designee shall forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History within the time set forth in federal law or regulation.

3. If a resident who is 18 years of age or older of a home in which an agency which provides child welfare services places a child in an emergency situation, other than a resident who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594 , refuses to provide a complete set of fingerprints to the agency which provides child welfare services or its approved designee upon request pursuant to subsection 2, the agency which provides child welfare services must immediately remove the child from the home.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 425.3855 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 425 / Section 425.3855
Social security numbers of parents or legal guardians to be provided to enforcing authority
Status: in_force

A district court that enters an order pursuant to NRS 425.382 to 425.3852 , inclusive, or an order approving a recommendation for the support of a dependent child made by a master shall ensure that the social security numbers of the parents or legal guardians of the child are provided to the enforcing authority.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.275 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.275
Appeal to Department by applicant for or recipient of public assistance or services; notice of initial decision; hearing
Status: in_force

1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2, if an application for public assistance or claim for services is not acted upon by the Department within a reasonable time after the filing of the application or claim for services, or is denied in whole or in part, or if any grant of public assistance or claim for services is reduced, suspended or terminated, the applicant for or recipient of public assistance or services may appeal to the Department and may be represented in the appeal by counsel or by another representative chosen by the applicant or recipient.

2. Upon the initial decision to deny, reduce, suspend or terminate public assistance or services, the Department shall notify that applicant or recipient of its decision, the regulations involved and the right to request a hearing within a certain period. If a request for a hearing is received within that period, the Department shall notify that person of the time, place and nature of the hearing. The Department shall provide an opportunity for a hearing of that appeal and shall review the case regarding all matters alleged in that appeal.

3. The Department is not required to grant a hearing pursuant to this section if the request for the hearing is based solely upon the provisions of a federal law or a law of this State that requires an automatic adjustment to the amount of public assistance or services that may be received by an applicant or recipient.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 426.082 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 426 / Section 426.082
“Person who is blind” defined
Status: in_force

“Person who is blind” means any person whose visual acuity with correcting lenses does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye, or whose vision in the better eye is restricted to a field which subtends an angle of not greater than 20°.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.080 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.080
Cooperation with Federal Government
Status: in_force

The Department through the Division may make agreements, arrangements or plans to:

1. Cooperate with the Federal Government in carrying out the purposes of this chapter or of any federal statutes pertaining to child care services and programs and to this end may adopt such methods of administration as are found by the Federal Government to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of such agreements, arrangements or plans; and

2. Comply with such conditions as may be necessary to secure benefits under those federal statutes.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.155 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.155
Chair; Secretary; meetings; subcommittees
Status: in_force

1. The Director shall appoint a Chair of the Medical Care Advisory Committee from among its members.

2. The Administrator or the designee of the Administrator shall serve as Secretary for the Medical Care Advisory Committee.

3. The Medical Care Advisory Committee: (a) Shall meet at least once each calendar year. (b) May, upon the recommendation of the Chair, form subcommittees for decisions and recommendations concerning specific problems within the scope of the functions of the Medical Care Advisory Committee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.069 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.069
“Information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services” defined
Status: in_force

“ Information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services ” means data or information concerning reports and investigations made pursuant to this chapter, including, without limitation, the name, address, date of birth, social security number and the image or likeness of any child, family member of any child and reporting party or source, whether primary or collateral.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.026 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.026
“Department” defined
Status: in_force

“ Department ” means the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 426.713 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 426 / Section 426.713
Resolution of certain disputes relating to Program: Complaint; hearing; judicial review of decision of hearing officer
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a dispute arises between a public entity that has care, custody and control of a public building or property and the Bureau concerning any matter related to the Vending Facility Program, either party may file a complaint describing the dispute with the Hearings Division of the Department of Administration.

2. The Hearings Division may not: (a) Hear a complaint concerning the status of a licensee or third-party vendor operating a vending facility under an agreement with the Bureau; or (b) Award damages as a result of a hearing on a complaint filed pursuant to this section.

3. Not later than 30 days after a complaint is filed pursuant to subsection 1: (a) The Hearings Division shall appoint a hearing officer; and (b) The hearing officer shall set a date for a hearing.

4. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a hearing must be conducted in accordance with NRS 233B.121 to 233B.150 , inclusive. The hearing officer may issue a ruling based on the briefs submitted by the parties without hearing additional evidence.

5. A decision of the hearing officer made pursuant to this section is a final decision for purposes of judicial review and may be appealed to the district court pursuant to the provisions of chapter 233B of NRS . Any such appeal must be filed not later than 30 days after the date of service of the final decision of the hearing officer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.121 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.121
“Commission” defined
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 427A.121 to 427A.1217 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “ Commission ” means the Nevada Commission on Services for Persons with Disabilities created by NRS 427A.1211 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.27175 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.27175
State Plan for Medicaid: Inclusion of requirement for payment of certain costs for screening, genetic counseling and testing for harmful mutations in the BRCA gene for women
Status: in_force

The Director shall include in the State Plan for Medicaid a requirement that the State, to the extent authorized by federal law, must pay the nonfederal share of expenditures incurred for screening, genetic counseling and testing for harmful mutations in the BRCA gene for women under circumstances where such screening, genetic counseling or testing, as applicable, is required by NRS 457.301 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.390 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.390
Placement of child in protective custody
Status: in_force

1. An agent or officer of a law enforcement agency, an officer of the local juvenile probation department or the local department of juvenile services, or a designee of an agency which provides child welfare services may place a child in protective custody: (a) If the parent or legal guardian consents to the child being placed in protective custody; (b) If the agent, officer or designee has reasonable cause to believe that immediate action is necessary to protect the child from injury, abuse or neglect; (c) Upon the issuance of a warrant to place a child in protective custody pursuant to NRS 432B.3903 ; or (d) Upon the death of a parent of the child, if the agent, officer or designee has reasonable cause to believe that the death of the parent of the child is or may be the result of an act by the other parent that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 .

2. When an agency which provides child welfare services receives a report pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 432B.630 , a designee of the agency which provides child welfare services shall immediately place the child in protective custody.

3. If there is reasonable cause to believe that the death of a parent of a child is or may be the result of an act by the other parent that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 , a protective custody hearing must be held pursuant to NRS 432B.470 , whether the child was placed in protective custody or with a relative. If an agency other than an agency which provides child welfare services becomes aware that there is reasonable cause to believe that the death of a parent of a child is or may be the result of an act by the other parent that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 , that agency shall immediately notify the agency which provides child welfare services and a protective custody hearing must be scheduled.

4. An agency which provides child welfare services shall request the assistance of a law enforcement agency in the removal of a child if the agency has reasonable cause to believe that the child or the person placing the child in protective custody may be threatened with harm.

5. Before taking a child for placement in protective custody, the person taking the child shall show his or her identification to any person who is responsible for the child and is present at the time the child is taken. If a person who is responsible for the child is not present at the time the child is taken, the person taking the child shall show his or her identification to any other person upon request. The identification required by this subsection must be a single card that contains a photograph of the person taking the child and identifies the person as a person authorized pursuant to this section to place a child in protective custody.

6. A child placed in protective custody pending an investigation and a hearing held pursuant to NRS 432B.470 must be placed, except as otherwise provided in NRS 432B.3905 , in the following order of priority: (a) In a hospital, if the child needs hospitalization. (b) With a person who is related within the fifth degree of consanguinity or a fictive kin, and who is suitable and able to provide proper care and guidance for the child, regardless of whether the relative or fictive kin resides within this State. (c) In a foster home that is licensed pursuant to chapter 424 of NRS . (d) In any other licensed shelter that provides care to such children.

7. Whenever possible, a child placed pursuant to subsection 6 must be placed together with any siblings of the child. Such a child must not be placed in a jail or other place for detention, incarceration or residential care of persons convicted of a crime or children charged with delinquent acts.

8. A person placing a child in protective custody pursuant to subsection 1 shall: (a) Immediately take steps to protect all other children remaining in the home or facility, if necessary; (b) Immediately make a reasonable effort to inform the person responsible for the child's welfare that the child has been placed in protective custody; and (c) As soon as practicable, inform the agency which provides child welfare services and the appropriate law enforcement agency, except that if the placement violates the provisions of NRS 432B.3905 , the person shall immediately provide such notification.

9. If a child is placed with any person who resides outside this State, the placement must be in accordance with NRS 127.330 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.086 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.086
Program to provide lunches for elderly persons; regulations
Status: in_force

The Director of the State Department of Agriculture shall:

1. Cooperate with the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services in the planning of programs whereby the school districts may prepare hot lunches for persons 60 years of age or older and their spouses or any group of such persons by utilizing the systems and procedures already developed for use in the operation of school lunch programs; and

2. Adopt regulations containing guidelines for boards of trustees of school districts entering into such agreements.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 426.570 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 426 / Section 426.570
Employees
Status: in_force

1. All employees of the Bureau are directly responsible to the Administrator.

2. Such employees must consist of persons skilled in the vocational rehabilitation of persons who are blind to allow such persons to engage in competitive integrated employment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 428.030 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 428 / Section 428.030
Eligibility for relief; payment for treatment of indigent patients; powers of county commissioners
Status: in_force

1. When any person meets the uniform standards of eligibility established by the board of county commissioners or by NRS 439B.310 , if applicable, and complies with any requirements imposed pursuant to NRS 428.040 , the person is entitled to receive such relief as is in accordance with the policies and standards established and approved by the board of county commissioners and within the limits of the money which may be lawfully appropriated pursuant to NRS 428.050 , 428.285 and 450.425 for this purpose.

2. The board of county commissioners of the county of residence of indigent inpatients shall pay hospitals for the costs of treating those indigent inpatients and any nonresident indigent inpatients who fall sick in the county an amount which is not less than the payment required for providing the same treatment to patients pursuant to the State Plan for Medicaid within the limits of money which may be lawfully appropriated pursuant to NRS 428.050 , 428.285 and 450.425 for this purpose.

3. The board of county commissioners may: (a) Make contracts for the necessary maintenance of indigent persons; (b) Appoint such agents as the board deems necessary to oversee and provide the necessary maintenance of indigent persons; (c) Authorize the payment of cash grants directly to indigent persons for their necessary maintenance; or (d) Provide for the necessary maintenance of indigent persons by the exercise of the combination of one or more of the powers specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).

4. A hospital may contract with the Department of Health and Human Services to obtain the services of a state employee to be assigned to the hospital to evaluate the eligibility of patients applying for indigent status. Payment for those services must be made by the hospital.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.27179 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.27179
State Plan for Medicaid: Inclusion of requirement for payment of certain costs for breastfeeding supplies for certain period, prenatal screenings and tests and lactation consultation and support
Status: in_force

1. To the extent that money is available, the Director shall include in the State Plan for Medicaid a requirement that the State pay the nonfederal share of expenditures incurred for: (a) Supplies for breastfeeding a child until the child's first birthday. Such supplies include, without limitation, electric or hospital-grade breast pumps that: (1) Have been prescribed or ordered by a qualified provider of health care; and (2) Are medically necessary for the mother or the child. (b) Such prenatal screenings and tests as are recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or its successor organization.

2. The Director shall include in the State Plan for Medicaid a requirement that, to the extent that money and federal financial participation are available, the State must pay the nonfederal share of expenditures incurred for lactation consultation and support.

3. As used in this section: (a) “ Medically necessary ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.055 . (b) “ Provider of health care ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.510 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 432.510
“Group foster home” defined
Status: in_force

“Group foster home” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.015 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.155 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.155
Qualifications
Status: in_force

1. The Administrator must: (a) Be selected on the basis of his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in public welfare services. (b) Have not less than 3 years of demonstrated successful experience in the administration of a public agency, with responsibility for general direction of programs of the public agency and determination of policies for the implementation of programs of the public agency, or any equivalent combination of training and experience. (c) Possess qualities of leadership.

2. In appointing the Administrator, the Director shall, to the extent practicable, give preference to a person who has a degree in a field of social science, public administration, business administration or a related field.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.400 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.400
Staff members required to take physical examination; maintenance of health records in personnel file
Status: in_force

1. Each member of the staff of an outdoor youth program, including intern members, must obtain a physical examination, from a physician who is licensed to practice in this state, within the 12 months immediately preceding their participation in any outdoor activities pursuant to the program. The physical examination must include an assessment of ability to cope with physical stress.

2. A provider shall maintain in the personnel file of each member of the staff a written record of the physical examination required by subsection 1, and a written history of the health of that member, executed by a physician who is licensed to practice in this state.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.068 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.068
“Indian Child Welfare Act” defined
Status: in_force

“Indian Child Welfare Act” means the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq. ).
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.480 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.480
Hearing: Court required to advise parties of rights; determinations by court; order to continue custody or release child
Status: in_force

1. At each hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 432B.470 : (a) At the commencement of the hearing, the court shall advise the parties of their right to be represented by an attorney and of their right to present evidence. (b) The court shall determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that it would be: (1) Contrary to the welfare of the child for the child to reside at his or her home; or (2) In the best interests of the child to place the child outside of his or her home. The court shall prepare an explicit statement of the facts upon which each of its determinations is based. The court shall not make an affirmative finding regarding either subparagraph (1) or (2) solely because the person responsible for the welfare of the child is deaf, is blind, as defined in NRS 426.082 , or has another physical disability or is the holder of a valid registry identification card. If the court makes an affirmative finding regarding either subparagraph (1) or (2), the court shall issue an order keeping the child in protective custody pending a disposition by the court. (c) The court shall determine whether the child has been placed in a home or facility that complies with the requirements of NRS 432B.3905 . If the placement does not comply with the requirements of NRS 432B.3905 , the court shall establish a plan with the agency which provides child welfare services for the prompt transfer of the child into a home or facility that complies with the requirements of NRS 432B.3905 .

2. If the court issues an order keeping the child in protective custody pending a disposition by the court and it is in the best interests of the child, the court may: (a) Place the child in the temporary custody of a grandparent, great-grandparent or other person related within the fifth degree of consanguinity to the child who the court finds has established a meaningful relationship with the child, with or without supervision upon such conditions as the court prescribes, regardless of whether the relative resides within this State; or (b) Grant the grandparent, great-grandparent or other person related within the fifth degree of consanguinity to the child a reasonable right to visit the child while the child is in protective custody.

3. If the court finds that the best interests of the child do not require that the child remain in protective custody, the court shall order the immediate release of the child.

4. If a child is placed with any person who resides outside this State, the placement must be in accordance with NRS 127.330 .

5. As used in this section, “ holder of a valid registry identification card ” means a person who holds a valid registry identification card as defined in NRS 678C.080 that identifies the person as: (a) Exempt from state prosecution for engaging in the medical use of cannabis; or (b) A designated primary caregiver as defined in NRS 678C.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.034 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 432.034
Written statements of responsible relatives of applicants or recipients not required to be sworn under oath; perjury
Status: in_force

Written statements of information required from responsible relatives of applicants for or recipients of assistance pursuant to NRS 432.010 to 432.085 , inclusive, need not be under oath, but any person who signs such a statement and willfully states therein as true any material matter which the person knows to be false is guilty of perjury which is a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.0395 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 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
Status: in_force

<Section effective until the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services provides notice of sufficient money available to carry out the provisions of Laws 2021, c. 419, and an agency prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program. See, also, section 424.0395 effective after one of these conditions is met.>

1. Before an agency which provides child welfare services requests and examines a copy of any credit report pursuant to subsection 2, the agency which provides child welfare services shall, to the greatest extent practicable: (a) Inform the child of the requirement to request and examine a copy of any credit report that may exist for the child; (b) Explain to the child the process for resolving any inaccuracy discovered on any such credit report; and (c) Explain to the child the possible consequences of an inaccuracy on a credit report of the child.

2. An agency which provides child welfare services shall request and examine a copy of any credit report that may exist for each child who remains in the custody of the agency which provides child welfare services for 60 or more consecutive days: (a) When the child reaches the age of 14 years, and then at least once annually thereafter as required pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 675(5)(I) ; or (b) If the child has reached the age of 14 years before the child is placed in the custody of the agency which provides child welfare services, within 90 days after the placement of the child in the custody of the agency which provides child welfare services, and then at least once annually thereafter as required pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 675(5)(I) .

3. An agency which provides child welfare services shall determine from the examination of a credit report pursuant to this section whether the credit report contains inaccurate information and whether the credit report indicates that identity theft or any other crime has been committed against the child.

4. If the agency which provides child welfare services determines that an inaccuracy exists in the credit report of a child, the agency which provides child welfare services must: (a) Report any information which may indicate identity theft or other crime to the Attorney General; (b) Make a diligent effort to resolve the inaccuracy as soon as practicable; and (c) If an inaccuracy remains unresolved after the child has left the custody of the agency which provides child welfare services, notify the child or, if the child has not attained the age of majority, the person responsible for the child's welfare: (1) That an inaccuracy exists in the credit report of the child; (2) Of the manner in which to correct the inaccuracy; and (3) Of any services that may be available in the community to provide assistance in correcting the inaccuracy.

5. An agency which provides child welfare services may, upon consent of a child who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594 , continue to request and examine a credit report of the child and provide assistance to the child if an inaccuracy is discovered.

6. The Attorney General may investigate each potential instance of identity theft or crime reported pursuant to subsection 4 and prosecute in accordance with law each person responsible for any identity theft identified in the investigation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 428.185 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 428 / Section 428.185
Levy of tax ad valorem for remittance to Fund
Status: in_force

1. In addition to the taxes levied pursuant to NRS 428.050 and 428.285 and any tax levied pursuant to NRS 450.425 , the board of county commissioners of each county shall levy an ad valorem tax at a rate which must be calculated by: (a) First multiplying the tax rate of 1.5 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation by the assessed valuation of all taxable property in this State, including new real property, possessory interests and mobile homes, during the next fiscal year. (b) Then subtracting the amount of unencumbered money in the Fund on May 1 of the current fiscal year. (c) Then setting the rate so that the revenue from the tax does not exceed the amount resulting from the calculations made in paragraphs (a) and (b).

2. The tax so levied and its proceeds must be excluded in computing the maximum amount of money which the county is permitted to receive from taxes ad valorem and the highest permissible rate of such taxes.

3. The proceeds of this tax must be remitted in the manner provided for in NRS 361.745 to the State Controller for credit to the Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432A.1775 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.1775
Employees of certain facilities to complete training
Status: in_force

1. Each person who is employed in a child care facility, other than in a facility that provides care for ill children, shall, in addition to completing the training required by NRS 432A.1776 , complete 24 hours of training each year.

2. At least: (a) Twelve hours of the training required by subsection 1 each year must be devoted to the care, education and safety of children specific to the age group served by the child care facility in which the person is employed and must be approved in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board; and (b) Two hours of the training required by subsection 1 each year must be devoted to the lifelong wellness, health and safety of children and must include training relating to childhood obesity, nutrition and physical activity.

3. As used in this section: (a) “Chronic disease” means a health condition or disease which presents for a period of 3 months or more or is persistent, indefinite or incurable. (b) “Obesity” means a chronic disease characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy accumulation of body fat which is statistically correlated with premature mortality, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other health conditions, and may be indicated by: (1) A body mass index of 30 or higher in adults; (2) A body mass index that is greater than two standard deviations above the World Health Organization's growth standard for children who are at least 5 but less than 19 years of age, or greater than three standard deviations above the standard for children who are less than 5 years of age; (3) A body fat percentage greater than 25 percent for men or 32 percent for women; or (4) A waist size of 40 inches or more for men or 35 inches or more for women.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.8801 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.8801
Nevada Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders: Creation; membership; term; compensation; vacancies; designation of Chair and Vice Chair; quorum
Status: in_force

1. The Nevada Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders is hereby created within the Division. The Commission consists of seven members appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall appoint to the Commission: (a) Two members who are representatives of school districts in this State; (b) One member who is a behavior analyst; (c) One member who is the parent of a person with an autism spectrum disorder who is over 12 years of age; (d) One member who is the parent of a child with autism who is under 5 years of age; (e) One member who is the parent of a child with autism who resides in a county with a population of less than 100,000; and (f) One member who is a representative of the public at large.

2. The members described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 are nonvoting members.

3. After the initial term, the term of each member is 3 years. A member may be reappointed.

4. Members of the Commission serve without compensation and are not entitled to the per diem and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. Each member of the Commission who is an officer or employee of a local government must be relieved from his or her duties without loss of his or her regular compensation so that the member may prepare for and attend meetings of the Commission and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission in the most timely manner practicable. A local government shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Commission to make up the time the member is absent from work to carry out his or her duties as a member, and shall not require the member to take annual vacation or compensatory time for the absence.

5. If a vacancy occurs during the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a person similarly qualified to replace that member for the remainder of the unexpired term.

6. The Governor shall annually designate the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission from among the voting members of the Commission.

7. A majority of the voting members of the Commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of the voting members of a quorum present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Commission.

8. As used in this section, “ behavior analyst ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 641D.030 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 428.080 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 428 / Section 428.080
Expenditure for transportation of nonresident indigent to place of residence
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of county commissioners may make budgetary provision for the transportation of an indigent person who is a nonresident or whose county of residence is another county, to the state or county of residence of the indigent person. If money is so budgeted, the board of county commissioners is authorized to direct their expenditure for that purpose.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.402 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.402
“Drug Use Review Board” defined
Status: in_force

“ Drug Use Review Board ” means the Board established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-8(g)(3) .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 427A.889 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 427A / Section 427A.889
Establishment; regulations; gifts, grants or other sources of money
Status: in_force

1. The State Treasurer may adopt regulations to establish and carry out the Nevada ABLE Savings Program to comply with the requirements of a qualified ABLE program pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 529A , as amended.

2. The regulations must be consistent with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code set forth in Title 26 of the United States Code, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, to ensure that the Nevada ABLE Savings Program meets all criteria for federal tax-deferred or tax-exempt benefits, or both.

3. The regulations must provide for the use of savings trust agreements and savings trust accounts to apply distributions toward qualified disability expenses in accordance with 26 U.S.C. § 529A , as amended.

4. The regulations may include any other provisions not inconsistent with federal law that the State Treasurer determines are necessary for the efficient and effective administration of the Nevada ABLE Savings Program and the Trust Fund, including, without limitation: (a) Procedures for the administration of the Nevada ABLE Savings Program, including, without limitation: (1) A procedure for enrolling in the Program; (2) Procedures for a person to access information regarding a savings trust account, including, without limitation, the balance in the account; (3) Methods and incentives to encourage contributions to a savings trust account; and (4) A procedure for distributions from a savings trust account; (b) Provisions for the charging and collection of administrative fees and charges in connection with any transaction relating to the Nevada ABLE Savings Program, including, without limitation, fees or charges related to continued participation in the Program; (c) A requirement that any money deposited in accordance with a savings trust agreement, and any increase in the value thereof or qualified withdrawal taken therefrom, is not subject to attachment, levy or execution by any creditor of a contributor, account owner or designated beneficiary and may not be used as security for a loan; (d) A requirement that any money deposited in accordance with a savings trust agreement, and any increase in the value thereof or qualified withdrawal taken therefrom, must not be used to calculate the personal assets of a designated beneficiary or account owner to determine eligibility for any disability, medical or other health benefits administered by this State; and (e) A requirement that any money deposited in accordance with a savings trust agreement, and any increase in the value thereof or qualified withdrawal taken therefrom, must not be used to calculate the personal assets of a designated beneficiary or account owner to determine eligibility or need for any student loan program, student grant program or any other student aid program administered by this State, except as otherwise provided for in federal law.

5. If the State Treasurer does not adopt regulations pursuant to this section to establish and carry out the Nevada ABLE Savings Program, the State Treasurer shall otherwise ensure that the Nevada ABLE Savings Program is established and carried out pursuant to NRS 427A.882 to 427A.896 , inclusive.

6. The State Treasurer may apply for and accept any gift, grant, donation, bequest or other source of money to carry out the Nevada ABLE Savings Program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.020 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.020
Regulations concerning licensure; minimum standards and rules for regulation
Status: in_force

1. The Division, in consultation with each licensing authority in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, shall adopt regulations to: (a) Establish procedures and requirements for the licensure of family foster homes, specialized foster homes, independent living foster homes and group foster homes; and (b) Monitor such licensure.

2. The Division, in cooperation with the State Board of Health and the State Fire Marshal, shall: (a) Establish reasonable minimum standards for family foster homes, specialized foster homes, independent living foster homes and group foster homes. (b) Prescribe rules for the regulation of family foster homes, specialized foster homes, independent living foster homes and group foster homes.

3. All family foster homes, specialized foster homes, independent living foster homes and group foster homes licensed pursuant to this chapter must conform to the standards established and the rules prescribed in subsection 2.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.680 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.680
Establishment and administration of System; requirements of System; regulations
Status: in_force

1. To the extent that money is available for this purpose, the Department shall establish and administer the Nevada Housing Crisis Response System.

2. The System must: (a) Coordinate with social service agencies, local governments and nonprofit organizations to, as quickly as possible, identify, assess, refer and connect persons in crisis to housing, assistance and services, including, without limitation, emergency services, emergency shelters, interim housing and permanent housing. (b) Provide and operate a system for responding to a crisis that is accessible by a person in crisis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays, through which a person in crisis may be identified, assessed, referred and connected to housing, assistance and services pursuant to paragraph (a). (c) Provide education or information on how persons in crisis may access and use the System for responding to a crisis that is provided pursuant to paragraph (b). (d) To prevent homelessness, develop prevention assistance programs that assist persons who are: (1) Transient or at imminent risk of homelessness in: (I) Preserving their current housing situation; (II) Identifying housing arrangements as an alternative to their current housing situation; or (III) Immediately finding housing arrangements for persons who are leaving a housing situation that is not safe; and (2) Homeless in finding housing arrangements. (e) Collaborate with the Department of Motor Vehicles to facilitate assistance to persons in crisis who wish to apply for an identification card in accordance with the provisions of NRS 483.810 to 483.890 , inclusive.

3. The System may perform any other action that: (a) Assists persons in crisis; and (b) Helps prevent or address homelessness in this State.

4. The Department may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 422A.690 , including, without limitation, regulations requiring a person or entity that accepts money from the Department or a division thereof to participate in the System.

5. As used in this section, “ person in crisis ” means a person who is transient, at imminent risk of homelessness or homeless.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.050 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.050
“Medicaid” defined
Status: in_force

“ Medicaid ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439B.120 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.172 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.172
Agency which provides child welfare services required to treat child in accordance with gender identity or expression; regulations concerning placement of child
Status: in_force

1. An agency which provides child welfare services shall treat each child to whom the agency provides services in all respects in accordance with the child's gender identity or expression.

2. The Division of Child and Family Services shall adopt regulations establishing protocols to ensure that each child in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services is placed in a manner that is appropriate for the gender identity or expression of the child. Such regulations must be adopted in consultation with: (a) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning children who are currently residing in foster homes, facilities for the detention of children, child care facilities, mental health facilities and receiving centers or who have resided in such settings; (b) Representatives of each agency which provides child welfare services in this State; (c) Representatives of state and local facilities for the detention of children; (d) Representatives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons; (e) Attorneys, including, without limitation, attorneys who regularly represent children in child welfare or criminal proceedings; (f) Representatives of juvenile courts and family courts; (g) Advocates of children; and (h) Any other person deemed appropriate by the Division of Child and Family Services.

3. An agency which provides child welfare services shall: (a) Follow the protocols prescribed in the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 before placing a child in an out-of-home placement; and (b) Ensure that an out-of-home placement into which a child is placed follows the protocols prescribed in the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 when placing the child within the facility.

4. As used in this section: (a) “Child care facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432A.024 . (b) “Foster home” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.014 . (c) “Out-of-home placement” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432.548 . (d) “Receiving center” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.0175 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.60811 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.60811
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 432B.60811 to 432B.60819 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 432B.60812 and 432B.60813 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432C.090 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432C / Section 432C.090
“Sexual exploitation” defined
Status: in_force

“ Sexual exploitation ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.110 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.235 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 424 / Section 424.235
Duty of foster care agency to ensure that staff receives certain training; duties of agency relating to gender identity or expression of foster child
Status: in_force

1. The holder of a license to operate a foster care agency shall ensure that each member of the staff of the foster care agency who comes into direct contact with a child placed by the foster care agency receives, within 90 days after employment and annually thereafter, training that has been approved by the licensing authority concerning working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning children.

2. A foster care agency shall: (a) Ensure that each child placed by the foster care agency is treated in all respects in accordance with the child's gender identity or expression; and (b) Follow the protocols prescribed in the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 432B.172 when assisting an agency which provides child welfare services or a juvenile court in placing a child in foster care.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 428.136 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 428 / Section 428.136
“Fund” defined
Status: in_force

“Fund” means the Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.595 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.595
Enforcement of court orders for support of children against parents of certain noncustodial parents
Status: in_force

1. The Chief of the Program for the Enforcement of Child Support of the Division or the designee of the Chief may enforce a court order for the support of a child against the parents of a noncustodial parent of a child if: (a) The custodial parent and noncustodial parent of the child are both less than 18 years of age; and (b) The custodial parent of the child is a member of a household that is receiving benefits.

2. If the Chief or his or her designee enforces a court order against the parents of a noncustodial parent pursuant to subsection 1, the parents of the noncustodial parent are jointly and severally liable for the payments required pursuant to the order.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 428.010 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 428 / Section 428.010
Duty of county to provide aid and relief to indigents; duties of county commissioners
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 422.382 , to the extent that money may be lawfully appropriated by the board of county commissioners for this purpose pursuant to NRS 428.050 , 428.285 and 450.425 , every county shall provide care, support and relief to the poor, indigent, incompetent and those incapacitated by age, disease, accident or motor vehicle crash, lawfully resident therein, when those persons are not supported or relieved by their relatives or guardians, by their own means, or by state hospitals, or other state, federal or private institutions or agencies.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 439B.330 , the boards of county commissioners of the several counties shall establish and approve policies and standards, prescribe a uniform standard of eligibility, appropriate money for this purpose and appoint agents who will develop regulations and administer these programs to provide care, support and relief to the poor, indigent, incompetent and those incapacitated by age, disease, accident or motor vehicle crash.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.032 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432 / Section 432.032
Regulations
Status: in_force

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.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.4686 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.4686
Responsibilities and duties
Status: in_force

1. A person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of a child who is in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services is responsible for the procurement and oversight of all psychiatric care for the child and shall make all decisions relating to the psychiatric care and related treatment of the child, including, without limitation, the approval of all psychiatric services, psychiatric treatment and psychotropic medication that may be administered to the child.

2. A person who is appointed to be legally responsible for the psychiatric care of a child shall: (a) To the extent that such information is available, maintain current information concerning the medical history of the child, including, without limitation: (1) All known allergies of the child; (2) Past and current illnesses and treatments of the child; (3) Past and current psychiatric history and treatments of the child; (4) Past and current psychiatric history of the family of the child; and (5) Any other information which is necessary to make decisions relating to the medical treatment of the child. (b) Maintain current information concerning the emotional, behavioral, educational and related needs of the child. (c) Attend each visit of the child to receive psychiatric care or be available by telephone to discuss the visit with the person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health who treats the child.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of a child shall provide written consent or, in writing, deny consent for each visit of the child with a person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health who treats the child. Written consent is not required for each visit if the visit is part of the routine care of the child and the written consent approves such routine care. Written consent for routine care may be revoked at any time.

4. Written consent provided pursuant to subsection 3 must include, without limitation: (a) The name and address of the person with whom the child currently resides or the name and location of the agency which provides child welfare services where the child currently resides; (b) The name of the person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of the child; (c) The name of the person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health who treats the child; (d) The date, time and location of the visit or, if the consent is for routine visits, the frequency and duration of the routine visits; and (e) If the person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of the child does not attend a visit, a written statement that the person is aware of and is available to discuss the visit and the treatment recommended for the child with the person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health.

5. A person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of a child shall, not less than 1 week before each visit of the child with a person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health who treats the child, notify: (a) The agency which provides child welfare services that has custody of the child; and (b) If the person is not the parent or legal guardian of the child, the parent or legal guardian, of the date, time and location of each visit of the child with a person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health who treats the child. Unless a court order prohibits such visitation, a parent or legal guardian of the child may attend each visit of the child with a person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health who treats the child.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.6079 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.6079
Considerations for court in issuing or renewing order
Status: in_force

In determining pursuant to NRS 432B.6076 and 432B.608 whether to issue or renew an order to continue the emergency admission of a child who is in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services to a facility, the court shall consider:

1. The reports of any examinations or evaluations of a child by any person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health;

2. Any information concerning whether the child presents a substantial likelihood of serious harm to himself or herself or others provided by: (a) A person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health; (b) A representative of the agency which provides child welfare services; (c) An adult caretaker who is knowledgeable about the child; or (d) A guardian ad litem appointed for the child pursuant to NRS 432B.500 ;

3. The wishes of the child concerning care, treatment and emergency admission to the facility;

4. The best interests of the child, including, without limitation, whether the court believes the child might experience any psychological trauma from continued emergency admission;

5. Any alternative care or treatment options; and

6. Any other information the court deems relevant concerning the child.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.468 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.468
Enforcement, modification and termination of guardianship; appointment of successor guardian
Status: in_force

1. The court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce, modify or terminate a guardianship established pursuant to NRS 432B.4665 until the child reaches 18 years of age.

2. Any person having a direct interest in a guardianship established pursuant to NRS 432B.4665 may move to enforce, modify or terminate an order concerning the guardianship.

3. The court shall issue an order directing the appropriate agency which provides child welfare services to file a report and make a recommendation in response to any motion to enforce, modify or terminate an order concerning a guardianship established pursuant to NRS 432B.4665 . The agency must submit the report to the court within 45 days after receiving the order of the court.

4. Any motion to enforce, modify or terminate an order concerning a guardianship established pursuant to NRS 432B.4665 must comply with the provisions set forth in chapter 159A of NRS for motions to enforce, modify or terminate orders concerning guardianships.

5. A successor guardian may be appointed in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 159A of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.322 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 432B / Section 432B.322
Inapplicability of provisions to certain reports, investigations or information
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 432B.220 to 432B.322 , inclusive, do not apply to any report submitted, investigation performed or information maintained under the provisions of NRS 392.275 to 392.365 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422.37935 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422 / Section 422.37935
“Operator group” defined
Status: in_force

“ Operator group ” means all operators who are required to obtain a given type of license pursuant to NRS 449.029 to 449.2428 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 422A.6962 — NV Code / Title 38 / Chapter 422A / Section 422A.6962
“Nevada resident” defined
Status: in_force

“ Nevada resident ” means a person who has:

1. Actually resided in this State for at least 6 months; or

2. A valid driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles of this State, other than such an identification card which indicates that the person is a seasonal resident.