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NV Rev Stat § 433A.016 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.016 - "Division facility" defined.

Division facility means:  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any unit or subunit operated by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department for the care, treatment and training of consumers.  2. Any unit or subunit operated by the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department pursuant to chapter 433B of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2721; A 1999, 102; 2011, 425)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.017 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.017 - "Medical director" defined.

Medical director means the medical officer in charge of any program of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2721; A 1999, 102; 2013, 3014)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.0175 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.0175 - "Person in a mental health crisis" defined.

  1. "Person in a mental health crisis" means any person:  (a) Who has a mental illness; and  (b) Whose capacity to exercise self-control, judgment and discretion in the conduct of the person’s affairs and social relations or to care for his or her personal needs is diminished, as a result of the mental illness, to the extent that the person presents a substantial likelihood of serious harm to himself or herself or others, as determined pursuant to NRS 433A.0195.  2. The term does not include any person in whom that capacity is diminished by epilepsy, intellectual disability, dementia, delirium, brief periods of intoxication caused by alcohol or drugs, or dependence upon or addiction to alcohol or other substances, unless a mental illness that can be diagnosed is also present which contributes to the diminished capacity of the person.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 2268; A 1989, 1757; 1997, 3493; 2009, 333; 2013, 668, 3488; 2017, 1644; 2019, 348, 2618) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 433A.115)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.018 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.018 - "Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health" defined.

Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health means:  1. A psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this State who is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology;  2. A psychologist licensed to practice in this State;  3. A social worker who holds a master’s degree in social work, is licensed by the State as a clinical social worker and is employed by the Division;  4. A registered nurse who:  (a) Is licensed to practice professional nursing in this State;  (b) Holds a master’s degree in the field of psychiatric nursing; and  (c) Is employed by the Division;  5. A marriage and family therapist licensed pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS; or  6. A clinical professional counselor licensed pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2721; A 2007, 3086)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.019 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.019 - "Program of community-based or outpatient services" defined.

Program of community-based or outpatient services means care, treatment and training provided to persons in a mental health crisis, including, without limitation:  1. A program or service for the treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders;  2. A program of general education or vocational training;  3. A program or service that assists in the dispensing or monitoring of medication;  4. A program or service that provides counseling or therapy;  5. A service which provides screening tests to detect the presence of alcohol or drugs;  6. A program of supervised living; or  7. Any combination of programs and services for persons with mental illness.  The term does not include care, treatment and training provided to residents of a mental health facility.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 3486)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.0195 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.0195 - Person deemed to present substantial likelihood of serious harm to himself or herself or others in certain circumstances.

For the purposes of this chapter, a person shall be deemed to present a substantial likelihood of serious harm to himself or herself or others if, without care or treatment, the person is at serious risk of:  1. Attempting suicide or homicide;  2. Causing bodily injury to himself or herself or others, including, without limitation, death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement or a protracted loss or impairment of a body part, organ or mental functioning; or  3. Incurring a serious injury, illness or death resulting from complete neglect of basic needs for food, clothing, shelter or personal safety.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 347)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.020 - Administrative officer: Qualifications.

The administrative officer of a facility of the Division must:  1. Be selected on the basis of training and demonstrated administrative qualities of leadership in any one of the fields of psychiatry, medicine, psychology, social work, public health or administration.  2. Be appointed on the basis of merit as measured by administrative training or experience in programs relating to mental health, including care and treatment of persons in a mental health crisis.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1599; A 1979, 813; 1981, 1685; 1983, 642; 1985, 2268; 1999, 2594; 2013, 668, 3014)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.030 - Administrative officer: Powers and duties.

The administrative officers have the following powers and duties, subject to the administrative supervision of the Administrator:  1. To exercise general supervision of and establish regulations for the government of the facilities designated by the Administrator;  2. To be responsible for and supervise the fiscal affairs and responsibilities of the facilities designated by the Administrator;  3. To appoint such medical, technical, clerical and operational staff as the execution of his or her duties, the care and treatment of consumers and the maintenance and operation of the facilities designated by the Administrator may require;  4. To make reports to the Administrator, and to supply the Administrator with material on which to base proposed legislation;  5. To keep complete and accurate records of all proceedings, record and file all bonds and contracts, and assume responsibility for the custody and preservation of all papers and documents pertaining to his or her office;  6. To inform the public in regard to the activities and operation of the facilities;  7. To invoke any legal, equitable or special procedures for the enforcement of his or her orders or the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and chapters 433, 433B and 433C of NRS and other statutes governing the facilities;  8. To submit an annual report to the Administrator on the condition, operation, functioning and anticipated needs of the facilities; and  9. To assume responsibility for the nonmedical care and treatment of consumers if that responsibility has not been delegated.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1600; A 1979, 813; 2011, 425; 2013, 3014)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.040 - Administrative officer: Other employment prohibited; exceptions.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, an administrative officer shall devote his or her entire time to the duties of his or her position and shall have no other gainful employment or occupation, but the administrative officer may attend seminars, act as a consultant and give lectures relating to his or her profession and accept appropriate stipends for the seminars, consultations and lectures.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1600; A 1979, 814; 1985, 423; 1995, 2314)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.080 - Coordinator of medical programs: Qualifications and selection; powers and duties.

  1. A coordinator of medical programs is the medical head of any division facility designated by the Administrator. The coordinator of medical programs:  (a) Must be a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine or, in the case of a treatment facility authorized by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 433B.290, a psychiatrist or a pediatrician licensed to practice medicine.  (b) May be a psychiatrist or pediatrician in private practice under contract to the Division.  (c) Must have such additional qualifications as are in accordance with criteria prescribed by the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration and must be in the unclassified service of the State.  2. A coordinator of medical programs shall:  (a) Cause to be kept a fair and full account of all medical affairs;  (b) Have standard medical histories currently maintained on all consumers, and administer or have administered the accepted and appropriate medical treatments to all consumers under his or her care, and may, by delegation of the administrative officer, be responsible for the nonmedical care and treatment of consumers; and  (c) Undertake any diagnostic, medical or surgical procedure in the interest of the consumer, but only in accordance with the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 433.484.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1601; A 1979, 814; 1981, 1686; 1983, 642; 1993, 2721; 2011, 425)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.090 - Revolving Account for Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services.

There is hereby created a Revolving Account for Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services in the sum of $7,500, which may be used for the payment of bills requiring immediate payment and for no other purpose. The Administrative Officer shall deposit the Revolving Account in one or more banks or credit unions of reputable standing. Payments made from the Revolving Account must be promptly reimbursed from money appropriated for Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services as other claims against the State are paid.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1612; A 1979, 815; 1991, 206; 1999, 1497; 2001, 1116)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.100 - Gift accounts in Department of Health and Human Services’ Gift Fund; sale or exchange of gifts of property.

  1. A gift account in the Department of Health and Human Services’ Gift Fund is hereby created for each division facility, and all gifts of money which the Division is authorized to accept for the respective facilities must be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the appropriate account. Amounts in the accounts must be used for division mental health facility purposes only and expended in accordance with the terms of the gift. All claims must be approved by the administrative officer before they are paid.  2. Gifts of property, other than money, may be sold or exchanged when it is deemed by the administrative officer and the Administrator to be in the best interest of the division mental health facility. The sale price must be not less than 90 percent of the value determined by a qualified appraiser appointed by the administrative officer. All money realized from the sale must be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the appropriate account and must be spent for division mental health facility purposes only.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1613; A 1979, 622; 1981, 78)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.110 - Canteen for facility of Division: Establishment and operation.

  1. The administrative officer of a division mental health facility which provides treatment for inpatients may cause to be established a canteen operated for the benefit of consumers and employees of the facility. So far as practical within good business practices, the prices of commodities sold must approximate costs. The administrative officer shall cause to be kept a record of transactions in the operation of the canteen.  2. The Administrator may designate money from budgeted resources in appropriate amounts to each such facility for the establishment and operation of canteens. The money must be used to supplement the financial operation of the canteens, if required, to provide money for needy consumers’ canteen privileges, and to provide for such other expenditures benefiting the consumers of such division facilities as the respective administrative officers may deem necessary. All proceeds of sale collected must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the appropriate operating account of the mental health facility. The operating account must separately identify in the record of transactions the proceeds of sale collected, the amount of budgeted resources used, and the total amount expended for the operations of the canteen. All proceeds of sale collected must be used for the operation of the canteen. Proceeds of sale collected which exceed the amount necessary to maintain the operation of the canteens must be used to benefit the consumers.  3. An appropriate sum may be maintained as petty cash at each canteen.  4. The respective administrative officers may cause to be appointed such staff as are necessary for the proper operation of the canteens.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1613; A 1981, 263; 2011, 426)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.120 - Types of admission.

There are three types of admission to mental health facilities in the State of Nevada:  1. Voluntary admission;  2. Emergency admission; and  3. Involuntary court-ordered admission.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1602)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.130 - Forms for admission.

All applications and certificates for the admission of any person in the State of Nevada to a mental health facility or to a program of community-based or outpatient services under the provisions of this chapter shall be made on forms approved by the Division and the Office of the Attorney General and furnished by the clerks of the district courts in each county.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1608; A 2013, 3489)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.140 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.140 - Voluntary admission: Procedures for admission and release; effect of voluntary release.

  1. Any person may apply to:  (a) A public or private mental health facility in the State of Nevada for admission to the facility; or  (b) A division facility to receive care, treatment or training provided by the Division,  as a voluntary consumer for the purposes of observation, diagnosis, care and treatment. In the case of a person who has not attained the age of majority, application for voluntary admission or care, treatment or training may be made on his or her behalf by the person’s spouse, parent or legal guardian.  2. If the application is for admission to a division facility, or for care, treatment or training provided by the Division, the applicant must be admitted or provided such services as a voluntary consumer if an examination by personnel of the facility qualified to make such a determination reveals that the person needs and may benefit from services offered by the mental health facility.  3. Any person admitted to a public or private mental health facility as a voluntary consumer must be released immediately after the filing of a written request for release with the responsible physician or that physician’s designee within the normal working day, unless the facility changes the status of the person to an emergency admission pursuant to NRS 433A.145. When a person is released pursuant to this subsection, the facility and its agents and employees are not liable for any debts or contractual obligations, medical or otherwise, incurred or damages caused by the actions of the person.  4. Any person admitted to a public or private mental health facility as a voluntary consumer who has not requested release may nonetheless be released by the medical director of the facility when examining personnel at the facility determine that the consumer has recovered or has improved to such an extent that the consumer is not considered a danger to himself or herself or others and that the services of that facility are no longer beneficial to the consumer or advisable.  5. A person who requests care, treatment or training from the Division pursuant to this section must be evaluated by the personnel of the Division to determine whether the person is eligible for the services offered by the Division. The evaluation must be conducted:  (a) Within 72 hours if the person has requested inpatient services; or  (b) Within 72 regular operating hours, excluding weekends and holidays, if the person has requested community-based or outpatient services.  6. This section does not preclude a public facility from making decisions, policies, procedures and practices within the limits of the money made available to the facility.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1602; A 1993, 2114; 1997, 3494; 2011, 426; 2019, 349)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.145 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.145 - Restrictions on change of status from voluntary consumer to emergency admission.

  1. If a person in a mental health crisis is admitted to a public or private mental health facility or hospital as a voluntary consumer, the facility or hospital shall not change the status of the person to an emergency admission unless the hospital or facility receives, before the change in status is made, an application for an emergency admission pursuant to NRS 433A.160 and the certificate of a psychiatrist, psychologist, physician, physician assistant, clinical social worker or advanced practice registered nurse pursuant to NRS 433A.170.  2. A person whose status is changed pursuant to subsection 1 must not be detained in excess of 72 hours after the change in status is made unless, before the close of the business day on which the 72 hours expires, a written petition is filed with the clerk of the district court pursuant to NRS 433A.200.  3. If the period specified in subsection 2 expires on a day on which the office of the clerk of the district court is not open, the written petition must be filed on or before the close of the business day next following the expiration of that period.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3492; A 2009, 333; 2011, 427; 2015, 2990; 2019, 350)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.150 - Detention for evaluation, observation and treatment; limitation on time.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis may, upon application pursuant to NRS 433A.160 and subject to the provisions of subsection 2, be detained in a public or private mental health facility or hospital under an emergency admission for evaluation, observation and treatment, regardless of whether any parent or legal guardian of the person has consented to the admission.  2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person detained pursuant to subsection 1 must be released within 72 hours, including weekends and holidays, after the application for emergency admission or any part of such an application is made pursuant to NRS 433A.160 unless, before the close of the business day on which the 72 hours expires, a written petition for an involuntary court-ordered admission to a mental health facility is filed with the clerk of the district court pursuant to NRS 433A.200, including, without limitation, the documents required pursuant to NRS 433A.210, or the status of the person is changed to a voluntary admission.  3. If the period specified in subsection 2 expires on a day on which the office of the clerk of the district court is not open, the written petition must be filed on or before the close of the business day next following the expiration of that period.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1602; A 1985, 2269; 1989, 1758; 2001, 3041; 2003, 1944; 2009, 334; 2013, 3489; 2019, 350, 2619)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.170 - Certificate of certain providers of health care required.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the administrative officer of a facility operated by the Division or of any other public or private mental health facility or hospital shall not accept an application for an emergency admission under NRS 433A.160 unless that application is accompanied by a certificate of a licensed psychologist, a physician, a physician assistant under the supervision of a psychiatrist, a clinical social worker who has the psychiatric training and experience prescribed by the Board of Examiners for Social Workers pursuant to NRS 641B.160 or an advanced practice registered nurse who has the psychiatric training and experience prescribed by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632.120 stating that he or she has examined the person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis and that he or she has concluded that the person is a person in a mental health crisis. The certificate required by this section may be obtained from a licensed psychologist, physician, physician assistant, clinical social worker or advanced practice registered nurse who is employed by the public or private mental health facility or hospital to which the application is made.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1603; A 1985, 2270; 1989, 1550, 1759; 1997, 3495; 2001, 3043; 2015, 2991; 2019, 354)
NV Rev Stat § 433A.185 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization|NRS 433A.185 - Notice of admission for person who is under 18 years of age.

As soon as practicable but not more than 24 hours after the emergency admission of a person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis who is under 18 years of age, the administrative officer of the public or private mental health facility shall give notice of such admission in person, by telephone or facsimile and by certified mail to the parent or legal guardian of that person.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2617)