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NV Rev Stat § 432B.163 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.163 - Authority of agency which provides child welfare services to provide services to pupils and staff of school that experiences crisis, emergency or suicide.

  1. If a public school or private school within the jurisdiction of an agency which provides child welfare services experiences a crisis, emergency or suicide, the agency which provides child welfare services may provide counseling and other services to pupils and staff of the school upon being contacted by the principal or other person in charge of the school or his or her designated representative pursuant to NRS 388.257 or 394.1696, as applicable.  2. As used in this section:  (a) "Private school" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.103.  (b) "Public school" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.007.  (c) With reference to:  (1) A private school:  (I) "Crisis" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.1681.  (II) "Emergency" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.16823.  (III) "Suicide" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.1684.  (2) A public school:  (I) "Crisis" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.231.  (II) "Emergency" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.233.  (III) "Suicide" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.2359.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 4023)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.165 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.165 - Authority of agency which provides child welfare services and other entities to provide information to assist in locating a missing child; information not confidential; report of information received concerning missing child who is in custody of agency.

  1. For purposes of assisting in locating a missing child who is the subject of an investigation of abuse or neglect and who is in the protective custody of an agency which provides child welfare services or in the custody of another entity pursuant to an order of the juvenile court, an agency which provides child welfare services may provide the following information to a federal, state or local governmental entity, or an agency of such an entity, that needs access to the information to carry out its legal responsibilities to protect children from abuse or neglect:  (a) The name of the child;  (b) The age of the child;   (c) A physical description of the child; and  (d) A photograph of the child.  2. Information provided pursuant to subsection 1 is not confidential and may be disclosed to any member of the general public upon request.  3. An agency which provides child welfare services that receives information concerning a child who has been placed in the custody of the agency who is missing, including, without limitation, a child who has run away or has been abducted, shall report the information to the appropriate law enforcement agency as soon as practicable, but not later than 24 hours after receiving such information, for investigation pursuant to NRS 432.200.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 193; A 2015, 856)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.170 - Authority of agency which provides child welfare services to share information with state or local agencies.

Nothing in the provisions of this chapter or NRS 432.097 to 432.130, inclusive, prohibits an agency which provides child welfare services from sharing information with other state or local agencies if:  1. The purpose for sharing the information is for the development of a plan for the care, treatment or supervision of:  (a) A child who has been abused or neglected;  (b) An infant who is born and has been affected by:  (1) A fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; or  (2) Prenatal substance use disorder or has withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal substance exposure; or  (c) A person responsible for the child’s or infant’s welfare;  2. The other agency has standards for confidentiality equivalent to those of the agency which provides child welfare services; and  3. Proper safeguards are taken to ensure the confidentiality of the information.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1378; A 2001 Special Session, 35; 2005, 2031; 2017, 1382)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.172 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.172 - Agency which provides child welfare services required to treat child in accordance with gender identity or expression; regulations concerning placement of child.

  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 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.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 26)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.174 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.174 - Normalcy for Foster Youth Account; creation; use; gifts, grants and donations; nonreversion.

  1. The Normalcy for Foster Youth Account is hereby created in the State General Fund.  2. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.  3. The Division of Child and Family Services may use money in the Account to:  (a) Provide monetary support to a provider of foster care who provides opportunities to a child in his or her care to participate in extracurricular, cultural or personal enrichment activities; and  (b) Award grants to agencies which provide child welfare services or nonprofit organizations that provide opportunities to children in foster care to participate in extracurricular, cultural or personal enrichment activities.  4. The Division of Child and Family Services may accept gifts, grants, bequests and other contributions from any source for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.  5. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2935)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.178 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.178 - Director of Department of Health and Human Services authorized to create interagency committee to evaluate child welfare system in this State; appointment of members; submission of written report.

  1. The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services may create an interagency committee to evaluate the child welfare system in this State. Any such evaluation must include, without limitation, a review of state laws to ensure that the state laws comply with federal law and to ensure that the state laws reflect the current practices of each agency which provides child welfare services and others involved in the child welfare system.  2. The Director may appoint as many members to the interagency committee as the Director deems appropriate except that the members of such a committee must include, without limitation, at least one person to represent:  (a) Each agency which provides child welfare services;  (b) The Department of Education;  (c) The juvenile justice system;  (d) Law enforcement; and  (e) Providers of treatment or services for persons in the child welfare system.  3. The interagency committee created pursuant to subsection 1 shall, on or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year after it is created, submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau a written report for transmittal to the Chairs of the Assembly and Senate Standing Committees on Judiciary, the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services and the Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Education.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 221; A 2013, 3328)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.180 - Duties of Division of Child and Family Services.

The Division of Child and Family Services shall:  1. Administer any money granted to the State by the Federal Government.  2. Request appropriations from the Legislature in amounts sufficient to:  (a) Provide block grants to an agency which provides child welfare services in a county whose population is 100,000 or more pursuant to NRS 432B.2185; and  (b) Administer a program to provide additional incentive payments to such an agency pursuant to NRS 432B.2165.  3. Monitor the performance of an agency which provides child welfare services in a county whose population is 100,000 or more through data collection, evaluation of services and the review and approval of agency improvement plans pursuant to NRS 432B.2165.  4. Provide child welfare services directly or arrange for the provision of those services in a county whose population is less than 100,000.  5. Coordinate its activities with and assist the efforts of any law enforcement agency, a court of competent jurisdiction, an agency which provides child welfare services and any public or private organization which provides social services for the prevention, identification and treatment of abuse or neglect of children and for permanent placement of children.  6. Involve communities in the improvement of child welfare services.  7. Evaluate all child welfare services provided throughout the State and, if an agency which provides child welfare services is not in substantial compliance with any federal or state law relating to the provision of child welfare services, regulations adopted pursuant to those laws or statewide plans or policies relating to the provision of child welfare services, require corrective action of the agency which provides child welfare services.  8. Coordinate with and assist:  (a) Each agency which provides child welfare services in recruiting, training and licensing providers of foster care as defined in NRS 424.017;  (b) Each foster care agency licensed pursuant to NRS 424.093 to 424.270, inclusive, in screening, recruiting, licensing and training providers of foster care as defined in NRS 424.017; and  (c) A nonprofit or community-based organization in recruiting and training providers of foster care as defined in NRS 424.017 if the Division determines that the organization provides a level of training that is equivalent to the level of training provided by an agency which provides child welfare services.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1370; A 1987, 1439; 1993, 2705; 2001 Special Session, 35; 2007, 543, 1501; 2009, 1489; 2011, 2496; 2013, 1453)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.195 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.195 - Agency which provides child welfare services required to provide training to certain employees concerning rights of certain persons responsible for child’s welfare and working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning children; employees not required or authorized to offer legal advice, legal assistance or legal interpretation of state or federal laws.

  1. An agency which provides child welfare services shall provide training to each person who is employed by the agency and who provides child welfare services. Such training must include, without limitation, instruction concerning the applicable state and federal constitutional and statutory rights of a person who is responsible for a child’s welfare and who is:  (a) The subject of an investigation of alleged abuse or neglect of a child; or  (b) A party to a proceeding concerning the alleged abuse or neglect of a child pursuant to NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590, inclusive.  2. In addition to the training provided pursuant to subsection 1, an agency which provides child welfare services shall ensure that each employee of the agency who comes into direct contact with children receives, within 90 days after employment and annually thereafter, training concerning working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning children.  3. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring or authorizing a person who is employed by an agency which provides child welfare services to offer legal advice, legal assistance or legal interpretation of state or federal statutes or laws.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 2093; A 2017, 27)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.197 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.197 - Agency which provides child welfare services required to establish policies to ensure that children in custody of agency have access to and safe administration of clinically appropriate psychotropic medication.

Each agency which provides child welfare services shall establish appropriate policies to ensure that children in the custody of the agency have timely access to and safe administration of clinically appropriate psychotropic medication. The policies must include, without limitation, policies concerning:  1. The use of psychotropic medication in a manner that has not been tested or approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, including, without limitation, the use of such medication for a child who is of an age that has not been tested or approved or who has a condition for which the use of the medication has not been tested or approved;  2. Prescribing any psychotropic medication for use by a child who is less than 4 years of age;  3. The concurrent use by a child of three or more classes of psychotropic medication;  4. The concurrent use by a child of two psychotropic medications of the same class; and  5. The criteria for nominating persons who are legally responsible for the psychiatric care of children in the custody of agencies which provide child welfare services pursuant to NRS 432B.4681 to 432B.469, inclusive, and the policies adopted pursuant to this section.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 410; A 2011, 2675)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.200 - Toll-free telephone number for reports of abuse or neglect; design and distribution of informational poster.

  1. The Division of Child and Family Services shall establish and maintain a center with a toll-free telephone number to receive reports of abuse or neglect of a child in this State and reports pursuant to NRS 392.303 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Any reports made to this center must be promptly transmitted to the agency which provides child welfare services in the community where the child is located.  2. The Division of Child and Family Services shall design a poster to be displayed in public and private schools as required by NRS 392.385 and 394.176, which:  (a) Prominently displays in bold type the toll-free telephone number established and maintained pursuant to subsection 1 and, if available, a county or other local child abuse or neglect hotline maintained for the county in which the school is located;  (b) Consists of simple, clear and easy to follow directions written in English, Spanish and in any other language the Division of Child and Family Services determines is appropriate based on the demographic characteristics of this State;  (c) Is at least 11 by 17 inches in size;  (d) Includes text in a type and font that is easy to read;  (e) Contains instructions for accessing the Internet website of the Division of Child and Family Services to obtain more information on reporting abuse or neglect of a child; and  (f) Contains instructions for calling 911 in an emergency.  3. The Division of Child and Family Services shall distribute the poster designed pursuant to subsection 2 to the boards of trustees of school districts, the governing bodies of charter schools and the governing bodies of private schools in a printed format or an electronic format that may be printed.  4. As used in this section, "abuse or neglect of a child" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.281.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1371; A 1993, 2706; 2001 Special Session, 36; 2017, 482, 2059)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.210 - State, political subdivisions and agencies to cooperate with agencies which provide child welfare services.

An agency which provides child welfare services must receive from the State, any of its political subdivisions or any agency of either, any cooperation, assistance and information it requests in order to fulfill its responsibilities under this chapter and NRS 432.097 to 432.130, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1379; A 2001 Special Session, 36)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.215 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.215 - Acquisition and use of information concerning probationers and parolees.

  1. An agency which provides child welfare services may request the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety to provide information concerning a probationer or parolee that may assist the agency in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The Division of Parole and Probation shall provide such information upon request.  2. The agency which provides child welfare services may use the information obtained pursuant to subsection 1 only for the limited purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 835; A 2001, 2612; 2001 Special Session, 36; 2003, 236)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.216 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.216 - Agency which provides child welfare services to submit biennial improvement plan; agency to solicit input regarding plan; requirements of plan; agency to submit annual data to Division of Child and Family Services.

  1. Each agency which provides child welfare services shall submit an improvement plan to the Division of Child and Family Services on or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year.  2. Before submitting an improvement plan pursuant to subsection 1, the agency must solicit public input regarding the proposed improvement plan. The agency which provides child welfare services shall submit with the improvement plan an explanation of the manner in which the agency solicited such public input and a summary of any input received.  3. The improvement plan must cover a period of 2 years and include, without limitation:  (a) Specific performance targets for improving the safety, permanency and well-being of the children in the care of the agency which provides child welfare services; and  (b) The approach that the agency which provides child welfare services will take to achieve the specific performance targets, including, without limitation, specific strategies that will be used.  4. On or before December 31 of each year, the agency which provides child welfare services must submit to the Division of Child and Family Services data demonstrating the progress that the agency which provides child welfare services has made towards meeting the specific performance targets set forth in the improvement plan submitted pursuant to subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 2493)
NV Rev Stat § 432B.2165 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect|NRS 432B.2165 - Division of Child and Family Services to administer program to award incentive payment to agency which provides child welfare services in a county whose population is 100,000 or more; application for incentive payment; approval and denial of incentive payment.

  1. The Division of Child and Family Services shall administer a program to award incentive payments to an agency which provides child welfare services in a county whose population is 100,000 or more.  2. On or before May 1 of each year, an agency which provides child welfare services may submit an application to the Division of Child and Family Services for an incentive payment.  3. The application for an incentive payment must include, without limitation:  (a) A description of the specific goal that the agency which provides child welfare services agrees to achieve by June 30 of the following year if the incentive payment is awarded;  (b) Baseline data to support the need to achieve the specific goal and which will provide a manner in which to measure whether the goal is achieved or to determine the percentage of the goal that is achieved; and  (c) The amount requested by the agency which provides child welfare services as an incentive payment.  4. If the Division of Child and Family Services does not approve the application, the Division must notify the agency which provides child welfare services of the specific deficiencies in the application and allow the agency to resubmit the application within 30 days.  5. If the Division of Child and Family Services approves the application, the Division of Child and Family Services shall, to the extent that money is available for that purpose, award an incentive payment to the agency which provides child welfare services for the fiscal year beginning on July 1 of the year in which the application is submitted.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 2494)