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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services › NRS 422A.680 - Establishment and administration of System; requirements of System; regulations.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 833; A 2023, 1865)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services › NRS 422A.690 - Solicitation and acceptance of gifts, grants, contributions or other money by Director.

1. The Director may solicit and accept gifts, grants, contributions or other money from any public or private source and may expend the money, subject to any limitations contained in the gift, grant or contribution or placed on the money, to carry out the provisions of NRS 422A.680.
2. Money received by the Director pursuant to this section must be accounted for separately in the State General Fund. The money in the account does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of any fiscal year and must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 834)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services › NRS 422A.695 - Submission of report to Legislature.

On or before January 31 of each year, the Department shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature a report concerning activities or services designed to prevent homelessness in this State. The report must include, without limitation, information concerning:
1. The activities of and services provided through the Nevada Housing Crisis Response System established pursuant to NRS 422A.680;
2. Any other activities or services provided by the Department or any division thereof to prevent homelessness; and
3. Any activities or services provided by any other state or local governmental entity, nonprofit organization or other person or entity in this State to prevent homelessness.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 834)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services › NRS 422A.696 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 422A.696 to 422A.6972, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 422A.6962 to 422A.6968, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1409)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services › NRS 422A.6962 - "Nevada resident" defined.

"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.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1409)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services › NRS 422A.6966 - "Provider of homeless services" defined.

"Provider of homeless services" means an organization that:
1. Is a governmental entity or is exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3);
2. Operates in this State; and
3. Primarily provides services to persons experiencing homelessness.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1410)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services › NRS 422A.697 - Authorization of certain persons to use address of provider of homeless services as temporary mailing address; publication of list of authorizing providers.

1. A provider of homeless services may authorize a person to use the provider’s address as that person’s temporary mailing address for a period of time not to exceed 180 days if that person is:
(a) A Nevada resident or a person who is not currently a Nevada resident and who the provider determines intends to remain in the State of Nevada for at least 6 months;
(b) A person in crisis; and
(c) Receiving services from the provider of homeless services.
2. A person experiencing homelessness may use a temporary mailing address to:
(a) Apply for public assistance;
(b) Enroll a family member in a school or other public educational facility;
(c) Enroll in an institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education;
(d) Obtain permanent or temporary housing, including, without limitation, supportive housing;
(e) Seek or retain employment; or
(f) Facilitate any other purpose prescribed by the Administrator of the Division.
3. A provider of homeless services that authorizes a person experiencing homelessness to use the provider’s address as a temporary mailing address shall notify the Division within 30 days after the authorization is given.
4. Within the limits of legislative appropriation, the Division shall publish a list of all the providers of homeless services that authorize a person experiencing homelessness to use the provider’s address as the person’s temporary mailing address on an Internet website maintained by the Division.
5. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a person actually residing at a provider of homeless services from using the address of that provider of homeless services where the person resides for the purpose of registering to vote or receiving voting materials by mail.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1410)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services › NRS 422A.700 - Fraudulent acts; penalties.

1. Unless a different penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 422.361 to 422.369, inclusive, or 422.450 to 422.590, inclusive, a person who knowingly and designedly, by any false pretense, false or misleading statement, impersonation or misrepresentation, obtains or attempts to obtain monetary or any other public assistance, or money, property, medical or remedial care or any other service provided pursuant to the Children’s Health Insurance Program, having a value of $100 or more, whether by one act or a series of acts, with the intent to cheat, defraud or defeat the purposes of this chapter is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
2. For the purposes of subsection 1, whenever a recipient of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families pursuant to the provisions of this chapter receives an overpayment of benefits for the third time and the overpayments have resulted from a false statement or representation by the recipient or from the failure of the recipient to notify the Division of a change in circumstances which would affect the amount of assistance the recipient receives, a rebuttable presumption arises that the payment was fraudulently received.
3. For the purposes of subsection 1, "public assistance" includes any money, property, medical or remedial care or any other service provided pursuant to a state plan.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 20)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 424.011 to 424.018, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
[Part 1:185:1939; 1931 NCL § 1061]—(NRS A 1961, 739; 1971, 1452; 1973, 1164; 1993, 2695; 1995, 1788; 2001 Special Session, 23; 2009, 1487; 2013, 1444; 2015, 3066; 2017, 21; 2021, 2648, 2714; 2023, 2064)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.0113 - "Child" defined. [Effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.]

"Child" means a person who is less than 18 years of age or who participates in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program established pursuant to NRS 432B.5919.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2714; A 2023, 2064, effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.013 - "Family foster home" defined. [Effective until the earlier of June 30, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.] "Family foster home" defined. [Effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.]

"Family foster home" means a family home in which one to six children who are under 18 years of age or who remain under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594 and who are not related within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to the person or persons maintaining the home are received, cared for and maintained, for compensation or otherwise, including the provision of free care. The term includes a family home in which such a child is received, cared for and maintained pending completion of proceedings for the adoption of the child by the person or persons maintaining the home.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2695; A 2001 Special Session, 23; 2011, 242; 2013, 1444)
"Family foster home" means a family home in which one to six children who are not related within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to the person or persons maintaining the home are received, cared for and maintained, for compensation or otherwise, including the provision of free care. The term includes a family home in which such a child is received, cared for and maintained pending completion of proceedings for the adoption of the child by the person or persons maintaining the home.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2695; A 2001 Special Session, 23; 2011, 242; 2013, 1444; 2021, 2714; 2023, 2064, effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.0135 - "Foster care agency" defined.

"Foster care agency" means a business entity that recruits and enters into contracts with foster homes to assist an agency which provides child welfare services and juvenile courts in the placement of children in such foster homes.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1485; A 2013, 1444)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.014 - "Foster home" defined.

"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.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2695; A 2009, 1487; 2013, 1444)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.015 - "Group foster home" defined. [Effective until the earlier of June 30, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.] "Group foster home" defined. [Effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.]

1. "Group foster home" means a foster home which provides full-time care and services for 7 to 15 children who are:
(a) Under 18 years of age or who remain under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594;
(b) Not related within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to any natural person maintaining or operating the home; and
(c) Received, cared for and maintained for compensation or otherwise, including the provision of free care.
2. The term "group foster home" does not include a receiving center.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2695; A 2001 Special Session, 23; 2011, 242; 2013, 1444; 2021, 2648)
1. "Group foster home" means a foster home which provides full-time care and services for 7 to 15 children who are:
(a) Not related within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to any natural person maintaining or operating the home; and
(b) Received, cared for and maintained for compensation or otherwise, including the provision of free care.
2. The term "group foster home" does not include a receiving center.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2695; A 2001 Special Session, 23; 2011, 242; 2013, 1444; 2021, 2648, 2715; 2023, 2064, effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.0153 - "Independent living foster home" defined. [Effective until the earlier of June 30, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.] "Independent living foster home" defined. [Effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.]

"Independent living foster home" means a foster home which provides assistance with the transition to independent living for children who have entered into an agreement to transition to independent living and for children who:
1. Are at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age or who remain under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594;
2. Are not related within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to any natural person maintaining or operating the home; and
3. Are received, cared for and maintained for compensation or otherwise, including the provision of free care.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1434)
"Independent living foster home" means a foster home which provides assistance with the transition to independent living for children who have entered into an agreement to transition to independent living and for children who:
1. Are at least 16 years of age;
2. Are not related within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to any natural person maintaining or operating the home; and
3. Are received, cared for and maintained for compensation or otherwise, including the provision of free care.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1434; A 2021, 2715; 2023, 2064, effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.016 - "Licensing authority" defined.

"Licensing authority" means:
1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the agency which provides child welfare services, as defined in NRS 432B.030; and
2. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, the Division.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 23)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.018 - "Specialized foster home" defined. [Effective until the earlier of June 30, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.] "Specialized foster home" defined. [Effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.]

"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.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1486; A 2013, 1445)
"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 not related within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to any natural person maintaining or operating the home; and
3. Are received, cared for and maintained for compensation or otherwise, including the provision of free care.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1486; A 2013, 1445; 2021, 2715; 2023, 2064, effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.019 - Regulations relating to foster child who is enrolled in elementary school and receipt of academic plans for foster children by licensing authority.

The Division shall adopt regulations to ensure:
1. That a school district is informed when a foster child is enrolled in an elementary school within the school district so that the elementary school may prepare an academic plan for the child as required pursuant to NRS 388.155.
2. That the licensing authority receives a copy of an academic plan prepared for a foster child pursuant to NRS 388.155, 388.165 or 388.205.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2665)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.020 - Regulations concerning licensure; minimum standards and rules for regulation.

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.
[Part 2:185:1939; 1931 NCL § 1061.01]—(NRS A 1963, 908; 1967, 1154; 1973, 1165, 1406; 1993, 2696; 2001 Special Session, 23; 2009, 1487; 2013, 1445)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.0335 - Termination of employee, removal of resident or prevention of person from being present in home when convicted of certain crimes; correction of information concerning conviction.

1. Upon receiving information from the licensing authority or its designee pursuant to NRS 424.033 or evidence from any other source that an employee of an applicant for a license to conduct a foster home, a person who is licensed to conduct a foster home or a resident of an applicant or licensee who is 18 years of age or older, other than a participant in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program established pursuant to NRS 432B.5919, or any other person who is 18 years of age or older who routinely supervises a child in a foster home for whom an investigation was conducted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 424.031, has been convicted of a crime listed in NRS 424.031, the applicant or licensee shall terminate the employment of the employee, remove the resident from the foster home or prevent the person who is 18 years of age or older who routinely supervises a child in the foster home from being present in the home after allowing the employee, resident or other person time to correct the information as required pursuant to subsection 2.
2. If an employee, resident or other person who is 18 years of age or older who routinely supervises a child in a foster home believes that the information provided pursuant to subsection 1 is incorrect, the employee, resident or other person must inform the applicant or licensee immediately. An applicant or licensee that is so informed shall give the employee, resident or other person 30 days to correct the information.
3. During the period in which an employee, resident or other person who is 18 years of age or older who routinely supervises a child in a foster home seeks to correct information pursuant to subsection 2, it is within the discretion of the applicant or licensee whether to allow the employee, resident or other person to continue to work for, reside at or provide supervision of a child in the foster home, as applicable, except that the employee, resident or other person shall not have contact with a child in the foster home without supervision during any such period.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 3544; A 2015, 544)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.034 - Maintenance of certain records concerning employees and residents.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 3544)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.036 - Consultation with applicant for license to conduct foster home.

Before issuing a license to conduct a foster home pursuant to NRS 424.030, the licensing authority shall discuss with the applicant and, to the extent possible, ensure that the applicant understands:
1. The role of a provider of foster care, the licensing authority and the members of the immediate family of a child placed in a foster home; and
2. The personal skills which are required of a provider of foster care and the other residents of a foster home to provide effective foster care.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1787; A 2001 Special Session, 25; 2013, 1447)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.0365 - Licensee of family foster home, specialized foster home, independent living foster home or group foster home to ensure training of employees who have direct contact with children; regulations.

1. A licensee that operates a family foster home, a specialized foster home, an independent living foster home or a group foster home shall ensure that each employee who comes into direct contact with children in the home receives training within 90 days after employment and annually thereafter. Such training must be approved by the licensing authority and include, without limitation, instruction concerning:
(a) Controlling the behavior of children;
(b) Policies and procedures concerning the use of force and restraint on children;
(c) The rights of children in the home;
(d) Suicide awareness and prevention;
(e) The administration of medication to children;
(f) Applicable state and federal constitutional and statutory rights of children in the home;
(g) Policies and procedures concerning other matters affecting the health, welfare, safety and civil and other rights of children in the home;
(h) Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning children; and
(i) Such other matters as required by the licensing authority or pursuant to regulations of the Division.
2. The Division shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1189; A 2009, 1489; 2013, 1448; 2017, 21)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.0367 - Licensee to develop and implement plan for care of children during disaster.

1. A licensee that operates a foster home shall develop and implement a plan for the care of children in the foster home during a disaster. The plan must be developed and implemented in accordance with the plans and regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 432.400, 432.410 and 432.420.
2. As used in this section, "disaster" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432.400.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1775)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.037 - Consultation with provider of foster care to explain plan for provision of care for child; addressing concerns of health, safety or care of child.

1. Before placing a child with a provider of foster care, the licensing authority shall inform the provider of the plans, if any, which the licensing authority has developed relating to the provision of care required for that child. If the plan for the child changes, the licensing authority shall inform the provider of foster care of the changes and the reasons for those changes.
2. The licensing authority shall consult with a provider of foster care concerning the care to be provided to a child placed with the provider, including appropriate disciplinary actions that may be taken.
3. If issues concerning the health, safety or care of a child occur during the placement of the child with a provider of foster care, the licensing authority shall:
(a) Consider the daily routine of the provider when determining how to respond to those issues; and
(b) To the extent possible, respond to those issues in a manner which is the least disruptive to that daily routine, unless that response would not be in the best interest of the child.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1787; A 2001 Special Session, 25; 2013, 1448)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.038 - Consultation with provider of foster care to ensure health and safety of child; release of information to provider of foster care; confidentiality of information obtained; regulations.

1. Before placing, and during the placement of, a child in a foster home, the licensing authority shall provide to the provider of foster care such information relating to the child as is necessary to ensure the health and safety of the child and the other residents of the foster home. This information must include the medical history and previous behavior of the child to the extent that such information is available.
2. The provider of foster care may, at any time before, during or after the placement of the child in the foster home, request information about the child from the licensing authority. After the child has left the care of the provider, the licensing authority shall provide the information requested by the provider, unless the information is otherwise declared to be confidential by law or the licensing authority determines that providing the information is not in the best interests of the child.
3. The provider of foster care shall maintain the confidentiality of information obtained pursuant to this section under the terms and conditions otherwise required by law.
4. The Division shall adopt regulations specifying the procedure and format for the provision of information pursuant to this section, which may include the provision of a summary of certain information. If a summary is provided pursuant to this section, the provider of foster care may also obtain the information set forth in subsections 1 and 2.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1787; A 2001, 1838; 2001 Special Session, 26; 2003, 236; 2013, 1448)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.0383 - Licensee to obtain explanation of need for and effect of medication prescribed for child; licensing authority to receive copy of explanation.

1. A licensee that operates a foster home who obtains a prescription for medication for a child that has been placed in the foster home shall request the physician or other medical professional who prescribes the medication to provide a written explanation about the need for the medication and the effect of the medication on the child.
2. The licensee shall provide to the licensing authority a copy of any explanation about prescription medication received pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2665)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.0385 - Licensee of specialized foster home, independent living foster home or group foster home to adopt certain policies relating to medical care and medications for children; employees to receive copy of policy.

1. A licensee that operates a specialized foster home, an independent living foster home or a group foster home shall adopt a policy concerning the manner in which to:
(a) Document the orders of the treating physician of a child;
(b) Administer medication to a child;
(c) Store, handle and dispose of medication;
(d) Document the administration of medication and any errors in the administration of medication;
(e) Minimize errors in the administration of medication; and
(f) Address errors in the administration of medication.
2. The licensee shall ensure that each employee of the specialized foster home, independent living foster home or group foster home who will administer medication to a child at the specialized foster home, independent living foster home or group foster home receives a copy of and understands the policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1361; A 2013, 1449)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.040 - Inspection.

A licensing authority or its designee shall visit every licensed family foster home, specialized foster home, independent living foster home and group foster home as often as necessary to ensure that proper care is given to the children.
[Part 2:185:1939; 1931 NCL § 1061.01]—(NRS A 1963, 909; 1967, 1154; 1973, 1166, 1406; 1993, 2698; 2001 Special Session, 26; 2009, 1489; 2013, 1449)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.041 - Money allocated for specialized foster care not to be used for any other purpose; report of expenditures; data concerning children to be provided to Division upon request.

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 424.088, each agency which provides child welfare services shall ensure that money allocated to pay for the cost of providing care to children placed in a specialized foster home is not used for any other purpose.
2. On or before August 1 of each year, each agency which provides child welfare services shall prepare and submit to the Division and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau a report listing all expenditures relating to the placement of children in specialized foster homes for the previous fiscal year.
3. Each agency which provides child welfare services shall provide to the Division any data concerning children who are placed in a specialized foster home by the agency upon the request of the Division.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3064; A 2021,1557)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 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.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3065)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 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.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3644)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.0445 - Duties of provider of foster care relating to gender identity or expression of foster child.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 20)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.045 - Procedure for hearing grievances related to license to conduct foster home: Regulations; representation by legal counsel.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1787; A 2013, 1449)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.047 - Access by provider of foster care to information maintained by licensing authority concerning provider.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1788; A 2001 Special Session, 26; 2013, 1449)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.050 - Investigation of unlicensed foster home; action by licensing authority.

Whenever a licensing authority is advised or has reason to believe that any person is conducting or maintaining a foster home for children without a license, as required by this chapter, the licensing authority shall have an investigation made. If the person is conducting a foster home, the licensing authority shall either issue a license or take action to prevent continued operation of the foster home.
[Part 5:185:1939; 1931 NCL § 1061.04]—(NRS A 1963, 909; 1967, 1154; 1973, 1406; 1993, 2698; 2001 Special Session, 26)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.060 - Removal of child from undesirable foster home.

If the licensing authority at any time finds that a child in a foster home is subject to undesirable influences or lacks proper or wise care and management, the licensing authority shall notify any agency or institution that has placed the child in the home to remove the child from the home. If the child has been placed in a foster home by the parents or relatives of the child or other persons independently of any agency, the licensing authority shall take necessary action to remove the child and arrange for the care of the child.
[Part 5:185:1939; 1931 NCL § 1061.04]—(NRS A 1963, 909; 1967, 1154; 1973, 1406; 1993, 2698; 2001 Special Session, 27)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › NRS 424.070 - Placement of child for care or adoption; approval by Division or its designee.

No person other than the parents or guardian of a child and no agency or institution in this State or from outside this State may place any child in the control or care of any person without sending notice of the pending placement and receiving approval of the placement from the Division or its designee. No such person, parent, guardian, agency or institution may place a child for adoption except as otherwise provided in chapter 127 of NRS.
[3:185:1939; 1931 NCL § 1061.02]—(NRS A 1963, 910; 1967, 1155; 1973, 1406, 1591; 1993, 2698; 2001 Special Session, 27)