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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.305 - Assignment of disposition to report.

1. An agency which provides child welfare services shall, upon determining that an investigation is not warranted or upon the conclusion of an investigation of a report concerning the possible abuse or neglect of a child, assign one of the following dispositions to the report:
(a) Substantiated.
(b) Unsubstantiated.
(c) Unable to locate or contact.
(d) Administrative closure.
2. A disposition of unable to locate or contact or administrative closure shall be deemed to be equivalent to a disposition of unsubstantiated for all purposes.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Administrative closure" means that the agency which provides child welfare services has determined that it lacks the authority to investigate a report concerning the possible abuse or neglect of a child.
(b) "Substantiated" means that the agency which provides child welfare services has determined by a preponderance of the evidence that the alleged abuse or neglect occurred and was committed by the person named in the report as allegedly causing the abuse or neglect.
(c) "Unable to locate or contact" means that the agency which provides child welfare services was unable to complete an investigation of a report concerning the possible abuse or neglect of a child because:
(1) The agency which provides child welfare services lacks the information necessary to complete the investigation, including, without limitation, the current address of the child or his or her parent or legal guardian;
(2) The parent or guardian of the child was contacted and then relocated and can no longer be located to complete the investigation; or
(3) The agency which provides child welfare services located the parent or guardian of the child but, after making persistent efforts, is unable to make contact with the parent or guardian of the child to complete the investigation.
(d) "Unsubstantiated" means that the agency which provides child welfare services has determined by a preponderance of the evidence that the alleged abuse or neglect did not occur or was not committed by the person named in the report as allegedly causing the abuse or neglect.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 787)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.310 - Report to Central Registry of abuse or neglect required upon completion of investigation; prohibition against reporting certain information.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS 432B.260, the agency investigating a report of abuse or neglect of a child shall, upon completing the investigation, report to the Central Registry:
(a) Identifying and demographic information on the child alleged to be abused or neglected, the parents of the child, any other person responsible for the welfare of the child and the person allegedly responsible for the abuse or neglect;
(b) The facts of the alleged abuse or neglect, including the date and type of alleged abuse or neglect, the manner in which the abuse was inflicted, the severity of the injuries and, if applicable, any information concerning the death of the child; and
(c) If the report was assigned a disposition of substantiated, the fact of that disposition. The agency shall not report to the Central Registry a disposition other than substantiated.
2. An agency which provides child welfare services shall not report to the Central Registry any information concerning a child identified as being affected by a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder or prenatal substance use disorder or as having withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal substance exposure unless the agency determines that a person has abused or neglected the child after the child was born.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1375; A 1999, 2912; 2001, 212, 1850; 2005, 2037, 2096; 2007, 1508; 2013, 2879; 2017, 1386; 2021, 792)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.315 - Written notification to person responsible for child’s welfare of assignment of disposition of substantiated to report and authority to request administrative appeal.

If an agency which provides child welfare services assigns a disposition of substantiated to a report made pursuant to NRS 432B.220, the agency shall provide written notification to the person responsible for the child’s welfare who is named in the report as allegedly causing the abuse or neglect of the child which includes statements indicating that:
1. The report which was made against the person has been assigned a disposition of substantiated and the agency which provides child welfare services intends to place the person’s name in the Central Registry pursuant to NRS 432B.310; and
2. The person may request an administrative appeal of the substantiation of the report and the agency’s intention to place the person’s name in the Central Registry by submitting a written request to the agency which provides child welfare services within the time required pursuant to NRS 432B.317.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2875; A 2021, 792)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.317 - Administrative appeal of substantiation of report; hearing.

1. A person to whom a written notification is sent pursuant to NRS 432B.315 may request an administrative appeal of the substantiation of the report and the agency’s intention to place the person’s name in the Central Registry by submitting a written request to the agency which provides child welfare services within 15 days after the date on which the agency sent the written notification as required pursuant to NRS 432B.315.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if an agency which provides child welfare services receives a request for an administrative appeal within 15 days after the agency sent the written notification pursuant to subsection 1, a hearing before a hearing officer must be held in accordance with chapter 233B of NRS.
3. An administrative appeal is stayed upon the receipt of written notification to the agency which provides child welfare services of a pending adjudicatory hearing pursuant to NRS 432B.530 which arose out of the same incident as the incident upon which the report made pursuant to NRS 432B.220 was premised. The stay of the administrative appeal is lifted when:
(a) A final determination is made in the adjudicatory hearing; or
(b) The adjudicatory hearing is dismissed or terminated if the adjudicatory hearing does not result in a final determination being made.
4. If a request for an administrative appeal is not submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the agency which provides child welfare services shall place the person’s name in the Central Registry pursuant to NRS 432B.310.
5. If the hearing officer in a hearing that is held pursuant to this section:
(a) Affirms the substantiation of the report, the agency which provides child welfare services shall place the person’s name in the Central Registry pursuant to NRS 432B.310; or
(b) Rejects the substantiation of the report, the agency which provides child welfare services shall not place the person’s name in the Central Registry pursuant to NRS 432B.310.
6. A conclusive presumption that the substantiation of the report will be affirmed and the person’s name will be placed in the Central Registry pursuant to NRS 432B.310 is established if there is a final determination in an adjudicatory hearing that the child was in need of protection.
7. The decision of a hearing officer in a hearing that is held pursuant to this section is a final decision for the purposes of judicial review.
8. As used in this section, "final determination in an adjudicatory hearing" means a finding made by a court pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 432B.530 as to whether a child was in need of protection at the time of the removal of the child from the home that is based on the child being subjected to abuse or neglect by the person to whom a written notice was sent pursuant to NRS 432B.315.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2876)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.320 - Waiver of full investigation of report.

1. An agency which provides child welfare services may waive a full investigation of a report of abuse or neglect of a child made by another agency or a person if, after assessing the circumstances, it is satisfied that:
(a) The person or other agency who made the report can provide services to meet the needs of the child and the family, and this person or agency agrees to do so; and
(b) The person or other agency agrees in writing to report periodically on the child and to report immediately any threat or harm to the child’s welfare.
2. The agency which provides child welfare services shall supervise for a reasonable period the services provided by the person or other agency pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1375; A 2001 Special Session, 42)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.322 - Inapplicability of provisions to certain reports, investigations or information.

The provisions of NRS 432B.220 to 432B.322, inclusive, do not apply to any report submitted, investigation performed or information maintained under the provisions of NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2058)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.325 - County whose population is 100,000 or more to provide child protective services in county; county whose population is less than 100,000 to provide such services in certain circumstances.

1. Each county whose population is 100,000 or more shall provide child protective services in that county and pay the cost of those services. The services must be provided in accordance with the standards adopted pursuant to NRS 432B.190.
2. A county whose population is less than 100,000 that receives approval to carry out child protective services for the county and an exemption from the assessment imposed pursuant to NRS 432B.326 shall:
(a) Provide child protective services in that county and pay the cost of those services.
(b) Provide the services in accordance with the standards adopted pursuant to NRS 432B.190.
3. A county whose population is less than 100,000 that carries out child protective services for the county shall be deemed to be the agency which provides child welfare services for the purposes of any provisions of this chapter relating to child protective services and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1439; A 2011, 2524)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.326 - Payment of assessment for provision of child protective services by county whose population is less than 100,000; exemption.

1. Unless an exemption is approved pursuant to subsection 4, each county whose population is less than 100,000 shall pay an assessment each fiscal year to the Division of Child and Family Services in an amount which does not exceed the amount authorized by the Legislature for the provision of child protective services by the Division in the county during that year.
2. The Division shall provide each county whose population is less than 100,000, on or before May 1 of each year, with an estimate of the amount of the assessment. The estimate becomes the amount of the assessment unless the county is notified of a change within 2 weeks after the date on which the county contribution is approved by the Legislature. The county shall pay the assessment:
(a) In full within 30 days after the amount of the assessment becomes final; or
(b) In equal quarterly installments on or before the first day of July, October, January and April, respectively.
3. Money paid by a county pursuant to this section must be deposited by the Division with the State Treasurer, and the Division shall expend the money in accordance with the approved budget of the Division.
4. A county whose population is less than 100,000 may submit a proposal to the Governor for the county to carry out child protective services for the county. If the Governor approves the proposal, the Governor must submit a recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee to exempt the county from the assessment required pursuant to subsection 1. The Interim Finance Committee, upon receiving the recommendation from the Governor, shall consider the proposal and determine whether to approve the exemption. In considering whether to approve the exemption, the Interim Finance Committee shall consider, among other things, the best interests of the State, the effect of the exemption and the intent of the Legislature in requiring the assessment to be paid by the county.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2523)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.327 - Division of Child and Family Services to submit certain reports concerning budgets for child protective services to Governor and certain counties and any reports required by Legislative Commission.

The Division of Child and Family Services shall submit:
1. A report on or before December 1 of each year to the Governor and to each county whose population is less than 100,000 that contains a statement of:
(a) The total number of children who received child protective services in each county in the immediately preceding fiscal year; and
(b) The amount and categories of the expenditures made by the Division on child protective services in each county in the immediately preceding fiscal year;
2. To each county whose population is less than 100,000, on or before December 1 of each even-numbered year, the total proposed budget of the Division for that county for the next succeeding biennium, including the projected number of children who will receive child protective services and the projected costs of child protective services attributed to the county; and
3. Such reports to the Legislative Commission as required by the Commission.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2522)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.340 - Determination that child needs protection but is not in imminent danger and does not need to be placed in protective custody.

1. If the agency which provides child welfare services determines that a child needs protection, but is not in imminent danger from abuse or neglect and does not need to be placed in protective custody pursuant to NRS 432B.390, it may:
(a) Offer to the parents or guardian a plan for services and inform the parents or guardian that the agency has no legal authority to compel the parents or guardian to accept the plan but that it has the authority to petition the court pursuant to NRS 432B.490 or to refer the case to the district attorney or a law enforcement agency; or
(b) File a petition pursuant to NRS 432B.490 and, if a child is adjudicated in need of protection, request that the child be removed from the custody of the parents or guardian or that the child remain at home with or without the supervision of the court or of any person or agency designated by the court.
2. If the parent or guardian accepts the conditions of the plan offered by the agency pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the agency may elect not to file a petition and may arrange for appropriate services, including medical care, care of the child during the day, management of the home or supervision of the child, the parents or guardian.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1376; A 2001 Special Session, 42; 2021, 2236)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.350 - Teams for protection of child.

An agency which provides child welfare services may organize one or more teams for protection of a child to assist the agency in the evaluation and investigation of reports of abuse or neglect of a child, diagnosis and treatment of abuse or neglect and the coordination of responsibilities. Members of the team serve at the invitation of the agency and must include representatives of other organizations concerned with education, law enforcement or physical or mental health.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1376; A 2001 Special Session, 43)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.360 - Voluntary placement of child with agency or institution; regulations.

1. A parent or guardian of a child who is in need of protection may place the child with a public agency authorized to care for children or a private institution or agency licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services or a county whose population is 100,000 or more to care for such children if:
(a) Efforts to keep the child in his or her own home have failed; and
(b) The parents or guardian and the agency or institution voluntarily sign a written agreement for placement of the child which sets forth the rights and responsibilities of each of the parties to the agreement.
2. If a child is placed with an agency or institution pursuant to subsection 1, the parent or guardian shall:
(a) If able, contribute to the support of the child during the temporary placement;
(b) Inform the agency or institution of any change in the address or circumstances of the parent or guardian; and
(c) Meet with a representative of the agency or institution and participate in developing and carrying out a plan for the possible return of the child to the custody of the parent or guardian, the placement of the child with a relative or the eventual adoption of the child.
3. A parent or guardian who voluntarily agrees to place a child with an agency or institution pursuant to subsection 1 is entitled to have the child returned to the physical custody of the parent or guardian within 48 hours of a written request to that agency or institution. If that agency or institution determines that it would be detrimental to the best interests of the child to return the child to the custody of the parent or guardian, it shall cause a petition to be filed pursuant to NRS 432B.490.
4. If the child has remained in temporary placement for 6 consecutive months, the agency or institution shall:
(a) Immediately return the child to the physical custody of the parent or guardian; or
(b) Cause a petition to be filed pursuant to NRS 432B.490.
5. The Division of Child and Family Services shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1376; A 1993, 2707; 2001 Special Session, 43)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.370 - Determination that child is not in need of protection.

If an agency which provides child welfare services determines that there is no reasonable cause to believe that a child is in need of protection, it shall proceed no further in that matter.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1377; A 2001 Special Session, 44)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.380 - Referral of case to district attorney for criminal prosecution; recommendation to file petition.

If the agency which provides child welfare services determines that further action is necessary to protect a child who is in need of protection, as well as any other child under the same care who may be in need of protection, it may refer the case to the district attorney for criminal prosecution and may recommend the filing of a petition pursuant to NRS 432B.490.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1377; A 2001 Special Session, 44)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.3903 - Agency which provides child welfare services or designee authorized to request issuance of warrant to place child in protective custody if child needs protection but threat is not imminent.

1. An agency which provides child welfare services or its designee may request that the court issue a warrant to place a child in protective custody if there is reasonable cause to believe that the child is in need of protection from injury, abuse or neglect but the threat is not imminent in the time it would take to obtain a warrant.
2. If the court, after review of a verified statement or sworn testimony presented by the agency which provides child welfare services or its designee, finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the child is in need of protection from injury, abuse or neglect, the court may issue a warrant authorizing the child to be placed in protective custody.
3. The warrant to place a child in protective custody:
(a) Must include a finding that it is contrary to the welfare of the child to remain in the home;
(b) Must identify the basis for the finding that there is reasonable cause to believe that the child is in need of protection from injury, abuse or neglect;
(c) Must authorize the agency which provides child welfare services or its designee to immediately place the child in protective custody; and
(d) May, if there is reasonable cause to believe that the child or the person placing the child in protective custody may be threatened with harm, authorize an agent or officer of a law enforcement agency or an agent or officer of a local juvenile probation department or the local department of juvenile services to assist the agency which provides child welfare services or its designee in placing the child in protective custody.
4. A warrant issued pursuant to this section:
(a) Is enforceable in any jurisdiction in this State; and
(b) Is valid for 10 days after the date of issuance, unless otherwise specified in the warrant.
5. A copy of a warrant issued pursuant to this section must be provided to the parent, guardian or custodian of a child placed in protective custody.
6. The provisions of this section do not preclude an agency which provides child welfare services or its designee that has obtained a warrant pursuant to this section from requesting a subsequent warrant if there remains reasonable cause to believe that the child is in need of protection from injury, abuse or neglect.
7. If a warrant issued pursuant to this section is executed, a hearing on protective custody must be held in accordance with the provisions of NRS 432B.470 and 432B.480.
8. The application for the warrant and the warrant must be filed with the clerk of the court.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2234)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.3905 - Limitations on transfer to and placement in child care institution of child placed in protective custody who is under 6 years of age; notice; written plan.

1. An employee of an agency which provides child welfare services or its designee, an agent or officer of a law enforcement agency, an officer of a local juvenile probation department or the local department of juvenile services or any other person who places a child in protective custody pursuant to this chapter:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, shall not transfer a child who is under the age of 6 years to, or place such a child in, a child care institution unless appropriate foster care is not available at the time of placement in the county in which the child resides; and
(b) Shall make all reasonable efforts to place siblings in the same location.
2. A child under the age of 6 years may be placed in a child care institution:
(a) If the child requires medical services and such medical services could not be provided at any other placement; or
(b) If necessary to avoid separating siblings.
3. If a child is transferred to or placed in a child care institution in violation of subsection 1, the agency which provides child welfare services that is responsible for the child shall immediately notify the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services and shall move the child to another placement as soon as possible.
4. Each agency which provides child welfare services shall develop and implement a written plan to ensure that the provisions of this section are understood and carried out.
5. As used in this section, "child care institution":
(a) Means any type of home or facility that:
(1) Provides care and shelter during the day and night to 16 or more children who are in protective custody of an agency which provides child welfare services; or
(2) Provides care and shelter during the day and night, through the use of caregivers who work in shifts, to children who are in protective custody of an agency which provides child welfare services.
(b) Does not include a home or facility that provides medical services to children.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1003; A 2007, 1007; 2011, 1011; 2013, 1623)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.396 - Establishment of panel to evaluate extent to which agencies which provide child welfare services are effectively discharging their responsibilities; regulations; civil penalties.

The Division of Child and Family Services shall:
1. Establish a panel comprised of volunteer members to evaluate the extent to which agencies which provide child welfare services are effectively discharging their responsibilities for the protection of children.
2. Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of subsection 1 which must include, without limitation, the imposition of appropriate restrictions on the disclosure of information obtained by the panel and civil sanctions for the violation of those restrictions. The civil sanctions may provide for the imposition in appropriate cases of a civil penalty of not more than $500. The Division may bring an action to recover any civil penalty imposed and shall deposit any money recovered with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2031; A 2001, 1845; 2001 Special Session, 46; 2003, 236)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.397 - Inquiry to determine whether there is reason to know that child is Indian child; report to court; training regarding requirements of Indian Child Welfare Act.

1. The agency which provides child welfare services for a child that is taken into custody pursuant to this chapter shall make all necessary inquiries in accordance with subsection 1 of NRS 125E.210 to determine whether there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child. The agency shall report that determination to the court.
2. An agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to this chapter shall provide training for its personnel regarding the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act, chapter 125E of NRS and NRS 127.041, 127.115, 127.151 and 127.1861 to 127.1869, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 786; A 2001 Special Session, 46; 2023, 2259)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.400 - Temporary detention of child by physician or person in charge of hospital or similar institution.

A physician treating a child or a person in charge of a hospital or similar institution may hold a child for no more than 24 hours if there is reasonable cause to believe that the child has been abused or neglected or has been affected by a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder or prenatal substance use disorder or has withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal substance exposure and that the child is in danger of further harm if released. The physician or other person shall immediately notify a law enforcement agency or an agency which provides child welfare services that the physician or other person is holding the child.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1378; A 2001 Special Session, 47; 2005, 2038; 2017, 1388)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.401 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 432B.401 to 432B.4019, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 432B.4012, 432B.4014 and 432B.4016 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.4012 - "Children’s advocacy center" defined.

"Children’s advocacy center" means a public or private entity that provides an environment friendly to children where multidisciplinary teams work to:
1. Investigate and help children recover from abuse and neglect; and
2. Hold perpetrators of abuse and neglect of children accountable.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.4014 - "Multidisciplinary team" defined.

"Multidisciplinary team" means a team of different types of professionals convened by a children’s advocacy center to respond to the abuse or neglect of a child or develop standards pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 432B.4018. Such a team may include, without limitation, law enforcement officers, representatives of agencies which provide child welfare services, district attorneys or their deputies, providers of health care and advocates for victims of abuse or neglect of children.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.4018 - Requirements for operation; convening of multidisciplinary team to develop standards for acceptance of cases; access to services; immunity from liability for employee, officer or member of multidisciplinary team; confidentiality and disclosure of information maintained by center.

1. To operate in this State, a children’s advocacy center must:
(a) Be recognized by the National Children’s Alliance, or its successor organization, as an accredited member, an associate/developing member or an affiliate member; and
(b) Operate in accordance with the standards prescribed by the National Children’s Alliance, or its successor organization, to the extent that those standards do not conflict with federal or state law.
2. Each children’s advocacy center shall convene a multidisciplinary team to develop standards for the acceptance of cases by the children’s advocacy center. To the extent that money is available, the governing body of each county and each agency which provides child welfare services shall ensure that children whose cases meet those standards have access to services available through the children’s advocacy center.
3. An employee or officer of a children’s advocacy center is immune from civil liability for any action or omission in the performance of his or her duties on behalf of or through the children’s advocacy center if he or she acts in good faith.
4. A member of a multidisciplinary team is immune from civil liability for any act or omission with regard to communications with another member of a multidisciplinary team as part of the performance of his or her duties on behalf of or through a children’s advocacy center if he or she acts in good faith.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and NRS 239.0115, 432B.165, 432B.175, 432B.513 and 439.597 or as ordered by a court, information maintained by a children’s advocacy center, including, without limitation, reports and investigations made pursuant to this chapter, is confidential. Such information may, at the discretion of the children’s advocacy center, be made available only to the persons described in subsection 2 of NRS 432B.290.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.4019 - Account to Support Children’s Advocacy Centers: Creation; administration; use; gifts, grants and donations; nonreversion.

1. The Account to Support Children’s Advocacy Centers is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Division of Child and Family Services shall administer the Account.
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 the money in the Account to provide monetary support for the establishment and operation of children’s advocacy centers.
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 2021, 537)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.403 - Purpose of organizing.

The purpose of organizing multidisciplinary teams to review the deaths of children pursuant to NRS 432B.403 to 432B.4095, inclusive, is to:
1. Review the records of selected cases of deaths of children under 18 years of age in this State;
2. Review the records of selected cases of deaths of children under 18 years of age who are residents of Nevada and who die in another state;
3. Assess and analyze such cases;
4. Make recommendations for improvements to laws, policies and practice;
5. Support the safety of children; and
6. Prevent future deaths of children.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 863; A 2007, 1508)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.405 - Appointment; circumstances for organization.

1. The director or other authorized representative of an agency which provides child welfare services:
(a) May provisionally appoint and organize one or more multidisciplinary teams to review the death of a child;
(b) Shall submit names to the Executive Committee to Review the Death of Children established pursuant to NRS 432B.409 for review and approval of persons whom the director or other authorized representative recommends for appointment to a multidisciplinary team to review the death of a child; and
(c) Shall organize one or more multidisciplinary teams to review the death of a child under any of the following circumstances:
(1) Upon receiving a written request from an adult related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity, if the request is received by the agency within 1 year after the date of death of the child;
(2) If the child dies while in the custody of or involved with an agency which provides child welfare services, or if the child’s family previously received services from such an agency;
(3) If the death is alleged to be from abuse or neglect of the child;
(4) If a sibling, household member or day care provider has been the subject of a child abuse and neglect investigation within the previous 12 months, including, without limitation, cases in which the report was unsubstantiated or the investigation is currently pending;
(5) If the child was adopted through an agency which provides child welfare services; or
(6) If the child died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
2. A review conducted pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 must occur within 3 months after the issuance of a certificate of death.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2051; A 2001 Special Session, 47; 2003, 864; 2007, 1508)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.406 - Composition.

1. A multidisciplinary team to review the death of a child that is organized by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 432B.405 must include, insofar as possible:
(a) A representative of any law enforcement agency that is involved with the case under review;
(b) Medical personnel;
(c) A representative of the district attorney’s office in the county where the case is under review;
(d) A representative of any school that is involved with the case under review;
(e) A representative of any agency which provides child welfare services that is involved with the case under review; and
(f) A representative of the coroner’s office.
2. A multidisciplinary team may include such other representatives of other organizations concerned with the death of the child as the agency which provides child welfare services deems appropriate for the review.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 863)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.407 - Access to information; sharing of certain information; subpoena to obtain information; use of data collected; confidentiality of information.

1. A multidisciplinary team to review the death of a child is entitled to access to:
(a) All investigative information of law enforcement agencies regarding the death;
(b) Any autopsy and coroner’s investigative records relating to the death;
(c) Any medical or mental health records of the child; and
(d) Any records of social and rehabilitative services or of any other social service agency which has provided services to the child or the child’s family.
2. Each organization represented on a multidisciplinary team to review the death of a child shall share with other members of the team information in its possession concerning the child who is the subject of the review, any siblings of the child, any person who was responsible for the welfare of the child and any other information deemed by the organization to be pertinent to the review.
3. A multidisciplinary team to review the death of a child may, if appropriate, meet and share information with:
(a) A multidisciplinary team to review the death of the victim of a crime that constitutes domestic violence organized or sponsored pursuant to NRS 217.475; or
(b) The Committee on Domestic Violence appointed pursuant to NRS 228.470.
4. A multidisciplinary team to review the death of a child may petition the district court for the issuance of, and the district court may issue, a subpoena to compel the production of any books, records or papers relevant to the cause of any death being investigated by the team. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, any books, records or papers received by the team pursuant to the subpoena shall be deemed confidential and privileged and not subject to disclosure.
5. A multidisciplinary team to review the death of a child may use data collected concerning the death of a child for the purpose of research or to prevent future deaths of children if the data is aggregated and does not allow for the identification of any person.
6. Except as otherwise provided in this section, information acquired by, and the records of, a multidisciplinary team to review the death of a child are confidential, must not be disclosed, and are not subject to subpoena, discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 863; A 2007, 2106; 2011, 739; 2013, 438; 2017, 2466)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.4075 - Authority of Administrator to organize multidisciplinary team to oversee review conducted by child death review team; access to information and privileges.

1. The Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services may organize a multidisciplinary team to oversee any review of the death of a child conducted by a multidisciplinary team that is organized by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 432B.405.
2. A multidisciplinary team organized pursuant to subsection 1 is entitled to the same access and privileges granted to a multidisciplinary team to review the death of a child pursuant to NRS 432B.407.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1500)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.408 - Executive Committee to Review the Death of Children to review and respond to report and recommendations of child death review team.

1. The report and recommendations of a multidisciplinary team to review the death of a child must be transmitted for review to the Executive Committee to Review the Death of Children established pursuant to NRS 432B.409.
2. The Executive Committee shall review the report and recommendations and respond in writing to the multidisciplinary team within 90 days after receiving the report.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 864; A 2013, 438)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.409 - Establishment, composition and duties of Executive Committee to Review the Death of Children; creation of and use of money in Review of Death of Children Account.

1. The Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services shall establish an Executive Committee to Review the Death of Children, consisting of:
(a) Representatives from multidisciplinary teams formed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 432B.405 and NRS 432B.406, vital statistics, law enforcement, public health and the Office of the Attorney General.
(b) Administrators of agencies which provide child welfare services, and agencies responsible for mental health and public safety, to the extent that such administrators are not already appointed pursuant to paragraph (a). Members of the Executive Committee who are appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall serve as nonvoting members.
2. The Executive Committee shall:
(a) Adopt statewide protocols for the review of the death of a child;
(b) Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 432B.403 to 432B.4095, inclusive;
(c) Adopt bylaws to govern the management and operation of the Executive Committee;
(d) Appoint one or more multidisciplinary teams to review the death of a child from the names submitted to the Executive Committee pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 432B.405;
(e) Oversee training and development of multidisciplinary teams to review the death of children;
(f) Compile and distribute a statewide annual report, including statistics and recommendations for regulatory and policy changes; and
(g) Carry out the duties specified in NRS 432B.408.
3. The Review of Death of Children Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Executive Committee may use money in the Account to carry out the provisions of NRS 432B.403 to 432B.4095, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 864; A 2007, 1509; 2013, 439)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.4095 - Civil penalty for disclosure of confidential information; authority to bring action; deposit of money.

1. Each member of a multidisciplinary team organized pursuant to NRS 432B.405, a multidisciplinary team organized pursuant to NRS 432B.4075 or the Executive Committee to Review the Death of Children established pursuant to NRS 432B.409 who discloses any confidential information concerning the death of a child is personally liable for a civil penalty of not more than $500.
2. The Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services:
(a) May bring an action to recover a civil penalty imposed pursuant to subsection 1 against a member of a multidisciplinary team organized pursuant to NRS 432B.4075 or the Executive Committee; and
(b) Shall deposit any money received from the civil penalty with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.
3. Each director or other authorized representative of an agency which provides child welfare services that organized a multidisciplinary team pursuant to NRS 432B.405:
(a) May bring an action to recover a civil penalty pursuant to subsection 1 against a member of the multidisciplinary team; and
(b) Shall deposit any money received from the civil penalty in the appropriate county treasury.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1500; A 2013, 439)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.410 - Exclusive original jurisdiction; action does not preclude prosecution.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125E.270, the court has exclusive original jurisdiction in proceedings concerning any child domiciled, living or found within the county who is a child in need of protection or may be a child in need of protection.
2. Action taken by the court because of the abuse or neglect of a child does not preclude the prosecution and conviction of any person for violation of NRS 200.508 based on the same facts.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1379; A 1991, 2186; 1995, 787; 2021, 2238; 2023, 2260)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.420 - Right of parent or other responsible person to representation by attorney; child deemed party to proceedings; court required to appoint attorney to represent child; authority and rights of child’s attorney; compensation of attorney.

1. A parent or other person responsible for the welfare of a child who is alleged to have abused or neglected the child may be represented by an attorney at all stages of any proceedings under NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590, inclusive. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the person is indigent, the court may appoint an attorney to represent the person.
2. A child who is alleged to have been abused or neglected shall be deemed to be a party to any proceedings under NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590, inclusive. The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the child. The child must be represented by an attorney at all stages of any proceedings held pursuant to NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590, inclusive. The attorney representing the child has the same authority and rights as an attorney representing any other party to the proceedings.
3. If the court determines that the parent of an Indian child for whom protective custody is sought is indigent, the court:
(a) Shall appoint an attorney to represent the parent; and
(b) May apply to the Secretary of the Interior for the payment of the fees and expenses of such an attorney,
as provided in the Indian Child Welfare Act.
4. Each attorney, other than an attorney compensated through a program for legal aid described in NRS 19.031 and 247.305, if appointed under the provisions of subsection 1 or 2, is entitled to the same compensation and payment for expenses from the county as provided in NRS 7.125 and 7.135 for an attorney appointed to represent a person charged with a crime.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1379; A 1987, 1308; 1995, 787; 1999, 2037; 2001, 1703; 2003, 590; 2015, 1326; 2017, 1287; 2021, 2270; 2023, 2336)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.425 - Notification of tribe if proceedings involve Indian child.

If proceedings pursuant to this chapter involve the protection of an Indian child, the court shall require that notice of the proceedings and any other notice required by this chapter be provided in accordance with NRS 125E.220.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 786; A 2003, 1149; 2023, 2260)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.435 - Presentation of evidence of child’s previous sexual conduct prohibited; exception.

In any proceeding held pursuant to this chapter, a party may not present evidence of any previous sexual conduct of a child to challenge the child’s credibility as a witness unless the attorney for the child has first presented evidence or the child has testified concerning such conduct, or the absence of such conduct, on direct examination by the district attorney or the attorney for the child, in which case the scope of the cross-examination of the child or rebuttal must be limited to the evidence presented by the child’s attorney or the child.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 409)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.440 - Assistance by agency which provides child welfare services.

The agency which provides child welfare services shall assist the court during all stages of any proceeding in accordance with NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1385; A 2001, 1845; 2001 Special Session, 47; 2003, 236, 591; 2005, 2096)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect › NRS 432B.450 - Expert testimony raising presumption of need for protection of child.

In any civil proceeding had pursuant to NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590, inclusive, if there is expert testimony that a physical or mental injury of a child would ordinarily not be sustained or a condition not exist without either negligence or a deliberate but unreasonable act or failure to act by the person responsible for the welfare of the child, the court shall find that the child is in need of protection unless that testimony is rebutted.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1379; A 2003, 591)