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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.157 - Office of Advocate for Missing or Exploited Children: Creation; appointment, classification, powers and duties of Children’s Advocate; cooperation of district attorney or local law enforcement agency; Special Account for the Support of the Office.

1. The Office of Advocate for Missing or Exploited Children is hereby created within the Office of the Attorney General. The Advocate for Missing or Exploited Children may be known as the Children’s Advocate.
2. The Attorney General shall appoint the Children’s Advocate. The Children’s Advocate is in the unclassified service of the State.
3. The Children’s Advocate:
(a) Must be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state;
(b) Shall advise and represent the Clearinghouse on all matters concerning missing or exploited children in this state; and
(c) Shall advocate the best interests of missing or exploited children before any public or private body.
4. The Children’s Advocate may:
(a) Appear as an amicus curiae on behalf of missing or exploited children in any court in this state;
(b) If requested, advise a political subdivision of this state concerning its duty to protect missing or exploited children;
(c) Recommend legislation concerning missing or exploited children; and
(d) Investigate and prosecute any alleged crime involving the exploitation of children, including, without limitation:
(1) Sex trafficking in violation of subsection 2 of NRS 201.300;
(2) A violation of subsection 1 of NRS 201.301;
(3) A violation of NRS 201.320; or
(4) A violation of NRS 201.395.
5. Upon request by the Children’s Advocate, a district attorney or local law enforcement agency in this state shall provide all information and assistance necessary to assist the Children’s Advocate in carrying out the provisions of this section.
6. The Children’s Advocate may apply for any available grants and accept gifts, grants, bequests, appropriations or donations to assist the Children’s Advocate in carrying out his or her duties pursuant to this section. Any money received by the Children’s Advocate must be deposited in the Special Account for the Support of the Office of Advocate for Missing or Exploited Children, which is hereby created in the State General Fund.
7. Interest and income earned on money in the Special Account must be credited to the Special Account.
8. Money in the Special Account may only be used for the support of the Office of Advocate for Missing or Exploited Children and its activities pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 201.300, subsection 1 of NRS 201.301, NRS 201.320, 201.395 and 432.150 to 432.220, inclusive.
9. Money in the Special Account must remain in the Special Account and must not revert to the State General Fund at the end of any fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1373; A 2013, 2439; 2019, 1826, 2637)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.160 - Bulletin concerning missing children: Preparation and distribution by Director; contents.

1. The Director may prepare quarterly a bulletin containing information concerning missing children in this State. The bulletin must contain the name and last known address of the missing child and any other information that the Director considers necessary.
2. The Director may distribute a copy of the bulletin, free of charge, to each law enforcement agency in this State, the Department of Education and each school district and every private elementary or secondary school. The Director may, for a reasonable fee, provide a copy of the bulletin to any other person or governmental agency.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2165; A 1993, 1374)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.170 - Program to coordinate activities and information concerning missing or exploited children: Establishment by Attorney General; appointment, classification, powers and duties of Director.

1. The Attorney General shall:
(a) Establish a program to coordinate activities and information in this State concerning missing or exploited children; and
(b) Appoint a Director to administer the provisions of the program.
2. The Director is in the unclassified service of the State. To assist the Director in carrying out the provisions of NRS 432.150 to 432.220, inclusive, the Attorney General may appoint such assistants or investigators as deemed necessary by the Attorney General.
3. The Director may:
(a) Assist any public or private school in establishing a program of information about missing or exploited children by providing, free of charge, materials, publications and instructional aids relating to:
(1) Offenses under federal and state law regarding missing or exploited children and the abuse or neglect of children.
(2) Governmental and private agencies and programs for locating and identifying missing or exploited children, preventing the abduction or disappearance of children and preventing the abuse or neglect of children.
(3) Methods of preventing the abduction or disappearance of children.
(4) Techniques for the investigation of cases involving missing or exploited children.
(5) Any other issue involving missing or exploited children.
(b) Develop and maintain a system of information concerning missing or exploited children, including information concerning public or private resources which may be available to such children and their families.
(c) Accept gifts or donations on behalf of the Clearinghouse which must be accounted for separately and used by the Director in carrying out the provisions of NRS 432.150 to 432.220, inclusive.
(d) Enter into agreements with regional and national organizations for assistance and exchange of information concerning missing or exploited children.
(e) Assist in the investigation of children who are reported missing in this State or who are reported abducted or taken from this State.
4. The Director may provide the materials, publications and instructional aids identified in paragraph (a) of subsection 3 to any other person or governmental agency for a reasonable fee not to exceed the cost of preparing the materials.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2165; A 1993, 1374; 1997, 3264; 1999, 1256, 3133; 2001, 2610; 2019, 1078)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.190 - Prohibition against law enforcement agency adopting general policy establishing waiting period or delay before action on report of missing child; duty of law enforcement agency to evaluate information and circumstances to determine immediacy of action.

A law enforcement agency shall not adopt a general policy establishing a waiting period or delay before acting upon any report of a missing child under the age of 14. The law enforcement agency which receives the initial report on the missing child shall evaluate all information available to that agency and the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the child to determine whether immediate action is necessary.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2166)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.200 - Duties of law enforcement agency receiving report of missing child; notification by parent or guardian required when child is found or returned.

1. A law enforcement agency shall accept every report of a missing child which is submitted to the agency, including, but not limited to, a report made by telephone. Upon receipt of such a report, the agency shall immediately conduct a preliminary investigation and classify the cause of the disappearance of the child as "runaway," "abducted by the parent of the child," "abducted by a stranger" or "cause of disappearance unknown," and shall:
(a) Transmit all available information about the child to the Clearinghouse within 36 hours after the report is received;
(b) Immediately notify such persons and make such inquiries concerning the missing child as the agency deems necessary;
(c) Fully comply with the requirements of the National Child Search Assistance Act of 1990, 34 U.S.C. §§ 41307 and 41308; and
(d) Enter into the National Crime Information Center’s Missing Person File, as miscellaneous information, any person reasonably believed to have unlawfully abducted or detained the missing child, or aided or abetted the unlawful abduction or detention.
2. A law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction over the investigation of an abducted child and which has obtained a warrant for the arrest of a person suspected in the child’s disappearance or concealment shall immediately notify the National Crime Information Center for the entry into the Center’s Wanted Person File of identifying and descriptive information concerning:
(a) The suspect; and
(b) As miscellaneous information, the missing child.
The agency shall cross-reference information entered pursuant to this section with the National Crime Information Center’s Missing Person File.
3. After a report is filed, the law enforcement agency that received the initial report shall:
(a) Send to the child’s parent or guardian a request for certain identifying information regarding the child that the National Crime Information Center recommends be provided; and
(b) Ask the child’s parent or guardian to provide such identifying information regarding the child.
This subsection does not preclude the voluntary release of identifying information about the missing child by the parent or guardian of the child at any time.
4. The parent or guardian of a child reported as missing shall promptly notify the appropriate law enforcement agency if the child is found or returned. The law enforcement agency shall then transmit that fact to the National Crime Information Center and the Clearinghouse.
5. Nothing in this section requires a law enforcement agency to activate the Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Abducted Children created by NRS 432.340.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2166; A 1989, 1994; 1991, 1420; 1993, 1375; 1995, 56; 1997, 1538; 2001, 2611; 2003, 395; 2009, 1844; 2015, 855)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.205 - Duties of law enforcement agency, Clearinghouse, governmental agency and superintendent of schools upon receiving report or notification of missing child.

1. A law enforcement agency, upon receiving and verifying a report of a missing child, shall immediately transmit the full contents of the report by the fastest means available to the Clearinghouse.
2. The Clearinghouse shall, upon receipt of the report, immediately notify any governmental agency in possession of the birth certificate of the child and the superintendent of schools of the school district in possession of the educational records of the child that the child is missing.
3. Upon receiving such notification, the agency or superintendent shall:
(a) Maintain the birth certificate or educational records in such a manner as to ensure that the Clearinghouse is notified immediately if a request is made for the birth certificate or educational records.
(b) Immediately notify the Clearinghouse upon receiving any such request before releasing the birth certificate or educational records, including notification of the identity and location or address of the person making the request.
(c) Not disclose to the person making the request any communication with the Clearinghouse or the fact that a communication must be made.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1419; A 1993, 1376; 2015, 856)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.210 - Cooperation with and use of information compiled by Attorney General of United States concerning missing children.

1. The Attorney General and every law enforcement agency in this State shall cooperate with the Attorney General of the United States in the collection of information that would assist in the identification of an unidentified deceased child and the location of any missing child pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 534.
2. Law enforcement agencies in this State that are investigating a case involving a missing child shall use the records and information compiled by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 534 when necessary.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2167)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.220 - Agreement with Secretary of United States Department of Health and Human Services concerning absent parent or child.

The Attorney General shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 663, under which the services of the Parent Locator Service established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 653 are made available to determine the whereabouts of any absent parent or child in order to enforce a law with respect to the unlawful taking or restraint of a child or to make or enforce a determination of the custody of a child.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2167)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.300 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 432.300 to 432.380, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 432.305 to 432.330, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 393; A 2015, 395)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.310 - "Broadcaster" defined.

"Broadcaster" means a radio broadcasting station, cable operator or other video service provider or television broadcasting station primarily engaged in, and deriving income from, the business of facilitating speech via over-the-air communications, both as to pure speech and commercial speech.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 393; A 2007, 1392)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.335 - Account for the Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Abducted Children.

1. The Account for the Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Abducted Children is hereby created in the State General Fund.
2. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.
3. The money in the Account must only be used to carry out the provisions of NRS 432.300 to 432.380, inclusive, and is hereby authorized for expenditure as a continuing appropriation for this purpose.
4. The Committee shall administer the Account, and claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
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 2015, 394)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.340 - Creation; composition; administration; requirements for participation in System.

1. There is hereby created the Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Abducted Children, which is composed of a voluntary partnership among state law enforcement agencies, local law enforcement agencies and broadcasters to assist in the search for and safe return of abducted children. The Children’s Advocate appointed pursuant to NRS 432.157 shall administer the System.
2. The agencies and broadcasters that choose to participate in the System must agree to comply with the provisions of NRS 432.300 to 432.380, inclusive, and any requirements prescribed by the Committee for participation in the System.
3. Each law enforcement agency that chooses to participate in the System shall:
(a) Adopt a written policy concerning activation of the System by the agency consistent with the provisions of NRS 432.300 to 432.380, inclusive; and
(b) Submit a copy of the written policy to the Children’s Advocate appointed pursuant to NRS 432.157.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 393)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.350 - Committee for the Statewide Alert System: Creation; membership; Chair and Vice Chair; terms; vacancies; compensation.

1. There is hereby created the Committee for the Statewide Alert System consisting of 11 members as follows:
(a) Three members who represent local law enforcement agencies, appointed by the Governor from among the names of nominees provided to the Governor pursuant to subsection 5;
(b) Three members who represent state law enforcement agencies, appointed by the Governor from among the names of nominees provided to the Governor pursuant to subsection 5;
(c) One representative of this State’s Emergency Alert System, appointed by the Nevada Broadcasters Association or its successor;
(d) One representative of the Nevada Broadcasters Association or its successor, appointed by that Association;
(e) One representative of the Department of Transportation, appointed by the Director of the Department of Transportation;
(f) The Advocate for Missing or Exploited Children, appointed pursuant to NRS 432.157; and
(g) One representative of the public at large, appointed by the Governor from among the names of nominees provided to the Governor pursuant to subsection 5.
2. The Governor shall select a Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee.
3. After the initial terms, each member of the Committee serves a term of 3 years. A vacancy on the Committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
4. Members of the Committee serve without salary or compensation, except that, while engaged in the business of the Committee, each member who is not an officer or employee of the State may receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally, to the extent that money is available in the Account for that purpose.
5. The Committee shall, at least 30 days before the beginning of the term of any member appointed pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (g) of subsection 1, or within 30 days after such a position on the Committee becomes vacant, submit to the Governor the names of at least three persons qualified for membership on the Committee pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (g), as applicable, of subsection 1. In making a list of names, the Committee shall provide nominees who represent the demographic diversity of this State. The Governor shall appoint a new member or fill the vacancy from the list, or request a new list. The Governor may appoint any qualified person who is a resident of this State to the position described in paragraph (g) of subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 394; A 2007, 428; 2015, 395; 2023, 3262)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.360 - Committee for the Statewide Alert System: Duties; powers.

1. The Committee shall, in consultation with the Attorney General:
(a) Oversee the System;
(b) Set forth the components of the System;
(c) Supervise and evaluate any training associated with the System;
(d) Monitor, review and evaluate the activations of the System to determine whether such activations complied with NRS 432.300 to 432.380, inclusive; and
(e) Conduct periodic tests of the System.
2. The Committee may:
(a) Dedicate the System to one or more persons;
(b) Establish a name for the System that is in addition to the definition set forth in NRS 432.330; and
(c) Apply for and accept gifts, grants and donations for use in carrying out the provisions of NRS 432.300 to 432.380, inclusive. Any money so received must be deposited in the Account.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 394; A 2015, 395)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.370 - Activation by law enforcement agency to broadcast emergency bulletin on behalf of abducted child; review of completed activation by Committee for the Statewide Alert System.

1. A law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction over the investigation of an abducted child who is less than 18 years of age may activate the System to broadcast an emergency bulletin on behalf of the child if:
(a) The law enforcement agency confirmed that the child has been abducted;
(b) The child is in danger of serious physical harm or death; and
(c) The law enforcement agency has sufficient descriptive information about the child or the person who is suspected of abducting the child, or other pertinent information, to warrant immediate broadcast of the information.
2. Before activation of the System on behalf of a child, the law enforcement agency shall determine whether the broadcast of information will encompass:
(a) A particular county, region or state; or
(b) More than one state.
3. A law enforcement agency is not required to obtain the prior consent of the Committee before activating the System, but the Committee may review an activation of the System after the activation is complete.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 394)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.380 - Immunity of broadcaster from civil liability based on broadcast of information; immunity of person who establishes or maintains website for System from civil liability based on information placed on website.

1. If a broadcaster that participates in the System receives a notification of activation of the System by a law enforcement agency concerning an abducted child and as a result of that notification broadcasts descriptive information concerning the abducted child and other information contained in the notification to assist with the safe return of the child, the broadcaster is immune from civil liability based upon the broadcast of that information.
2. If a person enters into an agreement with the Committee to establish or maintain a website for the System and the agreement provides that only the law enforcement agency activating the System has the authority or ability to place information on the website, the person is immune from civil liability based upon the information that is placed on the website by the law enforcement agency.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 395)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.400 - "Disaster" defined.

As used in NRS 432.400, 432.410 and 432.420, unless the context otherwise requires, "disaster" means a fire, flood, earthquake, explosion, civil disturbance or any other occurrence or threatened occurrence that, regardless of cause:
1. Results in, or may result in, widespread or severe damage to property or injury to, or the death of, children in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services; or
2. As determined by the Division, requires immediate action to protect the health, safety and welfare of children in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1776)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.410 - Development and implementation of plan by each agency which provides child welfare services; Division to adopt regulations which establish minimum requirements and procedures for plans.

1. Each agency which provides child welfare services shall develop and implement a plan for the care of children in its custody during a disaster. The plan must be developed and implemented in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 and must be provided to each person or entity which has physical custody of the children.
2. The Division shall, in consultation with each other agency which provides child welfare services, adopt regulations which concern the development and implementation of plans for the care of children in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services during a disaster and which establish the minimum requirements and procedures for such plans. Such regulations must require that the plans include, without limitation, a plan for:
(a) Providing temporary shelter to children;
(b) Evacuating children from the home;
(c) Caring for children with disabilities or who have special medical needs;
(d) Communicating with the persons or entities which have physical custody of the children before, during and after a disaster;
(e) Coordinating with other emergency management entities and juvenile courts during a disaster; and
(f) Providing services to children to address the emotional impact of the disaster.
3. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 must include, without limitation, regulations concerning the development and implementation of plans for the care of children in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services who have been placed in a facility for the detention of children.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1776)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.420 - Plan to ensure Division is prepared to meet needs of children in custody of each other agency; staff training; submittal of plan summary to the Legislature; posting of plan summary on Internet website.

1. The Division shall develop a plan for the care of children in the custody of other agencies which provide child welfare services during a disaster to ensure that the Division is prepared to meet the needs of children in the custody of each other agency which provides child welfare services if an agency is unable to meet the needs of children in its custody during a disaster. The Division may implement the plan at any time if the Division determines that it is necessary, regardless of whether the agency which provides child welfare services has requested assistance.
2. The Division shall provide such training as it deems necessary to ensure that staff is aware of the plan that is developed and that the staff responsible for carrying out the plan understand their responsibilities and are prepared to carry out those responsibilities. Any such training may include, without limitation, exercises to allow staff to practice carrying out their responsibilities during a disaster.
3. The Division shall submit to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary and post on its Internet website a summary of the plan for the care of children during a disaster developed pursuant to this section. If the Division makes any changes to the plan, the Division shall provide to each committee and post on its Internet website an updated summary of the plan.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1777)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.500 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 432.500 to 432.550, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 432.505, 432.510 and 432.515 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 650; A 2017, 24)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.530 - Rights with respect to placement of child.

With respect to the placement of a child in a foster home by an agency which provides child welfare services, the child has the right:
1. To live in a safe, healthy, stable and comfortable environment, including, without limitation, the right:
(a) If safe and appropriate, to remain in his or her home, be placed in the home of a relative or be placed in a home within his or her community;
(b) To be placed in an appropriate foster home best suited to meet the unique needs of the child, including, without limitation, any disability of the child;
(c) To be placed in a foster home where the licensee, employees and residents of the foster home who are 18 years of age or older have submitted to an investigation of their background and personal history in compliance with NRS 424.031; and
(d) To be placed with his or her siblings, whenever possible, and as required by law, if his or her siblings are also placed outside the home.
2. To receive and review information concerning his or her placement, including, without limitation, the right:
(a) To receive information concerning any plan for his or her permanent placement adopted pursuant to NRS 432B.553;
(b) To receive information concerning any changes made to his or her plan for permanent placement; and
(c) If the child is 12 years of age or older, to review the plan for his or her permanent placement.
3. To attend and participate in a court hearing which affects the child, to the extent authorized by law and appropriate given the age and experience of the child.
4. Consistent with the age and developmental experience of the child, except as otherwise prohibited by court order or unless the sibling objects, to be informed of any plan to change, or change in, the placement of a sibling, including, without limitation:
(a) A plan adopted pursuant to NRS 432B.553 for the permanent placement of the sibling; and
(b) Any plan to change the placement of, or a change in the placement of, a sibling resulting from adoption, reaching the age of 18 years or otherwise leaving a foster home.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 652; A 2013, 794)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.535 - Rights with respect to education and vocational training of child.

With respect to the education and vocational training of a child placed in a foster home by an agency which provides child welfare services, the child has the right:
1. To receive fair and equal access to an education, including, without limitation, the right:
(a) To receive an education as required by law;
(b) To have stability in and minimal disruption to his or her education when the child is placed in a foster home;
(c) To attend the school and remain in the scholastic activities that he or she was enrolled in before placement in a foster home, to the extent practicable and if in the best interests of the child;
(d) To have educational records transferred in a timely manner from the school that he or she was enrolled in before placement in a foster home to a new school, if any;
(e) Not to be identified as a foster child to other students at his or her school by an employee of a school district, including, without limitation, a school administrator, teacher or instructional aide;
(f) To receive any educational screening, assessment or testing required by law;
(g) To be referred to and receive educational evaluation and services as soon as practicable after the need for such services has been identified, including, without limitation, access to special education and special services to meet the unique needs of a child with educational or behavioral disabilities or impairments that adversely affect the child’s educational performance;
(h) To have access to information regarding relevant educational opportunities, including, without limitation, course work for vocational and postsecondary educational programs and financial aid for postsecondary education, once the child is 16 years of age or older; and
(i) To attend a class or program concerning independent living for which he or she is qualified that is offered by the agency which provides child welfare services or another agency or contractor of the State.
2. To reasonable participation in extracurricular, cultural and personal enrichment activities which are consistent with the age and developmental level of the child.
3. To work and to receive vocational training, to the extent permitted by statute and consistent with the age and developmental level of the child.
4. To have access to transportation, if practicable, to allow the child to participate in extracurricular, cultural, personal and work activities.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 652; A 2017, 2934)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.540 - Manner in which child is to be made aware of rights and process for filing grievance.

1. A provider of foster care that places a child in a foster home shall:
(a) Inform the child of his or her rights set forth in NRS 432.525, 432.530 and 432.535;
(b) Provide the child with a written summary of those rights; and
(c) Provide an additional written copy of the summary to the child upon request.
2. A group foster home shall post a written copy of the summary described in subsection 1 and the summary of the process for filing a grievance described in NRS 432.548 in a conspicuous place inside the group foster home.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 653; A 2013, 1452; 2017, 24)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.545 - Provider of foster care authorized to impose reasonable restrictions on exercise of rights in certain circumstances.

A provider of foster care may impose reasonable restrictions on the time, place and manner in which a child may exercise his or her rights set forth in NRS 432.525, 432.530 and 432.535 if the provider of foster care determines that such restrictions are necessary to preserve the order, discipline or safety of the foster home.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 653; A 2013, 1453)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.548 - Division required to prescribe procedure for filing and resolving grievances against certain entities; out-of-home placement required to inform child of process for filing grievance.

1. The Division shall prescribe by regulation:
(a) A procedure by which a child or, if applicable, the parent or guardian of a child, may file a grievance concerning a foster care agency, an agency which provides child welfare services, an out-of-home placement, a psychiatric hospital or facility in which a child who is in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services is placed, a division facility or any public or private institution or agency to which a child is committed by a court; and
(b) A process for resolving those grievances, which must provide for persons who are not directly responsible for the care of the child who filed or is the subject of the grievance to evaluate the grievance and, if such a person determines that the grievance is not frivolous, investigate the grievance and impose remedies. Such remedies must include, without limitation, requiring the agency or placement, facility or institution to make changes to address the grievance, or notifying a regulatory or law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the agency, placement, facility or institution.
2. An out-of-home placement with which a child in the custody of the agency which provides child welfare services is placed shall:
(a) Inform the child of the process for filing a grievance pursuant to subsection 1;
(b) Provide the child with a summary of that process; and
(c) Provide an additional written copy of the summary upon request.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Division facility" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433B.070.
(b) "Foster care agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.0135.
(c) "Out-of-home placement" means a foster home or child care facility, as defined in NRS 432A.024, which has physical custody of a child pursuant to the order of a court.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 23)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432 - Public Services for Children › NRS 432.550 - Persons and entities with whom child may raise and redress grievance regarding violation of rights.

If a child believes that his or her rights set forth in NRS 432.525, 432.530 and 432.535 have been violated, the child may raise and redress a grievance with, without limitation:
1. A provider of foster care;
2. An employee of a foster home;
3. An agency which provides child welfare services to the child, and any employee thereof;
4. A juvenile court with jurisdiction over the child;
5. A guardian ad litem for the child;
6. An attorney for the child; or
7. The Division, using the process established pursuant to NRS 432.548.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 653; A 2013, 1453; 2017, 24)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.010 - Legislative findings and declaration.

The Legislature finds and declares that it is desirable that children of our state in need of day care services receive adequate and safe care outside their own homes, and it is the intent of state and local governments to assist in meeting such needs through an administrative procedure which will further the following objectives:
1. Safe and responsive child care facilities and services.
2. Adequate methods to pay the costs of child care on an individual basis in already existing child care programs.
3. Proper operation of child care programs.
4. Provision of services by other public agencies on a subcontracted or purchased basis.
5. Full cooperation with the Federal Government in adopting a State Plan for Child Care that is in accordance with the guidelines of the Federal Panel on Early Childhood.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1687)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.020 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 432A.0205 to 432A.0295, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1687; A 1973, 1406; 1979, 882; 1985, 1471; 1991, 2131, 2308; 1993, 615; 1997, 3322; 2005, 2092; 2007, 1191; 2011, 1365, 1996; 2017, 1702; 2023, 1723)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.0205 - "Accommodation facility" defined.

"Accommodation facility" means a child care facility which is operated:
1. By a business that is licensed to conduct a business other than the provision of care to children; and
2. As an auxiliary service provided for the customers of the primary business.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2090)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.024 - "Child care facility" defined.

1. "Child care facility" means:
(a) An establishment operated and maintained for the purpose of furnishing care on a temporary or permanent basis, during the day or overnight, to five or more children under 18 years of age, if compensation is received for the care of any of those children;
(b) An on-site child care facility;
(c) A child care institution; or
(d) An outdoor youth program.
2. "Child care facility" does not include:
(a) The home of a natural parent or guardian, foster home as defined in NRS 424.014 or maternity home;
(b) A home in which the only children received, cared for and maintained are related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity by blood, adoption or marriage to the person operating the facility;
(c) A home in which a person provides care for the children of a friend or neighbor for not more than 4 weeks if the person who provides the care does not regularly engage in that activity;
(d) A location at which an out-of-school-time program is operated;
(e) A seasonal or temporary recreation program;
(f) An out-of-school recreation program; or
(g) A receiving center, as defined in NRS 424.0175.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2300; A 1993, 870; 1997, 3322; 2007, 1191; 2011, 1996; 2021, 2649)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.0275 - "On-site child care facility" defined.

"On-site child care facility" means an establishment that:
1. Is licensed pursuant to this chapter;
2. Provides care to the children of employees of a business at the place of employment;
3. Provides care on a temporary or permanent basis, during the day or overnight, to five or more children who are under the age of 18 years and who are not related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to an owner or manager of the business; and
4. Is owned, operated, subsidized, managed, contracted for or staffed by the business.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3322)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.0277 - "Out-of-school recreation program" defined.

1. "Out-of-school recreation program" means a recreation program operated or sponsored by a local government in a facility which is owned, operated or leased by the local government and which provides enrichment activities to children of school age:
(a) Before or after school;
(b) During the summer or other seasonal breaks in the school calendar; or
(c) Between sessions for children who attend a school which operates on a year-round calendar.
2. The term does not include a seasonal or temporary recreation program.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1993)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.0278 - "Out-of-school-time program" defined.

"Out-of-school-time program" means a program, other than an out-of-school recreation program, that operates for 10 or more hours per week, is offered on a continuing basis, provides supervision of children who are of the age to attend school from kindergarten through 12th grade and provides regularly scheduled, structured and supervised activities where learning opportunities take place:
1. Before or after school;
2. On the weekend;
3. During the summer or other seasonal breaks in the school calendar; or
4. Between sessions for children who attend a school which operates on a year-round calendar.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1993)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.028 - "Outdoor youth program" defined.

"Outdoor youth program" means a program for the provision of services, while living outdoors, to persons under 18 years of age who have behavioral problems, problems with mental health or problems with substance use disorders. The term does not include any facility, activity or program:
1. Operated by or on behalf of a governmental entity; or
2. Licensed by the Division of the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2300)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.029 - "Seasonal or temporary recreation program" defined.

"Seasonal or temporary recreation program" means a recreation program that is offered to children for a limited time or duration and may include, without limitation:
1. A special sports event, which may include, without limitation, a camp, clinic, demonstration or workshop which focuses on a particular sport;
2. A therapeutic program for children with disabilities, which may include, without limitation, social activities, outings and other inclusion activities;
3. An athletic training program, which may include, without limitation, a baseball or other sports league and exercise instruction; and
4. Other special interest programs, which may include, without limitation, an arts and crafts workshop, a theater camp and dance competition.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1993)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.0295 - "Small child care establishment" defined.

"Small child care establishment" means an establishment that furnishes care to not more than four children under 18 years of age who are not related to the operator of the establishment within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity:
1. For monetary compensation;
2. Outside the home and the presence of the parents or guardians of any of the children; and
3. For at least 6 hours each day, at least 4 days each week and more than 3 consecutive weeks.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1701)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.035 - Provisions of chapter inapplicable to Program for Child Care and Development.

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the Program for Child Care and Development administered by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department pursuant to chapter 422A of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2266; A 2005, 22nd Special Session, 47)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.040 - Duties of Division.

The Division shall:
1. Serve as a clearinghouse for information relating to child care.
2. Assist the Director in all matters pertaining to child care services and programs.
3. Develop plans and conduct and arrange for research and demonstration programs in the field of child care.
4. Provide technical assistance and consultation to political subdivisions with respect to programs for child care.
5. Prepare, publish and disseminate educational materials dealing with child care.
6. Gather statistics in the field of child care which other federal and state agencies are not collecting.
7. Stimulate more effective use of existing resources and available services for child care.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1687; A 1979, 883; 2011, 1365)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.050 - Department designated as state agency for administration of federal money for child care services and programs.

The Department shall act as the single state agency of the State of Nevada and its political subdivisions in the administration of any federal funds granted to the State pursuant to any federal law for the purposes of child care services and programs.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1688; A 1979, 883)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.055 - Department may accept gifts and grants for establishment of program for child care.

1. Subject to the provisions of chapter 353 of NRS, the Department may accept gifts and grants of money, property and services for the establishment of a program for child care.
2. The Department shall report to the Interim Finance Committee any applications for, and the receipt of, any gifts or grants pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 2071)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.077 - State Board of Health: Licensing standards; emergency response plans and requirements; regulations; requirements for practices and policies of child care facilities.

1. The Board shall adopt:
(a) Licensing standards for child care facilities.
(b) In consultation with the State Fire Marshal, plans and requirements to ensure that each child care facility and its staff is prepared to respond to emergencies, including, without limitation:
(1) The conducting of fire drills on a monthly basis;
(2) The adoption of plans to respond to natural disasters and emergencies other than those involving fire; and
(3) The adoption of plans to provide for evacuation of child care facilities in an emergency.
(c) Any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 432A.1756 or to ensure the safe operation of small child care establishments.
(d) Such other regulations as it deems necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
2. The Board shall require that the practices and policies of each child care facility provide adequately for the protection of the health and safety and the physical, moral and mental well-being of each child accommodated in the facility.
3. If the Board finds that the practices and policies of a child care facility are substantially equivalent to those required by the Board in its regulations, it may waive compliance with a particular standard or other regulation by that facility.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 884; A 1985, 1472; 1997, 1267; 2017, 1702)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.078 - State Board of Health: Requirements for play space at on-site child care facilities.

If an on-site child care facility does not have sufficient outdoor play space to comply with the requirements established by the Board for licensure, the Board shall allow the facility to substitute an equal amount of indoor play space for the otherwise required amount of outdoor play space.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3322)