2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 432A - Services and Facilities for Care of Children › NRS 432A.0245 - "Child care institution" defined. [Effective until the earlier of June 30, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.] "Child care institution" defined. [Effective on the earlier of June 30, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.]

1. "Child care institution" means a:
(a) Facility which provides care and shelter during the day and night and provides developmental guidance to 16 or more children who do not routinely return to the homes of their parents or guardians; or
(b) "Qualified residential treatment program," as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 672(k)(4), regardless of the number of children who receive care and shelter from the program.
2. In addition to the services described in subsection 1, a child care institution may also provide, without limitation:
(a) Education to the children according to a curriculum approved by the Department of Education;
(b) Services to children with an emotional disturbance as defined in NRS 433B.045, including, without limitation, services relating to mental health and education; or
(c) Emergency shelter to children who have been placed in protective custody pursuant to chapter 432B of NRS.
3. "Child care institution" does not include a receiving center, as defined in NRS 424.0175.
4. As used in this section, "child" includes a person who is less than 18 years of age or who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1190; A 2011, 244; 2021, 2650; 2023, 141)
1. "Child care institution" means a:
(a) Facility which provides care and shelter during the day and night and provides developmental guidance to 16 or more children who do not routinely return to the homes of their parents or guardians; or
(b) "Qualified residential treatment program," as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 672(k)(4), regardless of the number of children who receive care and shelter from the program.
2. In addition to the services described in subsection 1, a child care institution may also provide, without limitation:
(a) Education to the children according to a curriculum approved by the Department of Education;
(b) Services to children with an emotional disturbance as defined in NRS 433B.045, including, without limitation, services relating to mental health and education; or
(c) Emergency shelter to children who have been placed in protective custody pursuant to chapter 432B of NRS.
3. "Child care institution" does not include a receiving center, as defined in NRS 424.0175.
4. As used in this section, "child" includes a person who is less than 18 years of age or who participates in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program established pursuant to NRS 432B.5919.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1190; A 2011, 244; 2021, 2650, 2721; 2023, 141, 2064, effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program)