Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641 - Psychologists, Licensed Behavior Analysts, Licensed Assistant Behavior Analysts, Autism Behavior Interventionists, Psychological Assistants, Psychological Interns and Unlicensed Personnel › STANDARDS OF CONDUCT › Section 641.207 - Child custody evaluation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A psychologist
			 who performs a child custody evaluation shall:
(a) Ensure that his or her primary concerns
			 in completing the child custody evaluation are the psychological interests and
			 well-being of the child;
(b) Remain
			 impartial and objective throughout the child custody evaluation;
(c) Not have or have had a relationship with
			 the child, surrogate, parent or other legal guardian of the child other than as
			 a psychologist performing the child custody evaluation unless ordered to
			 perform such an evaluation by a court of competent jurisdiction that has
			 knowledge that such a relationship exists or existed;
(d) Provide a child custody evaluation that
			 is fair and unbiased;
(e) Gather
			 and maintain the information necessary to complete the child custody
			 evaluation, including, without limitation, information relating to:
(1) Each significant setting in which the
			 child spends time;
(2) The recency
			 and nature of the interactions of the child with each parental figure and other
			 significant person in the child's life; and
(3) The developmental needs of the
			 child;
(f) Provide an
			 opportunity for the child to meet privately with the psychologist and express
			 any concerns he or she may have;
(g) Determine whether other psychologists are
			 evaluating the child and, if so, coordinate, to the extent possible, with those
			 psychologists to minimize the possibility of conducting redundant child custody
			 evaluations;
(h) Base his or her
			 determination of the scope of the child custody evaluation on the best
			 interests of the child, regardless of whether a request was made to evaluate
			 only one aspect of the custody of the child;
(i) Before performing the child custody
			 evaluation:
(1) Obtain the informed written
			 consent of each adult being assessed who is participating in the child custody
			 evaluation and, to the extent practicable, of the child who is the subject of
			 the child custody evaluation;
(2)
			 Inform each participant in the child custody evaluation, including, to the
			 extent practicable, the child who is the subject of the child custody
			 evaluation, of the conditions set forth in subsections 2, 3 and 4 of NAC
			 641.224 pursuant to which the
			 psychologist will disclose confidential information relating to the child
			 custody evaluation;
(3) Inform each
			 participant in the child custody evaluation, including, to the extent
			 practicable, the child who is the subject of the child custody evaluation, of
			 the limitations on the confidentiality of communications with the psychologist
			 as required pursuant to subsections 5 and 6 of NAC
			 641.224; and
(4) Clarify the cost of the child custody
			 evaluation and obtain an agreement concerning the payment of fees;
(j) Base an opinion relating to
			 child custody on the integration of all the information obtained as part of the
			 child custody evaluation without placing an inappropriate emphasis on data
			 relating to clinical assessment and after taking into consideration any
			 limitations in the information obtained or the methods used to obtain the
			 information; and
(k) Complete the
			 child custody evaluation in a timely manner.