NRS 433B.339 – Authority of mental health consortium to enter into contracts and accept gifts, grants and donations; establishment and administration of account for money of consortium.
1. A mental health consortium established by NRS 433B.333 may: (a) Enter into contracts and agreements to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 433B.335 and 433B.337; and (b) Apply for and accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests from any source to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 433B.335 and […]
NRS 433B.3392 – “Agency which provides child welfare services” defined.
As used in NRS 433B.3392 to 433B.3398, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “agency which provides child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030. (Added to NRS by 2019, 872)
NRS 433B.3393 – Establishment of task force to develop program; membership of task force; members serve without compensation; members employed by State or political subdivision.
1. The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services shall establish a task force to develop a program to prevent the relinquishment of custody of children who are not abused or neglected to an agency which provides child welfare services or the voluntary placement of such children with a public or private institution […]
NRS 433B.3394 – Duties of task force; duty of Department to adopt regulations.
1. The task force shall: (a) Prescribe procedures for conducting the review by a clinical team appointed pursuant to NRS 433B.3396 and the arrangement of the provision of services pursuant to that section; (b) Develop and carry out procedures to increase the availability of the services described in subsection 3 of NRS 433B.3396 throughout this […]
NRS 433B.3396 – Director of Department to appoint clinical teams; duties of clinical teams.
As part of the program established pursuant to NRS 433B.3393, the Director of the Department shall appoint one or more clinical teams to: 1. Review each case of a child who: (a) Has been admitted to a hospital or mental health facility; (b) Has not been subject to abuse or neglect; and (c) Is at […]
NRS 433B.3398 – Annual report to Department by each agency which provides child welfare services; annual report to Legislature by Department.
1. On or before January 15 of each year, each agency which provides child welfare services in this State shall report to the Department: (a) The number of children who were relinquished to the agency or voluntarily placed with the agency pursuant to NRS 432B.360 during the immediately preceding year because the children needed services […]
NRS 433B.340 – Abuse of consumer; failure to report abuse; possession or use of intoxicating beverage or controlled substance; transaction with consumer; aiding escape of consumer; penalties.
1. An employee of the Division or other person who: (a) Has reason to believe that a consumer has been or is being abused or neglected and fails to report it; (b) Brings intoxicating beverages or a controlled substance into any building occupied by consumers unless specifically authorized to do so by the administrative officer […]
NRS 433B.337 – Authority of mental health consortium to carry out certain activities concerning long-term strategic plan; coordination with Department.
1. A mental health consortium established by NRS 433B.333 may: (a) Participate in activities within the jurisdiction of the consortium to: (1) Implement the provisions of the long-term strategic plan established by the consortium pursuant to NRS 433B.335; and (2) Improve the provision of mental health services to children with emotional disturbance and their families, […]
NRS 433B.290 – Provision of treatment; operation of treatment facilities; regulations; coordination of activities.
1. The Division may: (a) Provide treatment for children with emotional disturbance at any division facility. (b) Operate treatment facilities specifically for the purpose of providing treatment for children with emotional disturbance. 2. Each administrative officer of a treatment facility, subject to the approval of the Administrator, shall establish regulations for the operation of the […]
NRS 433B.300 – Requirements for treatment provided.
The treatment provided to a child with an emotional disturbance must be designed to facilitate the adjustment and effective functioning of that child in his or her present or anticipated situation in life, and includes: 1. Services provided without admission to a facility, such as: (a) Counseling for the family; (b) Therapy in a group […]