NRS 435.620 – Personal deposit funds for consumers.
1. There may be maintained as a trust fund at each division facility a consumers’ personal deposit fund. 2. Money coming into the possession of the administrative officer of a division facility which belongs to a consumer must be credited in the fund in the name of that consumer. 3. When practicable, individual credits in […]
NRS 435.625 – Disposition of personal property of consumer upon death.
Whenever any person admitted to a division facility dies, the administrative officer shall send written notice to the decedent’s legally appointed representative, listing the personal property remaining in the custody or possession of the facility. If there is no demand made upon the administrative officer of the facility by the decedent’s legally appointed representative, all […]
NRS 435.630 – Disposition of unclaimed personal property of consumer worth more than $100.
If a person admitted to a division facility is discharged or leaves and the person fails to recover personal property worth more than $100 in the custody of the administrative officer of the facility, the administrative officer shall notify the former consumer or the consumer’s legal representative in writing that personal property remains in the […]
NRS 435.635 – Disposition of unclaimed personal property of minimal value.
If, upon the death or release of a person admitted to a division facility, the value of unclaimed personal property in the possession of the administrative officer of the facility is so minimal that it cannot be sold at public auction or by sealed bid and if the property, either in its present condition or […]
NRS 435.640 – Notification of death of consumer; burial.
1. Upon the death of a consumer, any known relatives or friends of the consumer shall be notified immediately of the fact of death. 2. The Administrator or the Administrator’s designee shall cause a decent burial to be provided for the consumer outside division facility grounds. The Administrator or the designee may enter into a […]
NRS 435.645 – 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 a public or private facility offering services for persons with intellectual disabilities or persons with developmental disabilities or any other person, except a consumer, who: (a) Has reason to believe that a consumer of the Division or of a private facility offering services for consumers with intellectual disabilities or consumers with […]
NRS 435.650 – Unlawful sale or transfer of intoxicating beverage on grounds of division facility.
1. Any person who, on the grounds of a division facility, sells, barters, exchanges or in any manner disposes of any spirituous or malt liquor or beverage to any person lawfully confined in the division facility is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 2. This section does not apply to any physician prescribing or furnishing liquor […]
NRS 435.580 – Basis for decisions, policies, procedures and practices regarding emergency admissions and involuntary court-ordered admissions.
1. Each facility shall make all of its decisions, policies, procedures and practices regarding emergency admissions or involuntary court-ordered admissions based upon clinical efficiency rather than cost containment. 2. This section does not preclude a public facility from making decisions, policies, procedures and practices within the limits of the money made available to the facility. […]
NRS 435.585 – Right to information; inspection and copying of records.
1. A consumer or the consumer’s legal guardian must be: (a) Permitted to inspect the consumer’s records; and (b) Informed of the consumer’s clinical status and progress at reasonable intervals of no longer than 3 months in a manner appropriate to his or her clinical condition. 2. Unless a psychiatrist has made a specific entry […]
NRS 435.590 – Medication: Responsibility of psychiatrist and physician; review of methods for administration and custody.
1. The attending psychiatrist or physician is responsible for all medication given or administered to a consumer. 2. Each administrative officer shall establish a policy for the review of the administration, storage and handling of medications by nurses and nonprofessional personnel. (Added to NRS by 2013, 3024)