NRS 433C.230 – Contract with hospital, clinic, laboratory or other institution.
The county director may, with the approval of a majority of the governing body, contract for services and facilities with any hospital, clinic, laboratory or other similar institution. (Added to NRS by 1965, 766; A 1971, 1021; 1975, 1628)
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 433C.110 – Purposes of chapter.
The Legislature declares that the purposes of this chapter are: 1. To encourage and provide financial assistance to counties in the establishment and development of mental health services, including services to persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with developmental disabilities, through locally controlled community mental health programs. 2. To promote the improvement and, if necessary, […]
NRS 433C.120 – Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: 1. “County board” means a county mental health advisory board. 2. “County director” means the director of a county program. 3. “County program” means a county community mental health program. 4. “Governing body” means the board of county commissioners. 5. “Service” means a mental health […]
NRS 433C.130 – Responsibility of Department for developing and administering preventive and other services for mental health.
The Department is designated as the official state agency responsible for developing and administering preventive and outpatient mental health services. The Department shall function in the following areas: 1. Assisting and consulting with local health authorities, local governments and all law enforcement agencies in this State in providing community mental health services, which services may […]
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 […]