NRS 433A.640 – Parties responsible for payment of charges after court-ordered admission; investigation of ability to pay.
1. Once a court has ordered the admission of a person to a division facility, the administrative officer must make an investigation, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, to determine whether the person or his or her responsible relatives pursuant to NRS 433A.610 are capable of paying for all or a portion of the […]
NRS 433A.460 – Legal capacity of person admitted to facility or assisted outpatient treatment unimpaired unless adjudicated incapacitated.
No person admitted to a public or private mental health facility or who receives assisted outpatient treatment pursuant to this chapter shall, by reason of such admission or treatment, be denied the right to dispose of property, marry, execute instruments, make purchases, enter into contractual relationships, vote and hold a driver’s license, unless such person […]
NRS 433A.360 – Clinical records: Contents; confidentiality.
1. A clinical record for each consumer must be diligently maintained by any division facility, private institution, facility offering mental health services or person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health responsible for providing assisted outpatient treatment. The record must include information pertaining to the consumer’s admission, legal status, treatment and individualized plan […]
NRS 433A.370 – Escape or absence without leave.
1. When a consumer committed by a court to a division facility on or before June 30, 1975, or a consumer who is judicially admitted on or after July 1, 1975, or a person who is involuntarily detained pursuant to NRS 433A.145 to 433A.300, inclusive, escapes from any division facility, or when a judicially admitted […]
NRS 433A.380 – Conditional release: No liability of State; restoration of rights; notice to court, district attorney and legal guardian.
1. Any person involuntarily admitted by a court may be conditionally released from a public or private mental health facility when, in the judgment of the medical director of the facility: (a) The conditional release is in the best interest of the person, will provide the least restrictive treatment that is appropriate for the person […]
NRS 433A.390 – Release without further order of court at end of period specified; unconditional early release; notice to court and legal guardian.
1. When a consumer, involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility or required to receive assisted outpatient treatment by court order, is released at the end of the period specified pursuant to NRS 433A.310 or 433A.343, as applicable, written notice must be given to the court that issued the order not later than 3 judicial […]
NRS 433A.400 – Return of indigent to county of last residence or county where involuntarily admitted; delivery of indigent person to another state pursuant to Interstate Compact on Mental Health; notice.
1. An indigent resident of this state discharged as having been determined to no longer be a person in a mental health crisis, but having a residual medical or surgical disability which prevents him or her from obtaining or holding remunerative employment, must be returned to the county of his or her last residence, except […]
NRS 433A.420 – Transfer to hospital of Department of Veterans Affairs or other facility; duties of medical director and Commission upon objection of consumer.
The medical director of a division facility may order the transfer to a hospital of the Department of Veterans Affairs or other facility of the United States Government any admitted consumer eligible for treatment therein. If the consumer in any manner objects to the transfer, the medical director of the facility shall enter the objection […]
NRS 433A.430 – Transfer to facility in other state: Examination; contract; objection to transfer; fee for examination.
1. Whenever the Administrator determines that division facilities within the State are inadequate for the care of any person in a mental health crisis, the Administrator may designate two physicians, licensed under the provisions of chapter 630 or 633 of NRS and familiar with the field of psychiatry, or advanced practice registered nurses who have […]
NRS 433A.440 – Transfer of nonresident to state of residence.
1. If any person involuntarily court-admitted to any division facility pursuant to NRS 433A.310 is found by the court not to be a resident of this State and to be a resident of another state, the person may be transferred to the state of his or her residence pursuant to NRS 433.444, and, if applicable, […]