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)
NRS 435.515 – Reciprocal agreement for returning consumers to legal residence; investigation and report concerning residence.
1. For the purpose of facilitating the return of nonresident consumers to the state in which they have legal residence, the Administrator may enter into reciprocal agreements, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, with the proper boards, commissioners or officers of other states for the mutual exchange of consumers confined in, admitted or committed […]
NRS 435.520 – Expenses of returning consumer to legal residence.
1. All expenses incurred for the purpose of returning a consumer to the state in which the consumer has a legal residence shall be paid from the moneys of the consumer or by the relatives or other persons responsible for the consumer’s care and treatment under his or her commitment or admission. 2. In the […]
NRS 435.525 – Compliance with reciprocal agreements; acceptance for admission to division facility.
The Administrator shall: 1. Comply with any agreements made by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 435.515; and 2. Accept for admission to a division facility any resident child of this State for whom written permission for return and admission to a division facility was given by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 435.515. (Added to NRS […]
NRS 435.530 – Definitions.
As used in NRS 435.530 to 435.615, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 435.535, 435.540 and 435.545 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2013, 3021)
NRS 435.535 – “Administrative officer” defined.
“Administrative officer” means a person with overall executive and administrative responsibility for a facility that provides services relating to intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities and that is operated by any public or private entity. (Added to NRS by 2013, 3021; A 2017, 2828)
NRS 435.540 – “Facility” defined.
“Facility” means any: 1. Unit or subunit operated by the Division for the care, treatment and training of consumers. 2. Hospital, clinic or other institution operated by any public or private entity, for the care, treatment and training of consumers. 3. Partnership, firm, corporation or association, including, without limitation, a nonprofit organization, or a state […]
NRS 435.545 – “Rights” defined.
“Rights” includes, without limitation, all rights provided to a consumer pursuant to NRS 435.530 to 435.615, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto. (Added to NRS by 2013, 3021)
NRS 435.550 – Right to habeas corpus unimpaired.
This chapter does not limit the right of any person detained hereunder to a writ of habeas corpus upon a proper application made at any time by such person or any other person on his or her behalf. (Added to NRS by 2013, 3021)
NRS 435.505 – Intellectual and developmental disability center revolving accounts.
An intellectual and developmental disability center revolving account up to the amount of $5,000 is hereby created for each division intellectual and developmental disability center, and may be used for the payment of bills of the intellectual and developmental disability center requiring immediate payment and for no other purposes. The respective administrative officers shall deposit […]