NRS 656A.088 – Deposit and use of money.
Any money received by the Division pursuant to this chapter must be: 1. Deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account for Services for Persons With Impaired Speech or Hearing created by NRS 427A.797; and 2. Used by the Division to pay the costs incurred by the Division in carrying out the provisions […]
NRS 656A.033 – Legal setting” defined.
“Legal setting” means: 1. A communication with a law enforcement officer, as defined in NRS 179B.070, that relates to a criminal investigation; 2. A communication with an attorney who is acting in his or her professional capacity; 3. A negotiation for a contract for which the estimated amount required to perform the contract is $1,000 […]
NRS 656A.035 – Medical setting” defined.
“Medical setting” means any communication between a provider of health care, as defined in NRS 629.031, and a patient or a person acting on behalf of the patient concerning the provision of health care to the patient. (Added to NRS by 2007, 160)
NRS 656A.040 – “Person who is deaf” defined.
“Person who is deaf” means a person who is not able to process information aurally and whose primary means of communication is visual. (Added to NRS by 2001, 1771)
NRS 656A.050 – “Person whose hearing is impaired” defined.
“Person whose hearing is impaired” means a person: 1. Who has a hearing deficit; 2. Who is able to process information aurally with or without the use of a hearing aid or any other device that enhances the ability of a person to hear; and 3. Whose primary means of communication may be visual. (Added […]
NRS 656A.023 – “Charter school” defined.
Repealed. (See chapter 285, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 1544.)
NRS 656A.025 – “Communication Access Realtime Translation” and “realtime captioning” defined.
“Communication Access Realtime Translation” and “realtime captioning” mean the immediate, verbatim translation of the spoken word into English text using a stenographic machine or voice recognition software, and a computer and realtime captioning software. (Added to NRS by 2005, 964)
NRS 656A.027 – “Community setting” defined.
“Community setting” means any setting that is not a primary or secondary educational setting. The term includes, without limitation, a postsecondary educational setting, a legal setting and a medical setting. (Added to NRS by 2007, 160; A 2021, 1533)
NRS 656A.028 – “Division” defined.
“Division” means the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services. (Added to NRS by 2009, 2401)
NRS 656A.029 – “Educational setting” defined.
[Replaced in revision by NRS 656A.0625.]