1. Upon receiving information from the licensing authority or its designee pursuant to NRS 424.033 or evidence from any other source that an employee of an applicant for a license to conduct a foster home, a person who is licensed to conduct a foster home or a resident of an applicant or licensee who is 18 years of age or older, other than a resident who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594, or any other person who is 18 years of age or older who routinely supervises a child in a foster home for whom an investigation was conducted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 424.031, has been convicted of a crime listed in NRS 424.031, the applicant or licensee shall terminate the employment of the employee, remove the resident from the foster home or prevent the person who is 18 years of age or older who routinely supervises a child in the foster home from being present in the home after allowing the employee, resident or other person time to correct the information as required pursuant to subsection 2.
2. If an employee, resident or other person who is 18 years of age or older who routinely supervises a child in a foster home believes that the information provided pursuant to subsection 1 is incorrect, the employee, resident or other person must inform the applicant or licensee immediately. An applicant or licensee that is so informed shall give the employee, resident or other person 30 days to correct the information.
3. During the period in which an employee, resident or other person who is 18 years of age or older who routinely supervises a child in a foster home seeks to correct information pursuant to subsection 2, it is within the discretion of the applicant or licensee whether to allow the employee, resident or other person to continue to work for, reside at or provide supervision of a child in the foster home, as applicable, except that the employee, resident or other person shall not have contact with a child in the foster home without supervision during any such period.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 3544; A 2015, 544)
1. Upon receiving information from the licensing authority or its designee pursuant to NRS 424.033 or evidence from any other source that an employee of an applicant for a license to conduct a foster home, a person who is licensed to conduct a foster home or a resident of an applicant or licensee who is 18 years of age or older, other than a participant in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program established pursuant to NRS 432B.5919, or any other person who is 18 years of age or older who routinely supervises a child in a foster home for whom an investigation was conducted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 424.031, has been convicted of a crime listed in NRS 424.031, the applicant or licensee shall terminate the employment of the employee, remove the resident from the foster home or prevent the person who is 18 years of age or older who routinely supervises a child in the foster home from being present in the home after allowing the employee, resident or other person time to correct the information as required pursuant to subsection 2.
2. If an employee, resident or other person who is 18 years of age or older who routinely supervises a child in a foster home believes that the information provided pursuant to subsection 1 is incorrect, the employee, resident or other person must inform the applicant or licensee immediately. An applicant or licensee that is so informed shall give the employee, resident or other person 30 days to correct the information.
3. During the period in which an employee, resident or other person who is 18 years of age or older who routinely supervises a child in a foster home seeks to correct information pursuant to subsection 2, it is within the discretion of the applicant or licensee whether to allow the employee, resident or other person to continue to work for, reside at or provide supervision of a child in the foster home, as applicable, except that the employee, resident or other person shall not have contact with a child in the foster home without supervision during any such period.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 3544; A 2015, 544)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children
NRS 424.011 - "Agency which provides child welfare services" defined.
NRS 424.0113 - "Child" defined. [Effective January 1, 2024.]
NRS 424.0115 - "Commercially sexually exploited child" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 424.012 - "Division" defined.
NRS 424.0135 - "Foster care agency" defined.
NRS 424.014 - "Foster home" defined.
NRS 424.0145 - "Gender identity or expression" defined.
NRS 424.0157 - "Juvenile court" defined.
NRS 424.016 - "Licensing authority" defined.
NRS 424.017 - "Provider of foster care" defined.
NRS 424.0175 - "Receiving center" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 424.020 - Regulations concerning licensure; minimum standards and rules for regulation.
NRS 424.034 - Maintenance of certain records concerning employees and residents.
NRS 424.036 - Consultation with applicant for license to conduct foster home.
NRS 424.0367 - Licensee to develop and implement plan for care of children during disaster.
NRS 424.050 - Investigation of unlicensed foster home; action by licensing authority.
NRS 424.060 - Removal of child from undesirable foster home.
NRS 424.070 - Placement of child for care or adoption; approval by Division or its designee.
NRS 424.079 - Visitation of child by provider of foster care after child leaves care of provider.
NRS 424.087 - Plan for the recruitment and retention of foster homes.
NRS 424.090 - Exemption from certain provisions of chapter.
NRS 424.094 - Licensing; fees.
NRS 424.095 - Application for license; period of licensure; renewal of license.
NRS 424.103 - Duties of governing body.
NRS 424.125 - Volunteers: Acceptance; plan for selection, training, supervision and assignment.
NRS 424.180 - Annual report; contents.
NRS 424.270 - Written plan to monitor and evaluate programs and services of foster care agency.