1. A licensee that operates a family foster home, a specialized foster home, an independent living foster home or a group foster home shall ensure that each employee who comes into direct contact with children in the home receives training within 90 days after employment and annually thereafter. Such training must be approved by the licensing authority and include, without limitation, instruction concerning:
(a) Controlling the behavior of children;
(b) Policies and procedures concerning the use of force and restraint on children;
(c) The rights of children in the home;
(d) Suicide awareness and prevention;
(e) The administration of medication to children;
(f) Applicable state and federal constitutional and statutory rights of children in the home;
(g) Policies and procedures concerning other matters affecting the health, welfare, safety and civil and other rights of children in the home;
(h) Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning children; and
(i) Such other matters as required by the licensing authority or pursuant to regulations of the Division.
2. The Division shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1189; A 2009, 1489; 2013, 1448; 2017, 21)
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.