Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children
NRS 424.085 - Person licensed to conduct foster home immune from liability for certain acts of child in care of person.


1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, a person who is licensed by the licensing authority pursuant to NRS 424.030 to conduct a family foster home, a specialized foster home, an independent living foster home or a group foster home is not liable for any act of a child in his or her foster care unless the person licensed by the licensing authority took an affirmative action that contributed to the act of the child.
2. The immunity from liability provided pursuant to this section includes, without limitation, immunity from any fine, penalty, debt or other liability incurred as a result of the act of the child.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 897; A 2001 Special Session, 28; 2009, 1489; 2013, 1450)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children

NRS 424.010 - Definitions.

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 424.013 - "Family foster home" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2023.] "Family foster home" defined. [Effective January 1, 2024.]

NRS 424.0135 - "Foster care agency" defined.

NRS 424.014 - "Foster home" defined.

NRS 424.0145 - "Gender identity or expression" defined.

NRS 424.015 - "Group foster home" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] "Group foster home" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023.] "Group foster home" defined. [Effective January 1, 2024.]

NRS 424.0153 - "Independent living foster home" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2023.] "Independent living foster home" defined. [Effective January 1, 2024.]

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 424.018 - "Specialized foster home" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2023.] "Specialized foster home" defined. [Effective January 1, 2024.]

NRS 424.019 - Regulations relating to foster child who is enrolled in elementary school and receipt of academic plans for foster children by licensing authority.

NRS 424.0195 - Position of coordinator of services for commercially sexually exploited children: Creation; duties.

NRS 424.020 - Regulations concerning licensure; minimum standards and rules for regulation.

NRS 424.030 - Requirements for regular or special license; renewal of such licenses; licensee to accept child placed by juvenile court; insurance required for specialized foster home and group foster home; information on license; regulations regardin...

NRS 424.031 - Investigation of background of applicant for license, licensee, prospective employee and certain adult residents of foster home; investigation of adult who routinely supervises child in foster home; charge for investigation; periodic ad...

NRS 424.033 - Person investigated to supply fingerprints; child abuse and neglect screening; exchange of information; report from Federal Bureau of Investigation; actions of licensing authority upon receipt of report. [Effective through December 31,...

NRS 424.0335 - Termination of employee, removal of resident or prevention of person from being present in home when convicted of certain crimes; correction of information concerning conviction. [Effective through December 31, 2023.] Termination of em...

NRS 424.034 - Maintenance of certain records concerning employees and residents.

NRS 424.036 - Consultation with applicant for license to conduct foster home.

NRS 424.0365 - Licensee of family foster home, specialized foster home, independent living foster home or group foster home to ensure training of employees who have direct contact with children; regulations.

NRS 424.0367 - Licensee to develop and implement plan for care of children during disaster.

NRS 424.037 - Consultation with provider of foster care to explain plan for provision of care for child; addressing concerns of health, safety or care of child.

NRS 424.038 - Consultation with provider of foster care to ensure health and safety of child; release of information to provider of foster care; confidentiality of information obtained; regulations.

NRS 424.0383 - Licensee to obtain explanation of need for and effect of medication prescribed for child; licensing authority to receive copy of explanation.

NRS 424.0385 - Licensee of specialized foster home, independent living foster home or group foster home to adopt certain policies relating to medical care and medications for children; employees to receive copy of policy.

NRS 424.039 - Licensing authority or designee authorized to conduct preliminary Federal Bureau of Investigation name-based check of background of certain adult residents of foster home in which child will be placed in emergency situation; person inve...

NRS 424.040 - Inspection.

NRS 424.041 - Money allocated for specialized foster care not to be used for any other purpose; report of expenditures; data concerning children to be provided to Division upon request. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Money allocated for speci...

NRS 424.042 - Division to periodically review placement of children in specialized foster homes by agency which provides child welfare services; corrective action when placements are determined not appropriate.

NRS 424.043 - Division to prepare report concerning placement of children in specialized foster homes and provision of services to children placed in such homes.

NRS 424.044 - Concealed firearm and ammunition authorized on premises of family foster home in certain circumstances; storage of firearms and ammunition on such premises; agency which provides child welfare services immune from liability.

NRS 424.0445 - Duties of provider of foster care relating to gender identity or expression of foster child.

NRS 424.045 - Procedure for hearing grievances related to license to conduct foster home: Regulations; representation by legal counsel.

NRS 424.047 - Access by provider of foster care to information maintained by licensing authority concerning provider.

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 424.075 - Right of provider of foster care to refuse to accept placement of child and to request removal of child.

NRS 424.077 - Regulations for establishment of program to provide respite to provider of foster care; program to provide respite, training and support to provider of foster care.

NRS 424.079 - Visitation of child by provider of foster care after child leaves care of provider.

NRS 424.080 - Transfer of parental rights and duties prohibited; exception for termination by order of district court.

NRS 424.085 - Person licensed to conduct foster home immune from liability for certain acts of child in care of person.

NRS 424.087 - Plan for the recruitment and retention of foster homes.

NRS 424.088 - Individual development account: Establishment by provider of foster care for child placed in care of provider upon receipt of approval of licensing authority; access to and use of money in account. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 424.089 - Individual development account: Provision of instruction in financial literacy to child for whom account is established. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 424.090 - Exemption from certain provisions of chapter.

NRS 424.093 - Regulations concerning licensure; minimum standards for regulation of foster care agencies.

NRS 424.094 - Licensing; fees.

NRS 424.095 - Application for license; period of licensure; renewal of license.

NRS 424.096 - Notice of hearing regarding license; actions authorized after notice and hearing; procedure upon appeal to district court.

NRS 424.097 - Licensed foster care agency authorized to provide certain assistance to agency which provides child welfare services or juvenile court.

NRS 424.099 - Organization of foster care agency; governing body; appointment of person to provide oversight; requirements when organized out of state.

NRS 424.103 - Duties of governing body.

NRS 424.107 - Submission of information concerning foster care agency to licensing authority or designee.

NRS 424.115 - Qualifications and duties of person appointed to oversee foster care agency; employment of staff; qualifications of certain staff.

NRS 424.125 - Volunteers: Acceptance; plan for selection, training, supervision and assignment.

NRS 424.135 - Orientation, training, supervision and evaluation of staff; written policies and procedures for personnel, services and programs required; maintenance of personnel records.

NRS 424.145 - Licensing authority or designee to investigate background of certain persons; periodic additional investigations.

NRS 424.155 - Person investigated to supply fingerprints; child abuse and neglect screening; exchange of information; report from Federal Bureau of Investigation; actions of licensing authority upon receipt of report.

NRS 424.165 - Termination of person arrested for, charged with or convicted of certain crimes; correction of information.

NRS 424.170 - Persons associated with foster care agency prohibited from engaging in certain activities with foster care agency.

NRS 424.180 - Annual report; contents.

NRS 424.190 - Recruitment of potential foster homes by foster care agency; training of providers of foster homes.

NRS 424.200 - Coordination of licensing of prospective foster homes; fair and impartial investigation of such homes; licensing authority to review applications of foster homes and provide necessary training.

NRS 424.205 - Contract between foster care agency and provider of foster care required in certain circumstances; contents.

NRS 424.210 - Foster care agency which places children in specialized foster homes: Policies and procedures relating to such children; duties with respect to providers of foster care, child and biological family of child; written plan for alternative...

NRS 424.220 - Foster care agency which places children in independent living foster homes: Policies and procedures relating to such children; coordination with provider of foster care; orientation and training provided to child admitted to program fo...

NRS 424.230 - Support to foster homes; duty to ensure that child receives appropriate treatment and adequate clothing; duty to periodically review foster homes without children for compliance with chapter and regulations; review of foster homes upon...

NRS 424.235 - Duty of foster care agency to ensure that staff receives certain training; duties of agency relating to gender identity or expression of foster child.

NRS 424.240 - Duty to provide crisis intervention and assistance to foster homes; duty to train employees to handle crisis situations; duty to train providers to use certain techniques with children.

NRS 424.250 - Providers prohibited from using physical restraints; exception; foster care agency to notify and provide report to licensing authority of serious incident, accident, motor vehicle crash or injury; reports of possible violations; investi...

NRS 424.260 - Notification to licensing authority of certain placements; placements to comply with Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children or Interstate Compact for Juveniles; priority in assistance with placement.

NRS 424.270 - Written plan to monitor and evaluate programs and services of foster care agency.

NRS 424.272 - "Child" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 424.273 - Position of coordinator of services for commercially sexually exploited children: Creation; duties. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Position of coordinator of services for commercially sexually exploited children: Creation; dutie...

NRS 424.274 - Application for license; regulations; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 424.275 - Receiving center required to ensure the receipt of certain services by commercially sexually exploited children. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 424.276 - Treatment of child in accordance with gender identity or expression; regulations concerning appropriate placement of child. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 424.277 - Certification of facilities or organizations other than receiving centers that provide services to commercially sexually exploited children; regulations. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 424.278 - Penalty for operating receiving center, facility or other entity without valid license or certificate; authority of Division to bring action. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 424.300 - Penalty.