Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children
NRS 424.276 - Treatment of child in accordance with gender identity or expression; regulations concerning appropriate placement of child. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

1. A receiving center shall treat each child who is placed in the receiving center in all respects in accordance with the child’s gender identity or expression.
2. The Division shall adopt regulations establishing factors for a court to consider before placing a child in the custody of a receiving center and protocols for a receiving center to follow when placing a child in the receiving center that ensure that each child who is so placed is placed in a manner that is appropriate for the gender identity or expression of the child. Such regulations must be adopted in consultation with:
(a) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning children who are currently residing in foster homes, facilities for the detention of children, child care facilities, mental health facilities and receiving centers or who have resided in such settings;
(b) Representatives of each agency which provides child welfare services in this State;
(c) Representatives of state and local facilities for the detention of children;
(d) Representatives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons;
(e) Attorneys, including, without limitation, attorneys who regularly represent children in child welfare or criminal proceedings;
(f) Representatives of juvenile courts and family courts;
(g) Advocates of children; and
(h) Any other person deemed appropriate by the Division.
3. A court shall consider the factors established in the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 before placing a child in a receiving center.
4. A receiving center which has physical custody of a child pursuant to the order of a court shall follow the protocols prescribed in the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 when placing the child within the receiving center.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2646, effective January 1, 2022)

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