Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 433 - General Provisions

NRS 433.099 - "Intellectual disability" defined. - "Intellectual disability" means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning existing concurrently...

NRS 433.134 - "Medical director" defined. - "Medical director" means the medical officer in charge of any...

NRS 433.144 - "Mental health center" defined. - "Mental health center" means any of the state comprehensive mental...

NRS 433.164 - "Mental illness" defined. - "Mental illness" means a clinically significant disorder of thought, mood,...

NRS 433.209 - "Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health" defined. - "Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health"...

NRS 433.224 - "Treatment" defined. - "Treatment" means any combination of procedures or activities, of whatever...

NRS 433.227 - Treatment to competency" defined. - "Treatment to competency" means treatment provided to a person who...

NRS 433.233 - Designation. - 1. The division facilities providing mental health services are designated...

NRS 433.2335 - Hours of operation for mobile units. - If a division facility provides mental health services using a...

NRS 433.234 - Administration of facilities of Division. - The provisions of chapters 433 to 433C, inclusive, of NRS...

NRS 433.244 - Administrator: Qualifications; classification. - 1. The Administrator must be selected on the basis of...

NRS 433.254 - Administrator: Powers and duties. - 1. The Administrator serves at the pleasure of the Director...

NRS 433.259 - Administrator: Delegation of power, duty or function. - 1. The Administrator may delegate to any officer, deputy or...

NRS 433.262 - Medical director responsible to Chief Medical Officer. - The medical director or other person in charge of any...

NRS 433.264 - Physicians: Employment; qualifications; compensation; duties. - 1. Physicians shall be employed within the various division facilities...

NRS 433.265 - Licensing or certification of certain employees of Division. - Any person employed by the Division as a psychiatrist, psychologist,...

NRS 433.267 - Limitation on time for certification of psychiatrist employed by Division. - Any psychiatrist who is employed by the Division must be...

NRS 433.269 - Proficiency in English language required of certain employees. - The Administrator shall not employ any psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker...

NRS 433.279 - Program for certification of mental health technicians. - 1. The Division shall carry out a vocational and educational...

NRS 433.314 - Duties. - 1. The Commission shall: (a) Establish policies to ensure adequate...

NRS 433.316 - Powers. - The Commission may: 1. Collect and disseminate information pertaining to...

NRS 433.317 - Appointment of subcommittee on the mental health of children; duties; compensation to extent of available funding. - 1. The Commission shall appoint a subcommittee on the mental...

NRS 433.318 - Appointment of subcommittee or advisory committee; member qualifications; duties; compensation to extent of available funding. - 1. The Commission may appoint a subcommittee or an advisory...

NRS 433.324 - Regulations. - 1. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations: (a)...

NRS 433.325 - Inspection of facility. - The Commission or its designated agent may inspect any state...

NRS 433.327 - Right of certain employees of Department to submit information or requests to Commission or appear before Commission. - Every employee of the Division, and every person employed by...

NRS 433.331 - Adoption of regulations concerning abuse and neglect of consumers. - The Division shall adopt regulations to: 1. Provide for a...

NRS 433.3315 - Adoption of regulations concerning consumers. - The Division shall adopt regulations: 1. To define the term...

NRS 433.3317 - Licensure and regulation of providers of nonemergency secure behavioral health transport services; regulations by State Board of Health. - 1. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations providing...

NRS 433.332 - Division facility required to forward patient’s medical records upon transfer of patient from facility. - 1. If a patient in a division facility is transferred...

NRS 433.334 - Contract with hospital or other institution for care of consumers. - The Division may, by contract with hospitals or other institutions...

NRS 433.344 - Contracts with persons professionally qualified in field of psychiatric mental health for care of persons. - The Division may contract with appropriate persons professionally qualified in...

NRS 433.354 - Contracts for cooperation with governmental entities and others; effect of payments to Division for such cooperation; immunity from and limitations on liability not waived. - 1. For the purposes of chapters 433 to 433C, inclusive,...

NRS 433.359 - Grants for addressing disparities in behavioral health care and outcomes; selection of lead partner to ensure services supported by grant are provided equitably; establishment of advisory committee; report. - 1. The Division may apply for grants available from the...

NRS 433.364 - Involuntary court-ordered admission to private institution not precluded. - Nothing in chapters 433 to 433C, inclusive, of NRS precludes...

NRS 433.374 - State not responsible for payment of costs of care and treatment at other facility; exceptions. - The State is not responsible for payment of the costs...

NRS 433.384 - Legislative appropriations; payment of claims. - Money to carry out the provisions of chapters 433 to...

NRS 433.394 - Acceptance by Department of money from other sources. - For the purposes of chapters 433 to 433C, inclusive, of...

NRS 433.395 - Acceptance by Administrator of donations, gifts and grants for disbursement to certain programs; contract for services for evaluation and recommendation of recipients for disbursements. - 1. Upon approval of the Director of the Department, the...

NRS 433.404 - Schedule of fees for services rendered through programs supported by State; disposition of receipts; amount of fee for services of facility. - 1. The Division shall establish a fee schedule for services...

NRS 433.414 - Fees of physicians and other professionally qualified employees of facility. - 1. Physicians and other professional staff employed within any division...

NRS 433.424 - Mental health center revolving accounts. - A mental health center revolving account up to the amount...

NRS 433.425 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 433.425 to 433.4295, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 433.426 - "Behavioral health region" defined. - "Behavioral health region" means a behavioral health region created by...

NRS 433.427 - "Policy board" defined. - "Policy board" means a regional behavioral health policy board created...

NRS 433.428 - Designation of behavioral health regions. - Five behavioral health regions are hereby created as follows: 1....

NRS 433.429 - Creation; membership; terms; meetings; Chair. - 1. A regional behavioral health policy board is hereby created...

NRS 433.4295 - Duties. - 1. Each policy board shall: (a) Advise the Department, Division...

NRS 433.431 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 433.431 to 433.454, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 433.434 - Determination of residence. - For purposes of chapters 433 to 433C, inclusive, of NRS,...

NRS 433.444 - Reciprocal agreement for returning consumers to legal residence; investigation and report concerning residence. - 1. For the purpose of facilitating the return of nonresident...

NRS 433.454 - Expenses of returning consumer to legal residence. - 1. All expenses incurred for the purpose of returning a...

NRS 433.4543 - Text of Compact. - The Interstate Compact on Mental Health is hereby ratified, enacted...

NRS 433.4545 - Administrator to serve as Compact Administrator; duties; regulations. - The Administrator shall serve as the Compact Administrator of the...

NRS 433.4547 - Construction. - 1. To the extent possible, the provisions of the Interstate...

NRS 433.456 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 433.456 to 433.536, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 433.458 - "Administrative officer" defined. - "Administrative officer" means a person with overall executive and administrative...

NRS 433.461 - "Facility" defined. - "Facility" means any: 1. Unit or subunit operated by the...

NRS 433.462 - "Rights" defined. - "Rights" includes, without limitation, all rights provided to a consumer...

NRS 433.464 - Right to habeas corpus unimpaired. - The provisions of chapters 433 to 433C, inclusive, of NRS...

NRS 433.471 - Rights concerning admission and discharge of consumers. - 1. Each consumer admitted for evaluation, treatment or training to...

NRS 433.472 - Rights concerning involuntary commitment. - 1. Each consumer admitted for evaluation, treatment or training to...

NRS 433.482 - Personal rights. - Each consumer admitted for evaluation, treatment or training to a...

NRS 433.484 - Rights concerning care, treatment and training. - Each consumer admitted for evaluation, treatment or training to a...

NRS 433.494 - Individualized plan of services for consumer. - 1. An individualized written plan of mental health services must...

NRS 433.496 - Basis for decisions, policies, procedures and practices regarding emergency admissions and involuntary court-ordered admissions. - 1. Each facility shall make all of its decisions, policies,...

NRS 433.504 - Right to information; inspection and copying of records. - 1. A consumer or the consumer’s legal guardian must be:...

NRS 433.514 - Medication: Responsibility of psychiatrist and physician; review of methods for administration and custody. - 1. The attending psychiatrist or physician shall be responsible for...

NRS 433.524 - Labor by consumer: Conditions; compensation. - 1. A consumer may perform labor which contributes to the...

NRS 433.531 - Rights concerning suspension or violation of rights. - Each consumer admitted for evaluation, treatment or training to a...

NRS 433.533 - Document reflecting receipt of list of rights and explanation of rights. - Each facility shall, within a reasonable time after a consumer...

NRS 433.534 - Denial of rights prohibited; exceptions; report; investigation and action by Commission; closure of meeting in certain circumstances. - 1. The rights of a consumer enumerated in this chapter...

NRS 433.536 - Retaliation by officer, director or employee of facility prohibited. - An officer, director or employee of a facility shall not...

NRS 433.538 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 433.538 to 433.543, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 433.539 - Personal deposit funds for consumers. - 1. There may be maintained as a trust fund at...

NRS 433.541 - Disposition of personal property of consumer upon death. - Whenever any person admitted to a division facility dies, the...

NRS 433.542 - Disposition of unclaimed personal property of consumer worth more than $100. - If a person admitted to a division facility is discharged...

NRS 433.543 - Disposition of unclaimed personal property of minimal value. - If, upon the death or release of a person admitted...

NRS 433.544 - Notification of death of consumer; burial. - 1. Upon the death of a consumer, any known relatives...

NRS 433.545 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 433.545 to 433.551, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 433.5453 - "Aversive intervention" defined. - "Aversive intervention" means any of the following actions if the...

NRS 433.5456 - "Chemical restraint" defined. - "Chemical restraint" means the administration of drugs to a person...

NRS 433.546 - "Corporal punishment" defined. - "Corporal punishment" means the intentional infliction of physical pain, including,...

NRS 433.5463 - "Electric shock" defined. - "Electric shock" means the application of electric current to a...

NRS 433.5466 - "Emergency" defined. - "Emergency" means a situation in which immediate intervention is necessary...

NRS 433.547 - "Mechanical restraint" defined. - "Mechanical restraint" means the use of devices, including, without limitation,...

NRS 433.5473 - "Person with a disability" defined. - "Person with a disability" means a person who: 1. Has...

NRS 433.5476 - "Physical restraint" defined. - "Physical restraint" means the use of physical contact to limit...

NRS 433.548 - "Verbal and mental abuse" defined. - "Verbal and mental abuse" means verbal intimidation or coercion of...

NRS 433.5483 - Use of aversive intervention on consumer prohibited. - A person employed by a facility or any other person...

NRS 433.5486 - Use of physical, mechanical or chemical restraint on consumer by facility authorized in certain circumstances. - Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 433.549 to 433.5503, inclusive, to...

NRS 433.549 - Use of physical, mechanical or chemical restraint on consumer by person employed by facility prohibited; exceptions. - A person employed by a facility or any other person...

NRS 433.5493 - Use of physical restraint on consumer; requirements; exceptions; report as denial of rights. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, physical restraint...

NRS 433.5496 - Use of mechanical restraint on consumer other than consumer of forensic facility; requirements; exceptions; report as denial of rights. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 4,...

NRS 433.5499 - Use of mechanical restraint on consumer of forensic facility; requirements; exceptions; report as denial of rights. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, mechanical restraint...

NRS 433.5503 - Use of chemical restraint on consumer; requirements; report as denial of rights. - 1. Chemical restraint may only be used on a person...

NRS 433.5506 - Facility required to develop program of education in positive behavioral interventions and supports; facility required to train certain members of staff to use physical, mechanical and chemical restraint. - 1. Each facility shall develop a program of education for...

NRS 433.551 - Facility required to report violations to Division and to develop corrective plan; Division required to forward corrective plan to Director of Department; power of Department to withhold funding. - 1. A facility where a violation of the provisions of...

NRS 433.554 - Abuse of consumer; failure to report abuse; possession or use of intoxicating beverage or controlled substance; transaction with consumer; aiding escape of consumer; penalties. - 1. An employee of a public or private mental health...

NRS 433.564 - Unlawful sale or transfer of intoxicating beverage on grounds of division facility. - 1. Any person who, on the grounds of a division...

NRS 433.601 - Definitions. - Repealed. (See chapter 51, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 433.603 - "Certificate" defined. - Repealed. (See chapter 51, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 433.605 - "Community-based living arrangement services" or "services" defined. - Repealed. (See chapter 51, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 433.607 - Certificate required to provide services; exception; holder authorized to provide services to certain persons. - Repealed. (See chapter 51, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 433.609 - Regulations; fees for issuance and renewal of certificate. - Repealed. (See chapter 51, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 433.611 - Application for renewal of certificate to include information relating to state business license; denial of renewal for unpaid debt assigned to State Controller for collection. - Repealed. (See chapter 51, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 433.613 - Authority of Division. - Repealed. (See chapter 51, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 433.615 - Division authorized to seek injunction against provision of services without valid certificate. - Repealed. (See chapter 51, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 433.616 - Petition for review of criminal history to determine if person is disqualified from obtaining certificate; Division to develop and implement process for submitting petition; requirements; fees; quarterly reports. - Expired by limitation. (See chapter 491, Statutes of Nevada 2019,...

NRS 433.617 - Statement concerning obligation for child support required for issuance or renewal of certificate of natural person. - Repealed. (See chapter 51, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 433.619 - Application of natural person for certificate required to contain social security number. - Repealed. (See chapter 51, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 433.621 - Suspension of certificate of natural person for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate. - Repealed. (See chapter 51, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 433.622 - Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - As used in NRS 433.622 to 433.641, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 433.623 - "Adult" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - "Adult" means a natural person who is 18 years of...

NRS 433.624 - "Board" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - "Board" means the State Board of Health. (Added to NRS...

NRS 433.625 - "Certificate" defined. [Effective on the date on which the Nevada Certification Board, or its successor organization, ceases certifying peer recovery support specialists or peer recovery support specialist supervisors.] - "Certificate" means a certificate issued by the Division that authorizes...

NRS 433.626 - "Peer recovery support services" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - "Peer recovery support services" means nonclinical supportive services that use...

NRS 433.627 - "Peer recovery support specialist" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - "Peer recovery support specialist" means an adult who is authorized...

NRS 433.628 - "Peer recovery support specialist intern" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - "Peer recovery support specialist intern" means an adult who is...

NRS 433.629 - "Peer recovery support specialist supervisor" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - "Peer recovery support specialist supervisor" means an adult who is...

NRS 433.631 - Certificate required to provide or supervise provision of peer recovery support services; exception for interns; civil penalty. [Effective January 1, 2022, and until the date on which the Nevada Certification Board, or its successor org... - 1. Except as authorized by subsection 2, an adult shall...

NRS 433.632 - Regulations; fees. [Effective on the date on which the Nevada Certification Board, or its successor organization, ceases certifying peer recovery support specialists or peer recovery support specialist supervisors.] - 1. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the provision of...

NRS 433.633 - Statement concerning obligation for child support required for issuance or renewal of certificate. [Effective on the date on which the Nevada Certification Board, or its successor organization, ceases certifying peer recovery support sp... - 1. A person who applies for the issuance or renewal...

NRS 433.634 - Suspension of certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate. [Effective on the date on which the Nevada Certification Board, or its successor organization, ceases... - 1. If the Division receives a copy of a court...

NRS 433.635 - Expedited certificate by endorsement: Requirements; procedure for issuance. [Effective on the date on which the Nevada Certification Board, or its successor organization, ceases certifying peer recovery support specialists or peer recov... - 1. The Division may issue a certificate by endorsement as...

NRS 433.636 - Expedited certificate by endorsement for active member of Armed Forces, member’s spouse, veteran or veteran’s surviving spouse: Requirements; procedure for issuance; provisional certificate pending application. [Effective on the date on... - 1. The Division may issue a certificate by endorsement as...

NRS 433.637 - Application for renewal of certificate to include information relating to state business license; denial of renewal for unpaid debt assigned to State Controller for collection. [Effective on the date on which the Nevada Certification Bo... - 1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in...

NRS 433.638 - Injunction. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - 1. The Division may bring an action in the name...

NRS 433.639 - Child abuse and neglect screening; termination upon receipt of substantiated report; opportunity to correct information; review; regulations; civil penalties. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - 1. Not later than 3 days after employing a person...

NRS 433.641 - Maintenance of records. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - 1. A person or entity that employs a person or...

NRS 433.702 - "National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - As used in NRS 433.702 to 433.710, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 433.704 - Implementation of hotline; immunity from liability for telecommunications provider. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - 1. The Division shall support the implementation of a hotline...

NRS 433.706 - Requirements for and duties of support center. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - 1. Any support center established pursuant to NRS 433.704 must:...

NRS 433.708 - Surcharge on certain communications lines; Crisis Response Account; use of money in Account; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - 1. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations to...

NRS 433.710 - Reports. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - On or before December 31 of each year, the Division...

NRS 433.712 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 433.712 to 433.744, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 433.714 - "Advisory Committee" defined. - "Advisory Committee" means the Advisory Committee for a Resilient Nevada...

NRS 433.716 - "Agency which provides child welfare services" defined. - "Agency which provides child welfare services" has the meaning ascribed...

NRS 433.718 - "Fund" defined. - "Fund" means the Fund for a Resilient Nevada created by...

NRS 433.720 - "Office" defined. - "Office" means the Office of Minority Health and Equity of...

NRS 433.722 - "Special population" defined. - "Special population" means a population uniquely affected by substance use...

NRS 433.724 - "Substance use disorder prevention coalition" defined. - "Substance use disorder prevention coalition" means a coalition of persons...

NRS 433.726 - Creation; appointment, qualifications, terms and compensation of members. - 1. The Advisory Committee for a Resilient Nevada is hereby...

NRS 433.728 - Chair; meetings; quorum; staff assistance. - 1. At the first meeting of each calendar year, the...

NRS 433.730 - Reports. - 1. On or before June 30 of each even-numbered year,...

NRS 433.732 - Fund for a Resilient Nevada: Creation and administration; appropriation and expenditure of money in Fund; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations. - 1. The Fund for a Resilient Nevada is hereby created...

NRS 433.734 - Statewide needs assessment; statewide plan to allocate money; report; regulations. - 1. At least once every 4 years, the Department, in...

NRS 433.736 - Requirements and procedure for statewide needs assessment. - 1. A statewide needs assessment conducted by the Department, in...

NRS 433.738 - Requirements for statewide plan to allocate money from Fund; authorized uses of money; revision of statewide plan without needs assessment. - 1. The statewide plan to allocate money from the Fund...

NRS 433.740 - Procedure for awarding grants; administrative expenses of grantee; annual report; recovery of money from certain grantees. - 1. If the Department awards grants pursuant to paragraph (b)...

NRS 433.742 - Requirements and procedure for regional, county, local or tribal needs assessment. - 1. A needs assessment conducted pursuant to subparagraph (1) of...

NRS 433.744 - Requirements for regional, county, local or tribal plan for use of grant; authorized uses of grant money. - 1. A plan for the use of grant money by...

NRS 433.801 - Return of prescription drug to dispensing pharmacy for reissuance or transfer of drug; reissuance or transfer of drug by dispensing pharmacy; regulations. - 1. A public or private mental health facility may return...

NRS 433.806 - Required considerations before placing person with mental illness or person with developmental disability. - 1. Any person or entity, including, without limitation, the Division,...

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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 433 - General Provisions

Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 433 - General Provisions