Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 433 - General Provisions
NRS 433.003 - Declaration of legislative intent.

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 433 - General Provisions

NRS 433.003 - Declaration of legislative intent.

NRS 433.005 - Definitions.

NRS 433.014 - "Administrative officer" defined.

NRS 433.024 - "Administrator" defined.

NRS 433.047 - "Commission" defined.

NRS 433.064 - "Department" defined.

NRS 433.069 - "Developmental disability" defined.

NRS 433.074 - "Director of the Department" defined.

NRS 433.084 - "Division" defined.

NRS 433.094 - "Division facility" defined.

NRS 433.099 - "Intellectual disability" defined.

NRS 433.134 - "Medical director" defined.

NRS 433.144 - "Mental health center" defined.

NRS 433.164 - "Mental illness" defined.

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

NRS 433.224 - "Treatment" defined.

NRS 433.227 - Treatment to competency" defined.

NRS 433.233 - Designation.

NRS 433.2335 - Hours of operation for mobile units.

NRS 433.234 - Administration of facilities of Division.

NRS 433.244 - Administrator: Qualifications; classification.

NRS 433.254 - Administrator: Powers and duties.

NRS 433.259 - Administrator: Delegation of power, duty or function.

NRS 433.262 - Medical director responsible to Chief Medical Officer.

NRS 433.264 - Physicians: Employment; qualifications; compensation; duties.

NRS 433.265 - Licensing or certification of certain employees of Division.

NRS 433.267 - Limitation on time for certification of psychiatrist employed by Division.

NRS 433.269 - Proficiency in English language required of certain employees.

NRS 433.279 - Program for certification of mental health technicians.

NRS 433.314 - Duties.

NRS 433.316 - Powers.

NRS 433.317 - Appointment of subcommittee on the mental health of children; duties; compensation to extent of available funding.

NRS 433.318 - Appointment of subcommittee or advisory committee; member qualifications; duties; compensation to extent of available funding.

NRS 433.324 - Regulations.

NRS 433.325 - Inspection of facility.

NRS 433.327 - Right of certain employees of Department to submit information or requests to Commission or appear before Commission.

NRS 433.331 - Adoption of regulations concerning abuse and neglect of consumers.

NRS 433.3315 - Adoption of regulations concerning consumers.

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

NRS 433.332 - Division facility required to forward patient’s medical records upon transfer of patient from facility.

NRS 433.334 - Contract with hospital or other institution for care of consumers.

NRS 433.344 - Contracts with persons professionally qualified in field of psychiatric mental health for care of persons.

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.

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.

NRS 433.364 - Involuntary court-ordered admission to private institution not precluded.

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

NRS 433.384 - Legislative appropriations; payment of claims.

NRS 433.394 - Acceptance by Department of money from other sources.

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.

NRS 433.404 - Schedule of fees for services rendered through programs supported by State; disposition of receipts; amount of fee for services of facility.

NRS 433.414 - Fees of physicians and other professionally qualified employees of facility.

NRS 433.424 - Mental health center revolving accounts.

NRS 433.425 - Definitions.

NRS 433.426 - "Behavioral health region" defined.

NRS 433.427 - "Policy board" defined.

NRS 433.428 - Designation of behavioral health regions.

NRS 433.429 - Creation; membership; terms; meetings; Chair.

NRS 433.4295 - Duties.

NRS 433.431 - Definitions.

NRS 433.434 - Determination of residence.

NRS 433.444 - Reciprocal agreement for returning consumers to legal residence; investigation and report concerning residence.

NRS 433.454 - Expenses of returning consumer to legal residence.

NRS 433.4543 - Text of Compact.

NRS 433.4545 - Administrator to serve as Compact Administrator; duties; regulations.

NRS 433.4547 - Construction.

NRS 433.456 - Definitions.

NRS 433.458 - "Administrative officer" defined.

NRS 433.461 - "Facility" defined.

NRS 433.462 - "Rights" defined.

NRS 433.464 - Right to habeas corpus unimpaired.

NRS 433.471 - Rights concerning admission and discharge of consumers.

NRS 433.472 - Rights concerning involuntary commitment.

NRS 433.482 - Personal rights.

NRS 433.484 - Rights concerning care, treatment and training.

NRS 433.494 - Individualized plan of services for consumer.

NRS 433.496 - Basis for decisions, policies, procedures and practices regarding emergency admissions and involuntary court-ordered admissions.

NRS 433.504 - Right to information; inspection and copying of records.

NRS 433.514 - Medication: Responsibility of psychiatrist and physician; review of methods for administration and custody.

NRS 433.524 - Labor by consumer: Conditions; compensation.

NRS 433.531 - Rights concerning suspension or violation of rights.

NRS 433.533 - Document reflecting receipt of list of rights and explanation of rights.

NRS 433.534 - Denial of rights prohibited; exceptions; report; investigation and action by Commission; closure of meeting in certain circumstances.

NRS 433.536 - Retaliation by officer, director or employee of facility prohibited.

NRS 433.538 - Definitions.

NRS 433.539 - Personal deposit funds for consumers.

NRS 433.541 - Disposition of personal property of consumer upon death.

NRS 433.542 - Disposition of unclaimed personal property of consumer worth more than $100.

NRS 433.543 - Disposition of unclaimed personal property of minimal value.

NRS 433.544 - Notification of death of consumer; burial.

NRS 433.545 - Definitions.

NRS 433.5453 - "Aversive intervention" defined.

NRS 433.5456 - "Chemical restraint" defined.

NRS 433.546 - "Corporal punishment" defined.

NRS 433.5463 - "Electric shock" defined.

NRS 433.5466 - "Emergency" defined.

NRS 433.547 - "Mechanical restraint" defined.

NRS 433.5473 - "Person with a disability" defined.

NRS 433.5476 - "Physical restraint" defined.

NRS 433.548 - "Verbal and mental abuse" defined.

NRS 433.5483 - Use of aversive intervention on consumer prohibited.

NRS 433.5486 - Use of physical, mechanical or chemical restraint on consumer by facility authorized in certain circumstances.

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

NRS 433.5493 - Use of physical restraint on consumer; requirements; exceptions; report as denial of rights.

NRS 433.5496 - Use of mechanical restraint on consumer other than consumer of forensic facility; requirements; exceptions; report as denial of rights.

NRS 433.5499 - Use of mechanical restraint on consumer of forensic facility; requirements; exceptions; report as denial of rights.

NRS 433.5503 - Use of chemical restraint on consumer; requirements; report as denial of rights.

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.

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.

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.

NRS 433.564 - Unlawful sale or transfer of intoxicating beverage on grounds of division facility.

NRS 433.601 - Definitions.

NRS 433.603 - "Certificate" defined.

NRS 433.605 - "Community-based living arrangement services" or "services" defined.

NRS 433.607 - Certificate required to provide services; exception; holder authorized to provide services to certain persons.

NRS 433.609 - Regulations; fees for issuance and renewal of certificate.

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.

NRS 433.613 - Authority of Division.

NRS 433.615 - Division authorized to seek injunction against provision of services without valid certificate.

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.

NRS 433.617 - Statement concerning obligation for child support required for issuance or renewal of certificate of natural person.

NRS 433.619 - Application of natural person for certificate required to contain social security number.

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.

NRS 433.622 - Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 433.623 - "Adult" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 433.624 - "Board" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

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.]

NRS 433.626 - "Peer recovery support services" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 433.627 - "Peer recovery support specialist" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 433.628 - "Peer recovery support specialist intern" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 433.629 - "Peer recovery support specialist supervisor" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

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...

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.]

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

NRS 433.638 - Injunction. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

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.]

NRS 433.641 - Maintenance of records. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 433.702 - "National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 433.704 - Implementation of hotline; immunity from liability for telecommunications provider. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 433.706 - Requirements for and duties of support center. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

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.]

NRS 433.710 - Reports. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 433.712 - Definitions.

NRS 433.714 - "Advisory Committee" defined.

NRS 433.716 - "Agency which provides child welfare services" defined.

NRS 433.718 - "Fund" defined.

NRS 433.720 - "Office" defined.

NRS 433.722 - "Special population" defined.

NRS 433.724 - "Substance use disorder prevention coalition" defined.

NRS 433.726 - Creation; appointment, qualifications, terms and compensation of members.

NRS 433.728 - Chair; meetings; quorum; staff assistance.

NRS 433.730 - Reports.

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

NRS 433.734 - Statewide needs assessment; statewide plan to allocate money; report; regulations.

NRS 433.736 - Requirements and procedure for statewide needs assessment.

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

NRS 433.740 - Procedure for awarding grants; administrative expenses of grantee; annual report; recovery of money from certain grantees.

NRS 433.742 - Requirements and procedure for regional, county, local or tribal needs assessment.

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

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.

NRS 433.806 - Required considerations before placing person with mental illness or person with developmental disability.