1. The Administrator shall ensure that each employee who comes into direct contact with children at any treatment facility and any other division facility into which a child may be committed by a court order receives training within 90 days after employment and annually thereafter. Such training must be approved by the Division 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 facility;
(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 facility;
(g) Policies and procedures concerning other matters affecting the health, welfare, safety and civil and other rights of children in the facility;
(h) Working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning children; and
(i) Such other matters as required by the Board.
2. The Division shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1194; A 2017, 31)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 433B - Additional Provisions Relating to Children
NRS 433B.020 - "Administrative officer" defined.
NRS 433B.030 - "Administrator" defined.
NRS 433B.040 - "Child" defined.
NRS 433B.045 - "Child with an emotional disturbance" defined.
NRS 433B.060 - "Division" defined.
NRS 433B.070 - "Division facility" defined.
NRS 433B.090 - "Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health" defined.
NRS 433B.100 - "Treatment" defined.
NRS 433B.110 - Designation of division facilities.
NRS 433B.120 - Administration of division facilities.
NRS 433B.130 - Administrator: Powers and duties.
NRS 433B.135 - Adoption of policies concerning the administration of medications.
NRS 433B.150 - Physicians: Employment; qualifications; compensation; duties.
NRS 433B.160 - Licensing or certification of certain employees of Division.
NRS 433B.170 - Proficiency in English language required of certain employees.
NRS 433B.187 - Maintenance of record of investigation and fingerprints.
NRS 433B.190 - Adoption of regulations concerning abuse and neglect of consumers.
NRS 433B.205 - Notification of death of consumer; burial.
NRS 433B.210 - Contracts for inpatient and outpatient care.
NRS 433B.240 - Legislative appropriations; payment of claims.
NRS 433B.260 - Fees of physicians and other professionally qualified employees of facility.
NRS 433B.270 - Revolving accounts.
NRS 433B.300 - Requirements for treatment provided.
NRS 433B.310 - Conditions for admission for treatment.
NRS 433B.320 - Approval of court-ordered commitment; approval before release; exception.
NRS 433B.330 - Approval of admission upon application by parent or guardian.
NRS 433B.333 - Establishment of mental health consortia; members.
NRS 433B.3392 - "Agency which provides child welfare services" defined.
NRS 433B.3394 - Duties of task force; duty of Department to adopt regulations.
NRS 433B.3396 - Director of Department to appoint clinical teams; duties of clinical teams.