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CHAPTER 433A - ADMISSION TO MENTAL HEALTH

FACILITIES OR PROGRAMS OF COMMUNITY-BASED OR OUTPATIENT SERVICES;

HOSPITALIZATION

GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 433A.010        Applicability

of chapter.

NRS 433A.011        Definitions.

NRS 433A.012        “Administrative

officer” defined.

NRS 433A.013        “Administrator”

defined.

NRS 433A.015        “Division”

defined.

NRS 433A.016        “Division

facility” defined.

NRS 433A.017        “Medical

director” defined.

NRS 433A.018        “Person

professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health” defined.

NRS 433A.019        “Program

of community-based or outpatient services” defined.

NRS 433A.020        Administrative

officer: Qualifications.

NRS 433A.030        Administrative

officer: Powers and duties.

NRS 433A.040        Administrative

officer: Other employment prohibited; exceptions.

NRS 433A.080        Coordinator

of medical programs: Qualifications and selection; powers and duties.

NRS 433A.090        Revolving

Account for Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services.

NRS 433A.100        Gift

accounts in Department of Health and Human Services’ Gift Fund; sale or

exchange of gifts of property.

NRS 433A.110        Canteen

for facility of Division: Establishment and operation.

ADMISSION TO MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES OR PROGRAMS OF

COMMUNITY-BASED OR OUTPATIENT SERVICES

General Provisions

NRS 433A.115        “Person

with mental illness” defined.

NRS 433A.120        Types

of admission.

NRS 433A.130        Forms

for admission.

NRS 433A.140        Voluntary

admission: Procedures for admission and release; effect of voluntary release.

 

Emergency Admission

NRS 433A.145        Restrictions

on change of status from voluntary consumer to emergency admission.

NRS 433A.150        Detention

for evaluation, observation and treatment; limitation on time.

NRS 433A.160        Procedure

for admission.

NRS 433A.165        Examination

required before admission of person to facility; treatment of certain medical

conditions required before admission to facility; payment of costs; exceptions;

regulations.

NRS 433A.170        Certificate

of psychiatrist, licensed psychologist or physician required.

NRS 433A.190        Notice

of admission to spouse or legal guardian.

NRS 433A.195        Procedure

for release.

NRS 433A.197        Requirements

for and limitations on applications and certificates.

 

Involuntary Court-Ordered Admission

NRS 433A.200        Petition:

Filing; certificate or statement of alleged mental illness; statement of parent

consenting to treatment of minor.

NRS 433A.210        Requirements

of petition that is filed after emergency admission.

NRS 433A.220        Hearing

on petition; notice; discharge of person before hearing.

NRS 433A.230        Bond

of petitioner.

NRS 433A.240        Examination

of person alleged to be mentally ill; protective custody pending hearing.

NRS 433A.250        Evaluation

team: Establishment; composition; fees.

NRS 433A.260        Proceedings

held in county where persons to conduct examination are available; expense of

proceedings paid by county.

NRS 433A.270        Right

to counsel; compensation of counsel; recess; continuation of representation by

counsel during involuntary admission; duties of district attorney.

NRS 433A.280        Testimony.

NRS 433A.290        Right

of person alleged to be mentally ill to be present and testify.

NRS 433A.300        Fees

and mileage for witnesses.

NRS 433A.310        Findings

and order; conditions for admission to program of community-based or outpatient

services; expiration and renewal of admission to facility or program;

alternative courses of treatment; transmittal of record to Central Repository

for Nevada Records of Criminal History.

NRS 433A.315        Development

of written plan for course of treatment and program of community-based or

outpatient services.

NRS 433A.320        Clinical

abstract to accompany order.

NRS 433A.323        Failure

to participate in program or carry out plan of treatment: Petition and order to

take person into custody; evaluation.

NRS 433A.327        Conditional

release of person in program: When allowed; no liability of State; notice to

court, district attorney and legal guardian; order to resume participation in

program; judicial review of order to resume participation in program.

NRS 433A.330        Transportation

to facility.

HOSPITALIZATION

NRS 433A.350        Information

to be furnished to consumer upon admission to facility or program.

NRS 433A.360        Clinical

records: Contents; confidentiality.

NRS 433A.370        Escape

or absence without leave.

NRS 433A.380        Conditional

release: No liability of State; restoration of rights; notice to court,

district attorney and legal guardian; order to return to facility; judicial

review of order to return to facility.

NRS 433A.390        Release

without further order of court at end of period specified; unconditional early

release; notice to court and legal guardian.

NRS 433A.400        Return

of indigent to county of last residence or county where involuntarily admitted;

notice.

NRS 433A.420        Transfer

to hospital of Department of Veterans Affairs or other facility; duties of

medical director and Commission upon objection of consumer.

NRS 433A.430        Transfer

to facility in other state: Examination; contract; objection to transfer; fee

for examination.

NRS 433A.440        Transfer

of nonresident to state of residence.

NRS 433A.450        Detention

and treatment of offender with mental illness.

NRS 433A.460        Legal

capacity of person admitted to facility or program unimpaired unless

adjudicated incompetent.

NRS 433A.470        Guardian

may be appointed for person adjudicated incompetent.

NRS 433A.480        Evaluation

of person adjudicated incompetent; initiation of action for restoration to

legal capacity.

NRS 433A.490        Restoration

of legal capacity of person previously adjudicated incompetent.

PAYMENT OF COSTS OF HOSPITALIZATION AND TREATMENT

NRS 433A.580        Arrangements

for payment of costs required.

NRS 433A.590        Schedule

of fees.

NRS 433A.600        Charges

to nonindigent persons admitted to facility or program and responsible

relative; recovery by civil action; disposition of receipts.

NRS 433A.610        Liability

of certain relatives and estate of person admitted to facility for payment of

costs; recovery by legal action.

NRS 433A.620        Limitation

on payment from estate of person admitted to facility.

NRS 433A.630        Special

agreement for support of consumer adjudicated incompetent; advance payments.

NRS 433A.640        Parties

responsible for payment of charges after court-ordered admission; investigation

of ability to pay.

NRS 433A.650        Benefits

available from third party.

NRS 433A.660        Collection

of fees by legal action and other methods.

NRS 433A.680        Payment

of costs of medical services rendered by person not on staff of facility of

Division.

NRS 433A.690        Claim

against estate of deceased consumer.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

NRS 433A.715        Court

required to seal records of admission and treatment; petition to inspect

records after sealing; admission to hospital, facility or program deemed to

have never occurred after sealing.

CRIMES AND PENALTIES

NRS 433A.740        Liability

of public officer or employee.

NRS 433A.750        Unlawful

acts; penalties.

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GENERAL PROVISIONS

      NRS 433A.010  Applicability of chapter.  The

provisions of this chapter apply to all mental health centers of the Division

of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department and of the Division of Child

and Family Services of the Department. Such provisions apply to private

institutions and facilities offering mental health services only when specified

in the context.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1599; A 1993, 2721; 1999, 101; 2013, 3013)

      NRS 433A.011  Definitions.  As

used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and

terms defined in NRS 433A.012 to 433A.019, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to

them in those sections.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2720; A 2013, 3488)

      NRS 433A.012  “Administrative officer” defined.  “Administrative

officer” means a person with overall executive and administrative

responsibility for those state or nonstate facilities for mental health

designated by the Administrator.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2720; A 2013, 668, 3014)

      NRS 433A.013  “Administrator” defined.  “Administrator”

means:

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in

subsection 2, the Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health

of the Department.

      2.  Regarding the provision of services for

the mental health of children pursuant to chapter

433B of NRS, the Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services

of the Department.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2720; A 1999, 101)

      NRS 433A.015  “Division” defined.  “Division”

means:

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in

subsection 2, the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department.

      2.  Regarding the provision of services for

the mental health of children pursuant to chapter

433B of NRS, the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2720; A 1999, 102; 2013, 3014)

      NRS 433A.016  “Division facility” defined.  “Division

facility” means:

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in

subsection 2, any unit or subunit operated by the Division of Public and

Behavioral Health of the Department for the care, treatment and training of

consumers.

      2.  Any unit or subunit operated by the

Division of Child and Family Services of the Department pursuant to chapter 433B of NRS.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2721; A 1999, 102; 2011, 425)

      NRS 433A.017  “Medical director” defined.  “Medical

director” means the medical officer in charge of any program of the Division of

Public and Behavioral Health of the Department.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2721; A 1999, 102; 2013, 3014)

      NRS 433A.018  “Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric

mental health” defined.  “Person

professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health” means:

      1.  A psychiatrist licensed to practice

medicine in this State who is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and

Neurology;

      2.  A psychologist licensed to practice in

this State;

      3.  A social worker who holds a master’s

degree in social work, is licensed by the State as a clinical social worker and

is employed by the Division;

      4.  A registered nurse who:

      (a) Is licensed to practice professional nursing

in this State;

      (b) Holds a master’s degree in the field of

psychiatric nursing; and

      (c) Is employed by the Division;

      5.  A marriage and family therapist

licensed pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS;

or

      6.  A clinical professional counselor

licensed pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2721; A 2007, 3086)

      NRS 433A.019  “Program of community-based or outpatient services” defined.  “Program of community-based or outpatient

services” means care, treatment and training provided to persons with mental

illness, including, without limitation:

      1.  A program or service for the treatment

of abuse of alcohol;

      2.  A program or service for the treatment

of abuse of drugs;

      3.  A program of general education or

vocational training;

      4.  A program or service that assists in

the dispensing or monitoring of medication;

      5.  A program or service that provides

counseling or therapy;

      6.  A service which provides screening

tests to detect the presence of alcohol or drugs;

      7.  A program of supervised living; or

      8.  Any combination of programs and

services for persons with mental illness.

Ê The term

does not include care, treatment and training provided to residents of a mental

health facility.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 3486)

      NRS 433A.020  Administrative officer: Qualifications.  The

administrative officer of a facility of the Division must:

      1.  Be selected on the basis of training

and demonstrated administrative qualities of leadership in any one of the

fields of psychiatry, medicine, psychology, social work, public health or

administration.

      2.  Be appointed on the basis of merit as

measured by administrative training or experience in programs relating to

mental health, including care and treatment of persons with mental illness.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1599; A 1979, 813; 1981, 1685;

1983, 642; 1985,

2268; 1999,

2594; 2013,

668, 3014)

      NRS 433A.030  Administrative officer: Powers and duties.  The administrative officers have the following

powers and duties, subject to the administrative supervision of the

Administrator:

      1.  To exercise general supervision of and

establish regulations for the government of the facilities designated by the

Administrator;

      2.  To be responsible for and supervise the

fiscal affairs and responsibilities of the facilities designated by the

Administrator;

      3.  To appoint such medical, technical,

clerical and operational staff as the execution of his or her duties, the care

and treatment of consumers and the maintenance and operation of the facilities

designated by the Administrator may require;

      4.  To make reports to the Administrator,

and to supply the Administrator with material on which to base proposed

legislation;

      5.  To keep complete and accurate records

of all proceedings, record and file all bonds and contracts, and assume

responsibility for the custody and preservation of all papers and documents

pertaining to his or her office;

      6.  To inform the public in regard to the

activities and operation of the facilities;

      7.  To invoke any legal, equitable or

special procedures for the enforcement of his or her orders or the enforcement

of the provisions of this chapter and chapters

433, 433B and 433C of NRS and other statutes governing the

facilities;

      8.  To submit an annual report to the

Administrator on the condition, operation, functioning and anticipated needs of

the facilities; and

      9.  To assume responsibility for the

nonmedical care and treatment of consumers if that responsibility has not been

delegated.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1600; A 1979, 813; 2011, 425; 2013, 3014)

      NRS 433A.040  Administrative officer: Other employment prohibited; exceptions.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, an administrative officer

shall devote his or her entire time to the duties of his or her position and

shall have no other gainful employment or occupation, but the administrative

officer may attend seminars, act as a consultant and give lectures relating to

his or her profession and accept appropriate stipends for the seminars,

consultations and lectures.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1600; A 1979, 814; 1985, 423; 1995, 2314)

      NRS 433A.080  Coordinator of medical programs: Qualifications and selection;

powers and duties.

      1.  A coordinator of medical programs is

the medical head of any division facility designated by the Administrator. The

coordinator of medical programs:

      (a) Must be a psychiatrist licensed to practice

medicine or, in the case of a treatment facility authorized by paragraph (b) of

subsection 1 of NRS 433B.290, a

psychiatrist or a pediatrician licensed to practice medicine.

      (b) May be a psychiatrist or pediatrician in

private practice under contract to the Division.

      (c) Must have such additional qualifications as

are in accordance with criteria prescribed by the Division of Human Resource

Management of the Department of Administration and must be in the unclassified

service of the State.

      2.  A coordinator of medical programs

shall:

      (a) Cause to be kept a fair and full account of

all medical affairs;

      (b) Have standard medical histories currently

maintained on all consumers, and administer or have administered the accepted

and appropriate medical treatments to all consumers under his or her care, and

may, by delegation of the administrative officer, be responsible for the

nonmedical care and treatment of consumers; and

      (c) Undertake any diagnostic, medical or surgical

procedure in the interest of the consumer, but only in accordance with the

provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 433.484.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1601; A 1979, 814; 1981, 1686;

1983, 642; 1993,

2721; 2011,

425)

      NRS 433A.090  Revolving Account for Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health

Services.  There is hereby created

a Revolving Account for Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services in the sum

of $7,500, which may be used for the payment of bills requiring immediate

payment and for no other purpose. The Administrative Officer shall deposit the

Revolving Account in one or more banks or credit unions of reputable standing.

Payments made from the Revolving Account must be promptly reimbursed from money

appropriated for Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services as other claims

against the State are paid.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1612; A 1979, 815; 1991, 206; 1999, 1497; 2001, 1116)

      NRS 433A.100  Gift accounts in Department of Health and Human Services’ Gift

Fund; sale or exchange of gifts of property.

      1.  A gift account in the Department of

Health and Human Services’ Gift Fund is hereby created for each division

facility, and all gifts of money which the Division is authorized to accept for

the respective facilities must be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit

of the appropriate account. Amounts in the accounts must be used for division

mental health facility purposes only and expended in accordance with the terms

of the gift. All claims must be approved by the administrative officer before

they are paid.

      2.  Gifts of property, other than money,

may be sold or exchanged when it is deemed by the administrative officer and

the Administrator to be in the best interest of the division mental health

facility. The sale price must be not less than 90 percent of the value

determined by a qualified appraiser appointed by the administrative officer.

All money realized from the sale must be deposited in the State Treasury to the

credit of the appropriate account and must be spent for division mental health

facility purposes only.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1613; A 1979, 622; 1981, 78)

      NRS 433A.110  Canteen for facility of Division: Establishment and operation.

      1.  The administrative officer of a

division mental health facility which provides treatment for inpatients may

cause to be established a canteen operated for the benefit of consumers and

employees of the facility. So far as practical within good business practices,

the prices of commodities sold must approximate costs. The administrative

officer shall cause to be kept a record of transactions in the operation of the

canteen.

      2.  The Administrator may designate money

from budgeted resources in appropriate amounts to each such facility for the

establishment and operation of canteens. The money must be used to supplement

the financial operation of the canteens, if required, to provide money for

needy consumers’ canteen privileges, and to provide for such other expenditures

benefiting the consumers of such division facilities as the respective

administrative officers may deem necessary. All proceeds of sale collected must

be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the appropriate operating

account of the mental health facility. The operating account must separately

identify in the record of transactions the proceeds of sale collected, the

amount of budgeted resources used, and the total amount expended for the

operations of the canteen. All proceeds of sale collected must be used for the

operation of the canteen. Proceeds of sale collected which exceed the amount

necessary to maintain the operation of the canteens must be used to benefit the

consumers.

      3.  An appropriate sum may be maintained as

petty cash at each canteen.

      4.  The respective administrative officers

may cause to be appointed such staff as are necessary for the proper operation

of the canteens.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1613; A 1981, 263; 2011, 426)

ADMISSION TO MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES OR PROGRAMS OF

COMMUNITY-BASED OR OUTPATIENT SERVICES

General Provisions

      NRS 433A.115  “Person with mental illness” defined.

      1.  As used in NRS

433A.115 to 433A.330, inclusive, unless the

context otherwise requires, “person with mental illness” means any person whose

capacity to exercise self-control, judgment and discretion in the conduct of

the person’s affairs and social relations or to care for his or her personal

needs is diminished, as a result of a mental illness, to the extent that the

person presents a clear and present danger of harm to himself or herself or

others, but does not include any person in whom that capacity is diminished by

epilepsy, intellectual disability, dementia, delirium, brief periods of

intoxication caused by alcohol or drugs, or dependence upon or addiction to

alcohol or drugs, unless a mental illness that can be diagnosed is also present

which contributes to the diminished capacity of the person.

      2.  A person presents a clear and present

danger of harm to himself or herself if, within the immediately preceding 30

days, the person has, as a result of a mental illness:

      (a) Acted in a manner from which it may

reasonably be inferred that, without the care, supervision or continued

assistance of others, the person will be unable to satisfy his or her need for

nourishment, personal or medical care, shelter, self-protection or safety, and

if there exists a reasonable probability that the person’s death, serious

bodily injury or physical debilitation will occur within the next following 30

days unless he or she is admitted to a mental health facility pursuant to the

provisions of NRS 433A.115 to 433A.330, inclusive, and adequate treatment is

provided to the person;

      (b) Attempted or threatened to commit suicide or

committed acts in furtherance of a threat to commit suicide, and if there

exists a reasonable probability that the person will commit suicide unless he

or she is admitted to a mental health facility pursuant to the provisions of NRS 433A.115 to 433A.330,

inclusive, and adequate treatment is provided to the person; or

      (c) Mutilated himself or herself, attempted or

threatened to mutilate himself or herself or committed acts in furtherance of a

threat to mutilate himself or herself, and if there exists a reasonable

probability that he or she will mutilate himself or herself unless the person

is admitted to a mental health facility pursuant to the provisions of NRS 433A.115 to 433A.330,

inclusive, and adequate treatment is provided to the person.

      3.  A person presents a clear and present

danger of harm to others if, within the immediately preceding 30 days, the

person has, as a result of a mental illness, inflicted or attempted to inflict

serious bodily harm on any other person, or made threats to inflict harm and

committed acts in furtherance of those threats, and if there exists a

reasonable probability that he or she will do so again unless the person is

admitted to a mental health facility pursuant to the provisions of NRS 433A.115 to 433A.330,

inclusive, and adequate treatment is provided to him or her.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 2268; A 1989, 1757; 1997, 3493; 2009, 333; 2013, 668, 3488)

      NRS 433A.120  Types of admission.  There

are three types of admission to mental health facilities in the State of

Nevada:

      1.  Voluntary admission;

      2.  Emergency admission; and

      3.  Involuntary court-ordered admission.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1602)

      NRS 433A.130  Forms for admission.  All

applications and certificates for the admission of any person in the State of

Nevada to a mental health facility or to a program of community-based or

outpatient services under the provisions of this chapter shall be made on forms

approved by the Division and the Office of the Attorney General and furnished

by the clerks of the district courts in each county.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1608; A 2013, 3489)

      NRS 433A.140  Voluntary admission: Procedures for admission and release;

effect of voluntary release.

      1.  Any person may apply to:

      (a) A public or private mental health facility in

the State of Nevada for admission to the facility; or

      (b) A division facility to receive care,

treatment or training provided by the Division,

Ê as a

voluntary consumer for the purposes of observation, diagnosis, care and

treatment. In the case of a person who has not attained the age of majority,

application for voluntary admission or care, treatment or training may be made

on his or her behalf by the person’s spouse, parent or legal guardian.

      2.  If the application is for admission to

a division facility, or for care, treatment or training provided by the

Division, the applicant must be admitted or provided such services as a

voluntary consumer if an examination by personnel of the facility qualified to

make such a determination reveals that the person needs and may benefit from

services offered by the mental health facility.

      3.  Any person admitted to a public or

private mental health facility as a voluntary consumer must be released

immediately after the filing of a written request for release with the

responsible physician or that physician’s designee within the normal working

day, unless, within 24 hours after the request, the facility changes the status

of the person to an emergency admission pursuant to NRS

433A.145. When a person is released pursuant to this subsection, the

facility and its agents and employees are not liable for any debts or

contractual obligations, medical or otherwise, incurred or damages caused by

the actions of the person.

      4.  Any person admitted to a public or

private mental health facility as a voluntary consumer who has not requested

release may nonetheless be released by the medical director of the facility

when examining personnel at the facility determine that the consumer has

recovered or has improved to such an extent that the consumer is not considered

a danger to himself or herself or others and that the services of that facility

are no longer beneficial to the consumer or advisable.

      5.  A person who requests care, treatment

or training from the Division pursuant to this section must be evaluated by the

personnel of the Division to determine whether the person is eligible for the

services offered by the Division. The evaluation must be conducted:

      (a) Within 72 hours if the person has requested

inpatient services; or

      (b) Within 72 regular operating hours, excluding

weekends and holidays, if the person has requested community-based or

outpatient services.

      6.  This section does not preclude a public

facility from making decisions, policies, procedures and practices within the

limits of the money made available to the facility.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1602; A 1993, 2114; 1997, 3494; 2011, 426)

Emergency Admission

      NRS 433A.145  Restrictions on change of status from voluntary consumer to

emergency admission.

      1.  If a person with mental illness is

admitted to a public or private mental health facility or hospital as a

voluntary consumer, the facility or hospital shall not change the status of the

person to an emergency admission unless the hospital or facility receives,

before the change in status is made, an application for an emergency admission

pursuant to NRS 433A.160 and the certificate of a

psychiatrist, psychologist or physician pursuant to NRS

433A.170.

      2.  A person whose status is changed

pursuant to subsection 1 must not be detained in excess of 48 hours after the

change in status is made unless, before the close of the business day on which

the 48 hours expires, a written petition is filed with the clerk of the

district court pursuant to NRS 433A.200.

      3.  If the period specified in subsection 2

expires on a day on which the office of the clerk of the district court is not

open, the written petition must be filed on or before the close of the business

day next following the expiration of that period.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 3492; A 2009, 333; 2011, 427)

      NRS 433A.150  Detention for evaluation, observation and treatment; limitation

on time.

      1.  Any person alleged to be a person with

mental illness may, upon application pursuant to NRS

433A.160 and subject to the provisions of subsection 2, be detained in a

public or private mental health facility or hospital under an emergency admission

for evaluation, observation and treatment.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in

subsection 3, a person detained pursuant to subsection 1 must be released

within 72 hours, including weekends and holidays, after the certificate

required pursuant to NRS 433A.170 and the

examination required by paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 433A.165 have been completed, if such an

examination is required, or within 72 hours, including weekends and holidays,

after the person arrives at the mental health facility or hospital, if an

examination is not required by paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 433A.165, unless, before the close of the

business day on which the 72 hours expires, a written petition for an

involuntary court-ordered admission to a mental health facility is filed with

the clerk of the district court pursuant to NRS

433A.200, including, without limitation, the documents required pursuant to

NRS 433A.210, or the status of the person is

changed to a voluntary admission.

      3.  If the period specified in subsection 2

expires on a day on which the office of the clerk of the district court is not

open, the written petition must be filed on or before the close of the business

day next following the expiration of that period.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1602; A 1985, 2269; 1989, 1758; 2001, 3041; 2003, 1944; 2009, 334; 2013, 3489)

      NRS 433A.160  Procedure for admission.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in

subsection 2, an application for the emergency admission of a person alleged to

be a person with mental illness for evaluation, observation and treatment may

only be made by an accredited agent of the Department, an officer authorized to

make arrests in the State of Nevada or a physician, psychologist, marriage and

family therapist, clinical professional counselor, social worker or registered

nurse. The agent, officer, physician, psychologist, marriage and family

therapist, clinical professional counselor, social worker or registered nurse

may:

      (a) Without a warrant:

             (1) Take a person alleged to be a person

with mental illness into custody to apply for the emergency admission of the

person for evaluation, observation and treatment; and

             (2) Transport the person alleged to be a

person with mental illness to a public or private mental health facility or

hospital for that purpose, or arrange for the person to be transported by:

                   (I) A local law enforcement agency;

                   (II) A system for the nonemergency

medical transportation of persons whose operation is authorized by the Nevada

Transportation Authority;

                   (III) An entity that is exempt

pursuant to NRS 706.745 from the

provisions of NRS 706.386 or 706.421; or

                   (IV) If medically necessary, an

ambulance service that holds a permit issued pursuant to the provisions of chapter 450B of NRS,

Ê only if the

agent, officer, physician, psychologist, marriage and family therapist,

clinical professional counselor, social worker or registered nurse has, based

upon his or her personal observation of the person alleged to be a person with

mental illness, probable cause to believe that the person has a mental illness

and, because of that illness, is likely to harm himself or herself or others if

allowed his or her liberty.

      (b) Apply to a district court for an order

requiring:

             (1) Any peace officer to take a person

alleged to be a person with mental illness into custody to allow the applicant

for the order to apply for the emergency admission of the person for

evaluation, observation and treatment; and

             (2) Any agency, system or service

described in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) to transport the person alleged

to be a person with mental illness to a public or private mental health

facility or hospital for that purpose.

Ê The district

court may issue such an order only if it is satisfied that there is probable

cause to believe that the person has a mental illness and, because of that

illness, is likely to harm himself or herself or others if allowed his or her

liberty.

      2.  An application for the emergency

admission of a person alleged to be a person with mental illness for

evaluation, observation and treatment may be made by a spouse, parent, adult

child or legal guardian of the person. The spouse, parent, adult child or legal

guardian and any other person who has a legitimate interest in the person

alleged to be a person with mental illness may apply to a district court for an

order described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1.

      3.  The application for the emergency

admission of a person alleged to be a person with mental illness for

evaluation, observation and treatment must reveal the circumstances under which

the person was taken into custody and the reasons therefor.

      4.  Except as otherwise provided in this

subsection, each person admitted to a public or private mental health facility

or hospital under an emergency admission must be evaluated at the time of

admission by a psychiatrist or a psychologist. If a psychiatrist or a psychologist

is not available to conduct an evaluation at the time of admission, a physician

may conduct the evaluation. Each such emergency admission must be approved by a

psychiatrist.

      5.  As used in this section, “an accredited

agent of the Department” means any person appointed or designated by the

Director of the Department to take into custody and transport to a mental

health facility pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 those persons in need of

emergency admission.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1603; A 1983, 506; 1985, 2269; 1989, 1759; 1997, 3494; 2001, 1017, 3042; 2005, 967; 2007, 3087)

      NRS 433A.165  Examination required before admission of person to facility;

treatment of certain medical conditions required before admission to facility;

payment of costs; exceptions; regulations.

      1.  Before a person alleged to be a person

with mental illness may be admitted to a public or private mental health

facility pursuant to NRS 433A.160, the person must:

      (a) First be examined by a licensed physician or

physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter

630 or 633 of NRS or an advanced practice

registered nurse licensed pursuant to NRS

632.237 at any location where such a physician, physician assistant or

advanced practice registered nurse is authorized to conduct such an examination

to determine whether the person has a medical problem, other than a psychiatric

problem, which requires immediate treatment; and

      (b) If such treatment is required, be admitted

for the appropriate medical care:

             (1) To a hospital if the person is in need

of emergency services or care; or

             (2) To another appropriate medical

facility if the person is not in need of emergency services or care.

      2.  If a person with a mental illness has a

medical problem in addition to a psychiatric problem which requires medical

treatment that requires more than 72 hours to complete, the licensed physician,

physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse who examined the

person must:

      (a) On the first business day after determining

that such medical treatment is necessary file with the clerk of the district

court a written petition to admit the person to a public or private mental

health facility pursuant to NRS 433A.160 after the

medical treatment has been completed. The petition must:

             (1) Include, without limitation, the

medical condition of the person and the purpose for continuing the medical

treatment of the person; and

             (2) Be accompanied by a copy of the

application for the emergency admission of the person required pursuant to NRS 433A.160 and the certificate required pursuant to

NRS 433A.170.

      (b) Seven days after filing a petition pursuant

to paragraph (a) and every 7 days thereafter, file with the clerk of the

district court an update on the medical condition and treatment of the person.

      3.  The examination and any transfer of the

person from a facility when the person has an emergency medical condition and

has not been stabilized must be conducted in compliance with:

      (a) The requirements of 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd and

any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and must involve a person authorized

pursuant to federal law to conduct such an examination or certify such a

transfer; and

      (b) The provisions of NRS 439B.410.

      4.  The cost of the examination must be

paid by the county in which the person alleged to be a person with mental

illness resides if services are provided at a county hospital located in that

county or a hospital or other medical facility designated by that county,

unless the cost is voluntarily paid by the person alleged to be a person with

mental illness or, on the person’s behalf, by his or her insurer or by a state

or federal program of medical assistance.

      5.  The county may recover all or any part

of the expenses paid by it, in a civil action against:

      (a) The person whose expenses were paid;

      (b) The estate of that person; or

      (c) A responsible relative as prescribed in NRS 433A.610, to the extent that financial ability is

found to exist.

      6.  The cost of treatment, including

hospitalization, for a person who is indigent must be paid pursuant to NRS 428.010 by the county in which the

person alleged to be a person with mental illness resides.

      7.  The provisions of this section do not

require the Division to provide examinations required pursuant to subsection 1

at a Division facility if the Division does not have the:

      (a) Appropriate staffing levels of physicians,

physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses or other appropriate

staff available at the facility as the Division determines is necessary to

provide such examinations; or

      (b) Appropriate medical laboratories as the

Division determines is necessary to provide such examinations.

      8.  The Division shall adopt regulations to

carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation,

regulations that:

      (a) Define “emergency services or care” as that

term is used in this section; and

      (b) Prescribe the type of medical facility that a

person may be admitted to pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of

subsection 1.

      9.  As used in this section, “medical

facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS

449.0151.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1445; A 1991, 2209; 1993, 908; 2001, 1018; 2003, 1453, 1944; 2007, 1855; 2009, 334; 2013, 2080)

      NRS 433A.170  Certificate of psychiatrist, licensed psychologist or physician

required.  Except as otherwise

provided in this section, the administrative officer of a facility operated by

the Division or of any other public or private mental health facility or

hospital shall not accept an application for an emergency admission under NRS 433A.160 unless that application is accompanied

by a certificate of a psychiatrist or a licensed psychologist stating that he

or she has examined the person alleged to be a person with mental illness and

that he or she has concluded that the person has a mental illness and, because

of that illness, is likely to harm himself or herself or others if allowed his or

her liberty. If a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist is not available to

conduct an examination, a physician may conduct the examination. The

certificate required by this section may be obtained from a psychiatrist,

licensed psychologist or physician who is employed by the public or private

mental health facility or hospital to which the application is made.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1603; A 1985, 2270; 1989, 1550, 1759; 1997, 3495; 2001, 3043)

      NRS 433A.190  Notice of admission to spouse or legal guardian.  Within 24 hours of a person’s admission under

emergency admission, the administrative officer of a public or private mental

health facility shall give notice of such admission in person, by telephone or

facsimile and by certified mail to the spouse or legal guardian of that person.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1604; A 1993, 2114; 2009, 1667)

      NRS 433A.195  Procedure for release.  A

licensed physician on the medical staff of a facility operated by the Division

or of any other public or private mental health facility or hospital may

release a person admitted pursuant to NRS 433A.160

upon completion of a certificate which meets the requirements of NRS 433A.197 signed by a licensed physician on the medical

staff of the facility or hospital stating that he or she has personally

observed and examined the person and that he or she has concluded that the

person is not a person with a mental illness.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 332)

      NRS 433A.197  Requirements for and limitations on applications and

certificates.

      1.  An application

or certificate authorized under subsection 1 of NRS

433A.160 or NRS 433A.170 or 433A.195 must not be considered if made by a

psychiatrist, psychologist or physician who is related by blood or marriage

within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to the person alleged to

be a person with mental illness, or who is financially interested in the facility

in which the person alleged to be a person with mental illness is to be

detained.

      2.  An application or certificate of any

examining person authorized under NRS 433A.170

must not be considered unless it is based on personal observation and

examination of the person alleged to be a person with mental illness made by

such examining person not more than 72 hours prior to the making of the

application or certificate. The certificate required pursuant to NRS 433A.170 must set forth in detail the facts and

reasons on which the examining person based his or her opinions and

conclusions.

      3.  A certificate authorized pursuant to NRS 433A.195 must not be considered unless it is

based on personal observation and examination of the person alleged to be a

person with mental illness made by the examining physician. The certificate

authorized pursuant to NRS 433A.195 must set forth

in detail the facts and reasons on which the examining physician based his or

her opinions and conclusions.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1603; A 1989, 1550; 2009, 336)—(Substituted

in revision for NRS 433A.180)

Involuntary Court-Ordered Admission

      NRS 433A.200  Petition: Filing; certificate or statement of alleged mental

illness; statement of parent consenting to treatment of minor.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 432B.6075, a proceeding for an

involuntary court-ordered admission of any person in the State of Nevada may be

commenced by the filing of a petition for the involuntary admission to a mental

health facility or to a program of community-based or outpatient services with

the clerk of the district court of the county where the person who is to be treated

resides. The petition may be filed by the spouse, parent, adult children or

legal guardian of the person to be treated or by any physician, psychologist,

social worker or registered nurse, by an accredited agent of the Department or

by any officer authorized to make arrests in the State of Nevada. The petition

must be accompanied:

      (a) By a certificate of a physician, psychiatrist

or licensed psychologist stating that he or she has examined the person alleged

to be a person with mental illness and has concluded that the person has a

mental illness and, because of that illness, is likely to harm himself or

herself or others if allowed his or her liberty or if not required to

participate in a program of community-based or outpatient services; or

      (b) By a sworn written statement by the

petitioner that:

             (1) The petitioner has, based upon the

petitioner’s personal observation of the person alleged to be a person with

mental illness, probable cause to believe that the person has a mental illness

and, because of that illness, is likely to harm himself or herself or others if

allowed his or her liberty or if not required to participate in a program of

community-based or outpatient services; and

             (2) The person alleged to be a person with

mental illness has refused to submit to examination or treatment by a

physician, psychiatrist or licensed psychologist.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 432B.6075, if the person to be

treated is a minor and the petitioner is a person other than a parent or

guardian of the minor, the petition must, in addition to the certificate or

statement required by subsection 1, include a statement signed by a parent or

guardian of the minor that the parent or guardian does not object to the filing

of the petition.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1604; A 1985, 54, 2270; 1989, 1551, 1760; 1995, 2413; 2001, 3044; 2005, 1322; 2013, 3489)

      NRS 433A.210  Requirements of petition that is filed after emergency

admission.  In addition to the

requirements of NRS 433A.200, a petition filed

pursuant to that section with the clerk of the district court to commence

proceedings for involuntary court-ordered admission of a person pursuant to NRS 433A.145 or 433A.150

must include a certified copy of:

      1.  The application for the emergency

admission of the person made pursuant to NRS 433A.160;

and

      2.  A petition executed by a psychiatrist,

licensed psychologist or physician, including, without limitation, a sworn

statement that:

      (a) He or she has examined the person alleged to

be a person with mental illness;

      (b) In his or her opinion, there is a reasonable

degree of certainty that the person alleged to be a person with mental illness

suffers from a mental illness;

      (c) Based on his or her personal observation of

the person alleged to be a person with mental illness and other facts set forth

in the petition, the person poses a risk of imminent harm to himself or herself

or others; and

      (d) In his or her opinion, involuntary admission

of the person alleged to be a person with mental illness to a mental health

facility or hospital is medically necessary to prevent the person from harming

himself or herself or others.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1604; A 1985, 2270; 1989, 1551, 1760; 1995, 2414; 2001, 3044)

      NRS 433A.220  Hearing on petition; notice; discharge of person before hearing.

      1.  Immediately after the clerk of the

district court receives any petition filed pursuant to NRS

433A.200 or 433A.210, the clerk shall transmit

the petition to the appropriate district judge, who shall set a time, date and

place for its hearing. The date must be within 5 judicial days after the date

on which the petition is received by the clerk.

      2.  The court shall give notice of the

petition and of the time, date and place of any proceedings thereon to the

subject of the petition, his or her attorney, if known, the person’s legal

guardian, the petitioner, the district attorney of the county in which the

court has its principal office, the local office of an agency or organization

that receives money from the Federal Government pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 10801

et seq., to protect and advocate the rights of persons with mental illness and

the administrative office of any public or private mental health facility in

which the subject of the petition is detained.

      3.  The provisions of this section do not

preclude a facility from discharging a person before the time set pursuant to

this section for the hearing concerning the person, if appropriate. If the

person has a legal guardian, the facility shall notify the guardian prior to

discharging the person from the facility. The legal guardian has discretion to

determine where the person will be released, taking into consideration any

discharge plan proposed by the facility assessment team. If the legal guardian

does not inform the facility as to where the person will be released within 3

days after the date of notification, the facility shall discharge the person

according to its proposed discharge plan.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1604; A 1989, 1760; 1993, 2114; 1995, 2414; 1997, 3495; 2001, 3045; 2009, 1667)

      NRS 433A.230  Bond of petitioner.  The

court in its discretion may require any petitioner under NRS 433A.200, except any duly accredited agent of the

Department or any officer authorized to make arrests in the State of Nevada, to

file an undertaking with surety to be approved by the court in the amount the

court deems proper, conditioned to save harmless the person alleged to be

mentally ill by reason of costs incurred, including attorney fees, if any, and

damages suffered by the person as a result of such action.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1605)

      NRS 433A.240  Examination of person alleged to be mentally ill; protective

custody pending hearing.

      1.  After the filing of a petition to

commence proceedings for the involuntary court-ordered admission of a person

pursuant to NRS 433A.200 or 433A.210, the court shall promptly cause two or more

physicians or licensed psychologists, one of whom must always be a physician,

to examine the person alleged to be a person with mental illness, or request an

evaluation by an evaluation team from the Division of the person alleged to be

a person with mental illness.

      2.  To conduct the examination of a person

who is not being detained at a mental health facility or hospital under

emergency admission pursuant to an application made pursuant to NRS 433A.160, the court may order a peace officer to

take the person into protective custody and transport the person to a mental

health facility or hospital where the person may be detained until a hearing is

had upon the petition.

      3.  If the person is not being detained

under an emergency admission pursuant to an application made pursuant to NRS 433A.160, the person may be allowed to remain in

his or her home or other place of residence pending an ordered examination or

examinations and to return to his or her home or other place of residence upon

completion of the examination or examinations. The person may be accompanied by

one or more of his or her relations or friends to the place of examination.

      4.  Each physician and licensed

psychologist who examines a person pursuant to subsection 1 shall, in

conducting such an examination, consider the least restrictive treatment

appropriate for the person.

      5.  Except as otherwise provided in this

subsection, each physician and licensed psychologist who examines a person

pursuant to subsection 1 shall, not later than 48 hours before the hearing set

pursuant to NRS 433A.220, submit to the court in

writing a summary of his or her findings and evaluation regarding the person

alleged to be a person with mental illness. If the person alleged to be a

person with mental illness is admitted under an emergency admission pursuant to

an application made pursuant to NRS 433A.160, the

written findings and evaluation must be submitted to the court not later than

24 hours before the hearing set pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 433A.220.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1604; A 1983, 507; 1989, 1760; 1995, 2414; 2001, 3045; 2013, 3490)

      NRS 433A.250  Evaluation team: Establishment; composition; fees.

      1.  The Administrator shall establish such

evaluation teams as are necessary to aid the courts under NRS 433A.240, 433A.310, 433A.315 and 433A.323.

      2.  Each team must be composed of a

psychiatrist and other persons professionally qualified in the field of

psychiatric mental health who are representative of the Division, selected from

personnel in the Division.

      3.  Fees for the evaluations must be

established and collected as set forth in NRS

433.414 or 433B.260, as

appropriate.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1605; A 1983, 507; 1985, 424; 1993, 2722; 2013, 3491)

      NRS 433A.260  Proceedings held in county where persons to conduct examination

are available; expense of proceedings paid by county.

      1.  In counties where the examining

personnel required pursuant to NRS 433A.240 are

not available, proceedings for involuntary court-ordered admission shall be

conducted in the nearest county having such examining personnel available in

order that there be minimum delay.

      2.  The entire expense of proceedings for

involuntary court-ordered admission shall be paid by the county in which the

application is filed, except that where the person to be admitted last resided

in another county of the state the expense shall be charged to and payable by

such county of residence.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1605)

      NRS 433A.270  Right to counsel; compensation of counsel; recess; continuation

of representation by counsel during involuntary admission; duties of district

attorney.

      1.  The person alleged to be a person with

mental illness or any relative or friend on the person’s behalf is entitled to

retain counsel to represent the person in any proceeding before the district

court relating to involuntary court-ordered admission, and if he or she fails

or refuses to obtain counsel, the court shall advise the person and the

person’s guardian or next of kin, if known, of such right to counsel and shall

appoint counsel, who may be the public defender or his or her deputy.

      2.  Any counsel appointed pursuant to

subsection 1 must be awarded compensation by the court for his or her services

in an amount determined by it to be fair and reasonable. The compensation must

be charged against the estate of the person for whom the counsel was appointed

or, if the person is indigent, against the county where the person alleged to

be a person with mental illness last resided.

      3.  The court shall, at the request of

counsel representing the person alleged to be a person with mental illness in

proceedings before the court relating to involuntary court-ordered admission,

grant a recess in the proceedings for the shortest time possible, but for not

more than 5 days, to give the counsel an opportunity to prepare his or her

case.

      4.  If the person alleged to be a person

with a mental illness is involuntarily admitted to a program of community-based

or outpatient services, counsel shall continue to represent the person until

the person is released from the program. The court shall serve notice upon such

counsel of any action that is taken involving the person while the person is

admitted to the program of community-based or outpatient services.

      5.  Each district attorney or his or her

deputy shall appear and represent the State in all involuntary court-ordered

admission proceedings in the district attorney’s county. The district attorney

is responsible for the presentation of evidence, if any, in support of the

involuntary court-ordered admission of a person to a mental health facility or

to a program of community-based or outpatient services in proceedings held

pursuant to NRS 433A.200 or 433A.210.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1605; A 2001, 3046; 2013, 3491)

      NRS 433A.280  Testimony.  In

proceedings for involuntary court-ordered admission, the court shall hear and

consider all relevant testimony, including, but not limited to, the testimony

of examining personnel who participated in the evaluation of the person alleged

to be a person with mental illness and the certificates of physicians or

certified psychologists accompanying the petition. The court may consider

testimony relating to any past actions of the person alleged to be a person

with mental illness if such testimony is probative of the question of whether

the person is presently mentally ill and presents a clear and present danger of

harm to himself or herself or others.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1606; A 1999, 120)

      NRS 433A.290  Right of person alleged to be mentally ill to be present and

testify.  In proceedings for an

involuntary court-ordered admission, the person with respect to whom the

proceedings are held shall be present and may, at the discretion of the court, testify.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1606)

      NRS 433A.300  Fees and mileage for witnesses.  Witnesses

subpoenaed under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid the same fees and

mileage as are paid to witnesses in the courts of the State of Nevada.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1606)

      NRS 433A.310  Findings and order; conditions for admission to program of

community-based or outpatient services; expiration and renewal of admission to

facility or program; alternative courses of treatment; transmittal of record to

Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 432B.6076 and 432B.6077, if the district court finds,

after proceedings for the involuntary court-ordered admission of a person:

      (a) That there is not clear and convincing

evidence that the person with respect to whom the hearing was held has a mental

illness or exhibits observable behavior such that the person is likely to harm

himself or herself or others if allowed his or her liberty or if not required

to participate in a program of community-based or outpatient services, the

court shall enter its finding to that effect and the person must not be

involuntarily admitted to a public or private mental health facility or to a

program of community-based or outpatient services.

      (b) That there is clear and convincing evidence

that the person with respect to whom the hearing was held has a mental illness

and, because of that illness, is likely to harm himself or herself or others if

allowed his or her liberty or if not required to participate in a program of

community-based or outpatient services, the court may order the involuntary

admission of the person for the most appropriate course of treatment,

including, without limitation, admission to a public or private mental health

facility or participation in a program of community-based or outpatient

services. The order of the court must be interlocutory and must not become

final if, within 30 days after the involuntary admission, the person is

unconditionally released pursuant to NRS 433A.390.

      2.  A court shall not admit a person to a

program of community-based or outpatient services unless:

      (a) A program of community-based or outpatient

services is available in the community in which the person resides or is

otherwise made available to the person;

      (b) The person is 18 years of age or older;

      (c) The person has a history of noncompliance

with treatment for mental illness;

      (d) The person is capable of surviving safely in

the community in which he or she resides with available supervision;

      (e) The court determines that, based on the

person’s history of treatment for mental illness, the person needs to be

admitted to a program of community-based or outpatient services to prevent

further disability or deterioration of the person which is likely to result in

harm to himself or herself or others;

      (f) The current mental status of the person or

the nature of the person’s illness limits or negates his or her ability to make

an informed decision to seek treatment for mental illness voluntarily or to

comply with recommended treatment for mental illness;

      (g) The program of community-based or outpatient

services is the least restrictive treatment which is in the best interest of the

person; and

      (h) The court has approved a plan of treatment

developed for the person pursuant to NRS 433A.315.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 432B.608, an involuntary admission

pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 automatically expires at the end of 6

months if not terminated previously by the medical director of the public or

private mental health facility as provided for in subsection 2 of NRS 433A.390 or by the professional responsible for

providing or coordinating the program of community-based or outpatient services

as provided for in subsection 3 of NRS 433A.390.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS

432B.608, at the end of the court-ordered period of treatment, the

Division, any mental health facility that is not operated by the Division or a

program of community-based or outpatient services may petition to renew the

involuntary admission of the person for additional periods not to exceed 6

months each. For each renewal, the petition must include evidence which meets

the same standard set forth in subsection 1 that was required for the initial

period of admission of the person to a public or private mental health facility

or to a program of community-based or outpatient services.

      4.  Before issuing an order for involuntary

admission or a renewal thereof, the court shall explore other alternative

courses of treatment within the least restrictive appropriate environment,

including involuntary admission to a program of community-based or outpatient

services, as suggested by the evaluation team who evaluated the person, or

other persons professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental

health, which the court believes may be in the best interests of the person.

      5.  If the court issues an order

involuntarily admitting a person to a public or private mental health facility

or to a program of community-based or outpatient services pursuant to this

section, the court shall, notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 433A.715, cause, on a form prescribed by the

Department of Public Safety, a record of such order to be transmitted to the

Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, along with a

statement indicating that the record is being transmitted for inclusion in each

appropriate database of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

      6.  As used in this section, “National

Instant Criminal Background Check System” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179A.062.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1606; A 1981, 1134; 1983, 508;

1989, 1761;

1993, 2115;

2001, 3046;

2005, 1323;

2009, 2491;

2013, 3492)

      NRS 433A.315  Development of written plan for course of treatment and program

of community-based or outpatient services.  If

a court determines pursuant to NRS 433A.310 that a

person should be involuntarily admitted to a program of community-based or

outpatient services, the court shall promptly cause two or more persons

professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health, which may

include the person who filed the petition for involuntary court-ordered

admission pursuant to NRS 433A.200 if he or she is

so qualified, in consultation with the person to be involuntarily admitted, to

develop and submit to the court a written plan prescribing a course of

treatment and enumerating the program of community-based or outpatient services

for the person. The plan must include, without limitation:

      1.  A description of the types of services

in which the person will participate;

      2.  The medications, if any, which the

person must take and the manner in which those medications will be

administered;

      3.  The name of the person professionally

qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health who is responsible for providing

or coordinating the program of community-based or outpatient services; and

      4.  Any other requirements which the court

deems necessary.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 3486)

      NRS 433A.320  Clinical abstract to accompany order.  The

order for involuntary court admission of any person to a public or private

mental health facility or to a program of community-based or outpatient

services must be accompanied by a clinical abstract, including a history of

illness, diagnosis, treatment and the names of relatives or correspondents.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1607; A 2013, 3493)

      NRS 433A.323  Failure to participate in program or carry out plan of

treatment: Petition and order to take person into custody; evaluation.

      1.  When a person who is involuntarily

admitted to a program of community-based or outpatient services fails to participate

in the program or otherwise fails to carry out the plan of treatment developed

pursuant to NRS 433A.315, despite efforts by the

professional responsible for providing or coordinating the program of

community-based or outpatient services for the person to solicit the person’s

compliance, the professional may petition the court to issue an order requiring

a peace officer to take into custody and deliver the person to the appropriate location

for an evaluation by an evaluation team from the Division pursuant to NRS 433A.240. The petition must be accompanied by:

      (a) A copy of the order for involuntary

admission;

      (b) A copy of the plan of treatment submitted to

the court pursuant to NRS 433A.315;

      (c) A list that sets forth the specific

provisions of the plan of treatment which the person has failed to carry out;

and

      (d) A statement by the petitioner which explains

how the person’s failure to participate in the program of community-based or

outpatient services or failure to carry out the plan of treatment will likely

cause the person to harm himself or herself or others.

      2.  If the court determines that there is

probable cause to believe that the person is likely to harm himself or herself

or others if the person does not comply with the plan of treatment, the court

may issue an order requiring a peace officer to take into custody and deliver

the person to an appropriate location for an evaluation by an evaluation team

from the Division pursuant to NRS 433A.240.

      3.  As used in this section, “appropriate

location” does not include a jail or prison.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 3486)

      NRS 433A.327  Conditional release of person in program: When allowed; no

liability of State; notice to court, district attorney and legal guardian;

order to resume participation in program; judicial review of order to resume

participation in program.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in

subsection 3, any person involuntarily admitted to a program of community-based

or outpatient services may be conditionally released from the program when, in

the judgment of the professional responsible for providing or coordinating the

program of community-based or outpatient services, the person does not present

a danger of harm to himself or herself or others. The professional responsible

for providing or coordinating the program of community-based or outpatient

services shall prescribe the period for which the conditional release is

effective. The period must not extend beyond the last day of the court-ordered

period of admission to a program of community-based or outpatient services

pursuant to NRS 433A.310.

      2.  When a person is conditionally released

pursuant to subsection 1, the State of Nevada, the agents and employees of the

State or a mental health facility, the professionals responsible for providing

or coordinating programs of community-based or outpatient services and any

other professionals providing mental health services are not liable for any

debts or contractual obligations incurred, medical or otherwise, or damages

caused by the actions of the person who is released.

      3.  A person who is involuntarily admitted

to a program of community-based or outpatient services may be conditionally

released only if, at the time of the release, written notice is given to the

court which ordered the person to participate in the program, to the attorney

of the person and to the district attorney of the county in which the

proceedings for admission were held.

      4.  Except as otherwise provided in

subsection 6, the professional responsible for providing or coordinating the

program of community-based or outpatient services shall order a person who is

conditionally released pursuant to subsection 1 to resume participation in the

program if the professional determines that the conditional release is no

longer appropriate because that person presents a clear and present danger of

harm to himself or herself or others. Except as otherwise provided in this

subsection, the professional responsible for providing or coordinating the

program of community-based or outpatient services shall, at least 3 days before

the issuance of the order to resume participation, give written notice of the

order to the court that admitted the person to the program. If an emergency

exists in which the person presents an imminent threat of danger of harm to

himself or herself or others, the order must be submitted to the court not

later than 1 business day after the order is issued.

      5.  The court shall review an order

submitted pursuant to subsection 4 and the current condition of the person who

was ordered to resume participation in a program of community-based or

outpatient services at the next regularly scheduled hearing for the review of

petitions for involuntary admissions, but in no event later than 5 judicial

days after participation in the program is resumed. The court shall serve

notice on the person who was ordered to resume participation in the program and

to his or her attorney of the time, date and place of the hearing and of the

facts necessitating that the person resume participation in the program.

      6.  The provisions of subsection 4 do not

apply if the period of conditional release has expired.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 3487)

      NRS 433A.330  Transportation to facility.

      1.  When an involuntary court admission to

a mental health facility is ordered under the provisions of this chapter, the

involuntarily admitted person, together with the court orders and certificates

of the physicians, certified psychologists or evaluation team and a full and

complete transcript of the notes of the official reporter made at the

examination of such person before the court, must be delivered to the sheriff

of the county who shall:

      (a) Transport the person; or

      (b) Arrange for the person to be transported by:

             (1) A system for the nonemergency medical

transportation of persons whose operation is authorized by the Nevada

Transportation Authority; or

             (2) If medically necessary, an ambulance

service that holds a permit issued pursuant to the provisions of chapter 450B of NRS,

Ê to the

appropriate public or private mental health facility.

      2.  No person with mental illness may be

transported to the mental health facility without at least one attendant of the

same sex or a relative in the first degree of consanguinity or affinity being

in attendance.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1607; A 2001, 1018; 2013, 3493)

HOSPITALIZATION

      NRS 433A.350  Information to be furnished to consumer upon admission to

facility or program.

      1.  Upon admission to any public or private

mental health facility or to a program of community-based or outpatient

services, each consumer and the consumer’s spouse and legal guardian, if any,

must receive a written statement outlining in simple, nontechnical language all

procedures for release provided by this chapter, setting out all rights

accorded to such a consumer by this chapter and chapters

433 and 433B of NRS and, if the

consumer has no legal guardian, describing procedures provided by law for

adjudication of incompetency and appointment of a guardian for the consumer.

      2.  Written information regarding the

services provided by and means of contacting the local office of an agency or

organization that receives money from the Federal Government pursuant to 42

U.S.C. §§ 10801 et seq., to protect and advocate the rights of persons with

mental illnesses must be posted in each public and private mental health

facility and in each location in which a program of community-based or

outpatient services is provided and must be provided to each consumer upon

admission.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1610; A 1993, 2115, 2722; 1995, 676; 2011, 427; 2013, 3494)

      NRS 433A.360  Clinical records: Contents; confidentiality.

      1.  A clinical record for each consumer

must be diligently maintained by any division facility, private institution,

facility offering mental health services or program of community-based or

outpatient services. The record must include information pertaining to the

consumer’s admission, legal status, treatment and individualized plan for

habilitation. The clinical record is not a public record and no part of it may

be released, except:

      (a) If the release is authorized or required

pursuant to NRS 439.538.

      (b) The record must be released to physicians,

attorneys and social agencies as specifically authorized in writing by the

consumer, the consumer’s parent, guardian or attorney.

      (c) The record must be released to persons

authorized by the order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

      (d) The record or any part thereof may be

disclosed to a qualified member of the staff of a division facility, an

employee of the Division or a member of the staff of an agency in Nevada which

has been established pursuant to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and

Bill of Rights Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. §§ 15001 et seq., or the Protection and

Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 10801 et seq.,

when the Administrator deems it necessary for the proper care of the consumer.

      (e) Information from the clinical records may be

used for statistical and evaluative purposes if the information is abstracted in

such a way as to protect the identity of individual consumers.

      (f) To the extent necessary for a consumer to

make a claim, or for a claim to be made on behalf of a consumer for aid,

insurance or medical assistance to which the consumer may be entitled,

information from the records may be released with the written authorization of

the consumer or the consumer’s guardian.

      (g) The record must be released without charge to

any member of the staff of an agency in Nevada which has been established

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 15001 et seq. or 42 U.S.C. §§ 10801 et seq. if:

             (1) The consumer is a consumer of that

office and the consumer or the consumer’s legal representative or guardian

authorizes the release of the record; or

             (2) A complaint regarding a consumer was

received by the office or there is probable cause to believe that the consumer

has been abused or neglected and the consumer:

                   (I) Is unable to authorize the

release of the record because of the consumer’s mental or physical condition;

and

                   (II) Does not have a guardian or

other legal representative or is a ward of the State.

      (h) The record must be released as provided in NRS 433.332 or 433B.200 and in chapter 629 of NRS.

      2.  As used in this section, “consumer”

includes any person who seeks, on the person’s own or others’ initiative, and

can benefit from, care, treatment and training in a private institution or

facility offering mental health services, from treatment to competency in a

private institution or facility offering mental health services, or from a

program of community-based or outpatient services.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1611; A 1987, 746, 1197; 1989, 2056; 1991, 2351; 1993, 2722; 2003, 1945; 2007, 1981; 2011, 428; 2013, 3494)

      NRS 433A.370  Escape or absence without leave.

      1.  When a consumer committed by a court to

a division facility on or before June 30, 1975, or a consumer who is judicially

admitted on or after July 1, 1975, or a person who is involuntarily detained

pursuant to NRS 433A.145 to 433A.300, inclusive, escapes from any division

facility, or when a judicially admitted consumer has not returned to a division

facility from conditional release after the administrative officer of the

facility has ordered the consumer to do so, any peace officer shall, upon written

request of the administrative officer or the administrative officer’s designee

and without the necessity of a warrant or court order, apprehend, take into

custody and deliver the person to such division facility or another state

facility.

      2.  Any person appointed or designated by

the Director of the Department to take into custody and transport to a division

facility persons who have escaped or failed to return as described in

subsection 1 may participate in the apprehension and delivery of any such person,

but may not take the person into custody without a warrant.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1609; A 1999, 867; 2001, 3047; 2011, 429)

      NRS 433A.380  Conditional release: No liability of State; restoration of

rights; notice to court, district attorney and legal guardian; order to return

to facility; judicial review of order to return to facility.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in

subsection 4, any person involuntarily admitted by a court may be conditionally

released from a public or private mental health facility when, in the judgment

of the medical director of the facility, the conditional release is in the best

interest of the person and will not be detrimental to the public welfare. The

medical director of the facility or the medical director’s designee shall

prescribe the period for which the conditional release is effective. The period

must not extend beyond the last day of the court-ordered period of treatment

pursuant to NRS 433A.310. If the person has a

legal guardian, the facility shall notify the guardian before discharging the

person from the facility. The legal guardian has discretion to determine where

the person will be released, taking into consideration any discharge plan

proposed by the facility assessment team. If the legal guardian does not inform

the facility as to where the person will be released within 3 days after the

date of notification, the facility shall discharge the person according to its

proposed discharge plan.

      2.  When a person is conditionally released

pursuant to subsection 1, the State or any of its agents or employees are not

liable for any debts or contractual obligations, medical or otherwise, incurred

or damages caused by the actions of the person.

      3.  When a person who has been adjudicated

by a court to be incompetent is conditionally released from a mental health

facility, the administrative officer of the mental health facility shall

petition the court for restoration of full civil and legal rights as deemed

necessary to facilitate the incompetent person’s rehabilitation. If the person

has a legal guardian, the petition must be filed with the court having

jurisdiction over the guardianship.

      4.  A person who was involuntarily admitted

by a court because he or she was likely to harm others if allowed to remain at

liberty may be conditionally released only if, at the time of the release,

written notice is given to the court which admitted him or her, to the person’s

legal guardian and to the district attorney of the county in which the

proceedings for admission were held.

      5.  Except as otherwise provided in

subsection 7, the administrative officer of a public or private mental health

facility or the administrative officer’s designee shall order a person who is

conditionally released from that facility pursuant to this section to return to

the facility if a psychiatrist and a member of that person’s treatment team who

is professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health

determine, pursuant to NRS 433A.115, that the

conditional release is no longer appropriate because that person presents a

clear and present danger of harm to himself or herself or others. Except as

otherwise provided in this subsection, the administrative officer or the

designee shall, at least 3 days before the issuance of the order to return,

give written notice of the order to the court that admitted the person to the

facility and to the person’s legal guardian. If an emergency exists in which

the person presents an imminent threat of danger of harm to himself or herself

or others, the order must be submitted to the court and the legal guardian not

later than 1 business day after the order is issued.

      6.  The court shall review an order

submitted pursuant to subsection 5 and the current condition of the person who

was ordered to return to the facility at its next regularly scheduled hearing

for the review of petitions for involuntary court-ordered admissions, but in no

event later than 5 judicial days after the person is returned to the facility.

The administrative officer or the administrative officer’s designee shall give

written notice to the person who was ordered to return to the facility, to the

person’s legal guardian and to the person’s attorney, if known, of the time,

date and place of the hearing and of the facts necessitating that person’s

return to the facility.

      7.  The provisions of subsection 5 do not

apply if the period of conditional release has expired.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1608; A 1981, 1661; 1999, 867; 2009, 1667)

      NRS 433A.390  Release without further order of court at end of period

specified; unconditional early release; notice to court and legal guardian.

      1.  When a consumer, involuntarily admitted

to a mental health facility or to a program of community-based or outpatient services

by court order, is released at the end of the period specified pursuant to NRS 433A.310, written notice must be given to the

admitting court and to the consumer’s legal guardian at least 10 days before

the release of the consumer. The consumer may then be released without

requiring further orders of the court. If the consumer has a legal guardian,

the facility or the professional responsible for providing or coordinating the

program of community-based or outpatient services shall notify the guardian

before discharging the consumer from the facility or program. The legal

guardian has discretion to determine where the consumer will be released,

taking into consideration any discharge plan proposed by the facility

assessment team or the professional responsible for providing or coordinating

the program of community-based or outpatient services. If the legal guardian

does not inform the facility or professional as to where the consumer will be

released within 3 days after the date of notification, the facility or

professional shall discharge the consumer according to its proposed discharge

plan.

      2.  A consumer who is involuntarily

admitted to a mental health facility may be unconditionally released before the

period specified in NRS 433A.310 when:

      (a) An evaluation team established under NRS 433A.250 or two persons professionally qualified

in the field of psychiatric mental health, at least one of them being a

physician, determines that the consumer has recovered from his or her mental

illness or has improved to such an extent that the consumer is no longer

considered to present a clear and present danger of harm to himself or herself

or others; and

      (b) Under advisement from the evaluation team or

two persons professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health,

at least one of them being a physician, the medical director of the mental

health facility authorizes the release and gives written notice to the

admitting court and to the consumer’s legal guardian at least 10 days before

the release of the consumer. If the consumer has a legal guardian, the facility

shall notify the guardian before discharging the consumer from the facility.

The legal guardian has discretion to determine where the consumer will be

released, taking into consideration any discharge plan proposed by the facility

assessment team. If the legal guardian does not inform the facility as to where

the consumer will be released within 3 days after the date of notification, the

facility shall discharge the consumer according to its proposed discharge plan.

      3.  A consumer who is involuntarily

admitted to a program of community-based or outpatient services may be

unconditionally released before the period specified in NRS

433A.310 when:

      (a) The professional responsible for providing or

coordinating the program of community-based or outpatient services for the

consumer determines that the consumer has recovered from his or her mental

illness or has improved to such an extent that the consumer is no longer

considered to present a clear and present danger of harm to himself or herself

or others; and

      (b) Under advisement from an evaluation team

established under NRS 433A.250 or two persons

professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health, at least

one of them being a physician, the professional responsible for providing or

coordinating the program of community-based or outpatient services for the

consumer authorizes the release and gives written notice to the admitting court

at least 10 days before the release of the consumer from the program.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1607; A 1983, 508; 1989, 1762; 1997, 3496; 1999, 868; 2009, 1668;

2011, 429;

2013, 3495)

      NRS 433A.400  Return of indigent to county of last residence or county where

involuntarily admitted; notice.

      1.  An indigent resident of this state

discharged as having recovered from his or her mental illness, but having a

residual medical or surgical disability which prevents him or her from

obtaining or holding remunerative employment, must be returned to the county of

his or her last residence, except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection

2. A nonresident indigent with such disabilities must be returned to the county

from which he or she was involuntarily court-admitted, except as otherwise

provided in subsection 2. The administrative officer of the mental health

facility shall first give notice in writing, not less than 10 days before

discharge, to the board of county commissioners of the county to which the

person will be returned and to the person’s legal guardian.

      2.  Delivery of the indigent person must be

made to an individual or agency authorized to provide further care. If the

person has a legal guardian, the facility shall notify the guardian before

discharging the person from the facility. The legal guardian has discretion to

determine where the person will be released, taking into consideration any

discharge plan proposed by the facility assessment team. If the legal guardian

does not inform the facility as to where the person will be released within 3

days after the date of notification, the facility shall discharge the person

according to its proposed discharge plan.

      3.  This section does not authorize the

release of any person held upon an order of a court or judge having criminal

jurisdiction arising out of a criminal offense.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1607; A 2009, 1669)

      NRS 433A.420  Transfer to hospital of Department of Veterans Affairs or other

facility; duties of medical director and Commission upon objection of consumer.  The medical director of a division facility

may order the transfer to a hospital of the Department of Veterans Affairs or

other facility of the United States Government any admitted consumer eligible

for treatment therein. If the consumer in any manner objects to the transfer,

the medical director of the facility shall enter the objection and a written

justification of the transfer in the consumer’s record and forward a notice of

the objection to the Administrator, and the Commission shall review the

transfer pursuant to subsections 2 and 3 of NRS

433.534.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1611; A 1981, 894; 1985, 2271; 1995, 1092; 2011, 430)

      NRS 433A.430  Transfer to facility in other state: Examination; contract;

objection to transfer; fee for examination.

      1.  Whenever the Administrator determines

that division facilities within the State are inadequate for the care of any

person with mental illness, the Administrator may designate two physicians,

licensed under the provisions of chapter 630

or 633 of NRS, and familiar with the field of

psychiatry, to examine that person. If the two physicians concur with the

opinion of the Administrator, the Administrator may contract with appropriate

corresponding authorities in any other state of the United States having

adequate facilities for such purposes for the reception, detention, care or

treatment of that person, but if the person in any manner objects to the

transfer, the procedures in subsection 3 of NRS

433.484 and subsections 2 and 3 of NRS

433.534 must be followed. The two physicians so designated are entitled to

a reasonable fee for their services which must be paid by the county of the

person’s last known residence.

      2.  Money to carry out the provisions of

this section must be provided by direct legislative appropriation.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1609; A 1981, 895, 1527; 1999, 1826; 2003, 1177)

      NRS 433A.440  Transfer of nonresident to state of residence.

      1.  If any person involuntarily

court-admitted to any division facility pursuant to NRS

433A.310 is found by the court not to be a resident of this State and to be

a resident of another state, the person may be transferred to the state of his

or her residence pursuant to NRS 433.444

if an appropriate institution of that state is willing to accept the person.

      2.  The approval of the Administrator of

the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department must be obtained

before any transfer is made pursuant to subsection 1.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1607; A 1993, 2723; 1999, 102)

      NRS 433A.450  Detention and treatment of offender with mental illness.  When a psychiatrist and one other person

professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health determines

that an offender confined in an institution of the Department of Corrections is

a person with mental illness, the Director of the Department of Corrections

shall apply to the Administrator for the offender’s detention and treatment at

a division facility selected by the Administrator. If the Administrator

determines that adequate security or treatment is not available in a division

facility, the Administrator shall provide, within the resources available to

the Division and as the Administrator deems necessary, consultation and other

appropriate services for the offender at the place where the offender is

confined. It is the Director’s decision whether to accept such services.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1609; A 1977, 871; 1983, 509; 2001, 240)

      NRS 433A.460  Legal capacity of person admitted to facility or program

unimpaired unless adjudicated incompetent.  No

person admitted to a public or private mental health facility or to a program

of community-based or outpatient services pursuant to this chapter shall, by

reason of such admission, be denied the right to dispose of property, marry,

execute instruments, make purchases, enter into contractual relationships, vote

and hold a driver’s license, unless such person has been specifically

adjudicated incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction and has not been

restored to legal capacity.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1610; A 2013, 3496)

      NRS 433A.470  Guardian may be appointed for person adjudicated incompetent.  A person adjudicated by a court to be a person

with mental incompetence who is admitted to a public or private mental health

facility may have a guardian appointed either by the admitting court or by the

district court of the county wherein the mental health facility is located, on

the application of any interested person or, in the case of an indigent, on the

application of the district attorney of the county wherein the mental health

facility is located. The provisions of chapter

159 of NRS shall govern the appointment and administration of guardianships

created pursuant to this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1610)

      NRS 433A.480  Evaluation of person adjudicated incompetent; initiation of

action for restoration to legal capacity.

      1.  The medical director of a division

mental health facility shall have all persons adjudicated as persons with

mental incompetence of that facility automatically evaluated no less than once

every 6 months to determine whether or not there is sufficient cause to believe

that the consumer remains unable to exercise rights to dispose of property,

marry, execute instruments, make purchases, enter into contractual

relationships, vote or hold a driver’s license.

      2.  If the medical director has sufficient

reason to believe that the consumer remains unable to exercise these rights,

such information shall be documented in the consumer’s treatment record.

      3.  If there is no such reason to believe

the consumer is unable to exercise these rights, the medical director shall

immediately initiate proper action to cause to have the consumer restored to

legal capacity.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1610; A 2011, 430)

      NRS 433A.490  Restoration of legal capacity of person previously adjudicated

incompetent.  Any person in the

State of Nevada who, by reason of a judicial decree ordering the person’s

hospitalization entered prior to July 1, 1975, is considered to be mentally

incompetent and is denied the right to dispose of property, marry, execute

instruments, make purchases, enter into contractual relationships, vote or hold

a driver’s license solely by reason of such decree shall, upon the expiration

of the 6-month period immediately following such date, be deemed to have been

restored to legal capacity unless, within such 6-month period, affirmative

action is commenced to have the person adjudicated mentally incompetent by a

court of competent jurisdiction.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1610)

PAYMENT OF COSTS OF HOSPITALIZATION AND TREATMENT

      NRS 433A.580  Arrangements for payment of costs required.  No person may be admitted to a private

hospital, a division mental health facility or a program of community-based or

outpatient services pursuant to the provisions of this chapter unless mutually

agreeable financial arrangements relating to the costs of treatment are made

between the private hospital, division facility or professional responsible for

providing or coordinating a program of community-based or outpatient services

and the consumer or person requesting his or her admission.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1614; A 2011, 430; 2013, 3496)

      NRS 433A.590  Schedule of fees.

      1.  Fees for the cost of treatment and

services rendered through any division facility must be established pursuant to

the fee schedule established under NRS

433.404 or 433B.250, as

appropriate.

      2.  The maximum fee established by the

schedule must approximate the actual cost per consumer for the class of

consumer care provided.

      3.  The fee schedule must allow for a

consumer to pay a portion of the actual cost if it is determined that the

consumer and his or her responsible relatives pursuant to NRS 433A.610 are unable to pay the full amount. That

determination must be made pursuant to NRS 433A.640

and 433A.650.

      4.  Any reduction pursuant to subsection 3

of the amount owed must not be calculated until all of the benefits available

to the consumer from third-party sources, other than Medicaid, have been

applied to pay the actual cost for the care provided.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1614; A 1993, 1239, 2723; 2011, 430)

      NRS 433A.600  Charges to nonindigent persons admitted to facility or program

and responsible relative; recovery by civil action; disposition of receipts.

      1.  A person who is admitted to a division

facility or to a program of community-based or outpatient services operated by

the Division and not determined to be indigent and every responsible relative

pursuant to NRS 433A.610 of the person shall be

charged for the cost of treatment and is liable for that cost. If after demand

is made for payment the person or his or her responsible relative fails to pay

that cost, the administrative officer or professional responsible for providing

or coordinating the program of community-based or outpatient services, as

applicable, may recover the amount due by civil action.

      2.  All sums received pursuant to

subsection 1 must be deposited in the State Treasury and may be expended by the

Division for the support of that facility or program in accordance with the

allotment, transfer, work program and budget provisions of NRS 353.150 to 353.245, inclusive.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1615; A 1985, 2272; 1993, 1240; 2013, 3496)

      NRS 433A.610  Liability of certain relatives and estate of person admitted to

facility for payment of costs; recovery by legal action.

      1.  When a person is admitted to a division

facility or hospital under one of the various forms of admission prescribed by

law, the parent or legal guardian of a person with mental illness who is a

minor or the husband or wife of a person with mental illness, if of sufficient

ability, and the estate of the person with mental illness, if the estate is

sufficient for the purpose, shall pay the cost of the maintenance for the

person with mental illness, including treatment and surgical operations, in any

hospital in which the person is hospitalized under the provisions of this

chapter:

      (a) To the administrative officer if the person

is admitted to a division facility; or

      (b) In all other cases, to the hospital rendering

the service.

      2.  If a person or an estate liable for the

care, maintenance and support of a committed person neglects or refuses to pay

the administrative officer or the hospital rendering the service, the State is

entitled to recover, by appropriate legal action, all money owed to a division

facility or which the State has paid to a hospital for the care of a committed

person, plus interest at the rate established pursuant to NRS 99.040.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1614; A 1987, 1446; 1993, 1240)

      NRS 433A.620  Limitation on payment from estate of person admitted to

facility.  Payment for the care,

support, maintenance and other expenses of a person admitted to a division

mental health facility shall not be exacted from such person’s estate if there

is a likelihood of such person’s recovery or release from such facility and

payment will reduce the person’s estate to such an extent that he or she is

likely to become a burden on the community in the event of his or her discharge

from such facility.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1615)

      NRS 433A.630  Special agreement for support of consumer adjudicated

incompetent; advance payments.

      1.  The administrative officers of the

respective division facilities may enter into special agreements secured by

properly executed bonds with the relatives, guardians or friends of consumers

who are adjudicated to be consumers with mental incompetence for subsistence,

care or other expenses of such consumers. Each agreement and bond must be to

the State of Nevada and any action to enforce the agreement or bond may be

brought by the administrative officer.

      2.  Financially responsible relatives

pursuant to NRS 433A.610 and the guardian of the

estate of a consumer may, from time to time, pay money to the division facility

for the future personal needs of the consumer with mental incompetence and for

the consumer’s burial expenses. Money paid pursuant to this subsection must be

credited to the consumer in the consumers’ personal deposit fund established

pursuant to NRS 433.539.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1615; A 1993, 1240; 2011, 430)

      NRS 433A.640  Parties responsible for payment of charges after court-ordered

admission; investigation of ability to pay.

      1.  Once a court has ordered the admission

of a person to a division facility, the administrative officer shall make an

investigation, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, to determine whether

the person or his or her responsible relatives pursuant to NRS 433A.610 are capable of paying for all or a

portion of the costs that will be incurred during the period of admission.

      2.  If a person is admitted to a division

facility or program of community-based or outpatient services pursuant to a

court order, that person and his or her responsible relatives are responsible

for the payment of the actual cost of the treatment and services rendered

during his or her admission to the division facility or program unless the

investigation reveals that the person and his or her responsible relatives are

not capable of paying the full amount of the costs.

      3.  Once a court has ordered the admission

of a person to a program of community-based or outpatient services operated by

the Division, the professional responsible for providing or coordinating the

program shall make an investigation, pursuant to the provisions of this

chapter, to determine whether the person or his or her responsible relatives

pursuant to NRS 433A.610 are capable of paying for

all or a portion of the costs that will be incurred during the period of

admission.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1614; A 1993, 1241; 2013, 3497)

      NRS 433A.650  Benefits available from third party.  Determination

of ability to pay pursuant to NRS 433A.640 shall

include investigation of whether the consumer has benefits due and owing to the

consumer for the cost of his or her treatment from third-party sources, such as

Medicare, Medicaid, social security, medical insurance benefits, retirement

programs, annuity plans, government benefits or any other financially

responsible third parties. The administrative officer of a division mental

health facility or professional responsible for providing or coordinating a

program of community-based or outpatient services may accept payment for the cost

of a consumer’s treatment from the consumer’s insurance company, Medicare or

Medicaid and other similar third parties.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1614; A 2011, 431; 2013, 3497)

      NRS 433A.660  Collection of fees by legal action and other methods.

      1.  If the consumer, his or her responsible

relative pursuant to NRS 433A.610, guardian or the

estate neglects or refuses to pay the cost of treatment to the division

facility or to the program of community-based or outpatient services operated

by the Division rendering service pursuant to the fee schedule established

under NRS 433.404 or 433B.250, as appropriate, the State is

entitled to recover by appropriate legal action all sums due, plus interest.

      2.  Before initiating such legal action,

the division facility or program, as applicable, shall demonstrate efforts at

collection, which may include contractual arrangements for collection through a

private collection agency.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1615; A 1993, 1241, 2723; 2011, 431; 2013, 3497)

      NRS 433A.680  Payment of costs of medical services rendered by person not on

staff of facility of Division.  The

expense of diagnostic, medical and surgical services furnished to a consumer

admitted to a division facility by a person not on the staff of the facility,

whether rendered while the consumer is in a general hospital, an outpatient of

a general hospital or treated outside any hospital, must be paid by the

consumer, the guardian or relatives responsible pursuant to NRS 433A.610 for the consumer’s care. In the case of

an indigent consumer or a consumer whose estate is inadequate to pay the

expenses, the expenses must be charged to the county from which the admission

to the division facility was made, if the consumer had, before admission, been

a resident of that county. The expense of such diagnostic, medical and surgical

services must not in any case be a charge against or paid by the State of

Nevada, except when in the opinion of the administrative officer of the

division mental health facility to which the consumer is admitted payment

should be made for nonresident indigent consumers and money is authorized

pursuant to NRS 433.374 or 433B.230 and the money is authorized in

approved budgets.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1617; A 1993, 1241, 1972, 2724; 1995, 664; 2011, 431)

      NRS 433A.690  Claim against estate of deceased consumer.  Claims by a division mental health facility

against the estates of deceased consumers may be presented to the executor or

Administrator in the manner required by law, and shall be paid as preferred

claims equal to claims for expenses of last illness. When a deceased person has

been maintained at a division mental health facility at a rate less than the

maximum usually charged, or the facility has incurred other expenses for the

benefit of the person for which full payment has not been made, the estate of

the person shall be liable if the estate is discovered within 5 years after the

person’s death.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1617; A 2011, 432)

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

      NRS 433A.715  Court required to seal records of admission and treatment;

petition to inspect records after sealing; admission to hospital, facility or

program deemed to have never occurred after sealing.

      1.  A court shall seal all court records

relating to the admission and treatment of any person who was admitted,

voluntarily or as the result of a noncriminal proceeding, to a public or

private hospital, a mental health facility or a program of community-based or

outpatient services in this State for the purpose of obtaining mental health

treatment.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in

subsections 4 and 5, a person or governmental entity that wishes to inspect

records that are sealed pursuant to this section must file a petition with the

court that sealed the records. Upon the filing of a petition, the court shall

fix a time for a hearing on the matter. The petitioner must provide notice of

the hearing and a copy of the petition to the person who is the subject of the

records. If the person who is the subject of the records wishes to oppose the

petition, the person must appear before the court at the hearing. If the person

appears before the court at the hearing, the court must provide the person an

opportunity to be heard on the matter.

      3.  After the hearing described in

subsection 2, the court may order the inspection of records that are sealed

pursuant to this section if:

      (a) A law enforcement agency must obtain or

maintain information concerning persons who have been admitted to a public or

private hospital, a mental health facility or a program of community-based or

outpatient services in this State pursuant to state or federal law;

      (b) A prosecuting attorney or an attorney who is

representing the person who is the subject of the records in a criminal action

requests to inspect the records; or

      (c) The person who is the subject of the records

petitions the court to permit the inspection of the records by a person named

in the petition.

      4.  A governmental entity is entitled to

inspect court records that are sealed pursuant to this section without

following the procedure described in subsection 2 if:

      (a) The governmental entity has made a

conditional offer of employment to the person who is the subject of the

records;

      (b) The position of employment conditionally

offered to the person concerns public safety, including, without limitation,

employment as a firefighter or peace officer;

      (c) The governmental entity is required by law,

rule, regulation or policy to obtain the mental health records of each

individual conditionally offered the position of employment; and

      (d) An authorized representative of the

governmental entity presents to the court a written authorization signed by the

person who is the subject of the records and notarized by a notary public or

judicial officer in which the person who is the subject of the records consents

to the inspection of the records.

      5.  Upon its own order, any court of this

State may inspect court records that are sealed pursuant to this section

without following the procedure described in subsection 2 if the records are

necessary and relevant for the disposition of a matter pending before the

court. The court may allow a party in the matter to inspect the records without

following the procedure described in subsection 2 if the court deems such

inspection necessary and appropriate.

      6.  Following the sealing of records

pursuant to this section, the admission of the person who is the subject of the

records to the public or private hospital, mental health facility or program of

community-based or outpatient services, is deemed never to have occurred, and

the person may answer accordingly any question related to its occurrence,

except in connection with:

      (a) An application for a permit to carry a

concealed firearm pursuant to the provisions of NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive;

      (b) A transfer of a firearm; or

      (c) An application for a position of employment

described in subsection 4.

      7.  As used in this section:

      (a) “Firefighter” means a person who is a

salaried employee of a fire-fighting agency and whose principal duties are to

control, extinguish, prevent and suppress fires. As used in this paragraph,

“fire-fighting agency” means a public fire department, fire protection district

or other agency of this State or a political subdivision of this State, the

primary functions of which are to control, extinguish, prevent and suppress

fires.

      (b) “Peace officer” has the meaning ascribed to

it in NRS 289.010.

      (c) “Seal” means placing records in a separate

file or other repository not accessible to the general public.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 1521; A 2013, 3498)

CRIMES AND PENALTIES

      NRS 433A.740  Liability of public officer or employee.  Any public officer or employee who transports

or delivers or assists in transporting or delivering or detains or assists in

detaining any person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not be

rendered civilly or criminally liable thereby unless it is shown that such

officer or employee acted maliciously or in bad faith or that his or her

negligence resulted in bodily harm to such person.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1609)

      NRS 433A.750  Unlawful acts; penalties.

      1.  A person who:

      (a) Without probable cause for believing a person

to be mentally ill causes or conspires with or assists another to cause the

involuntary court-ordered admission of the person under this chapter; or

      (b) Causes or conspires with or assists another

to cause the denial to any person of any right accorded to the person under

this chapter,

Ê is guilty of

a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      2.  Unless a greater penalty is provided in

subsection 1, a person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of

this chapter regarding the admission of a person to, or discharge of a person

from, a public or private mental health facility or a program of

community-based or outpatient services is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

      3.  A person who, without probable cause

for believing another person to be mentally ill, executes a petition,

application or certificate pursuant to this chapter, by which the person

secures or attempts to secure the apprehension, hospitalization, detention,

admission or restraint of the person alleged to be mentally ill, or any

physician, psychiatrist, licensed psychologist or other person professionally

qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health who knowingly makes any

false certificate or application pursuant to this chapter as to the mental

condition of any person is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished

as provided in NRS 193.130.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1608; A 1989, 1552; 1993, 2116; 1995, 1277; 2013, 3499)