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NRS 209.358

Director to adopt regulations regarding offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex

(Added to NRS by 2023, 722)

The Director shall, with the approval of the Board, adopt regulations prescribing standards in each institution and facility of the Department for the supervision, custody, care, security, housing and medical and mental health treatment of offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex. The regulations must:

1. Apply the generally accepted standards of care and best practices for the supervision, custody, care, security, housing and medical and mental health treatment of offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex;

2. Use respectful language and currently accepted terminology that accounts for and protects the rights of offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex; and

3. Prohibit the discrimination of offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.