Nevada Chapter 424 — Foster Homes for Children
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- NRS 424.010— Definitions
- NRS 424.011— “Agency which provides child welfare services” defined
- NRS 424.012— “Division” defined
- NRS 424.013— “Family foster home” defined
- NRS 424.014— “Foster home” defined
- NRS 424.015— “Group foster home” defined
- NRS 424.016— “Licensing authority” defined
- NRS 424.017— “Provider of foster care” defined
- NRS 424.018— “Specialized foster home” defined
- NRS 424.019— Regulations relating to foster child who is enrolled in elementary school and receipt of academic plans for foster children by licensing authority
- NRS 424.020— Regulations concerning licensure; minimum standards and rules for regulation
- NRS 424.030— Requirements for regular or special license; renewal of such licenses; licensee to accept child placed by juvenile court; insurance required for specialized foster home and group foster home; information on license; regulations regarding special licenses
- NRS 424.031— Investigation of background of applicant for license, licensee, prospective employee and certain adult residents of foster home; investigation of adult who routinely supervises child in foster home; charge for investigation; periodic additional investigations
- NRS 424.033— Person investigated to supply fingerprints; child abuse and neglect screening; exchange of information; report from Federal Bureau of Investigation; actions of licensing authority upon receipt of report
- NRS 424.034— Maintenance of certain records concerning employees and residents
- NRS 424.036— Consultation with applicant for license to conduct foster home
- NRS 424.037— Consultation with provider of foster care to explain plan for provision of care for child; addressing concerns of health, safety or care of child
- NRS 424.038— Consultation with provider of foster care to ensure health and safety of child; release of information to provider of foster care; confidentiality of information obtained; regulations
- NRS 424.039— Licensing authority or designee authorized to conduct preliminary Federal Bureau of Investigation name-based check of background of certain adult residents of foster home in which child will be placed in emergency situation; person investigated to supply fingerprints; exchange of information; removal of child from home upon refusal to supply fingerprints
- NRS 424.040— Inspection
- NRS 424.041— Money allocated for specialized foster care not to be used for any other purpose; report of expenditures; data concerning children to be provided to Division upon request
- NRS 424.042— Division to periodically review placement of children in specialized foster homes by agency which provides child welfare services; corrective action when placements are determined not appropriate
- NRS 424.044— Concealed firearm and ammunition authorized on premises of family foster home in certain circumstances; storage of firearms and ammunition on such premises; agency which provides child welfare services immune from liability
- NRS 424.045— Procedure for hearing grievances related to license to conduct foster home: Regulations; representation by legal counsel
- NRS 424.047— Access by provider of foster care to information maintained by licensing authority concerning provider
- NRS 424.050— Investigation of unlicensed foster home; action by licensing authority
- NRS 424.060— Removal of child from undesirable foster home
- NRS 424.070— Placement of child for care or adoption; approval by Division or its designee
- NRS 424.075— Right of provider of foster care to refuse to accept placement of child and to request removal of child
- NRS 424.077— Regulations for establishment of program to provide respite to provider of foster care; program to provide respite, training and support to provider of foster care
- NRS 424.079— Visitation of child by provider of foster care after child leaves care of provider
- NRS 424.080— Transfer of parental rights and duties prohibited; exception for termination by order of district court
- NRS 424.085— Person licensed to conduct foster home immune from liability for certain acts of child in care of person
- NRS 424.087— Plan for the recruitment and retention of foster homes
- NRS 424.088— Individual development account: Establishment by provider of foster care for child placed in care of provider upon receipt of approval of licensing authority; access to and use of money in account
- NRS 424.089— Individual development account: Provision of instruction in financial literacy to child for whom account is established
- NRS 424.090— Exemption from certain provisions of chapter
- NRS 424.093— Regulations concerning licensure; minimum standards for regulation of foster care agencies
- NRS 424.094— Licensing; fees
- NRS 424.095— Application for license; period of licensure; renewal of license
- NRS 424.096— Notice of hearing regarding license; actions authorized after notice and hearing; procedure upon appeal to district court
- NRS 424.097— Licensed foster care agency authorized to provide certain assistance to agency which provides child welfare services or juvenile court
- NRS 424.099— Organization of foster care agency; governing body; appointment of person to provide oversight; requirements when organized out of state
- NRS 424.103— Duties of governing body
- NRS 424.107— Submission of information concerning foster care agency to licensing authority or designee
- NRS 424.0113— “Child” defined
- NRS 424.0115— “Commercially sexually exploited child” defined
- NRS 424.115— Qualifications and duties of person appointed to oversee foster care agency; employment of staff; qualifications of certain staff
- NRS 424.125— Volunteers: Acceptance; plan for selection, training, supervision and assignment
- NRS 424.0135— “Foster care agency” defined
- NRS 424.135— Orientation, training, supervision and evaluation of staff; written policies and procedures for personnel, services and programs required; maintenance of personnel records
- NRS 424.145— Licensing authority or designee to investigate background of certain persons; periodic additional investigations
- NRS 424.0153— “Independent living foster home” defined
- NRS 424.155— Person investigated to supply fingerprints; child abuse and neglect screening; exchange of information; report from Federal Bureau of Investigation; actions of licensing authority upon receipt of report
- NRS 424.0157— “Juvenile court” defined
- NRS 424.165— Termination of person arrested for, charged with or convicted of certain crimes; correction of information
- NRS 424.170— Persons associated with foster care agency prohibited from engaging in certain activities with foster care agency
- NRS 424.0175— “Receiving center” defined
- NRS 424.180— Annual report; contents
- NRS 424.190— Recruitment of potential foster homes by foster care agency; training of providers of foster homes
- NRS 424.200— Coordination of licensing of prospective foster homes; fair and impartial investigation of such homes; licensing authority to review applications of foster homes and provide necessary training
- NRS 424.205— Contract between foster care agency and provider of foster care required in certain circumstances; contents
- NRS 424.210— Foster care agency which places children in specialized foster homes: Policies and procedures relating to such children; duties with respect to providers of foster care, child and biological family of child; written plan for alternative care in event of emergency
- NRS 424.220— Foster care agency which places children in independent living foster homes: Policies and procedures relating to such children; coordination with provider of foster care; orientation and training provided to child admitted to program for independent living
- NRS 424.230— Support to foster homes; duty to ensure that child receives appropriate treatment and adequate clothing; duty to periodically review foster homes without children for compliance with chapter and regulations; review of foster homes upon occurrence of certain critical events; annual evaluation of foster homes
- NRS 424.235— Duty of foster care agency to ensure that staff receives certain training; duties of agency relating to gender identity or expression of foster child
- NRS 424.240— Duty to provide crisis intervention and assistance to foster homes; duty to train employees to handle crisis situations; duty to train providers to use certain techniques with children
- NRS 424.250— Providers prohibited from using physical restraints; exception; foster care agency to notify and provide report to licensing authority of serious incident, accident, motor vehicle crash or injury; reports of possible violations; investigations
- NRS 424.260— Notification to licensing authority of certain placements; placements to comply with Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children or Interstate Compact for Juveniles; priority in assistance with placement
- NRS 424.270— Written plan to monitor and evaluate programs and services of foster care agency
- NRS 424.272— “Child” defined
- NRS 424.273— Position of coordinator of services for commercially sexually exploited children: Creation; duties
- NRS 424.274— Application for license; regulations; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations
- NRS 424.275— Receiving center required to ensure the receipt of certain services by commercially sexually exploited children
- NRS 424.276— Treatment of child in accordance with gender identity or expression; regulations concerning appropriate placement of child
- NRS 424.277— Certification of facilities or organizations other than receiving centers that provide services to commercially sexually exploited children; regulations
- NRS 424.278— Penalty for operating receiving center, facility or other entity without valid license or certificate; authority of Division to bring action
- NRS 424.300— Penalty
- NRS 424.0335— Termination of employee, removal of resident or prevention of person from being present in home when convicted of certain crimes; correction of information concerning conviction
- NRS 424.0365— Licensee of family foster home, specialized foster home, independent living foster home or group foster home to ensure training of employees who have direct contact with children; regulations
- NRS 424.0367— Licensee to develop and implement plan for care of children during disaster
- NRS 424.0383— Licensee to obtain explanation of need for and effect of medication prescribed for child; licensing authority to receive copy of explanation
- NRS 424.0385— Licensee of specialized foster home, independent living foster home or group foster home to adopt certain policies relating to medical care and medications for children; employees to receive copy of policy
- NRS 424.0445— Duties of provider of foster care relating to gender identity or expression of foster child