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NRS 433.806

Required considerations before placing person with mental illness or person with developmental disability

(Added to NRS by 2017, 1408; A 2019, 252)

1. Any person or entity, including, without limitation, the Division, that determines the placement of a person with a mental illness or a person with a developmental disability in a mental health facility, medical facility, facility for the dependent or any other placement shall, when making such a determination, consider whether the mental health facility, medical facility, facility for the dependent or other placement is capable of:

(a) Adequately addressing the needs of the person for care and services, including, without limitation, the administration of medication; and

(b) Ensuring the safety of the person in the event of a fire or other emergency.

2. As used in this section:

(a) “Facility for the dependent” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0045.

(b) “Medical facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151.

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