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2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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