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TITLE 39 MENTAL HEALTH
Chapter 433 General Provisions
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DECLARATION OF INTENT
- NRS 433.003 Declaration of legislative intent. DEFINITIONS FOR TITLE 39 OF NRS
- NRS 433.005 Definitions.
- NRS 433.014 "Administrative officer" defined.
- NRS 433.024 "Administrator" defined.
- NRS 433.044 "Client" defined.
- NRS 433.047 "Commission" defined.
- NRS 433.064 "Department" defined.
- NRS 433.074 "Director of the Department" defined.
- NRS 433.084 "Division" defined.
- NRS 433.094 "Division facility" defined.
- NRS 433.134 "Medical director" defined.
- NRS 433.144 "Mental health center" defined.
- NRS 433.164 "Mental illness" defined.
- NRS 433.174 "Mental retardation" defined.
- NRS 433.184 "Mental retardation center" defined.
- NRS 433.209 "Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health" defined.
- NRS 433.211 "Persons with related conditions" defined.
- NRS 433.214 "Training" defined.
- NRS 433.224 "Treatment" defined.
- NRS 433.227 "Treatment to competency" defined. DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES Facilities of Division
- NRS 433.233 Designation. Personnel of Division
- NRS 433.234 Administration of facilities of Division.
- NRS 433.244 Administrator: Qualifications; classification.
- NRS 433.254 Administrator: Powers and duties.
- NRS 433.264 Physicians: Employment; qualifications; compensation; duties.
- NRS 433.265 Licensing or certification of certain employees of Division.
- NRS 433.267 Limitation on time for certification of psychiatrist employed by Division.
- NRS 433.269 Proficiency in English language required of certain employees.
- NRS 433.274 Deputy administrative officer. [Repealed.]
- NRS 433.279 Program for certification of mental health-mental retardation technicians. Commission on Mental Health and Developmental Services
- NRS 433.314 Duties.
- NRS 433.316 Powers.
- NRS 433.317 Appointment of subcommittee on the mental health of children; duties; compensation to extent of available funding.
- NRS 433.318 Appointment of subcommittee or advisory committee; member qualifications; duties; compensation to extent of available funding.
- NRS 433.324 Regulations.
- NRS 433.325 Inspection of facility.
- NRS 433.327 Right of certain employees of Department to submit information or requests to Commission or appear before Commission. Powers and Duties
- NRS 433.331 Adoption of regulations concerning abuse and neglect of clients.
- NRS 433.332 Division facility required to forward patient's medical records upon transfer of patient from facility.
- NRS 433.334 Contract with general hospital or other institution for care of clients.
- NRS 433.344 Contracts with persons professionally qualified in field of psychiatric mental health for care of persons.
- NRS 433.354 Contracts for cooperation with governmental agencies and others.
- NRS 433.364 Involuntary court-ordered admission to private institution not precluded.
- NRS 433.374 State not responsible for payment of costs of care and treatment at other facility; exceptions. Finance
- NRS 433.384 Legislative appropriations; payment of claims.
- NRS 433.394 Acceptance by Department of money from other sources.
- NRS 433.395 Acceptance by Administrator of donations, gifts and grants for disbursement to certain programs; contract for services for evaluation and recommendation of recipients for disbursements.
- NRS 433.404 Schedule of fees for services rendered through programs supported by State; disposition of receipts; amount of fee for services of facility.
- NRS 433.414 Fees of physicians and other professionally qualified employees of facility.
- NRS 433.424 Mental health and mental retardation center revolving accounts. CLIENTS Residence
- NRS 433.431 Definitions.
- NRS 433.434 Determination of residence.
- NRS 433.444 Reciprocal agreement for returning clients to legal residence; investigation and report concerning residence.
- NRS 433.454 Expenses of returning client to legal residence. Clients' Rights
- NRS 433.456 Definitions.
- NRS 433.458 "Administrative officer" defined.
- NRS 433.459 "Client" defined.
- NRS 433.461 "Facility" defined.
- NRS 433.462 "Rights" defined.
- NRS 433.464 Right to habeas corpus unimpaired.
- NRS 433.471 Rights concerning admission and discharge of clients.
- NRS 433.472 Rights concerning involuntary commitment.
- NRS 433.482 Personal rights.
- NRS 433.484 Rights concerning care, treatment and training.
- NRS 433.494 Individualized plan of services for client.
- NRS 433.496 Basis for decisions, policies, procedures and practices regarding emergency admissions and involuntary court-ordered admissions.
- NRS 433.504 Right to information; inspection and copying of records.
- NRS 433.514 Medication: Responsibility of psychiatrist and physician; review of methods for administration and custody.
- NRS 433.524 Labor by client: Conditions; compensation.
- NRS 433.531 Rights concerning suspension or violation of rights.
- NRS 433.533 Document reflecting receipt of list of rights and explanation of rights.
- NRS 433.534 Denial of rights prohibited; exceptions; report; investigation and action by Commission; closure of meeting in certain circumstances.
- NRS 433.536 Retaliation by officer, director or employee of facility prohibited. Safekeeping of Client's Money and Other Personal Property
- NRS 433.538 Definitions.
- NRS 433.539 Personal deposit funds for clients.
- NRS 433.541 Disposition of personal property of client upon death.
- NRS 433.542 Disposition of unclaimed personal property of client worth more than $100.
- NRS 433.543 Disposition of unclaimed personal property of minimal value. Deaths and Burials
- NRS 433.544 Notification of death of client; burial. USE OF RESTRAINTS AND INTERVENTIONS
- NRS 433.545 Definitions.
- NRS 433.5453 "Aversive intervention" defined.
- NRS 433.5456 "Chemical restraint" defined.
- NRS 433.546 "Corporal punishment" defined.
- NRS 433.5463 "Electric shock" defined.
- NRS 433.5466 "Emergency" defined.
- NRS 433.547 "Mechanical restraint" defined.
- NRS 433.5473 "Person with a disability" defined.
- NRS 433.5476 "Physical restraint" defined.
- NRS 433.548 "Verbal and mental abuse" defined.
- NRS 433.5483 Use of aversive intervention on client prohibited.
- NRS 433.5486 Use of physical, mechanical or chemical restraint on client by facility authorized in certain circumstances.
- NRS 433.549 Use of physical, mechanical or chemical restraint on client by person employed by facility prohibited; exceptions.
- NRS 433.5493 Use of physical restraint on client; requirements; exceptions; report as denial of rights.
- NRS 433.5496 Use of mechanical restraint on client other than client of forensic facility; requirements; exceptions; report as denial of rights.
- NRS 433.5499 Use of mechanical restraint on client of forensic facility; requirements; exceptions; report as denial of rights.
- NRS 433.5503 Use of chemical restraint on client; requirements; report as denial of rights.
- NRS 433.5506 Facility required to develop program of education in positive behavioral interventions and supports; facility required to train certain members of staff to use physical, mechanical and chemical restraint.
- NRS 433.551 Facility required to report violations to Division and to develop corrective plan; Division required to forward corrective plan to Director of Department; power of Department to withhold funding. UNLAWFUL ACTS
- NRS 433.554 Abuse of client; failure to report abuse; possession or use of intoxicating beverage or controlled substance; transaction with client; aiding escape of client; penalties.
- NRS 433.564 Unlawful sale or transfer of intoxicating beverage to client; penalty. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- NRS 433.801 Return of prescription drug to dispensing pharmacy for reissuance or transfer of drug; reissuance or transfer of drug by dispensing pharmacy; regulations.
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