2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 432B - Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect
NRS 432B.4685 - Persons eligible for court appointment.
If proceedings pursuant to this chapter involve the protection of a child who requires psychiatric care, including, without limitation, any child who is administered a psychotropic medication, the court shall appoint the parent or legal guardian of the child as the person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of the child or, if a parent or legal guardian of the child is not able or willing to act as the person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of the child:
1. The person nominated by the agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 432B.4684; or
2. Any other person who the court determines is qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of a person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of the child.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2673)
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