2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Programs of Community-Based or Outpatient Services; Hospitalization
NRS 433A.210 - Requirements of petition that is filed after emergency admission.
1. The application for the emergency admission of the person made pursuant to NRS 433A.160; and
2. A petition executed by a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist or physician, including, without limitation, a sworn statement that:
(a) He or she has examined the person alleged to be a person with mental illness;
(b) In his or her opinion, there is a reasonable degree of certainty that the person alleged to be a person with mental illness suffers from a mental illness;
(c) Based on his or her personal observation of the person alleged to be a person with mental illness and other facts set forth in the petition, the person poses a risk of imminent harm to himself or herself or others; and
(d) In his or her opinion, involuntary admission of the person alleged to be a person with mental illness to a mental health facility or hospital is medically necessary to prevent the person from harming himself or herself or others.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1604; A 1985, 2270; 1989, 1551, 1760; 1995, 2414; 2001, 3044)
