2020 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 433B - Additional Provisions Relating to Children
NRS 433B.300 - Requirements for treatment provided.
The treatment provided to a child with an emotional disturbance must be designed to facilitate the adjustment and effective functioning of that child in his or her present or anticipated situation in life, and includes:
1. Services provided without admission to a facility, such as:
(a) Counseling for the family;
(b) Therapy in a group for parents and children;
(c) Classes for parents in effective techniques for the management of children;
(d) Individual therapy for children; and
(e) Evaluation of the child, including personal assessments and studies of individual social environments;
2. Services for the care of children during the day, involving educational programs and therapy programs provided after school or for half a day;
3. Placement in transitional homes operated by professionally trained parents working in close consultation with the administrative officer and the staff of the administrative officer; and
4. Short-term residential services providing 24-hour supervision, evaluation and planning and intensive counseling for the family, therapy and educational evaluation and consultation.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2712)
