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2020 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 49 - Privileges
NRS 49.251 - Definitions.
Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 49.251 (2020)
As used in NRS 49.251 to 49.254, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Client" means a person who consults or is interviewed by a social worker for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment.
2. A communication is "confidential" if it is not intended to be disclosed to any third person other than a person:
(a) Present during the consultation or interview to further the interest of the client;
(b) Reasonably necessary for the transmission of the communication; or
(c) Participating in the diagnosis or treatment under the direction of the social worker, including a member of the client’s family.
3. "Social worker" means any person licensed under chapter 641B of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1121)
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