2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Assisted Outpatient Treatment; Hospitalization
NRS 433A.162 - Procedure for emergency admission of person placed on mental health crisis hold; limitation on period of emergency admission.

1. A public or private mental health facility or hospital may admit a person who has been placed on a mental health crisis hold under an emergency admission if:

(a) After conducting an examination pursuant to NRS 433A.165, a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse determines that the person does not have a medical condition, other than a psychiatric condition, which requires immediate treatment;

(b) A psychologist, a physician, a physician assistant under the supervision of a psychiatrist, a clinical social worker who has the psychiatric training and experience prescribed by the Board of Examiners for Social Workers pursuant to NRS 641B.160 or an advanced practice registered nurse who has the psychiatric training and experience prescribed by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632.120, who is employed by the public or private mental health facility or hospital completes a certificate pursuant to NRS 433A.170;

(c) A psychiatrist or a psychologist or, if a psychiatrist or a psychologist is not available, a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse who has the training and experience prescribed by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632.120, evaluates the person at the time of admission and determines that the person is a person in a mental health crisis; and

(d) A psychiatrist approves the admission.

2. The provisions of subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 433A.150 continue to apply to a person who is admitted to a public or private mental health facility or hospital under an emergency admission pursuant to this section.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 3068)