2025 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 433 - General Provisions
NRS 433.706 - Requirements for and duties of support center.

1. Any support center established pursuant to NRS 433.704 must:

(a) Meet the requirements established for participation in the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program including, without limitation, requirements established by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program for serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons, persons with substance use disorders or persons with co-occurring disorders, Native Americans and other high-risk and specialized populations identified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the United States Health and Human Services. Such requirements include, without limitation, requirements for training staff to respond to callers who are members of specialized populations and transferring such callers to an appropriate specialized center or subnetwork.

(b) Use technology that is interoperable between systems for responding to crises and emergencies across this State, including, without limitation:

(1) Systems used to provide emergency 911 service;

(2) Systems used by providers of emergency medical services; and

(3) Registries of beds available for persons who require inpatient psychiatric treatment.

2. A support center shall:

(a) Enter into an agreement with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program to participate in the network of local crisis support centers established by that program;

(b) Implement the operational and clinical standards and best practices prescribed by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program for a local crisis support center;

(c) Share information with other persons and entities in this State responsible for providing services to persons in a behavioral health crisis to facilitate performance of the duties described in paragraph (d);

(d) Coordinate and deploy necessary services, including, without limitation, crisis stabilization services and mobile crisis teams, for persons who are considering suicide or otherwise in a behavioral health crisis and access the hotline established pursuant to NRS 433.704; and

(e) Provide follow-up services for persons who are considering suicide or otherwise in a behavioral health crisis and access the hotline established pursuant to NRS 433.704.

3. As used in this section, "crisis stabilization services" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0915.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 2843)