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Chapter 433A - Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Assisted Outpatient Treatment; Hospitalization
NRS 433A.0195 - Person deemed to present substantial likelihood of serious harm to himself or herself or others in certain circumstances.
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NV Rev Stat § 433A.0195 (2025)
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For the purposes of this chapter, a person shall be deemed to present a substantial likelihood of serious harm to himself or herself or others if, without care or treatment, the person is at serious risk of:
1. Attempting suicide or homicide;
2. Causing bodily injury to himself or herself or others, including, without limitation, death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement or a protracted loss or impairment of a body part, organ or mental functioning; or
3. Incurring a serious injury, illness or death resulting from complete neglect of basic needs for food, clothing, shelter or personal safety.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 347)
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