Required considerations before placing person with mental illness or person with developmental disability.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 433.806
in effect1. Any person or entity, including, without limitation, the Division, that determines the placement of a person with a mental illness or a person with a developmental disability in a mental health facility, medical facility, facility for the dependent or any other placement shall, when making such a determination, consider whether the mental health facility, medical facility, facility for the dependent or other placement is capable of:
(a) Adequately addressing the needs of the person for care and services, including, without limitation, the administration of medication; and
(b) Ensuring the safety of the person in the event of a fire or other emergency.
2. As used in this section:
(a) Facility for the dependent has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0045 .
(b) Medical facility has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-433.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026