Nevada § 433A.400 - Return of indigent to county of last residence or county where involuntarily admitted; delivery of indigent person to another state pursuant to Interstate Compact on Mental Health; notice

§ 433A.400. Return of indigent to county of last residence or county where involuntarily admitted; delivery of indigent person to another state pursuant to Interstate Compact on Mental Health; notice

1. An indigent resident of this state discharged as having been determined to no longer

be a person in a mental health crisis, but having a residual medical or surgical disability

which prevents him or her from obtaining or holding remunerative employment, must

be returned to the county of his or her last residence, except as otherwise provided

pursuant to subsections 2 and 3. A nonresident indigent with such disabilities must be returned to the county from

which he or she was involuntarily court-admitted, except as otherwise provided in

subsections 2 and 3. The administrative officer of the mental health facility shall first give notice

in writing, not less than 10 days before discharge, to the board of county commissioners

of the county to which the person will be returned and to the person's legal guardian. 2. Delivery of the indigent person must be made to an individual or agency authorized

to provide further care. If the person has a legal guardian, the facility shall notify the guardian before

discharging the person from the facility. The legal guardian has discretion to determine where the person will be released,

taking into consideration any discharge plan proposed by the facility assessment team. If the legal guardian does not inform the facility as to where the person will be

released within 3 days after the date of notification, the facility shall discharge

the person according to its proposed discharge plan. Notification of a guardian pursuant to this subsection must be provided: (a) In person or by telephone; or (b) If the mental health facility is not able to contact the guardian in person or

by telephone, by facsimile, electronic mail or certified mail. 3. An indigent person may be delivered to a state that is a party to the Interstate

Compact on Mental Health ratified and enacted in NRS 433.4543 regardless of residency in the manner provided in the Compact. 4. This section does not authorize the release of any person held upon an order of

a court or judge having criminal jurisdiction arising out of a criminal offense.