Nevada § 433A.195 - Procedure for release from mental health crisis hold

§ 433A.195. Procedure for release from mental health crisis hold

1. A licensed physician on the medical staff of a facility operated by the Division

or of any other public or private mental health facility or hospital may release a

person from a mental health crisis hold upon completion of a certificate which meets

the requirements of NRS 433A.197 signed by a licensed physician on the medical staff of the facility or hospital,

a physician assistant under the supervision of a psychiatrist, psychologist, 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 stating that he or she has personally observed and examined the person and that he

or she has concluded that the person is not a person in a mental health crisis. 2. 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 on the medical staff of a facility operated by the Division or of any other public

or private mental health facility or hospital who has personally assessed an unemancipated

person who is less than 18 years of age after the person was placed on a mental health

crisis hold may release the person from the hold if the parent or guardian of the

person agrees to treatment or accepts physical custody of the person.