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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 16. Correctional Institutions; Aid to Victims of Crime § 209.4238. Programs of aftercare

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. The Director shall, in conjunction with the Division and with the approval of the Board, establish one or more programs of aftercare to provide continuing treatment to those offenders who successfully complete treatment in a program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 209.4231 to 209.4244, inclusive:

(a) An offender who successfully completes treatment in a program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders must be assigned, to the extent practicable as determined by the Director or a person designated by the Director, to a program of aftercare upon completion of treatment in the program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders.

(b) An offender shall participate, to the extent practicable as determined by the Director or a person designated by the Director, in a program of aftercare for a period of not less than 3 months, as deemed appropriate for the level of care being offered.

(c) If an offender is assigned to a program of aftercare and, before or during participation in such a program, the offender is released on parole:

(1) The offender shall continue to participate in a program of aftercare, to the extent practicable as determined by the Director or a person designated by the Director and by the State Board of Parole Commissioners; and

(2) That participation, if any, must be made a condition of parole pursuant to NRS 213.1235.

(d) If an offender is assigned to a program of aftercare and, before or during participation in such a program, the offender is assigned to serve a term of residential confinement pursuant to NRS 209.392, the offender shall continue to participate in a program of aftercare to the extent practicable as determined by the Director or a person designated by the Director.

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