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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. “Person in a mental health crisis” means any person:
(a) Who has a mental illness; and
(b) Whose capacity to exercise self-control, judgment and discretion in the conduct of the person's affairs and social relations or to care for his or her personal needs is diminished, as a result of the mental illness, to the extent that the person presents a substantial likelihood of serious harm to himself or herself or others, as determined pursuant to NRS 433A.0195.
2. The term does not include any person in whom that capacity is diminished by epilepsy, intellectual disability, dementia, delirium, brief periods of intoxication caused by alcohol or drugs, or dependence upon or addiction to alcohol or other substances, unless a mental illness that can be diagnosed is also present which contributes to the diminished capacity of the person.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 39. Mental Health § 433A.0175. “Person in a mental health crisis” defined - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-39-mental-health/nv-rev-st-433a-0175/
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