Nevada Revised Statutes Title 39. Mental Health § 433A.160. Procedure for placement on mental health crisis hold; regulations concerning accredited agent of Division

1. An officer authorized to make arrests in the State of Nevada or a physician, physician assistant, psychologist, marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor, social worker or registered nurse who, based on his or her personal observation of a person or the issuance of a court order pursuant to NRS 433A.155, has probable cause to believe that the person is a person in a mental health crisis, may place the person on a mental health crisis hold by:

2. A person who places another person on a mental health crisis hold pursuant to subsection 1 may transport that person to a public or private mental health facility or hospital or arrange for the person to be transported by:

3. To the extent practicable, a person described in subsection 1 shall attempt to obtain the consent of the parent or guardian of an unemancipated person who is less than 18 years of age before placing the person on a mental health crisis hold. The person who places an unemancipated person who is less than 18 years of age on a mental health crisis hold or, if the person is acting within the scope of his or her employment, the employer of the person, shall maintain documentation of each such attempt until the person who is placed on a mental health crisis hold reaches at least 23 years of age.

4. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations governing the manner in which:

5. As used in this section, “an accredited agent of the Division” means any person authorized by the Division to transport to a mental health facility pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 2 those persons being placed on a mental health crisis hold.