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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 4. Witnesses and Evidence § 49.246. Definitions

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

As used in NRS 49.246 to 49.249, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Client” means a person who consults or is interviewed by a marriage and family therapist for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment.

2. A communication is “confidential” if it is not intended to be disclosed to any third person other than a person:

(a) Present during the consultation or interview to further the interest of the client;

(b) Reasonably necessary for the transmission of the communication; or

(c) Participating in the diagnosis or treatment under the direction of the marriage and family therapist, including a member of the client's family.

3. “Marriage and family therapist” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 641A.060 and includes a marriage and family therapist intern.

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