Nev. Rev. Stat. § 433A.197
Requirements for and limitations on forms, applications and certificates
Nevada · Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 433A — Admission to Mental Health Facilities or Assisted Outpatient Treatment; Hospitalization · Status: effective
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- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 433A.197, Requirements for and limitations on forms, applications and certificates, Nevada, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2116124
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1. A form or certificate authorized under subsection 1 of NRS 433A.160 or NRS 433A.170 or 433A.195 must not be accepted or considered if made by a psychologist, physician, physician assistant, clinical social worker or advanced practice registered nurse who is related by blood or marriage within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity to the person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis, or who is financially interested in the facility in which the person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis is to be detained.
2. An application or certificate of any examining person authorized under NRS 433A.170 must not be considered unless it is based on personal observation and examination of the person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis made by such examining person not more than 72 hours prior to the making of the application or certificate. The certificate required pursuant to NRS 433A.170 must set forth in detail the facts and reasons on which the examining person based his or her opinions and conclusions.
3. A certificate authorized pursuant to NRS 433A.195 must not be considered unless it is based on personal observation and examination of the person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis made by the examining physician, physician assistant, psychologist, clinical social worker or advanced practice registered nurse. The certificate authorized pursuant to NRS 433A.195 must describe in detail the facts and reasons on which the examining physician, physician assistant, psychologist, clinical social worker or advanced practice registered nurse based his or her opinions and conclusions.