§ 424.093 Regulations concerning licensure; minimum standards for regulation of foster care agencies
§ 424.094 Licensing; fees
§ 424.095 Application for license; period of licensure; renewal of license
§ 424.096 Notice of hearing regarding license; actions authorized after notice and hearing; procedure upon appeal to district court
§ 424.097 Licensed foster care agency authorized to provide certain assistance to agency which provides child welfare services or juvenile court
§ 424.099 Organization of foster care agency; governing body; appointment of person to provide oversight; requirements when organized out of state
§ 424.103 Duties of governing body
§ 424.107 Submission of information concerning foster care agency to licensing authority or designee
§ 424.115 Qualifications and duties of person appointed to oversee foster care agency; employment of staff; qualifications of certain staff
§ 424.125 Volunteers: Acceptance; plan for selection, training, supervision and assignment
§ 424.135 Orientation, training, supervision and evaluation of staff; written policies and procedures for personnel, services and programs required; maintenance of personnel records
§ 424.145 Licensing authority or designee to investigate background of certain persons; periodic additional investigations
§ 424.155 Person investigated to supply fingerprints; child abuse and neglect screening; exchange of information; report from Federal Bureau of Investigation; actions of licensing authority upon receipt of report
§ 424.165 Termination of person arrested for, charged with or convicted of certain crimes; correction of information
§ 424.170 Persons associated with foster care agency prohibited from engaging in certain activities with foster care agency
§ 424.180 Annual report; contents
§ 424.190 Recruitment of potential foster homes by foster care agency; training of providers of foster homes
§ 424.200 Coordination of licensing of prospective foster homes; fair and impartial investigation of such homes; licensing authority to review applications of foster homes and provide necessary training
§ 424.205 Contract between foster care agency and provider of foster care required in certain circumstances; contents
§ 424.210 Foster care agency which places children in specialized foster homes: Policies and procedures relating to such children; duties with respect to providers of foster care, child and biological family of child; written plan for alternative care in
§ 424.220 Foster care agency which places children in independent living foster homes: Policies and procedures relating to such children; coordination with provider of foster care; orientation and training provided to child admitted to program for indepe
§ 424.220 v2 Foster care agency which places children in independent living foster homes: Policies and procedures relating to such children; coordination with provider of foster care; orientation and training provided to child admitted to program for indepe
§ 424.230 Support to foster homes; duty to ensure that child receives appropriate treatment and adequate clothing; duty to periodically review foster homes without children for compliance with chapter and regulations; review of foster homes upon occurren
§ 424.235 Duty of foster care agency to ensure that staff receives certain training; duties of agency relating to gender identity or expression of foster child
§ 424.240 Duty to provide crisis intervention and assistance to foster homes; duty to train employees to handle crisis situations; duty to train providers to use certain techniques with children
§ 424.250 Providers prohibited from using physical restraints; exception; foster care agency to notify and provide report to licensing authority of serious incident, accident, motor vehicle crash or injury; reports of possible violations; investigations
§ 424.260 Notification to licensing authority of certain placements; placements to comply with Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children or Interstate Compact for Juveniles; priority in assistance with placement
§ 424.270 Written plan to monitor and evaluate programs and services of foster care agency

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 424 > Foster Care Agencies

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • controlled substance: means a drug, immediate precursor or other substance which is listed in schedule I, II, III, IV or V for control by the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to NRS 453. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.031
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.