As used in NRS 49.2502 to 49.2508, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 49.2502

  • 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

1.  ’Client’ means a person who consults or is interviewed by a clinical professional counselor for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment.

2.  ’Clinical professional counselor’ has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 641A.031 and includes a clinical professional counselor intern.

3.  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 clinical professional counselor, including a member of the client’s family.