§ 435.060 Operation of facilities by Division
§ 435.070 Administration of facilities; regulations
§ 435.077 Regulations for transfer of persons from one facility to another; discharge or leave; notice to committing court
§ 435.081 Admission of persons to division facility; examination or evaluation of persons without admission; discharge of persons voluntarily admitted
§ 435.085 Transfer of person from division facility to hospital; payment of expenses
§ 435.090 Responsibility of estate, parent or guardian for support of child committed to division facility; recovery by legal action
§ 435.100 Continuation or initiation of contributions for support upon transfer of person from one division facility to another
§ 435.110 Agreement for contributions of support between Division and parents or guardian of child admitted to division facility upon request; recovery by legal action; payments from estate of child
§ 435.115 Schedule of fees for services
§ 435.120 Disposition of money collected by Division

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 435 > Residential Facilities for Groups of Persons With Intellectual Disabilities and Persons With Developmental Disabilities

  • Administrative officer: means a person with overall executive and administrative responsibility for those state or nonstate intellectual and developmental disability centers designated by the Administrator. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • Administrator: means the Administrator of the Division. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • Child: means any person under the age of 18 years who may be eligible for intellectual disability services or developmental disability services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • Developmental disability: means autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or any other neurological condition diagnosed by a qualified professional that:

    (a) Is manifested before the person affected attains the age of 22 years;

    (b) Is likely to continue indefinitely;

    (c) Results in substantial functional limitations, as measured by a qualified professional, in three or more of the following areas of major life activity:

    (1) Taking care of oneself;

    (2) Understanding and use of language;

    (3) Learning;

    (4) Mobility;

    (5) Self-direction; and

    (6) Capacity for independent living; and

    (d) Results in the person affected requiring a combination of individually planned and coordinated services, support or other assistance that is lifelong or has an extended duration. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007

  • Division: means the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • Division facility: means any unit or subunit operated by the Division for the care, treatment and training of consumers. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Intellectual disability: means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • 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.
  • Parent: means the parent of a child. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • Person: includes a child and any other consumer with an intellectual disability and a child or any other consumer with a developmental disability who has attained the age of 18 years. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Residential facility for groups: means a structure similar to a private residence which will house a small number of persons in a homelike atmosphere. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • Training: means a program of services directed primarily toward enhancing the health, welfare and development of persons with intellectual disabilities or persons with developmental disabilities through the process of providing those experiences that will enable the person to:

    (a) Develop his or her physical, intellectual, social and emotional capacities to the fullest extent;

    (b) Live in an environment that is conducive to personal dignity; and

    (c) Continue development of those skills, habits and attitudes essential to adaptation in contemporary society. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007

  • Treatment: means any combination of procedures or activities, of whatever level of intensity and whatever duration, ranging from occasional counseling sessions to full-time admission to a residential facility. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007