NRS 432B.400
Temporary detention of child by physician or person in charge of hospital or similar institution.


A physician treating a child or a person in charge of a hospital or similar institution may hold a child for no more than 24 hours if there is reasonable cause to believe that the child has been abused or neglected or has been affected by a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder or prenatal substance use disorder or has withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal substance exposure and that the child is in danger of further harm if released. The physician or other person shall immediately notify a law enforcement agency or an agency which provides child welfare services that the physician or other person is holding the child.
CHILD DEATH REVIEW TEAMS

Source: Section 432B.400 — Temporary detention of child by physician or person in charge of hospital or similar institution., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-432B.­html#NRS432BSec400.

432B.325
County whose population is 100,000 or more to provide child protective services in county
432B.326
Payment of assessment for provision of child protective services by county whose population is less than 100,000
432B.327
Division of Child and Family Services to submit certain reports concerning budgets for child protective services to Governor, certain counties and Legislative Commission.
432B.330
Circumstances under which child is or may be in need of protection.
432B.340
Determination that child needs protection but is not in imminent danger.
432B.350
Teams for protection of child.
432B.360
Voluntary placement of child with agency or institution
432B.370
Determination that child is not in need of protection.
432B.380
Referral of case to district attorney for criminal prosecution
432B.390
Placement of child in protective custody.
432B.391
Agency which provides child welfare services or designee authorized to conduct preliminary Federal Bureau of Investigation name-based check of background of certain adult residents of home in which child will be placed in emergency situation
432B.393
Preservation and reunification of family of child to prevent or eliminate need for removal from home before placement in foster care and to make safe return to home possible
432B.396
Establishment of panel to evaluate extent to which agencies which provide child welfare services are effectively discharging their responsibilities
432B.397
Inquiry to determine whether child is Indian child
432B.400
Temporary detention of child by physician or person in charge of hospital or similar institution.
432B.3905
Limitations on transfer and placement of child who is under 6 years of age
Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

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