Senate Bill No. 73–Committee on Finance
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AN ACT relating to mental health; allowing a second evaluation requested by a client who is
admitted to a mental health facility to be conducted by a psychiatrist or psychologist
who does not have a contractual relationship with or financial interest in the facility;
and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 433.472 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.472 1. Each client admitted for evaluation, treatment or training
to a facility has the following rights concerning involuntary commitment to
the facility, a list of which must be prominently posted in all facilities
providing those services and must be otherwise brought to the attention of
the client by such additional means as prescribed by regulation:
(a) To request and receive a second evaluation by a psychiatrist or
psychologist who does not have a contractual
with
or financial interest in the facility. The evaluation must:(1) Include, without limitation, a recommendation of whether the
client should be involuntarily committed to the facility; and
(2) Be paid for by the client if the insurance carrier of the client
refuses to pay for the evaluation.
(b) To receive a copy of the procedure of the facility regarding
involuntary commitment and treatment.
(c) To receive a list of his rights concerning involuntary commitment or
treatment.
2. If the results of an evaluation conducted by a psychiatrist or
psychologist pursuant to subsection 1 conflicts in any manner with the
results of an evaluation conducted by the facility, the facility may request
and receive a third evaluation of the client to resolve the conflicting
portions of the previous evaluations.
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