160.162 - Transfer of person from Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services to Department of Veterans Affairs or other federal agency. - Nevada Statutes

160.162  Transfer of person from Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services to Department of Veterans Affairs or other federal agency.

      1.  Upon receipt of a certificate of the Department of Veterans Affairs or another agency of the United States that facilities are available for the care or treatment of any person previously committed to the custody of Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services and that the person is eligible for care or treatment, the Director of Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services may cause the transfer of the person to the Department of Veterans Affairs or other agency of the United States for care or treatment.

      2.  The committing court must be notified by the Director of Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services upon effecting such a transfer.

      3.  No person may be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs or such other agency of the United States if the person is confined pursuant to a conviction of a felony or misdemeanor or if the person has been acquitted of the charge solely on the ground of insanity, unless before the transfer the court originally committing the person enters an order for the transfer after appropriate motion and hearing.

      4.  Any person transferred as provided in this section shall be deemed to be committed to the Department of Veterans Affairs or other agency of the United States pursuant to the original commitment.

      (Added to NRS by 1957, 661; A 1973, 92, 1219; 1995, 1081; 2001, 1116)