217.320 - Availability of medical and psychological treatment; limitation of cost. - Nevada Statutes

217.320  Availability of medical and psychological treatment; limitation of cost.

      1.  Upon approval by the board of county commissioners as provided in NRS 217.310, medical treatment for the victim’s physical injuries or treatment in the form of psychological, psychiatric and marital counseling for the victim, the victim’s spouse and any other eligible person must be made available at a county hospital or other facility with which the board may contract for the purpose of providing such treatment.

      2.  Any costs for treatment provided pursuant to this section, not exceeding $1,000, shall be paid by the county which authorized the treatment.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1291; A 1977, 1634; 1979, 587; 1985, 2106)