432B.195 - Agency which provides child welfare services required to provide training to certain employees concerning rights of certain persons responsible for child’s welfare; employees not required o - Nevada Statutes

432B.195  Agency which provides child welfare services required to provide training to certain employees concerning rights of certain persons responsible for child’s welfare; employees not required or authorized to offer legal advice, legal assistance or legal interpretation of state or federal laws.

      1.  An agency which provides child welfare services shall provide training to each person who is employed by the agency and who provides child welfare services. Such training must include, without limitation, instruction concerning the applicable state and federal constitutional and statutory rights of a person who is responsible for a child’s welfare and who is:

      (a) The subject of an investigation of alleged abuse or neglect of a child; or

      (b) A party to a proceeding concerning the alleged abuse or neglect of a child pursuant to NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590, inclusive.

      2.  Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring or authorizing a person who is employed by an agency which provides child welfare services to offer legal advice, legal assistance or legal interpretation of state or federal statutes or laws.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 2093)