433A.210 - Requirements of petition that is filed after emergency admission. - Nevada Statutes

433A.210  Requirements of petition that is filed after emergency admission.  In addition to the requirements of NRS 433A.200, a petition filed pursuant to that section with the clerk of the district court to commence proceedings for involuntary court-ordered admission of a person pursuant to NRS 433A.145 or 433A.150 must include a certified copy of:

      1.  The application for the emergency admission of the person made pursuant to NRS 433A.160; and

      2.  A petition executed by a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist or physician, including, without limitation, a sworn statement that:

      (a) He or she has examined the person alleged to be a person with mental illness;

      (b) In his or her opinion, there is a reasonable degree of certainty that the person alleged to be a person with mental illness suffers from a mental illness;

      (c) Based on his or her personal observation of the person alleged to be a person with mental illness and other facts set forth in the petition, the person poses a risk of imminent harm to himself or herself or others; and

      (d) In his or her opinion, involuntary admission of the person alleged to be a person with mental illness to a mental health facility or hospital is medically necessary to prevent the person from harming himself or herself or others.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1604; A 1985, 2270; 1989, 1551, 1760; 1995, 2414; 2001, 3044)