433A.440 - Transfer of nonresident to state of residence. - Nevada Statutes

433A.440  Transfer of nonresident to state of residence.

      1.  If any person involuntarily court-admitted to any division facility pursuant to NRS 433A.310 is found by the court not to be a resident of this State and to be a resident of another state, the person may be transferred to the state of his or her residence pursuant to NRS 433.444 if an appropriate institution of that state is willing to accept the person.

      2.  The approval of the Administrator of the Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services of the Department must be obtained before any transfer is made pursuant to subsection 1.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1607; A 1993, 2723; 1999, 102)