435.077 - Regulations for transfer of persons with mental retardation and persons with related conditions from one facility to another; discharge or leave; notice to committing court. - Nevada Statutes

435.077  Regulations for transfer of persons with mental retardation and persons with related conditions from one facility to another; discharge or leave; notice to committing court.

      1.  The Administrator shall adopt regulations for the transfer of persons with mental retardation and persons with related conditions from one facility to another facility operated by the Division.

      2.  Subject to the provisions of subsection 3, when the Associate Administrator for Mental Retardation determines that it is in the best interest of the person, the Associate Administrator may discharge, or place on convalescent leave, any person with mental retardation or person with a related condition in a facility operated by the Division.

      3.  When a person with mental retardation or a person with a related condition is committed to a division facility by court order, the committing court must be given 10 days’ notice before the discharge of that person.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 1489; A 1975, 1619; 1981, 895; 1999, 2596)