49.251 - Definitions. - Nevada Statutes

49.251  Definitions.  As used in NRS 49.251 to 49.254, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

      1.  “Client” means a person who consults or is interviewed by a social worker for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment.

      2.  A communication is “confidential” if it is not intended to be disclosed to any third person other than a person:

      (a) Present during the consultation or interview to further the interest of the client;

      (b) Reasonably necessary for the transmission of the communication; or

      (c) Participating in the diagnosis or treatment under the direction of the social worker, including a member of the client’s family.

      3.  “Social worker” means any person licensed under chapter 641B of NRS.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1121)