62C.035 - Screening required for child detained in facility for detention of children; time and method for conducting screening. - Nevada Statutes

62C.035  Screening required for child detained in facility for detention of children; time and method for conducting screening.

      1.  Each child who is taken into custody by a peace officer or probation officer and detained in a local facility for the detention of children or a regional facility for the detention of children while awaiting a detention hearing pursuant to NRS 62C.040 or 62C.050 must be screened to determine whether the child is in need of mental health services or is an abuser of alcohol or drugs.

      2.  The facility in which the child is detained shall cause the screening required pursuant to subsection 1 to be conducted as soon as practicable after the child has been detained in the facility.

      3.  The method for conducting the screening required pursuant to subsection 1 must satisfy the requirements of NRS 62E.516.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1035)