Form is to be completed for emergency admission to a mental health facility or hospital An updated Mental Health Crisis Packet (Adults) (rev. 4/26/22) is posted to the Division of Public and Behavioral Health website for easy access.
As defined in Nevada law, a "person in a mental health crisis" means any person (1) who has a mental illness; and (2) whose capacity to exercise self-control, judgment, and discretion in the conduct of a person’s affairs and social relations or to care for his or her personal needs is diminished, as a result of the mental illness, to the extent that the person presents a substantial likelihood of serious harm to himself or herself or others. It does not include any person in whom that capacity is diminished by epilepsy, intellectual disability, dementia, delirium, brief periods of intoxication caused by alcohol or drugs, or dependence upon or addiction to alcohol or drugs, unless a mental illness that can be diagnosed is also present which contributes to the diminished capacity of the person. This form is completed when a person is deemed to present a substantial likelihood of serious harm to him/herself or other if, without care or treatment, is at serious risk of attempting suicide or homicide, causing injury to him/herself or others or incurring a serious injury, illness or death from neglecting basic needs. For more information, see Nevada Revised Statutes 433A.
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Proposed changes now being enforced by health facilities regulators Health facilities should be aware that recently proposed regulations (LCB File No. R048-22) are now in effect and must be followed.
The regulations amend Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 449 (Medical Facilities and Other Related Entities) and Chapter 450B (Emergency Medical Services). Issues addressed by the changes include:
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