Nev. Admin. Code § 433.270 - Request from practitioner to administer to patient: Director of facility required to appoint committee to hold hearing and advisor to assist patient; hearing by committee
1. Upon receiving a
request from a practitioner pursuant to NAC
433.265 to involuntarily
administer psychotropic medication to a patient, the director of a public or
private mental health facility or his or her designee shall:
(a) Appoint a committee consisting of three
members, at least two of whom are professionally knowledgeable in the field of
psychiatric mental health and at least one of whom is a licensed psychiatrist.
A person must not be appointed to serve as a member of the committee if the
person is:
(1) Involved in the diagnosis or
care of the patient;
(2) The
director of the facility; or
(3)
Designated by the director to review the decision of the committee pursuant to
NAC 433.285.
(b) Appoint an advisor to perform the duties
prescribed by NAC
433.275. The advisor must be a
person who:
(1) Is not currently involved in
the care of the patient;
(2)
Understands psychiatric issues; and
2. A committee appointed pursuant to
subsection 1 shall schedule a hearing to review the request from a practitioner
pursuant to NAC
433.265 to involuntarily
administer psychotropic medication to a patient. The hearing must be held not
less than 24 working hours after the receipt of the request. The committee
shall notify the patient and his or her advisor not less than 24 hours before
the hearing of the date and time of the hearing.
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