1.  Physicians and other professional staff employed within any division facility shall receive a reasonable fee for evaluations, examinations or court testimony when directed by the court to perform such services.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 435.500

  • Division: means the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • Division facility: means any unit or subunit operated by the Division for the care, treatment and training of consumers. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • Person: includes a child and any other consumer with an intellectual disability and a child or any other consumer with a developmental disability who has attained the age of 18 years. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

2.  If such evaluation or testimony is provided while the physician or other professional person is acting as an employee of a division facility, the fee shall be received by the division facility at which he or she is employed.