Nevada Revised Statutes 435.540 – ‘Facility’ defined
‘Facility’ means any:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 435.540
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Division: means the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Training: means a program of services directed primarily toward enhancing the health, welfare and development of persons with intellectual disabilities or persons with developmental disabilities through the process of providing those experiences that will enable the person to:
(a) Develop his or her physical, intellectual, social and emotional capacities to the fullest extent;
(b) Live in an environment that is conducive to personal dignity; and
(c) Continue development of those skills, habits and attitudes essential to adaptation in contemporary society. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Treatment: means any combination of procedures or activities, of whatever level of intensity and whatever duration, ranging from occasional counseling sessions to full-time admission to a residential facility. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
1. Unit or subunit operated by the Division for the care, treatment and training of consumers.
2. Hospital, clinic or other institution operated by any public or private entity, for the care, treatment and training of consumers.
3. Partnership, firm, corporation or association, including, without limitation, a nonprofit organization, or a state or local government or agency thereof that enters into a contract with the Division for the care, treatment and training of consumers. As used in this subsection, ‘nonprofit organization’ has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 435.179.