Nevada Revised Statutes 435.705 – Transfer to hospital of Department of Veterans Affairs or other facility; duties of medical director and Commission on Behavioral Health upon objection of consumer
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The medical director of a division facility may order the transfer to a hospital of the Department of Veterans Affairs or other facility of the United States Government any admitted consumer eligible for treatment therein. If the consumer in any manner objects to the transfer, the medical director of the facility shall enter the objection and a written justification of the transfer in the consumer’s record and forward a notice of the objection to the Administrator, and the Commission on Behavioral Health shall review the transfer pursuant to subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 435.610.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 435.705
- Administrator: means the Administrator of the Division. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Division: means the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
- Medical director: means the chief medical officer of any program of the Division for persons with intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities. 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