209.321 - Transfer of offender for psychiatric observation or treatment.
209.321 Transfer of offender for psychiatric observation or treatment. The Director may arrange for the transfer of an offender to other appropriate governmental agencies for psychiatric observation, evaluation or stabilization pursuant to an agreement with the agency for such transfers. When the head of the facility to which the offender has been transferred determines that the offender has recovered from the condition which caused the transfer, the Director shall provide for the return of the offender to the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 849)
NRS 209.331 Medical evaluation or treatment of offender outside institution or facility. An offender may be taken outside an institution or facility under appropriate precautions to prevent the offender’s escape, when necessary for medical evaluation or treatment, as determined by the Director or the Director’s designee. All decisions regarding the medical evaluation or treatment of an offender, including, but not limited to, whether the offender needs to see a provider of health care outside of the prison, whether to change providers of health care and whether an offender will receive a course of treatment, are within the discretion of the Director or the Director’s designee.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 849; A 1983, 722; 1997, 3181)