432B.6084 - Release without further order of court; early release.
432B.6084 Release without further order of court; early release.
1. When a child who is admitted to a facility by a court pursuant to NRS 432B.6076 is released at the end of the court-ordered period of treatment specified pursuant to NRS 432B.608, written notice must be given to the admitting court at least 10 days before the release of the child. The child may then be released without requiring further orders of the court.
2. A child who is admitted to a facility by a court pursuant to NRS 432B.6076 may be unconditionally released before the court-ordered period of treatment specified in NRS 432B.608 when:
(a) An evaluation team, including, without limitation, an evaluation team that conducts an examination pursuant to NRS 432B.6078, or two persons professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health, at least one of them being a physician, determines that the child has recovered from any emotional disturbance or has improved to such an extent that the child is no longer considered to present a clear and present danger of harm to himself or herself or others; and
(b) Under advisement from the evaluation team or two persons professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health, at least one of them being a physician, the medical director of the facility authorizes the release and gives written notice to the admitting court at least 10 days before the release of the child.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1322)