NRS 432B.4685: Persons eligible for court appointment.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 38 — PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
- CHAPTER 432B - PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT
- CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
- Person Legally Responsible for Psychiatric Care of Child
If proceedings pursuant to this chapter involve the protection of a child who requires psychiatric care, including, without limitation, any child who is administered a psychotropic medication, the court shall appoint the parent or legal guardian of the child as the person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of the child or, if a parent or legal guardian of the child is not able or willing to act as the person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of the child:
1. The person nominated by the agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 432B.4684; or
2. Any other person who the court determines is qualified to carry out the duties and responsibilities of a person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of the child.
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