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NRS 442.400: Request for and use of certain information from natural parent of child to be placed for adoption.

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  1. TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
  2. CHAPTER 442 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH; ABORTION
  3. FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS

The agency which provides child welfare services or a licensed child-placing agency shall inquire, during its initial contact with a natural parent of a child who is to be placed for adoption, about consumption of alcohol by or any substance use disorder of the person who gave birth to the child during pregnancy. The information obtained from the inquiry must be:

1. Included in the report provided to the adopting parents of the child pursuant to NRS 127B.410 and 127C.470; and

2. Reported to the Division on a form prescribed by the Division. The report must not contain any identifying information and may be used only for statistical purposes.

Collected 2026-09-03T05:51:40Z. Source file · JSON

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