{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-209.4237","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 209.4237","heading":"Program to evaluate offenders for participation in program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders; assignment to participate in program of treatment.","body":"1. The Director shall, in conjunction with the Division and with the approval of the Board, establish a program to evaluate an offender in the custody of the Department to determine whether the offender has a substance use disorder and whether the offender may benefit from participation in a program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders.\n2. An evaluation of an offender must be conducted pursuant to subsection 1 if the offender is eligible to be assigned to a program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders.\n3. After an evaluation is conducted pursuant to subsection 1, the Director or a person designated by the Director shall determine whether the offender has a substance use disorder and whether the offender may benefit from participation in a program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders.\n4. If a determination is made that the offender has a substance use disorder and that the offender may benefit from participation in a program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders, the Director or a person designated by the Director shall determine whether to assign the offender to participate in a program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders. In determining whether to assign an offender to participate in a program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders, the Director or a person designated by the Director shall:\n(a) Consider the severity of the problem of the substance use or co-occurring disorder of the offender and the availability of space in each program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders; and\n(b) Give preference, to the extent practicable, to those offenders who appear to be most capable of successfully participating in and completing treatment in a program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders.\n5. To be eligible to be assigned to participate in a program of treatment for offenders with substance use or co-occurring disorders, an offender must be within 2 years of the date on which the offender is reasonably expected to be released, as determined by the Director.","path":["TITLE 16 — CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; AID TO VICTIMS OF CRIME","CHAPTER 209 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS","TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS WITH ALCOHOL OR OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS","Programs of Treatment for Offenders with Substance Use or Co-Occurring Disorders"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-209.html#NRS209Sec4237","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:34Z","sha256":"c8565831b3e9509d2dd0a78298b4918a451ce53f8c8c3f24bbd256e806c2c9a0","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-209.4236","next":"us-nv/nrs-209.4238"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}