{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-433a.210","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 433A.210","heading":"Requirements of petition that is filed after mental health crisis hold.","body":"In addition to the requirements of NRS 433A.200, a petition filed pursuant to that section with the clerk of the district court to commence proceedings for involuntary court-ordered admission of a person pursuant to NRS 433A.145 or 433A.150 must include documentation of the results of the medical examination conducted pursuant to NRS 433A.165 and a copy of:\n1. The form for the placement of the person on a mental health crisis hold pursuant to NRS 433A.160; and\n2. A petition executed by a psychiatrist, psychologist, physician or advanced practice registered nurse who has the psychiatric training and experience prescribed by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632.120, including, without limitation, a sworn statement that:\n(a) He or she has examined the person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis;\n(b) In his or her opinion, there is a reasonable degree of certainty that the person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis suffers from a mental illness;\n(c) Based on his or her personal observation of the person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis and other facts set forth in the petition, the person presents a substantial risk of serious harm to himself or herself or others, as determined pursuant to NRS 433A.0195; and\n(d) In his or her opinion, involuntary admission of the person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis to a mental health facility or hospital is medically necessary to prevent the person from harming himself or herself or others.","path":["TITLE 39 — MENTAL HEALTH","CHAPTER 433A - ADMISSION TO MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES OR ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT; HOSPITALIZATION","ADMISSION TO HOSPITALS, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES OR ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT","Involuntary Court-Ordered Admission"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-433A.html#NRS433ASec210","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:39Z","sha256":"8bac0722608c504c37d5821265a539fa1f5cae719987743bf895fc1381ff6597","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-433a.200","next":"us-nv/nrs-433a.215"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}