{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-449a.245","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 449A.245","heading":"Chemical restraint: Permissible use; report of use.","body":"1. Chemical restraint may only be used on a person with a disability who is a patient at a facility if:\n(a) The patient has been diagnosed as a person in a mental health crisis, as defined in NRS 433A.0175, and is receiving mental health services from a facility;\n(b) The chemical restraint is administered to the patient while he or she is under the care of the facility;\n(c) An emergency exists that necessitates the use of chemical restraint;\n(d) A medical order authorizing the use of chemical restraint is obtained from the patient’s attending physician, psychiatrist or advanced practice registered nurse;\n(e) The physician, psychiatrist or advanced practice registered nurse who signed the order required pursuant to paragraph (d) examines the patient not later than 1 working day immediately after the administration of the chemical restraint; and\n(f) The chemical restraint is administered by a person licensed to administer medication.\n2. If chemical restraint is used on a person with a disability who is a patient, the use of the procedure must be reported as a denial of rights pursuant to NRS 449A.263, regardless of whether the use of the procedure is authorized by statute. The report must be made not later than 1 working day after the procedure is used.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 449A - CARE AND RIGHTS OF PATIENTS","USE OF AVERSIVE INTERVENTION OR FORMS OF RESTRAINT ON PATIENTS WITH DISABILITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-449A.html#NRS449ASec245","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"14ac0a09dc407ba3c6e0bd7dd82815d03fedb274bbcd7683dbf7d3f96e50d88b","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-449a.242","next":"us-nv/nrs-449a.248"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}