Existing law authorizes the Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to receive a child with an emotional disturbance for treatment in certain treatment facilities if the child is a resident of this State and: (1) the child is committed by a court order; or (2) a parent or legal guardian makes application for treatment for the child. (NRS 433B.310) Section 4 of this bill makes various changes to provide that any such child with an emotional disturbance may be admitted to a treatment facility. Section 2 of this bill requires a public or private inpatient psychiatric treatment facility that is authorized to receive reimbursements from Medicaid for services provided to a child with an emotional disturbance to accept a child for treatment at the facility unless the facility determines that it does not have the availability or resources to provide adequate treatment to the child, in which case the facility must identify an alternative facility from which the child could receive treatment and assist with the admission of the child at the identified facility. Section 2 also requires certain public or private inpatient psychiatric treatment facilities that are authorized to receive reimbursements from Medicaid to develop a plan to provide services to children with emotional disturbances under certain circumstances. Section 3 of this bill requires a public or private inpatient psychiatric treatment facility that admits a child with an emotional disturbance to prepare a discharge plan which must be shared with and agreed to by each parent or legal guardian of the child before the release of the child from the facility.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 433B.310
BDR: 433B.310