NAC432B.370. Duties of team organized to investigate report of abuse or neglect.

A team organized pursuant to NRS 432B.350 shall, in conjunction with any agency of law enforcement whose involvement is appropriate, complete an investigation to determine:

     1. The immediate safety of the alleged victim and the safety of other children in a residential institution involved in a report of the abuse or neglect of a child, if such issues are not addressed pursuant to NAC 432B.360.

     2. Whether the report of abuse or neglect in the residential institution is substantiated.

     3. If abuse or neglect occurred:

     (a) Whether the perpetrator can be identified.

     (b) Whether the facility is administratively responsible for the abuse or neglect.

     (c) Whether the underlying causes of the abuse or neglect can be corrected administratively and, if so, to what extent.

     [Welfare Div., Standards for Child Protective Services part Art. IX-D, eff. 9-11-87]