NAC228.170. Method and standards of treatment.

An organization that operates a program shall ensure that:

     1. The program holds an offender accountable for accepting responsibility for his or her violence and for changing his or her violent behavior, including, without limitation, developing concern and empathy for a person who is a victim of domestic violence.

     2. A provider of treatment:

     (a) Evaluates individually each offender for whom he or she will provide treatment upon the admission of the offender to the program;

     (b) Develops a written plan of treatment for the offender that includes, without limitation:

          (1) Treatment relating to a history of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse or the abuse of drugs or alcohol by the offender and treatment relating to the evaluation of the offender by the provider of treatment; and

          (2) A mechanism for measuring the progress of the offender in the program, including, without limitation, his or her attendance and participation in group counseling sessions, completion of assignments, and behavior and attitudinal changes;

     (c) Develops, in consultation with the offender, a written plan of control for the offender to deter the offender from engaging in violent behavior or behavior that is harmful to himself or herself or other persons;

     (d) Reports evidence of child abuse or neglect to an agency which provides child welfare services or to a law enforcement agency; and

     (e) Reports evidence of abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of an older person to an entity described in NRS 200.5093.

     3. A provider of treatment prepares a written report of the results of the evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection 2 that includes, without limitation:

     (a) A profile of information relating to the violent behavior of the offender that includes, without limitation, descriptions of the violent behavior obtained from a victim of domestic violence by the offender, an agency of criminal justice or another provider of treatment, if applicable;

     (b) Observations regarding the mental status of the offender, if the provider of treatment determines that it is appropriate to include those observations in the evaluation;

     (c) An assessment of the degree to which the offender is likely to harm himself or herself or other persons;

     (d) The medical and psychological history of the offender, if the provider of treatment determines that it is appropriate to include that information in the evaluation;

     (e) A description of any abuse of drugs or alcohol by the offender and the effect that the abuse had on the offender and his or her family; and

     (f) The social and cultural history of the offender as it relates to domestic violence.

     4. Upon the admission of an offender to the program, the program requires a written agreement that sets forth the responsibilities of the offender and the provider of treatment and includes the provisions set forth in NAC 228.175. The agreement must be signed by:

     (a) The offender in the presence of a provider of treatment; and

     (b) The provider of treatment who witnessed the signature pursuant to paragraph (a).

     (Added to NAC by Com. on Domestic Violence by R213-99, eff. 8-1-2000; A by R001-08, 8-26-2008)