NAC427A.120. Complaints: Appointment of investigator; form, contents and filing; notice.

     1. The Administrator of the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services shall appoint an investigator to investigate each complaint concerning an alleged violation of NRS 427A.135 or 427A.138.

     2. The complaint must be in writing and signed and verified by the complainant, and two copies must be filed with the Specialist for the Rights of Elderly Persons within 1 year after the act complained of was committed.

     3. A complaint must be stated with sufficient particularity to enable the respondent to prepare a defense.

     4. If, from the complaint, it appears that the charges may be well founded, the Specialist for the Rights of Elderly Persons shall send written notice to the person charged by certified mail at least 20 days before the date set for the hearing. The notice must set forth the charges and the date of the hearing.

     (Added to NAC by Aging Services Div., eff. 6-19-90; A 9-19-90; R163-06, 9-18-2007)