NAC427A.556. Assessments conducted by public agency providing autism services.

     1. A public agency providing autism services shall conduct an assessment, as described in subsection 3, of a person with autism spectrum disorder or who is suspected of having autism spectrum disorder:

     (a) Before providing services to the person or, if a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is made after the public agency providing autism services begins to provide services to the person, after the diagnosis is made.

     (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, at the time the person ceases to receive services from the public agency providing autism services.

     2. The requirements of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 do not apply if the person with autism spectrum disorder began receiving early intervention services from the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department not more than 90 days before the person reached the age of 3 years.

     3. An assessment conducted pursuant to this section must include, without limitation, an assessment of the:

     (a) Physical health of the person, including, without limitation, the vision and hearing of the person;

     (b) Cognitive ability of the person using a norm-referenced instrument;

     (c) Receptive and expressive language levels of the person using a norm-referenced instrument; and

     (d) Adaptive behavior of the person in multiple settings using a standardized measure of adaptive behavior.

     4. As used in this section, “early intervention services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 1432.

     (Added to NAC by Aging & Disability Services Div. by R013-12, eff. 9-14-2012)