NAC432B.1366. Conduct of family assessment; dissemination of certain information; provision of certain services.

     1. If an agency which provides family assessment services provides a family assessment:

     (a) The primary focus of the assessment must be the safety of the child, not the alleged incident of abuse or neglect.

     (b) The assessment must be conducted with the cooperation of the family.

     (c) The assessment must take into account the strengths of the family and its need for available child welfare services.

     (d) A record of the assessment must not be entered into the central registry established pursuant to NRS 432.100.

     (e) The agency which provides family assessment services shall forward a copy of the assessment to an agency which provides child welfare services.

     2. Except as otherwise required by NRS 432B.220, if, during the course of the assessment, it is determined by the agency which provides family assessment services that the child has been injured or is at risk of serious harm, the agency shall report the abuse or neglect to an agency which provides child welfare services for an investigation in accordance with NAC 432B.150.

     3. If, during the course of the assessment, it is determined by the agency which provides family assessment services that the child is not at risk of serious harm but the family could benefit from services to address the areas of need identified in the assessment, the agency which provides family assessment services may provide those services to the family.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R221-97, eff. 6-5-98; A by E001-01, 6-28-2001; R083-01, 10-31-2001; R045-02, 7-23-2002)