NAC432B.240. Provision of services to preserve family and prevent placement of child.

An agency which provides child welfare services shall:

     1. Provide a range of services and commit its resources to preserve a child’s family and prevent inappropriate placement of the child outside his home. The agency is not required to make efforts to prevent placement of a child outside his home if there is reasonable cause to believe that immediate action is necessary to protect the child from serious injury, abuse or neglect.

     2. Make available, through its own resources, by purchase or by referral to another agency, a full range of services designed to prevent placement, including:

     (a) Social work and counseling;

     (b) Psychological services;

     (c) Economic assistance, including emergency short-term funding;

     (d) Preparation for employment, including training and education;

     (e) Information regarding housing and transportation;

     (f ) Homemaking services;

     (g) Medical services, including outpatient psychiatric care;

     (h) Care of children during the day;

     (i) Parental education and support groups;

     ( j) Respite care;

     (k) Services for the treatment of substance abuse; and

     (l) Services to victims of domestic violence or treatment of persons who commit domestic violence.

     [Welfare Div., Standards for Child Protective Services part Art. III-E, eff. 9-11-87]—(NAC A by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R045-02, 7-23-2002)