Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children
AGENCIES WHICH PROVIDE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
General Standards for Operation
Section 127.315 - Standards for setting fees

1. Any fees charged by an agency which provides child welfare services for the placement or for arranging the placement of a child for adoption must be imposed pursuant to a sliding schedule of fees established pursuant to NRS 127.275 that:

2. An agency which provides child welfare services may waive any part or all of its fees in appropriate cases.

3. An agency which provides child welfare services shall not accept any compensation for the placement or for arranging the placement of a child for adoption in excess of its expenses for those services. When setting a maximum fee for an agency which provides child welfare services, the Division or the board of county commissioners, as appropriate, may consider the following expenses:

4. An agency which provides child welfare services in a county whose population is less than 100,000 may increase the maximum fee it sets for its expenses as set forth in subsection 3 if the agency submits additional information that the Division deems sufficient to justify the increase.

5. An agency which provides child welfare services in a county whose population is 100,000 or more may raise the maximum fee it sets for its expenses as set forth in subsection 3 if the agency submits additional information to the board of county commissioners in the county in which the agency is located that the board deems sufficient to justify the increase.