Current through September 16, 2024
1. A
parent or other relative of a person with an intellectual disability or
developmental disability is eligible for assistance pursuant to NAC
435.400 to
435.430, inclusive, and section 2
if the person with an intellectual disability or developmental disability:
(a) Has a profound or severe intellectual
disability or a profound or severe developmental disability or is under 6 years
of age and has developmental delays requiring support equivalent to the support
required by a person with a profound or severe intellectual disability or a
profound or severe developmental disability; and
(b) Meets the financial requirements for fee
reduction established by the Division pursuant to
NRS
435.115.
2. The Division will consider the person to
have a profound or severe intellectual disability or a profound or severe
developmental disability within the meaning of
NRS
435.365 if:
(a) A psychological examiner diagnoses the
person as having a profound or severe intellectual disability or a profound or
severe developmental disability based on the results obtained by generally
accepted methods for assessing the intellectual capability and coping or
adaptive skills of the person; or
(b) The person is under 6 years of age and a
multidisciplinary team identifies him or her as having developmental delays
that require support that is equivalent to the support required by a person
with a profound or severe intellectual disability or a profound or severe
developmental disability.
3. The diagnosis required by subsection 2
must be made in accordance with the criteria set forth in the publications
adopted by reference in section 2.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Multidisciplinary team" means a
psychological examiner and one or more other persons, including a parent, legal
guardian, clinician, educator, physician, social worker, therapist, case
manager or nurse of a person with an intellectual disability or developmental
disability, who, because of personal or specialized knowledge, are qualified to
provide or interpret information relating to the person's cognitive, physical,
psychological, language, speech and social development or self-help
skills.
(b) "Psychological
examiner" means a psychologist who is licensed in this State or any other
person who, because of specialized training and knowledge, including any
training and knowledge required to assess the intellectual or developmental
capabilities or an impairment of the adaptive behavior of a person, is
qualified to diagnose a person as having:
(1)
A profound or severe intellectual disability;
(2) A profound or severe developmental
disability; or
(3) Developmental
delays that require support that is equivalent to the support required by a
person with a profound or severe intellectual disability or a profound or
severe developmental disability.
[Men. Hygiene
& Men. Retardation Div., Financial Assistance §1, eff. 8-21-81]-(NAC A
by R130-97, 12-12-97); A by
R026-24A,
eff. 8/13/2024
NRS 435.365
