Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health
Section 439.Sec. 19 - NEW

1. A program must be for a duration of 10 weeks and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, must require a participant in the program to:

2. A group counseling session must be conducted by at least 2 program facilitators and must not include more than 16 participants.

3. In addition to the sessions required by subsection 1, a program must include weekly follow-up sessions that a participant may choose to attend for ongoing support.

4. A person or governmental entity that operates a program shall not allow a participant who has unexcused absences from more than two of the group counseling sessions required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 to complete the program. A program facilitator may require a participant who has not more than two unexcused absences from group counseling sessions to make up those absences by attending the equivalent number of follow-up sessions conducted pursuant to subsection 3.

5. The program facilitator who monitors a participant pursuant to section 18 may, based on the evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection 1 of section 18, require the participant to attend individual counseling sessions and determine the frequency and duration of such counseling sessions.

6. If a program facilitator determines that a group counseling session is not suitable for a participant because of a physical or mental disability or other physical or mental limitation of the participant, the program facilitator must refer the participant to an appropriate provider of health care or other services. Before making such a determination, the program facilitator must attempt to provide a reasonable modification to accommodate the disability or limitation of the participant unless the necessary modification would fundamentally alter the program or create an undue financial or administrative burden. If an offender receives such a referral, the director of the program must notify the justice of the peace or municipal judge overseeing the case and advise the participant to notify the justice of the peace or municipal judge of the referral.

7. If a participant is under 18 years of age and a program facilitator determines that an adult group counseling session is not suitable for the participant, the participant must be allowed to participate in a separate group counseling session that is only for participants who are under 18 years of age.

8. The director of a program or his or her designee shall maintain a record of the number of participants in each group counseling session conducted during the current calendar year and each of the 2 immediately preceding calendar years.

9. As used in this section, "provider of health care or other services" means: