NAC 432B.270
Notification of need for criminal investigation.
Cite as Nev. Admin. Code Sec. 432B.270
An agency which provides child welfare services shall notify an agency of law enforcement whenever there appears to be a need for criminal investigation, including circumstances such as when: 1. A child is severely assaulted; 2. A child is systematically tortured; 3. A parent’s reckless disregard for a child’s safety causes serious injury; 4. The physical conditions of a home are so dangerous as to pose an immediate threat of serious injury; 5. A child is sexually abused or sexually exploited; 6. A parent is purposely or systematically withholding essential food or nourishment from a child; 7. A parent refuses to obtain or consent to medical or psychiatric care for a child; 8. A parent appears to be out of touch with reality; 9. A parent abandons a child; or 10. There is reason to suspect a parent may flee with a child.