Nev. Admin. Code § 289.Sec. 1

Current through November 8, 2024

Section 289.Sec. 1 - NEW

1. Each agency shall require every peace officer employed by the agency to attend an annual behavioral wellness visit pursuant to NRS 289.510, as amended by section 7 of Senate Bill No. 225, chapter 422, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 2546. The services that a mental health professional provides in a behavioral wellness visit may be provided:

(a) In an individual or group setting;

(b) In person; or

(c) Virtually.

2. A behavioral wellness visit conducted pursuant to subsection 1 must be designed to:

(a) Provide a peace officer with the opportunity to discuss his or her concerns regarding mental health issues;

(b) Educate a peace officer on mental health issues to:

(1) Increase awareness of and access to appropriate mental health care; and

(2) Reduce the stigma associated with discussing such issues;

(c) Improve the overall well-being of the peace officer;

(d) Address the specific mental health issues that the peace officer may experience as a result of the nature of his or her work; and

(e) Reduce any concerns the peace officer may have regarding the confidentiality of the information disclosed by the peace officer in such a visit.

3. Upon completion of a behavioral wellness visit pursuant to subsection 1, the mental health professional conducting the behavioral wellness visit shall provide to the peace officer and the employing agency of the peace officer a letter verifying that the peace officer attended the visit. The letter must:

(a) Include the time, place and date of the behavioral wellness visit;

(b) Not include any information the peace officer disclosed during the behavioral wellness visit; and

(c) Be kept and maintained by the employing agency of the peace officer and made available at all times to the:

(1) Peace officer; and

(2) Chief executive of the employing agency of the peace officer or the commanding officer of the peace officer.

4. Any communication made between a peace officer and a mental health professional conducting a behavioral wellness visit pursuant to subsection 1 is confidential and must not be disclosed by the mental health professional unless the disclosure is authorized by law or a court order.

5. A mental health professional conducting a behavioral wellness visit pursuant to subsection 1 must not conduct any medical assessment, evaluation or test to diagnose whether the peace officer has any mental, emotional or behavioral disorder or any associated distress which may interfere with the mental health of the peace officer.

6. Nothing in this section shall be construed to violate the rights of a peace officer provided by the laws of this State.

Nev. Admin. Code § 289.Sec. 1

Added to NAC by Peace Officers' Standards & Training Comm'n by R190-22A, eff. 4/19/2024

NRS 289.500, 289.510, as amended by section 7 of Senate Bill No. 225, chapter 422, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 2546