SB 372 — Revises provisions relating to the care of children. (BDR 38-662)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

372372–Senator SSteinbeck ENATECHAPTER.......... B ILLN O.

372–SENATOR S TEINBECK M ARCH 17, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the care of children.

(BDR 38-662) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

(1) defines the term “abuse or neglect of a child” for the purposes sets forth certain circumstances in which a child is not considered to be abused or neglected and the health or welfare of existingthe lawchild regardingis not considered to be harmed or threatened, such as when the protectionparent of childrenthe fromchild abusedelivers the child to a provider of emergency services in accordance with certain requirements or neglect;when the parent or guardian of the child, in good faith, selects and depends upon nonmedical remedial treatment for the child.

and (2) sets forth certain circumstances in which a child is not considered to be abused or neglected and the health or welfare of the child is not considered to be harmed or emergency services in accordance with certain requirements or when the parent orr of guardian of the child, in good faith, selects and depends upon nonmedical remedial treatment for the child.

(1) seeks to have the child admitted into a public or private mental health facility or hospital if family;the behavioral health needs of the child pose a risk to the safety and welfare of the whose behavioral health needs pose a risk to the safety and welfare of the family.child Existing law establishes procedures governing the termination of parental rights.

or (2) brings into the home of the child a biological, foster or adoptive child whose behavioral health needs pose a risk to the safety and welfare of the family.

Existing law establishes procedures governing the termination of parental rights.

and (2) sets forth certain circumstances in which the health and welfare of a child are not considered to be injured, such as when the child’s parent or guardian, in the practice of his or her religious beliefs, selects and depends upon nonmedical remedial treatment for the child, if such treatment is recognized and permitted under the laws of this State.

(NRS 128.013) Section 2 of this bill adds to the list of - *SB372* – 2 – such circumstances in which the health and welfare of a child are not considered to behave injured the circumstanceschild inadmitted whichinto thea parentpublic or guardianprivate mental health facility or hospital if the behavioral health needs of the child pose a child:risk to the safety and welfare of the family;

(1)or seeks(2) tobrings have the child admitted into a public or private mental health facility or hospital if the behavioralhome health needs of the child pose a riskbiological, tofoster theor safetyadoptive andchild welfare of the whose behavioral health needs pose a risk to the safety and welfare of the family.childfamily. Existing law:

Existing law:

and (2) provides that such a person does not commit such abuse or neglect solely because the person delivers or allows the delivery of a child to a provider of emergency services.

(NRS 200.508) Section 4 of this bill similarly provides that a person who is responsible for the safety or welfare of a child does not commit abuse or neglect of a child solely because thether person:

or (2) brings into the home of the child a safetybiological, andfoster welfareor ofadoptive child whose behavioral health needs pose a risk to the family.- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – to refer to provisions that have been renumbered by section 4.

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[or] (b) The parent or guardian of the child, in good faith, selects and depends upon nonmedical remedial treatment for such child, if such treatment is recognized and permitted under the laws of this State in lieu of medical treatment.

- *SB372* – 3 – (c) The parent or guardian of the child seeks to have the child admitted into a public or private mental health facility or hospital if the behavioral health needs of the child pose a risk to the safety and welfare of the family;

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(a) Inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon the child, physical, mentalexcessive orcorporal emotionalpunishment;cluding injury, including injuries sustained as a result of excessive(b) corporalCommits punishment;or allows to be committed against the child, sexual abuse as defined in NRS 432B.100;

(b) Commits or allows to be committed against the child, sexual abuse as defined in NRS 432B.100;

or (c) The parent or guardian of the child brings into the home of the child a biological, foster or adoptive child whose behavioralbehavioralf health needs pose a risk to the safety and welfare of the family.

A person having a limited right of custody to a child by operation of law or pursuant to an order, judgment or decree of any court, including a judgment or decree which grants - *SB372* – 4 – another person rights to custody or visitation of the child, or any parent having no right of custody to the child, who:

or (b) In the case of an order, judgment or decree of any court that does not specify when the right to physical custody or visitation is to be exercised, removes the child from the jurisdiction of the court - 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – without the consent of either the court or all persons who have the right to custody or visitation,  is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

2.who has joint legal and physical custody of a child pursuant to NRS 125C.0015 shall not willfully conceal or remove the child from the custody of the other parent with the specific intent to frustrate the efforts of the other parent to establish or maintain a meaningful relationship with the child.

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a parent who has joint legal and physical custody of a child pursuant to NRS 125C.0015 shall not willfully conceal or remove the child from the custody of the other parent with the specific intent to frustrate the efforts of the other parent to establish or maintain a meaningful relationship with the child.

A parent who has joint physical custody of a child pursuant to an order, judgment or decree of a court shall not relocate with the child pursuant to NRS 125C.0065 without the written consent of the non-relocating parent or before the court enters an order granting the parent primary physical custody of the child and permission to relocatesubsection withshall thebe child,punished as applicable.provided in subsection 1.ates this 5.

A person who violates this subsection shall be punished as provided in subsection 1.

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