1. Each child who is taken into custody by a peace officer or probation officer and detained in a local facility for the detention of children while awaiting a detention hearing pursuant to NRS 62C.040 or 62C.050 must be screened to determine whether the child:
(a) Is in need of mental health services; or
(b) Has an alcohol or other substance use disorder.
2. The facility in which the child is detained shall cause the screening required pursuant to subsection 1 to be conducted as soon as practicable after the child has been detained in the facility.
3. The method for conducting the screening required pursuant to subsection 1 must satisfy the requirements of NRS 62E.516.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1035; A 2017, 4387)