Behavioral health promotion and prevention defined.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 641.0207
in effectBehavioral health promotion and prevention means the supervised clinical use of prevention and intervention strategies to identify persons at risk of mental or behavioral health issues and accomplish individualized goals relating to the mental and behavioral health of the person as part of a therapeutic relationship. The term does not include:
1. The practice of psychology or medicine;
2. The psychological assessment or treatment of children, couples or families;
3. Prescribing drugs or electroconvulsive therapy;
4. Medical treatment of physical disease, injury or deformity;
5. Diagnosis or psychological treatment of a psychotic disorder;
6. The administration and interpretation of projective techniques in the assessment of personality;
7. The administration and interpretation of a psychological, neuropsychological or psychometric assessment or clinical tests designed to diagnose abnormal or pathological human behavior or to determine intelligence, personality, aptitude, interests or addictions;
8. The administration and interpretation of individually administered intelligence tests, academic achievement tests or neuropsychological tests;
9. The administration and interpretation of psychotherapy to treat the concomitants of organic illness;
10. The diagnosis of any physical or mental disorder;
11. The evaluation of the effects of medical and psychotropic drugs;
12. The practice of clinical professional counseling, as defined in NRS 641A.065 ; or
13. The practice of marriage and family therapy, as defined in NRS 641A.080 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-641.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026