“Private professional guardian” defined.

NRS

159.024

“Private professional guardian” defined.

1. “Private professional guardian” means a person who receives compensation for services as a guardian to three or more protected persons who are not related to the guardian by blood or marriage and who meets the requirements set forth in NRS 159.0595 .

2. For the purposes of this chapter, the term includes an entity that serves as a private professional guardian and is:

(a) Required to have a license issued pursuant to

chapter 628B of NRS; or

(b) Exempt pursuant to NRS 159.0595 , 159A.0595 or 628B.110 from the requirement to have a license issued pursuant to chapter 628B of NRS.

3. The term does not include:

(a) A governmental agency.

(b) A public guardian appointed or designated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 253 of NRS.

4. As used in this section, “protected person” includes a protected minor.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 814 ; A 2009, 1644 ; 2015, 2365 ; 2017, 868 , 2423 )