1. Any person or entity, including, without limitation, the Division, that determines the placement of a person with a mental illness or a person with a developmental disability in a mental health facility, medical facility, facility for the dependent or any other placement shall, when making such a determination, consider whether the mental health facility, medical facility, facility for the dependent or other placement is capable of: (a) Adequately addressing the needs of the person for care and services, including, without limitation, the administration of medication; and (b) Ensuring the safety of the person in the event of a fire or other emergency. 2. As used in this section: (a) Facility for the dependent has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0045 . (b) Medical facility has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151 .
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