Emotional support animals are being used to treat a wide variety of mental and physical conditions. A person who has certain disabilities can use an ESA as a reasonable accommodation to access public places and benefit from the same services as other people. An ESA can help the person with their disability to get the necessary support they need to perform daily tasks, and this is especially important for those who have a condition that affects their mobility. For example, someone who has a disability such as autism can use an ESA to calm them down so they can get ready for school or perform other daily tasks optimally.
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It’s necessary to note that while emotional support animals fall under assistance animals, they are not the same as service animals. Service animals are dogs or other animals that have been trained to perform specific tasks for their owners, such as guiding them to help them navigate in the world. ESA’s are not trained or certified to perform tasks for their owners, and they are not always allowed in places where service animals are allowed.
An ESA can be defined as any animal that provides therapeutic benefit to a person with a disability. While it’s typically used to describe a dog, there are other animals that qualify as an ESA, such as miniature horses. People who have a mental illness or condition that causes them distress may be able to use an ESA as part of their treatment.
Still, it is important that your emotional service animal is properly certified for you to be able to enjoy all the perks that come with having one. This certification process may differ from state to state. This article will discuss the certification process for ESAs in Nevada.
Understanding Emotional Support Animal Certification in Nevada
Nevada provides a certain level of protection for people who use ESAs. This means that the state has certain laws and regulations in place to protect people who have emotional support animals from being discriminated against.
However, you would need your pet to be acknowledged properly as an emotional service animal for this protection to take place. This certification is done so that pet owners who aren’t actually suffering from a disability can just claim their pet is an emotional support animal and then get access to public places, such as a restaurant or store. It ensures that equal rights are provided only for those who actually count as being eligible for owning an emotional support animal.
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This certification is done by owning an ESA letter. The letter is gained from a screening process with a licensed mental health professional (LMHP) in the state. This screening process will examine the person’s ability to handle their ESA and their dog’s temperament. The LMHP will also check if the owner has a reasonable fear of having an emotional support animal exposed to rabies, or if they have any other pre-existing condition that would prevent them from owning an ESA.
After passing this screening process, the person will be issued an ESA letter. It is then possible for them to bring it with them when they visit public and private places. You can, for example, have your emotional support animals living in your housing accommodations without landlords charging you extra rental fees.
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Kim is a talented author, who loves animals especially dogs. She engaged in writing books and articles relating to animals a decade ago. Kim resides in Chicago with her husband and son. The family is the proud owner of a dog and a parrot (Jack and Lily). Kim wanted more than these two pets, but her husband put his foot down... She often visits elementary schools to talk to the kids about what she learned about pets and how they could learn from them.
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