AB 141 — Revises the organizational structure and purposes of the Office of Minority Health. (BDR 18-214)

A.B.Assembly Bill No.

141141–Assemblymen AThompson, SSEMBLYAraujo, BILLCarrillo, NONeal, .Monroe-Moreno;

141–ABenitez-Thompson, SSEMBLYMENBrooks, THOMPSONBustamante ,Adams, ADiaz, RAUJOJauregui, ,Joiner, CARRILLOMcCurdy ,II, NOhrenschall EAL,and MSprinkle ONROEJoint -MSponsors: ORENO ;

BSenators ENITEZ-Cancela, THOMPSONFord, ,Spearman; B ROOKS , B USTAMANTE ADAMS , DIAZ , JAUREGUI , JOINER , M CC URDY II, OHRENSCHALL AND SPRINKLE PREFILED FEBRUARY 10, 2017 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :

ENATORS C ANCELA , FORD , SPEARMAN ;AND W OODHOUSE ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and HumanWoodhouse ServicesCHAPTER.......... SUMMARY—Revises the organizational structure and purposes of the Office of Minority Health.

(BDR 18-214) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law creates the Office of Minority Health in the Office for Consumer Health Assistance of the Department of Health and Human Services.

(NRS(NRSor Consumer 232.474) If sufficient money is available, existing law authorizes the Director of the Department to appoint a Manager to oversee the Office.

(NRS 232.477) Sections 1, 3, 4 and 8 of this bill change the name of the Office of Minority Health to the the Office forof ConsumerMinority Health Assistanceand withinEquity. the Department to instead be ann office within the Department.

Section 54 ofalso thismoves bill provides that the ManagerOffice offrom within the Office servesfor atConsumer theHealth pleasureAssistance ofwithin the Director of the Department andto servesinstead inbe thean unclassifiedoffice servicewithin of the State.Department.

ExistingSection 5 of this bill provides that the Manager of the Office serves at the pleasure of the Director of the Department and serves in the unclExisting law states that the purposes of the Office are to improve access to quality health care for certain racial and ethnic minority groups and to disseminate information and educate the public on certain health care issues relating to these minority groups.

(NRS 232.474) Section 2 of this bill expands the definition ofeseof “minority group” for purposes of provisions relating to the Office to include certain additional minority groups.

Section 4 adds to the purposes of the Office that the - *AB141* – 2 – Office may provide recommendations for changes in policy and engage in advocacyadvoExisting onlaw behalfalso creates an Advisory Committee within the Office, composed of minoritynine groupsmembers withappointed respectby tothe certainState healthBoard issues.of Health.

Existing(NRS law232.482) alsoSection creates9 an Advisory Committee within the Office, composed of this bill expires the terms of office of the current members of the Advisory Committee on July 1, 2017.

Section 7 also requires the Legislative Commission to appoint a Legislator to serve on the Advisory ofCommittee theas membersan ofex theofficio, Advisorynonvoting Committee,member. except the Legislator, staggered terms of 1 or 2 years, with subsequent terms of 2 years.

Section 9 makes the initial terms of 1 or 2 years, with subsequent terms of 2 years.he Legislator, staggered terms Existing law requires the Manager of the Office, if appointed, to serve as secretary to the Advisory Committee.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

1.minority groups;the quality of health care services for members of 2.

Improve the quality of health care services for members of minority groups;

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and (b) Is in the unclassified service of the State.

232.482Committee 1.consisting of nine voting members appointed by thevisory Department and the State Board of Health.

There is hereby created in the Office an Advisory Committee consisting of nine voting members appointed by the Department and the State Board of Health.

(a) Three members representing each geographic region of this State, including one member who resides in southern Nevada, - *AB141* – 4 – one member who resides in northern Nevada and one member who resides in rural Nevada;

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When appointing a member to the Advisory Committee, consideration must be given to whether the members appointed to the Advisory Committee reflect the ethnic and geographicalgeographicaled to diversity of this State.

The term of each member of the Advisory Committee is 2 years.

(d) One provider of health care;

(h) One representative who is a member of a racial or ethnic minority group appointed from a list of persons submitted to the Administrator by the Advisory Committee of the Office of Minority - *AB141* – 5 – Health [within the Office for Consumer Health Assistance] and Equity of the Department;

and - 79th Session (2017) – 5 – (k) One representative of the Nevada System of Higher Education from a list of persons submitted to the Administrator by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada.

The terms of the current members of the Advisory Committee appointed pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 232.482, as that section existed before July 1, 2017, expire on July 1, 2017.