AB 387 — Establishes a program to provide services to families of certain children with a mental illness or emotional disturbance. (BDR 39-1000)

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M ARCH 21, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Establishes a program to provide services to families of certain children with a mental illness or emotional disturbance.

(BDR 39-1000) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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

LegExistingLegislative lawCounsel’s imposesDigest: certain requirements concerning the treatment of a child with an emotional disturbance.

Existing law imposes certain requirements concerning the treatment of a child with an emotional disturbance.

(2) increasing -the *AB387_R1*availability – 2 – parents and providers of mentalcertain healthservices; services concerning the program.

and (3) providing outreach and education to parents and providers of mental health services concerning the program.

Section 5 of this bill requires the Director to establish one or more clinical teams to review the cases of certain children who are at risk of the relinquishment of custody to an agencyagencyses of which provides child welfare services or the voluntary placement of such children with a public or private agency or institution solely to allow the children to receive services for a mental illness or emotional disturbance.

Section 5 requires a clinicaleclinical team to develop a plan of care for each such child and arrange for the provision of:

Sectionservices 6in this State to annually report to the Department certain information concerning the relinquishment of thischildren billto requires:the agency;

(1) each agency which provides child welfare concerning the relinquishment of children to the agency;

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

Sectionthereto 1.the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act.

Chapter 433B of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act.

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3.compensation and is not entitled to the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

Each member of the task force serves without additional compensation and is not entitled to the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

Each member of the task force who is an officer or employee of this State or a political subdivision of this State must be relieved from his or her duties without loss of regular - 80th Session (2019) – 3 – compensation so that the officer or employee may prepare for and attend meetings of the task force and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the task force in the most timely manner practicable.

(a)Sec. Prescribe procedures for conducting the review by a clinical team appointed pursuant to section 5 of this act and the arr(b) Develop and carry out procedures to increase theat section;

availability4. of the services described in subsection 3 of section 5 of this act throughout this State to allow children to receive those services in or near their homes;

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The task force shall:

clinical team appointed pursuant to section 5 of this act and the arrangement of the provision of services pursuant to that section;

(b) Develop and carry out procedures to increase the availability of the services described in subsection 3 of section 5 of this act throughout this State to allow children to receive those services in or near their homes;

Those regulations must require the parent or guardian of a child to whom services are provided to use any insurance and otherwise - *AB387_R1* – 4 – contribute to the cost of such services to the extent of his or her ability.

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Such services may include, without limitation, intensive community-based services or placement in a residentialres(b) facility.The services prescribed in the plan of care developed pursuant to subsection 2.

pursuant to subsection 2.ribed in the plan of care developed Sec.

On or before January 15 of each year, each reportagency towhich theprovides Department:ldchild welfare services in this State shall (a)report The number of children who were relinquished to the agencyDepartment: or voluntarily placed with the agency pursuant to NRS 432B.360 during the immediately preceding year because the children needed services for a mental illness or emotional disturbance;

(a) The number of children who were relinquished to the agency or voluntarily placed with the agency pursuant to NRS 432B.360 during the immediately preceding year because the children needed services for a mental illness or emotional disturbance;

(a) A summary of the information reported to the Department pur(b) The number of children who received services pursuant to subsectionsection 1;5 of this act and the services that were provided;