AB 14 — Revises provisions relating to emergency management. (BDR 19-335)

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14–COMMITTEE ON G OVERNMENT A FFAIRS (O NB EHALF OF THE D IVISION OFE MERGENCY M ANAGEMENT OF THED EPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 18, 2020 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to emergency management.

(BDR 19-335) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

Existing law creates the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee and requires the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee to perform certain duties relating to emergency management, emergency response and homeland security.

(NRS(NRSelating to 239C.400, 239C.440) Section 1 of this bill changes the required frequency in existing law of meetings of the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee from at least once a month to at least once each quarter.

(NRS 239C.410)ttee239C.410) from at Existing law creates the Nevada Tribal Emergency Coordinating Council within the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety and requires the Nevada Tribal Emergency Coordinating Council to:

(1) perform certainleast dutiesonce relatingevery to3 emergencymonths. management on tribal lands;

and(NRS (2)414.165) Section 2 of this bill instead requires the Nevada Tribal Emergency Coordinating Council to meet as frequently as required to perform its duties, but at least once everyeach 3quarter. months.

(NRSExisting 414.165)law Sectionestablishes 2the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee within the Division of thisEmergency billManagement insteadand requires the -State *AB14_R1*Disaster –Identification 2Coordination –Committee Nevadato Tribaldevelop Emergencya Coordinatingplan Councilfor tothe meetsharing asof frequentlyinformation asamong requiredstate, tolocal performand itstribal duties,governmental butagencies atduring leastthe onceexistence eachof quarter.a state of emergency or declaration of disaster.

Existing(NRS 414.270, law establishesof meetings of the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee withinfroming theat Divisionleast ofonce Emergencyeach Managementcalendar andquarter requiresto theas Statefrequently Disasteras Identificationrequired Coordination Committee to developperform aits planduties, forbut thenot sharingless ofthan existenceonce ofeach acalendar stateyear. of emergency or declaration of disaster.

(NRS 414.270,414.270) 414.280,Existing 414.285)law Sectionauthorizes 3the Chief of this bill changes the requiredDivision frequencyto inactivate existing law of meetings of the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee fromor ata leastsubcommittee oncethereof eachduring calendara quarterstate toof asemergency frequentlyor asa requireddeclaration toof performa itsdisaster. duties, but not less than once each calendar year.

(NRSUpon 414.270)activation, Existingexisting law authorizesrequires the Chief of the Division to activate the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee or a subcommittee thereof duringto: a state of State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee or a subcommittee thereof to:he (1) coordinate the sharing of information regarding persons who appear to have been injured or killed or contracted an illness in the emergency;

and(1) (2)coordinate performthe sharing of information regarding persons who appear to have certain other duties.

Existing law requires, to the extent feasible, a provider of health care to whom a person comes or is brought for the treatment of an injury inflicted during a state of- emergency81st orSession declaration(2021) of– disaster2 or– an illness contracted during a public health emergency or other health event to submit a report to the State DisasterDisasterc Identification Coordination Committee.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

The Nevada Tribal Emergency Coordinating Council, consisting of not more than 27 members appointed by the Chief, is hereby created within the Division of Emergency by the Management of the Department of Public Safety.

The Chief shall appoint each member from a different federally recognized Indian - *AB14_R1* – 3 – tribe or nation, all or part of which is located within the boundaries of this State.

and - 81st Session (2021) – 3 – (c) Submit an annual report to the Chief on or before January 31 of each year which must include, without limitation:

and (2)tribal Recommendationslands.commendations relating to emergency management on tribal6. lands.

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(g) An employee of the Department of Health and Human Services whose duties relate to ensuring compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191,104(h) asA amended,consumer andof anyhealthcare applicableservices.egulations; regulations;

and -2. *AB14_R1* – 4 – (h) A consumer of healthcare services.

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Such a plan is - 81st Session (2021) – 4 – confidential and must be securely maintained by each person who has possession, custody or control of the plan.

4.Chief, the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counselo the Bureau for transmittal to the next session of the Legislature, if the report is submitted in an even-numbered year, or the Legislative Commission, if the report is submitted in an odd-numbered year.

On or before January 31 of each year, submit a report to the Chief, the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next session of the Legislature, if the report is submitted in an even-numbered year, or the Legislative Commission, if the report is submitted in an odd-numbered year.

During an emergency in a political subdivision, upon the request of a political subdivision, if the Chief determines that the politicalpol[2.calIf subdivisionactivated requirespursuant theto servicessubsection of1, the Committee.State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee or subcommittee thereof shall:

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If activated pursuant to subsection 1, the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee or subcommittee thereof shall:

or - 81st Session (2021) – 5 – (3) Reunite a person who appears to have been injured or killed or contracted an illness as a result of the emergency, disaster or other event with members of his or her family.

629.043health 1.care to whom any person comes or is brought for theer of treatment of an injury which the provider concludes was inflicted during the existence of a state of emergency or declaration of disaster pursuant to NRS 414.070 or an illness which the provider concludes was contracted during a public health emergency or other health event pursuant to NRS 439.970 [shall] may submit a written report electronically to the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee .

[To the extent feasible, every] A provider of health care to whom any person comes or is brought for the treatment of an injury which the provider concludes was inflicted during the existence of a state of emergency or declaration of disaster pursuant to NRS 414.070 or an illness which the provider concludes was contracted during a public health emergency or other health event pursuant to NRS 439.970 [shall] may submit a written report electronically to the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee .