SB 424 — Creates the Public Health Resource Office. (BDR 18-1107)

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424–COMMITTEE ON F INANCE (ON BEHALF OF THE O FFICE OF THEG OVERNOR ) A PRIL29, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Creates the Public Health Resource Office.

(BDR 18-1107) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

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Effect on the State:

Yes.

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(1) creates the Public Healthor.Healthnor.

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Existing law creates the Office of Minority Health and Equity within the Department of Health and Human Services to:

(3) disseminate information to and educate the public on matters concerning health care issues of interest to members advocate on behalf of minority groups;groups.

and (4) develop recommendations for changes in policy andmbers advocate on behalf of minority groups.

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

4.- 81st Session (2021) – 2 – (a) Analyze the existing infrastructure for meeting the public health needs of this State and the relationships between persons and entities involved in the provision of public health services, including, without limitation, the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, local health authorities, providers of health care, health care facilities and nonprofit organizations;

The Public Health Resource Office shall:

(a) Analyze the existing infrastructure for meeting the public health needs of this State and the relationships between persons and entities involved in the provision of public health services, including, without limitation, the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, local health authorities, providers of health care, health care facilities and nonprofit organizations;

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(a) Determine the salaries and benefits of the persons employed pursuant to subsection 1, within limits of money available for that purpose;

andandsubsection 1, within limits of money available for that (b) Adopt such rules and policies as he or she deems appropriate to establish the duties and employment rights of the persons employed pursuant to subsection 1.

- 81st Session (2021) – 3 –  If the Administrator is so appointed, the Administrator shall serve as the Chief Information Officer of the State without additional compensation.

As used in this section, “Administrator” means the AdministratorServices of the DivisionDepartment of EnterpriseAdministration.nformation Information Technology ServicesSec. of the Department of Administration.

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and (2) Rural communities and other underserved communities;com(e) Hold conferences and provide training concerning cultural diversity in the workplace for public and private entities that offer services in the field of health care, including, without limitation, providing recommendations and opportunities for training for such public and private entities to improve recruitment of members of minority groups;

(e) Hold conferences and provide training concerning cultural diversity in the workplace for public and private entities that offer services in the field of health care, including, without limitation, providing recommendations and opportunities for training for such - *SB424_R1* – 4 – public and private entities to improve recruitment of members of minority groups;

Sec.- 81st Session (2021) – 4 – General Fund to the Public Health Resource Office within the Office of the Governor created by section 1 of this act for personnel, travel, operating and equipment costs the following sums:

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There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Public Health Resource Office within the Office of the Governor created by section 1 of this act for personnel, travel, operating and equipment costs the following sums:

Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 16, 2022, and September 15, 2023, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before SeptemberSepSec. 16, 2022, and September 15, 2023, respectively.

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Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 16, 2022, and September 15, 2023, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity - *SB424_R1* – 5 – to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, andandtity must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 16, 2022, and September 15, 2023, respectively.

Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 218D.430 and 218D.435, a committee, other than the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, may vote on this act before the expiration of the period prescribed for the return of a fiscal note in NRS 218D.475.

Sec.- 81st Session (2021) – 5 – effective upon passage and approval.on 2 of this act become 2.

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