Nevada 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

AB 344 — Authorizes the establishment of a program to facilitate transition of the care of older persons and persons with disabilities. (BDR 38-743)

Last action — Chapter 130.

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    Introduced
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  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 22, 2021. Enacted.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

57 added · 56 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill AB 344 change the terminology from "vulnerable persons" to specifically "older persons and persons with disabilities." This shift clarifies that the bill is focused on these specific groups when discussing their discharge from hospitals and the support they need. By ensuring that hospital staff collaborate with caregivers and coordinate healthcare and social services, the changes aim to improve the transition experience for these individuals, which is crucial for their recovery and overall wellbeing.

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 14, 2021) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
344 A SSEMBLY BILL N O.
344–Assemblywomen Thomas and Krasner CHAPTER..........
344–ASSEMBLYWOMEN THOMAS AND K RASNER M ARCH 22, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Authorizes the establishment of a program to facilitate transition of the care of older persons and persons with disabilities.
(BDR 38-743) 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 requires the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services to administer certain programs to serve the Division to establish a program to facilitate the transition of older persons and persons with disabilities from a hospital to their places of residence.
Department of Health and Human Services to administer certain programs to serve elderly persons and persons with disabilities.
(NRS 427A.040) This bill authorizes the Division to establish a program to facilitate the transition of older persons and persons with disabilities from a hospital to their places of residence.
(1) provide for collaboration between hospital staff responsible for a discharge and the older person or person with a disability being discharged and his or her caregivers;
(1) provide for collaboration between hospital staff discharged and his or her caregivers;
THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
- *AB344_R1* – 2 – (1) Hospital staff who are responsible for discharging an older person or a person with a disability;
(1) Hospital staff who are responsible for discharging an older person or a person with a disability;
(b) Accept gifts, grants and donations for the purpose of establishing and operating the program;
- 81st Session (2021) – 2 – (b) Accept gifts, grants and donations for the purpose of establishing and operating the program;
(2) A person with a related condition, as defined in NRS 427A.1224;
427A.1224;
or (3) A person with an intellectual disability, as defined in NRS 427A.1226.
orerson with a related condition, as defined in NRS (3) A person with an intellectual disability, as defined in NRS 427A.1226.
- *AB344_R1* – 3 – regulations and performing any other preparatory administrativey tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;
H - *AB344_R1*
~~~~~ 21 - 81st Session (2021)
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Action History

  1. Chapter 130.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

  6. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  8. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  9. Read second time.

  10. From committee: Do pass.

  11. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.

  12. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 34, Nays: 8.) To Senate.

  13. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 156.) To printer.

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Taken from Second Reading File. Placed on Second Reading File for next legislative day.

  15. From printer. To committee.

  16. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 65 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (65)

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Who sponsors AB 344?
AB 344 is sponsored by Clara Thomas and Krasner, Lisa (Republican).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 22, 2021. Enacted.
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