AB 40 — Revises provisions related to inspections of food establishments. (BDR 40-223)

(ReprintedAssembly withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on April 11, 2023) FIRST REPRINT A.B.

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40–COMMITTEE ON H EALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC AND B EHAVIORAL H EALTH OF THE D EPARTMENT OF H EALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 16, 2022 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Revises provisions related to inspections of food establishments.

(BDR 40-223) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

LegislativeLegExisting Counsel’slaw Digest:sets forth the requirements for an application to a health authority for a permit to operate a food establishment, including that an application include the applicant’s full name and post office address.

Existing(NRS law446.875) setsSection forth1 theof requirementsthis for an application to a health authority for a permit to operate a food establishment, including that an application include bill authorizes such an application also include an electronic mail address by which the health authority may communicate with the applicant and send any inspection repExisting law requires that whenever the health authority makes an inspection of a food establishment, the health authority furnish the original food inspection report form to the permit holder or otheroperator notice.after the inspection.

Existing(NRS law446.890) requiresSection that2 wheneverof thethis healthbill authorityauthorizes makes an inspection of a food establishment, the health authority to furnish thean electronic original food inspection report form to the permit holder or operator after thesuch an inspection.

(NRS 446.890) Section 2 inspection report form after such an inspection.rnish an electronic original food Existing law provides that notice of an inspection report or other written notice is properly served by a health authority when it is delivered personally to the permit - *AB40_R1* – 2 – holder or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the permit holder.

(NRS 446.900) Section 3 of this bill additionally authorizes a health authority to properly serve an inspection report form and certain notices on a permit holder by sending the notice to the electronic mail address provided by the permit holder, if any.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

- 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – (b) A statement whether the applicant is a natural person, firm or corporation, and, if a partnership, the names of the partners, together with their addresses.

(c) A statement of the location and type of the proposed food establishment.est(d) The signature of the applicant or applicants.

(d) The signature of the applicant or applicants.

The health authority must be permitted to examine the records of the establishment to obtain pertinent information -persons *AB40_R1*employed.d – 3 – pertaining to food and supplies purchased, received or used, and persons2. employed.

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Notices provided for in NRS 446.895 shall be deemed to have been properly served when the original of the ins(a)inspection Deliveredreport personallyform to the permit holder or personother in charge [, or such notice has been sent][delivered] ;:

(a) Delivered personally to the permit holder or person in charge [, or such notice has been sent] ;

or - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – (c) Except for any notice required pursuant to NRS 446.880, sent to the electronic mail address, if any, provided by the permit holder to the health authority.

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