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NV Rev Stat § 422A.535 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.535 - Plan for personal responsibility of household: Establishment; contents; execution; expiration; review; amendment.

  1. The Division shall, with the participation of the head of a household who is applying for benefits, establish a written plan for personal responsibility for the household. The plan for personal responsibility must be based on the assessment made pursuant to NRS 422A.530 and 42 U.S.C. § 608.  2. In addition to the requirements set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 608, the plan required pursuant to subsection 1 must:  (a) Identify the role of each member of the household and the obligations of each member pursuant to the plan;  (b) Be signed by the head of the household within 60 days after the head of household is determined to be eligible for benefits; and  (c) Specify a date, not later than 24 months after the date the plan becomes effective, upon which the plan will expire.  3. The Division shall periodically review the plan required pursuant to subsection 1 to determine whether the needs of the household have changed. The Division may, with the participation of the head of the household, amend the plan as it deems appropriate.  4. If a member of the household is an unmarried parent who is less than 18 years of age, the plan required pursuant to subsection 1 must include a provision which:  (a) Requires the head of the household to ensure that the unmarried parent attends training to learn the skills necessary to care for the child; and  (b) Encourages the head of the household to ensure that the unmarried parent participates in a program which provides mentors for unmarried parents who are less than 18 years of age.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 15)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.538 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.538 - Provision for payment of child-only assistance to certain persons. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

  1. The Director shall, to the extent authorized by federal law, include in the State Plan for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, adopted pursuant to NRS 422A.260, provisions for the payment of child-only assistance to a fictive kin on behalf of a child who has been placed with the fictive kin pursuant to chapter 432B of NRS, if all applicable conditions of eligibility are met.  2. As used in this section, "fictive kin" means a person who is not related by blood to a child but has a significant emotional and positive relationship with the child.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2434, effective July 1, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.540 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.540 - Agreement of cooperation: Establishment; execution; contents.

  1. The Administrator shall establish by regulation an agreement of cooperation that must be signed by the head of a household as a condition to the receipt of benefits.  2. The agreement required pursuant to subsection 1 must include a statement of:  (a) The actions that the members of the household are expected to take as a condition to the receipt of benefits; and  (b) The penalties that may be imposed by the Division pursuant to NRS 422A.560 for failing to comply with the provisions of the agreement or the plan for personal responsibility signed by the head of the household pursuant to NRS 422A.535.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 16)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.545 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.545 - Period for action on application for benefits.

Within 45 days after an applicant for benefits submits an application to the Division, the Division shall:  1. Approve the application and begin providing benefits to the applicant; or  2. Deny benefits to the applicant.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 16)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.550 - Performance of work by head of household: Requirement; failure to comply; regulations.

  1. Subject to the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 607(e), the Division shall require each head of a household who is not suffering from a hardship described in subsection 7 of NRS 422A.570 to perform work:  (a) Within a reasonable time after the Division determines that the head of the household is capable of finding and performing work; or  (b) Not later than the date on which the head of the household has received benefits for 24 months, regardless of whether those months are consecutive or cumulative,  whichever occurs earlier.  2. A head of a household who does not comply with the requirements of this section:  (a) Shall be deemed to have failed to comply with the terms of the plan for personal responsibility signed by the head of household pursuant to NRS 422A.535; and  (b) Is subject to the penalties prescribed by the Division pursuant to NRS 422A.560 for the failure to comply with the terms of that plan.  3. The Administrator shall adopt regulations setting forth the activities that will constitute work for the purposes of this section.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 16)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.555 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.555 - Exemption of head of household from requirement to complete program of job training; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the plan for personal responsibility signed by the head of a household pursuant to NRS 422A.535 includes a requirement that the head of the household complete a program of job training, the Division may exempt the head of the household from that requirement upon determining that:  (a) The head of the household:  (1) Is ill or physically incapacitated;  (2) Must care for an ill or incapacitated member of the household;  (3) Is receiving payments or is awaiting approval for the receipt of payments pursuant to the Supplemental Security Income Program;  (4) Is a single custodial parent of a child who is less than 1 year of age;  (5) Is not a recipient of benefits but receives benefits on behalf of a member of the household who is a dependent;  (6) Is a person who is:  (I) Sixty years of age or older;  (II) The caretaker of a child; and  (III) A relative, other than a parent, of that child; or  (7) Is pregnant and has been deemed unable to work by her physician; or  (b) Any other good cause exists to exempt the head of the household from the requirement to complete the program of job training.  2. A head of a household may not claim the exemption prescribed in subparagraph (4) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 for more than 12 months during his or her lifetime, regardless of whether those months are consecutive or cumulative.  3. The Division shall not exempt a head of a household pursuant to this section if the exemption would violate a requirement of federal law or a condition to the receipt of federal money.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 16)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.560 - Failure to comply with plan for personal responsibility or agreement of cooperation: Notification of head of household; reduction or termination of benefits; regulations.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section:  (a) If the Division determines that the head of a household has not complied with the terms of the plan for personal responsibility signed by the head of the household pursuant to NRS 422A.535 or the agreement of cooperation signed by the head of the household pursuant to NRS 422A.540, the Division shall notify the head of household that if the failure to comply does not cease within 30 days after the head of household is notified of the failure to comply, the benefits provided to the household will be reduced pursuant to paragraph (b).  (b) The Division shall adopt regulations establishing a schedule of progressive penalties pursuant to which the benefits to the household will be reduced or terminated because of the failure of the head of the household to comply with the terms of the plan.  2. The Division shall not reduce, discontinue or terminate any benefits pursuant to this section if the reduction, discontinuance or termination would violate a requirement of federal law or a condition to the receipt of federal money.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 17)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.565 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.565 - Compliance with federal prohibitions on receipt of benefits.

The Division shall not provide benefits to a person who is prohibited from receiving benefits pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 608(a).  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 17)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.575 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.575 - Provision of transitional assistance to head of household.

  1. If the plan for personal responsibility signed by the head of a household pursuant to NRS 422A.535 includes a provision providing for the payment of transitional assistance to the head of the household, the Division may provide transitional assistance to the head of the household if the household becomes ineligible for benefits for one or more of the reasons described in 42 U.S.C. § 608(a)(11). The Division shall not provide transitional assistance pursuant to this section for more than 12 consecutive months.  2. As used in this section, "transitional assistance" means:  (a) Assistance provided by the Division to low-income families to pay for the costs of child care; or  (b) Medicaid provided pursuant to the plan administered by the Department pursuant to NRS 422.063.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 19)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.580 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.580 - Payment of certain expenses of applicant determined not to be in need of long-term benefits.

  1. The Division may, within the limitations of available funding, provide for the payment by the Division of certain expenses on behalf of an applicant for benefits if the Division determines that the applicant is not in need of long-term benefits.  2. If the Division provides for the payment of expenses pursuant to subsection 1, the Division shall specify the expenses for which payment may be made.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 19)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.585 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.585 - Program to promote self-sufficiency of certain parents: Establishment; participation.

  1. The Division shall, within the limitations of available funding, establish a program which promotes the self-sufficiency of a natural father whose paternity is presumed pursuant to NRS 126.051 or a noncustodial parent of a child for whom benefits are being received by a household.  2. If a natural father whose paternity is presumed pursuant to NRS 126.051 or a noncustodial parent of a child for whom benefits are being received by a household chooses to participate in the program established pursuant to subsection 1, the Division may, within the limitations of available funding, increase the amount of benefits provided to the head of the household on behalf of the child.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 19)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.590 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.590 - Encouragement of employment opportunities.

The Division shall, through its regional offices, encourage public and private entities to provide employment opportunities for members of households that are receiving benefits.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 19)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.595 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.595 - Enforcement of court orders for support of children against parents of certain noncustodial parents.

  1. The Chief of the Program for the Enforcement of Child Support of the Division or the designee of the Chief may enforce a court order for the support of a child against the parents of a noncustodial parent of a child if:  (a) The custodial parent and noncustodial parent of the child are both less than 18 years of age; and  (b) The custodial parent of the child is a member of a household that is receiving benefits.  2. If the Chief or his or her designee enforces a court order against the parents of a noncustodial parent pursuant to subsection 1, the parents of the noncustodial parent are jointly and severally liable for the payments required pursuant to the order.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 19)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.600 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.600 - Waiver of requirements of chapter for certain victims of domestic violence.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the Division determines that:  1. The head of a household is a victim of domestic violence pursuant to NRS 422A.350; and  2. Requiring the head of the household to comply with the requirements of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto may endanger or threaten the physical safety of the head of the household,  the Division may waive those requirements for such a period as it deems appropriate.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 19)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.630 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.630 - Requirements of program; submission of report to Legislature.

  1. To the extent authorized by federal law, the Director shall include in the state plan established for the Program for Child Care and Development pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 9858c:  (a) Measures to increase the availability of child care for children with a disability, which may include, without limitation:  (1) An enhanced rate of reimbursement for child care provided to a child with a disability by a provider that receives any training or technical assistance deemed appropriate by the Director for the care of that child;  (2) Other economic incentives for such child care; or  (3) The provision of supplemental services to child care facilities or persons who provide child care for the purpose of increasing access to child care for children with disabilities.  (b) A requirement that, to the extent of money available, the Program provide reimbursement for a portion of the cost of child care provided to the child of a parent who is:  (1) Enrolled in an educational or vocational program that awards a degree or certificate at a postsecondary educational institution or eligible institution; and   (2) Otherwise eligible to participate in the Program.  2. On or before April of each even-numbered year, the Director shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice a report which must include:  (a) A description of the measures included in the state plan pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1; and  (b) Data concerning the usage of reimbursements pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1.  3. As used in this section:  (a) "Eligible institution" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 396.916.  (b) "Postsecondary educational institution" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.099.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 2420)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.650 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.650 - Establishment and administration of program; qualifications for participation in program; assistance provided by program; adoption of regulations.

  1. The Department, through a division of the Department designated by the Director, shall establish and administer a program to provide supportive assistance to qualifying relatives of children who provide care for and obtain the legal guardianship of those children.  2. As a condition to the provision of any supportive assistance pursuant to this section:  (a) The child must:  (1) Have been placed in the care of a qualifying relative for not less than 6 months; and  (2) If the child is 14 years of age or older, consent to the legal guardianship; and  (b) The qualifying relative must:  (1) Reside in this State;  (2) Have attained such a minimum age as the Department specifies by regulation;  (3) Verify his or her relationship to the child; and  (4) File for and obtain court approval of the legal guardianship and comply with any requirements imposed by the court.  3. The supportive assistance provided pursuant to this section must include, within the limitations of available funding:  (a) Reimbursement of all or a portion of the legal fees incurred by the qualifying relative to establish the legal guardianship;  (b) Payments of not more than the amount that the Department would provide to a foster parent if the child had been placed in foster care;  (c) Assistance with:  (1) Child care;  (2) Respite care; and  (3) Transportation; and  (d) Any other assistance the Department deems appropriate.  4. The Department shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.  5. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "qualifying relative" means a person specified in 45 C.F.R. § 233.90(c)(1)(v)(A).  (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 20)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.660 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.660 - Appointment of committee; duties; membership; reports.

  1. The Director shall appoint a committee to research opportunities to increase the availability of diapers and diapering supplies to recipients of public assistance and other low-income families in this State, including, without limitation, researching opportunities to:  (a) Use money received from the Federal Government to carry out a program of public assistance or other program for which the Department is responsible; and  (b) Obtain donations of money, diapers, diapering supplies or any combination thereof, including, without limitation, in-kind donations and donations from private foundations, manufacturers of diapers and diapering supplies and other sources.  2. The committee must consist of representatives of:  (a) The Department who have knowledge of programs offered by the Department, including, without limitation, programs relating to smoking cessation, prenatal care visits and follow-up appointments for infants and children with providers of health care; and  (b) Organizations located in this State which provide services relating to diapers and diapering supplies to recipients of public assistance and other low-income families, including, without limitation, organizations which advocate and provide referrals for such services.  3. The committee must report the results of its research to the Director on or before June 30 of each year. If the Director determines that any opportunities exist to increase the availability of diapers and diapering supplies to recipients of public assistance and other low-income families, the Director may take any necessary action to take advantage of such opportunities, including, without limitation, applying for any necessary waivers from the Federal Government relating to public assistance.   4. The Director shall submit a report of the results of the research, any action taken in response to the results and recommendations for legislation to the Legislature on or before September 30 of each even-numbered year.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 199)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.670 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.670 - Director required to work collaboratively with nonprofit organizations to increase awareness of availability of diapers and diapering supplies.

  1. The Director shall work collaboratively with any diaper banks in this State and any similar nonprofit organizations which provide diapers and diapering supplies to low-income persons at no cost or a reduced cost to ensure recipients of public assistance and other low-income families are made aware of the existence, location and services provided by such organizations.   2. The Director shall post the information described in subsection 1 on the Internet website of the Department and shall include such information with materials provided by the Department to recipients of public assistance and other low-income families to the extent possible.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 199)
NV Rev Stat § 422A.675 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services|NRS 422A.675 - Creation of Diapering Resources Account; use of money in Account; acceptance of gifts, donations, bequests and grants; submission of report to Legislature.

  1. The Diapering Resources Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department shall administer the Account.  2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the money in the Account must be expended to provide diapers and diapering supplies to recipients of public assistance and other low-income families in this State. The State Board of Health shall, upon the recommendation of the committee established pursuant to NRS 422A.660, adopt regulations prescribing:  (a) The criteria for determining whether a person qualifies for assistance from the Account; and  (b) The procedure for distributing money from the Account.  3. The Administrator may apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money for the purpose prescribed by subsection 2. Any money so received must be deposited in the Account.  4. The interest and income earned on money in the Account from any gift, donation or bequest, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.  5. Money in the Account at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.  6. On or before December 31 of each year, the Division shall:  (a) Develop a report concerning the manner in which the money in the Account was distributed during the immediately preceding year, the persons to whom such money was distributed and the manner in which such money was used; and  (b) Submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:  (1) In odd-numbered years, the Interim Finance Committee; and  (2) In even-numbered years, the next regular session of the Legislature.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 3042)