2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 433 - General Provisions › NRS 433.4295 - Duties.

1. Each policy board shall:
(a) Advise the Department, Division and Commission regarding:
(1) The behavioral health needs of adults and children in the behavioral health region;
(2) Any progress, problems or proposed plans relating to the provision of behavioral health services and methods to improve the provision of behavioral health services in the behavioral health region;
(3) Identified gaps in the behavioral health services which are available in the behavioral health region and any recommendations or service enhancements to address those gaps;
(4) Any federal, state or local law or regulation that relates to behavioral health which it determines is redundant, conflicts with other laws or is obsolete and any recommendation to address any such redundant, conflicting or obsolete law or regulation; and
(5) Priorities for allocating money to support and develop behavioral health services in the behavioral health region.
(b) Promote improvements in the delivery of behavioral health services in the behavioral health region.
(c) Coordinate and exchange information with the other policy boards to provide unified and coordinated recommendations to the Department, Division and Commission regarding behavioral health services in the behavioral health region.
(d) Review the collection and reporting standards of behavioral health data to determine standards for such data collection and reporting processes.
(e) To the extent feasible, establish an organized, sustainable and accurate electronic repository of data and information concerning behavioral health and behavioral health services in the behavioral health region that is accessible to members of the public on an Internet website maintained by the policy board. A policy board may collaborate with an existing community-based organization to establish the repository.
(f) To the extent feasible, track and compile data concerning persons placed on a mental health crisis hold pursuant to NRS 433A.160, persons admitted to mental health facilities and hospitals under an emergency admission pursuant to NRS 433A.162, persons admitted to mental health facilities under an involuntary court-ordered admission pursuant to NRS 433A.200 to 433A.330, inclusive, and persons ordered to receive assisted outpatient treatment pursuant to NRS 433A.335 to 433A.345, inclusive, in the behavioral health region, including, without limitation:
(1) The outcomes of treatment provided to such persons; and
(2) Measures taken upon and after the release of such persons to address behavioral health issues and prevent future mental health crisis holds and admissions.
(g) If a data dashboard is established pursuant to NRS 439.245, use the data dashboard to review access by different groups and populations in this State to behavioral health services provided through telehealth, as defined in NRS 629.515, and evaluate policies to make such access more equitable.
(h) Identify and coordinate with other entities in the behavioral health region and this State that address issues relating to behavioral health to increase awareness of such issues and avoid duplication of efforts.
(i) In coordination with existing entities in this State that address issues relating to behavioral health services, submit an annual report to the Commission which includes, without limitation:
(1) The specific behavioral health needs of the behavioral health region;
(2) A description of the methods used by the policy board to collect and analyze data concerning the behavioral health needs and problems of the behavioral health region and gaps in behavioral health services which are available in the behavioral health region, including, without limitation, a list of all sources of such data used by the policy board;
(3) A description of the manner in which the policy board has carried out the requirements of paragraphs (c) and (h) and the results of those activities; and
(4) The data compiled pursuant to paragraph (f) and any conclusions that the policy board has derived from such data.
2. A report described in paragraph (i) of subsection 1 may be submitted more often than annually if the policy board determines that a specific behavioral health issue requires an additional report to the Commission.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2992; A 2019, 2047; 2021, 3013, 3065)