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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.005 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
1. "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Division.
2. "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.
3. "Director" means the Director of the Department.
4. "Division" means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department.
5. "Health authority" means the officers and agents of the Division or the officers and agents of the local boards of health.
6. "Individually identifiable health information" has the meaning ascribed to it in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 938; A 1967, 1168; 1969, 1018; 1973, 1406; 1983, 832; 2011, 1759; 2013, 3037)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.010 - Administration of chapter.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 439.5102 to 439.5108, inclusive, and 439.581 to 439.597, inclusive, the provisions of this chapter must be administered by the Administrator and the Division, subject to administrative supervision by the Director.
[Part 5:199:1911; A 1939, 297; 1945, 130; 1943 NCL § 5239]—(NRS A 1963, 938; 1967, 1168; 1973, 1406; 1983, 832; 2011, 1759; 2013, 366, 3037)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.015 - Acceptance and disbursement of federal appropriations; deposit to State Division of Public and Behavioral Health Federal Account.

The Department, through the Division, may accept and direct the disbursement of money appropriated by any Act of Congress and apportioned or allocated to the State of Nevada for health purposes. This federal money must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the State Division of Public and Behavioral Health Federal Account within the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 257; A 1983, 397; 1989, 1472; 2013, 3037)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.030 - State Board of Health: Creation; members; qualifications.

1. The State Board of Health, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint:
(a) Two members who are doctors of medicine who have been licensed to practice in this State and have engaged in the practice of medicine in this State for not less than 5 years immediately prior to the appointments.
(b) One member who is a doctor of dental surgery who has been licensed to practice in this State and has engaged in the practice of dentistry in this State for not less than 5 years immediately prior to the appointment.
(c) One member who is a doctor of veterinary medicine who has been licensed to practice in this State and has engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine in this State for not less than 5 years immediately preceding the appointment.
(d) One member who is a registered nurse who has been licensed by this State and has engaged in nursing for at least 5 years immediately prior to the appointment.
(e) One member who is a general engineering contractor or general building contractor who is licensed by this State.
(f) One member who is a representative of the general public.
[1:199:1911; A 1919, 221; 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5235]—(NRS A 1959, 92; 1967, 278; 1977, 633)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.040 - State Board of Health: Term of office.

After the initial terms, the term of office of each member of the State Board of Health is 4 years.
[Part 3:199:1911; A 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5237]—(NRS A 1959, 93; 1977, 633)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.060 - State Board of Health: Meetings; quorum.

1. The State Board of Health may meet regularly at least once every 6 months.
2. The State Board of Health may hold such special meetings as may be called by the Chair. A special meeting must be called whenever requested by the Chief Medical Officer, the Administrator or by two members of the Board.
3. Four members constitute a quorum, but a concurrence of at least a majority of the members of the Board is required on all questions.
[Part 2:199:1911; A 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5236]—(NRS A 1971, 358; 1977, 633; 1981, 398; 1983, 832, 1443)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.070 - State Board of Health: Secretary; Executive Officer.

The Administrator is the Executive Officer of the State Board of Health and shall act as Secretary of the Board. The Administrator shall not be a member of the Board.
[Part 3:199:1911; A 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5237] + [Part 5:199:1911; A 1939, 297; 1945, 130; 1943 NCL § 5239]—(NRS A 1983, 832)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.080 - State Board of Health: Compensation of members and employees.

1. Each appointive member of the State Board of Health is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Board, while attending meetings of the Board.
2. While engaged in the business of the State Board of Health, each member and employee of the Board is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
[Part 2:199:1911; A 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5236]—(NRS A 1963, 938; 1975, 298; 1981, 1983; 1985, 424; 1989, 1715)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.095 - Chief Medical Officer: Qualifications.

The Chief Medical Officer must:
1. Be a citizen of the United States;
2. Have not less than 5 years’ experience in behavioral health or public health in a managerial or supervisory capacity; and
3. Be:
(a) Licensed in good standing or eligible for a license as a physician or administrative physician in Nevada;
(b) Licensed in good standing or eligible for a license as a physician or administrative physician in the District of Columbia or in any state or territory of the United States; or
(c) A physician or administrative physician who has a master’s degree or doctoral degree in public health or a related field.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3036)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.110 - Chief Medical Officer: Devotion of time to official duties; cooperation with Nevada System of Higher Education; maintenance of clinical practice.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 284.143, the Chief Medical Officer shall devote his or her full time to the official duties of the Chief Medical Officer and shall not engage in any other business or occupation.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 281.127, the Chief Medical Officer may cooperate with the Nevada System of Higher Education in the preparation and teaching of preservice professional workers in public health and in a program providing additional professional preparation for behavioral health workers and public health workers employed by the State of Nevada.
3. With the approval of the Director, the Chief Medical Officer may maintain a clinical practice that is not established through the University of Nevada in order to retain expertise and remain current in his or her specialized field.
[Part 4:199:1911; A 1919, 221; 1939, 297; 1941, 89; 1943, 215; 1947, 752; 1943 NCL § 5238]—(NRS A 1960, 70; 1969, 1442; 1993, 403; 1995, 2314; 2013, 3037; 2017, 1404)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.130 - Chief Medical Officer and Administrator: Duties.

1. The Chief Medical Officer shall:
(a) Enforce all laws and regulations pertaining to the public health.
(b) Investigate causes of disease, epidemics, source of mortality, nuisances affecting the public health, and all other matters related to the health and life of the people, and to this end the Chief Medical Officer may enter upon and inspect any public or private property in the State.
(c) Oversee the operation of facilities and centers established pursuant to title 39 of NRS.
(d) Direct the work of subordinates and may authorize them to act in his or her place and stead.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 of NRS 439.970, perform the duties prescribed in NRS 439.950 to 439.983, inclusive.
(f) Perform such other duties as the Director may, from time to time, prescribe.
If the Chief Medical Officer is not licensed to practice medicine in this State, he or she shall not, in carrying out the duties of the Chief Medical Officer, engage in the practice of medicine.
2. The Administrator shall direct the work of the Division, administer the Division and perform such other duties as the Director may, from time to time, prescribe.
[Part 5:199:1911; A 1939, 297; 1945, 130; 1943 NCL § 5239]—(NRS A 1963, 939; 1983, 833; 2009, 369, 2554; 2013, 3036, 3037)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.135 - Appointment of Commissioner of Food and Drugs and other agents by Administrator.

As provided in chapter 585 of NRS, the Administrator shall designate and appoint, for the enforcement of chapter 585 of NRS, a Commissioner and such other agent or agents as the Administrator may deem necessary.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 617; A 1963, 939; 1969, 616; 1983, 833)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.140 - Appointment or removal of subordinate officer or employee of Division.

1. With the approval of the Director, the Administrator shall appoint and may remove subordinate officers and employees of the Division.
2. For the purpose of insuring the impartial selection of personnel on the basis of merit, the Administrator may fill all positions in the Division, with the exception of the positions of Chief Medical Officer and professional persons employed for part-time duties, from the classified service of the State.
[Part 5:199:1911; A 1939, 297; 1945, 130; 1943 NCL § 5239]—(NRS A 1963, 939; 1983, 833; 1985, 424)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.150 - State Board of Health supreme in matters concerning health; Department designated agency for federal cooperation; fees.

1. The State Board of Health is hereby declared to be supreme in all nonadministrative health matters. It has general supervision over all matters, except for administrative matters and as otherwise provided in NRS 439.950 to 439.983, inclusive, relating to the preservation of the health and lives of citizens of this State and over the work of the Chief Medical Officer and all district, county and city health departments, boards of health and health officers.
2. The Department is hereby designated as the agency of this State to cooperate with the federal authorities in the administration of those parts of the Social Security Act which relate to the general promotion of public health. It may receive and expend all money made available to the Division by the Federal Government, the State of Nevada or its political subdivisions, or from any other source, for the purposes provided in this chapter. In developing and revising any state plan in connection with federal assistance for health programs, the Department shall consider, without limitation, the amount of money available from the Federal Government for those programs, the conditions attached to the acceptance of that money and the limitations of legislative appropriations for those programs.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 576.128, the State Board of Health may set reasonable fees for the:
(a) Licensing, registering, certifying, inspecting or granting of permits for any facility, establishment or service regulated by the Division;
(b) Programs and services of the Division;
(c) Review of plans; and
(d) Certification and licensing of personnel.
Fees set pursuant to this subsection must be calculated to produce for that period the revenue from the fees projected in the budget approved for the Division by the Legislature.
[Part 25:199:1911; added 1919, 221; A 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5259] + [Part 6 1/2:199:1911; added 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5259.02]—(NRS A 1963, 939; 1967, 1168; 1973, 1406; 1981, 1599, 1898; 1987, 773; 1997, 3172; 2001, 415; 2005, 22nd Special Session, 54; 2009, 369; 2013, 3038)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.155 - Contracts for cooperation with governmental entities and others; effect of payments to Division for such cooperation; immunity from and limitations on liability not waived.

1. For the purposes of this chapter, the Department through the Division may cooperate, financially or otherwise, and execute contracts or agreements with the Federal Government, any federal department or agency, any other state department or agency, a county, a city, a public district or any political subdivision of this State, a public or private corporation, an individual or a group of individuals. Such a contract or agreement may include provisions whereby the Division will provide staff, services or other resources, or any combination thereof, without payment, to further the purposes of the contract or agreement. If the contract or agreement includes a provision whereby the Division is paid for the provision of staff, services or other resources, the payment will be reimbursed directly to the Division’s budget. Cooperation pursuant to this section does not of itself relieve any person, department, agency or political subdivision of any responsibility or liability existing under any provision of law.
2. If the Administrator or the Administrator’s designee enters into a contract or agreement pursuant to subsection 1 with a private nonprofit corporation, the contract or agreement may allow:
(a) The Division to enter and inspect any premises which are related to services provided under the contract or agreement and to inspect any records which are related to services provided under the contract or agreement to ensure the welfare of any consumer served by the private nonprofit corporation under the contract or agreement;
(b) The Division and the private nonprofit corporation to share confidential information concerning any consumer served by the private nonprofit corporation under the contract or agreement; and
(c) The private nonprofit corporation to assign rights and obligations of the private nonprofit corporation under the contract or agreement to the Division.
3. The State, the Department and the Division do not waive any immunity from liability or limitation on liability provided by law by entering into a contract or agreement pursuant to this section and any such contract or agreement must include a provision to that effect.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 316)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.160 - Uniform compliance with provisions of chapter.

1. The Division is charged with:
(a) The thorough and efficient execution of the provisions of this chapter in every part of the State; and
(b) Supervisory power over local health officers,
to the end that all of the requirements of this chapter shall be uniformly complied with.
2. The Division shall have authority to investigate cases of irregularity or violation of the law, and all local health officers shall aid the Division, upon request, in such investigations.
[Part 22:199:1911; RL § 2973; NCL § 5256]—(NRS A 1963, 939)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.170 - Prevention of sickness and disease; legal action for enforcement of laws and regulations; provision of information concerning importance of annual physical examination for children.

1. The Division shall take such measures as may be necessary to prevent the spread of sickness and disease, and shall possess all powers necessary to fulfill the duties and exercise the authority prescribed by law and to bring actions in the courts for the enforcement of all health laws and lawful rules and regulations.
2. The Division shall include in appropriate public health programs and activities information concerning the importance of an annual physical examination by a provider of health care for children.
[Part 25:199:1911; added 1919, 221; A 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5259]—(NRS A 1963, 940; 2019, 1478)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.180 - Biennial report to Director by Administrator.

The Administrator shall make a biennial report to the Director, setting forth the condition of public health in the State and making such recommendations for legislation, appropriations and other matters as are deemed necessary or desirable.
[Part 25:199:1911; added 1919, 221; A 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5259]—(NRS A 1963, 940; 1983, 833)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.200 - Regulations of State Board of Health: Adoption; effect; variances; distribution.

1. The State Board of Health may by affirmative vote of a majority of its members adopt, amend and enforce reasonable regulations consistent with law:
(a) To define and control dangerous communicable diseases.
(b) To prevent and control nuisances.
(c) To regulate sanitation and sanitary practices in the interests of the public health.
(d) To provide for the sanitary protection of water and food supplies.
(e) To govern and define the powers and duties of local boards of health and health officers, except with respect to the provisions of NRS 444.440 to 444.620, inclusive, 444.650, 445A.170 to 445A.955, inclusive, and chapter 445B of NRS.
(f) To protect and promote the public health generally.
(g) To carry out all other purposes of this chapter.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 444.650, those regulations have the effect of law and supersede all local ordinances and regulations inconsistent therewith, except those local ordinances and regulations which are more stringent than the regulations provided for in this section.
3. The State Board of Health may grant a variance from the requirements of a regulation if it finds that:
(a) Strict application of that regulation would result in exceptional and undue hardship to the person requesting the variance; and
(b) The variance, if granted, would not:
(1) Cause substantial detriment to the public welfare; or
(2) Impair substantially the purpose of that regulation.
4. Each regulation adopted by the State Board of Health must be published immediately after adoption and issued in pamphlet form for distribution to local health officers and the residents of the State.
[Part 25:199:1911; added 1919, 221; A 1939, 297; 1931 NCL § 5259]—(NRS A 1969, 880; 1971, 137, 807; 1977, 1138; 1979, 703; 1983, 329, 1129; 1987, 775; 1991, 2189; 2009, 1077)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.230 - Personal and statistical information to be secured from patient admitted or committed to public or private institution.

1. All superintendents or managers, or other persons in charge of hospitals, almshouses, lying-in or other institutions, public or private, to which persons resort for treatment of diseases, or confinement, or are committed by process of law, shall make a record of all the personal and statistical particulars relative to the inmates of their institutions at the time of their admission on the forms of the certificates provided for by law and as directed by the State Board of Health.
2. In case of persons admitted or committed for medical treatment of disease, the physician in charge shall specify for entry in the record the nature of the disease and where, in his or her opinion, it was contracted.
3. The personal particulars and information required by this section shall be obtained from the patient, if it is practicable to do so. When they cannot be so obtained, they shall be secured in as complete a manner as possible from relatives, friends or other persons acquainted with the facts.
[Part 17:199:1911; A 1915, 249; 1951, 312; 1953, 311]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.240 - State Public Health Laboratory: Maintenance by University of Nevada School of Medicine; branch laboratories; purpose; administration; reports.

1. The University of Nevada School of Medicine shall maintain the State Public Health Laboratory, and may designate, establish or maintain such branch laboratories as may be necessary.
2. The purpose of the State Public Health Laboratory is:
(a) To make available, at such charges as may be established, to health officials, the Director of the State Department of Agriculture and licensed physicians of the State, proper laboratory facilities for the prompt diagnosis of communicable diseases.
(b) To make necessary examinations and analyses of water, natural ice, sewage, milk, food and clinical material.
(c) To conduct research into the nature, cause, diagnosis and control of diseases.
(d) To undertake such other technical and laboratory duties as are in the interest of the health of the general public.
3. The person in charge of the State Public Health Laboratory, or the person’s designee, must be a skilled bacteriologist.
4. The person in charge of the State Public Health Laboratory may have such technical assistants as that person, in cooperation with the University of Nevada School of Medicine, considers necessary.
5. Reports of investigations conducted at the State Public Health Laboratory may be published from time to time in bulletins and circulars.
6. If the University of Nevada School of Medicine designates a branch laboratory pursuant to subsection 1 that is operated or controlled by a public agency other than the University of Nevada School of Medicine, the public agency and the University of Nevada School of Medicine shall enter into a cooperative agreement pursuant to NRS 277.080 to 277.180, inclusive, concerning the branch laboratory. The cooperative agreement must include, without limitation, provisions setting forth the powers and duties of each party to the cooperative agreement.
[1:230:1909; RL § 3941; NCL § 7060] + [2:230:1909; RL § 3942; NCL § 7061] + [3:230:1909; RL § 3943; NCL § 7062] + [4:230:1909; RL § 3944; NCL § 7063] + [5:230:1909; RL § 3945; NCL § 7064] + [33:199:1911; added 1919, 221; A 1939, 297; 1945, 177; 1943 NCL § 5267]—(NRS A 1963, 268, 1185; 1983, 833; 1997, 1204; 2001, 2438; 2009, 30; 2017, 144)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.245 - Data dashboard for data relating to telehealth access: Establishment; requirements; availability.

1. To the extent that money is available for this purpose, the Department shall:
(a) Establish a data dashboard that allows for the analysis of data relating to access to telehealth by different groups and populations in this State. The data dashboard must, to the extent authorized by federal law:
(1) Include, without limitation, data concerning health care services, behavioral health services and dental services provided through telehealth; and
(2) Allow for the user to sort data based on the race, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, income level or location of residence of the patient, type of telehealth service and any other category determined useful by the Department; and
(b) Make the data dashboard available on an Internet website maintained by the Department.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Data dashboard" means a computerized tool that:
(1) Provides a centralized, interactive means of monitoring, measuring, analyzing and extracting relevant information from different sets of data; and
(2) Displays information in an interactive, intuitive and visual manner.
(b) "Telehealth" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.515.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3004)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.249 - Continuing education and information concerning health of veterans; report.

1. The Division shall, in collaboration with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Veterans Services:
(a) Establish continuing education courses concerning the health of veterans and make those courses available at no cost to providers of health care and any person who provides services related to the health or welfare of veterans and family members of veterans; or
(b) Provide information concerning the health of veterans to providers of health care and any person who provides services related to the health or welfare of veterans and family members of veterans.
2. Continuing education courses established pursuant to subsection 1 or information provided pursuant to that subsection must include, without limitation, information concerning service-connected disabilities and diseases, including, without limitation, diseases presumed to be service-connected pursuant to 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.303 to 3.344, inclusive.
3. On or before April 1 of each year, the Division shall:
(a) Compile a report concerning the health of veterans in this State. The report must include, without limitation:
(1) Information concerning trends in cancers, other illnesses and deaths related to service-connected disabilities and diseases, including, without limitation, diseases presumed to be service-connected pursuant to 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.303 to 3.344, inclusive; and
(2) A summary of the information submitted to the Division pursuant to NRS 417.126.
(b) Submit the report to the Governor, the Department of Veterans Services and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults with Special Needs created by NRS 218E.750.
4. As used in this section, "provider of health care" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.124.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2692)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.255 - Masks and face shields for use in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Regulations; provision to peace officers and firefighters; waiver of requirements; civil immunity for use.

1. The State Board of Health shall adopt by regulation the types of portable manual masks and face shields that are approved by the Board to assist in the prevention of the spread of communicable diseases during the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. An approved mask or face shield may not weigh more than 1 pound.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, every employer shall, without charge to the peace officer or firefighter, provide each peace officer, whether or not the peace officer is on duty, and each firefighter who is on duty, whether paid or voluntary, with:
(a) A portable manual mask and face shield approved by the Board; and
(b) Initial training and instruction in the use of the equipment.
The mask, shield and training must be provided not later than 30 days after the first day of employment. The employer shall provide refresher courses in the use of the equipment when necessary.
3. An employer may apply to the Division for a waiver of the requirements of subsection 2 with regard to each peace officer or firefighter who, in the normal course of his or her employment, is not likely ever to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The application must be in writing, specify the reasons why the employee is not likely in the normal course of his or her employment ever to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation and be sworn to by the employer or his or her authorized representative. The Division shall grant or deny the waiver based on the information contained in the application.
4. A waiver granted pursuant to subsection 3 expires upon any change in the duties of the peace officer or firefighter which makes it likely that he or she will administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation at some time in the normal course of his or her employment. The date of the change in duties shall be deemed to be the first day of employment for purposes of subsection 2.
5. An injury or illness which results from the use of a mask or shield by a peace officer or firefighter pursuant to subsection 2 may not be considered as negligence or as causation in any civil action brought against a peace officer or firefighter or his or her employer.
6. As used in this section:
(a) "Employer" means any person who employs or provides equipment to a firefighter or peace officer, including the State of Nevada and its political subdivisions.
(b) "Peace officer" means:
(1) Sheriffs of counties and of metropolitan police departments and their deputies;
(2) Personnel of the Nevada Highway Patrol whose principal duty is to enforce one or more laws of this State and any person promoted from such a duty to a supervisory position related to such a duty; and
(3) Marshals and police officers of cities and towns.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 307; A 2001, 2615; 2005, 327, 675)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.258 - Programs for treatment of persons who commit domestic violence; regulations.

1. The Division shall evaluate, certify and monitor programs for the treatment of persons who commit domestic violence in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2.
2. The Division shall adopt regulations governing the evaluation, certification and monitoring of programs for the treatment of persons who commit domestic violence.
3. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 must include, without limitation, provisions:
(a) Requiring that a program:
(1) Include a module specific to victim safety; and
(2) Be based on:
(I) Evidence-based practices; and
(II) The assessment of a program participant by a supervisor of treatment or provider of treatment; and
(b) Allowing a program that is located in another state to become certified in this State to provide treatment to persons who:
(1) Reside in this State; and
(2) Are ordered by a court in this State to participate in a program for the treatment of persons who commit domestic violence.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2467; A 2019, 4465)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.261 - Grants for addressing race-based health disparities relating to kidney disease; establishment of advisory committee; annual report.

1. The Division may apply for grants available from the Federal Government and other sources to support the identification, understanding and mitigation of health disparities relating to kidney disease that are based on race. Such disparities include, without limitation, disparities concerning:
(a) Early detection, frequency and severity of kidney disease; and
(b) Promotion of kidney transplantation.
2. The Division may establish and consult with an advisory committee to establish a sustainable plan to increase education concerning and awareness of kidney disease through which services supported by a grant obtained pursuant to subsection 1 may, to the extent applicable and authorized by the terms of the grant, be delivered. The advisory committee must be composed of representatives of providers of health care and medical facilities who provide care for kidney disease, patients with kidney disease, organ procurement organizations, national kidney organizations and any other members that the Division deems appropriate.
3. On or before February 1 of each year, the Department shall compile a report that includes, without limitation, the status of grants applied for during the immediately preceding calendar year pursuant to subsection 1 and submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(a) In even-numbered years, the Legislative Commission and the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services; and
(b) In odd-numbered years, the next regular session of the Legislature.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Medical facility" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151.
(b) "Organ procurement organization" means a person designated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services as an organ procurement organization.
(c) "Provider of health care" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2702)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.265 - Immunization Information System: Establishment and administration; duty to report information concerning immunization administered to child; contents and form of report; parent or guardian to be provided information concerning System; parent or guardian may decline inclusion of information in System; disclosure of information; regulations.

1. The Department shall establish an Immunization Information System to collect information concerning the immunization of children in this State. The Immunization Information System must be administered by the State Board of Health.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person who administers any immunization to a child which is recommended and approved by the United States Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or its successor organization, on or after July 1, 2009, shall report information concerning the child and the immunization provided to the child to the Department for inclusion in the Immunization Information System. The information reported must include, without limitation:
(a) The immunization provided to the child;
(b) The name of the child;
(c) Demographic information concerning the child, including, without limitation, the age, gender and race of the child; and
(d) Any other information required by regulation of the State Board of Health, taking into consideration applicable requirements for information relating to the immunization of children of:
(1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and
(2) Any other governmental entity.
3. A person who reports information pursuant to subsection 2 may also report information concerning the history of the immunizations of the child if known to the Department for inclusion in the Immunization Information System.
4. The State Board of Health shall establish the form for reporting information to the Department for inclusion in the Immunization Information System and the form which the person administering the immunization must provide to the parent or guardian of the child receiving the immunization. The form provided to the parent or guardian must inform the parent or guardian about the Immunization Information System and must allow the parent or guardian to decline inclusion of the information concerning his or her child in the System.
5. The information in the Immunization Information System may only be disclosed to any person who administers immunizations to a child to determine the immunization status of the child and to the persons or governmental entities authorized pursuant to the regulations adopted by the State Board of Health.
6. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1515)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.271 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 439.271 to 439.2794, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 439.2711, 439.2712 and 439.2713 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 26)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.272 - State Dental Health Officer: Appointment by Director of Department in unclassified service or as contractor; qualifications; duties.

1. The Director shall appoint a State Dental Health Officer, who may serve in the unclassified service of the State or as a contractor for the Department. The State Dental Health Officer must:
(a) Be a resident of this State;
(b) Have satisfied the educational requirements for and may, but is not required to, satisfy any other requirements for the issuance of an unrestricted license to practice dentistry pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS; and
(c) Be appointed on the basis of his or her education, training and experience and his or her interest in public dental health and related programs.
2. The State Dental Health Officer shall:
(a) Determine the needs of the residents of this State for public dental health;
(b) Provide the Advisory Committee and the Department with advice regarding public dental health;
(c) Make recommendations to the Advisory Committee, the Department and the Legislature regarding programs in this State for public dental health;
(d) Work collaboratively with the State Public Health Dental Hygienist; and
(e) Seek such information and advice from the Advisory Committee or from any dental education program in this State, including any such programs of the Nevada System of Higher Education, as necessary to carry out his or her duties.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2690; A 2005, 1569; 2005, 22nd Special Session, 54; 2009, 28; 2015, 2476; 2021, 3605; 2023, 199)—(Replaced in revision in 2021 by NRS 422.239; substituted in revision in 2023 for NRS 422.239)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.279 - State Public Health Dental Hygienist: Appointment; classification; qualifications; duties; solicitation and acceptance of gifts and grants.

1. The Department shall appoint a State Public Health Dental Hygienist, who may serve in the unclassified service of the State or as a contractor for the Department. The State Public Health Dental Hygienist:
(a) Must be a resident of this State;
(b) May, but is not required to, hold a current license to practice dental hygiene issued pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS with a special endorsement issued pursuant to NRS 631.287; and
(c) Must be appointed on the basis of his or her education, training and experience and his or her interest in public health dental hygiene and related programs.
2. The State Public Health Dental Hygienist:
(a) Shall work collaboratively with the State Dental Health Officer in carrying out his or her duties; and
(b) May:
(1) Provide advice and make recommendations to the Advisory Committee and the Department regarding programs in this State for public health dental hygiene; and
(2) If he or she holds a license to practice dental hygiene issued pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS with a special endorsement issued pursuant to NRS 631.287, perform any acts authorized pursuant to NRS 631.287.
3. The Department may solicit and accept gifts and grants to pay the costs associated with the position of State Public Health Dental Hygienist.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2690; A 2005, 1569; 2005, 22nd Special Session, 55; 2009, 29; 2015, 2477; 2023, 200)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.2791 - State Program for Oral Health: Establishment; purpose.

There is hereby established within the Department the State Program for Oral Health to increase public knowledge and raise public awareness of the importance of oral health and to educate the residents of this State on matters relating to oral health, including, without limitation:
1. Proper oral hygiene;
2. The factors that increase the risk of a person developing oral diseases; and
3. The prevention and treatment of oral diseases.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 26; A 2023, 200)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.2792 - Advisory Committee on the State Program for Oral Health: Creation; duties; appointment and terms of members; quorum; Chair; meetings.

1. There is hereby created within the Department the Advisory Committee on the State Program for Oral Health to advise and make recommendations to the Department concerning the Program.
2. The Director shall appoint to the Advisory Committee 13 members, including, without limitation, one or more persons who are representatives of:
(a) Public health care professionals and educators;
(b) Providers of oral health care;
(c) Persons knowledgeable in promoting and educating the public on oral health issues; and
(d) National dental and other oral health organizations and their local or state chapters.
3. After the initial terms, the members of the Advisory Committee serve terms of 2 years commencing on July 1. A member may be reappointed.
4. Members of the Advisory Committee serve without compensation, except that each member is entitled, while engaged in the business of the Advisory Committee, to the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
5. Any member of the Advisory Committee who is a public employee must be granted administrative leave from his or her duties to engage in the business of the Advisory Committee without loss of his or her regular compensation. Such leave does not reduce the amount of the member’s other accrued leave.
6. A majority of the members of the Advisory Committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of a quorum present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Advisory Committee.
7. The Advisory Committee shall:
(a) At its first meeting and annually thereafter, elect a Chair from among its members;
(b) Meet at the call of the Director, the Chair or a majority of its members as necessary and within the budget of the Advisory Committee; and
(c) On or before July 1 of each year, submit a written report to the Director summarizing the activities of the Advisory Committee and any recommendations of the Advisory Committee.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 27; A 2023, 200)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.2793 - Duties of Department.

To carry out the provisions of NRS 439.271 to 439.2794, inclusive, the Department shall, with advice and recommendations of the Advisory Committee:
1. Establish a solid scientific database of the most current information on the importance of oral health, using information obtained through surveillance, epidemiology and research related to oral health;
2. Provide educational materials and information on research concerning matters relating to oral health to health care professionals, providers of oral health care and the public, including, without limitation, materials and information concerning programs and services available to the public and strategies for the prevention of oral diseases;
3. Coordinate the establishment of regional coalitions to support the efforts of the Program;
4. Increase public awareness about the prevention, detection and treatment of oral diseases among state and local governmental officials who are responsible for matters relating to oral health, health care professionals, providers of oral health care and policymakers;
5. Coordinate state and local programs and services to ensure that the public has adequate access to dental services;
6. Work with other governmental agencies, national health organizations and their local and state chapters, community and business leaders, community organizations and providers of oral health care to:
(a) Coordinate the work of the Program with the work of those agencies, organizations and persons; and
(b) Maximize the resources of state and local governments in the efforts to educate the public about the importance of oral health, including, without limitation, the prevention and detection of oral diseases and proper oral hygiene;
7. Develop and carry out public awareness and media campaigns in each county, targeting groups of persons who are considered at risk for developing oral diseases;
8. Evaluate the need to improve the quality and accessibility of dental services that exist in communities in this State; and
9. Develop and coordinate, in cooperation with the Department of Education, recommendations for dental programs to encourage proper oral hygiene by children.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 27; A 2023, 201)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.2794 - Powers of Department to enter into contracts to apply for and accept gifts, donations, bequests and grants and to apply for federal waivers; disposition of money; administration of account.

1. The Department may:
(a) Enter into contracts for any services necessary to carry out or assist the Department in carrying out the provisions of NRS 439.271 to 439.2794, inclusive, with public or private entities that have the appropriate expertise to provide such services;
(b) Apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money to carry out the provisions of NRS 439.271 to 439.2794, inclusive;
(c) Apply for any waiver from the Federal Government that may be necessary to maximize the amount of money this State may obtain from the Federal Government to carry out the provisions of NRS 439.271 to 439.2794, inclusive; and
(d) Adopt regulations as necessary to carry out and administer the Program.
2. Any money that is accepted by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 must be deposited in the State Treasury and accounted for separately in the State General Fund.
3. The Director shall administer the account created pursuant to subsection 2. Money in the account does not lapse to the State General Fund at the end of the fiscal year. The interest and income earned on the money in the account must be credited to the account. Any claims against the account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 28; A 2013, 3038; 2023, 202)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.280 - County board of health: Composition; officers; service without additional compensation.

1. Each county shall establish a county board of health to consist of the board of county commissioners, the sheriff and the county health officer.
2. The county health officer shall act as chair of the county board of health, and the county clerk shall be the clerk of the board.
3. All of the officers shall serve without additional compensation.
[27:199:1911; added 1919, 221; A 1947, 471; 1943 NCL § 5261]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.290 - County health officer: Appointment; qualifications; term.

1. On or before January 1 next following each general election, the board of county commissioners shall appoint a county health officer for the county.
2. The county health officer must be appointed on the basis of his or her graduate education in public health, training, experience and interest in public health and related programs.
3. The term of office of the county health officer is 2 years or until a successor has been appointed and qualified.
[Part 6:199:1911; A 1913, 126; 1919, 221; 1919 RL § 2957; NCL § 5240]—(NRS A 1981, 603)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.300 - County health officer: Compensation.

For performing the duties prescribed by law, the county health officer shall receive such compensation as is fixed by the board of county commissioners, which compensation shall not be less than $25 per month. The board of county commissioners is directed to allow a claim for $25 per month or for such greater sum as the board may deem proper for the work performed.
[Part 6:199:1911; A 1913, 126; 1919, 221; 1919 RL § 2957; NCL § 5240]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.310 - County health officer: Vacancy; appointment by Chief Medical Officer.

In the case of refusal or neglect of any board of county commissioners to appoint a county health officer for 30 days after January 1 next following any general election, or if a vacancy shall exist in the office of county health officer for a period exceeding 30 days, the Chief Medical Officer may make such appointment for the county for that term and fix the compensation; and a county health officer so appointed shall have the same duties, power and authority as though appointed by the board of county commissioners.
[Part 6:199:1911; A 1913, 126; 1919, 221; 1919 RL § 2957; NCL § 5240]—(NRS A 1963, 941)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health › NRS 439.320 - County health officer: Executive officer of county board of health; may be county physician.

The county health officer is the executive officer of the county board of health and, if licensed to practice medicine in this State, may be county physician.
[Part 6:199:1911; A 1913, 126; 1919, 221; 1919 RL § 2957; NCL § 5240]—(NRS A 1981, 603)