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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.0185 - Denial based solely on status as discharged veteran who is lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender prohibited; policies and procedures.

1. No veteran may be denied eligibility for any program, service, benefit, activity or facility of a department, division, board, bureau, commission or agency of this State or any political subdivision of this State which provides a program, service, benefit, activity or facility to veterans for which the veteran would otherwise be eligible solely on the basis of the veteran’s status as a discharged veteran who is lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
2. The Director may adopt such policies and procedures as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
3. As used in this section, "veteran" means a resident of this State who meets the qualifications of subsection 1 of NRS 417.005.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 217; A 2019, 54)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.0187 - Determination and certification by Federal Government deemed proof of status as veteran with a service-connected disability.

Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary, for the purpose of determining the eligibility for any benefit, program or assistance provided by the State or a local government to a veteran, or a business owned or operated by a veteran, with a service-connected disability:
1. The veteran shall be deemed to be a veteran with a service-connected disability to the extent determined by the Federal Government; and
2. A certificate from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Defense which indicates that the veteran has incurred a service-connected disability and which indicates the total percentage or compensation of that disability is sufficient evidence:
(a) That the veteran has incurred a service-connected disability; and
(b) Of the total percentage or compensation of the service-connected disability.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1132)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.0193 - Election of Chair and Vice Chair; meetings; compensation of members; members employed by State or political subdivision; quorum.

1. The members of the Council shall elect a Chair and a Vice Chair. The Vice Chair presides in the absence of the Chair.
2. The Council shall meet at least once each quarter but may meet more often at the call of the Chair or a majority of the members of the Council.
3. Members of the Council serve without compensation, except that each member of the Council is entitled, while engaged in the business of the Council, to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. The per diem allowance and travel expenses provided to a member of the Council who is an officer or employee of the State of Nevada or a political subdivision of this State must be paid by the state agency or political subdivision which employs him or her.
4. Each member of the Council who is an officer or employee of the State of Nevada or a political subdivision of this State must be relieved from his or her duties without loss of regular compensation so that the member may prepare for and attend meetings of the Council and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Council in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or political subdivision of this State shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Council to make up the time that he or she is absent from work to carry out his or her duties as a member of the Council or to use annual vacation or compensatory time for the absence.
5. A majority of the members of the Council constitutes a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the powers conferred on the Council.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2497)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.0195 - Duties; biennial report.

The Interagency Council on Veterans Affairs shall:
1. Identify and prioritize the needs of veterans and servicemen and servicewomen and their families in this State.
2. Study the coordination of the efforts of the Federal Government, State Government, local governments and private entities to meet the needs of veterans and servicemen and servicewomen and their families in this State.
3. Develop and disseminate best practices for improving outcomes for veterans and servicemen and servicewomen and their families through policy recommendations at the state and local governmental levels.
4. Foster the development and dissemination of research and policy for improving outcomes for veterans and servicemen and servicewomen and their families.
5. Cultivate leadership opportunities for veterans.
6. Develop models for outreach to and engagement of veterans.
7. On or before February 15 of each even-numbered year, submit a report concerning the activities of the Council during the preceding 2 fiscal years, including the information synthesized and compiled pursuant to NRS 417.0194, and any recommendations of the Council to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Commission.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2498; A 2015, 3933; 2017, 35; 2023, 137)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.020 - Creation; powers and duties.

1. The Department of Veterans Services is hereby created.
2. The Department is vested with the powers and authority provided in this chapter and shall carry out the purposes of this chapter.
[1:189:1943; A 1947, 779; 1943 NCL § 6879]—(NRS A 1963, 13; 1993, 1615; 1997, 2583; 1999, 2477; 2013, 2498)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.030 - Creation of office of Director; appointment and qualifications of Director and deputy directors.

1. The office of Director of the Department of Veterans Services is hereby created.
2. The Director must be appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
3. The Director shall appoint such deputy directors as are necessary to assist the Director in performing the duties prescribed in this chapter, including, without limitation, a Deputy Director of Benefits and a Deputy Director of Healthcare Services.
4. Any person to be eligible for appointment as the Director or the Deputy Director of Benefits must:
(a) Be an actual and bona fide resident of the State of Nevada;
(b) Possess an honorable discharge from some branch of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(c) Have at least 4 years of experience in management or administration.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any person to be eligible for appointment as the Deputy Director of Healthcare Services must:
(a) Be an actual and bona fide resident of the State of Nevada;
(b) Possess an honorable discharge from some branch of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(c) Have at least 4 years of experience in health care management or health care administration.
If no person is available for appointment who possesses all the qualifications required by this subsection, the Director may waive the qualification set forth in paragraph (b) for a person who is otherwise qualified for appointment pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (c).
[Part 2:189:1943; A 1947, 779; 1943 NCL § 6879.01]—(NRS A 1991, 64; 1997, 2583; 2013, 2499; 2017, 379; 2019, 57, 126; 2023, 702)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.060 - Director and deputy directors: Classification; restrictions on other employment.

The Director and each deputy director are in the unclassified service of the State. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, the Director and each deputy director shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of his or her office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.
[21:295:1953; A 1955, 525]—(NRS A 1957, 549; 1960, 395; 1961, 657; 1963, 1332; 1965, 705; 1967, 1498; 1971, 1437; 1981, 1281; 1995, 2314; 1997, 2584; 2013, 2499; 2017, 380)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.095 - Establishment of program to assist in transition to civilian life; requirements for program.

1. The Director shall establish and maintain a program to assist veterans and servicemen and servicewomen in transitioning to life as civilians. The program must be designed to complement any similar programs of the Federal Government, including, without limitation, the program established pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1144.
2. The program established pursuant to this section must provide information and resources specific to this State concerning:
(a) Programs of higher education and benefits for higher education;
(b) Employment and vocational training;
(c) Starting and maintaining a small business;
(d) Programs and services related to health care;
(e) Mental health;
(f) Sexual trauma, including, without limitation, information and resources specific to sexual trauma experienced while on active duty or during military training;
(g) Housing; and
(h) Any other benefits available to veterans and servicemen and servicewomen to assist them in transitioning to life as civilians.
3. As used in this section, "serviceman" or "servicewoman" means a person who is an active member of the:
(a) Armed Forces of the United States;
(b) National Guard or a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States; or
(c) Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service or the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States and is serving in the capacity of a commissioned officer in defense of the United States.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 429)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.103 - Digital copy of state laws and newly enacted legislation relating to veterans: Biennial preparation and transmittal to veterans; addendum after special session of Legislature; posting of digital copy on Internet website.

1. The Director shall, not later than September 1 following each regular session of the Legislature, prepare a digital copy of the provisions of NRS relating to veterans and transmit a digital copy to each veteran in this State for whom the Department has an electronic mail address of record.
2. The Director shall, to the extent practicable, include with the digital copy provided pursuant to subsection 1, a memorandum that includes:
(a) A description of each statute newly enacted by the Legislature which affects veterans in this State. The memorandum may compile each statute into one document.
(b) A description of each bill, or portion of a bill, newly enacted by the Legislature that appropriates or authorizes money for veterans, or otherwise affects the amount of money that is available for veterans’ services, including, without limitation, each line item in a budget for such an appropriation or authorization. The memorandum may compile each bill, or portion of a bill, as applicable, into one document.
(c) If a statute or bill described in the memorandum requires the Director or the Department to take action to carry out the statute or bill, a brief plan for carrying out such duties.
(d) The date on which each statute and bill described in the memorandum becomes effective and the date by which each statute and bill must be carried into effect.
3. If a statute or bill described in subsection 2 is enacted during a special session of the Legislature that concludes after July 1, the Director shall, to the extent practicable, prepare an addendum to the memorandum that includes the information required by this section for each such statute or bill. The addendum must be provided electronically to each veteran who received the memorandum not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the special session.
4. The Director shall publish a digital copy of the information prepared pursuant to this section on the Internet website maintained by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 565)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.105 - Biennial review of report of preferences for local businesses owned and operated by veterans with service-connected disabilities; recommendations.

1. On or before October 1 of each even-numbered year, the Department shall review the reports submitted pursuant to NRS 333.3368 and 338.13846.
2. In carrying out the provisions of subsection 1, the Department shall seek input from:
(a) The Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration.
(b) The State Public Works Board of the State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration.
(c) The Office of Economic Development.
(d) Groups representing the interests of veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States.
(e) The business community.
(f) Local businesses owned and operated by veterans with service-connected disabilities.
3. After performing the duties described in subsections 1 and 2, the Department shall make recommendations to the Legislative Commission regarding the continuation, modification, promotion or expansion of the preferences for local businesses owned and operated by veterans with service-connected disabilities which are described in NRS 333.3366 and 338.13844.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Business owned and operated by a veteran with a service-connected disability" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 338.13841.
(b) "Local business" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 333.3363.
(c) "Veteran with a service-connected disability" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 338.13843.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2674; A 2011, 3471; 2013, 2501; 2015, 566, 2773)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.109 - Annual report on funding of programs and services for veterans: Preparation; contents; transmittal of digital copy to veterans; posting of digital copy on Internet website.

1. The Director shall, not later than August 1 of each year, prepare a report that provides an analysis of the funding of programs and services for veterans in this State. The report must include, without limitation:
(a) The amount and sources of money received by the Department for the provision of programs and services for veterans in this State;
(b) A comprehensive overview of the budget of the Department; and
(c) The expenditures made from the Gift Account for the Veterans Home in Southern Nevada and the Gift Account for the Veterans Home in Northern Nevada created by NRS 417.145 and the Gift Account for Veterans created by NRS 417.115.
2. The Director shall:
(a) Transmit a digital copy of the report to each veteran in this State for whom the Department has an electronic mail address of record; and
(b) Publish a digital copy of the report on the Internet website maintained by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3933)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.115 - Gift Account for Veterans: Creation; administration; use; interest and income; claims; nonreversion; annual report of expenditures.

1. The Gift Account for Veterans is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Director shall administer the Gift Account for Veterans.
2. The money deposited in the Gift Account for Veterans pursuant to NRS 482.3764 may only be used for the support of outreach programs or services for veterans and their families, or both, as determined by the Director.
3. The interest and income earned on the money in the Gift Account for Veterans, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Gift Account for Veterans.
4. All money in the Gift Account for Veterans must be paid out on claims approved by the Director as other claims against the State are paid.
5. Any money remaining in the Gift Account for Veterans at the end of each fiscal year does not lapse to the State General Fund, but must be carried forward into the next fiscal year.
6. The Director shall, on or before August 1 of each year, prepare and submit to the Interim Finance Committee a report detailing the expenditures made from the Gift Account for Veterans.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2599; A 1997, 2587; 1999, 1956; 2003, 2812, 3210; 2005, 530; 2007, 668; 2011, 467; 2013, 2501)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.119 - Account to Assist Veterans Who Have Suffered Sexual Trauma: Creation; administration; gifts, grants and donations; use; interest and income; claims; nonreversion; annual report of expenditures.

1. The Account to Assist Veterans Who Have Suffered Sexual Trauma is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Director shall administer the Account.
2. The Director may apply for any available grants and accept gifts, grants, donations and any other source of money for deposit in the Account.
3. Money deposited in the Account and any interest and income earned on such money must be used only to assist veterans who have suffered sexual trauma while on active duty or during military training. The interest and income earned on money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account. All money in the Account must be paid out on claims approved by the Director as other claims against the State are paid. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
4. The Director shall, on or before August 1 of each year, prepare and submit to the Interim Finance Committee a report detailing the expenditures made from the Account for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1166; A 2017, 2201; 2019, 474)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.121 - Duties of Director.

1. The Director shall conduct outreach to, and provide assistance designed for the unique needs of, veterans and members of the military who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender and their spouses and dependents, including, without limitation, providing assistance in applying for an upgrade to the character of the veteran’s discharge from service or a change in the narrative reason for the veteran’s discharge from service.
2. As used in this section, "veteran" means a resident of this State who meets the qualifications of subsection 1 of NRS 417.005.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 216; A 2019, 58)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.123 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 417.123 to 417.128, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 417.124 and 417.125 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2690)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.124 - "Provider of health care" defined.

"Provider of health care" means a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, osteopathic physician, naprapath, chiropractic physician, psychologist, marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor, clinical social worker, alcohol and drug abuse counselor, clinical alcohol and drug abuse counselor or problem gambling counselor.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2690; A 2023, 1703)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.125 - "Veteran" defined.

"Veteran" means a person who:
1. Was regularly enlisted, drafted, inducted or commissioned in the:
(a) Armed Forces of the United States;
(b) National Guard or a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States; or
(c) Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service or the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States; and
2. Was separated from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2690)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.126 - Questionnaire: Development and posting on Internet website; Director to submit information obtained annually to Division of Public and Behavioral Health of Department of Health and Human Services.

1. The Director shall develop and post on an Internet website maintained by the Department a questionnaire to be given to veterans who contact the Department using information provided by providers of health care pursuant to NRS 630.2675, 632.2385, 633.472, 634.1305, 634B.270, 641.229, 641A.295, 641B.350 and 641C.600. The questionnaire must be designed to obtain information concerning:
(a) The veteran’s experience in the military, including, without limitation, the branch of the military in which the veteran served, the veteran’s job while in the military, any battle, conflict or war in which the veteran served and the locations where the veteran was stationed;
(b) Any 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, from which the veteran may suffer; and
(c) Whether the veteran is enrolled with and receiving benefits from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
2. On or before January 31 of each year, the Director shall submit the information obtained pursuant to this section to the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2690; A 2023, 1703)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.127 - Conduct of public outreach programs; collaboration with nonprofit organizations to identify and refer certain persons to services.

1. The Director shall conduct public outreach programs which must include, without limitation, posting information concerning the topics described in this subsection on an Internet website maintained by the Director. The programs may also include, without limitation, public service announcements and the distribution of brochures and other media for display in the offices of persons who provide services to veterans and the families of veterans. The programs must be designed to provide information and raise public awareness concerning:
(a) 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
(b) Survivor benefits available to family members of veterans.
2. The Director shall collaborate with nonprofit organizations that provide services to veterans and their families, including, without limitation, the American Heart Association or its successor organization, the American Lung Association or its successor organization and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or its successor organization, to:
(a) Identify veterans and the children and grandchildren of veterans who have 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
(b) Refer any such persons to appropriate services offered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2690)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.128 - Collaboration with United States Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out duties; annual report.

The Director shall:
1. Collaborate with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out the duties prescribed by NRS 417.126 and 417.127.
2. On or before January 31 of each year, submit to the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature a report that includes, without limitation:
(a) A description of the actions taken during the immediately preceding year pursuant to NRS 417.127 and an evaluation of the effectiveness of those actions; and
(b) A summary of any referrals made pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 417.127 during the immediately preceding year.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2691)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.135 - Disclosure of information by provider of services to obtain veterans’ benefits in exchange for compensation; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any person who provides services to obtain veterans’ benefits in exchange for compensation shall provide written disclosure in the form prescribed pursuant to subsection 2 and obtain the signature from a client or prospective client before entering into an agreement for such services.
2. The Department shall prescribe the form for such written disclosure. The form must include, without limitation:
(a) A signature line;
(b) An attestation that the client has read and understands the written disclosure;
(c) The contact information for the Department; and
(d) A statement that services for veterans’ benefits are offered at no cost by service organizations that are federally chartered and veterans service officers.
3. The requirements of this section do not apply to an attorney or agent who is accredited by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to assist veterans with filing claims for benefits and related matters.
4. As used in this section, "services to obtain veterans’ benefits" means services that a veteran or an agent of a veteran uses to obtain federal, state or other benefits or entitlements for veterans.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 955)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.137 - Civil penalty; action for consumer fraud.

1. The Attorney General may recover a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation of NRS 417.133 or 417.135. The Attorney General shall deposit any civil penalty recovered pursuant to this section in the Gift Account for Veterans created by NRS 417.115.
2. A person aggrieved by a violation of NRS 417.133 or 417.135 may bring an action for consumer fraud pursuant to NRS 41.600.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 955)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.147 - Appointment of administrators; management, maintenance and operation; application for federal grants and other available money; schedule of rates; adult day health care programs.

1. Subject to the limits provided in paragraph (n) of subsection 1 of NRS 417.090, the Director shall:
(a) Appoint an administrator for each veterans’ home in this State. Each administrator must be licensed as a nursing facility administrator or health services executive pursuant to NRS 654.170;
(b) Take such other actions as are necessary for the establishment, management, maintenance and operation of veterans’ homes in this State, including, without limitation, establishing and implementing rules, policies and procedures for such management, maintenance and operation; and
(c) Apply for federal grants and other sources of money available for establishing veterans’ homes. A federal grant must be used only as permitted by the terms of the grant.
2. With the advice of the Nevada Veterans Services Commission, the Director shall, on or before April 1 of each calendar year, recommend to the State Board of Examiners a schedule of rates to be charged for occupancy of rooms at each veterans’ home in this State during the following fiscal year. The State Board of Examiners shall establish the schedule of rates. In setting the rates, the State Board of Examiners shall consider the recommendations of the Director, but is not bound to follow the recommendations of the Director.
3. To the extent that federal funding is available, the Director may establish and operate programs to provide adult day health care, as defined in 38 C.F.R. § 51.2, to veterans.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2582; A 1999, 1957; 2001, 1121; 2005, 531; 2013, 2503; 2017, 602; 2019, 130; 2021, 430)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.148 - Revolving accounts: Creation; purpose; transfer of money from Veterans Home Account.

1. A revolving account up to the amount of $2,000 is hereby created for each veterans’ home, and may be used for the payment of bills of the veterans’ home requiring immediate payment and for no other purpose. The administrator of a veterans’ home shall deposit the money for the revolving account for the veterans’ home in a bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank qualified to receive deposits of public money. The revolving account must be under the control of the administrator of the veterans’ home for which the account was created.
2. The Director may transfer such amounts of money from the Veterans Home Account to a revolving account as the Director determines necessary provided that the balance in the revolving account does not exceed $2,000.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 390; A 2013, 2503)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.149 - Trust fund for deposit of money belonging to residents of veterans’ home; maintenance of separate accounts for residents with money in fund; written account of money in fund; disposition of residents’ accounts; maintenance of reserve cash fund.

1. An administrator for a veterans’ home may accept money belonging to the residents of the veterans’ home and, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall deposit that money in a trust fund which is established in a bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank qualified to receive deposits of public money. The administrator shall account for all such money of the residents separately. Interest and income earned on the money in the trust fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be accounted for separately and credited to the appropriate accounts in the trust fund.
2. The administrator shall:
(a) Keep a separate account for each resident who entrusts his or her money with the administrator for deposit into the trust fund.
(b) Keep, or cause to be kept, a full and accurate written account of the money of each resident of the veterans’ home accepted pursuant to this section.
(c) Pay any remaining balance in the account of a resident, including an amount equal to that portion of money in the reserve cash fund maintained pursuant to subsection 3 that is attributable to the resident:
(1) If the resident leaves the veterans’ home, to the resident or his or her legal guardian; or
(2) Upon the death of the resident, to the person administering the estate of the resident.
3. From the money in the trust fund, the administrator shall maintain a sum not to exceed $3,000 in a reserve cash fund at the veterans’ home for immediate use by the residents of the veterans’ home who have an account in the trust fund. The administrator shall not keep an amount in the reserve cash fund attributable to a specific resident that is in excess of $50. If a resident withdraws money from the reserve cash fund, the administrator shall deduct the amount of the withdrawal from the resident’s account in the trust fund.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 389)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.150 - Creation; membership; removal of member; terms; filling of certain vacancies.

1. The Nevada Veterans Services Commission, consisting of 11 members, is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint:
(a) Three members who are representatives of veterans’ organizations recognized nationally or in this State and who possess honorable discharges from some branch of the Armed Forces of the United States.
(b) One member who is a member of the Women Veterans Advisory Committee created by NRS 417.320.
(c) One member who is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education in this State in a program for a baccalaureate or higher degree and who possesses an honorable discharge from some branch of the Armed Forces of the United States.
(d) Two members who are representatives of the general public.
3. The Chair of the Advisory Committee for a Veterans Cemetery in Northern Nevada and the Chair of the Advisory Committee for a Veterans Cemetery in Southern Nevada shall each appoint one member from their respective committees to serve as a member of the Commission. Each member so appointed must be a representative of a veterans’ organization recognized nationally or in this State and possess an honorable discharge from some branch of the Armed Forces of the United States.
4. The Majority Leader of the Senate shall appoint one member of the Senate to serve as a member of the Commission.
5. The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint one member of the Assembly to serve as a member of the Commission.
6. The Governor may remove a member of the Commission at any time for failure to perform his or her duties, malfeasance or other good cause.
7. The term of office of each member is 3 years.
8. If a vacancy occurs in the membership of those members appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2, the Governor shall fill the vacancy from among the names of qualified nominees provided to the Governor in writing by the Director.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1461; A 1977, 1216; 1983, 741; 1995, 432; 1997, 2588; 2005, 27; 2013, 2504; 2017, 8; 2019, 131; 2021, 434)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.160 - Chair; Vice Chair; Director to provide for minutes and audio recordings or transcripts of meeting; compensation and expenses of members.

1. The Nevada Veterans Services Commission shall annually choose one of its members to serve as Chair and one of its members to serve as Vice Chair.
2. The Director shall provide for the preparation and maintenance of written minutes for and audio recordings or transcripts of each meeting of the Commission.
3. Members of the Commission are entitled to receive:
(a) A salary of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Director, while engaged in the business of the Commission.
(b) A subsistence allowance of not more than $56 per day, as fixed by the Director, and actual expenses for transportation, while traveling on business of the Commission.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1462; A 1977, 1217; 1981, 1982; 1995, 433; 1997, 2588; 2005, 1412; 2013, 2504)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.170 - Meetings: Frequency; notice to members.

1. The Nevada Veterans Services Commission shall meet at least four times and not more than eight times every fiscal year.
2. Meetings of the Veterans Services Commission may be held at the call of the Chair whenever the Chair determines that there is sufficient business to warrant action by the Veterans Services Commission or whenever five members of the Veterans Services Commission submit a written request for a meeting.
3. Notice of the time, place and purpose of all meetings must be given in writing to each member at least 5 days before the meeting.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1462; A 1983, 741, 1442; 1995, 433; 1997, 2589; 1999, 2074; 2019, 58)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.190 - Duties.

The Nevada Veterans Services Commission shall:
1. Advise the Director.
2. Prepare and submit a report, on or before February 15 of each even-numbered year, to the Governor, the Interagency Council on Veterans Affairs and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Commission. The report must, without limitation:
(a) Summarize the activities of the Commission during the preceding 2 fiscal years.
(b) Make recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature and the Director regarding issues relating to veterans.
3. Make recommendations to the Governor pursuant to NRS 417.400.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1462; A 1977, 1217; 1997, 2589; 2013, 2504; 2015, 566, 3934; 2017, 36, 381; 2023, 137)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.200 - Employment and duties of cemetery superintendent; landscaping.

1. Subject to the limits provided in paragraph (m) of subsection 1 of NRS 417.090, the Director shall employ a cemetery superintendent to operate and maintain each veterans’ cemetery.
2. The cemetery superintendent shall, if a veteran does not indicate by testamentary instrument that the veteran desires to have the area immediately above and surrounding the interred remains of the veteran landscaped with xeriscaping, or if an application for interment submitted pursuant to NRS 417.210 does not indicate that the veteran desires to have the area immediately above and surrounding the interred remains of the veteran landscaped with xeriscaping, ensure that the area immediately above and surrounding the interred remains of the veteran in the veterans’ cemetery is landscaped with natural grass.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 991; A 1995, 2526; 1997, 2589; 2009, 1832; 2013, 2505; 2015, 566; 2019, 58, 131)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.210 - Eligibility for interment; application; number of and assignment of plots; fee for interment of family member.

1. A veteran who is eligible for interment in a national cemetery pursuant to the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 2402 is eligible for interment in a veterans’ cemetery in this State.
2. An eligible veteran, or a member of his or her immediate family, or a veterans’ organization recognized by the Director may apply for a plot in a cemetery for veterans in this State by submitting a request to the cemetery superintendent on a form to be supplied by the cemetery superintendent. The application for interment must provide for a selection to have the area immediately above and surrounding the interred remains of the applicant landscaped with natural grass or xeriscaping. The cemetery superintendent shall assign available plots in the order in which applications are received. A specific plot may not be reserved before it is needed for burial. No charge may be made for a plot or for the interment of a veteran.
3. One plot is allowed for the interment of each eligible veteran and for each member of his or her immediate family, except where the conditions of the soil or the number of the decedents of the family requires more than one plot.
4. The Director shall charge a fee for the interment of a family member, but the fee may not exceed the actual cost of interment.
5. As used in this section, "immediate family" means the spouse, minor child or, when the Director deems appropriate, the unmarried adult child of an eligible veteran.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 991; A 1995, 2526; 1997, 2589; 2003, 385; 2013, 2505; 2015, 567)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.215 - Program to provide financial assistance to family of veteran for the disinterment of veteran and relocation to veterans’ cemetery: Establishment; gifts, grants and donations; regulations.

1. There is hereby established a program to provide financial assistance to the family of a veteran who is interred in a cemetery that is not a veterans’ cemetery for the disinterment of the veteran and relocation to a veterans’ cemetery.
2. The Director may apply for and accept gifts, grants and donations or other sources of money for the purpose of carrying out the program established pursuant to subsection 1, which must be deposited in the Account for Veterans Affairs, created by NRS 417.220. The money deposited pursuant to this section must be accounted for separately. The Director shall administer the Account and all claims against the Account must be paid out on claims as other claims against the State are paid upon approval by the Director before they are paid. Money deposited in the Account for Veterans Affairs pursuant to this section must be used only for the purposes authorized by this section and must not be reverted to any other fund, account or use.
3. The Director shall adopt regulations prescribing the process for submission of an application by a member of a veteran’s family and the criteria for the award of financial assistance pursuant to the program established by subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2907)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.230 - Advisory Committees for Veterans Cemeteries: Creation; members; terms; officers; meetings; compensation of members; consultation with Director.

1. There are hereby created the Advisory Committee for a Veterans Cemetery in Northern Nevada and the Advisory Committee for a Veterans Cemetery in Southern Nevada, each consisting of seven members as follows:
(a) One member of the Senate, appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate.
(b) One member of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(c) Five members of veterans’ organizations recognized nationally or in this State, appointed by the Governor.
2. The members of the Committees shall serve terms of 3 years.
3. Each Committee shall annually elect a Chair and a Vice Chair from among its members.
4. Each Committee shall meet at least 4 times a year.
5. Any legislative member of a Committee who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after the general election until the next regular or special session of the Legislature convenes.
6. While engaged in the work of the Committee, each member of each Committee is entitled to receive the per diem allowances and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
7. The Director shall consult with each Committee regarding the establishment, maintenance and operation of the veterans’ cemetery for which the Committee was created.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 992; A 1995, 2527; 1997, 2591; 2005, 28; 2009, 1567; 2013, 2506; 2017, 8; 2021, 435)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.310 - "Committee" defined.

As used in this section and NRS 417.320 and 417.330, unless the context otherwise requires, "Committee" means the Women Veterans Advisory Committee created by NRS 417.320.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3856; A 2019, 60)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.320 - Creation; appointment of members; Chair; terms; vacancies; meetings; quorum; compensation; administrative support.

1. The Women Veterans Advisory Committee is hereby created consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, at least three of whom must be women, and all of whom must be former members of the Armed Forces of the United States, including, without limitation, the Nevada Army National Guard and the Nevada Air National Guard, who received, upon severance from service, an honorable discharge. Each member serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
2. In making appointments pursuant to subsection 1, the Governor shall consider:
(a) The recommendations of the Director;
(b) Whether the appointments provide a geographical balance between the urban and rural areas of this State and represent the cultural diversity of this State; and
(c) The level of activity of the person in the veteran community.
3. The Committee shall elect a Chair from among its members.
4. After the initial terms, each member of the Committee appointed pursuant to subsection 1 serves a term of 3 years.
5. A vacancy on the Committee must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
6. The Committee shall meet at least four times per year at the call of the Chair.
7. A majority of the members of the Committee appointed pursuant to subsection 1 constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
8. Each member of the Committee:
(a) Serves without compensation, except that a member of the Committee who is a state officer or employee may receive his or her regular compensation while engaging in the business of the Committee; and
(b) While engaged in the business of the Committee, is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
9. The Department shall provide the personnel, facilities, equipment and supplies required by the Committee.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3856, 3858; A 2021, 436)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.330 - Duties; biennial report.

The Committee shall:
1. Support and assist the Department in:
(a) Locating, educating and advocating for all women veterans in this State;
(b) Determining the unique needs of women veterans;
(c) Conducting outreach and education through various means, including, without limitation, the organization of statewide women veterans events, the promotion of benefits and superior health care for women veterans and the development of programs that inform the community about the important role women play in the Armed Forces of the United States;
(d) Educating women veterans as to benefits and programs that are available to them; and
(e) Advocating on behalf of women veterans to ensure that the programs and policies of this State and of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs remain open to women and mindful of the elements of the experience of a veteran that are unique to women.
2. Work cooperatively with the Interagency Council on Veterans Affairs and make recommendations concerning the needs of, and resources available to, women veterans.
3. On or before February 15 of each even-numbered year, submit a report concerning the activities of the Committee during the preceding 2 fiscal years and any recommendations of the Committee to the Governor, the Interagency Council on Veterans Affairs, the Director of the Department of Veterans Services, any other offices of this State as may be appropriate and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Commission. The report must include, without limitation, information pertaining to:
(a) The demographics of women veterans.
(b) The contributions that women veterans have made on behalf of the United States and this State.
(c) The unique needs of the population of women veterans.
(d) Steps taken to reduce misinformation and improve support for programs for women veterans.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3857; A 2017, 36; 2023, 138)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 417 - Veterans’ Services and Honorary Recognition Related to Military Service › NRS 417.400 - Recommendation by Nevada Veterans Services Commission of deceased to be honored.

1. The Nevada Veterans Services Commission shall recommend to the Governor:
(a) The names of deceased members of the Armed Forces of the United States to be honored pursuant to the provisions of NRS 331.125, 407.066 or 408.119. Each deceased member must have been:
(1) A resident of this State; and
(2) Killed in action.
(b) The building, ground, property, park, monument, recreational area, highway, road, bridge or transportation facility of this State constructed, acquired, leased or opened on or after July 1, 2015, which may be named after each deceased member recommended to the Governor pursuant to paragraph (a).
2. The Commission shall develop criteria to be used in determining the names to be recommended to the Governor pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 563)