illegal drugs, especially by children;

(c) Expanding the availability of health insurance and health care for

children and adults in this state, especially for children and for adults

with disabilities;

(d) Assisting senior citizens who have modest incomes in purchasing

prescription drugs and assisting those senior citizens in meeting their

needs related to health care, home care, respite care and their ability to

live independent of institutional care; and

(e) Promoting the general health of all residents of the State of

Nevada.

1. state treasury. The state treasurer shall deposit in the fund:

1. (a) Fifty percent of all money received by this state pursuant to any

1. settlement entered into by the State of Nevada and a manufacturer of

1. tobacco products; and

1. (b) Fifty percent of all money recovered by this state from a judgment

1. in a civil action against a manufacturer of tobacco products.

1. 2. The state treasurer shall administer the fund. As administrator of

1. the fund, the state treasurer:

1. (a) Shall maintain the financial records of the fund;

1. (b) Shall invest the money in the fund as the money in other state

1. funds is invested;

1. (c) Shall manage any account associated with the fund;

1. (d) Shall maintain any instruments that evidence investments made

1. with the money in the fund;

1. (e) May contract with vendors for any good or service that is

1. necessary to carry out the provisions of this section; and

1. (f) May perform any other duties necessary to administer the fund.

3. The interest and income earned on the money in the fund must,

after deducting any applicable charges, be credited to the fund. All

claims against the fund must be paid as other claims against the state are

paid.

4. Not more than 2 percent of the money in the fund may be used to

pay the costs of administering the fund.

5. The money in the fund remains in the fund and does not revert to

the state general fund at the end of any fiscal year.

6. All money that is deposited or paid into the fund is hereby

appropriated to the department and, except as otherwise provided in

paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection 1 of section 5 of this act, may only

be expended pursuant to an allocation made by the task force for the

fund for a healthy Nevada. Money expended from the fund for a healthy

Nevada must not be used to supplant existing methods of funding that

are available to public agencies.

hereby created. The membership of the task force consists of:

of whom must be a senator and one of whom must be a member of a

nonprofit organization dedicated to health issues in this state; and

whom must be an assemblyman and one of whom must be a member of a

nonprofit organization dedicated to health issues in this state; and

(c) Three members appointed by the governor, one of whom
must have experience with and knowledge of matters relating to health

care.

Each member appointed pursuant this subsection must be a resident of

this state and must not be employed in the executive or judicial branch of

state government.

2. Each person who appoints members pursuant to subsection 1 shall

ensure that insofar as practicable, the members whom he appoints reflect

the ethnic and geographical diversity of this state.

1. 3. For each day or portion of a day during which a member of the

1. task force who is a legislator attends a meeting of the task force or is

1. otherwise engaged in the work of the task force, except during a regular

1. or special session of the legislature, he is entitled to receive the:

1. (a) Compensation provided for a majority of the members of the

1. legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding session;

1. (b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees

1. generally; and

1. (c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218.2207.

1. The compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of the

1. legislative members of the task force must be paid from the legislative

1. fund.

1. 4. Members of the task force who are not legislators serve without

1. salary, except that they are entitled to receive travel expenses provided for

1. state officers and employees generally. The travel expenses of:

1. (a) A member of the task force who is an officer or employee of a

1. local government thereof must be paid by the local government that

1. employs him.

1. (b) Each remaining member of the task force must be paid from the

1. legislative fund.

1. 5. Each member of the task force who is an officer or employee of a

1. local government must be relieved from his duties without loss of his

1. regular compensation so that he may perform his duties relating to the

1. task force in the most timely manner practicable. A local government

1. shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the task

1. force to:

1. (a) Make up the time he is absent from work to fulfill his obligations

1. as a member of the task force; or

1. (b) Take annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.

1. 6. The department shall provide such administrative support to the

1. task force as is required to carry out the duties of the task force. The state
2. health officer shall provide such technical advice and assistance to the

1. task force as is requested by the task force.

variety of sources and perspectives regarding existing or proposed

programs that:

with disabilities;

drugs; and

(5) Offer other general or specific information on health care in

this state.

(b) Establish a process to evaluate the health and health needs of the

residents of this state and a system to rank the health problems of the

residents of this state, including, without limitation, the specific health

problems that are endemic to urban and rural communities.

(c) Reserve not more than 30 percent of all revenues deposited in the

fund for a healthy Nevada each year for direct expenditure by the

department to pay for prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services for

senior citizens pursuant to sections 6 to 17, inclusive, of this act. The

department shall submit a quarterly report to the governor and interim

finance committee regarding the general manner in which expenditures

have been made pursuant to this paragraph and the status of the

program.

(d) Reserve not more than 30 percent of all revenues deposited in the

fund for a healthy Nevada each year for allocation by the aging services

division of the department in the form of grants for existing or new

programs that assist senior citizens with independent living, including,

without limitation, programs that provide:

(2) Transportation to new or existing services to assist senior

citizens in living independently; and

(3) Care in the home which allows senior citizens to remain at

home instead of in institutional care.

deposited in the fund for a healthy Nevada each year for programs that

prevent, reduce or treat the use of tobacco and the consequences of the

use of tobacco.

(f) Allocate for expenditure not more than 20 percent of all revenues

deposited in the fund each year for a healthy Nevada for programs that

improve health services for children and for persons with disabilities.

(g) Maximize expenditures through local, federal and private

matching contributions.

(h) Ensure that any money expended from the fund for a healthy

Nevada will not be used to supplant existing methods of funding that are

available to public agencies.

(i) Develop policies and procedures for the administration and

distribution of grants and other expenditures to nonprofit organizations,

universities and community colleges. A condition of any such grant must

be that not more than 8 percent of the grant may be used for

administrative expenses or other indirect costs. The procedures must

require at least one competitive round of requests for proposals.

(j) To make the allocations required by paragraph (e) and (f) of

subsection 1:

(1) Prioritize and quantify the needs for these programs;

(2) Develop, solicit and accept grant applications for allocations;

(3) Conduct annual evaluations of programs to which allocations

have been awarded; and

(4) Submit annual reports concerning the programs to the governor

and the interim finance committee.

(k) Transmit a report of all findings, recommendations and

expenditures to the governor and each regular session of the legislature.

2. The task force may take such other actions as are necessary to

carry out its duties.

3. The department shall take all actions necessary to ensure that all

allocations for expenditures made by the task force are carried out as

directed by the task force.

4.  To make the allocations required by paragraph (d) of subsection 1,

the aging services division of the department shall:

(a) Prioritize and quantify the needs of senior citizens for these

programs;

(b) Develop, solicit and accept grant applications for allocations;

(c) As appropriate, expand or augment existing state programs for

senior citizens upon approval of the interim finance committee;

(d) Award grants or other allocations;

(e) Conduct annual evaluations of programs to which grants or other

allocations have been awarded; and

(f) Submit annual reports concerning the grant program to the

governor and the interim finance committee.

5. The aging services division of the department shall submit each

proposed grant which would be used to expand or augment an existing

state program to the interim finance committee for approval before the

grant is awarded. The request for approval must include a description of

the proposed use of the money and the person or entity that would be

authorized to expend the money.

6. The department, on behalf of the task force, shall submit each

allocation proposed pursuant to paragraph (e) or (f) of subsection 1 of

section 5, which would be used to expand or augment an existing state

program to the interim finance committee for approval before the grant

is awarded. The request for approval must include a description of the

proposed use of the money and the person or entity that would be

authorized to expend the money.

context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 7, 8

and 9 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

361.820.

state and is 62 years of age or older.

insurers who transact health insurance in this state to arrange for the

availability, at a reasonable cost, of policies of health insurance that

provide coverage to senior citizens for prescription drugs and

pharmaceutical services.

fund for a healthy Nevada, a senior citizen who is not eligible for

Medicaid and who purchases a policy of health insurance that is made

available pursuant to subsection 1 is entitled to an annual grant from the

trust fund to subsidize a portion of the cost of that insurance if he has

been domiciled in this state for at least 1 year immediately preceding the

date of his application and his household income is within one of the

income ranges for which grants are provided pursuant to this subsection

to the extent determined by the percentage shown opposite his household

income on the following schedule:

1. Percent of

1. Amount of Household Cost of Insurance Allowable

1. Income Is Over But Not Over as a Subsidy

$0 — $12,700 90

12,700 — 14,800 80

14,800 — 17,000 50

17,000 — 19,100 25

19,100 — 21,500 10

3. The amount of any subsidy granted pursuant to this section must

not exceed the annual cost of insurance that provides coverage for

prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services or $480 per year,

whichever is less.

pursuant to section 10 of this act must file a request therefor with the

department.

2. The request must be made under oath and filed in such form and

content, and accompanied by such proof, as the department may

prescribe.

3. The department shall, within 45 days after receiving a request for

a subsidy, examine the request, grant or deny it, and if granted, shall

determine the amount of the subsidy to which the senior citizen is

entitled.

4. The department shall determine which senior citizens are eligible

to receive a subsidy pursuant to section 10 of this act and pay the subsidy

directly to an insurer with whom the department has entered into a

contract pursuant to section 10 of this act.

senior citizen who is not qualified for such a subsidy may be revoked by

the department. If a subsidy is so revoked, the senior citizen shall make

restitution to the department for any subsidy he has improperly received,

and the department shall take all proper actions to collect the amount of

the subsidy as a debt.

received pursuant to section 11 of this act to which the senior citizen is

not entitled or any amount in excess of that to which the senior citizen is

entitled.

2. The department may deny in total any request which it finds to

have been filed with fraudulent intent. If any such request has been paid

and is afterward denied, the amount of the subsidy must be repaid by the

senior citizen to the department.

3. Any amounts received by the department pursuant to this section

must be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the fund for a

healthy Nevada.

department denying a request for a subsidy submitted pursuant to section

11 of this act is entitled to judicial review thereof.

provisions of sections 6 to 17, inclusive, of this act and may:

1. Prescribe the content and form of a request for a subsidy required

to be submitted pursuant to section 11 of this act.

2. Designate the proof that must be submitted with such a request.

3. Adopt regulations to protect the confidentiality of information

supplied by a senior citizen requesting a subsidy pursuant to section 11 of

this act.

4. Adopt such other regulations as may be required to carry out the

provisions of sections 6 to 17, inclusive, of this act.

confidential information contained in a request for a subsidy submitted

pursuant to section 11 of this act except for purposes relating to the

administration of sections 6 to 17, inclusive, of this act.

with the department of taxation and the various counties in this state:

1. Combine all possible administrative procedures required for

determining those persons who are eligible for assistance pursuant to

NRS 361.800 to 361.877, inclusive, and sections 6 to 17, inclusive, of this

act;

2. Coordinate the collection of information required to carry out

those provisions in a manner that requires persons requesting assistance

to furnish information in as few reports as possible; and

3. Design forms that may be used jointly by the department of

human resources, the department of taxation and the various counties in

this state to carry out the provisions of NRS 361.800 to 361.877,

inclusive, and sections 6 to 16, inclusive, of this act.

1. state treasury. The state treasurer shall deposit in the trust fund:

1. (a) Ten percent of all money received by this state pursuant to any

1. settlement entered into by the State of Nevada and a manufacturer of

1. tobacco products; and

1. (b) Ten percent of all money recovered by this state from a judgment

1. in a civil action against a manufacturer of tobacco products.

2. The state treasurer shall administer the trust fund. As

administrator of the trust fund, the state treasurer:

(a) Shall maintain the financial records of the trust fund;

(b) Shall invest the money in the trust fund as the money in other state

funds is invested;

(c) Shall manage any account associated with the trust fund;

(d) Shall maintain any instruments that evidence investments made

with the money in the trust fund;

(e) May contract with vendors for any good or service that is

necessary to carry out the provisions of this section; and

(f) May perform any other duties necessary to administer the trust

fund.

3. The interest and income earned on the money in the trust fund is

hereby appropriated to the board of trustees of the trust fund for public

health and must, after deducting any applicable charges, be credited to

the fund and accounted for separately. All claims against the fund must

be paid as other claims against the state are paid.

4. Only the interest and income earned on the money in the trust

fund may be expended. Such expenditures may only be made for:

(a) Grants made pursuant to section 20 of this act for:

(1) The promotion of public health and programs for the prevention

of disease or illness;

(2) Research on issues related to public health; and

(3) The provision of direct health care services to children and

senior citizens;

(b) Expenses related to the operation of the board of trustees of the

trust fund; and

(c) Actual costs incurred by the health division for providing

administrative assistance to the board, but in no event may more than 2

percent of the money in the fund be used for administrative expenses or

other indirect costs.

5. The money in the trust fund remains in the fund and does not

revert to the state general fund at the end of any fiscal year.

is hereby created.

2. The board consists of 11 members composed of:

(a) The administrator or his designee.

(b) The state health officer or his designee.

(c) The chairman of the Nevada commission on aging or his designee.

(d) The chairman of the state board of health or his designee.

(e) The chairman of the advisory board on maternal and child health

or his designee.

(f) The superintendent of schools of the school district in this state

that has the highest number of enrolled pupils or his designee.

(g) The county health officers of the two most populous counties in

this state.

(h) One member appointed by the Nevada Association of Counties, or

its successor, who serves as a county health officer in a rural area of this

state.

(i) A representative of the University of Nevada School of Medicine

appointed by the Dean of the School of Medicine.

(j) One member appointed by the governor who possesses knowledge,

skill and experience in providing health care services.

3. The term of a member of the board who is appointed pursuant to

paragraph (h), (i) or (j) of subsection 2 is 4 years.

4. The board shall annually elect a chairman from among its

members. The board shall meet at least quarterly. A majority of the

members constitutes a quorum, and a majority of those present must

concur in any decision.

5. Each member of the board serves without compensation. While

engaged in the business of the board, each member is entitled to receive

the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers

and employees generally. The per diem allowance and travel expenses of:

(a) A member of the board who is an officer or employee of this state

or a local government thereof must be paid by the state agency or the

local government.

(b) Any other member of the board must be paid from the interest and

income earned on the money in the trust fund.

1. 6. Each member of the board who is an officer or employee of this

1. state or a local government must be relieved from his duties without loss

1. of his regular compensation so that he may perform his duties relating to

1. the board in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or local

1. government shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of

1. the board to:
2. (a) Make up the time he is absent from work to fulfill his obligations

1. as a member of the board; or

1. (b) Take annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.

1. 7. The health division shall provide such administrative support to

1. the board as is required to carry out the duties of the board.

(a) In accordance with the provisions set forth in subsection 4 of

section 18 of this act, develop policies and procedures for the expenditure

of the interest and income earned on the money in the trust fund for

public health.

(b) After deducting authorized expenses, annually make grants in a

cumulative amount equal to the interest and income earned on the

money in the trust fund for public health.

(c) Develop forms for requests for proposals for grants and

disseminate information about the grant program. A condition of each

such grant must be that not more than 8 percent of the grant may be

used for administrative expenses and other indirect costs.

(d) Publish an annual report of the activities of the board and the

grants made by the board. A copy of each such report must be

transmitted to the governor and to the director of the legislative counsel

bureau for transmittal to the legislature.

2. The board may take such other actions as are necessary to carry

out its duties and the provisions of this section and sections 18 and 19 of

this act.

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