Senate Bill No. 97–Senator Wiener

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AN ACT relating to the commission on mental health and developmental services; revising

the composition of the commission to include a marriage and family therapist; and

providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 232.303 is hereby amended to read as follows:

232.303 1. There is hereby created in the department a commission

on mental health and developmental services consisting of [seven] eight

members appointed by the governor, at least three of whom have training or

experience in dealing with mental retardation.

2. The governor shall appoint:

(a) A psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state, from a list

of three candidates submitted by the Nevada Psychiatric Association;

(b) A psychologist licensed to practice in this state and experienced in

clinical practice, from a list of four candidates , two of whom are submitted

by the Northern Nevada Association for Certified Psychologists and two of

whom are submitted by the Southern Society for Certified Psychologists;

(c) A physician, other than a psychiatrist, licensed to practice medicine

in this state and who has experience in dealing with mental retardation,

from a list of three candidates submitted by the Nevada State Medical

Association;

(d) A social worker who has a master's degree and has experience in

dealing with mental illness or mental retardation, or both;

(e) A registered nurse licensed to practice in this state who has

experience in dealing with mental illness or mental retardation, or both,

from a list of three candidates submitted by the Nevada Nurses Association;

(f) A marriage and family therapist licensed to practice in this state,

from a list of three candidates submitted by the Nevada Association for

Marriage and Family Therapy;

(g) A representative of the general public who has a special interest in

the field of mental health; and

[(g)] (h) A representative of the general public who has a special interest

in the field of mental retardation.

3. The governor shall appoint the chairman of the commission from

among its members.

4. After the initial terms, each member shall serve a term of 4 years. If

a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a

person qualified under this section to replace that member for the

remainder of the unexpired term.

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