Assembly Bill No. 14–Assemblyman Hettrick

Prefiled January 11, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

SUMMARY—Increases compensation of members of certain boards of hospital trustees for rural county hospitals. (BDR 40‑845)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.

Effect on the State: No.

CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1)

(Requested by Affected Local Government)

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

AN ACT relating to county hospitals; increasing the compensation of members of certain boards of hospital trustees for rural county hospitals; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 450.130 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 450.130 1. Except in counties where the board of county

1-3 commissioners is the board of hospital trustees, in any county whose

1-4 population is less than 100,000 [, a] :

1-5 (a) A hospital trustee is entitled to receive a salary as follows:

1-6 [(a)] (1) The chairman and secretary of the board of hospital trustees

1-7 are entitled to receive [$60] $85 for each [board meeting which] meeting of

1-8 the board or a committee appointed by the board that they attend, not to

1-9 exceed [$120] $510 per month.

1-10 [(b)] (2) The other trustees are entitled to receive [$55] $80 for each

1-11 [board] meeting of the board or a committee appointed by the board that

1-12 they attend, not to exceed [$110] $480 per month.

1-13 (b) In addition to the salary required by paragraph (a), the board of

1-14 hospital trustees may provide to each member of the board the same

1-15 health insurance coverage as the board provides to its employees.

1-16 2. Except in counties where the board of county commissioners is the

1-17 board of hospital trustees, in any county whose population is 100,000 or

1-18 more, a hospital trustee, subject to the provisions of subsection 3, is

2-1 entitled to receive a salary of $100 per month and the chairman of the

2-2 board of hospital trustees is entitled to receive a salary of $200 per month.

2-3 3. Before any hospital trustee is entitled to any compensation as

2-4 provided in subsection 2, he must first have devoted a minimum of 1 day

2-5 during the month exclusively to the business and affairs of the hospital,

2-6 exclusive of regular meetings of the board of hospital trustees.

2-7 4. Any trustee of any county hospital is entitled to receive

2-8 reimbursement for any cash expenditures actually made for personal

2-9 expenses incurred as a trustee. An itemized statement of all those expenses

2-10 and money paid out must be made under oath by each of the trustees and

2-11 filed with the secretary. An itemized statement may be allowed only by an

2-12 affirmative vote of all trustees present at a meeting of the board.

2-13 5. In counties where the county commissioners are the board of

2-14 hospital trustees, they shall serve without compensation, but are allowed

2-15 the per diem allowance and traveling expenses fixed by law.

2-16 Sec. 2. The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 354.599 do not apply

2-17 to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the

2-18 provisions of this act.

2-19 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

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