Senate Bill No. 469–Committee on Human
Resources and Facilities

 

(On Behalf of Legislative Committee
on Health Care (NRS 439B.200))

 

March 22, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Finance

 

SUMMARY—Requires Center for Business and Economic Research at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to publish report relating to health care services for certain children. (BDR S‑228)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

 

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

 

AN ACT relating to health care; requiring the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to publish a report relating to health care services for children who are not covered by health insurance; 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. 1.  The Center for Business and Economic Research at the

1-2  University of Nevada, Las Vegas, shall compile information relating to the

1-3  provision of health care services for children in this state who are not

1-4  covered by health insurance and publish a report entitled Kids Count

1-5  Databook. The report must include:

1-6    (a) The name of each program that provides health care services to

1-7  children in this state and the number of children the program serves each

1-8  year;

1-9    (b) The number of children in this state who are eligible to receive

1-10  health care services from each program;

1-11    (c) The number of children who are eligible for, but do not receive

1-12  health care services, from each program; and

1-13    (d) Any other information the Center for Business and Economic

1-14  Research determines is appropriate.

2-1    2.  The Center for Business and Economic Research at the University

2-2  of Nevada, Las Vegas, shall, not later than October 1, 2003, publish the

2-3  report described in subsection 1.

2-4    Sec. 2.  1.  There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund

2-5  to the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of

2-6  Nevada, Las Vegas, to carry out the provisions of section 1 of this act:

2-7  For the fiscal year 2001-2002.............. $150,000

2-8  For the fiscal year 2002-2003.............. $150,000

2-9    2. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for either fiscal

2-10  year. Any balance of those sums must not be committed for expenditure

2-11  after June 30, 2003, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all

2-12  payments of money committed have been made.

2-13    Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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