Senate Bill No. 540–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of Department of Administration—Budget Division)

 

March 26, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Human Resources and Facilities

 

SUMMARY—Changes name of Nevada mental health institute to northern Nevada adult mental health services. (BDR 39‑1442)

 

FISCAL NOTE:    Effect on Local Government: No.

                                 Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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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 mental health; changing the name of the Nevada mental health institute to northern Nevada adult mental health services; 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 433.233 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    433.233  1.  The division facilities providing mental health services

1-3  are designated as:

1-4    (a) Northern Nevada adult mental health [institute;] services;

1-5    (b) Southern Nevada adult mental health services;

1-6    (c) Rural clinics; and

1-7    (d) Lakes Crossing center.

1-8    2.  The division facilities providing services for mentally retarded

1-9  persons and persons with related conditions are designated as:

1-10    (a) Desert regional center;

1-11    (b) Sierra regional center; and

1-12    (c) Rural regional center.

1-13    3.  Division facilities established after July 1, 1981, must be named by

1-14  the administrator, subject to the approval of the director of the department.

1-15    Sec. 2.  NRS 433A.090 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-16    433A.090  There is hereby created a revolving account for [the]

1-17  northern Nevada adult mental health [institute] services in the sum of

1-18  $7,500, which may be used for the payment of bills [of the institute]

1-19  requiring immediate payment and for no other purpose. The administrative

1-20  officer [for the institute] shall deposit the revolving account in one or more

2-1  banks or credit unions of reputable standing. Payments made from the

2-2  revolving account must be promptly reimbursed from money appropriated

2-3  [money of the institute] for northern Nevada adult mental health services

2-4  as other claims against the state are paid.

2-5    Sec. 3.  NRS 433B.110 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-6    433B.110  1.  The division facilities providing services for the mental

2-7  health of children are designated as:

2-8    (a) The Nevada youth hospital;

2-9    (b) The adolescent treatment center ; [of the Nevada mental health

2-10  institute;]

2-11    (c) Northern Nevada children’s behavioral services; and

2-12    (d) Southern Nevada children’s behavioral services.

2-13    2.  Division facilities established after July 1, 1993, must be named by

2-14  the administrator, subject to the approval of the director of the department.

2-15    Sec. 4.  NRS 41.325 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-16    41.325  After any proceeding in which a person, previously adjudicated

2-17  to be insane, is adjudicated to be sane, the clerk of the district court shall

2-18  immediately notify the administrative officer and the medical director of

2-19  [the] northern Nevada adult mental health [institute] services of the

2-20  adjudication.

2-21    Sec. 5.  NRS 160.161 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-22    160.161  1.  Upon commitment, a person is subject to the rules and

2-23  regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs or other agency when

2-24  admitted to any facility operated by any such agency within or without this

2-25  state.

2-26    2.  The chief officer of any facility of the Department of Veterans

2-27  Affairs or institution operated by any other agency of the United States to

2-28  which the person is so committed is, with respect to [such] that person,

2-29  vested with the same powers as the [institute] director and the medical

2-30  director of [the] northern Nevada adult mental health [institute] services

2-31  with respect to retention of custody, transfer, parole or discharge.

2-32    3.  The committing court shall retain jurisdiction:

2-33    (a) To inquire, at any time, into the mental condition of persons so

2-34  committed.

2-35    (b) To determine the necessity for the continuance of his restraint.

2-36    Sec. 6.  NRS 160.162 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-37    160.162  1.  Upon receipt of a certificate of the Department of

2-38  Veterans Affairs or another agency of the United States that facilities are

2-39  available for the care or treatment of any person previously committed to

2-40  the custody of northern Nevada adult mental health [institute] services and

2-41  that [such] the person is eligible for care or treatment, the [institute]

2-42  director of [the] northern Nevada adult mental health [institute] services

2-43  may cause the transfer of [such] the person to the Department of Veterans

2-44  Affairs or other agency of the United States for care or treatment.

2-45    2.  The committing court must be notified by the [institute] director of

2-46  [the] northern Nevada adult mental health [institute] services upon

2-47  effecting such a transfer.

2-48    3.  No person may be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs

2-49  or such other agency of the United States if he is confined pursuant to a

3-1  conviction of a felony or misdemeanor or if he has been acquitted of the

3-2  charge solely on the ground of insanity, unless before the transfer the court

3-3  originally committing [such] the person enters an order for the transfer

3-4  after appropriate motion and hearing.

3-5    4.  Any person transferred as provided in this section shall be deemed

3-6  to be committed to the Department of Veterans Affairs or other agency of

3-7  the United States pursuant to the original commitment.

3-8    Sec. 7.  NRS 444.330 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-9    444.330  1.  The health division has supervision over the sanitation,

3-10  healthfulness, cleanliness and safety, as it pertains to the foregoing matters,

3-11  of the following state institutions:

3-12    (a) Institutions and facilities of the department of prisons.

3-13    (b) Northern Nevada adult mental health [institute.] services.

3-14    (c) Nevada youth training center.

3-15    (d)Caliente youth center.

3-16    (e) Northern Nevada children’s home.

3-17    (f) Southern Nevada children’s home.

3-18    (g) University and Community College System of Nevada.

3-19    2.  The state board of health may adopt regulations pertaining thereto as

3-20  are necessary to promote properly the sanitation, healthfulness, cleanliness

3-21  and, as it pertains to the foregoing matters, the safety of those institutions.

3-22    3.  The state health officer or his authorized agent shall inspect those

3-23  institutions at least once each calendar year and whenever he deems an

3-24  inspection necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

3-25    4.  The state health officer may publish reports of the inspections.

3-26    5.  All persons charged with the duty of maintenance and operation of

3-27  the institutions named in this section shall operate the institutions in

3-28  conformity with the regulations adopted by the state board of health

3-29  pursuant to subsection 2.

3-30    6.  The state health officer or his authorized agent may, in carrying out

3-31  the provisions of this section, enter upon any part of the premises of any of

3-32  the institutions named in this section over which he has jurisdiction, to

3-33  determine the sanitary conditions of the institutions and to determine

3-34  whether the provisions of this section and the regulations of the state board

3-35  of health pertaining thereto are being violated.

3-36    Sec. 8.  NRS 502.077 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-37    502.077  1.  The division shall issue special fishing permits to the

3-38  administrative head of:

3-39    (a) [The] Northern Nevada adult mental health [institute;] services;

3-40    (b) Southern Nevada adult mental health services;

3-41    (c) The northern Nevada children’s home;

3-42    (d) The southern Nevada children’s home;

3-43    (e) The Nevada youth training center;

3-44    (f) The Caliente youth center;

3-45    (g) The Spring Mountain Youth Camp;

3-46    (h) The China Spring Youth Camp;

3-47    (i) Any facility which provides temporary foster care for children who

3-48  are not delinquent; and

4-1    (j) Such other public or charitable institutions or organizations as are

4-2  designated by regulations adopted by the commission,

4-3  for use only by the members, patients or children of such institutions or

4-4  organizations.

4-5    2.  The permits:

4-6    (a) Must be in the possession of the officer or employee who is

4-7  supervising a member, patient or child while he is fishing.

4-8    (b) Authorize a member, patient or child to fish in a legal manner if in

4-9  the company of an officer or employee of one of the institutions listed in

4-10  this section, or of an organization provided for by regulation, if the officer

4-11  or employee has a valid Nevada fishing license.

4-12    (c) Must be issued pursuant and subject to regulations prescribed by the

4-13  commission.

4-14    (d) Must contain the words “Nevada Special Fishing Permit” and the

4-15  number of the permit printed on the face of the permit.

4-16    (e) May authorize no more than 15 members, patients or children,

4-17  respectively, to fish.

4-18    3.  Each institution or organization shall pay to the division an annual

4-19  fee of $15 for each permit issued to the institution or organization pursuant

4-20  to this section. The division shall not issue more than two permits per year

4-21  to each institution or organization.

4-22    4.  It is unlawful for any person other than a member, patient or child in

4-23  one of these organizations or institutions to fish with a permit issued by the

4-24  division pursuant to this section.

4-25    Sec. 9.  NRS 433.114 is hereby repealed.

4-26    Sec. 10.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

 

4-27  TEXT OF REPEALED SECTION

 

 

4-28    433.114 “Institute” defined. “Institute” means the Nevada mental

4-29   health institute.

 

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