Senate Bill No. 74–Committee on Human
Resources and Facilities
Prefiled February 1, 2001
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Referred to Committee on Human Resources and Facilities
SUMMARY—Clarifies provisions regarding regulation
of residential facilities for groups. (BDR 40‑963)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
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EXPLANATION
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AN ACT relating to residential facilities for groups; clarifying the provisions regarding
regulation of such facilities; 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 449.017
is hereby amended to read as follows:
1-2 449.017 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
“residential
1-3 facility for groups” means
an establishment that furnishes food, shelter,
1-4 assistance and limited
supervision to an aged, infirm, mentally retarded or
1-5 handicapped person. The term includes, without limitation,
an assisted
1-6 living facility.
1-7 2. The term does not include:
1-8 (a) An establishment which provides care only during the day;
1-9 (b) A natural person who provides care for no more than two persons
in
1-10 his own home;
1-11 (c) A natural person who provides care for one or more persons
related
1-12 to him within the third
degree of consanguinity or affinity; or
1-13 (d) A facility funded by a division or program of the department of
1-14 human resources.
1-15 H