Senate Bill No. 8–Committee on Taxation

Prefiled January 11, 2001

(On Behalf of Long-Term Care in Nevada (SCR 4))

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Referred to Committee on Finance

SUMMARY—Directs Legislative Commission to appoint subcommittee to continue study of long-term care in this state. (BDR S‑300)

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.

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

AN ACT relating to long-term care; directing the Legislative Commission to appoint a subcommittee to continue the study of long-term care in this state; authorizing the subcommittee to appoint an advisory committee; requiring the subcommittee to employ a consultant; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Whereas, The Legislative Commission was directed by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4 of the 70th session of the Nevada Legislature to appoint a subcommittee to conduct an interim study concerning long-term care in this state; and

Whereas, The study was conducted during the 1999-2000 legislative interim and it facilitated discussions among the members of the subcommittee and national, state and local experts concerning a multitude of issues relating to long-term care in this state; and

Whereas, Because of the number and complexity of issues addressed by the subcommittee, the subcommittee concluded that a second phase of discussion, oversight and consideration of those issues was necessary to ensure significant improvements in long-term care in this state; now, therefore,

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

2-1 Section 1. 1. The Legislative Commission shall appoint a

2-2 subcommittee, consisting of three members of the Senate and three

2-3 members of the Assembly, to continue the study of long-term care in this

2-4 state.

2-5 2. The members of the subcommittee:

2-6 (a) Shall employ a consultant who has special expertise in the areas of

2-7 the study to assist the subcommittee in carrying out its duties; and

2-8 (b) May appoint an advisory committee, consisting of persons who are

2-9 knowledgeable in the areas of the study, to consult with and to assist the

2-10 subcommittee in carrying out its duties.

2-11 3. If the subcommittee appoints an advisory committee pursuant to

2-12 subsection 2:

2-13 (a) The chairman of the subcommittee shall designate one member of

2-14 the advisory committee to serve as chairman of the advisory committee;

2-15 and

2-16 (b) The members of the advisory committee serve without

2-17 compensation and are not entitled to receive a per diem allowance or travel

2-18 expenses.

2-19 4. The study must include, without limitation:

2-20 (a) A review and evaluation of the statutes and regulations in this state

2-21 relating to long-term care and a determination of whether and, if necessary,

2-22 the manner in which those statutes and regulations should be amended to

2-23 incorporate and define the types of services related to long-term care that

2-24 are available in this state, including, without limitation, a facility for

2-25 assisted living;

2-26 (b) The development of standards governing the provision of

2-27 nonmedical services related to long-term care and whether those services

2-28 are provided in a facility for long-term care or as part of home health care,

2-29 including, without limitation, standards governing:

2-30 (1) The procedures used to evaluate and monitor the quality of those

2-31 services; and

2-32 (2) The amount of training that a person who provides those services

2-33 is required to complete;

2-34 (c) An evaluation of a system of long-term care that integrates the

2-35 services related to long-term care that are provided in other states to allow

2-36 a person to access those services from a single point in the system and a

2-37 determination of the feasibility of using such a system in this state;

2-38 (d) The monitoring of the recommendations made by the subcommittee

2-39 appointed pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4 of the 70th

2-40 session of the Nevada Legislature, and any legislation recommended by

2-41 that subcommittee and enacted by the 71st session of the Nevada

2-42 Legislature; and

2-43 (e) An evaluation of the feasibility of obtaining a waiver from the

2-44 Federal Government to integrate and coordinate services related to acute

2-45 care that are covered by Medicare and services related to long-term care

2-46 that are covered by Medicaid in this state.

3-1 5. Any recommended legislation proposed by the subcommittee must

3-2 be approved by a majority of the members of the Senate and a majority of

3-3 the members of the Assembly appointed to the subcommittee.

3-4 6. The Legislative Commission shall submit a report of the results of

3-5 the study and any recommendations for legislation to the 72nd session of

3-6 the Nevada Legislature.

3-7 Sec. 2. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund

3-8 to the subcommittee appointed pursuant to section 1 of this act the sum of

3-9 $26,900 for the services and cost of travel of the consultant employed by

3-10 the subcommittee pursuant to section 1 of this act.

3-11 2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made pursuant to

3-12 subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2002,

3-13 and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money

3-14 committed have been made.

3-15 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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