(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 18, 2003)

 

Assembly Bill No. 454–Committee on
Government Affairs

 

March 24, 2003

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Referred to Concurrent Committees on Government
Affairs and Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Directs Legislative Auditor to conduct performance audit of Public Employees’ Benefits Program. (BDR S‑1315)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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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 the Public Employees’ Benefits Program; directing the Legislative Auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program; 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 Legislative Auditor shall conduct a

1-2  performance audit of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program. The

1-3  audit must include, without limitation, an analysis of:

1-4  (a) Significant areas that impact the financial stability of the

1-5  program, including:

1-6       (1) Program costs related to medical and prescription claims,

1-7  provider rates, contracts and administration;

1-8       (2) Utilization of services by participants and participant

1-9  groups;

1-10          (3) Funded reserves; and

1-11          (4) State contributions and participant premiums;

1-12      (b) Program benefits compared to benefits provided in other

1-13  states and by local governments; and

2-1  (c) The effectiveness of the methods used by the program to

2-2  negotiate for services and to award contracts in order to determine

2-3  whether:

2-4       (1) The resulting program benefits are comparable to those

2-5  obtained by other benefit plans of similar size; and

2-6       (2) Changes in those methods are warranted to ensure that

2-7  the methods used result in securing high quality services delivered

2-8  at the best price.

2-9  2.  The Legislative Auditor shall present a final written report

2-10  of the audit to the Audit Subcommittee on or before November 1,

2-11  2004.

2-12      Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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