NRS 417.210 – Eligibility for interment; application; number of and assignment of plots; fee for interment of family member.
1. A veteran who is eligible for interment in a national cemetery pursuant to the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 2402 is eligible for interment in a veterans’ cemetery in this State. 2. An eligible veteran, or a member of his or her immediate family, or a veterans’ organization recognized by the Director may apply […]
NRS 417.215 – Program to provide financial assistance to family of veteran for the disinterment of veteran and relocation to veterans’ cemetery: Establishment; gifts, grants and donations; regulations.
1. There is hereby established a program to provide financial assistance to the family of a veteran who is interred in a cemetery that is not a veterans’ cemetery for the disinterment of the veteran and relocation to a veterans’ cemetery. 2. The Director may apply for and accept gifts, grants and donations or other […]
NRS 417.220 – Account for Veterans Affairs; Gift Account for Veterans Cemeteries.
1. The Account for Veterans Affairs is hereby created in the State General Fund. 2. Money received by the Director from: (a) Fees charged pursuant to NRS 417.210; (b) Allowances for burial from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or other money provided by the Federal Government for the support of veterans’ cemeteries; (c) […]
NRS 417.230 – Advisory Committees for Veterans Cemeteries: Creation; members; terms; officers; meetings; compensation of members; consultation with Director.
1. There are hereby created the Advisory Committee for a Veterans Cemetery in Northern Nevada and the Advisory Committee for a Veterans Cemetery in Southern Nevada, each consisting of seven members as follows: (a) One member of the Senate, appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate. (b) One member of the Assembly, appointed by […]
NRS 417.133 – Disclosure of information concerning certain events or services relating to benefits or entitlements for veterans; exceptions. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, any person who advertises or promotes any event or other public gathering relating to benefits or entitlements for veterans shall, at the beginning of the event or other public gathering, make an oral announcement and provide to each attendee a written disclosure. The oral announcement and written […]
NRS 417.135 – Disclosure of information by provider of services to obtain veterans’ benefits in exchange for compensation; exception. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any person who provides services to obtain veterans’ benefits in exchange for compensation shall provide written disclosure in the form prescribed pursuant to subsection 2 and obtain the signature from a client or prospective client before entering into an agreement for such services. 2. The Department shall […]
NRS 417.137 – Civil penalty; action for consumer fraud. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
1. The Attorney General may recover a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation of NRS 417.133 or 417.135. The Attorney General shall deposit any civil penalty recovered pursuant to this section in the Gift Account for Veterans created by NRS 417.115. 2. A person aggrieved by a violation of NRS 417.133 […]
NRS 417.145 – Veterans Home Account; Gift Account for the Veterans Home in Southern Nevada; Gift Account for the Veterans Home in Northern Nevada; annual report of expenditures made from those Gift Accounts.
1. The Veterans Home Account is hereby established in the State General Fund. 2. Money received from: (a) Payments made by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who receive care in a veterans’ home; (b) Other payments for medical care and services; (c) Appropriations made by the Legislature for veterans’ homes; (d) […]
NRS 417.147 – Appointment of administrators; management, maintenance and operation; application for federal grants and other available money; schedule of rates; adult day health care programs.
1. Subject to the limits provided in paragraph (n) of subsection 1 of NRS 417.090, the Director shall: (a) Appoint an administrator for each veterans’ home in this State. Each administrator must be licensed as a nursing facility administrator or health services executive pursuant to NRS 654.170; (b) Take such other actions as are necessary […]
NRS 417.148 – Revolving accounts: Creation; purpose; transfer of money from Veterans Home Account.
1. A revolving account up to the amount of $2,000 is hereby created for each veterans’ home, and may be used for the payment of bills of the veterans’ home requiring immediate payment and for no other purpose. The administrator of a veterans’ home shall deposit the money for the revolving account for the veterans’ […]