The Legislature declares that the purposes of this chapter are: 1. To encourage and provide financial assistance to counties in the establishment and development of mental health services, including services to persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with developmental disabilities, through locally controlled community mental health programs. 2. To promote the improvement and, if necessary, […]
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: 1. “County board” means a county mental health advisory board. 2. “County director” means the director of a county program. 3. “County program” means a county community mental health program. 4. “Governing body” means the board of county commissioners. 5. “Service” means a mental health […]
The Department is designated as the official state agency responsible for developing and administering preventive and outpatient mental health services. The Department shall function in the following areas: 1. Assisting and consulting with local health authorities, local governments and all law enforcement agencies in this State in providing community mental health services, which services may […]
The Division shall, subject to the supervision of the Commission, administer this chapter. The Commission shall adopt guidelines for county programs and regulations necessary thereto, but these standards and regulations must be adopted only after consultation with and approval of the county director of each program being so administered. These standards and regulations must support […]
The governing body of any county may by ordinance or resolution establish a county community mental health program which may cover the entire area of the county. (Added to NRS by 1965, 764; A 1971, 1019; 1975, 1626)
1. The county program shall have a county mental health advisory board of 7 to 15 members appointed by the governing body. The composition of the county board shall be representative of providers of mental health services, recipients or consumers of mental health services, agencies and occupations having a working involvement with mental health services […]
The county board shall: 1. Review and evaluate communities’ needs, services, facilities and special problems in the fields of mental health, intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities. 2. Advise the governing body as to programs of community mental health services and facilities and services to persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with developmental disabilities and, when […]
The county board, with the approval of a majority of the governing body, shall appoint a county director, who must be a person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health. The choice of appointing a physician or one who is not a physician rests with the county board, and in making such choice […]
The county director shall: 1. Serve as chief executive officer of the county program and be accountable to the county board. 2. Exercise administrative responsibility and authority over the county program and facilities furnished, operated or supported in connection therewith, and over services to persons with intellectual disabilities or persons with developmental disabilities, except as […]
The governing body of any county may by agreement with the governing body or bodies of any other county or counties establish joint community mental health programs. (Added to NRS by 1965, 765; A 1971, 1020; 1975, 1627)
1. Any agreement between two or more counties for the establishment of joint county programs shall provide: (a) That each county shall bear its share of the cost of the joint county program in proportion to the population of each county served. (b) That the county treasurer of one participating county shall be the custodian […]
Unless otherwise expressly provided or required by the context, the provisions of this chapter relating to county community mental health programs and the appointment of county boards or county directors shall apply to joint county programs. (Added to NRS by 1965, 766; A 1971, 1021; 1975, 1628)
The county director may, with the approval of a majority of the governing body, contract for services and facilities with any hospital, clinic, laboratory or other similar institution. (Added to NRS by 1965, 766; A 1971, 1021; 1975, 1628)
The expenses incurred under the provisions of this chapter shall be a charge against the county and shall be audited, levied, collected and paid in the same manner as other charges. (Added to NRS by 1965, 766; A 1971, 1021; 1975, 1628)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter: 1. Funds to carry out the provisions of this chapter shall be provided by direct legislative appropriation from the General Fund. Such funds shall be expended in accordance with the allotment, transfer, work program and budget provisions of NRS 353.150 to 353.246, inclusive, and transfers to and from […]
Expenditures made by counties for county programs, including services to persons with intellectual disabilities or persons with developmental disabilities, pursuant to this chapter must be reimbursed by the State pursuant to NRS 433C.270 to 433C.350, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1965, 766; A 1971, 1021; 1975, 1628; 1999, 2604; 2013, 680; 2017, 2807)
1. A service operated within a county program must be directed to at least one of the following mental health areas: (a) Mental illness; (b) Intellectual disabilities; (c) Developmental disabilities; (d) Organic brain and other neurological impairment; and (e) Alcohol or other substance use disorders. 2. A service is any of the following: (a) Diagnostic […]
To be eligible for reimbursement a county, or in the case of joint county programs, two or more counties, shall first: 1. Establish one or more of the services provided for in NRS 433C.270. In-service training necessary to providing such services shall be proper items of expenditures subject to state reimbursement. 2. Annually submit to […]
Expenditures incurred for the items specified in NRS 433C.270 shall be subject to reimbursement in accordance with the regulations of the Division whether incurred by direct or joint operation of such services, by contracting for such services or by other arrangement pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The Administrator may make such investigations and […]
1. Money provided by direct legislative appropriation for purposes of reimbursement as provided by NRS 433C.260 to 433C.290, inclusive, must be allotted to the governing body as follows: (a) The State shall pay to each county a sum equal to 90 percent of the total proposed expenditures as reflected by the plan of proposed expenditures […]
