Title 38

NRS 427A.155 Referral of results of investigation to appropriate agency; notification of disposition. 1. In appropriate cases and under the Administrator’s direction, the Ombudsman or an advocate shall refer the results of an investigation to the governmental agencies with author…

NRS 427A.165 Regulations. 1. The Division shall adopt regulations: (a) Requiring a facility for long-term care, day care center, facility for long-term rehabilitation or provider of living arrangement services to post instructions concerning the procedure for making a complaint t…

NRS 427A.175 Complaint for damage to property of older patient: Filing; investigation and settlement; hearing; payment of damages. 1. Within 1 year after an older patient sustains damage to his or her property as a result of any act or failure to act by a facility for intermediat…

NRS 427A.250 Establishment and administration; goals; regulations. 1. The Division shall establish and administer a program to provide the community-based services necessary to enable a frail elderly person to remain in his or her own home or with his or her family and avoid plac…

NRS 427A.255 Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly: Establishment and administration; requirements; regulations. Repealed. (See chapter 497, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3257.)

NRS 427A.260 Provision of services; contracts. 1. The Division may use personnel of the Division or it may contract with any appropriate public or private agency, organization or institution to provide the community-based services necessary to enable a frail elderly person to rem…

NRS 427A.270 Division authorized to apply for, accept and expend grants of money or other assistance; fees for services. 1. The Division may apply for, accept and expend any federal or private grant of money or other type of assistance that becomes available to carry out the prov…

NRS 427A.280 Tests and demonstrations. The Division may initiate projects to test and demonstrate various ways of providing the community-based services and all-inclusive care necessary to enable a frail elderly person to remain in his or her home. (Added to NRS by 1987, 974; A 2…

NRS 427A.290 Establishment authorized; requirements; regulations; funding. 1. To the extent that money is available for this purpose, the Division may establish by regulation a program to facilitate the transition of older persons and persons with disabilities from a hospital to …

NRS 427A.300 Creation of Office; appointment; qualifications; classification. 1. The Office of the Community Advocate is hereby created within the Division. 2. The Administrator shall appoint the Community Advocate. The person so appointed: (a) Must be qualified by training and e…

NRS 427A.310 Duties. 1. The Community Advocate shall provide assistance to persons who are 60 years of age or older and do not reside in facilities for long-term care. The assistance must include at least the: (a) Coordination of resources and services available to aging persons …

NRS 427A.313 Definitions. As used in NRS 427A.313 to 427A.400, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 427A.315 and 427A.317 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2019, 593)

NRS 427A.315 “Forum” defined. “Forum” means the Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum created by NRS 427A.320. (Added to NRS by 2019, 593)

NRS 427A.317 “President” defined. “President” means the person elected to serve as President of the Forum pursuant to NRS 427A.370. (Added to NRS by 2019, 593)

NRS 427A.320 Creation. The Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum is hereby created to identify and act upon issues of importance to aging persons. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2724; A 2001, 3026)

NRS 427A.330 Nomination, appointment and terms of members. 1. The Legislative Commission shall appoint to the Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum a number of members equal to the number of State Senators. The persons appointed to the Forum must be the persons nominated pursuan…

NRS 427A.340 Qualifications of members. To be eligible for appointment as a member of the Forum pursuant to NRS 427A.330, a person must: 1. Have been a resident of this state for 5 years immediately preceding his or her appointment; 2. Have been a registered voter in the senatori…

NRS 427A.350 Ex officio membership in Forum of member of National Silver Haired Congress. 1. Members of the National Silver Haired Congress from this State shall serve as ex officio members of the Forum. If a member of the National Silver Haired Congress ceases to be a member of …

NRS 427A.360 Vacancies in membership. 1. A position in the Forum to which a member is appointed pursuant to NRS 427A.330 becomes vacant upon: (a) The death or resignation of such a member. (b) The illness of such a member that prevents the member from attending three consecutive …

NRS 427A.370 Election, terms and duties of officers; assistance from Legislative Counsel Bureau. 1. The Forum shall elect from among its members appointed pursuant to NRS 427A.330: (a) A President who shall conduct meetings and oversee the formation of committees as necessary to …

NRS 427A.375 Advisory members of Forum: Appointment; prescription of title, duties and term; qualifications; reappointment; termination of appointment. 1. The Forum may, by the affirmative vote of a majority of its membership who are qualified to vote, appoint one or more persons…

NRS 427A.380 Public hearings; meetings; formation of committees; compliance with Open Meeting Law. 1. The Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum may, within the limits of legislative appropriations and any gifts, grants or donations received by the Forum: (a) During the period in…

NRS 427A.390 Powers. The Forum may: 1. Submit a report containing recommendations for legislative action to the Legislative Commission and the Governor before September 1 of each even-numbered year. 2. Accept gifts, grants and donations that must be deposited in an account establ…

NRS 427A.395 Duties concerning money received and expenses incurred. 1. All money received by the Forum must be deposited in a bank, credit union or other financial institution in this state and paid out on its order for its expenses. 2. The President, with the assistance of the …

NRS 427A.400 Compensation of members. Within the limits of legislative appropriations, and any gifts, grants and donations, each member appointed pursuant to NRS 427A.330, each ex officio member and each advisory member appointed pursuant to NRS 427A.375 is entitled to receive fo…

NRS 427A.601 Criteria for developing individualized family service plan for child who is deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired. 1. When developing an individualized family service plan for a child who is deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired, including, wi…

NRS 427A.605 Program to negotiate discounts and rebates for certain costs for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. 1. The Director may establish a program to negotiate discounts and rebates for hearing devices and related costs, including, without limitation, ear molds, batt…

NRS 427A.610 Program to obtain hearing aid at no charge; regulations; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations; report to Legislature and Nevada Commission for Persons Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 1. The Division shall develop and administer a program whereby any child who …

NRS 427A.740 “Commission” defined. As used in this section and NRS 427A.750 and 427A.752, unless the context otherwise requires, “Commission” means the Nevada Commission for Persons Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing created by NRS 427A.750. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2874; A 2019, 304…

NRS 427A.750 Creation; membership; terms; vacancies; Chair; quorum; compensation; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity; powers and duties. 1. The Nevada Commission for Persons Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing is hereby created within the Division. The …

NRS 427A.752 Appointment, classification and duties of Executive Director of Commission; operational assistance provided by Division. 1. The Administrator shall appoint the Executive Director of the Commission. The Executive Director: (a) Is in the unclassified service of the Sta…

NRS 427A.755 Circumstances under which signature stamp may be used; treatment of signature stamps; standards regarding signature stamps; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) A person with a physical disab…

NRS 427A.791 “Person with a physical disability” defined. As used in NRS 427A.791, 427A.793 and 427A.795, unless the context otherwise requires, “person with a physical disability” means a person with a physical disability that substantially limits the person’s ability to partici…

NRS 427A.793 Establishment; regulations; judicial review of eligibility decisions. 1. The Division shall establish a program to provide services for persons with physical disabilities for such essential personal care required pursuant to NRS 427A.795 as is necessary to enable the…

NRS 427A.795 Required elements of essential personal care. The essential personal care for which the Division may provide services for a person with a physical disability pursuant to NRS 427A.793 must include assisting the person with the physical disability in: 1. The eliminatio…

NRS 427A.7951 “Person with a disability who needs independent living services” defined. As used in NRS 427A.7951 to 427A.7957, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “person with a disability who needs independent living services” means a person with a physical disabil…

NRS 427A.7953 Establishment authorized; regulations; judicial review of eligibility decisions. 1. The Division may, pursuant to this section and NRS 427A.7955, establish a program to provide independent living services and assistive technology for persons with disabilities who ne…

NRS 427A.7955 Types of independent living services and services of assistive technology that are authorized. 1. The independent living services that the Division may, pursuant to this section and NRS 427A.7953, provide to a person with a disability who needs independent living se…

NRS 427A.7957 Research concerning cost of services for persons who are blind or visually impaired and do not have vocational goal; report of findings. The Division may: 1. Periodically research and determine the cost of providing services in this State for persons who are blind o…

NRS 427A.797 Development and administration of program to provide devices for telecommunication and other assistive technology to persons with impaired speech or hearing; surcharge; creation and use of Account for Services for Persons With Impaired Speech or Hearing. 1. The Divis…

NRS 427A.800 “Traumatic brain injury” defined. As used in this section and NRS 427A.850 and 427A.860, “traumatic brain injury” means a sudden shock or damage to the brain or its coverings which is not of a degenerative nature and produces an altered state of consciousness or temp…

NRS 427A.850 Program for Persons With Traumatic Brain Injuries: Establishment; services. 1. The Division shall establish a Program for Persons With Traumatic Brain Injuries. 2. The Program may, subject to legislative appropriation, provide: (a) The following services to persons w…

NRS 427A.860 Regulations. The Division shall adopt regulations concerning the care of persons with traumatic brain injuries. The Division shall, in adopting the regulations, consider the criteria established by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities or its s…

NRS 427A.862 Definitions. As used in NRS 427A.862 to 427A.870, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 427A.863 to 427A.866, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2011, 829)

NRS 427A.863 “Department” defined. “Department” means the Department of Public Safety. (Added to NRS by 2011, 829)

NRS 427A.864 “Media outlet” defined. “Media outlet” means a company or other similar entity that transmits news, feature stories, entertainment or other information to the public through various distribution channels, including, without limitation, newspapers, magazines, radio, b…