NRS 223.950 Creation; appointment and classification of Public Health Resource Officer; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations; duties.

255 words·~1 min read·/nv/chapter-223-governor/223-950

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

1. The Public Health Resource Office is hereby created within the Office of the Governor.

2. The Governor shall appoint a person who is knowledgeable in the field of public health to serve as the Public Health Resource Officer. The Public Health Resource Officer is not in the classified or unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.

3. The Public Health Resource Office may accept gifts, grants and donations to support its duties.

4. The Public Health Resource Office shall:

(a)Analyze the existing infrastructure for meeting the public health needs of this State and the relationships between persons and entities involved in the provision of public health services, including, without limitation, the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Human Services, the Nevada Health Authority, local health authorities, providers of health care, health care facilities and nonprofit organizations; and

(b)Identify and make recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, the Director of the Department of Human Services, the Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department and the Director of the Nevada Health Authority concerning:

(1)Unmet needs for public health services;

(2)Opportunities to obtain federal or private funding to support public health services; and

(3)Ways in which to improve coordination between providers of public health services and maximize efficiency in the delivery of public health services.

NEVADA MEDAL OF DISTINCTION