NRS 233A.410 Creation; members; compensation.

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1. The Tribal Health Authority Council is hereby created.

2. The Council consists of:

(a)The director of each health care facility located in this State which is operated by an Indian tribe that elects to participate, or his or her designee, as voting members.

(b)The following nonvoting members:

(1)One representative of the office of the Indian Health Service having jurisdiction over this State.

(2)Any person appointed by a state agency pursuant to subsection 3.

3. A state agency whose functions relate to health care may appoint a nonvoting member of the Council to serve as a liaison between the Council and the agency.

4. The members of the Council serve without compensation and are not entitled to the per diem and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

5. Each member of the Council who is an officer or employee of this State or a political subdivision of this State must be relieved from his or her duties without loss of regular compensation so that the officer or employee may prepare for and attend meetings of the Council and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Council in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or political subdivision of this State shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Council to make up the time the officer or employee is absent from work to carry out duties as a member of the Council or use annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.

6. As used in this section, “Indian tribe” means a federally recognized American Indian tribe pursuant to 25 C.F.R. §§ 83.1 to 83.12, inclusive.