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NV AB201

NV AB201
Revises provisions relating to planning for the provision of behavioral health care. (BDR 39-325)


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Introduced
02/20/2023
In Committee
06/04/2023
Crossed Over
05/31/2023
Passed
06/09/2023
Dead
Vetoed
06/16/2023

Introduced Session

82nd Legislature (2023)

Bill Summary

AN ACT relating to behavioral health; requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to provide certain oversight and make certain recommendations concerning the children's behavioral health system of care; adding certain members to the subcommittee on the mental health of children of the Commission on Behavioral Health; prescribing certain duties of a regional behavioral health policy board; requiring a mental health consortium to submit certain documents to the Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department; clarifying the authority of the State Board of Health to require the licensing of certain facilities; requiring the Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs to conduct a study of the feasibility of formulating and operating a comprehensive state plan to provide behavioral health services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to track spending and quantify cost savings in the children's behavioral health system of care, and to make recommendations for reinvesting those savings. It adds certain members to the subcommittee on the mental health of children, requires regional behavioral health policy boards to advise the Division of Child and Family Services, and requires mental health consortia to submit certain documents to the Division of Child and Family Services. The bill also clarifies the authority of the State Board of Health to require the licensing of facilities that provide behavioral health care or treatment, and requires the Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs to study the feasibility of a comprehensive state plan for behavioral health services.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Health and Human Services (Assembly)

Last Action

Vetoed by the Governor. (on 06/16/2023)

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