Synopsis: The Juvenile Justice Program sub-grants funding to local units of government and private agencies for programs including: removing juveniles from adult jails, keeping juvenile offenders separate from adult offenders, de-institutionalizing status offenders, reducing the disproportionate incarceration of minority offenders, specialized programs for Native American youth, and community-based delinquency prevention programs. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapter 62 and the Federal Juvenile Justice Act.

Synopsis: The Public Defender's Office provides equal protection under the law in accordance with the United States Constitution and the Nevada Constitution by representing indigent adults and juveniles accused of committing crimes in certain rural counties of Nevada. This representation is performed from arrest through trial, sentencing, and appeal. In addition, the office also handles appeals for denial of post-conviction habeas corpus petitions for state prison inmates accused of a crime. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 180 and 260.

Synopsis: The Radiation Control Program (RCP) protects public health, safety, and the environment by regulating sources of ionizing radiation and providing general information concerning ionizing radiation sources. The RCP: licenses and inspects radioactive material users; registers and inspects radiation producing machines; issues certificates of authorization to operate mammography equipment; inspects mammography radiation producing machines; educates the public on radon hazards; licenses and provides oversight of the closed low-level waste disposal site near Beatty, Nevada; coordinates with local counties and other agencies to provide radon training; and conducts statewide radiological emergency response activities. Statutory Authority: NRS 457 and NRS 459.

Synopsis: The Aging and Disability Services Division supports grants for existing or new programs that assist senior citizens and other specified persons with independent living. Funds are received through the Fund for a Healthy Nevada. Independent Living Grants enable older persons to remain at home and avoid institutional placement. The services provided include transportation, information assistance and advocacy, adult day care, legal assistance, homemaker, companion, respite, home repair, and caregiver support services.

Synopsis: In the 2011 Legislative session, the Division's funding for Washoe County Human Services Agency (WCHSA) changed. Currently, WCHSA receives an annual capped block grant to support child welfare services. This funding de-categorized the General Funds appropriated for the purpose of child welfare integration and allows the agency to redirect child welfare funding to services not restricted by traditional definitions and funding limitations but driven by the needs of children and families in their community. WCHSA can retain locally all of the savings generated if the services provided by the county cost less than the amount budgeted. This funding is contingent upon the county meeting a minimum Maintenance of Effort. Specifically, the county must maintain the amount of local funds spent for child welfare and child protective services at a level equal to or greater than the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2011. In addition, within this current funding mechanism is a process to support a fiscal incentive program designed to stimulate and support improvement in key areas identified in the agency improvement plan. A second allocation is included that will estimate each biennium the cost attributed to the projected caseload growth for the adoption assistance program to ensure adoptions are continuously reinforced and each Legislative session the funding can be determined based on historical adoption growth. Lastly, the agency that provides child welfare services must submit annually an agency improvement plan and data demonstrating the progress they have made toward meeting the specific performance targets set forth in the plan. The agency's improvement plan is an integral part of the Quality Unit's oversight role.

Synopsis: In the 2011 Legislative session, the division's funding for Clark County Department of Family Services (CCDFS) changed. Currently, CCDFS receives an annual capped block grant year to support child welfare services. This funding de-categorized the General Funds appropriated for the purpose of child welfare integration and allows the agency to redirect child welfare funding to services not restricted by traditional definitions and funding limitations but driven by the needs of children and families in their community. CCDSS can retain locally all of the savings generated if the services provided by the county cost less than the amount budgeted. This funding is contingent upon the county meeting a minimum Maintenance of Effort. Specifically, the county must maintain the amount of local funds spent for child welfare and child protective services at a level equal to or greater than the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2011. In addition, within this current funding mechanism is a process to support a fiscal incentive program designed to stimulate and support improvement in key areas identified in the agency improvement plan. A second allocation is included that will estimate each biennium the cost attributed to the projected caseload growth for the adoption assistance program to ensure adoptions are continuously reinforced and each Legislative session the funding can be determined based on historical adoption growth. Lastly, the agency that provides child welfare services must submit annually an agency improvement plan and data demonstrating the progress they have made toward meeting the specific performance targets set forth in the plan. The agency improvement plan is an integral part of the Quality Unit's oversight role.

Synopsis: Information Services (IS), formerly UNITY/SACWIS, is the unit within the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) that supports the technology needs of the division and the county child welfare agencies. IS maintains three major computer applications: Unified Nevada Information Technology for Youth (UNITY), CaseloadPro and Avatar. UNITY is a federally mandated Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System that is required by child welfare agencies nationwide in order to submit adoption and foster care information electronically to the Administration for Children and Families. UNITY became fully operational statewide in September 2003 and has been modified extensively to help meet the changing business requirements of the organization. Implemented in 2018, CaseloadPro is the case management system for the Youth Parole Bureau. Operational since 2005, Avatar is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliant case management and billing system that supports children's mental health. Additionally, IS provides helpdesk support and application training to the three Nevada child welfare agencies (Division of Child and Family Services, Clark County Department of Family Services, and Washoe County Human Services Agency) as well as division-wide network and desktop computer support.

Synopsis: The Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is responsible for child protective and child welfare service delivery in rural Nevada and oversees urban county-operated child protective and welfare services. DCFS also provides children's mental/behavioral health treatment and residential services in urban Nevada. Additionally, DCFS provides juvenile justice services including state-operated youth correctional care centers and the youth parole program. The mission of DCFS is to provide support and services to assist Nevada's children and families in reaching their full human potential.

Synopsis: The Youth Alternative Placement budget account was established to provide financial support to each regional facility for the detention of children who have been adjudicated as delinquent by Nevada courts. There are three regional facilities: two are located in Douglas County (China Spring Youth Camp and Aurora Pines Youth Camp), and one is located in Clark County (Spring Mountain Youth Camp). The China Spring Youth Camp/Aurora Pines Youth Camp is dedicated to helping approximately 40 male and 16 female mid-level offenders between the ages of 12 and 18 develop skills, knowledge, and the experience necessary to promote health and resiliency, stop the progression of problems caused by delinquent behavior, and interpret and avoid high-risk behavior patterns in an emotionally safe, comforting, challenging, and nurturing environment. The facility provides structure and programs to assist juvenile offenders to overcome their delinquent behavior as well as opportunities to correct thinking errors, practice positive new social skills, and facilitate reintegration into the family and community. The Spring Mountain Youth Camp and its community-based program provide residential treatment for approximately 112 youth between the ages of 12 and 18. The programs at Spring Mountain Youth Camp provide for therapeutic, educational, social, medical, and recreational needs. Counseling and therapy are provided to the youth as needed through Clark County's psychological services. Aftercare services are provided by a team, which includes probation officers and a mental health therapist who work with youth prior to placement and through completion of probation. This program operates in cooperation with, and is supported by, local law enforcement agencies, the Clark County School District, and various state agencies. Statutory Authority: NRS 62B.150

Synopsis: Summit View Youth Center (SVYC) is a maximum-security youth correctional facility with a maximum capacity of 96 beds that provides programming and services to male juvenile offenders located near the Las Vegas urban center. During the 2010 Special Legislative Session, this facility was closed due to budget reductions. During the 2013 Legislative Session, funding was appropriated for the re-opening of the Summit View Youth Center under private contract. In the 2015 Legislative Session, the facility was approved for 48 state correctional beds for male youth between the ages of 12 and 20. SVYC is authorized and governed by NRS Chapter 63, State Facilities for Detention of Children, and those applicable statutes contained within NRS Chapter 62A, Juvenile Justice General Provisions. The physically secure nature of SVYC in comparison to the other two DCFS Juvenile Justice facilities allows DCFS to house the state's highest-risk youth in a secure environment. The programming at SVYC addresses delinquent youth who also may have been victims of abuse, abandonment, and neglect, working closely with both public and private agencies in accomplishing goals. Programs include educational services from Clark County School District, mental health services including individual and group counseling, and transition planning. Staff from SVYC coordinate with the Nevada Youth Parole Bureau and the Interstate Compact on Juveniles to ensure youth receive the best possible aftercare services once they are released from SVYC's jurisdiction. Youth who apply themselves to reach their goals in the shortest time possible typically achieve parole release within six to seven months. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapter 63.

Synopsis: Child Care Services ensures the health, safety, and proper treatment of children receiving out-of-home care. The Child Care Licensing program has the responsibility for licensing, monitoring, and providing technical assistance to child care facilities caring for five or more children not licensed by local entities. Statutory authority: NRS 432A.

Synopsis: The Department of Health and Human Services Director's Office manages the various services and programs administered and operated by the department's divisions/offices within their respective subject areas. Statutory Authority: NRS 232.290-465.

Synopsis: This budget account serves as the primary administrative budget and contains functions related to the division operations including general administration, fiscal services, information technology, human resources, and the Elder Rights Attorney. This budget also includes some program functions including the Planning, Advocacy and Community Services Unit and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) Program. The Planning, Advocacy and Community Services Unit leads efforts to plan and advocate for services across the lifespan through enhance planning, advocacy and partnerships. Some of the programs include the Taxi Assistance Program, Senior Medicare Patrol, State Health Insurance Assistance Program, and the LTCO program. The LTCO Program receives, investigates and resolves complaints made by or on behalf of residents living in long-term care facilities. Statutory Authority; NRS 427A.040 (ADSD), 427A.123 (Elder Rights Attorney) and 427A.125 (LTCO).

Synopsis: The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Maintenance Fund provides a trust fund for the Radiation Control Program to conduct required post-closure activities at the state-owned, low-level radioactive waste disposal site near Beatty, Nevada. This program assures the closed Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Site is maintained professionally and safely, creating a foundation of public confidence that encourages economic development in Nevada. Statutory Authority: NRS 459.

Synopsis: The Cancer Control Registry collects, registers, and maintains a record of reportable cases of cancer in the state. The data is used to evaluate the appropriateness of measures for the prevention and control of cancer and to conduct comprehensive epidemiological surveys of cancer and cancer related deaths. Data is collected from: hospitals, medical laboratories, and other free standing facilities that provide screening, diagnostic, or therapeutic services; and from physicians who diagnose or provide treatment to patients with cancer. Statutory Authority: NRS 457.

Synopsis: The Nevada Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities engages in advocacy, systems change and capacity building activities for people with developmental disabilities and their families to promote equal opportunity, self-determination, and community inclusion. Authority: Public Law 106.402 and NRS 232.320.1(c)

Synopsis: The Nevada Senior Rx and Disability Rx programs assist eligible applicants to obtain essential prescription medications. Members who are eligible for Medicare receive help with the monthly premium for their Medicare Part D plan and may use the program as a secondary payer for prescription medication during the Medicare Part D coverage gap. Senior Rx statutory authority: NRS 439.635 - 439.690 and NAC 439.800 - 439.862; Disability Rx statutory authority: NRS 439.705 - 439.795 and NAC 439.750 - 439.790.

Synopsis: The Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) budget account collects payments from counties and other public entities to be used as non-federal share of Medicaid supplemental payments, thus reducing the need for General Fund appropriations. The IGT budget account collects payments from Clark and Washoe counties in support of supplemental Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments to hospitals. DSH payments support facilities that serve a disproportionate share of Medicaid, indigent, or other low-income patients. This reduces the burden of uncompensated costs for these facilities. The IGT budget account collects payments from counties, county hospital districts, and other public entities to support supplemental Upper Payment Limit (UPL) payments to providers for inpatient and outpatient hospital services, and Graduate Medical Education. The UPL program allows supplemental payments to certain providers to fill the gap in payments from what Medicaid reimburses compared to the upper payment limit of what the Medicare program would reimburse for the same services. In addition, the IGT collect payments from school districts and emergency para-transit transportation services to facilitate Medicaid payments for services to Medicaid recipients. All payments are deposited to this account and transferred as needed to Nevada Medicaid, budget account 3243, for medical payments; to Health Care Financing and Policy, budget account 3158, for related administrative costs; and Nevada Check Up (NCU), budget account 3178, for medical payments. The remainder, if any, is balanced forward to reserve. Statutory authority: NRS 422.380 through 422.390 and the Nevada State Plan under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Synopsis: This budget account represents administrative support for the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy. The division's mission is to purchase and provide quality health care services to low-income Nevadans in the most efficient manner; promote equal access to health care at an affordable cost to the taxpayers of Nevada; restrain the growth of health care costs; and review Medicaid and other State health care programs to maximize potential federal revenue. Statutory Authority: NRS 422, NRS 439B, Title XIX and Title XXI of the Social Security Act and Section 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Synopsis: The Increased Quality of Nursing Care budget account was established when the 2003 Legislature instituted a long-term care provider tax on freestanding long-term care facilities to increase the quality of long-term nursing care in Nevada. The tax rate is based on 6% of net patient revenues (42 CFR 433.68). The proceeds of the tax are deposited to this account and used as the non federal share of a supplemental payment to free standing nursing facilities in Nevada. The funds collected are transferred as needed to Nevada Medicaid, budget account 3243, to make supplemental payments to skilled nursing facilities caring for Medicaid recipients and to Health Care Financing and Policy, budget account 3158, for related administrative costs. The remainder, if any, is balanced forward to reserve. Statutory authority: NRS 422.3755 through 422.379.

Synopsis: Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (SNAMHS) assists adults with mental illness through inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and behavioral health treatment and community-based support services. The goal is to support personal recovery, self-empowerment, community integration, and an enhanced quality of life. The Stein Hospital on the SNAMHS campus provides statewide forensic mental health inpatient services in a secure setting and outpatient services to those individuals who are referred on their own recognizance from the court. The services are provided to those individuals for whom there is a question of their competency to stand trial and are in need of evaluation and/or restoration of competency to stand trial. The facility also treats clients acquitted not guilty by reason of insanity and dangerous un-restorable clients. Statutory Authority: NRS 175, 176,178, 433 433A, and 433C.

Synopsis: The mission of Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (NNAMHS) is to assist adults with mental illness through inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and behavioral health treatment and community-based support services. The goal is to support personal recovery, self-empowerment, community integration, and an enhanced quality of life. Statutory Authority: NRS 433; 433A; 433C.

Synopsis: The Family Preservation Program provides financial assistance on a monthly basis to low-income families residing in Nevada who are providing care in their home for family members with a profound or severe intellectual disability. Also covered are children under six years of age who have developmental delays that require support equivalent to that required by a person with profound or severe intellectual or developmental disabilities. The purpose of this assistance is to help offset expenses necessary to meet the special needs of the person with intellectual disabilities and to help strengthen and support families, thereby keeping families intact and reducing the need for out-of-home placement. Families use assistance payments to obtain specialized supplies or equipment (wheelchairs, clothing, diapers, therapy services, special diets, transportation services) and general income supplementation. Statutory Authority: NRS 435.365.

Synopsis: Rural Regional Center (RRC) has offices in nine sites that provide support services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. RRC serves Nevada counties with the exception of Washoe and the Las Vegas area in Clark county. This budget will transfer Nye, Lincoln, and part of Clark county from Desert Regional Center to Rural Regional Center. RRC provides services to residents of all ages. Most services are funded by Medicaid through the Home and Community Based Waiver and Targeted Case Management. Services purchased or provided include service coordination, family supports, residential supports, jobs and day training, psychological services, nursing services, and quality assurance. Statutory Authority: NRS 433 and 435.

Synopsis: Working in partnership with consumers, families, advocacy groups, agencies, and diverse communities, the Behavioral Health's Administration Office provides responsive services and informed leadership to ensure quality outcomes. The office's mission includes treatment in the least restrictive environment, prevention, education, habilitation, and rehabilitation for Nevadans challenged with behavioral health diagnoses, sometimes coupled with intellectual or developmental disabilities. These services are designed to maximize each individual's degree of independence, functioning, and satisfaction. Statutory Authority: NRS 433, 433A, and 433B.

Synopsis: The Behavioral Health Prevention and Treatment program partners with community-based, public, and private nonprofit organizations to reduce the impact of substance abuse in Nevada. The program provides responsive mental health, substance abuse, and addiction services for Nevada citizens challenged with mental illness, addictions, or co-occurring disorders. The program is responsible for developing community infrastructure, statewide leadership, and strategic planning. Statutory Authority: NRS 433, 433A, and 433B, 458.

Synopsis: The Nevada Check Up Program budget account was established when Nevada initiated a Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 1998. Under Title XXI of the Social Security Act, CHIP provides options for states to cover health care costs for low-income, uninsured children not eligible for Medicaid, whose family income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. The Nevada Check Up Program is a stand-alone program. It is not an entitlement program nor is it part of the Medicaid Program. Families are assessed quarterly premiums based on family size and income. The Division of Welfare and Supportive Services and the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Analytics provide recipient caseload forecasts. Cost-per-eligible recipient data is produced from the Medicaid Management Information System and is based on paid medical claims history. This data is factored with the caseload projections to produce budgeted medical expenditures. Statutory Authority: NRS 432A.300, NRS 422, Federal Title XXI of the Social Security Act, and Section 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Synopsis: The Caliente Youth Center (CYC) is a secure juvenile residential facility located 150 miles north of Las Vegas in Caliente. There are seven housing units situated on 35 acres with a maximum capacity of 140 youth. CYC serves male and female clients between 12 to 20 years of age. CYC is authorized and governed by NRS Chapter 63, State Facilities for Detention of Children, and those applicable statutes contained within NRS Chapter 62A, Juvenile Justice General Provisions. The programming at CYC addresses delinquent youth who also may have been victims of abuse, abandonment, and neglect, working closely with both public and private agencies in accomplishing goals. Staff from CYC coordinate with the Nevada Youth Parole Bureau and the Interstate Compact on Juveniles to ensure the youth receive the best possible aftercare services once they are released from CYC's jurisdiction. Youth who apply themselves to reach their goals in the shortest time possible typically achieve parole release within six to seven months. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapter 63

Synopsis: The Victims of Domestic Violence program awards grants to non-profit entities statewide to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include shelter, crisis phone access, emergency assistance, advocacy, hospital accompaniment, and counseling. Viable programs are sustained in all 17 Nevada counties with trained staff and volunteers. The Division of Child and Family Services has responsibility for monitoring domestic violence programs to ensure compliance with NRS 217.400 through 217.460 for granting funds from the domestic violence account, maintaining financial records, and evaluating services provided. Funding for this program comes from marriage license fees. The Victims of Domestic Violence account was established for the purpose of managing these funds. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapter 217.

Synopsis: Health Statistics and Planning issues certified birth and death certificates, maintains and protects all vital records, and processes all legal corrections and amendments to these vital records. This budget account participates in the National Vital Statistics System and responds to the data and statistical needs of: federal, state, and county agencies; policy makers; and researchers. Statutory Authority: NRS 440.

Synopsis: To help protect public health, the Environmental Health Section issue permits, educates businesses, and enforces Nevada laws in the following areas: food protection; bottled water; cosmetics; public accommodations; recreational vehicle parks; public bathing and swimming waters; institutional environmental health; onsite septic systems; and invasive body decoration. Additionally, Environmental Health Services provides emergency responses to potential environmental health hazards. Statutory Authority: NRS 202, NRS 211, NRS 439, NRS 444, NRS 446, NRS 447, NRS 583, NRS 585, NRS 586 and NRS 625A.

Synopsis: The Office of Community Programs and Grants consolidates the function and management of grant programs that pass funds through to community level and state sub-recipients. This unit was created to ensure the standardization of procedures, simplification of accounting, and co-location of staff. The efficiencies realized allow the department to use fewer funds for administrative purposes and to pass more funds to grantees providing direct services. Grantees have also benefited from the standardized procedures used to request funding.

Synopsis: The Grief Support Trust Account was created in the 79th Legislative Session pursuant to Senate Bill 355 to support non-profit community organizations that provide grief support services to children who have experienced the loss of a relative or other person who had a significant emotional relationship with the child. Services may also be provided to parents and/or adult caregivers who have experienced the loss of a child. Statutory Authority: NRS 439.

Synopsis: Established during the 2005 Legislative Session, this revolving account supports programs for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling. The funds must be expended only to award grants of money or contracts for services to state agencies and other political subdivisions of the state or to organizations or educational institutions to provide programs for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling. Statutory Authority: NRS 458A.

Synopsis: The Children's Trust Account is authorized pursuant to NRS Chapter 432. Revenues for this account are derived from a $3.00 fee on Nevada birth and death certificates. Funds in the Children's Trust Account are to be used to support programs and services designed to prevent abuse and neglect of children. Statutory Authority: NRS 432.131 - 432.133.

Synopsis: The Office of Consumer Health Assistance, which includes the Bureau of Hospital Patients, a Workers Compensation Program, and the Office of Minority Health, provides a single point of contact for consumers statewide, including members of minority groups and injured workers regarding health care issues. The objective is to assist them in understanding their rights and responsibilities under various Nevada healthcare related laws and health care plans, including industrial insurance policies. In addition, the office disseminates information through outreach activities including counseling, education and advocacy to increase awareness of and access to health care services. Statutory Authority: NRS 223.550 and NRS 232.467.

Synopsis: The Communication Access Services (CAS) program provides communication access to Nevadan's who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or speech impaired. The program serves Nevadans of all ages and backgrounds, including late-deafened and older citizens. Programs include Relay Nevada program providing access to phone services; Communication Access Service Centers; providing information and education about the use of assistive technology, language acquisition, and access to education, employment, healthcare and social services; and Communication Access Real Time Registry providing information about registered interpreters and providers in the State. Statutory Authority: NRS 426; NRS 427A.797; NRS 656A

Synopsis: The primary purpose of this account is to collect fees from the licensing and registration of Behavior Analysts and Registered Behavior Technicians and use these funds for operating the Board of Applied Behavior Analysis. Statutory authority: NRS 437.

Synopsis: Early Intervention Services are provided to children from birth to three years of age who have known or suspected developmental delays in the areas of cognition, communication, physical development (including vision and hearing), social and emotional development, and/or adaptive skills as required by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Services may include, but are not limited to service coordination; occupational, physical and speech therapy; vision and hearing services; specialized instruction; parent support; assistive technology; pediatric diagnostic evaluations; nutritional services; and family training and counseling. Services are primarily provided in the home, child care and preschool settings, and/or Early Head Start programs. In collaboration with local hospitals, early intervention state programs provide follow-up developmental and pediatric services for hospital neonatal intensive care nurseries and follow-up hearing evaluations for the newborn hearing screening program. Early intervention personnel provide administrative and physician support for specialty clinics for children in the areas of genetic disorders, metabolic disorders, and craniofacial anomalies. Nevada Early Intervention Programs provide early intervention services in all of Nevada's 16 counties. Regional offices are located in Reno, Carson City, Winnemucca, Elko, Ely, and Las Vegas.

Synopsis: Autism Treatment Assistance Program (ATAP) assists parents and caregivers with the cost of providing Autism-specific treatments to their child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ATAP provides a monthly allotment to pay for on-going treatment development, supervision and a limited amount of weekly intervention hours based upon a child's individual treatment plan, age, and income. Within ATAP policy guidelines, the monthly allotment is intended to help parents pay for treatment. ATAP only funds treatments which have been proven by research to be evidence-based including Applied Behavioral Analysis, Verbal Behavioral, and Pivotal Response programs. Covered services include program training; development and supervision; daily intervention hours; and essential tools, supplies or equipment. ATAP may also fund speech, occupational and physical therapy when other resources do not provide coverage. Statutory Authority: NRS 427A.

Synopsis: The Immunization Program: works with health agencies, community stakeholders, and the private medical community to promote vaccinations among infants, children, and adults to increase immunization rates and reduce vaccine preventable diseases and outbreaks; administers the federal Vaccines for Children Program; develops and promotes maternal and adult immunization education programs; maintains the statewide immunization information system; develops state immunization and vaccine preventable disease regulations and laws; maintains a quality assurance program for county health districts, public health clinics, and private physicians who administer state supplied vaccines; and prevents the transmission of hepatitis B in Nevada. Statutory Authority: NRS 439 and 441A.

Synopsis: The Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutritious foods to supplement the diets of pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women and infants and children under age five who have limited income and have been determined to be at nutritional risk. Participants receive food instruments for healthy foods, nutrition advice, health screening, information on health care services related to immunizations, prenatal care, family planning, and family support services available in their community. Federal Authority: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7, Chapter II, Part 246, Subparts A through G. No Match or Maintenance of Effort (MOE) required for any funding.

Synopsis: This program works with local health authorities and the public to prevent and control Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Nevada. The program includes: HIV Prevention, Ryan White Part B, AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA). HIV Prevention includes: community planning and the development of an annual comprehensive prevention plan; training and technical assistance to organizations that offer screening and testing; risk education and counseling; drug treatment; and other community-based wellness activities. The Ryan White program includes medications, care services, and treatment adherence to individuals infected with HIV/AIDS. HOPWA provides housing assistance and supportive services. Statutory Authority: NRS 441A and NRS 439.

Synopsis: The Health Care Facilities program protects the safety and welfare of the public through regulation, licensing, and education. This is accomplished through assessing regulatory compliance of health care facilities and medical laboratories during periodic inspections and complaint investigations. This program also maintains an agreement with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and completes federal certification inspections for certain health care facilities and medical laboratories. This section also issues licenses to certain allied health professionals. Statutory Authority: NRS 449

Synopsis: The Health Care Facilities Admin Penalty account is funded by administrative sanctions collected from health care facilities found to be in violation of the law. The funds may be used to improve the quality and safety of health care through education, training, and other activities in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Statutory Authority: NRS 449.163, NRS 449.447, NRS 449.093, NRS 449.170, NRS 449.2486, NRS 449.210, NRS 449.2496, NRS 449.0308.

Synopsis: This program is responsible for the following activities: preparation for and management/mitigation of public health emergencies caused by natural disasters or terrorism; primary care health planning, and provider recruitment and retention; and emergency medical systems response. These activities are accomplished through combined health care planning, systems, and response efforts of various disciplines across the state, such as public health, primary care, emergency management, community services, the health care community, and law enforcement. All activities and capabilities are being developed to be National Incident Management System compliant. Statutory Authority: NRS 414, NRS 439, NRS 439A, NRS 440, NRS 441A, and NRS 442.

Synopsis: Biostatistics and Epidemiology conducts disease surveillance, investigates disease outbreaks, and provides timely and relevant data and statistics to supportive public health stakeholders through the Office of Public Health Informatics and Epidemiology (OPHIE). OPHIE records and analyzes reportable disease information, analyzes data from disease investigations, identifies risk factors, provides education and recommendations on disease prevention, and works with appropriate agencies to enforce communicable disease laws. Statutory Authority: NRS 439 and 441A

Synopsis: The Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Program helps improve the health and quality of life of Nevadans through the following programs: Women's Health Connection; Comprehensive Cancer Control; Colorectal Cancer Screening; Tobacco Prevention and Education; Community Health Worker; Diabetes Prevention and Control; Heart Disease; School Health and Obesity; and Oral Health. Additionally, the program is responsible for administering the Preventive Health and Human Services Block Grant. Statutory Authority: NRS 439

Synopsis: The Maternal and Child Health Program (MCH) works to improve the health of Nevada's families with an emphasis on women of childbearing age, pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents, including children and youth with special health care needs. The MCH Program promotes, assures, and provides health education, prevention activities, quality assurance, and facilitates access to health care services. Authority: NRS 442; Title V,45 CFR 96, Section 501(a)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act.

Synopsis: The Office of Health Administration provides support to the programs charged with promoting and protecting the health of all Nevadans and visitors. This includes program oversight and accountability, information technology, personnel and fiscal accountability. The office oversees the enforcement of all laws and regulations pertaining to public and behavioral health along with ensuring adequate services are provided for persons with mental illness, substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, and other related conditions. The office also supports the State Board of Health and the Commission on Behavioral Health. Statutory Authority: NRS 433 and 439.

Synopsis: Community Health Services provides public health services in rural communities which include public health preparedness, epidemiology assistance, and public health nursing services. Essential public health nursing services include: adult and child immunizations; early periodic screening diagnosis and treatment examinations; lead testing; family planning; cancer screening; and identification/treatment of communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, sexually transmitted infections, and human immunodeficiency virus. Statutory Authority: NRS 439.500, 442.222, 441A.250, 441A.350 and 441A.335.

Synopsis: The Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Administration budget account funds the administrative expenses associated with ensuring public assistance programs, including: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Medicaid; Children's Health Insurance Program; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Child Care; Energy Assistance; and Child Support are administered in accordance with federal and state regulations. This includes providing the necessary support to allow field staff to provide quality, timely and temporary services enabling Nevadans who qualify to achieve safe, stable and healthy lives. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapter 422A.

Synopsis: The Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) Rural Region Child Welfare supports child protective services and other related child welfare services to the 15 rural counties in the state through its Rural Region offices. The DCFS Rural Region is separated into four districts, each providing services to multiple counties. Child Welfare services include emergency response (child protection) and the continuum of ongoing services to families through a comprehensive case planning process that provides initial assessment and comprehensive case management services that support the child, the parents, and the caregivers. The continuum includes: in home services, emergency shelter care, foster family care (including relative placements), group home care, therapeutic foster care, residential treatment care for both in- and out-of-state placements, Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children, foster care licensing, independent living services, permanency services to include reunification, guardianship, other planned living arrangements and adoption. Additional services to support the child and their family include in-home counseling, Intensive Family Services, early childhood services, and designated outpatient services. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 432 and 432B

Synopsis: The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides cash assistance to low income families with children as the parents work toward becoming self-sufficient. The program's goal is to reduce the number of families living in poverty, through employment and community resources. TANF is a needs-based program for families with children under age 18 (or under age 19 if the child is in high school) who need financial support because of: death of a parent; parent is absent from the home; physical or mental incapacity; or unemployment of parent. The four purposes of TANF are 1) provide assistance to needy families so children may be cared for in their homes or in the homes of relatives; 2) end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; 3) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; 4) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. TANF is federally funded through a block grant from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services. Under the maintenance of effort (MOE) provision in the federal regulations, states are required to contribute money equal to 80% of the amount spent on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and AFDC-related programs during FY 1994. The 80% MOE can be reduced to 75% for each year the work participation rates are met. For Nevada, the total TANF MOE is $27,188,122 of which $24,607,702 is in the TANF budget account. The remaining $2,580,420 is spent in the Child Care budget (3267), which is counted as MOE for both TANF and Child Care. If TANF contingency funds are received, a 100% MOE match is required. The TANF program mandates the state to participate in a Child Support Enforcement Program. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapter 422A.

Synopsis: The State Supplemental Assistance Program provides an additional payment to low income aged and blind individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and provides adult group care facilities with a greater supplement to assist recipients in avoiding or delaying institutionalization. The federal government started the SSI program on January 1, 1974. The program is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and states were given the option to make payments in addition to the amount paid by the federal government. Nevada has paid a state supplement to the aged and blind since the start of the program. The prevention or delay of institutionalization results in cost savings for the Medicaid program. The Division of Welfare and Supportive Services contracts with the SSA to determine eligibility for and issue the state supplement. States pay a per check charge for each SSI payment made. The state supplement and federal payment are paid monthly to the recipient and combined in one check from the SSA. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapter 422A.

Synopsis: The Welfare Field Services budget provides staff salaries and operating expenses for the various programs administered by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services. This budget account primarily consists of Family Services Specialists who determine eligibility for the major program areas which include: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; various Medicaid programs; and Children's Health Insurance Program. Family Services Specialists and Social Workers provide employment and support services to assist the needy in overcoming barriers to self-sufficiency. The federal government mandates specific quality and performance measures for eligibility, client support, and periodic reviews of client circumstances. The state is subject to penalties in the form of grant reductions for non-compliance with the performance measures. If penalized, the state is required to replace the grant reductions with General Fund appropriations restoring the available program funding to the pre-penalty level. Additionally, program integrity and fraud protection is an integral part of Welfare Field Services responsibility. Welfare Field Services is required to provide service and appropriate eligibility to anyone seeking access to DWSS administered programs. All requests are provided a consistent level of quality service. Statutory authority: NRS Chapter 422A.

Synopsis: Emergency Medical Services promotes and supports a system that provides prompt, efficient, and appropriate emergency medical care, ambulance transportation, and trauma care to the people of Nevada. Statutory Authority: NRS 450B.

Synopsis: The Child Support Enforcement program is a family-first program intended to ensure families can achieve safe, stable, and healthy lives by making child support a more reliable source of income. Services are available to a parent with custody of a child whose other parent is living outside the home and are automatic for families receiving assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The program's goals are to ensure children have the financial and medical support of both their parents; foster responsible behavior towards children; and emphasize the children's need to have both parents involved in their lives. In Nevada, this program is administered by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS) and jointly operated with participating county district attorneys' offices through interlocal agreements. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 31A and 425

Synopsis: The Child Support Federal Reimbursement budget account is used to pass through federal payments to participating district attorneys' offices for the federal share of costs and incentive payments associated with their local child support enforcement programs. Currently, 9 of the 17 Nevada district attorneys participate in the program under contract to provide intake, location of non-custodial parents, paternity establishment, financial and medical support order establishment, and other enforcement activities. This budget account was created in the 1999 budget process to separate the child support program's state administrative costs in budget account 3238 from the pass-through of federal funds to the local district attorneys. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 31A and 425

Synopsis: The Child Welfare Trust Fund account was established to receive benefits for survivors or other awards payable to children receiving child welfare services in a county whose population is less than 100,000. These benefits and other awards, including Social Security and Supplemental Income, must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to this fund. The Division of Child and Family Services maintains a separate account for each child who receives money and deducts from the account any dollar amounts that were paid with public money for services provided to the child. Surplus balances are distributed in accordance with the guidance provided by the entity that issued the funds. The Treasurer's Office credits accrued interest to each child's separate account which is maintained in the Trust Fund for Child Welfare at the end of each interest period. Statutory Authority: NRS 432.037

Synopsis: This budget account represents Medicaid medical costs for the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy as authorized by Federal Title XIX of the Social Security Act. The division's mission is to purchase and provide quality health care services to low-income Nevadans in the most efficient manner; promote equal access to health care at an affordable cost to the taxpayers of Nevada; restrain the growth of health care costs; and review Medicaid and other State health care programs to maximize potential federal revenue. Federal regulations define mandatory recipient groups to be covered. The Division of Welfare and Supportive Services and the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Analytics provide recipient caseload forecasts. Cost-per-eligible recipient data is produced from the Medicaid Management Information System and is based on paid medical claims history. This data is factored with the caseload projections to produce budgeted medical expenditures. Statutory Authority: NRS 422, NRS 439B, Federal Title XIX of the Social Security Act, Section 42 Code of Federal Regulations, and the Nevada State Plan.

Synopsis: The Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons provides reimbursement to Nevada counties for certain unpaid hospital charges for medical treatment of indigent persons.

Synopsis: The Transition from Foster Care budget account assists persons who turn 18 while in foster care in Nevada to transition from foster care to economic self-sufficiency. NRS 347.305 authorizes the collection of a $1 fee for recording a document, instrument, notice, deed or other writing to be used to assist persons formerly in foster care. Funds may be: (a) disbursed on behalf of qualifying persons based on the need to obtain goods and services including job training, housing assistance, and medical insurance; (b) granted to non-profit community organizations; or (c) expended to provide matching money required as a condition of a federal grant. Money in this budget account at the end of any fiscal year remains in the account and does not revert to any other fund but is balanced forward into the next fiscal year.

Synopsis: The Child Death Review account supports statewide child death review activities by the mandated Administrative Team and the Executive Committee to Review the Death of Children. The activities of the child death review committees include: the development of statewide protocols; training and multidisciplinary teams; the compilation of child death statistics; and an annual report of recommendations on improving the laws, regulations and policies related to child death review. The Committee to Review the Death of Children is comprised of an Executive Committee which consists of 11 representatives and an Administrative Team currently consisting of nine representatives from state and local government agencies throughout Nevada which provide child welfare services and agencies that are responsible for vital statistics, public health, mental health and public safety.

Synopsis: Per NRS 458.097, the Alcohol Tax Program supports alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs through detoxification and rehabilitation services. NRS 369.174 requires that the tax in excess of $3.45 per wine gallon on liquor containing more than 22 percent of alcohol by volume will be transferred to the Alcohol Tax Program.

Synopsis: The Nevada Youth Training Center (NYTC) is a residential juvenile correctional facility serving male youth between the ages of 12 and 20 who are committed by the state's district courts for correctional care. Bed space of the facility was reduced from 110 to 60 beds during the 2013 Legislative Session. The facility is located in Elko, Nevada, and operates a junior/senior high school program offering required and elective academic subjects, remedial programs (reading, math, and language), special education, and vocational education. Following the 2015 Legislative Session, youth are also able to participate in interscholastic sports including football, basketball, and track and field. Some youth are eligible to participate in college-level courses upon completion of their high school education. Youth also receive counseling conducted individually or in small and large groups, monthly treatment team meetings, and substance abuse counseling. Youth who apply themselves to reach their goals in the shortest amount of time possible typically achieve parole release within six to seven months. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapter 63.

Synopsis: The Upper Payment Limit (UPL) Holding Account was established in Section 51 of Assembly Bill 507 of the 77th Legislative Session to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to place excess funds from various divisions within DHHS as a result of savings from not providing health care and related services. When needed, the funds will be transferred to the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy and used to pay the state's share of the cost for the Private UPL Supplemental Payment Program.

Synopsis: Youth Parole Services provides supervision and case management services to delinquent youth committed to the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) following adjudication of a delinquent act. Caseloads consist of delinquent youth committed to DCFS custody for placement at a correctional institution; youth on parole from such institutions; youth referred to Nevada for parole supervision from other states through the Interstate Compact on Juveniles (NRS 62I); youth committed to DCFS who require both correctional and mental health residential treatment; and youth under the age of 12 who are committed to DCFS for correctional care but who cannot by law be placed in an institutional setting. Parole aftercare services are provided to youth through a continuum of services starting with client and family assessment, institutional visitation, and pre-release parole planning with youth while the they are in the state youth correctional facilities. Based on these contacts, youth are provided with a reputable placement and appropriate parole programming. Youth who are unable to return to parents or guardians are provided residential care through division contracts for foster care, group care, and residential treatment programs. While on parole, each youth is supervised to ensure compliance with conditions of parole and state and local laws. Counseling and guidance services are provided to facilitate the youth's successful participation in an educational and/or vocational program. Through day treatment classes and individual and group counseling, Youth Parole Services' counselors assist parolees in the development of competencies in their personal lives. Issues of anger control, substance abuse, gender-specific issues, gang membership, impulse control, social skills and decision-making are addressed on an individual basis. Youth Parole Services operates the Interstate Compact on Juveniles which regulates the transfer of juvenile probation and parole supervision across state boundaries and is charged with arranging the return of delinquent runaways on demand. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 62, 62I, and 63.

Synopsis: This budget account includes the Planning, Advocacy and Community Services unit, Community Based Care, the Autism Treatment Assistance Program (ATAP), and Elder Protective Services. The Planning, Advocacy and Community Services unit provides resources at the community level that assist people with disabilities and their families in helping them to live as independently as possible and to live in an integrated setting. Programs within this unit include the Assistive Technology for Independent Living and the Communication Access Services Program for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing. The Community Based Care unit provides service to those seniors and persons with disabilities most at risk through the Home and Community Based Waiver for the Frail Elderly, the Home and community Based Waiver for the Persons with Physical Disabilities, Community Service Options programs for Elderly, Homemaker Program, and Personal Assistance Services to provide alternatives to nursing home placements. The ATAP provides funding of evidence-based treatment for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder from 18 months through 19 years of age. The Elder Protective Services Program, which is part of the Elder Rights unit, receives and investigates reports of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, isolation, and abandonment of persons aged 60 years and older.

Synopsis: The Child Care and Development program assists low-income families, families receiving temporary public assistance, and those transitioning from public assistance in obtaining child care so they can become or remain self-sufficient. The program is administered by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services with service delivery through Children's Cabinet in Northern Nevada and Urban League in Southern Nevada. The General Fund appropriations are used as state Maintenance of Effort required to receive federal funding. Federal funds are comprised of Federal Child Care and Development Block Grant funds and Federal Discretionary Child Care allocations. The Child Care and Development Fund includes the following child care programs: 1) New Employees of Nevada (NEON) program - provided to current Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) clients who are participating in various NEON components such as orientation, education and vocational training, employment seeking, and work participation 2) At-Risk - provides child care payments for non-TANF clients who are income eligible for TANF 3) Discretionary - provides child care and related payments for non-TANF eligible clients Statutory Authority: NRS Chapter 422A.

Synopsis: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C office oversees the development and implementation of a statewide, family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, interagency service delivery system for infants and toddlers (birth through age two) with disabilities and their families. Authority: Public Law 108.446.

Synopsis: Desert Regional Center (DRC) provides support services for people of all ages with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and their families. DRC serves the greater Las Vegas area and Clark County with the exception of the majority of the outlining rural areas of Clark County. Most services are funded by Medicaid through the Home and Community Based Waiver and Targeted Case Management. Each individual eligible for services is assigned a Service Coordinator that supports the individual with monitoring, assessing, referral and linkage to requested services through the person-centered planning process, with the goal of self-sufficiency, community inclusion and meaningful life. Additional services provided through DRC include respite; family preservation program; various levels of residential supported living arrangements to include 24 hour and intermittent; job training, day programming, and supported employment; psychological and behavioral assessments and intervention; nursing assessments and consultations; and quality assurance oversight. DRC also has a 48-bed licensed Intermediate Care Facility that provides comprehensive and individualized health care and rehabilitation services to individuals to promote their functional status and independence. Statutory Authority: NRS 433 and 435.

Synopsis: Sierra Regional Center (SRC) provides support services for people of all ages with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and their families. SRC serves all of Washoe County. Most services are funded by Medicaid through the Home and Community Based Waiver and Targeted Case Management. Each individual eligible for services is assigned a Service Coordinator (TCM) that supports the individual with monitoring, assessing, referral and linkage to requested services through the person-centered planning process, with the goal of self-sufficiency, community inclusion and meaningful life. Additional services provided through SRC include respite; various levels of residential supported living arrangements to include 24 hour and intermittent; job training, day programming, and supported employment; psychological and behavioral assessments and intervention; nursing assessments and consultations; and quality assurance oversight. Statutory Authority: NRS 433 and 435.

Synopsis: Northern Nevada Child and Adolescent Services (NNCAS) provides assessment, care coordination and a comprehensive continuum of mental and behavioral health care services for Severely Emotionally Disturbed children and adolescents from birth through 18 years of age in accordance with NRS 433B. Children served are uninsured, under-insured, or Medicaid recipients. NNCAS services are both office and home-based and include: early childhood mental health services; early childhood day treatment; outpatient mental health services providing individual, group and family therapies; psychiatric evaluation and treatment; intensive targeted case management services through the Wrap-Around in Nevada Program evidence-based model; and mobile crisis response services that are provided in northern Nevada. Residential services are provided at the Adolescent Treatment Center and the Family Learning Homes. Services are provided in strength-based, individualized processes that respect and value the family's decision-making and culture by using the Child and Family Team process. DCFS residential programs have also engaged in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Building Bridges Initiative. The mission of the Building Bridges Initiative is to identify and promote practice and policy initiatives that will create strong and closely coordinated partnerships and collaborations between families, youth and community to ensure that comprehensive services and supports are family-driven, youth-guided, strength-based, culturally and linguistically competent, individualized, evidence and practice-informed, and consistent with the research on sustained positive outcomes. DCFS residential services are monitored by the Commission on Behavioral Health and licensed by the county and state. The goal for every child is to provide services within the least restrictive environment and support remaining in or returning to family care with the support of community-based services. NNCAS is involved with the state-wide efforts to transform the current Children's Mental Health System of Care to more comprehensively accomplish this goal. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 433, 433A and 433B.

Synopsis: Lake's Crossing Center provides statewide forensic mental health impatient services in a secure setting and outpatient services to those individuals who are referred on their own recognizance from the court. The services are provided to those individuals for whom there is a question of their competency to stand trial and are in need of evaluation and/or restoration of competency to stand trial. Lake's Crossing also treats individuals whose behavior is dangerous and difficult to manage in other state facilities until they may be returned to a less restrictive setting. The facility also treats clients acquitted not guilty by reason of insanity and dangerous unrecoverable clients committed under NRS 178.461. Statutory Authority: NRS 175, 176, 178 and 433.

Synopsis: Southern Nevada Child and Adolescent Services (SNCAS) provides assessment, care coordination and a comprehensive continuum of mental and behavioral health care services for Severely Emotionally Disturbed children and adolescents from birth through 18 years of age in accordance with NRS 433B. Children served are uninsured, under-insured, or Medicaid recipients. Non-emergent services are provided in five Neighborhood Family Service Centers in different regions of the Las Vegas community. SNCAS services are both office and home-based and include: early childhood mental health services; early childhood day treatment; outpatient mental health services providing individual, group and family therapies; psychiatric evaluation and treatment; intensive targeted case management services through the Wrap-Around in Nevada Program evidence-based model; and mobile crisis response services that operate 24/7 throughout Clark County. Residential services are provided at the West Charleston campus and include the Oasis On-Campus Treatment Homes and Desert Willow Treatment Center (DWTC), which provides inpatient acute psychiatric and residential treatment center services. Services are provided in strength-based, individualized processes that respect and value the family's decision-making and culture by using the Child and Family Team process. DCFS residential programs have also engaged in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Building Bridges Initiative. The mission of the Building Bridges Initiative is to identify and promote practice and policy initiatives that will create strong and closely coordinated partnerships and collaborations between families, youth and community to ensure that comprehensive services and supports are family-driven, youth-guided, strength-based, culturally and linguistically competent, individualized, evidence and practice-informed, and consistent with the research on sustained positive outcomes. DCFS residential services are monitored by the Commission on Behavioral Health and licensed by the county and state. DWTC is certified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The goal for every child is to provide services within the least restrictive environment and support remaining in or returning to family care with the support of community-based services. SNCAS is involved with the state-wide efforts to transform the current Children's Mental Health System of Care to more comprehensively accomplish this goal. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 433, 433A and 433B

Synopsis: Rural Clinics assists adults and children with mental illness through outpatient psychiatric and behavioral health treatment and community-based support services. The goal is to support personal recovery, self-empowerment, community integration, and an enhanced quality of life. Statutory Authority: NRS 433; 433A; 433C.

Synopsis: The mission of the Office of the Military is to enlist, organize, arm, equip, and train the Nevada National Guard units to defend the Constitution and protect the lives and property of the public in times of emergency, disorder, or disaster. The federal mission of the department is to provide soldiers and airmen to respond to federal mobilization as directed by the President or Congress. The Adjutant General provides administrative oversight for the department, which consists of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. Statutory Authority: NRS 412.

Synopsis: The Adjutant General's Special Facility Account provides authority for funds received from the rental of the armories or other facilities. The funds may be used for necessary repairs and improvements to the armories or facilities, to fund military activities and affairs, and to further relations in the community or state. Statutory Authority: NRS 412.

Synopsis: The National Guard Benefit Program encourages the recruitment and retention of active members of the National Guard. The Adjutant General may authorize payment of up to 100 percent of the credit hour costs incurred within the Nevada System of Higher Education for any guardsman attending summer school as a full or part-time student. Reimbursement is dependent upon being a guard member in good standing and receiving passing grades of "C" or better. Statutory Authority: NRS 412.143.

Synopsis: The Patriot Relief Fund provides funds to reimburse Nevada National Guardsmen for college textbooks and Servicemen's Group Life Insurance premiums. It also provides funds to assist soldiers and their families in times of financial hardship. Statutory Authority: NRS 412.

Synopsis: This budget account provides revenue and expense authorizations for custodial, maintenance and utility support for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) building within the Office of the Military complex in Carson City. The Office of the Military performs these functions much like Buildings and Grounds does for other state buildings. Statutory Authority: NRS 412.

Synopsis: Members of the Nevada National Guard can be called into state active duty by the Governor to fight a fire, combat a flood, or any other emergency where members of the Nevada National Guard are performing as a labor force rather than a military force. This budget account provides authority for the personnel costs for state active duty missions by the Nevada National Guardsmen. (NRS 412.138)

Synopsis: The mission of the Medical Division of the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is to provide quality, constitutionally mandated health care using an efficient system of managed care that is professional, humane, and appropriate. Inmate health care is comprised of medical, dental, and clinical mental health care. To fulfill its mission, the Medical Division operates infirmaries or clinics at all NDOC institutions. The major medical facility for the department is the Regional Medical Facility (RMF) integrated into the operation and perimeter of the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. The RMF provides inpatient medical care for serious medical conditions, surgical aftercare, inpatient mental health care, structured living unit for mental health patients after discharge from inpatient services, and long term care for fragile, aging, and disabled inmates. Mental health extended care is also provided at High Desert State Prison. The camps and transitional housing centers obtain medical services from institutions specifically assigned to support them. In fiscal year 2003, the Medical Division resumed the provision of health care services for Ely State Prison and in fiscal year 2005, resumed the provision of health care services for Florence McClure Women's Correctional Facility from two different private health care contractors. In fiscal year 2004, inmate programming moved from the Medical Division and organized into a separate Programs Division, budget account 3711, which was funded by the Legislature. The Medical Division is not National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) accredited; however, NCCHC standards are used as a guideline for policy and procedure development.

Synopsis: The Offenders' Store Fund (OSF) is a special revenue fund generated by proceeds from the Inmate Commissary locations at most facilities, inmate package program, vending machines in visitation, and inmate telephone system. The account funds its own personnel, operating, inventory, equipment, data processing, and travel costs. Profits from the operations may be transferred to the Inmate Welfare Account, budget account 3763, for the welfare and benefit of all inmates as well as costs on behalf of indigent inmates. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.221.

Synopsis: The Nevada Department of Corrections' (NDOC) mission is to protect the public by confining convicted felons according to the law, while keeping staff and inmates safe. The NDOC philosophy is to pursue this mission with integrity, act in a professional and ethical manner, be responsible for its actions, and raise the department to the highest standards. The NDOC provides professional staff to protect the community and provides opportunities for offenders to successfully re-enter the community through education, training, treatment, work, spiritual development, and being sensitive to the rights and needs of victims. Major tasks of the Director's Office include long-range planning, classification of inmates, inmate records, transportation of inmates, investigations, information services, food services, plant operations, safety and health assurance, accounting, fiscal and personnel services, training, contract services, and procurement. Statutory Authority: NRS 209 and the Nevada Constitution Article V, Section 21.

Synopsis: The Nevada Department of Correction's (NDOC) Programs Division incorporates nationally recognized risk-needs assessments during the intake and classification process to provide evidence-based psycho-educational programming, substance abuse treatment, re-entry, and transitional services. In addition, the division provides religious services, vocational training, counseling and therapy for inpatient/outpatient mental health issues, educational liaison services with local school districts, and special needs programs (for youth, aging, etc.). Programs Division professional staff includes mental health counselors, psychologists, social workers, substance abuse counselors, caseworkers, program officers, chaplains, and support staff. In addition to the services provided by our staff, there are approved volunteers who provide religious, 12-step, and other voluntary programming appropriate for inmate participation and growth. The division's inmate programs are funded in part by grants obtained by the NDOC or by partnerships with community organizations that obtain the grants and bring services to Nevada's inmates that will assist in their preparation for successful reintegration into our communities. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.4887.

Synopsis: NDOC - One-Shot Appropriations

Synopsis: The Southern Nevada Correctional Center (SNCC) is a medium security facility located approximately 30 miles south of Las Vegas in Jean. The institution opened in January 1978 and closed in September 2000 when the High Desert State Prison opened in Indian Springs. SNCC was reopened in August 2006 as a Youthful Offender Correctional Center and was closed again in June 2008, with all inmates and staff (except one maintenance worker) being transferred to other facilities in Southern Nevada. This facility is currently being maintained in "Mothball Status". Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Warm Springs Correctional Center (WSCC) was constructed in 1961. It has undergone several changes and additions and is now a men's medium custody institution that has an emphasis on programming. The Carson City School District offers adult basic education, high school equivalences, high school diplomas and vocational programs in Culinary Arts and Computer Science. In addition, Western Nevada College offers college level classes at the inmates' expense. WSCC offers programs for inmates such as the Phoenix program (drug and alcohol treatment); Re-Entry program (employment skills); Veterans Integration Program (VIP); and Pups on Parole with the Carson City Humane Society. Through programs like Getting It Right and Moral Reconation Therapy, social skills such as moral development, emotional regulation, relapse prevention, planning techniques are taught which have an emphasis on values such as discipline, respect, motivation and leadership. Mental health, classification, recreation specialist, chaplain staff facilitate programs such as, Commitment to Change, Anger Management II: Continuing to Cage Your Rage, Anxiety, Feelings, Criminal Thinking/Criminal Behavior, Victim Awareness (Empathy), Starting Over, and Life Skill Series. WSCC offers work opportunities within the facility including programs through Prison Industries which provide offenders with an opportunity to work and receive a minimum wage salary. The mission of WSCC is to provide safe and secure confinement, supervision and reintegration of offenders, and to provide opportunities for offenders to make positive change through work, education and programming to become productive members of society upon release. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) opened in 1964 as a medium custody facility with three housing units. From 1964 until 2008, six additional housing units were added. NNCC provides intake for the northern region and houses the Regional Medical Facility (RMF) for the Department of Corrections. The RMF provides inpatient medical and mental health services. In addition, there is a Medical Intermediate Care Unit and Structured Care Unit for inmates for which medical and mental health situations are stable but require additional staff monitoring. NNCC also houses the Regional Warehouse, which is the distribution center for the facilities located in Carson City and Reno. Educational services are conducted by the Carson City School District staff and include high school diploma, General Education Diploma, literacy programs, and English as a Second Language. A wide range of self-help and treatment programs are available and administered by medical, mental health, and program staff. Programs include the Senior Structured Living Program for inmates 60 years of age and older and a re-entry program to prepare inmates for reintegration into society. Current vocational programs include auto mechanics/auto shop and computer science. Silver State Industries manufactures a variety of products for governmental agencies and private entities through programs including a wood shop, a metal shop, a paint shop, mattresses, and an upholstery shop. Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Nevada State Prison was established in 1862 when the Nevada Legislature purchased the Warm Springs Hotel and 20 acres of land for $80,000. NSP was one of the oldest operating prisons in the US until the facility was officially decommissioned May 18, 2012. Nevada State Prison is owned by the State and the Department of Corrections. It is now one of the States Historical Treasures managed by the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society. This facility will now be used to showcase Nevada's rich history through commercial and tourist related activities such as guided tours. Statutory Authority: NRS 209

Synopsis: The mission of Prison Industries (Silver State Industries) is to reduce government operating costs, provide offenders the skills necessary to successfully re-enter society, and enhance the safe operation of correctional facilities. To fulfill its mission, Prison Industries operates as a self-supporting operation, providing meaningful work and job training for offenders in the production of goods and services at little or no direct cost to the taxpayer. Operations include furniture and metal fabrication shops at Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC), a printing/bindery shop and mattress factory at NNCC, a garment sewing factory and drapery sewing shop at Lovelock Correctional Center, and an automobile refurbishing/repair and motorcycle manufacturing/repair shop at Southern Desert Correctional Center (SDCC). Prison Industries also operates used playing card recycling operations at Warm Springs Correctional Center, High Desert State Prison, and SDCC. Private businesses utilize inmates as part of the Prison Industries program. Approximately 500 inmates work in Prison Industries' programs. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Stewart Conservation Camp (SCC) is adjacent to the Northern Nevada Correctional Center and originally opened in 1978. In 1995, SCC was rebuilt and more than doubled the size of the original camp. SCC houses minimum custody and community trustee inmates in five dormitory type units. Inmates at SCC can earn their General Education Diploma. The largest employer of the inmates at SCC is the Nevada Division of Forestry. The inmates are assigned to twelve-man crews to work on conservation projects and fire suppression activities. Inmates also work for Prison Industries, which runs the ranch, dairy, and the Wild Horse Training program. Under the supervision of Prison Industries, the ranch employs in their operations: a commercial dairy, alfalfa production, and care for horses in coordination with the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Land Management. The Wild Horse Training program involves inmates training horses for adoption by the public. Additionally, some of the inmates are classified as community trustees who provide support services for several state agencies in Carson City. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Pioche Conservation Camp (PCC) located approximately three miles northeast of Pioche, was opened in May of 1980 and then rebuilt in 1995. PCC houses an all male minimum custody population in an open facility. Inmates can obtain credit by attending General Education Diploma or high school classes. Self-help programs are also available. The inmate crews support the Nevada Division of Forestry program by working on conservation projects and fire suppression activities with 12 man crews. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: Northern Nevada Transitional Housing (NNTH) opened in October 2015. It is located in Reno and functions as a community assignment facility, housing inmates who are employed in the community. From earned income, inmates make restitution payments to victims and to criminal justice agencies, and may accumulate funds above restitution payments to facilitate their release in the community. NNTH provides opportunities for vocational training through the local community; educational opportunities include the pursuit of a high school equivalency, high school diploma, college certificates of achievement, and associate, baccalaureate and master's degrees; and treatment services through the local community such as substance abuse counseling and Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. The mission of NNTH is to provide for public safety by providing a transitional housing facility where offenders are given the opportunity for positive change and integration back to the community through work, education and programming to become productive members of society upon release. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Three Lakes Valley Conservation Camp (TLVCC) is a minimum custody facility, adjacent to the Southern Desert Correctional Center (SDCC) at Indian Springs. This institution initially opened in 1982 as Indian Springs Conservation Camp with the opening of SDCC. At that time, the facility housed a male inmate population in an open bay facility. The institution opened with a 108 bed capacity, but was expanded to 150 beds in 1990. In 1994, the camp layout was restructured for better security and the capacity was increased to 248 inmates. In 2008, the facility was renamed Three Lakes Valley Conservation Camp (TLVCC), and in 2010 TLVCC was expanded further to incorporate a new facility that increased its total capacity to 384 inmates. The inmates at TLVCC support the Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) program for conservation and fire suppression with 12 man crews.

Synopsis: The mission of Prison Industries (Silver State Industries) is to reduce government operating costs, provide offenders the skills necessary to successfully re-enter society, and enhance the safe operation of correctional facilities. To fulfill its mission, Prison Industries operates as a self-supporting operation, providing meaningful work and job training for prison inmates, in the production of goods and services, at little or no direct cost to the taxpayer. One of Prison Industries' operations is the Prison Ranch. The Prison Ranch is self-supporting; operating from revenue derived from processed milk sold to the Department of Corrections and other state agencies, as well as from the sale of cream and surplus raw milk to private vendors. Additional income is generated from the sale of livestock, renting unused grazing land, and boarding of both estray horses (Department of Agriculture) and wild horses (Bureau of Land Management), until they have been adopted or sold to private individuals or moved to another holding facility. The Prison Ranch currently provides work for 44 offenders. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Southern Desert Correctional Center (SDCC) is a male medium security institution located approximately 40 miles north of Las Vegas. The institution opened in 1982 with six housing units and a capacity of 600 inmates. Subsequently, additional housing units were constructed in 1984, 1988, and 2007, bringing the total at this facility to 10 housing units with a capacity of 2,217. SDCC houses general population, medium-custody adult male offenders. SDCC provides educational and vocational programs through Clark County School District, which include Braille, Culinary Arts, Janitorial Services and Computer Programming. SDCC is also known for its strong emphasis on programs and rehabilitative services to include Substance Abuse, Re-Entry and Psycho Education classes which are the largest programs in the State. Prison Industry programs that include auto maintenance, auto restoration, and other various industries, and an inmate vocational card-sorting program. All of these programs are designed to provide education and programming opportunities that will enable participants to improve their lives within the system and upon release. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Wells Conservation Camp (WCC), located approximately 14 miles east of Wells, was opened in October 1985 and houses an all male minimum custody population in an open facility. Inmates can obtain credit by attending General Education Diploma or high school classes. Self-help programs are also available. The inmate crews support the Nevada Division of Forestry program by working on conservation projects and fire suppression activities with 12 man crews. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Humboldt Conservation Camp (HCC) is located approximately 10 miles west of Winnemucca. In 1986, HCC opened and now houses an all-male minimum custody population in an open facility. Inmates can obtain credit by attending General Education Diploma or high school classes. Self-help programs such as anger management and substance abuse are also available. The inmate crews support the Nevada Division of Forestry program by working on conservation projects in addition to fire suppression activities with 12 man crews. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Ely Conservation Camp (ECC), located approximately 18 miles south of Ely, was opened in October 1984 and houses an all-male minimum custody population in an open facility. Inmates can obtain credit by attending General Education Diploma or high school classes. Self-help programs are also available. The inmate crews support the Nevada Division of Forestry program by working on conservation projects and fire suppression activities with 12 man crews. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Jean Conservation Camp (JCC) houses female minimum custody inmates. Its parent institution is the Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center, which is 45 miles away. The camp opened in August 1988. New construction, completed in the spring of 1999, replaced existing housing units and increased capacity from 112 to 240 inmates. JCC became an all-female facility when the High Desert State Prison opened in September 2000. JCC has several various religious programs available to all inmates, General Education Diploma and high school diploma courses, and a variety of correspondence college level classes. In addition, JCC offers a wide variety of self-help programs provided by a Mental Health Counselor. The inmates housed at this facility support the Nevada Division of Forestry program for conservation and fire suppression with 12 man crews. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Silver Springs Conservation Camp (SSCC) was a minimum security, female custody facility, located approximately 30 miles east of Carson City. The facility was authorized by the 1989 Legislature, opened in September 1991 and closed in July 2008. Statutory Authority: NRS 209

Synopsis: Ely State Prison (ESP) is located approximately nine miles north of Ely and is a maximum security institution. The site for ESP was acquired in 1987. Phase I construction was completed in July 1989 with Phase II construction being completed in November 1990. ESP was converted to maximum security custody housing upon the opening of Phase I of the medium security Lovelock Correctional Center. ESP is equipped to house and care for the most unmanageable inmates to include death row, disciplinary, and administrative segregation to its population. Religious, self-help, recreational, and educational programs are offered to the inmates. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Carlin Conservation Camp (CCC) is located approximately one mile east of Carlin. In July of 1988, CCC opened and houses an all-male minimum custody population in an open facility. Inmates can obtain credit by attending HiSet (High School equivalency) with a recognized diploma. Self-help programs such as an outside sponsored Alcoholics Anonymous and peer sponsored substance abuse (Narcotics Anonymous) are also available. The inmate crews support the Nevada Division of Forestry program by working on conservation projects in addition to fire suppression activities with 12 man crews. Statutory authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Tonopah Conservation Camp (TCC) is located approximately 12 miles northeast of Tonopah. In February 1991, TCC opened as a minimum custody camp with a capacity to house 72 male inmates, which later expanded to 152 inmates. Inmates can obtain credit by attending General Education Diploma or high school classes. Medical is provided monthly at HDSP. The inmate crews support the Nevada Division of Forestry program by working on conservation, fire suppression activities with 12 man crews, and public service projects within the immediate geographical area. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Lovelock Correctional Center (LCC) is primarily a medium security institution, but has a large population of close custody protective segregation inmates requiring special handling and security. LCC also houses inmates under the age of 18 that have been adjudicated as adults. The 1989 Legislature approved operation of the facility with Phase I becoming operational in October 1995 and Phase II in November 1997. LCC has an active, broad based religious program available to all inmates. Coal Canyon High School, sponsored by the Pershing County School District, runs literacy programs, general education diploma courses, high school diploma courses, a variety of college level classes to include AA and BS degrees and several vocational programs. Vocational programs include auto shop, small engine repairs, computers, advanced computers, SERV safe, plant science/horticulture, RESPECT (a re-entry program) and Janitorial/OSHA training. In addition, LCC has several programs run by the mental health department that include: SOTP - Sex Offender Treatment, Relapse Prevention - sex offender, MRT - Moral Recognition Therapy, Anger Management, Getting it Right, Inside out Dad, Straight ahead, victim impact listen and learn and Thinking for a Change. LCC also offers a Structured Living Program for General Population inmates. Prison Industries at LCC has two programs, one manufactures prison clothing for all NDOC institutions and the other manufactures draperies for the general public. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: Casa Grande Transitional Housing (CGTH) opened in December 2005. The dormitory-style facility was built to house non-violent, low-risk male and female inmates within 18 months of their probable release. Casa Grande's mission is to allow these residents the opportunity to seek work, education, re-entry services and secure permanent housing prior to reintegrating into society. Wages earned by the residents are collected to offset the cost of their incarceration, pay any court ordered restitution, and funds upon release. Since its inception, Casa Grande has expanded its programs and has partnered with the Department of Public Safety, Division of Parole and Probation to include programs for parolees and probation violators. In addition, CGTH houses the Program of Regimental Discipline (PRD) "Bootcamp". This is an 11 month program that allows the successful trainee to no longer have a felony noted on their criminal record. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center (FMWCC) is located in Las Vegas. In 1996, this facility became operational to house women incarcerated in the department. The Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) owned and operated the facility until purchased by the State of Nevada in October 2001. Effective October 1, 2004, the Nevada Department of Corrections took possession of the facility, eliminating the need to contract with the CCA. Formerly known as the Southern Nevada Women's Correctional Center, the facility was renamed in 2007 in honor of Florence McClure and her contributions to improving conditions for incarcerated women. FMWCC houses all custody levels of female inmates in Nevada. The facility's capacity increased in 2008 with the addition of a 240-bed dorm and in 2009 with a 300-bed addition to the main facility. FMWCC has several various religious programs available to all inmates. Clark County School District offers High School Diplomas as well as Hi Set certificates. FMWCC has a substance abuse therapeutic community that offers long term substance abuse treatment. It also offers mental health treatment programs, re-entry program that prepares inmates for the reintegration into society, and the Pups on Parole Program that trains inmates to be certified dog handlers. In addition, FMWCC offers the New Path Cosmetology program that is designed to master the art and sciences of the cosmetology industry resulting in their Cosmetology license. FMWCC has one Prison Industry program which can employ over 70 inmates and is geared towards salvaging and re-packaging overstock products/merchandise. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: High Desert State Prison (HDSP) is a male medium institution that is part of a correctional complex located in Indian Springs approximately 40 miles north of Las Vegas. HDSP was opened in 2000. HDSP houses medium custody inmates and provides segregation housing and protective segregation housing. HDSP also serves as the Southern Nevada intake center for male inmates. The maximum capacity is 4,070 inmates. HDSP provides educational and vocational programs through Clark County School District and Prison Industries. Educational opportunities include High School Diploma or General Education Diploma. The vocational program is auto maintenance. Prison Industries also performs card sorting operations on decks previously used in Nevada casinos. HDSP has Mental Health staff that provides therapeutic classes such as anger management, victim empathy, and Commitment to Change I, II and III. HDSP also has a re-entry program to assist paroling or discharging inmates. These programs are available to provide education and program opportunities that will allow participants to improve their lives while incarcerated and upon release into the communities. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.

Synopsis: The Inmate Welfare Account (IWA) is a fiduciary fund that is supplemented by profits transferred from the Offender's Store Fund (OSF), budget account 3708. The IWA provides funding for the welfare and benefit of all inmates such as the law libraries, recreational programs, satellite television, drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, and educational programs as well as on behalf of indigent inmates such as postage, release funds, and costs associated with the Medical Division and the Director's Office. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.221.

Synopsis: The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) was jointly created by the states of Nevada and California and the United States Congress. The TRPA leads the cooperative effort to preserve, restore, and enhance the unique natural and human environment of the Lake Tahoe region. TRPA's vision is to have a lake environment that is sustainable, healthy, and safe for the community and future generations. Under the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, requests for state funds by the TRPA must be apportioned two-thirds from California and one-third from Nevada. As a planning agency, TRPA has the power to exercise effective environmental controls and perform other essential functions over the water, land, air, wildlife, and development of the Lake Tahoe region. Starting in 1997, with the Nevada and California Governors' Memorandum of Understanding and the Presidential forum, TRPA has led the cooperative efforts of funding the Environmental Improvement Program. Statutory Authority: NRS 277.190-277.220.

Synopsis: The Division of Minerals encourages and assists in the responsible exploration for and the production of minerals, oil, gas, and geothermal energy which are economically beneficial to the state. Statutory Authority: NRS 513, Commission on Mineral Resources, Division of Minerals; NRS 517, Mining Claims, Mill Sites and Tunnel Rights; NRS 519.290, Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects; NRS 522, Oil and Gas; NRS 534A, Geothermal Resources; and NRS 534B, Dissolved Mineral Resource Exploration.

Synopsis: The Nevada Marijuana Patient Registry is a state registry program within the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public and Behavioral Health. The role of the program is to administer the provisions of the Medical Use of Marijuana law as approved by the Nevada Legislature for registry of patients (adopted in 2001). Statutory Authority: NRS 453A.

Synopsis: The mission of the Energy Assistance Program (EAP) is to assist eligible Nevada citizens in meeting their heating and cooling needs. The EAP provides payments for eligible households, which can be applied to either their heating or cooling providers, or split between the two. In addition, the EAP program provides arrearage assistance to eligible households affording them the opportunity to use their annual EAP benefit allotment as a subsidy to meet monthly heating/cooling costs. EAP payment funding is provided by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance block grant and through the Fund for Energy Assistance and Conservation (budget account 6031), which was created as a result of legislation approved during the 2001 Legislative Session to collect a Universal Energy Charge from certain electric/gas utilities. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 422A and NRS 702.