Synopsis: The Nevada Commission for Persons Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing is authorized to: 1) review services and practices of all state and local governmental entities relating to persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired and advise those entities directly; and 2) provide persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired with information concerning services and resources that promote equality of opportunity for such persons. Statutory Authority: NRS 427A.750.

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 Nevada Patient Protection Commission is comprised of a multi-faceted team of health care experts, advocates, providers and industry professionals charged with systematically reviewing issues related to the health care needs of residents of the state and the quality, accessibility and affordability of health care, including, without limitation, prescription drugs in the state. Statutory Authority: NRS 439.902 - 439.918.

Synopsis: Senate Bill 390 of the 81st Session amended NRS 433 to create the Fund for a Resilient Nevada. The Fund is overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services Director's Office to address the impacts, risks, and harms of opioid use. Funds are deposited by the Attorney General, after deducting any fees and costs imposed pursuant to an applicable contingent fee contract as described in NRS 228.111, pursuant to any judgment received or settlement entered into by the State of Nevada as a result of litigation concerning the manufacture, distribution, sale or marketing of opioids conducted in accordance with the declaration of findings issued by the Governor and the Attorney General. The annual allocation for administrative expenses from the Fund must not exceed eight percent of the money deposited into the Fund or the maximum allowed within the settlements. Money from the fund must also be spent on a statewide needs assessment and statewide plan at least once every four years to allocate the money in the Fund in accordance with NRS 433.738. Statutory Authority: NRS 433.726-433.744 inclusive.

Synopsis: The Radiation Control Program (RCP) protects public health, safety, and the environment by regulating sources of ionizing radiation and provides 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; issues licenses to persons who engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging; 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, NRS 459 and NRS 653.

Synopsis: The Aging and Disability Services Division supports grants for existing or new programs that assist senior citizens, children and persons with disabilities 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. Statutory Authority: NRS 439.630

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Synopsis: This budget account provides funding for the Clark County Department of Family Services (CCDFS) to operate child welfare programs. These programs include Adoption Assistance, Foster Care Assistance, and Kinship Guardianship Assistance. Federal Title IV-E, Federal Title IV-B subpart 1, Child Support receipts, and General Fund appropriations pass through this budget account to CCDFS. The current block grant funding formula has been in place since it was passed by the 2011 Legislative session. The block grant has three major components; 1) a categorical grant for Adoption Assistance which is adjusted biennially for caseload growth; 2) a block grant for Foster Care maintenance payments and administrative expenditures; 3) an incentive payment tied to CCDFS' completion of specific performance targets set forth in the annual agency improvement plan. The amount of the Foster Care block grant also includes allotments for Specialized Foster Care and Respite care. The block grant is not restricted by traditional definitions and funding limitations, but is driven by the needs of children and families in their community. CCDFS can retain locally all the savings generated if the services provided by the county are less than the budgeted amount of the block grant. In addition, CCDFS must maintain a minimum Maintenance of Effort, which is tied to 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. Passage of SB 377 of the 2021 Legislative Session allows for reported Adoption Savings General Fund amounts to be carried forward from the prior year. Statutory authority: NRS 432B.2185 and NRS 432B.219.

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 state and the county agencies for child welfare. IS maintains three major computer applications: Unified Nevada Information Technology for Youth (UNITY), Tyler Supervision, and Avatar. UNITY is a federally mandated Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System that is required by child welfare agencies nationwide 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, Tyler Supervision 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, oversees urban county-operated child protective, and welfare services. DCFS also provides children's mental/behavioral health treatment and residential services in urban Nevada. DCFS provides juvenile justice services including state-operated youth correctional care centers and the youth parole program. DCFS provides Victim Services to victims of crime through subaward and offers compensation to victims of crime. Mission: The Division of Child and Family Services, together in genuine partnership with families and communities provides support and services to assist Nevada's children and families in reaching their full human potential. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapter 432

Synopsis: The Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is responsible for the quality and oversight of programs and services in the Child Welfare, youth mental health, and juvenile justice systems. Within DCFS, the Family Programs Office and Programs Evaluation Unit focus on quality and fidelity in the child welfare system. The Children's Behavioral Health Authority is tasked with overseeing the network adequacy and quality of a complete System of Care Program continuum of community-based services and supports for youth with or who are at risk for mental health challenges. The Authority also focuses on ensuring that youth are placed in the least restrictive, highest-quality services to meet their needs, with the ability to move fluidly through the system based on current assessment. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapter 433, 433A, 43B.

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 of the camps are in Douglas County (China Spring Youth Camp and Aurora Pines Youth Camp) and one is in Clark County (Spring Mountain Youth Camp). The China Spring and Aurora Pines Youth Camps are dedicated to helping approximately 40 males and 16 females mid-level offenders between the ages of 12 years old and 18 years old 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 years old and 18 years old. 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, and is supported by local law enforcement agencies, 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 years old and 20 years old. 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 Licensing ensures health and safety, along with ensuring the equitable and proper treatment of children receiving out-of-home care for compensation and/or subsidy. The Child Care Licensing program has the responsibility for licensing, permitting, 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: Nevada Revised Statute (NRS) 232.290-4983.

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 program staff that oversee multiple programs within the Planning, Advocacy, and Community Services Unit (PAC). Statutory Authority: NRS 427A.040 (ADSD) and 427A.1219 through 427A.1236 (Elder Rights Attorney)

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. NRS 459.

Synopsis: The Nevada Central Cancer 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 prevention and control of cancer and to conduct comprehensive epidemiological surveys of cancer and cancer related deaths. Data is collected from: hospitals, medical laboratories, other facilities that provide screening, diagnostic or therapeutic services, and providers of health care 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: Family Planning provides grants to local governmental organizations, community health nurses, and nonprofit organizations to provide public health services in support of reproductive health and certain family planning services, immunizations, and identification and/or treatment of sexually transmitted infections to all persons who would otherwise have difficulty obtaining such services because of poverty, lack of insurance, transportation or any other reason. Statutory Authority: NRS 442.710 through 442.745, inclusive

Synopsis: The Nevada Senior and Disability Rx (SRx/DRx) Program provides Medicare Part D premium assistance or prescription costs for eligible individuals. Members who are enrolled in a Medicare Part D Plan or Medicare Advantage Plan with Part D coverage that participate in the SRx/DRx program receive a monthly subsidy toward their Part D Premium. Statutory Authority: NRS 439.635 - 439.795. NAC 439.750 - 439.790 (Senior Rx); and NAC 439.750 - 439.790 (Disability Rx); NRS 439.630 (Tobacco Funding).

Synopsis: The Intergovernmental Transfer 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. All payments are deposited to this account and transferred as needed to Nevada Medicaid, Title XIX, budget account 3243, for medical payments; to Health Care Financing and Policy Administration, budget account 3158, for related administrative costs; and to Nevada Check Up Program, 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: The Health Care Financing and Policy Administration 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, Title XIX, budget account 3243, to make supplemental payments to skilled nursing facilities caring for Medicaid recipients and to Health Care Financing and Policy Administration, 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 individuals referred by the court who are in the community on their own recognizance or in a local detention center. The facility also treats clients acquitted not guilty by reason of insanity and dangerous unrecoverable clients committed under Nevada Revised Statue (NRS) 178.461. 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 Public Option account was created to design, establish, and operate a public option health benefit plan for Nevadans. The Public Option program was approved in the 2021 Legislative Session.

Synopsis: The Crisis Response Account, created in the 81st regular session, is funded by a surcharge on commercial mobile communications services. The funds must be used to establish a hotline for people having a behavioral health crisis (988), establish and maintain a support center to respond to the crisis calls, establish mobile crisis teams, participate in the collection of information regarding the National Suicide Hotline, and the creation of regulations and reporting on these activities. The fund may not be used to supplant other funds for these purposes and do not revert to the General Fund. Statutory Authority: NRS 433, SB390 (2021) and 42 U.S.C. 290bb-36c.

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 or developmental 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, briefs, therapy services, special diets, transportation services) and general income supplementation. Statutory Authority: NRS 435.365.

Synopsis: Rural Regional Center (RRC) has offices in eight sites that provide support services for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and their families. RRC serves all Nevada counties except Washoe County and the Las Vegas area in Clark County. 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. 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 RRC 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: 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, NRS 433A, and NRS 433B.

Synopsis: The Behavioral Health Prevention and Treatment program partners with community-based, public, and private nonprofit organizations to reduce the impact of addiction and suicide as well as establish comprehensive mental services in Nevada. The program is responsible for developing community infrastructure, statewide leadership, and strategic planning. The program provides prevention activities related to suicide and other behavioral health conditions. The program reimburses providers for the provision of responsive mental health, substance abuse, and addiction services when those services are not reimbursable by Medicaid or another third-party payer. Statutory Authority: NRS 433, 433A, 433B, and 458.

Synopsis: The Improve Health Care Quality and Access account was created to establish a provider tax on Medicaid providers pursuant to NRS 422.3794. The intent of this program is to enhance the rate of reimbursement for Medicaid Fee-For-Services and to increase case management and care coordination aimed at improving patient outcomes within managed care plans 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 private hospitals in Nevada, including a 15% administrative fee for operations and state risk. The funds collected are transferred on a quarterly basis to Nevada Medicaid, Title XIX, budget account 3243, to make supplemental payments to private hospitals caring for Medicaid recipients and to Health Care Financing and Policy Administration, budget account 3158, for related administrative costs. The remainder, if any, is balanced forward to reserves. Statutory Authority: NRS 422.3791 through 422.3795.

Synopsis: The Nevada Check Up Program 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 112 youth. CYC serves male and female youth between 12 years old and 19 years old. 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 may have also 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, phone crisis 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 is responsible for monitoring domestic violence programs to ensure compliance with NRS 217.400 through NRS 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, 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 Services 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. The Environmental Health Section 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 Director's Office Grants Management Unit consolidates the function and management of grant programs that pass funds through to state, county, local and non-profit community level sub-recipients. This unit was created to ensure the standardization of procedures for administration of Federal formula grants and state grant awards; simplification of accounting and co-location of necessary staff to oversee and administer these funds over the performance period of the award; and to adequately award funding, monitor grantee progress, track award progress and collect data on populations served. The efficiencies realized allow the department to use fewer funds for administrative purposes and to pass more funds to the community through grantees providing direct services. Grantees have also benefited from the efficient reimbursement and grant award processing times afforded by 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: The purpose of this program is to mitigate negative impacts of problem gambling. 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 or to provide services related to the development of data, the assessment of needs, the performance of evaluations or technical assistance. 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 - NRS 432.133.

Synopsis: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provides timely and relevant data and statistics to supportive public health stakeholders through the Office of Data Analytics. The Data Analytic team at DHHS merged into one unit located within the Director's Office. The centralization supports the department-wide strategy of standardization, collaboration and capacity building in relation to analytics.

Synopsis: The Office for Consumer Health Assistance (OCHA) assists consumers and injured employees with understanding rights and responsibilities under health care plans and policies of industrial insurance. OCHA provides education and advocacy to the insured through an employer, managed care, individual health policies, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Nevada Workers' Compensation, Medicare, or Medicaid. The Bureau for Hospital Patients mediates, arbitrates, or resolves medical billing disputes between patients and hospitals/providers. Education and advocacy are also provided to uninsured consumers. OCHA provides arbitrations to resolve disputes between out-of-network providers and third parties involving claims less than $5,000 for medically necessary emergency services. Statutory authority: NRS 232.458; NRS 232.459; NRS 232.461; NRS 232.462; NRS 439B.754

Synopsis: The Communication Access Services program provides communication access to Nevadans who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. The program serves Nevadans of all ages and backgrounds, including late-deafened and older adults. Programs include Relay Nevada, providing access to phone services; Communication Access Service Centers, providing instruction in language acquisition, access to education, employment, healthcare and social services, and distribution and training of telecommunication equipment and assistive technology; Sign Language Interpreter and Communication Access Real Time Translation (CART) Registry, managing registry application and renewal, providing information on interpreters and CART providers who meet the minimum qualifications in this state; and Interpreting and Mentorship, providing sign language interpreting for the executive, judicial and legislative branches of state government, as well as mentoring for sign language interpreters in Nevada to enhance their skills in providing quality interpreting services. Statutory Authority: NRS 427A.797; NRS 656A; NAC 656A

Synopsis: The primary purpose of this account is to operate the Board of Applied Behavior Analysis, and oversee the licensure of Behavior Analysts, Assistant Behavior Analysts and Registered Behavior Technicians. 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, childcare 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 supports specialty clinics for children in the areas of genetic disorders, metabolic disorders and craniofacial anomalies when feasible. 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. Statutory Authority: NRS 439.200 Regulations of State Board of Health, NRS 442 Maternal and Child Health, and NRS 427A.878

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 ongoing treatment development, supervision and a limited amount of weekly intervention hours based upon a child's individual treatment plan, age, program care enrollment and authorized representative income. Within ATAP policy guidelines, the monthly allotment is intended to help parents pay for treatment. ATAP only funds treatments that have been proven by research to be evidence-based, including Applied Behavioral Analysis, Verbal Behavioral and Pivotal Response programs. Covered services include parent training; program development and supervision; daily intervention hours; and essential tools and equipment. ATAP may also fund speech, occupational and physical therapy when other resources do not provide coverage. All ATAP participants receive service coordination services through targeted case management to assist the family with the coordination of community-based services. Statutory Authority: NRS 427A.871 through 427A-8803.

Synopsis: The Immunization Program: (IP) works with health agencies, community stakeholders, schools, child care facilities, and the private medical community to promote vaccinations among infants, children, adolescents, and adults to increase immunization rates and reduce vaccine preventable diseases and outbreaks; IP administers the federal Vaccines for Children Program, develops, 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. IP prepares for pandemic influenza; and prevents the transmission of hepatitis B in Nevada. Statutory Authority: NRS 439 and NRS 441A.

Synopsis: The Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutritious foods to support the diets of pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding women, infants and children under age five who have been determined to be at nutritional risk. Participants receive food instruments for healthy foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding education and support, health screenings, information on or referrals to health care services related, but not limited 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.

Synopsis: This program works with local health authorities, community-based organizations, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) service organizations and the public to prevent and control Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and AIDS in Nevada. The program funding and service delivery includes HIV Prevention & Surveillance, Ryan White Part B, AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA). The HIV Prevention & Surveillance program includes community planning and the development of an annual comprehensive prevention plan; training and technical assistance to organizations that offer screening and testing; soliciting, receiving, reviewing, and filing HIV/AIDS case reports, determining if case reports meet the HIV infection and AIDS case definitions, and maintaining a complete and accurate HIV/AIDS Surveillance database; providing HIV testing at drug treatment centers and providers and linking those who test positive to HIV to core medical and supportive services. The Ryan White program, inclusive of ADAP includes access to core medical and supportive services, access to medications and assistance with premiums and co-pays for health insurance to individuals infected with HIV/AIDS. The HOPWA program includes housing assistance and supportive services to reduce the risk of homelessness to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Statutory Authority: NRS 441A and NRS 439.

Synopsis: The budget account for Health Facilities includes medical laboratories, laboratory personnel, environmental health and licensing for other professions and programs. This program assures safety and wellbeing of the public through regulation, licensing, enforcement and education, by assessing regulatory compliance. The program performs periodic inspections and complaint investigations. This program also performs inspections and investigations on behalf the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This program is granted authority and has responsibility to enforce numerous statutory and regulatory chapters to include: NRS and NAC 449, 449A, 652, 446, 442, 439, 640D, 640E, and 228.

Synopsis: The budget account for Health Facilities and Medical Laboratories Administrative Penalties is funded by administrative sanctions and fines collected from laboratories and facilities and operators of unlicensed facilities that violate laws and regulations associated with laboratories and health facilities. The health facility funds may be used to improve the quality and safety of health care through education, training and other activities in accordance with applicable state laws. Statutory Authority: NRS 449.163, 449.447, 449.093, 449.170, 449.2486, 449.210, and 449.0308. The medical laboratory funds may be used by the division to administer and carry out the provisions of NRS Chapter 652 and to protect the health, safety and well-being of patients in accordance with applicable state and federal standards when criteria is met. Statutory Authority: NRS 652.260

Synopsis: This program is responsible for: preparation for and management and mitigation of public health, and healthcare emergencies caused by natural disasters or terrorism; primary care health planning, provider recruitment and retention. 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, tribes, 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: The Office of Public Health Investigations and Epidemiology (OPHIE) conducts disease surveillance, investigates disease outbreaks and provides timely, relevant data and statistics to support public health stakeholders. 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 NRS 441A

Synopsis: The Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Program (CDPHP) helps improve the health and quality of life of Nevadans through the following programs: Women's Health Connection; Comprehensive Cancer Control and Prevention; Tobacco Control and Prevention; Tobacco Cessation, Youth Tobacco Prevention, Diabetes Prevention and Control; Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control; WISEWOMAN, Healthy Aging and Caregiving, and Wellness and Prevention. CDPHP is responsible for administering the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant to address known gaps in public health services. Statutory Authority: NRS 439

Synopsis: The Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCH) works to improve the health of Nevada's families with an emphasis on women of childbearing age, pregnant people, 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. Statutory Authority: NRS 442; Title V, 45 CFR 96, Section 501(a)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act.

Synopsis: The Office of Health Administration (OHA) provides support to the programs charged with promoting and protecting the health of all Nevadans and visitors. OHA is responsible for 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 NRS 439.

Synopsis: Community Health Services (CHS) provides public health services in rural communities which include public health preparedness, epidemiology assistance and public health nursing services. CHS provides public health nursing services include: investigation and reporting infectious disease; STI control, prevention, and treatment; HIV testing, counseling and referral for treatment; TB screening, control, prevention and treatment; vaccine clinics as necessary for outbreaks, participation in local emergency preparedness committees, board of health meetings, and points of dispensing exercises. Optional health related services include family planning and reproductive health, preventive health care, adult and childhood immunizations, breast and cervical cancer screenings, lab testing; health screenings, topical fluoride varnish treatments, Women, infants, and children services, and outreach and education. Statutory Authority: NAC 439.500,and NRS 439.150, 439.200, 439.200, 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.

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Synopsis: The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides cash assistance to low-income families with children. 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 underemployed/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 fiscal year 1994. The 80% MOE can be reduced to 75% for each year the work participation rates are met. For Nevada, the total TANF MOE requirement is $27,145,177. If TANF contingency funds are received, a 100% MOE match is required. The TANF program mandates the state to participate in the 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 (DWSS). 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 are 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.

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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 program is a family-first program to ensure families can achieve safe, stable, and healthy lives by making child support a more reliable source of income. Services are available to either parent, when the other parent is living outside the home. Services are offered automatically to families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. The program works to ensure children have the financial and medical support of both parents, to foster responsible behavior towards children, and to emphasize that children need both parents involved in their lives. In Nevada, this program is administered by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services and jointly operated with participating district attorneys' offices. 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 associated with their local child support programs. Currently, nine of Nevada's 17 district attorneys participate in the program providing services of locating the non-custodial parent, establishing paternity, and establishing financial and medical support orders. This budget account was created in 1999 to separate the state's administrative costs in Child Support Enforcement Programs, budget account 3238 from the pass-through of federal funds to the 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: The Nevada Medicaid 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 was created pursuant to NRS 428.175 and is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of four county commissioners and one director of a county social services agency appointed by the Governor. To account for Fund activity, the Indigent Hospital Care budget account was established. The Board may enter into an agreement with the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy and to provide the state share of certain Medicaid expenditures relating to hospital care. Funds in the account may also be used to reimburse providers of care (through county applications) for unpaid services provided to an indigent person in excess of $25,000. Additionally, counties may be reimbursed for their share of nonfederal long-term care expenditures for indigent persons. Statutory Authority: NRS 428.115 - 428.255.

Synopsis: The Prescription Drug Rebate account was created to provide transparency of drug rebates pursuant to the Letter of Intent from the 2019 Legislative Session. Funds are transferred to Nevada Medicaid, Title XIX, budget account 3243, to support Medicaid expenditures.

Synopsis: The Transition from Foster Care budget account assists persons who turn 18 years old while in foster care in Nevada to transition from foster care to economic self-sufficiency. NRS 247.305 authorizes the collection of a $1.00 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 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 committee 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. Funding in this budget account at the end of any fiscal year remains in the account and is balanced forward into the next fiscal year.

Synopsis: The Tax on Liquor Program supports increasing alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs, and detoxification and rehabilitation services for individuals. Priority is required to be given to areas with a shortage of alcohol use disorder services, the needs of counties to provide civil protective custody for persons who are found in public places while under the influence of alcohol and secure detoxification units or other appropriate facilities for persons who are arrested or taken into custody while under the influence of a controlled substance, and programs providing prevention services. Statutory Authority: NRS 458.097-8.

Synopsis: The Nevada Youth Training Center (NYTC) is a residential juvenile correctional facility serving male youth between 12 years old and 20 years old 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. Bed space of the facility was then increased to 64 beds in the 2017 Legislative Session. The facility is 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: Senate Bill 274 of the 77th Session amended NRS 433.354, 433B.220, 422A, 427A and 439 that allowed for the creation of the Private Hospital Collaborative Upper Payment Limit (UPL) program. This UPL program allows various divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services to transfer savings associated with certain health care and social services related contract expenditures to this budget account. Savings are realized when budgeted contracted services are funded by an alternative funding source. When requested, funds are transferred to the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy to support the state share of the Private Hospital Collaborative Upper Payment Limit (UPL) supplemental payment program. Excess funding is reverted to the General Fund or Healthy Nevada Fund.

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 12 years old 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 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 (PAC); the Community Based Care unit (CBC); the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program (LTCO); and the Adult Protective Services program (APS). The PAC unit leads efforts to plan and advocate for services for older adults, family caregivers and individuals with a disability through enhanced planning, advocacy, and community partnerships. The CBC unit provides services for seniors and persons with disabilities considered most at risk by providing alternatives to nursing home placements. The LTCO program receives, investigates and resolves complaints made by or on behalf of residents living in long-term care facilities and conducts regular visits to facilities. The APS program receives and investigates reports of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, exploitation, isolation, and abandonment for vulnerable persons, ages 18-59 as well as persons aged 60 years and older. Statutory Authority: NRS 427A.7951 (PAC); NRS 427A.250 (CBC); NRS 427A.125 (LTCO); NRS 200.5091 to NRS 200.50995 (APS)

Synopsis: The Child Care and Development Program (CCDP), under the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services, administers the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). The funding assists income-eligible families, families receiving temporary public assistance, foster families, families dealing with homelessness, children involved with Child Protective Services, and those transitioning from public assistance. The program helps families find and pay for childcare to help all family members achieve their potential. CCDP also funds activities to improve the quality of and access to childcare. CCDP partners with the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, the Nevada Department of Education Office of Early Learning and Development, The Children's Cabinet, Las Vegas Urban League, and other community partners statewide to determine eligibility for childcare subsidy assistance and provide child care resources and referrals. General Fund appropriations pay for the state Maintenance of Effort required to receive federal funding. The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is authorized under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG) which was enacted under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. The CCDBG Act was amended and reauthorized by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996, and again by the CCDBG Act of 2014. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapter 422A.055.

Synopsis: Facility Outreach and Community Integration Services (FOCIS) and Money Follows the Person (MFP)

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.

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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 Las Vegas metropolitan area and Boulder City. 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; 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 including support for 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 (TCM). 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: infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) services; IECMH consultation; children's clinical services (CCS) providing individual, group and family therapies; psychiatric evaluation and treatment; intensive targeted case management through the Wraparound in Nevada Program using the evidence-based High Fidelity Wraparound model or FOCUS model of care coordination; and mobile crisis response services that are provided in northern Nevada. Residential services are provided at the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) North and the PRTF Enterprise. 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.

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Synopsis: Lake's Crossing Center provides statewide forensic mental health inpatient services in a secure setting and outpatient individuals referred by the court who are in the community on their own recognizance or in a local detention center. The services are provided to those individuals for whom there is a question of their competency to stand trial and are in need of competency restoration. 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 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 three 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 High Fidelity Wraparound model or "FOCUS" model of care coordination; and mobile crisis response services that operates 24/7 throughout Clark County and provides live 24/7 telephone hotline coverage for the entire state. Residential services are provided at the West Charleston campus and the 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 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 % 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 ongoing custodial, maintenance and utility support resources for the Emergency Operations Center within the Office of the Military complex in Carson City. 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 funding authority for personnel costs associated Nevada National Guardsmen called into state active duty status by the Governor to address a declared state of emergency. Statutory Authority: NRS 412.138

Synopsis: The Division of Emergency Management (DEM) coordinates the efforts of the state and its political subdivisions together in partnership with private and volunteer organizations and tribal nations in reducing the impact of emergencies. The DEM is given oversight and coordination responsibilities for all statewide emergency preparedness, emergency mitigation efforts, and the development, review, approval and integration of state emergency response planning. This includes the integration of volunteer organizations and the private sector in the state emergency management process as well as oversight of response exercises, training, and emergency operations planning. The DEM is responsible for assuring the state's readiness, ability to respond to, and recover from natural and technological emergencies and disasters by assisting local governments with their emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts, while providing a crucial link for accessing state and federal assistance and support. The division's operations also include those of the Nevada Office of Homeland Security. Statutory Authority: NRS 414

Synopsis: This Governor's Executive Budget account serves as a pass-through account for federal funds received to reduce the impact of emergencies within the State of Nevada. This budget account also transfers funding to the Division of Emergency Management, budget account 3673 and the Nevada Office of Homeland Security, budget account 3675, for the cost of administering the grants flowing through this budget account.

Synopsis: The mission of the Nevada Office of Homeland Security is to collaborate, advise, assist, and engage with various federal, state, local and tribal entities, private sector, non-governmental partners, and the general public to prevent, detect, and deter terrorist activities and minimize the impact on lives, property, and the economy. The Office of Homeland Security was created by the 2003 Legislature, Assembly Bill 441. Statutory Authority: NRS 239C.

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. Statutory Authority: NRS 209

Synopsis: The Offenders' Store Fund 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 improve public safety by ensuring a safe and humane environment that incorporates proven rehabilitation initiatives that prepare individuals for successful reintegration into our communities. 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.). The Programs Division has also formed a partnership with local community colleges to offer post-secondary education opportunities. 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 offender participation and growth. The division's offender 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 offenders that will assist in their preparation for successful reintegration into our communities. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.4887.

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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 Recognition 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 andchaplain 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 whose 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 (NSP) 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. NSP is owned by the state and the Department of Corrections. It is now one of the State's 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 repair shop at Southern Desert Correctional Center (SDCC). Prison Industries operates used playing card recycling operations at High Desert State Prison and SDCC. Additionally, clothes hangers are recycled at HDSP. These private businesses utilize offenders as part of the Prison Industries program. Approximately 600 offenders work in Prison Industries' programs. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.189

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 12-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, bachelor's and master's degrees; and treatment services through the local community. 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, 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 program for conservation and fire suppression with 12-man crews. 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 prison offenders, 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 a cooperative. 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. A private business operates a composting operation on the Ranch. The Prison Ranch currently provides work for 64 offenders. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.189

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 ten housing units with a capacity of 2,217 inmates. 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 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 ten 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 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 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 taking the HiSet exam (High School equivalency) and receiving 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 services are provided monthly at High Desert State Prison. 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 Associates of Arts and Bachelor of Science 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, Moral Recognition Therapy (MRT), Anger Management, Getting it Right, InsideOut 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, CGTH 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 incarcerated women. 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, a 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. 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 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 Nevada, 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 through 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 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 cardholders and caregivers (adopted in 2001). Statutory Authority: NRS 453A & NRS 678C.

Synopsis: The mission of the Energy Assistance Program (EAP) is to assist eligible low-income Nevadans with the cost of home energy. 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 provides arrearage assistance to eligible households to bring past due charges on their heating and/or cooling bills current. EAP has two funding sources, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance block grant and the Fund for Energy Assistance and Conservation (budget account 6031), which was created during the 2001 Legislative Session to collect a Universal Energy Charge from certain electric/gas utilities. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 422A and NRS 702.

Synopsis: Victim's Services include the federal VOCA Grant, the Victim Liaison Grant, federal Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) Program, American Rescue Plane Act (ARPA) funding for Domestic Violence, Testing, and Sexual Assault. Senate Bill 481 established a statewide center for the provision of services to victims of crime requiring the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services, the extent that money is available for this purpose to designate a statewide center to provide assistance to certain victims, authorizing the Administrator of the Division to accept any gift, grant, donation, bequest or other source of money for the purpose of carrying out duties related to the center. Victim Assistance Awards are made by the state to organizations that provide services such as crisis intervention, emergency shelter and transportation, counseling, and criminal justice advocacy to victims of crime. The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) Program is the primary federal funding stream dedicated to support emergency shelters and related assistance for victims of domestic violence and their children. The Victim Liaison Grant provides crime victim liaison to act as a bridge between the state and other state-based non-governmental organizations to identify gaps in victim services and improve and increase access to resources for crime victims in rural/tribal areas, older victims and victims of violent crime. The Victim Services Unit provides services advocating through a Liaison Program and the Victim Advocate Academy of Nevada. In addition, Nevada offers the Confidential Address Program (CAP) and provides funding opportunities for local resources across Nevada that provide services for victims and their families. It is the goal of the program to reach locations across the state including rural, urban, and tribal communities. NRS 217.462 allows for a fictitious address for victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault, or stalking.

Synopsis: The Victims of Crime Program (VOCP) provides financial assistance to eligible victims who sustain injuries in a violent crime committed in Nevada. The VOCP pays hospital bills, medical and dental treatment, mental health counseling, lost wages, funeral costs and other crime-related expenses. Program revenues are derived from fines and penalties imposed by the courts in criminal proceedings. Statutory Authority: NRS 217.010.