SB137
AN ACT relating to public health; requiring the establishment of a program to improve access to certain resources in a medical emergency; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to public health; requiring the establishment of a program to improve access to certain resources in a medical emergency; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Thursday, January 30, 2025
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AN ACT relating to public health; requiring the establishment of a program to improve access to certain resources in a m
Existing law requires the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish various programs relating to public health in this State; and (2) regulate emergency medical services in counties whose population is less than 700,000 (currently all counties other than Clark County). (NRS 439.495, 439.496, 439.501, 439.505, 439.507, 439.514-439.525, 439.5291-439.5297, chapter 450B of NRS) This bill requires the Division to establish and operate a program to improve: (1) the ability of persons in this State to respond to medical emergencies; and (2) access of persons in this State to resources for responding to a medical emergency. This bill requires that program to include certain measures to: (1) increase the number of volunteers who are trained to assist in a medical emergency; and (2) notify persons who are experiencing a medical emergency or assisting persons who are experiencing a medical emergency of the location of such volunteers and certain other resources. Close digest Existing law requires the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish various programs relating to public health in this State; and (2) regulate emergency medical services in counties whose population is less than 700,000 (currently all counties other than Clark County). (NRS 439.495, 439.496, 439.501, 439.505, 439.507, 439.514-439.525, 439.5291-439.5297, chapter 450B of NRS) This bill requir
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- Senior Policy Analyst — Legislative Counsel Bureau (Destini Cooper)
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