SB423
AN ACT relating to public health; creating the Account for Public Health; authorizing allocations from the Account to certain entities who have jurisdiction over public health; requiring the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services and entities which receive an allocation from the Account to prepare reports concerning the use of money in the Account; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to public health; creating the Account for Public Health; authorizing allocations from the Account to certain entities who have jurisdiction over public health; requiring the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services and entities which receive an allocation from the Account to prepare reports concerning the use of money in the Account; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Monday, March 24, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
Public exhibits
6
Support 2 · Opp 1 · Neutral 2
Auditor findings
0
recusal 0 · QPQ 0
AN ACT relating to public health; creating the Account for Public Health; authorizing allocations from the Account to ce
Existing law creates a health district in any county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently Clark County), which has jurisdiction over all public health matters in the health district. (NRS 439.361, 439.362, 439.366) Existing law authorizes the creation of a health district with similar jurisdiction in counties whose population is less than 700,000 (currently all counties other than Clark County), subject to the approval by the State Board of Health, by affirmative vote of: (1) the board of county commissioners of two or more counties; (2) the governing bodies of two or more cities or towns within any county; or (3) the board of county commissioners and the governing body or bodies of any incorporated city or cities, town or towns, in such a county. (NRS 439.370) Senate Bill No. 312 of this session proposes to create: (1) the Tribal Health Advisory Council; and (2) the Account for Tribal Health to fund the activities of the Council. Sections 2 and 2.5 of this bill define the term “health authority” for the purposes of this bill to include health districts which are formed by one or more counties and, if Senate Bill No. 312 of this session is not enacted, federally recognized Indian tribes which are located in whole or in part in this State. Existing law requires each insurer to pay to the Department of Taxation a tax upon net direct premiums and net direct considerations written at the rate of 3.5 percent. (NRS 680B.027) Sections 3 and 3.5 of this bill create the Acco
NELIS exhibits (6 on file)
Support (2)
- Muge Akpinar-Elci — UNR (Letter)
- John Packham — Nevada Public Health Association (Letter)
Opposition (1)
- (unnamed) (Testimony)
Neutral (2)
- Proposed Amendment — Senator Fabian Doñate (Testimony)
- (unattributed) (Testimony)
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