SB8

Existing law creates the Office of Attorney for the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with a Physical Disability, an Intellectual Disability or a Related Condition within the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services. (NRS 427A.123) Existing law also requires: (1) the Governor to appoint the Attorney for the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with a Physical Disability, an Intellectual Disability or a Related Condition; and (2) the Attorney to provide advocacy, training and technical assistance relating to the legal rights of older persons and persons with a physical disability, an intellectual disability or a related condition. (NRS 427A.1232, 427A.1234) Existing law also provides for and regulates services for persons with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities. (Chapter 435 of NRS) Sections 1, 5 and 6 of this bill substitute the term “person with a developmental disability” for the term “person with a related condition” in provisions relating to the Attorney. Section 2 of this bill defines the term “person with an intellectual disability,” as used in provisions relating to the Attorney, to mean a person with an intellectual disability, as the term “intellectual disability” is currently defined in existing law governing services for persons with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities. (NRS 435.007) Sections 1, 2, 5 and 6 thereby ensure that those categories of persons served by the Attorney a