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A.B. 60
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 60–COMMITTEE ON
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
(ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHERN REGIONAL
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY BOARD)
PREFILED NOVEMBER 20, 2024
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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to certain behavioral
health services. (BDR 39-434)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to behavioral health; requiring the certification of
a natural person who holds himself or herself out as a
certified prevention specialist; prohibiting a minor from
providing or supervising the provision of peer recovery
support services in most circumstances; authorizing
certain minors to serve as peer recovery support specialist
interns; authorizing the imposition of civil penalties for
certain violations; prohibiting the employment or
retention as an independent contractor of a natural person
to serve as a certified prevention specialist in a position
where the natural person has regular and substantial
contact with minors if the natural person has been found
to have engaged in certain conduct; requiring a certified
prevention specialist to report certain information;
requiring a substance use disorder prevention coalition to
employ or enter into contracts with certified prevention
specialists for certain purposes; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
In general, existing law requires an adult to be certified as a peer recovery 1
support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor by the Nevada 2
Certification Board or, if that Board ceases issuing such certificates, the Division of 3
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Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, in 4
order to provide peer recovery support services or supervise the provision of such 5
services, as applicable, for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties. 6
However, existing law authorizes an adult who is not a peer recovery support 7
specialist to provide peer recovery support services as a regular part of his or her 8
job duties while serving as a peer recovery support specialist intern if the Nevada 9
Certification Board or the Division, as applicable, has established conditions 10
authorizing such internships. (NRS 433.631) Section 7 of this bill additionally 11
imposes a general prohibition on a minor providing or supervising the provision of 12
peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job 13
duties. However, section 7 authorizes a minor who is at least 16 years of age to 14
provide such services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties 15
while serving as a peer recovery support specialist intern if the Nevada 16
Certification Board or the Division, as applicable, has established conditions 17
authorizing such internships. Sections 7 and 13 of this bill authorize the Division 18
to impose a civil penalty or bring an action for an injunction against a minor who: 19
(1) provides peer recovery support services and is not a peer recovery support 20
specialist intern; or (2) supervises the provision of peer recovery support services. 21
Sections 4-6, 14 and 15 of this bill make various conforming changes to: (1) reflect 22
that the provisions of law governing peer recovery support services apply to both 23
adults and minors; and (2) clarify that those provisions of law apply only to natural 24
persons. Section 25 of this bill repeals a definition that is no longer used, and 25
section 2 of this bill eliminates a reference to that definition. 26
Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this bill prohibit a natural person from holding himself 27
or herself out as a certified prevention specialist unless he or she is certified as such 28
by the Nevada Certification Board or, if that Board ceases to certify certified 29
prevention specialists, peer recovery support specialists or peer recovery support 30
specialist supervisors, the Division. Section 1 of this bill defines “certified 31
prevention specialist” to mean a natural person who: (1) holds such certification; 32
and (2) implements evidence-based programs and other evidence-based 33
interventions in schools or communities to prevent or reduce the harms caused by 34
substance misuse, substance use disorder and other behavioral health disorders or 35
address systemic barriers to wellness. Section 2 of this bill makes conforming 36
changes to indicate the applicability of that definition. Sections 7 and 13 authorize 37
the Division to impose a civil penalty or bring an action for an injunction against a 38
natural person who holds himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist 39
without being certified as such. Sections 9-12, 14-17 and 19-23 of this bill make 40
various changes so that certified prevention specialists are treated similarly to peer 41
recovery support specialists and peer recovery support specialist supervisors for 42
purposes related to: (1) regulation, certification and background checks; (2) 43
mandatory reporting of certain crimes and violations; and (3) exemption from the 44
applicability of provisions of law governing certain other professions that provide 45
behavioral health services. 46
Existing law: (1) provides for the certification of substance use disorder 47
prevention coalitions; (2) requires a certified substance use disorder prevention 48
coalition to perform certain duties relating to the prevention of substance misuse 49
and substance use disorder; and (3) requires the Division to collaborate with and 50
utilize certified substance use disorder prevention coalitions as the primary local 51
and regional entities to coordinate programs and strategies for the prevention of 52
substance use disorders in this State. (NRS 458.033) Section 18 of this bill requires 53
a substance use disorder prevention coalition to employ or enter into contracts with 54
certified prevention specialists as necessary to perform the duties of the coalition. 55
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 433 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
“Certified prevention specialist” means a natural person who: 3
1. Plans and implements evidence-based programs and other 4
evidence-based interventions in schools or communities to: 5
(a) Prevent substance misuse, substance use disorder and 6
other behavioral health disorders; 7
(b) Reduce the harms caused by substance misuse, substance 8
use disorder and other behavioral health disorders; or 9
(c) Address systemic barriers to wellness for the purposes of 10
improving public health and reducing the frequency of substance 11
misuse, substance use disorder and other behavioral health 12
disorders; and 13
2. Is authorized under the provisions of NRS 433.631 to hold 14
himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist. 15
Sec. 2. NRS 433.622 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
433.622 As used in NRS 433.622 to 433.641, inclusive, and 17
section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the 18
words and terms defined in NRS [433.623] 433.624 to 433.629, 19
inclusive, and section 1 of this act have the meanings ascribed to 20
them in those sections. 21
Sec. 3. NRS 433.625 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22
433.625 “Certificate” means a certificate issued by the 23
Division that authorizes the holder to hold himself or herself out as 24
a certified prevention specialist or provide or supervise the 25
provision of peer recovery support services, as applicable. 26
Sec. 4. NRS 433.627 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27
433.627 “Peer recovery support specialist” means [an adult] a 28
natural person who is authorized under the provisions of NRS 29
433.631 to provide peer recovery support services for compensation 30
as a regular part of his or her job duties. The term does not include a 31
peer recovery support specialist intern. 32
Sec. 5. NRS 433.628 is hereby amended to read as follows: 33
433.628 “Peer recovery support specialist intern” means [an 34
adult] a natural person who is authorized under the provisions of 35
NRS 433.631 to provide peer recovery support services for 36
compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties while the 37
[adult] natural person is acquiring the experience necessary for 38
certification as a peer recovery support specialist. 39
Sec. 6. NRS 433.629 is hereby amended to read as follows: 40
433.629 “Peer recovery support specialist supervisor” means 41
[an adult] a natural person who is authorized under the provisions 42
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of NRS 433.631 to supervise the provision of peer recovery support 1
services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties. 2
Sec. 7. NRS 433.631 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
433.631 1. Except as authorized by subsection 2, [an adult] a 4
natural person shall not: 5
(a) Provide peer recovery support services for compensation as a 6
regular part of his or her job duties or hold himself or herself out as 7
authorized to provide peer recovery support services unless he or 8
she [holds] : 9
(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and 10
(2) Holds a valid certificate as a peer recovery support 11
specialist issued by the Nevada Certification Board or its successor 12
organization. 13
(b) Supervise the provision of peer recovery support services for 14
compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties or hold 15
himself or herself out as authorized to supervise the provision of 16
peer recovery support services unless he or she [holds] : 17
(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and 18
(2) Holds a valid certificate as a peer recovery support 19
specialist supervisor issued by the Nevada Certification Board or its 20
successor organization. 21
(c) Hold himself or herself out as a certified prevention 22
specialist unless he or she: 23
(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and 24
(2) Holds a valid certificate as a certified prevention 25
specialist issued by the Nevada Certification Board or its successor 26
organization. 27
2. If the Nevada Certification Board or its successor 28
organization establishes conditions governing the provision of peer 29
recovery support services by a natural person who is not certified as 30
a peer recovery support specialist while the natural person is 31
acquiring the experience necessary for certification as a peer 32
recovery support specialist, [an adult] a natural person who is at 33
least 16 years of age and is not certified as a peer recovery support 34
specialist may: 35
(a) Provide peer recovery support services for compensation as a 36
regular part of his or her job duties under those conditions; and 37
(b) Use the title of “peer recovery support specialist intern” 38
while providing peer recovery support services under those 39
conditions. 40
3. The Division may impose upon [an adult] a natural person 41
who violates this section a civil penalty in an amount prescribed by 42
regulation of the Board. 43
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Sec. 8. NRS 433.631 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
433.631 1. Except as authorized by subsection 2, [an adult] a 2
natural person shall not: 3
(a) Provide peer recovery support services for compensation as a 4
regular part of his or her job duties or hold himself or herself out as 5
authorized to provide peer recovery support services unless he or 6
she [holds] : 7
(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and 8
(2) Holds a valid certificate as a peer recovery support 9
specialist issued by the Division. 10
(b) Supervise the provision of peer recovery support services for 11
compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties or hold 12
himself or herself out as authorized to supervise the provision of 13
peer recovery support services unless he or she [holds] : 14
(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and 15
(2) Holds a valid certificate as a peer recovery support 16
specialist supervisor issued by the Division. 17
(c) Hold himself or herself out as a certified prevention 18
specialist unless he or she: 19
(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and 20
(2) Holds a valid certificate as a certified prevention 21
specialist issued by the Division. 22
2. The Division may adopt regulations establishing conditions 23
under which [an adult] a natural person who is at least 16 years of 24
age and is not certified as a peer recovery support specialist may: 25
(a) Provide peer recovery support services for compensation as a 26
regular part of his or her job duties while acquiring the experience 27
necessary for certification; and 28
(b) Use the title of “peer recovery support specialist intern.” 29
3. The Division may impose upon [an adult] a natural person 30
who violates this section a civil penalty in an amount prescribed by 31
regulation of the Board. 32
Sec. 9. NRS 433.632 is hereby amended to read as follows: 33
433.632 1. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the 34
practice of certified prevention specialists and the provision of peer 35
recovery support services. The regulations must prescribe: 36
(a) The requirements for the issuance and renewal of a 37
certificate as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support 38
specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor, which must 39
include, without limitation, required training and experience for 40
certified prevention specialists, peer recovery support specialists 41
and peer recovery support specialist supervisors. 42
(b) Requirements governing the supervision of peer recovery 43
support specialists by peer recovery support specialist supervisors. 44
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(c) Procedures for the Division to investigate misconduct by a 1
certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or 2
peer recovery support specialist supervisor and to impose 3
disciplinary action for such misconduct. 4
(d) The forms of disciplinary action that the Division may 5
impose against a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery 6
support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor. 7
2. The Board may, by regulation, prescribe a fee for: 8
(a) The issuance of a certificate; and 9
(b) The renewal of a certificate. 10
3. Any fee prescribed pursuant to subsection 2 must be 11
calculated to produce the revenue estimated to cover the costs 12
related to the issuance and renewal of certificates, but in no case 13
may the fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate exceed the 14
actual cost to the Division of issuing or renewing the certificate, as 15
applicable. 16
4. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section may 17
establish exemptions from the provisions of NRS 433.631. 18
Sec. 10. NRS 433.635 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19
433.635 1. The Division may issue a certificate by 20
endorsement as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery 21
support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor to 22
an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An 23
applicant may submit to the Division an application for such a 24
certificate if the applicant holds a corresponding valid and 25
unrestricted license, certificate or other credential as a certified 26
prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer 27
recovery support specialist supervisor, as applicable, in the District 28
of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States. 29
2. An applicant for a certificate by endorsement pursuant to 30
this section must submit to the Division with his or her application: 31
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Division that the applicant: 32
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1; 33
(2) Has not been disciplined or investigated by the 34
corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or 35
any state or territory in which the applicant currently holds or has 36
held a license, certificate or other credential as a certified 37
prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer 38
recovery support specialist supervisor, as applicable; and 39
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for 40
malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of 41
the United States; 42
(b) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the 43
application and any accompanying material is true and correct; 44
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(c) The fee prescribed by the Board in the regulations adopted 1
pursuant to NRS 433.632; and 2
(d) Any other information required by the Division. 3
3. Not later than 15 business days after the Division receives an 4
application for a certificate by endorsement as a certified prevention 5
specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support 6
specialist supervisor pursuant to this section, the Division shall 7
provide written notice to the applicant of any additional information 8
required by the Division to consider the application. Unless the 9
Division denies the application for good cause, the Division shall 10
approve the application and issue a certificate by endorsement as a 11
certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or 12
peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as applicable, to the 13
applicant not later than 45 days after receiving the application. 14
Sec. 11. NRS 433.636 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15
433.636 1. The Division may issue a certificate by 16
endorsement as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery 17
support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor to 18
an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An 19
applicant may submit to the Division an application for such a 20
certificate if the applicant: 21
(a) Holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license, 22
certificate or other credential as a certified prevention specialist, 23
peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist 24
supervisor, as applicable, in the District of Columbia or any state or 25
territory of the United States; and 26
(b) Is an active member of, or the spouse of an active member 27
of, the Armed Forces of the United States, a veteran or the spouse, 28
widow or widower of a veteran. 29
2. An applicant for a certificate by endorsement pursuant to 30
this section must submit to the Division with his or her application: 31
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Division that the applicant: 32
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1; 33
(2) Has not been disciplined or investigated by the 34
corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or 35
any state or territory in which the applicant currently holds or has 36
held a license, certificate or other credential as a certified 37
prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer 38
recovery support specialist supervisor, as applicable; and 39
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for 40
malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of 41
the United States; 42
(b) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the 43
application and any accompanying material is true and correct; 44
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(c) The fee prescribed by the Board in the regulations adopted 1
pursuant to NRS 433.632; and 2
(d) Any other information required by the Division. 3
3. Not later than 15 business days after the Division receives an 4
application for a certificate by endorsement as a certified prevention 5
specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support 6
specialist supervisor pursuant to this section, the Division shall 7
provide written notice to the applicant of any additional information 8
required by the Division to consider the application. Unless the 9
Division denies the application for good cause, the Division shall 10
approve the application and issue a certificate by endorsement as a 11
certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or 12
peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as applicable, to the 13
applicant not later than 45 days after receiving all the additional 14
information required by the Division to complete the application. 15
4. At any time before making a final decision on an application 16
for a certificate by endorsement pursuant to this section, the 17
Division may grant a provisional certificate authorizing an applicant 18
to hold himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist or 19
practice as a peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery 20
support specialist supervisor, as applicable, in accordance with 21
regulations adopted by the Board. 22
5. As used in this section, “veteran” has the meaning ascribed 23
to it in NRS 417.005. 24
Sec. 12. NRS 433.637 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
433.637 1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in 26
NRS 433.622 to 433.641, inclusive, an applicant for the renewal of a 27
certificate as a certified prevention specialist, recovery support 28
specialist or recovery support specialist supervisor must indicate in 29
the application submitted to the Division whether the applicant has a 30
state business license. If the applicant has a state business license, 31
the applicant must include in the application the business 32
identification number assigned by the Secretary of State upon 33
compliance with the provisions of chapter 76 of NRS. 34
2. A certificate may not be renewed if: 35
(a) The applicant fails to submit the information required by 36
subsection 1; or 37
(b) The State Controller has informed the Division pursuant to 38
subsection 5 of NRS 353C.1965 that the applicant owes a debt to an 39
agency that has been assigned to the State Controller for collection 40
and the applicant has not: 41
(1) Satisfied the debt; 42
(2) Entered into an agreement for the payment of the debt 43
pursuant to NRS 353C.130; or 44
(3) Demonstrated that the debt is not valid. 45
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3. As used in this section: 1
(a) “Agency” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.020. 2
(b) “Debt” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.040. 3
Sec. 13. NRS 433.638 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4
433.638 1. The Division may bring an action in the name of 5
the State of Nevada to enjoin any [adult] natural person from 6
engaging in conduct that violates the provisions of NRS 433.631. 7
2. It is sufficient in such an action to allege that the defendant 8
did, on a certain date and in a certain place, engage in conduct for 9
which a certificate is required by NRS 433.631 without a valid 10
certificate. 11
Sec. 14. NRS 433.639 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12
433.639 1. Not later than 3 days after employing a natural 13
person to serve as a certified prevention specialist or provide or 14
supervise the provision of peer recovery support services in a 15
position where the natural person has regular and substantial 16
contact with minors or retaining a natural person as an independent 17
contractor to serve as a certified prevention specialist or provide or 18
supervise the provision of peer recovery support services in such a 19
position and every 5 years thereafter, an employer, or person or 20
entity who retained the independent contractor, shall: 21
(a) Obtain from the employee or independent contractor written 22
authorization for the release of any information that may be 23
available from the Statewide Central Registry for the Collection of 24
Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child established 25
pursuant to NRS 432.100; and 26
(b) Complete a child abuse and neglect screening through the 27
Central Registry to determine whether there has been a substantiated 28
report of child abuse or neglect or a violation of NRS 201.540, 29
201.553, 201.560, 392.4633 or 394.366 made against the natural 30
person. 31
2. Except as otherwise provided in any regulations adopted 32
pursuant to subsection 4, upon receiving information pursuant to 33
subsection 1 from the Central Registry or from any other source that 34
an employee or independent contractor described in subsection 1 35
has, within the immediately preceding 5 years, had a substantiated 36
report of child abuse or neglect or a violation of NRS 201.540, 37
201.553, 201.560, 392.4633 or 394.366 made against him or her, the 38
employer or person or entity who retained the independent 39
contractor shall terminate the employment or contract of the 40
employee or independent contractor, as applicable, after allowing 41
the employee or independent contractor time to correct the 42
information as required pursuant to subsection 3. 43
3. If an employee or independent contractor described in 44
subsection 1 believes that the information provided to the employer 45
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or person or entity who retained the independent contractor pursuant 1
to subsection 2 is incorrect, the employee or independent contractor 2
must inform the employer, person or entity immediately. The 3
employer, person or entity shall give any such employee or 4
independent contractor 30 days to correct the information. 5
4. The Division, in consultation with each agency which 6
provides child welfare services, may establish by regulation a 7
process by which it may review evidence upon request to determine 8
whether an employee or independent contractor described in 9
subsection 1 who has, within the immediately preceding 5 years, 10
had a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect or a violation of 11
NRS 201.540, 201.553, 201.560, 392.4633 or 394.366 made against 12
him or her may continue to serve as a certified prevention specialist 13
or provide or supervise the provision of peer recovery support 14
services , as applicable, and have regular and substantial contact 15
with minors despite the report. Any such review must be conducted 16
in a manner which does not discriminate against a natural person in 17
violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. 18
5. If a process for review is established pursuant to subsection 19
4, an employee or independent contractor described in subsection 1 20
may request such a review in the manner established by the 21
Division. Any determination made by the Division is final for 22
purposes of judicial review. 23
6. During any period in which an employee or independent 24
contractor seeks to correct information pursuant to subsection 3 or 25
requests a review of information pursuant to subsection 5, it is 26
within the discretion of the employer or person or entity who 27
retained the independent contractor whether to allow the employee 28
or independent contractor to continue to work for the employer, 29
person or entity, as applicable, except that the employee or 30
independent contractor shall not have regular and substantial contact 31
with minors without supervision during such a period. 32
7. The Division shall adopt regulations to establish civil 33
penalties to be imposed against any person or entity that fails to 34
comply with the requirements of this section. 35
8. As used in this section, “agency which provides child 36
welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.011. 37
Sec. 15. NRS 433.641 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38
433.641 1. A person or entity that employs a natural person 39
or retains an independent contractor for the purpose of serving as a 40
certified prevention specialist or providing or supervising the 41
provision of peer recovery support services in a position where the 42
natural person has regular and substantial contact with minors shall 43
maintain records of the information concerning such employees and 44
independent contractors that is collected pursuant to NRS 433.639, 45
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including, without limitation, the written authorization for the 1
release of information from the Statewide Central Registry for the 2
Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a 3
Child established pursuant to NRS 432.100. 4
2. The records maintained pursuant to subsection 1 must be: 5
(a) Maintained for the period that the employee or independent 6
contractor has regular and substantial contact with minors; and 7
(b) Made available for inspection by the Division at any 8
reasonable time and copies thereof must be furnished to the Division 9
upon request. 10
Sec. 16. NRS 200.5093 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
200.5093 1. Any person who is described in subsection 4 and 12
who, in a professional or occupational capacity, knows or has 13
reasonable cause to believe that an older person or vulnerable 14
person has been abused, neglected, exploited, isolated or abandoned 15
shall: 16
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, report the 17
abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of the older 18
person or vulnerable person to: 19
(1) The local office of the Aging and Disability Services 20
Division of the Department of Health and Human Services; 21
(2) A police department or sheriff’s office; or 22
(3) A toll-free telephone service designated by the Aging and 23
Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and 24
Human Services; and 25
(b) Make such a report as soon as reasonably practicable but not 26
later than 24 hours after the person knows or has reasonable cause to 27
believe that the older person or vulnerable person has been abused, 28
neglected, exploited, isolated or abandoned. 29
2. If a person who is required to make a report pursuant to 30
subsection 1 knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the 31
abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of the older 32
person or vulnerable person involves an act or omission of the 33
Aging and Disability Services Division, another division of the 34
Department of Health and Human Services or a law enforcement 35
agency, the person shall make the report to an agency other than the 36
one alleged to have committed the act or omission. 37
3. Each agency, after reducing a report to writing, shall forward 38
a copy of the report to the Aging and Disability Services Division of 39
the Department of Health and Human Services and the Unit for the 40
Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes. 41
4. A report must be made pursuant to subsection 1 by the 42
following persons: 43
(a) Every physician, dentist, dental hygienist, expanded function 44
dental assistant, chiropractic physician, naprapath, optometrist, 45
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podiatric physician, medical examiner, resident, intern, professional 1
or practical nurse, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 2
630 or 633 of NRS, anesthesiologist assistant, perfusionist, 3
psychiatrist, psychologist, marriage and family therapist, clinical 4
professional counselor, clinical alcohol and drug counselor, alcohol 5
and drug counselor, music therapist, athletic trainer, driver of an 6
ambulance, paramedic, licensed dietitian, holder of a license or a 7
limited license issued under the provisions of chapter 653 of NRS, 8
behavior analyst, assistant behavior analyst, registered behavior 9
technician, certified prevention specialist, as defined in section 1 of 10
this act, peer recovery support specialist, as defined in NRS 11
433.627, peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as defined in 12
NRS 433.629, or other person providing medical services licensed 13
or certified to practice in this State, who examines, attends or treats 14
an older person or vulnerable person who appears to have been 15
abused, neglected, exploited, isolated or abandoned. 16
(b) Any personnel of a hospital or similar institution engaged in 17
the admission, examination, care or treatment of persons or an 18
administrator, manager or other person in charge of a hospital or 19
similar institution upon notification of the suspected abuse, neglect, 20
exploitation, isolation or abandonment of an older person or 21
vulnerable person by a member of the staff of the hospital. 22
(c) A coroner. 23
(d) Every person who maintains or is employed by an agency to 24
provide personal care services in the home. 25
(e) Every person who maintains or is employed by an agency to 26
provide nursing in the home. 27
(f) Every person who operates, who is employed by or who 28
contracts to provide services for an intermediary service 29
organization as defined in NRS 449.4304. 30
(g) Any employee of the Department of Health and Human 31
Services, except the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman appointed 32
pursuant to NRS 427A.125 and any of his or her advocates or 33
volunteers where prohibited from making such a report pursuant to 34
45 C.F.R. § 1321.11. 35
(h) Any employee of a law enforcement agency or a county’s 36
office for protective services or an adult or juvenile probation 37
officer. 38
(i) Any person who maintains or is employed by a facility or 39
establishment that provides care for older persons or vulnerable 40
persons. 41
(j) Any person who maintains, is employed by or serves as a 42
volunteer for an agency or service which advises persons regarding 43
the abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of an 44
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older person or vulnerable person and refers them to persons and 1
agencies where their requests and needs can be met. 2
(k) Every social worker. 3
(l) Any person who owns or is employed by a funeral home or 4
mortuary. 5
(m) Every person who operates or is employed by a community 6
health worker pool, as defined in NRS 449.0028, or with whom a 7
community health worker pool contracts to provide the services of a 8
community health worker, as defined in NRS 449.0027. 9
(n) Every person who is enrolled with the Division of Health 10
Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human 11
Services to provide doula services to recipients of Medicaid 12
pursuant to NRS 422.27177. 13
5. A report may be made by any other person. 14
6. If a person who is required to make a report pursuant to 15
subsection 1 knows or has reasonable cause to believe that an older 16
person or vulnerable person has died as a result of abuse, neglect, 17
isolation or abandonment, the person shall, as soon as reasonably 18
practicable, report this belief to the appropriate medical examiner or 19
coroner, who shall investigate the cause of death of the older person 20
or vulnerable person and submit to the appropriate local law 21
enforcement agencies, the appropriate prosecuting attorney, the 22
Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health 23
and Human Services and the Unit for the Investigation and 24
Prosecution of Crimes his or her written findings. The written 25
findings must include the information required pursuant to the 26
provisions of NRS 200.5094, when possible. 27
7. A division, office or department which receives a report 28
pursuant to this section shall cause the investigation of the report to 29
commence within 3 working days. A copy of the final report of the 30
investigation conducted by a division, office or department, other 31
than the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department 32
of Health and Human Services, must be forwarded within 30 days 33
after the completion of the report to the: 34
(a) Aging and Disability Services Division; 35
(b) Repository for Information Concerning Crimes Against 36
Older Persons or Vulnerable Persons created by NRS 179A.450; 37
and 38
(c) Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes. 39
8. If the investigation of a report results in the belief that an 40
older person or vulnerable person is abused, neglected, exploited, 41
isolated or abandoned, the Aging and Disability Services Division 42
of the Department of Health and Human Services or the county’s 43
office for protective services may provide protective services to the 44
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older person or vulnerable person if the older person or vulnerable 1
person is able and willing to accept them. 2
9. A person who knowingly and willfully violates any of the 3
provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. 4
10. As used in this section, “Unit for the Investigation and 5
Prosecution of Crimes” means the Unit for the Investigation and 6
Prosecution of Crimes Against Older Persons or Vulnerable Persons 7
in the Office of the Attorney General created pursuant to 8
NRS 228.265. 9
Sec. 17. NRS 432B.220 is hereby amended to read as follows: 10
432B.220 1. Any person who is described in subsection 4 11
and who, in his or her professional or occupational capacity, knows 12
or has reasonable cause to believe that a child has been abused or 13
neglected shall: 14
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, report the 15
abuse or neglect of the child to an agency which provides child 16
welfare services or to a law enforcement agency; and 17
(b) Make such a report as soon as reasonably practicable but not 18
later than 24 hours after the person knows or has reasonable cause to 19
believe that the child has been abused or neglected. 20
2. If a person who is required to make a report pursuant to 21
subsection 1 knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the abuse 22
or neglect of the child involves an act or omission of: 23
(a) A person directly responsible or serving as a volunteer for or 24
an employee of a public or private home, institution or facility 25
where the child is receiving child care outside of the home for a 26
portion of the day, the person shall make the report to a law 27
enforcement agency. 28
(b) An agency which provides child welfare services or a law 29
enforcement agency, the person shall make the report to an agency 30
other than the one alleged to have committed the act or omission, 31
and the investigation of the abuse or neglect of the child must be 32
made by an agency other than the one alleged to have committed the 33
act or omission. 34
3. Any person who is described in paragraph (a) of subsection 35
4 who delivers or provides medical services to a newborn infant and 36
who, in his or her professional or occupational capacity, knows or 37
has reasonable cause to believe that the newborn infant has been 38
affected by a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder or prenatal substance 39
use disorder or has withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal 40
substance exposure shall, as soon as reasonably practicable but not 41
later than 24 hours after the person knows or has reasonable cause to 42
believe that the newborn infant is so affected or has such symptoms, 43
notify an agency which provides child welfare services of the 44
condition of the infant and refer each person who is responsible for 45
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the welfare of the infant to an agency which provides child welfare 1
services for appropriate counseling, training or other services. A 2
notification and referral to an agency which provides child welfare 3
services pursuant to this subsection shall not be construed to require 4
prosecution for any illegal action. 5
4. A report must be made pursuant to subsection 1 by the 6
following persons: 7
(a) A person providing services licensed or certified in this State 8
pursuant to, without limitation, chapter 450B, 630, 630A, 631, 632, 9
633, 634, 634A, 634B, 635, 636, 637, 637B, 639, 640, 640A, 640B, 10
640C, 640D, 640E, 641, 641A, 641B, 641C, 641D or 653 of NRS or 11
practicing as an emergency medical technician, advanced 12
emergency medical technician or paramedic in this State under the 13
Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure 14
Interstate Compact ratified by NRS 450B.145. 15
(b) Any personnel of a medical facility licensed pursuant to 16
chapter 449 of NRS who are engaged in the admission, examination, 17
care or treatment of persons or an administrator, manager or other 18
person in charge of such a medical facility upon notification of 19
suspected abuse or neglect of a child by a member of the staff of the 20
medical facility. 21
(c) A coroner. 22
(d) A member of the clergy, practitioner of Christian Science or 23
religious healer, unless the person has acquired the knowledge of the 24
abuse or neglect from the offender during a confession. 25
(e) A person employed by a public school or private school and 26
any person who serves as a volunteer at such a school. 27
(f) Any person who maintains or is employed by a facility or 28
establishment that provides care for children, children’s camp or 29
other public or private facility, institution or agency furnishing care 30
to a child. 31
(g) Any person licensed pursuant to chapter 424 of NRS to 32
conduct a foster home. 33
(h) Any officer or employee of a law enforcement agency or an 34
adult or juvenile probation officer. 35
(i) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 432B.225, an attorney. 36
(j) Any person who maintains, is employed by or serves as a 37
volunteer for an agency or service which advises persons regarding 38
abuse or neglect of a child and refers them to persons and agencies 39
where their requests and needs can be met. 40
(k) Any person who is employed by or serves as a volunteer for 41
a youth shelter. As used in this paragraph, “youth shelter” has the 42
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 244.427. 43
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(l) Any adult person who is employed by an entity that provides 1
organized activities for children, including, without limitation, a 2
person who is employed by a school district or public school. 3
(m) Any person who is enrolled with the Division of Health 4
Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human 5
Services to provide doula services to recipients of Medicaid 6
pursuant to NRS 422.27177. 7
(n) A certified prevention specialist, as defined in section 1 of 8
this act, peer recovery support specialist, as defined in NRS 9
433.627, or peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as defined 10
in NRS 433.629. 11
5. A report may be made by any other person. 12
6. If a person who is required to make a report pursuant to 13
subsection 1 knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a child 14
has died as a result of abuse or neglect, the person shall, as soon as 15
reasonably practicable, report this belief to an agency which 16
provides child welfare services or a law enforcement agency. If such 17
a report is made to a law enforcement agency, the law enforcement 18
agency shall notify an agency which provides child welfare services 19
and the appropriate medical examiner or coroner of the report. If 20
such a report is made to an agency which provides child welfare 21
services, the agency which provides child welfare services shall 22
notify the appropriate medical examiner or coroner of the report. 23
The medical examiner or coroner who is notified of a report 24
pursuant to this subsection shall investigate the report and submit 25
his or her written findings to the appropriate agency which provides 26
child welfare services, the appropriate district attorney and a law 27
enforcement agency. The written findings must include, if 28
obtainable, the information required pursuant to the provisions of 29
subsection 2 of NRS 432B.230. 30
7. The agency, board, bureau, commission, department, 31
division or political subdivision of the State responsible for the 32
licensure, certification or endorsement of a person who is described 33
in subsection 4 and who is required in his or her professional or 34
occupational capacity to be licensed, certified or endorsed in this 35
State shall, at the time of initial licensure, certification or 36
endorsement: 37
(a) Inform the person, in writing or by electronic 38
communication, of his or her duty as a mandatory reporter pursuant 39
to this section; 40
(b) Obtain a written acknowledgment or electronic record from 41
the person that he or she has been informed of his or her duty 42
pursuant to this section; and 43
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(c) Maintain a copy of the written acknowledgment or electronic 1
record for as long as the person is licensed, certified or endorsed in 2
this State. 3
8. The employer of a person who is described in subsection 4 4
and who is not required in his or her professional or occupational 5
capacity to be licensed, certified or endorsed in this State must, upon 6
initial employment of the person: 7
(a) Inform the person, in writing or by electronic 8
communication, of his or her duty as a mandatory reporter pursuant 9
to this section; 10
(b) Obtain a written acknowledgment or electronic record from 11
the person that he or she has been informed of his or her duty 12
pursuant to this section; and 13
(c) Maintain a copy of the written acknowledgment or electronic 14
record for as long as the person is employed by the employer. 15
9. Before a person may serve as a volunteer at a public school 16
or private school, the school must: 17
(a) Inform the person, in writing or by electronic 18
communication, of his or her duty as a mandatory reporter pursuant 19
to this section and NRS 392.303; 20
(b) Obtain a written acknowledgment or electronic record from 21
the person that he or she has been informed of his or her duty 22
pursuant to this section and NRS 392.303; and 23
(c) Maintain a copy of the written acknowledgment or electronic 24
record for as long as the person serves as a volunteer at the school. 25
10. The provisions of subsection 8 do not apply to the 26
employer of a person practicing as an emergency medical 27
technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic in 28
this State under the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services 29
Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact ratified by NRS 450B.145. 30
11. As used in this section: 31
(a) “Private school” has the meaning ascribed to it in 32
NRS 394.103. 33
(b) “Public school” has the meaning ascribed to it in 34
NRS 385.007. 35
Sec. 18. NRS 458.033 is hereby amended to read as follows: 36
458.033 1. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations: 37
(a) Providing for the certification of substance use disorder 38
prevention coalitions; and 39
(b) Establishing requirements governing the membership of and 40
geographic region served by substance use disorder prevention 41
coalitions. The regulations adopted pursuant to this paragraph must 42
align with nationally recognized standards for substance use 43
disorder prevention coalitions and must provide that a geographic 44
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region may be served by more than one substance use disorder 1
prevention coalition. 2
2. A certified substance use disorder prevention coalition shall: 3
(a) Advise the Department of Health and Human Services and 4
the Division concerning: 5
(1) The needs of adults and children in the geographic region 6
served by the coalition concerning the prevention of substance 7
misuse and substance use disorders in the geographic region; 8
(2) Any progress, problems or plans relating to the provision 9
of services for the prevention of substance misuse and substance use 10
disorders and methods for improving the provision of such services 11
in the geographic region served by the coalition; 12
(3) Identified gaps in services for the prevention of substance 13
misuse and substance use disorders and recommendations for 14
addressing those gaps; and 15
(4) Priorities for allocating resources to support and develop 16
services for the prevention of substance misuse and substance use 17
disorders in the geographic region served by the coalition. 18
(b) Convene interested persons and entities to promote the use 19
of evidence-based strategies to address needs concerning services 20
for the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders 21
and improve such services in the geographic region served by the 22
coalition. 23
(c) Coordinate and share information with other certified 24
substance use disorder prevention coalitions to provide 25
recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services 26
and the Division concerning services for the prevention of substance 27
misuse and substance use disorders. 28
(d) Implement, in coordination with the Department of Health 29
and Human Services, the Division, other certified substance use 30
disorder prevention coalitions and other interested persons and 31
entities, statewide efforts for the prevention of substance misuse and 32
substance use disorders. 33
(e) Coordinate with persons and entities in this State who 34
provide services related to the prevention of substance misuse and 35
substance use disorders to increase the awareness of such services 36
and reduce duplication of efforts. 37
(f) In consultation with other persons and entities in this State 38
who provide services related to the prevention of substance use 39
disorders, submit an annual report to the regional behavioral health 40
policy board for the geographic region served by the substance use 41
disorder prevention coalition. The report must include, without 42
limitation: 43
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(1) Identification of the specific needs of the geographic 1
region served by the coalition concerning the prevention of 2
substance misuse and substance use disorders; 3
(2) A description of methods that the coalition uses to collect 4
and analyze data concerning: 5
(I) Substance misuse and substance use disorders in the 6
geographic region served by the coalition; and 7
(II) Gaps in services related to the prevention of 8
substance misuse and substance use disorders and the need for 9
additional services in that region; 10
(3) The strategies used by the coalition and the results of 11
those strategies; 12
(4) The goals of the coalition for the immediately preceding 13
year and the degree to which the coalition achieved those goals; and 14
(5) The goals of the coalition for the immediately following 15
year and the long-term goals of the coalition. 16
(g) Employ or enter into contracts with certified prevention 17
specialists as necessary to perform or facilitate the activities 18
described in paragraphs (a) to (f), inclusive. 19
3. The Division shall collaborate with and utilize certified 20
substance use disorder prevention coalitions as the primary local and 21
regional entities to coordinate programs and strategies for the 22
prevention of substance use disorders in this State. 23
4. As used in this section: 24
(a) “Behavioral health region” has the meaning ascribed to it in 25
NRS 433.426. 26
(b) “Certified prevention specialist” has the meaning ascribed 27
to it in section 1 of this act. 28
(c) “Substance use disorder prevention coalition” means a 29
coalition of persons and entities who possess knowledge and 30
experience related to the prevention of substance misuse and 31
substance use disorders in a region of this State. 32
Sec. 19. NRS 632.472 is hereby amended to read as follows: 33
632.472 1. The following persons shall report in writing to 34
the Executive Director of the Board any conduct of a licensee or 35
holder of a certificate which constitutes a violation of the provisions 36
of this chapter: 37
(a) Any physician, dentist, dental hygienist, expanded function 38
dental assistant, naprapath, chiropractic physician, optometrist, 39
podiatric physician, medical examiner, resident, intern, professional 40
or practical nurse, nursing assistant, medication aide - certified, 41
perfusionist, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 42
633 of NRS, anesthesiologist assistant, psychiatrist, psychologist, 43
marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor, 44
alcohol or drug counselor, certified prevention specialist, peer 45
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recovery support specialist, peer recovery support specialist 1
supervisor, music therapist, holder of a license or limited license 2
issued pursuant to chapter 653 of NRS, driver of an ambulance, 3
paramedic or other person providing medical services licensed or 4
certified to practice in this State. 5
(b) Any personnel of a medical facility or facility for the 6
dependent engaged in the admission, examination, care or treatment 7
of persons or an administrator, manager or other person in charge of 8
a medical facility or facility for the dependent upon notification by a 9
member of the staff of the facility. 10
(c) A coroner. 11
(d) Any person who maintains or is employed by an agency to 12
provide personal care services in the home. 13
(e) Any person who operates, who is employed by or who 14
contracts to provide services for an intermediary service 15
organization as defined in NRS 449.4304. 16
(f) Any person who maintains or is employed by an agency to 17
provide nursing in the home. 18
(g) Any employee of the Department of Health and Human 19
Services. 20
(h) Any employee of a law enforcement agency or a county’s 21
office for protective services or an adult or juvenile probation 22
officer. 23
(i) Any person who maintains or is employed by a facility or 24
establishment that provides care for older persons. 25
(j) Any person who maintains, is employed by or serves as a 26
volunteer for an agency or service which advises persons regarding 27
the abuse, neglect or exploitation of an older person and refers them 28
to persons and agencies where their requests and needs can be met. 29
(k) Any social worker. 30
(l) Any person who operates or is employed by a community 31
health worker pool or with whom a community health worker pool 32
contracts to provide the services of a community health worker, as 33
defined in NRS 449.0027. 34
2. Every physician who, as a member of the staff of a medical 35
facility or facility for the dependent, has reason to believe that a 36
nursing assistant or medication aide - certified has engaged in 37
conduct which constitutes grounds for the denial, suspension or 38
revocation of a certificate shall notify the superintendent, manager 39
or other person in charge of the facility. The superintendent, 40
manager or other person in charge shall make a report as required in 41
subsection 1. 42
3. A report may be filed by any other person. 43
4. Any person who in good faith reports any violation of the 44
provisions of this chapter to the Executive Director of the Board 45
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pursuant to this section is immune from civil liability for reporting 1
the violation. 2
5. As used in this section: 3
(a) “Agency to provide personal care services in the home” has 4
the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0021. 5
(b) “Certified prevention specialist” has the meaning ascribed 6
to it in section 1 of this act. 7
(c) “Community health worker pool” has the meaning ascribed 8
to it in NRS 449.0028. 9
(d) “Peer recovery support specialist” has the meaning ascribed 10
to it in NRS 433.627. 11
[(d)] (e) “Peer recovery support specialist supervisor” has the 12
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.629. 13
Sec. 20. NRS 641.029 is hereby amended to read as follows: 14
641.029 The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: 15
1. A physician who is licensed to practice in this State; 16
2. A person who is licensed to practice dentistry in this State; 17
3. A person who is licensed as a marriage and family therapist 18
or marriage and family therapist intern pursuant to chapter 641A of 19
NRS; 20
4. A person who is licensed as a clinical professional counselor 21
or clinical professional counselor intern pursuant to chapter 641A of 22
NRS; 23
5. A person who is licensed to engage in social work pursuant 24
to chapter 641B of NRS; 25
6. A person who is licensed as an occupational therapist or 26
occupational therapy assistant pursuant to chapter 640A of NRS; 27
7. A person who is licensed as a clinical alcohol and drug 28
counselor, licensed or certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or 29
certified as an alcohol and drug counselor intern, a clinical alcohol 30
and drug counselor intern, a problem gambling counselor or a 31
problem gambling counselor intern, pursuant to chapter 641C of 32
NRS; 33
8. A person who serves as a certified prevention specialist or 34
provides or supervises the provision of peer recovery support 35
services in accordance with the provisions of NRS 433.622 to 36
433.641, inclusive [;] , and section 1 of this act. 37
9. A person who is licensed as a behavior analyst or an 38
assistant behavior analyst or registered as a registered behavior 39
technician pursuant to chapter 641D of NRS, while engaged in the 40
practice of applied behavior analysis as defined in NRS 641D.080; 41
or 42
10. Any member of the clergy, 43
if such a person does not commit an act described in NRS 44
641.440 or represent himself or herself as a psychologist. 45
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Sec. 21. NRS 641B.040 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
641B.040 The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: 2
1. A physician who is licensed to practice in this State; 3
2. A nurse who is licensed to practice in this State; 4
3. A person who is licensed as a psychologist pursuant to 5
chapter 641 of NRS or authorized to practice psychology in this 6
State pursuant to the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact 7
enacted in NRS 641.227; 8
4. A person who is licensed as a marriage and family therapist 9
or marriage and family therapist intern pursuant to chapter 641A of 10
NRS; 11
5. A person who is licensed as a clinical professional counselor 12
or clinical professional counselor intern pursuant to chapter 641A of 13
NRS; 14
6. A person who is licensed as an occupational therapist or 15
occupational therapy assistant pursuant to chapter 640A of NRS; 16
7. A person who is licensed as a clinical alcohol and drug 17
counselor, licensed or certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or 18
certified as a clinical alcohol and drug counselor intern, an alcohol 19
and drug counselor intern, a problem gambling counselor or a 20
problem gambling counselor intern, pursuant to chapter 641C of 21
NRS; 22
8. A person who serves as a certified prevention specialist or 23
provides or supervises the provision of peer recovery support 24
services in accordance with NRS 433.622 to 433.641, inclusive [;] , 25
and section 1 of this act. 26
9. Any member of the clergy; 27
10. A county welfare director; 28
11. Any person who may engage in social work or clinical 29
social work in his or her regular governmental employment but does 30
not hold himself or herself out to the public as a social worker; or 31
12. A student of social work and any other person preparing for 32
the profession of social work under the supervision of a qualified 33
social worker in a training institution or facility recognized by the 34
Board, unless the student or other person has been issued a 35
provisional license pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 36
641B.275. Such a student must be designated by the title “student of 37
social work” or “trainee in social work,” or any other title which 38
clearly indicates the student’s training status. 39
Sec. 22. NRS 641C.130 is hereby amended to read as follows: 40
641C.130 The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: 41
1. A physician who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of 42
chapter 630 or 633 of NRS; 43
2. A nurse who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 44
632 of NRS and is authorized by the State Board of Nursing to 45
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engage in the practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other 1
substance use disorders or the practice of counseling persons with 2
an addictive disorder related to gambling; 3
3. A psychologist who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of 4
chapter 641 of NRS or authorized to practice psychology in this 5
State pursuant to the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact 6
enacted in NRS 641.227; 7
4. A clinical professional counselor or clinical professional 8
counselor intern who is licensed pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS; 9
5. A marriage and family therapist or marriage and family 10
therapist intern who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 11
641A of NRS and is authorized by the Board of Examiners for 12
Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional 13
Counselors to engage in the practice of counseling persons with 14
alcohol and other substance use disorders or the practice of 15
counseling persons with an addictive disorder related to gambling; 16
6. A person who is: 17
(a) Licensed as: 18
(1) A clinical social worker pursuant to the provisions of 19
chapter 641B of NRS; or 20
(2) A master social worker or an independent social worker 21
pursuant to the provisions of chapter 641B of NRS and is engaging 22
in clinical social work as part of an internship program approved by 23
the Board of Examiners for Social Workers; and 24
(b) Authorized by the Board of Examiners for Social Workers to 25
engage in the practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other 26
substance use disorders or the practice of counseling persons with 27
an addictive disorder related to gambling; or 28
7. A person who serves as a certified prevention specialist or 29
provides or supervises the provision of peer recovery support 30
services in accordance with NRS 433.622 to 433.641, inclusive [.] , 31
and section 1 of this act. 32
Sec. 23. Section 37 of chapter 444, Statutes of Nevada 2021, 33
at page 2836, is hereby amended to read as follows: 34
Sec. 37. 1. This section becomes effective upon 35
passage and approval. 36
2. Sections 18.5, 19, 20 and 32 of this act become 37
effective on July 1, 2021. 38
3. Sections 1 to 3, inclusive, 5 to 8, inclusive, 15 to 17, 39
inclusive, 20.3 to 31, inclusive, and 33 to 36, inclusive, of this 40
act become effective: 41
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of 42
adopting regulations and performing any other preparatory 43
administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the 44
provisions of this act; and 45
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(b) On January 1, 2022, for all other purposes. 1
4. Sections 4, 9 to 14, inclusive, 18 and 31.5 of this act 2
become effective on the date on which the Nevada 3
Certification Board, or its successor organization, ceases 4
certifying certified prevention specialists, peer recovery 5
support specialists or peer recovery support specialist 6
supervisors. 7
5. Sections 10 and 11 of this act expire by limitation on 8
the date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring 9
each state to establish procedures under which the state has 10
authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of 11
professional, occupational and recreational licenses of 12
persons who: 13
(a) Have failed to comply with the subpoena or warrant 14
relating to a proceeding to determine the paternity of a child 15
or to establish or enforce an obligation for the support of a 16
child; or 17
(b) Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or 18
more children, 19
are repealed by the Congress of the United States. 20
Sec. 24. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of this act to the 21
contrary, any natural person who is less than 18 years of age, will be 22
at least 16 years of age on January 1, 2026, and provides peer 23
recovery support services as a regular part of his or her job duties on 24
or before July 1, 2025, may continue to do so under conditions other 25
than those specified by the Nevada Certification Board or its 26
successor organization as described in paragraph (a) of subsection 2 27
of NRS 433.631, as amended by section 7 of this act, until 28
December 31, 2025. Such a natural person who remains less than 29
18 years of age must comply with those conditions on or after 30
January 1, 2026. 31
2. Notwithstanding any provision of this act to the contrary, a 32
natural person who holds a valid certification as a certified 33
prevention specialist issued by the Nevada Certification Board or its 34
successor organization on the date on which that organization ceases 35
certifying certified prevention specialists may hold himself or 36
herself out as a certified prevention specialist without being certified 37
by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department 38
of Health and Human Services until 6 months after the date on 39
which the Division begins certifying certified prevention specialists 40
pursuant to the regulations adopted by the State Board of Health 41
pursuant to NRS 433.632, as amended by section 9 of this act. To 42
hold himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist after 43
that date, the natural person must obtain a certificate from the 44
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Division as required by NRS 433.631, as amended by section 8 of 1
this act. 2
3. As used in this section, “certified prevention specialist” has 3
the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of this act. 4
Sec. 25. NRS 433.623 is hereby repealed. 5
Sec. 26. 1. This section and sections 1, 2, 4 to 7, inclusive, 6
and 13 to 25, inclusive, of this act become effective on July 1, 2025. 7
2. Sections 3 and 8 to 12, inclusive, of this act become 8
effective on the date on which the Nevada Certification Board, or its 9
successor organization, ceases certifying certified prevention 10
specialists, peer recovery support specialists or peer recovery 11
support specialist supervisors. 12
3. Sections 10 and 11 of this act expire by limitation on the 13
date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring each state 14
to establish procedures under which the state has authority to 15
withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, 16
occupational and recreational licenses of persons who: 17
(a) Have failed to comply with the subpoena or warrant relating 18
to a proceeding to determine the paternity of a child or to establish 19
or enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or 20
(b) Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more 21
children, 22
are repealed by the Congress of the United States. 23
TEXT OF REPEALED SECTION
433.623 “Adult” defined. “Adult” means a natural person
who is 18 years of age or older.
H