§ 232.475 — Duties; assistance and cooperation

Nevada § 232.475

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 18: STATE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
• Ch. 232: State

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1. In accomplishing its purposes, the Office shall:
(a) Provide a central source of information for the use of the public concerning health care services for members of minority groups and health care issues of interest to those members;
(b) Identify and use any available resources for the improvement of the quality of health care services for members of minority groups and for increased access to health care services for those members;
(c) Develop and coordinate plans and programs to improve the quality of health care services for members of minority groups and to increase access to health care services for those members, including, without limitation, plans and programs that primarily serve local communities;
(d) Research and make recommendations to the Public Health Resource Officer appointed pursuant to NRS 223.950 concerning strategies to address disparate health outcomes in:
(1) Communities of Black persons, Indigenous persons and persons of color resulting from systemic racism and structures of racial discrimination; and
(2) Rural communities and other underserved communities;
(e) Hold conferences and provide training concerning cultural diversity in the workplace for public and private entities that offer services in the field of health care, including, without limitation, providing recommendations and opportunities for training for such public and private entities to improve recruitment of members of minority groups;
(f) Whenever possible, incorporate the use of bilingual communication in its programs and activities;
(g) Publicize health care issues of interest to members of minority groups; and
(h) Develop and carry out such other programs and activities as the Office deems appropriate.
2. In carrying out the duties set forth in subsection 1, the Office may seek assistance from and cooperate with a public or private entity.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 2005, 2434 ; A 2021, 3651 )