Nevada § 396.7935 Duties

Nevada Statutes

§ 396.7935 — Duties

Nevada § 396.7935

Title 34EDUCATION

Ch. 396Nevada

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF NEVADA

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 396.7935 (2026).

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1. If established, the Center shall:

(a)Establish a behavioral health workforce development consortium. The consortium must consist of:

(1)Institutions within the System;

(2)Providers of behavioral health care;

(3)The Department of Education and school districts;

(4)State and local law enforcement agencies;

(5)Consumers of behavioral health care;

(6)Family members of consumers of behavioral health care;

(7)Hospitals and other facilities that provide behavioral health care;

(8)The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Services, the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and other relevant agencies of this State selected by the Center;

(9)Sites that provide internships for providers of behavioral health care;

(10)Representatives of memb

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1. If established, the Center shall:
(a) Establish a behavioral health workforce development consortium. The consortium must consist of:
(1) Institutions within the System;
(2) Providers of behavioral health care;
(3) The Department of Education and school districts;
(4) State and local law enforcement agencies;
(5) Consumers of behavioral health care;
(6) Family members of consumers of behavioral health care;
(7) Hospitals and other facilities that provide behavioral health care;
(8) The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Services, the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and other relevant agencies of this State selected by the Center;
(9) Sites that provide internships for providers of behavioral health care;
(10) Representatives of members of the Armed Forces of the United States and the National Guard who are on active duty, veterans and families of such members and veterans;
(11) Representatives of historically marginalized communities, including, without limitation:
(I) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons; and
(II) Persons of color;
(12) Representatives of persons with disabilities; and
(13) Other relevant persons and entities, as selected by the Center.
(b) Develop and implement a strategic plan for the recruitment, education and retention of a qualified, diverse and evolving behavioral health workforce in this State, with the highest priority placed on rural, frontier and underserved urban communities. The strategic plan must include, without limitation, plans for:
(1) Convening and organizing the members of the consortium created pursuant to paragraph (a) and other relevant persons and entities to develop and implement strategies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce in every behavioral health region of this State; and
(2) Performing the duties prescribed by NRS 396.7936 .
2. If established, the Center shall, under the direction of the consortium created pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, perform the duties prescribed in the strategic plan developed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1.
3. As used in this section, “veteran” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005 .