NAC458.118. Criteria for certification and receipt of funding; amendment of criteria.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Health Division may only certify and provide funding for programs that provide services in accordance with the criteria of the Health Division.

     2. The Health Division may amend the criteria of the Health Division if:

     (a) The staff of the Bureau submits a written proposed amendment to the Health Division to change the criteria of the Health Division based upon:

          (1) A review by the staff of the Bureau of any changes made to:

               (I) Any nationally recognized criteria for the prevention or treatment of substance-related disorders; and

               (II) The requirements for federal funding of programs; or

          (2) A request by the Advisory Board or any member of a provider group or the public for a change to the criteria of the Health Division;

     (b) The proposed amendment is placed on the agenda for the next scheduled meeting of the Advisory Board and heard in accordance with the requirements for meetings of state and local agencies set forth in chapter 241 of NRS;

     (c) The Advisory Board approves the amendment proposed by the staff of the Bureau and recommends to the Administrator that he or she amend the criteria of the Health Division; and

     (d) The Administrator approves the amendment recommended by the Advisory Board.

     3. The staff of the Bureau shall send notice of a meeting of the Advisory Board to hear an amendment to the criteria of the Health Division to each known alcohol and drug abuse program which operates in this State for the prevention or treatment of substance-related disorders and to each person or organization requesting such notification.

     4. If the Administrator of the Health Division approves any changes to the criteria of the Health Division, the changes must be:

     (a) Published in the Administrative Manual of the Bureau;

     (b) Posted on the Internet at http://health2k.state.nv.us/BADA/; and

     (c) Mailed to each certified alcohol and drug abuse program which operates in this State for the prevention or treatment of substance-related disorders.

     5. If the Health Division amends the criteria of the Health Division in accordance with this section before an operator is required to recertify a program, the Health Division shall not require the operator to recertify the program to comply with the amended criteria of the Health Division before the date required for recertification of the program. The Health Division may require the operator to:

     (a) Revise the policies and procedures of the program to comply with the amended criteria of the Health Division before the operator is required to recertify the program; and

     (b) Submit to the Health Division a copy of the manual containing the revised policies and procedures.

     6. As used in this section, “Advisory Board” means the board created by the Administrator to advise the Bureau.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R120-04, eff. 10-5-2004)