Revises provisions governing regional behavioral health policy boards. (BDR 39-385)

Existing law divides this State into five behavioral health regions and creates a regional behavioral health policy board for each region. (NRS 433.428, 433.429) Existing law requires each policy board to perform certain duties related to the oversight of behavioral health services in the behavioral health region and make certain recommendations concerning such services. (NRS 433.4295) Section 2 of this bill authorizes a policy board to employ such staff as is necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the policy board. Section 2 requires the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to provide any additional personnel, facilities, equipment and supplies required by the policy board to perform its duties. Section 3 of this bill authorizes a policy board to: (1) enter into certain contracts and agreements; (2) apply for and accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests; and (3) award competitive grants to governmental entities and nonprofit organizations for the provision of behavioral health services. Section 3 also authorizes a policy board to participate in other activities as necessary to address the behavioral health needs of the behavioral health region, carry out its duties or improve behavioral health services in the behavioral health region. Section 3 additionally prescribes requirements governing the accounting of gifts, grants, donations and bequests accepted by a policy board. Section 4 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the proper placement of sections 2 and 3 in the Nevada Revised Statutes. Section 5 of this bill requires a policy board to: (1) coordinate with the Department to increase awareness of issues relating to behavioral health and avoid duplication of efforts; and (2) evaluate and monitor behavioral health services provided to recipients of Medicaid and recipients of insurance provided pursuant to the Children's Health Insurance Program by managed care organizations in the behavioral health region. Existing law establishes certain mental health consortiums within this State to develop and carry out a long-term strategic plan for the provision of mental health services to children with emotional disturbance in the jurisdiction of the consortium. (NRS 433B.333-433B.339) Under existing law, each mental health consortium is required to submit its long-term strategic plan to the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services. (NRS 433B.335) Section 6 of this bill requires each consortium to also submit its long-term strategic plan to each policy board whose behavioral health region is within the jurisdiction of the respective consortium. Section 3 authorizes a policy board to perform certain activities to carry out such a long-term strategic plan.