Nevada AB 461: Makes an appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General for the cost of replacing standard glass windows and doors with ballistic glass and frames at the Carson City office. (BDR S-1060)

Bill Text

- 83rd Session (2025)
Assembly Bill No. 461–Assemblymembers
Orentlicher and Backus

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AN ACT relating to powers of attorney; requiring the Department of
Health and Human Services, acting through the Aging and
Disability Services Division of the Department, to conduct a
program to educate and inform residents of this State
concerning planning for long-term care; requesting the
Guardianship Commission created by the Nevada Supreme
Court to study and make recommendations relating to the
Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the Aging and Disability Services Division of the
Department of Health and Human Services to provide certain services to aging
persons and persons with disabilities. (Chapters 427A and 435 of NRS) Section 60
of this bill requires the Department, through the Division, to conduct a program to
educate and inform residents of this State concerning planning for long-term care.
Existing law sets forth provisions governing durable powers of attorney for
health care decisions. (NRS 162A.700-162A.870) Under existing law, a person
may create an advance health-care directive, which existing law defines as a power
of attorney for health care, by using a form set forth in the Uniform Health-Care
Decisions Act. (NRS 162A.715, 162A.855) Existing law also contains definitions
from the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act of “guardian,” “health care” and
“nursing home.” Section 80.5 of this bill requests that the Guardianship
Commission created by the Nevada Supreme Court: (1) examine the remaining
provisions of the Uniform Act and the implementation of the Act in other
jurisdictions; and (2) make recommendations to the Joint Interim Standing
Committee on Health and Human Services concerning the potential enactment of
the Uniform Act in this State.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Sections 1-59 and 59.5. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 60. Chapter 427A of NRS is hereby amended by adding
thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The Department, through the Division, shall conduct a
program to:
(a) Develop and carry out a public awareness campaign to
provide information to the public about the importance of
planning for long-term care that provides information relevant to
the changing demographics of this State. A public awareness

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campaign carried out pursuant to this paragraph must engage
with various forms of media, including, without limitation,
television and digital platforms, to ensure the campaign reaches a
wide audience throughout this State.
(b) Create and maintain on the Internet website of the Division
comprehensive information on the resources and tools available to
residents of this State to assist residents of this State with planning
for long-term care.
(c) Coordinate with financial planners, providers of health
care, insurance companies and community organizations to
provide throughout this State workshops, seminars and
educational sessions that provide information on planning for
long-term care.
(d) Prepare planning guides, brochures and other printed
material and make such material available to the public,
community centers and other relevant organizations that may
distribute such materials to residents of this State. The materials
prepared and made available pursuant to this paragraph must
incorporate a range of educational material, including electronic
and physical materials, that offer detailed information about
options for long-term care, tools for planning for long-term care
and financial assistance with long-term care that is available to
residents of this State.
2. In carrying out the provisions of subsection 1, the
Department, through the Division, shall:
(a) Incorporate best practices from other states and engage a
diverse range of stakeholders, including, without limitation,
financial planners, providers of health care, insurance companies,
senior advocacy groups, nonprofit and grassroots organizations,
and local government agencies that work with the elderly
population in this State, with an emphasis on engaging with
organizations with significant connections to the elderly
population in this State and have a thorough understanding of the
unique needs and challenges experienced by different segments of
the elderly population in this State.
(b) Address specific demographic segments within the elderly
population in this State, including, without limitation, persons
who are not proficient in the English language, veterans and
residents of rural communities, to ensure the inclusivity and
accessibility of resources.
3. The Department, through the Division, may implement the
provisions of subsection 1 in phases, with initial priority given to
areas of this State wi