Section 458.118 - Criteria for certification and receipt of funding; amendment of criteria1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Division may only certify and provide funding for programs that provide services in accordance with the criteria of the Division.2. The Division may amend the criteria of the Division if:(a) The staff of the Division submits a written proposed amendment to the Division to change the criteria of the Division based upon:(1) A review by the staff of the Division of any changes made to: (I) Any nationally recognized criteria for the prevention or treatment of substance-related disorders or co-occurring substance-related and mental health disorders;(II) The requirements for federal funding of programs; or(III) Any new evidence-based practice for the prevention or treatment of substance-related disorders or co-occurring substance-related and mental health disorders; 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 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 staff of the Division sends notice of the meeting of the Advisory Board to hear the proposed amendment to each program which operates in this State and to each person or organization requesting such notification;(d) The Advisory Board approves the amendment proposed by the staff of the Division and recommends to the Administrator that he or she amend the criteria of the Division; and(e) The Administrator approves the amendment recommended by the Advisory Board.3. If the Administrator of the Division approves any changes to the criteria of the Division, the changes must be: (a) Published in the Administrative Manual of the Division;(c) Provided to each program which operates in this State.4. If the Division amends the criteria of the Division in accordance with this section before an operator is required to recertify a program, the Division shall not require the operator to recertify the program to comply with the amended criteria of the Division before the date required for recertification of the program. The Division may require the operator to:(a) Revise the policies and procedures of the program to comply with the amended criteria of the Division before the operator is required to recertify the program; and(b) Submit to the Division a copy of the manual containing the revised policies and procedures.5. As used in this section, "Advisory Board" means the board created by the Administrator to advise the Division concerning services for the treatment and prevention of substance use disorders.Nev. Admin. Code § 458.118
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R120-04, eff. 10-5-2004; A by R104-14, eff. 10/27/2015; A by R117-22A, eff. 2/20/2023