Nevada § 218E.760 - Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs: General powers

§ 218E.760. Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs: General powers

1. The Committee may review, study and comment upon issues relating to senior citizens,

veterans and adults with special needs, including, without limitation: (a) Initiatives to ensure the financial and physical wellness of senior citizens,

veterans and adults with special needs; (b) The abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation and abandonment of senior citizens

and adults with special needs; (c) Public outreach and advocacy; (d) Programs for the provision of services to senior citizens, veterans and adults

with special needs in this State and methods to enhance such programs to ensure that

services are provided in the most appropriate setting; (e) Programs that provide services and care in the home which allow senior citizens

to remain at home and live independently instead of in institutional care; (f) The availability of useful information and data as needed for the State of Nevada

to effectively make decisions, plan budgets and monitor costs and outcomes of services

provided to senior citizens, veterans and adults with special needs; (g) Laws relating to the appointment of a guardian and the improvement of laws for

the protection of senior citizens and adults with special needs who have been appointed

a guardian, including, without limitation, the improvement of investigations relating

to guardianships and systems for monitoring guardianships; and (h) The improvement of facilities for long-term care in this State, including, without

limitation: (1) Reducing the number of persons placed in facilities for long-term care located

outside this State; (2) Creating units for acute care and long-term care to treat persons suffering from

dementia who exhibit behavioral problems; (3) Developing alternatives to placement in facilities for long-term care, including,

without limitation, units for long-term care located in other types of facilities,

and ensuring that such alternatives are available throughout this State for the treatment

of persons with psychological needs; and (4) Creating a program to provide follow-up care and to track the ongoing progress

of residents of facilities for long-term care. 2. The Committee may: (a) Review, study and comment upon matters relating to senior citizens, veterans and

adults with special needs; (b) Conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with its duties pursuant

to this section and exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140 , inclusive; (c) Request that the Legislative Counsel Bureau assist in the research, investigations,

hearings and studies of the Committee; and (d) Make recommendations to the Legislature concerning senior citizens, veterans and

adults with special needs. 3. The Committee shall, on or before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, submit

to the Director for transmittal to the next regular session a report concerning the

study conducted pursuant to subsection 1. 4. As used in this section, “facility for long-term care” has the meaning ascribed

to it in NRS 427A.028 .