Nevada § 433.736 - Requirements and procedure for statewide needs assessment

§ 433.736. Requirements and procedure for statewide needs assessment

1. A statewide needs assessment conducted by the Department, in consultation with

the Office, pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 433.734 must: (a) Be evidence-based and use information from damages reports created by experts

as part of the litigation described in subsection 1 of NRS 433.732 . (b) Include an analysis of the impacts of opioid use and opioid use disorder on this

State that uses quantitative and qualitative data concerning this State and the regions,

counties and Native American tribes in this State to determine the risk factors that

contribute to opioid use, the use of substances and the rates of opioid use disorder,

other substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders among residents of this State. (c) Focus on health equity and identifying disparities across all racial and ethnic

populations, geographic regions and special populations in this State. (d) Take into account the resources of state, regional, local and tribal agencies

and nonprofit organizations, including, without limitation, any money recovered or

anticipated to be recovered by county, local or tribal governmental agencies through

judgments or settlements resulting from litigation concerning the manufacture, distribution,

sale or marketing of opioids, and the programs currently existing in each geographic

region of this State to address opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders. (e) Based on the information and analyses described in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive,

establish priorities for the use of the funds described in subsection 1 of NRS 433.732 . Such priorities must include, without limitation, priorities related to the prevention

of overdoses, addressing disparities in access to health care and the prevention of

substance use among youth. 2. When conducting a needs assessment, the Department, in consultation with the Office,

shall: (a) Use community-based participatory research methods or similar methods to conduct

outreach to groups impacted by the use of opioids, opioid use disorder and other substance

use disorders, including, without limitation: (1) Persons and families impacted by the use of opioids and other substances; (2) Providers of treatment for opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders; (3) Substance use disorder prevention coalitions; (4) Communities of persons in recovery from opioid use disorder and other substance

use disorders; (5) Providers of services to reduce the harms caused by opioid use disorder and other

substance use disorders; (6) Persons involved in the child welfare system; (7) Providers of social services; (8) Faith-based organizations; (9) Providers of health care and entities that provide health care services; and (10) Members of diverse communities disproportionately impacted by opioid use and

opioid use disorder; and (b) Conduct outreach to governmental agencies who interact with persons or groups

impacted by the use of opioids, opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders,

including, without limitation: (1) The Office of the Attorney General, the Department of Public Safety, the Department

of Corrections, courts, juvenile justice agencies and other governmental agencies

involved in law enforcement or criminal justice; (2) Agencies which provide child welfare services and other governmental agencies

involved in the child welfare system; and (3) Public health agencies.