Nevada § 396.907 - Area Health Education Center Program: Establishment; duties; use of gifts and other money
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 396.907 — Area Health Education Center Program: Establishment; duties; use of gifts and other money, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 396.907. Area Health Education Center Program: Establishment; duties; use of gifts and other money
1. The Area Health Education Center Program is hereby established within the University
of Nevada School of Medicine to support education and training programs for students
studying to become practitioners, or residents or practitioners who will provide or
are providing health care services in medically underserved areas in this state, including
urban and rural areas. The Area Health Education Center Program shall: (a) Assist the area health education centers within Nevada in providing: (1) Career opportunities in health care; (2) Information to practitioners and other providers of health care; (3) Continuing education for practitioners and other providers of health care; and (4) Stipends for the education and training of students studying to become practitioners
and residents who will provide or who are providing health care services in medically
underserved areas in this state; (b) Assess and develop training programs concerning the appropriate curriculum for
primary care and other priority health care services; (c) Enhance the training programs in primary care by providing additional entry-level
positions and faculty to increase the availability of practitioners and other providers
of health care; (d) Increase the percentage of medical students committing to residencies and careers
in primary care; (e) Provide a greater percentage of primary care residents to medically underserved
areas in this state; (f) Develop and enhance training programs necessary to address the primary health
care needs of persons in this state; and (g) Establish interdisciplinary opportunities for education and training for practitioners
and other providers of health care. 2. Any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money received by the Area
Health Education Center Program may be used to carry out the provisions of this section. 3. As used in this section, “ practitioner ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439A.0195 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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