Nevada § 449.280 - Duties of State Department

§ 449.280. Duties of State Department

In carrying out the purposes of NRS 449.250 to 449.430 , inclusive, the State Department is authorized and directed: 1. To require such reports, make such inspections and investigations, and prescribe

such regulations as it deems necessary. 2. To provide such methods of administration, appoint all necessary officers and other

personnel and take such other action as may be necessary to comply with the requirements

of NRS 449.250 to 449.430 , inclusive, the Federal Act and the regulations thereunder. 3. To procure in its discretion the temporary or intermittent services of experts

or consultants, by contract, when such services are to be performed on a part-time

or fee-for-service basis and do not involve the performance of administrative duties. 4. To the extent that it considers desirable to effectuate the purposes of NRS 449.250 to 449.430 , inclusive, to enter into agreements for the utilization of the facilities and services

of other departments, agencies and institutions, public or private. 5. To accept on behalf of the State and to deposit with the State Treasurer in appropriate

accounts in the Department of Health and Human Services' Gift Fund any grant, gift

or contribution made to assist in meeting the cost of carrying out the purposes of NRS 449.250 to 449.430 , inclusive, and to expend the same for such purposes. 6. To do all other things on behalf of the State necessary or advisable to obtain

the maximum benefits available under the Federal Act. 7. All claims must be approved by the Health Officer before they are paid.