Nevada Revised Statutes 458.125 – Requests for proposals; advancement of initial costs; staffing of Division
1. The Division shall prepare requests for proposals for the provision by treatment providers of:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 458.125
- Division: means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 458.010
- Treatment provider: means a public or private agency, residential treatment center, facility for the treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders, voluntary organization which is certified by the Division or a practitioner licensed or certified pursuant to chapter 641, 641A, 641B or 641C of NRS. See Nevada Revised Statutes 458.010
(a) Residential treatment of adolescents with substance use disorders;
(b) Outpatient treatment of adolescents with substance use disorders;
(c) Comprehensive evaluations of adolescents with problems relating to substance use disorders or mental illness, or both; and
(d) Transitional housing for adolescents with substance use disorders.
2. Upon accepting a proposal submitted in accordance with this section, the Division may advance not more than 8 percent of the amount of the proposal to the treatment provider that submitted the proposal to help defray the costs of starting the provision of the services, including, without limitation, the cost of beds, equipment and rental space for expansion.
3. The Division shall establish such requirements for the requests for proposals as it determines necessary.
4. The Division shall hire, to the extent of legislative authorization, such staff as it determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 458.131.