Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 444 > Public Institutions
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- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Division: means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 444.002
- health authority: means the officers and agents of the Division or the officers and agents of the local boards of health. See Nevada Revised Statutes 444.003
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.