Technical bulletin, workshops provide details on bills passed during 2017 legislative session During its session earlier this year, the Nevada Legislature passed several laws that affect child care providers in Nevada. Details on these bills are outlined in a Technical Bulletin posted below. The following bullet points summarize these bills:
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Technical bulletin explains new law about star ratings, staffing issues for certain facilities8/30/2017 SB 482 was signed in June, takes effect Jan. 1, 2018 In June, Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law SB 482, which establishes several new requirements regarding specific facility types regulated by the Nevada Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC). This includes star rating systems and posting of facility ratings, and staffing committees and processes. For full details on how SB 482 affects your facility, please read the attached Technical Bulletin.
Position to be filled by industry member from Northern Nevada The Personal Care Agencies Advisory Council (PCA-AC) is recruiting a member from the industry in Northern Nevada to serve as co-chair.
The PCA-AC works with the Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) and with personal care service providers to explore ways to reduce costs to facilities while ensuring delivery of quality personal care agency services to clients. Through the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC), the PCA-AC’s recommendations are taken to the State Board of Health and considered when making regulations and other decisions that affect the industry and ultimately the citizens of Nevada. The current members of the PCA-AC are:
PCA-AC members must be an employee of a currently licensed Nevada personal care agency. To apply, submit your resume or biography to [email protected] by Sept. 1, 2017. More information about the PCA-AC is at the HCQC Advisory Councils website. Recall of PharmaTech products is due to contamination with Burkholderia cepaci The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is alerting clinicians about updated product recall information regarding drug and dietary supplements manufactured by PharmaTech. The previous recall of Diocto Liquid and Diocto Syrup has been expanded to include all liquid drug products and dietary supplements manufactured by PharmaTech and distributed by Rugby, Leader Brand and Major Pharmaceuticals. The recall is due to risk of product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia and the potential for human infection.
The product recall notice and list of products can be found here: Recall of all Liquid Products Manufactured by Pharmatech LLC and Distributed by Leader Brand, Major Pharmaceuticals, and Rugby Laboratories. The FDA press release about the recall can be found here: FDA warns of potential contamination in multiple brands of drugs, dietary supplement SB 71 affects psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric residential treatment facilities in Nevada Effective immediately, all state-licensed psychiatric hospitals that provide inpatient services to children must conduct background checks on employees, employees of temporary employment service agencies working at the facility, and independent contractors, in accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) and Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 449. Previously, only psychiatric hospitals that provided residential services to children had to conduct these background checks, but this requirement has been expanded to include inpatient services to children with the passage of Senate Bill 71 during the 2017 session of the Nevada Legislature. Psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF) were also added as a facility type that must conduct background checks in accordance with NRS and NAC Chapter 449.
All facilities impacted by this memo must use the Nevada Automated Background Check System (NABS) to conduct the background checks. Instructions for Getting Set Up to Conduct Background Checks in Accordance with NRS Chapter 449
Voices are sought from Northern Nevada for-profit and family care industry The Child Care Advisory Committee (CCAC) is seeking a Northern Nevada for-profit representative and a Northern Nevada family care representative. These two members will be voting members of the CCAC, which meets quarterly and provides advisory recommendations to the administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, who takes the recommendations to the State Board of Health. The committee makes recommendations about educational strategies, revision and creation of regulations, complaint processes, methods or structures for fines and fees, and other issues. Members serve terms of two or three years and may serve two consecutive terms. For more information, visit the CCAC web page. Download an application by clicking the file below. Applications are due Sept. 15, 2017.
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AuthorThe Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) licenses medical and other health facilities, child care facilities and personnel, and medical laboratories and personnel in Nevada. HCQC also conducts compliance surveys and takes complaints. Archives
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