2014 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities
NRS 427A.038 - Powers and duties.
1. The Commission shall:
(a) Determine and evaluate the needs of the older people of this state.
(b) Seek ways to avoid unnecessary duplication of services for older persons by public and private organizations in Nevada.
(c) Establish priorities for the work of the Division according to the most pressing needs of older persons as determined by the Commission.
(d) Promote programs that provide community-based services necessary to enable a frail elderly person, to the fullest extent possible, to remain in his or her home and be an integral part of his or her family and community.
2. The Commission may:
(a) Establish priorities for programs funded under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et § 1983, 544; A 1987, 975; 1989, 207)
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