2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 439 Administration of Public Health
NRS 439.610 Board of Trustees of Fund: Creation; membership; election of Chair; meetings; quorum; compensation of members; administrative support.

NRS 439.610 Board of Trustees of Fund: Creation; membership; election of Chair; meetings; quorum; compensation of members; administrative support.

1. The Board of Trustees of the Trust Fund for Public Health is hereby created.

2. The Board consists of 11 members composed of:

(a) The Administrator or a designee of the Administrator.

(b) The State Health Officer or a designee of the State Health Officer.

(c) The Chair of the Nevada Commission on Aging or a designee of the Chair.

(d) The Chair of the State Board of Health or a designee of the Chair.

(e) The Chair of the Advisory Board on Maternal and Child Health or a designee of the Chair.

(f) The superintendent of schools of the school district in this State that has the highest number of enrolled pupils or a designee of that superintendent.

(g) The county health officers of the two most populous counties in this State.

(h) One member appointed by the Nevada Association of Counties, or its successor, who serves as a county health officer in a rural area of this State.

(i) A representative of the University of Nevada School of Medicine appointed by the Dean of the School of Medicine.

(j) One member appointed by the Governor who possesses knowledge, skill and experience in providing health care services.

3. The term of a member of the Board who is appointed pursuant to paragraph (h), (i) or (j) of subsection 2 is 4 years.

4. The Board shall annually elect a Chair from among its members. The Board shall meet at least quarterly. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum, and a majority of those present must concur in any decision.

5. Each member of the Board serves without compensation. While engaged in the business of the Board, each member is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. The per diem allowance and travel expenses of:

(a) A member of the Board who is an officer or employee of this State or a local government thereof must be paid by the state agency or the local government.

(b) Any other member of the Board must be paid from the interest and income earned on the money in the Trust Fund.

6. Each member of the Board who is an officer or employee of this State or a local government must be relieved from his or her duties without loss of his or her regular compensation so that the officer or employee may perform his or her duties relating to the Board in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or local government shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Board to:

(a) Make up the time he or she is absent from work to fulfill his or her obligations as a member of the Board; or

(b) Take annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.

7. The Health Division shall provide such administrative support to the Board as is required to carry out the duties of the Board.

(Added to NRS by 1999, 2762)