1. To the extent that money is available for this purpose, the Department shall establish and administer the Nevada Housing Crisis Response System.
2. The System must:
(a) Coordinate with social service agencies, local governments and nonprofit organizations to, as quickly as possible, identify, assess, refer and connect persons in crisis to housing, assistance and services, including, without limitation, emergency services, emergency shelters, interim housing and permanent housing.
(b) Provide and operate a system for responding to a crisis that is accessible by a person in crisis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays, through which a person in crisis may be identified, assessed, referred and connected to housing, assistance and services pursuant to paragraph (a).
(c) Provide education or information on how persons in crisis may access and use the System for responding to a crisis that is provided pursuant to paragraph (b).
(d) To prevent homelessness, develop prevention assistance programs that assist persons who are:
(1) Transient or at imminent risk of homelessness in:
(I) Preserving their current housing situation;
(II) Identifying housing arrangements as an alternative to their current housing situation; or
(III) Immediately finding housing arrangements for persons who are leaving a housing situation that is not safe; and
(2) Homeless in finding housing arrangements.
3. The System may perform any other action that:
(a) Assists persons in crisis; and
(b) Helps prevent or address homelessness in this State.
4. The Department may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 422A.690, including, without limitation, regulations requiring a person or entity that accepts money from the Department or a division thereof to participate in the System.
5. As used in this section, "person in crisis" means a person who is transient, at imminent risk of homelessness or homeless.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 833)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services
NRS 422A.005 - "Administrator" defined.
NRS 422A.015 - "Children’s Health Insurance Program" defined.
NRS 422A.020 - "Department" defined.
NRS 422A.025 - "Director" defined.
NRS 422A.030 - "Division" defined.
NRS 422A.035 - "Division of Health Care Financing and Policy" defined.
NRS 422A.037 - "Division of Public and Behavioral Health" defined.
NRS 422A.045 - "Low-Income Home Energy Assistance" defined.
NRS 422A.050 - "Medicaid" defined.
NRS 422A.055 - "Program for Child Care and Development" defined.
NRS 422A.060 - "Program for the Enforcement of Child Support" defined.
NRS 422A.065 - "Public assistance" defined.
NRS 422A.070 - "State Supplementary Assistance" defined.
NRS 422A.072 - "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance" defined.
NRS 422A.075 - "Supplemental Security Income Program" defined.
NRS 422A.080 - "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families" defined.
NRS 422A.155 - Qualifications.
NRS 422A.160 - Executive Officer of Division; administration and management of Division.
NRS 422A.162 - Administration of chapter.
NRS 422A.185 - Adoption of regulations.
NRS 422A.190 - Procedure for adopting, amending or repealing regulations.
NRS 422A.195 - General and miscellaneous powers and duties.
NRS 422A.230 - Legislative appropriations; disbursements.
NRS 422A.240 - Acceptance of Social Security Act and federal money.
NRS 422A.245 - Acceptance of increased benefits of future congressional legislation; regulations.
NRS 422A.250 - Contract or agreement with Federal Government by Director.
NRS 422A.270 - Legal advisers for Division.
NRS 422A.285 - Hearing: Evidence.
NRS 422A.290 - Hearing: Person with communications disability entitled to services of interpreter.
NRS 422A.325 - Assistance not assignable or subject to process or bankruptcy law.
NRS 422A.330 - Assistance subject to future amending and repealing acts.
NRS 422A.332 - Recipients of public assistance: Immunization of dependent children.
NRS 422A.338 - Duties of Department regarding welfare activities and services.
NRS 422A.370 - Expedited application for treatment or services for certain persons.
NRS 422A.460 - Liability of spouse or parent for minor child.
NRS 422A.465 - Written statement of responsible relative; perjury.
NRS 422A.470 - Enforcement of support by legal action.
NRS 422A.478 - Creation; membership; Chair; Vice Chair. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 422A.479 - Vacancy. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 422A.482 - Duties. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 422A.484 - Staff assistance. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 422A.485 - Gifts, grants, donations and other money. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 422A.486 - Annual report. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 422A.487 - Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 422A.488 - "Account holder" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 422A.489 - "Fiduciary organization" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 422A.490 - "Financial institution" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 422A.491 - "Program" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 422A.505 - "Benefit" defined.
NRS 422A.510 - "Head of household" defined.
NRS 422A.515 - "Household" defined.
NRS 422A.520 - "Program" defined.
NRS 422A.525 - Powers and duties of Administrator.
NRS 422A.538 - Provision for payment of child-only assistance to certain persons.
NRS 422A.540 - Agreement of cooperation: Establishment; execution; contents.
NRS 422A.545 - Period for action on application for benefits.
NRS 422A.565 - Compliance with federal prohibitions on receipt of benefits.
NRS 422A.575 - Provision of transitional assistance to head of household.
NRS 422A.585 - Program to promote self-sufficiency of certain parents: Establishment; participation.
NRS 422A.590 - Encouragement of employment opportunities.
NRS 422A.600 - Waiver of requirements of chapter for certain victims of domestic violence.
NRS 422A.630 - Requirements of program; submission of biennial report to Legislature.
NRS 422A.660 - Appointment of committee; duties; membership; reports.
NRS 422A.680 - Establishment and administration of System; requirements of System; regulations.