1. The Maternal Mortality Review Committee is hereby established within the Department of Health and Human Services.
2. The Director shall appoint to the Committee not less than 6 members and not more than 12 members who:
(a) Are providers of health care, representatives of nonprofit organizations whose work is related to health care or women’s issues, representatives of agencies involved in vital statistics, law enforcement and public health and other persons interested in maternal health and welfare; and
(b) Represent the racial, ethnic, linguistic and geographic diversity of this State.
3. The members of the Committee serve without compensation but are entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
4. A majority of the members of the Committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of a quorum present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Committee.
5. A member of the Committee who is an officer or employee of this State or a political subdivision of this State must be relieved from his or her duties without loss of regular compensation to prepare for and attend meetings of the Committee and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Committee in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or political subdivision of this State shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Committee to:
(a) Make up the time he or she is absent from work to carry out his or her duties as a member of the Committee; or
(b) Take annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.
6. At the first meeting of the Committee and annually thereafter:
(a) The Director shall appoint a Chair of the Committee;
(b) The Committee shall elect a Secretary from among its members; and
(c) The Committee shall adopt rules for its own management and government.
7. The Committee shall meet at least twice each year and may meet at such further times as deemed necessary by the Chair.
8. A member of the Committee or an employee, agent or consultant of the Committee is not liable in a civil action for any act performed in good faith and within the scope of the duties of the Committee. For the purposes of this subsection, any act which violates a provision of law concerning the privacy of information shall be deemed to be outside the scope of the duties of the Committee.
9. The Director may:
(a) Apply for and accept gifts, grants or donations from any source for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of NRS 442.751 to 442.774, inclusive; and
(b) Adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 442.751 to 442.774, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 41)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 442 - Maternal and Child Health; Abortion
NRS 442.005 - Administration of chapter.
NRS 442.007 - Standards for perinatal care: Regulations of State Board of Health.
NRS 442.009 - Examination of infants: Priority in contracting with laboratory.
NRS 442.016 - Limitations on charge to third party.
NRS 442.020 - Civil penalty; action for enforcement.
NRS 442.030 - "Inflammation of the eyes of the newborn" defined.
NRS 442.050 - Physician or midwife to instill germicide in eyes of newborn baby.
NRS 442.060 - Report of birth to include statement concerning instillation of germicide.
NRS 442.070 - Duties of local health officer.
NRS 442.080 - Duties of Division.
NRS 442.085 - Regulations of State Board of Health.
NRS 442.100 - Interference with treatment by prayer or mental or spiritual means.
NRS 442.110 - Penalty. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Penalty. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 442.1196 - Form and contents of application; eligibility.
NRS 442.1198 - Duties of provider of prenatal care who receives subsidy.
NRS 442.120 - Designation of Department.
NRS 442.140 - State plan concerning services for maternal and child health; regulations.
NRS 442.150 - Provisions to be included in state plan.
NRS 442.153 - Testing for amblyopia to be included in state plan.
NRS 442.160 - Duties of Administrator of Division.
NRS 442.170 - Account for Maternal and Child Health Services.
NRS 442.180 - Program of services: Administration; purposes.
NRS 442.190 - State plan for services; regulations.
NRS 442.200 - Provisions to be included in state plan.
NRS 442.210 - Duties of Administrator of Division.
NRS 442.215 - Recovery of costs of corrective treatment from parents by Administrator of Division.
NRS 442.217 - Authorization required before purchased services provided; exception.
NRS 442.220 - Account for Children’s Special Health Care Services.
NRS 442.240 - "Abortion" defined.
NRS 442.252 - Physician to obtain informed consent before performing abortion.
NRS 442.253 - Requirements for informed consent.
NRS 442.257 - Criminal penalty.
NRS 442.260 - Division to adopt regulations governing performance and reporting of abortions.
NRS 442.265 - Hospital to submit monthly report to State Registrar of Vital Statistics.
NRS 442.305 - "Adverse birth outcome" defined.
NRS 442.310 - "Birth defect" defined.
NRS 442.315 - "System" defined.
NRS 442.385 - Development and implementation of program of public education by Division.
NRS 442.415 - Division: Adoption of regulations.
NRS 442.420 - Division: Development and maintenance of system for monitoring syndrome.
NRS 442.510 - "Hearing screening" defined.
NRS 442.520 - "Hospital" defined.
NRS 442.530 - "Provider of hearing screenings" defined.
NRS 442.620 - Rapid test for the human immunodeficiency virus" and "rapid test" defined.
NRS 442.640 - Requirement for testing of pregnant woman for human immunodeficiency virus.
NRS 442.700 - Department to encourage performance of tests; reports of results.
NRS 442.715 - "Account" defined.
NRS 442.720 - "Director" defined.
NRS 442.730 - Gifts, grants and donations.
NRS 442.754 - "Committee" defined.
NRS 442.757 - "Maternal mortality" defined.