Report of the Commission on Services to Persons with Disabilities-In Response to NRS 439 of the 2011 Nevada Legislature, June 2014

2014

Mary Bryant
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775-682-9057

This report was written in response to NRS 439 of the Nevada Legislature. It meets the statutory requirement for the Commission on Services for People with Disabilities (CSPD) to advise the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services in the delivery of disability services using Master Tobacco Settlement Funds (MTSF) through the Fund for a Healthy Nevada. In response to the Commissions statutory mandate under NRS 439, this report examined the value and need for the three key services outlined in the statute: respite, independent living, and positive behavior supports. These services remain absolutely vital. The Commission appointed a subcommittee to study the subject and make a recommendation to the full CSPD, which was done at the CSPDs April 29 meeting. The Commission recommended to the Director that the FHN funds allocated to Nevadans with disabilities be equally divided between Respite, Positive Behavior Supports and Independent Living.

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