Health Care Workforce Working Group
The name of this group shall be the Health Care Workforce Working Group (HCFWG) as identified in Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 439A.118 and shall be referred to hereinafter as the “Working Group.”
The Director shall establish the Working Group within the Department.
The mission of the Working Group shall be to:
Make recommendations to the Director concerning the information included in the database establishedand maintained by the Director as per NRS439A.116
Analyze the information contained in the database; and
Make recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, the Legislature, professional licensing boards that license, certify or register providers of health care and other relevant persons and entities concerning ways in which to:
attract more persons, including, without limitation, members of underrepresented groups, to pursue the education necessary to practice as a provider of health care and practice as a provider of health care in this state; and
improve health outcomes and public health in this state.
The Working Group may publish reports of any of its findings or recommendations.
The Director shall appoint to the Working Group providers of health care and representatives of:
Groups that represent providers of health care and consumers of health care;
The Nevada System of Higher Education, universities, state colleges, community colleges and other institutions in this State that train providers of health care;
The Department of Health and Human Services; and
Professional licensing boards that license, certify or register providers of health care.
Each Member shall serve a term of one to two years or until a successor is appointed by the Director.Members may serve consecutive terms.Members’ terms should be staggered so that the entire membership will not be replaced at any one time.In the event of a vacancy, the Director shall appoint a person similarly qualified to replace that member for the remainder of the unexpired term.
The members of the Working Group serve without compensation and are not entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
A member of the Working Group 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 Working Group and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Working Group 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 Working Group to:
Make up time he or she is absent from work to carry out his or her duties as a member of the Working Group; or
Take annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.
The Department shall provide such administrative support to the Working Group as is necessary to carry out the duties of the Working Group, including arranging the meetings, preparing agendas, taking the meeting minutes, and research needs within the availability of Department resources.
Only members of the Working Group or authorized representatives as outlined in Subsection B shall be entitled to one vote on all business requiring action by the Working Group.
Members who are absent from two consecutive meetings, and who do not notify a Chair in advance of their expected absence or send an alternate, can be terminated from Working Group membership by the Director.
Section V – Officers and Conflict of Interest
The Director shall appoint a Chair of the Working Group.The Working Group shall meet at the call of the Chair. A majority of the members of the Working Group constitutes a quorum and is required to transact any business of the Working Group.
The Chair shall preside at meetings and report the activities and recommendations to the Department. The Chair may appoint another member to act in his or her absence. The Chair may appoint subcommittees and assign tasks to the members or subject matter experts, as necessary, to fulfill the purposes of the Working Group.
A Chair may serve two years and may serve consecutive terms.
Members are required tocomply with NRS Chapter 281A, Ethics in Government, regarding the disclosure, and if applicable, abstention of conflicts of interest relating to item before the Working Groups consideration.
The Working Group shall meet at least annually. The meetings shall be held at a time, date, and place as arranged by the Department. The Working Group shall meet as necessary if time critical issues warrant such a meeting. Members shall submit proposed agenda topics to the Department before the scheduled meeting.
Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with NRS 241 known as “Nevada’s Open Meeting Law.”
Standing or special subcommittees may be appointed by the Chair. Subcommittees must also comply with the open meeting law.
The Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern the functions of the Working Group.
Section VII – Amendment of the Bylaws
The bylaws may be amended as approved by a majority vote of the Working Group.