Program Authority

Programs operated by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) are mandated by law and executed under regulations. Below are listed the programs and their underlying authority in Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) and Nevada Administrative Code (NRC).

Behavioral Health, Wellness and Prevention

Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agency (SAPTA)

NRS Ch. 458

NAC Ch. 458.103

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Community Health Worker (CHW)

NRS 449

NAC

Health Planning and Primary Care Office

Certificate of Need

NRS 439A.100

Conrad 30/J-1 Physician Visa Waiver Program

NRS 439A.130-185

Immunizations

Nevada WebIZ

NRS 439.265
NAC 439.870

Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention

NRS 441A
NAC 441A

Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)

NRS 442.500
NAC 442.850-860

Office of Public Health Informatics and Epidemiology (OPHIE)

Investigating, Reporting, Preventing, Suppressing and Controlling Particular Communicable Diseases

Overall: NAC 441A.350-725
Tuberculosis: NAC 441A.350-390
Human Rabies: NAC 441A.400
Animal Rabies: NAC 441A.410-445
Miscellaneous Communicable Diseases: NAC 441A.450-475

Office of Vital Statistics

Birth and Death Records

NRS Ch. 440
NAC Ch. 440

Oral Health

Oral Health Program

NRS Ch. 439

Office of Suicide Prevention

Public Health Preparedness

Nevada Trauma Registry

NRS 450B.238
NAC 450B.768

Voluntary Health Care Service

NRS 629.400

Women, Infants and Children

Nevada Breastfeeds

Nevada law

Federal law

Women, Infants and Children

The Nevada Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program operates under the federal guidelines delineated in the Code of Federal Regulations, 7 CFR Ch. II Part 246 – Special supplemental nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

Federal Regulations

Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) do not include codified law specifically for the Nevada WIC Program.