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Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 3 through 5 as sections 4 through 6 and adding a new section designated sec. 3, following sec. 2, to read as follows:
“Sec. 3. NRS 233B.063 is hereby amended to read as follows:
233B.063 1. At or before the time of giving notice of its intention to adopt, amend or repeal a permanent regulation an agency shall deliver to the Legislative Counsel a copy of the proposed regulation or amendment or an identification of the regulation to be repealed. The Legislative Counsel shall examine and if appropriate revise the language submitted so that it is clear, concise and suitable for incorporation in the Nevada Administrative Code, but shall not alter the meaning or effect without the consent of the agency.
2. Unless the proposed regulation is submitted to him between July 1 of an even-numbered year and July 1 of the succeeding odd-numbered year, the Legislative Counsel shall deliver the approved or revised text of the regulation within 30 days after it is submitted to him. If the proposed or revised text of a regulation is changed before adoption, the agency shall submit the changed text to the Legislative Counsel, who shall examine and revise it if appropriate pursuant to the standards of subsection 1. Unless it is submitted between July 1 of an even-numbered year and July 1 of the succeeding odd-numbered year, the Legislative Counsel shall return it with any appropriate revisions within 30 days. If the agency is a licensing board as defined in NRS 439B.225 and the proposed regulation relates to standards for licensing or registration or for the renewal of a license or a certificate of registration issued to a person or facility regulated by the agency, the Legislative Counsel shall also deliver one copy of the approved or revised text of the regulation to the Legislative Committee on Health Care.
3. An agency may adopt a temporary regulation between August 1 of an even-numbered year and July 1 of the succeeding odd-numbered year without following the procedure required by this section and NRS 233B.064, but any such regulation expires by limitation on November 1 of the odd-numbered year. A substantively identical permanent regulation may be subsequently adopted.
4. An agency may amend or suspend a permanent regulation between August 1 of an even-numbered year and July 1 of the succeeding odd-numbered year by adopting a temporary regulation in the same manner and subject to the same provisions as prescribed in subsection 3.”.
Amend sec. 5, page 5, line 40, after “licensing” by inserting “or registration”.
Amend sec. 5, page 5, line 41, after “license” by inserting:
“or a certificate of registration”.
Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 7, following sec. 5, to read as follows:
“Sec. 7. NRS 439B.225 is hereby amended to read as follows:
439B.225 1. As used in this section, “licensing board” means any board empowered to adopt standards for licensing or registration or for the renewal of licenses or certificates of registration pursuant to chapter 449, 625A, 630, 630A, 631, 632, 633, 634, 634A, 635, 636, 637, 637A, 637B, 639, 640, 640A, 641, 641A, 641B, 641C, 652 or 654 of NRS.
2. The Committee shall review each regulation that a licensing board proposes or adopts that relates to standards for licensing or registration or to the renewal of a license or certificate of registration issued to a person or facility regulated by the board, giving consideration to:
(a) Any oral or written comment made or submitted to it by members of the public or by persons or facilities affected by the regulation;
(b) The effect of the regulation on the cost of health care in this state;
(c) The effect of the regulation on the number of licensed or registered persons and facilities available to provide services in this state; and
(d) Any other related factor the Committee deems appropriate.
3. After reviewing a proposed regulation, the Committee shall notify the agency of the opinion of the Committee regarding the advisability of adopting or revising the proposed regulation.
4. The Committee shall recommend to the Legislature as a result of its review of regulations pursuant to this section any appropriate legislation.”.
Amend the title of the bill by deleting the thirteenth line and inserting:
“Secretary of State; expanding the list of administrative regulations subject to review by the Legislative Committee on Health Care; and providing other matters properly”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
“SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to administrative regulations. (BDR 18‑730)”.