1. If the Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services determines that current claims exceed the amount of money available because revenue from billed services has not been collected or because of a delay in the receipt of money from federal grants, the Administrator may request from the Director of the Office of Finance a temporary advance from the State General Fund for the payment of authorized expenses.
2. The Director of the Office of Finance shall notify the State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau of the Director’s approval of a request made pursuant to subsection 1. The State Controller shall draw his or her warrant upon receipt of the approval by the Director of the Office of Finance.
3. An advance from the State General Fund:
(a) May be approved by the Director of the Office of Finance for the following budget accounts of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services:
(1) Consumer Health Protection;
(2) Community Health Services;
(3) Women, Infants and Children;
(4) Bureau of Health Facilities; and
(5) Radiological Health.
(b) Is limited to 25 percent of the revenues expected to be received in the current fiscal year from any source other than legislative appropriation.
4. Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State General Fund to an account pursuant to subsection 3 must be repaid by August 31 following the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1582; A 2013, 2997)