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Last Updated: 10/19/11 02:00:06 PM

Health Planning and Primary Care Office
Health Planning

Health Planning within the Primary Care Office provides support functions related to:
 

·         the Certificate of Need (CON) for health facility construction projects in a county whose population is less than 100,000 (currently all Nevada counties except Clark and Washoe); and
 

·         the Certificate of Authority (COA) for Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) submitting applications to the Nevada Division of Insurance.

For the CON, we are guided by Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 439A.100 and Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 439A.010 – 439A.675 to process letters of intent and applications for the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services.

For the COA, we are guided by NRS 695C.010 – 695C.350 and NAC 695C.1225 – 695C.345 to review and determine adequacy of providers and reporting capacity of HMOs, through the Nevada State Board of Health, for the Nevada Division of Insurance.

In addition, health data and technical assistance are provided to public and private entities, as well as to the general public, through the primary care office.
 
Primary Care Office (PCO)
Our Mission

The Primary Care Office (PCO) is an administrative unit of the Nevada State Health Division that works to improve the health care infrastructure of Nevada. The PCO supports the State Health Division’s mission to promote the health of Nevadans by working to:

  • Improve access to primary health care services for Nevada’s underserved;
  • Increase availability of primary care providers in underserved areas;
  • Increase access to maternal and child health care service for underserved populations; and
  • Improve provider access to health care financing resources.
Programs and Services

The PCO is funded by federal grants from the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) to support multiple programs through the following services:

Oversight
The Primary Care Advisory Council (PCAC) was established in 2008 to enhance oversight of the PCO and the services provided, in an advisory capacity to the Nevada State Health Division Administrator. Creation of the PCAC led to statutory and regulatory changes to ensure compliance with the J-1 Physician Visa Waiver program. Background on these changes is provided in an issue paper from the National Association of Community Health Centers. The statutory changes are contained in Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 439A.130 – 439A.185.
 
Linkages
Primary Care Partners collaborate to share information and resources and to develop strategies for data sharing, recruitment and retention, and expanded access to primary care. Participants include representatives from the following organizations: Nevada Office of Rural Health, Great Basin Primary Care Association, Nevada Health Centers, Health Access Washoe County (HAWC), Access to Healthcare Network, Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy, and Nevada Rural Clinics.
 
Contacts
Laura Hale, Manager, Health Planning and Primary Care Office
Barbara Heywood, J-1 Visa Waiver/HPSA Coordinator
 
 
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