Creation; purposes; composition; responsibility for administering law

1. The Nevada Health Authority is hereby created as a department within the Executive Department of the State Government. 2. The purposes of the Authority are to: (a) Improve access to health care that is safe, of high quality and affordable; (b) Promote the development of a workforce of providers of health care that is sufficient to meet the demand for health care in this State; (c) Ensure the availability of affordable health coverage for residents of this State, including, without limitation, current and retired employees of the State Government; (d) Develop effective and efficient systems for delivering health care and value-based strategies for procuring health insurance coverage in the most sustainable and responsive manner possible; and (e) Ensure the long-term stability of Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the Public Employees’ Benefits Program, the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange and the Public Option by minimizing the financial burden of health care on persons who receive health coverage through those programs, the state budget and other residents of this State through the use of measures to contain costs, maximizing the impact of state and federal money and the application of innovative purchasing and contracting strategies. 3. The Authority consists of a Director and: (a) The Medicaid Division; (b) The Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division; and (c) The Consumer Health Division. 4. The Authority is the sole agency responsible for administering the provisions of law relating to its respective divisions.