Board approves five‑year MOA with Hope Christian Health Center after extended questions on scope and safeguards

Trustees for the Clark County School District approved a five‑year memorandum of agreement with Hope Christian Health Center on Sept. 25 after extended discussion and questions about parental consent, behavioral‑health screenings, and the provider's faith‑based identity. The agreement permits the center to deliver no‑out‑of‑pocket services to district students at school sites and via mobile equipment, and allows the provider to seek third‑party reimbursement from private insurance, Medicaid and Nevada Check Up.

Trustee concerns and staff answers dominated the discussion. Deputy Superintendent Welch told the board the district had “confirmed with them, that any services that they provide, would be done in a way that is nonsectarian.” Stacy Sly, chief of student services, described clinical services and said, “The services that they provide are essentially the same as the primary care doctor. So well child checkups, vaccinations, illness, injury.”…