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UMC, Clark County back bill to clarify authority for new crisis stabilization center
Summary
University Medical Center and Clark County presented Senate Bill 408 to authorize and clarify services for a new crisis stabilization center at UMC, including medical detox and intensive outpatient care; the committee heard the bill without opposition and no vote was recorded.
University Medical Center officials and Clark County testified in support of Senate Bill 408, which would clarify UMC's authority to operate a behavioral‑health crisis stabilization center and to deliver related services such as medical detoxification and intensive outpatient therapy through a separate organization or provider number when appropriate.
“UMC is pleased to present Senate Bill 4 0 8 in collaboration with Clark County and the state and is proud to open the first scribe stabilization center in Southern Nevada with 24‑7 access,” Shana Tello, UMC academic and external affairs administrator, told the committee. She said the center is intended to provide stabilization, medication management and discharge planning for people in behavioral‑health crisis and to decompress hospital emergency departments.
Clark County testified in support and said the center will improve the continuum of care and relieve emergency‑department burden. The committee did not record any opposition or neutral testimony during the hearing, and no committee vote was taken at that time.
The sponsor and UMC representatives said the bill also updates statutory language to modernize the term “intern” to “residents and fellows” for employment provisions currently authorized under law.
