1. 1. The Authority shall, in accordance with NRS 439A.350 to 439A.398, inclusive, establish and administer the Statewide Health Care Access and Recruitment Grant Program as a competitive program to award grants of money from the Account to entities described in subsection 2 seeking to address shortages of providers of health care or clinical services or expertise and difficulties in accessing health care identified in the assessment conducted pursuant to NRS 439A.371. The Authority may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 439A.350 to 439A.398, inclusive.

2. 2. The following entities are eligible to apply for a grant from the Account:

   1. (a) Entities that provide health care or coordinate or otherwise facilitate the provision of health care, including, without limitation:

      1. (1) Medical facilities and community health clinics;
      2. (2) Group practices of providers of health care;
      3. (3) Federally-qualified health centers, as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B);
      4. (4) Accredited institutions of higher education that offer programs to train providers of health care, including, without limitation, residency and fellowship programs for providers of health care;
      5. (5) Entities that provide behavioral health care;
      6. (6) Facilities for the treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders, as defined in NRS 449.00455;
      7. (7) Detoxification facilities or programs certified pursuant to NRS 458.025;
      8. (8) Substance use disorder prevention coalitions certified pursuant to NRS 458.033; and

      9. (9) Oncology organizations, including, without limitation, oncology organizations that:

         1. (I) Offer programs for transplantation and cellular therapy;
         2. (II) Provide or facilitate the provision of clinical trials;
         3. (III) Host fellowships in oncology and oncology subspecialties; or
         4. (IV) Have been designated as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute, or its successor organization;
   2. (b) Governmental entities; and
   3. (c) Nonprofit organizations that provide direct care to patients, training for providers of health care or services aimed at expanding access to health care.

3. 3. To be eligible for a grant from the Account, a proposed project must:

   1. (a) Be designed to increase the number of providers of health care, improve the expertise of providers of health care or improve access to clinical services or innovative treatments.
   2. (b) Directly address one or more certified areas of need.
   3. (c) Include specific, measurable outcomes to demonstrate an increase in the number of providers of health care, improved access to health care and the enhanced capacity of the health care workforce in a manner that addresses the certified areas of need identified in paragraph (b).

   4. (d) Except for projects proposed by entities described in section 71113 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, Public Law No. 119-21, secure from the Federal Government or any other source, or receive from the Federal Government or any other source a commitment to provide, an amount of matching funds and in-kind contributions for which the total value is at least equal to the amount of the grant for which the applicant is applying. Matching funds from the Federal Government meet the requirements of this section only if the applicant demonstrates that the project qualifies for and is likely to receive such federal money. In-kind contributions may consist of, without limitation:

      1. (1) Construction or procurement of machinery or infrastructure;
      2. (2) Recruitment of providers of health care;
      3. (3) The provision of free health care;
      4. (4) Charitable contributions after the completion of the project; and
      5. (5) Unfunded research.

   5. (e) Demonstrate the potential for financial and operational sustainability after the expiration of the grant, including, without limitation, through:

      1. (1) Plans for continued staffing, budget sustainability and continued allocation of resources; and
      2. (2) An impact assessment concerning the potential long-term effects of the project on survival, quality of life and the experience of patients.

   6. (f) Demonstrate that:

      1. (1) All patient care funded by the grant will be provided in this State; or
      2. (2) After making a good faith effort to determine a manner in which to satisfy the requirement set forth in subparagraph (1), the applicant cannot feasibly satisfy that requirement.
4. 4. Money awarded through a grant from the Account must not be used to supplant money previously budgeted for a proposed project.

(Added to NRS by 2025, 36th Special Session, 166)