1. The Maternal Mortality Review Committee is hereby established within the Department of Health and Human Services.

2. The Director shall appoint to the Committee not less than 6 members and not more than 12 members who:

(a) Are providers of health care, representatives of nonprofit organizations whose work is related to health care or women’s issues, representatives of agencies involved in vital statistics, law enforcement and public health and other persons interested in maternal health and welfare; and

(b) Represent the racial, ethnic, linguistic and geographic diversity of this State.

3. The members of the Committee serve without compensation but are entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

4. A majority of the members of the Committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of a quorum present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Committee.

5. A member of the Committee who is an officer or employee of this State or a political subdivision of this State must be relieved from his or her duties without loss of regular compensation to prepare for and attend meetings of the Committee and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Committee in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or political subdivision of this State shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Committee to:

(a) Make up the time he or she is absent from work to carry out his or her duties as a member of the Committee; or

(b) Take annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.

6. At the first meeting of the Committee and annually thereafter:

(a) The Director shall appoint a Chair of the Committee;

(b) The Committee shall elect a Secretary from among its members; and

(c) The Committee shall adopt rules for its own management and government.

7. The Committee shall meet at least twice each year and may meet at such further times as deemed necessary by the Chair.

8. A member of the Committee or an employee, agent or consultant of the Committee is not liable in a civil action for any act performed in good faith and within the scope of the duties of the Committee. For the purposes of this subsection, any act which violates a provision of law concerning the privacy of information shall be deemed to be outside the scope of the duties of the Committee.

9. The Director may:

(a) Apply for and accept gifts, grants or donations from any source for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of NRS 442.751 to 442.774, inclusive; and

(b) Adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 442.751 to 442.774, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 41, effective January 1, 2020)