NRS615.205. Department to report information relating to persons with autism spectrum disorders who receive vocational rehabilitation services.

      1.  The Department shall report annually to the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services information relating to persons with autism spectrum disorders who receive vocational rehabilitation services. The information must:

      (a) Be submitted in the form required by the Aging and Disability Services Division;

      (b) Include the information required by the Aging and Disability Services Division pursuant to NRS 427A.872;

      (c) Include the total number of persons with autism spectrum disorders who are receiving vocational rehabilitation services from the Division;

      (d) Include information concerning the types of vocational rehabilitation services provided to persons with autism spectrum disorders, the effectiveness of those services and the reasons for the ineffectiveness of those services, if applicable; and

      (e) Include information concerning the technical assistance and training provided to personnel of the Division who work with persons with autism spectrum disorders to improve the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation services.

      2.  A person with autism spectrum disorder who is designated as a person with more than one physical or mental impairment or disability must be included as a person with autism spectrum disorder for the purposes of reporting information pursuant to this section.

      (Added to NRS by 2011, 2711, 2721)