Pahrump Valley Gazette, Thursday, April 10,1997 3
Commission Chairman Denies Allegations
By Brent Mathewson
TONOPAH--Nye County Commission Chairman Dick
Carver, in an interview with this reporter denied allegations
that have been floating around the county for the last 8-10
weeks that he owes Nye Regional Medical Center (NRMC)
approximately $I00,000 in medical expenses. The allega-
tions are that the expenses have not been billed to him from
that facility in return for his heavy support as a member of the
Nye County Commission to keep the facility open.
Carver stated, "I have not been in that hospital as a patient
since the time I was born there." Carver acknowledged that
his mother was a patient in the extended care facility at
NRMC but that her financial obligations were not his any
more than his financial obligations were hers. Alluding to the
app.arent or appearance of a severe conflict of interest in-
volved in Carver's votes on the commission to spend $2.25
6 Anti Student-Teacher Sex Bill
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Teachers in Nevada would be forbidden to have sex with any
student ages 16, 17. or 18.
Senators Joe Neal, D-North Las Vegas and Dean Rhoads
R-Tuscarora were the only two opposed to the bill, citing it as
unconstitutional. Their position stands that if it were passed,
it should apply to everyone; not just students and teachers.
Neal pointed out that teenagers who worked at fast food
restaurants or stores could have sex with their bosses as long
as they were 16 years of age or older; Nevada's legal age of
consent.
McGinness countered by stating that those individuals
who felt pressured or coheres into sex at work could quit.
Students in school cannot do this and are subject to failing
grades if they say no. He added that when Nea_l's argument
was brought before legislative attorneys, the attorneys felt
that the bill would withstand any challenges of it being
unconstitutional.
Senator Ernie Adler, D-Carson City, a supporter of the bill
said that he expects more responsibility on the partof school
administrators to halt ongoing student-teacher relations.
Bill 122 is set to go to the Nevada State Assembly for
further review. Please see the sidebar story on excerpts from
Ladies Home Journal on Joseph Peterson for more detail to
Pahrump's role in this bill.
Terri Miller-Her fireless campaign payed off.
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million dollars of Payment Equal To Taxes (PET'F) fund
money during the past five months in order to keep the central
Nevada rural hospital in operation. Carver said, "I tried to
abstain on a vote on this issue during a telephone conference
call when an emergency meeting was taking place because of
the potential conflict of interest and two of my fellow com-
missioners would not allow it."
The Gazette contacted the temporary administrator of
NRMC, Charlie Rodewald, to gain access to accounts receiv-
able information at the county run facility and was told, "I
know where you're headed, and I know what you're looking
for. It is my opinion that accounts receivable information is
confidential under the patient-doctor relationship." Asked
whether there were patients at the extended care facility that
were never billed for its services Rodewald stated that, "it is
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my understanding that most patients in extended care are
covered by Medicare, private insurance or some other third
party entity. No one is singled out to not be billed. No one in
extended care is billed on a regular basis to my knowledge."
When asked about high profile people using the day to day
facilities at NRMC and not being billed for it Rodewald
stated, "I have heard allegations to that effect taking place in
the past. If any of that crap was going on it will certainly not
take place in the future."
When contacted by the Gazette the Nye County District
Attorney, Bob Beckett, said, "it is my feeling that all financial
information concerning the county hospital, accounts receiv-
able, accounts payable, contracts, building maintenance or
whatever, is public information and should be available to the
public."
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