Division

Public and Behavioral Health

Official name: DHS - Public and Behavioral Health

Public and Behavioral Health spent $511 million in FY2026 — 78% of a $655 million budget. It is the seventh-largest of the state's 109 divisions: about $1 in every $49 of all state spending.

That is 2.8% less than in FY2025 ($526 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $511 million$511,436,770
Budget FY2026: $655 millionBudget covers 30 of 31 budget accounts.
Share of budget spent: 78%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: −2.8%FY2025: $526 million

26.0% of Department of Human Services spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetHistory follows the budget accounts in this division in FY2026, looked up by code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Public and Behavioral Health by budget account: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by budget account

31 budget accounts. The largest, DHS-DPBH - So NV Adult Mental Health Services, accounts for 28% of the total.

Budget accounts of Public and Behavioral Health, FY2026
Budget account	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
DHS-DPBH - So NV Adult Mental Health Services3161

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$236 million	Not available
FY2007	$275 million	Not available
FY2008	$295 million	Not available
FY2009	$299 million	Not available
FY2010	$297 million	$319 million
FY2011	$288 million	$323 million
FY2012	$277 million	$308 million
FY2013	$281 million	$310 million
FY2014	$291 million	$322 million
FY2015	$278 million	$327 million
FY2016	$289 million	$345 million
FY2017	$308 million	$380 million
FY2018	$306 million	$368 million
FY2019	$322 million	$392 million
FY2020	$335 million	$584 million
FY2021	$433 million	$642 million
FY2022	$574 million	$854 million
FY2023	$470 million	$805 million
FY2024	$398 million	$732 million
FY2025	$526 million	$714 million
FY2026	$511 million	$655 million
FY2027	See note	$516 million

DHS-DPBH - WIC Food Supplement3214	$75.2 millionof $94.1 million	$94.1 million	80%	14.7%

DHS-DPBH - Behavioral Health Prev & Treatment3170	$53.3 millionof $83.8 million	$83.8 million	64%	10.4%

DHS-DPBH - Communicable Diseases3215	$47.6 millionof $54.5 million	$54.5 million	87%	9.3%

DHS-DPBH - No NV Adult Mental Health SVCS3162	$26.9 millionof $28.2 million	$28.2 million	95%	5.3%

DHS-DPBH - Public Health Improvements3234	$21.4 millionof $26.2 million	$26.2 million	82%	4.2%

DHS-DPBH- Lakes Crossing Center3645	$20.5 millionof $22.0 million	$22.0 million	93%	4.0%

Dhs-Dpbh-Crisis Response3165	$17.2 millionof $24.1 million	$24.1 million	71%	3.4%

DHS-DPBH - Rural Clinics3648	$17.1 millionof $19.0 million	$19.0 million	90%	3.3%

DHS-DPBH - Health Investigations and Epi3219	$14.2 millionof $35.8 million	$35.8 million	40%	2.8%

DHS-DPBH - Office of Health Administration3223	$13.8 millionof $15.3 million	$15.3 million	91%	2.7%

DHS-DPBH - Public Health Preparedness Program3218	$11.8 millionof $15.0 million	$15.0 million	79%	2.3%

Budget accounts of Public and Behavioral Health, FY2026, continued
Budget account	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
DHS-DPBH - Maternal Child & Adolescent Health SVCS3222	$9.72 millionof $12.7 million	$12.7 million	76%	1.9%
DHS-DPBH - Chronic Disease3220	$8.85 millionof $11.8 million	$11.8 million	75%	1.7%
DHS-DPBH - Immunization Program3213	$7.68 millionof $10.3 million	$10.3 million	74%	1.5%
DHS-DPBH - Behavioral Health Administration3168	$4.66 millionof $4.98 million	$4.98 million	94%	0.9%
DHS-DPBH - Community Health Services3224	$3.94 millionof $6.36 million	$6.36 million	62%	0.8%
DHS-DPBH - Radiation Control3101	$2.96 millionof $3.47 million	$3.47 million	85%	0.6%
DHS-DPBH - Family Planning3155	$2.53 millionof $2.67 million	$2.67 million	94%	0.5%
DHS-DPBH - Health Statistics and Planning3190	$2.21 millionof $2.42 million	$2.42 million	92%	0.4%
DHS-DPBH - Problem Gambling3200	$2.05 millionof $2.05 million	$2.05 million	100%	0.4%
DHS-DPBH - Emergency Medical Services3235	$1.77 millionof $2.48 million	$2.48 million	71%	0.3%
DHS-DPBH - Opioid Antagonist Fund - Non-Exec3169	$1.03 millionof $6.51 million	$6.51 million	16%	0.2%
DHS-DPBH - Nevada Central Cancer Registry3153	$847 thousandof $987 thousand	$987 thousand	86%	0.2%
DHS-DPBH - Marijuana Health Registry4547	$549 thousandof $640 thousand	$640 thousand	86%	0.1%
DHS-DPBH - Alcohol Tax Program3255	$489 thousandof $774 thousand	$774 thousand	63%	0.1%
DHS Snamhs Gift Fund-Non-Exec3172	None recordedof $30.4 thousand	$30.4 thousand	—	—
DHS - Health Division Gifts-Non-Exec3210	None recordedof $13.8 thousand	$13.8 thousand	—	—
DHS-DPBH - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Fund3152	$3.6 thousandof $229 thousand	$229 thousand	2%	0.0%
DHS Hospital Gift Fund-Non-Exec3287	$2.1 thousandof $300 thousand	$300 thousand	1%	0.0%
DHS-DPBH - Environmental Health Services3194	$0No budget	Not available	—	0.0%

Spent each year by budget accounts
Fiscal year	DHS-DPBH - So NV Adult Mental Health Services	DHS-DPBH - WIC Food Supplement	DHS-DPBH - Behavioral Health Prev & Treatment	DHS-DPBH - Communicable Diseases	DHS-DPBH - No NV Adult Mental Health SVCS	Other (26)	Budget
FY2006	$70.5 million	$38.8 million	$19.7 million	$12.6 million	$27.9 million	$66.3 million	—
FY2007	$89.6 million	$41.3 million	$22.1 million	$13.2 million	$32.3 million	$76.7 million	—
FY2008

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
Federal funds	$206 million	$272 million
FF	3569 Fed Usda WIC Program	$57.0 million	$69.9 million
FF	3506 Opioid Response Grant Sor	$16.6 million	$37.5 million
FF	3583 Fed Suptrs Block Grant	$20.5 million	$23.6 million
FF	3506 Elc Covid19 Component	$9.86 million	$20.2 million
FF	3527 Fed Ryan White Care Act Grant

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$517 million	$517 million
Changes made by the Legislature	+$6.06 million= $523M	$523 million
Legislature approved	$523 million	$523 million
Accounts outside the operating budget	+$6.85 million= $530M	$530 million
Federal money added after the session	+$66.8 million= $597M	$597 million
Money carried over from earlier years	+$15.5 million= $612M	$612 million
Other changes after the session	+$42.8 million= $655M	$655 million
Current budget	$655 million	$655 million

FY2009	$92.7 million	$55.1 million	$28.4 million	$14.8 million	$34.1 million	$73.6 million	—

FY2010	$88.1 million	$56.7 million	$25.4 million	$14.4 million	$31.4 million	$81.3 million	$319 million

FY2011	$83.6 million	$59.8 million	$24.1 million	$13.8 million	$29.7 million	$77.1 million	$323 million

FY2012	$79.6 million	$64.0 million	$22.1 million	$12.9 million	$27.4 million	$71.0 million	$308 million

FY2013	$79.8 million	$65.2 million	$22.7 million	$15.2 million	$27.0 million	$70.8 million	$310 million

FY2014	$83.8 million	$65.3 million	$19.8 million	$15.7 million	$28.0 million	$78.3 million	$322 million

FY2015	$74.9 million	$65.2 million	$18.1 million	$13.9 million	$26.8 million	$79.1 million	$327 million

FY2016	$71.9 million	$62.4 million	$24.2 million	$20.6 million	$27.2 million	$82.6 million	$345 million

FY2017	$76.2 million	$63.0 million	$30.4 million	$23.2 million	$28.2 million	$86.7 million	$380 million

FY2018	$77.2 million	$61.6 million	$31.6 million	$24.1 million	$25.2 million	$86.3 million	$368 million

FY2019	$80.4 million	$57.6 million	$31.3 million	$33.6 million	$25.8 million	$93.0 million	$392 million

FY2020	$82.6 million	$57.3 million	$36.6 million	$35.1 million	$25.2 million	$97.9 million	$584 million

FY2021	$72.7 million	$51.1 million	$41.2 million	$34.6 million	$20.0 million	$213 million	$642 million

FY2022	$78.0 million	$57.6 million	$56.9 million	$22.9 million	$17.4 million	$342 million	$854 million

FY2023	$83.7 million	$62.5 million	$58.1 million	$26.3 million	$17.7 million	$222 million	$805 million

FY2024	$81.8 million	$55.0 million	$57.1 million	$30.2 million	$18.2 million	$156 million	$732 million

FY2025	$140 million	$75.7 million	$64.3 million	$34.7 million	$25.6 million	$186 million	$714 million

FY2026	$143 million	$75.2 million	$53.3 million	$47.6 million	$26.9 million	$165 million	$655 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	—	—	$516 million

General Fund

2501 General Fund Appropriation

Fees, licences and tuition

3601 Telecom Fees

3605 Rad Material & X-Ray Fees

3605 Office of Vital Record Fees

3601 Patient Licenses and Fees

3602 Sb130 Rad Control Tec LIC Fees

3802 Social Security Admin Fees

3706 Burial Fee - Non Radioactive

3601 Licenses and Fees

3601 Mammography Licenses and Fees

3713 Certification Fees

3610 Certification Fees

3717 J-1 Visa Application Fees

3893 License Plate Charge

3708 License Review Fee

Interim Finance allocations

4654 Transfer From Interim Finance

Mining, lodging and other state taxes

3317 Liquor Tax

Everything else

4218 Rebates

4218 Rebate

4747 Trans From Disaster Relief Fund

4758 Transfer From Treasurer

4326 Treasurer's Interest Distrib

4200 Private Insurance Charges

3802 Client Charge

4265 Wicshopper Grant

4101 County Participation Funds

3803 Fda Mammography Contract

4267 Private Grant - B

4265 Private Grant

4274 Nasmhpd Agreement

4265 UNLV Childhood Lead Poisoning

4677 Trans From Ba 3214

4251 Gifts and Donations

4665 Transfer From Rad Control (Ba3101)

4266 Private Grant - a

3818 Photocopy Service Charge

4152 Fines/Forfeitures/Penalties

4254 Miscellaneous Revenue

3722 Administrative Fine - Mammo

4265 Naaccr Grant

3803 Ssa Incentive Payment

3803 Consumer Product Safety Commis

Moved between state accounts · not new money

4611 Transfer in Fed Arpa

4231 Cost Allocation Reimbursement - B

4669 Trans From Other B/A Same Fund

4231 BH Cost Allocation Reimbursement

3860 Medicaid FFS

4230 Cost Allocation - Indirect

4670 Transfer From Health Division

3816 Medicaid Mcop

3862 Medicaid TCM

3827 Nevada Check Up

2516 Budgetary Transfers

4750 Trans From DHHS - Director

4601 General Fund Salary Adjustment

4620 TRNS FRM Ba3220 Cancer Registry

4621 Transfer From TANF

4673 Trans From CDC Pub HLTH Infrastructure

3801 Fed NCHS Contract

3861 Medicaid Charges - a

4669 Transfer From Other Budget Accounts

4673 Trans From Ba 3170 (Sapta)

4740 Transfer From Ba 3222 - MCH Grant

3827 Agency Services

4661 Transfer From Education

4683 Trans From 3218 CDC

4669 Trans From WICHE Nv-Pic

…and 21 smaller lines (all in the CSV)

Carried over from last year · not new money

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year

Fees, licences and tuition		$20.0 million	$22.7 million
OF	3601 Telecom Fees	$14.1 million	$15.8 million
OF	3605 Rad Material & X-Ray Fees	$2.64 million	$2.90 million
OF	3605 Office of Vital Record Fees	$1.43 million	$1.69 million
OF	3601 Patient Licenses and Fees	$669 thousand	$669 thousand
OF	3602 Sb130 Rad Control Tec LIC Fees	$314 thousand	$441 thousand
OF	3802 Social Security Admin Fees	$204 thousand	$421 thousand
OF	3706 Burial Fee - Non Radioactive	$180 thousand	$340 thousand
OF	3601 Licenses and Fees	$215 thousand	$215 thousand
OF	3601 Mammography Licenses and Fees	$58.9 thousand	$71.5 thousand
OF	3713 Certification Fees	$64.9 thousand	$64.9 thousand
OF	3610 Certification Fees	$54.3 thousand	$54.3 thousand
OF	3717 J-1 Visa Application Fees	$28.8 thousand	$28.8 thousand
OF	3893 License Plate Charge	$18.0 thousand	$18.0 thousand
OF	3708 License Review Fee	$9.5 thousand	$9.5 thousand

Mining, lodging and other state taxes		$1.31 million	$1.31 million
OF	3317 Liquor Tax	$1.31 million	$1.31 million

Everything else		$39.4 million	$48.2 million
OF	4218 Rebates	$16.0 million	$16.0 million
OF	4218 Rebate	$14.6 million	$14.6 million
OF	4747 Trans From Disaster Relief Fund	$0	$7.30 million
OF	4758 Transfer From Treasurer	$5.98 million	$5.98 million
OF	4326 Treasurer's Interest Distrib	$851 thousand	$1.38 million
OF	4200 Private Insurance Charges	$782 thousand	$951 thousand
OF	3802 Client Charge	$437 thousand	$437 thousand
OF	4265 Wicshopper Grant	$0	$411 thousand
OF	4101 County Participation Funds	$357 thousand	$357 thousand
OF	3803 Fda Mammography Contract	$194 thousand	$217 thousand
OF	4267 Private Grant - B	$0	$169 thousand
OF	4265 Private Grant	$49.8 thousand	$112 thousand
OF	4274 Nasmhpd Agreement	$0	$75.0 thousand
OF	4265 UNLV Childhood Lead Poisoning	$50.3 thousand	$63.1 thousand
OF	4677 Trans From Ba 3214	$46.4 thousand	$51.8 thousand
OF	4251 Gifts and Donations	$0	$45.0 thousand
OF	4665 Transfer From Rad Control (Ba3101)	$41.9 thousand	$41.9 thousand
OF	4266 Private Grant - a	$0	$12.0 thousand
OF	3818 Photocopy Service Charge	$10.3 thousand	$10.3 thousand
OF	4152 Fines/Forfeitures/Penalties	$2.3 thousand	$9.1 thousand
OF	4254 Miscellaneous Revenue	$8.2 thousand	$8.2 thousand
OF	3722 Administrative Fine - Mammo	$5.9 thousand	$5.9 thousand
OF	4265 Naaccr Grant	$0	$5.5 thousand
OF	3803 Ssa Incentive Payment	$4.0 thousand	$4.0 thousand
OF	3803 Consumer Product Safety Commis	$500	$500

Moved between state accounts · not new money		$64.3 million	$92.5 million
IA	4611 Transfer in Fed Arpa	$30.4 million	$42.4 million
IA	4231 Cost Allocation Reimbursement - B	$8.26 million	$8.26 million
IA	4669 Trans From Other B/A Same Fund	$0	$5.57 million
IA	4231 BH Cost Allocation Reimbursement	$5.07 million	$5.07 million
IA	3860 Medicaid FFS	$3.67 million	$4.86 million
IA	4230 Cost Allocation - Indirect	$2.45 million	$3.88 million
IA	4670 Transfer From Health Division	$0	$3.67 million
IA	3816 Medicaid Mcop	$2.64 million	$3.42 million
IA	3862 Medicaid TCM	$2.54 million	$2.85 million
IA	3827 Nevada Check Up	$2.58 million	$2.58 million
IA	2516 Budgetary Transfers	$0	$1.87 million
IA	4750 Trans From DHHS - Director	$1.32 million	$1.32 million
IA	4601 General Fund Salary Adjustment	$0	$1.19 million
IA	4620 TRNS FRM Ba3220 Cancer Registry	$688 thousand	$814 thousand
IA	4621 Transfer From TANF	$813 thousand	$813 thousand
IA	4673 Trans From CDC Pub HLTH Infrastructure	$783 thousand	$783 thousand
IA	3801 Fed NCHS Contract	$699 thousand	$699 thousand
IA	3861 Medicaid Charges - a	$344 thousand	$344 thousand
IA	4669 Transfer From Other Budget Accounts	$257 thousand	$257 thousand
IA	4673 Trans From Ba 3170 (Sapta)	$244 thousand	$244 thousand
IA	4740 Transfer From Ba 3222 - MCH Grant	$217 thousand	$217 thousand
IA	3827 Agency Services	$183 thousand	$183 thousand
IA	4661 Transfer From Education	$35.0 thousand	$179 thousand
IA	4683 Trans From 3218 CDC	$142 thousand	$161 thousand
IA	4669 Trans From WICHE Nv-Pic	$113 thousand	$113 thousand
	…and 21 smaller lines (all in the CSV)

Carried over from last year · not new money		$44.7 million	$60.6 million
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$44.7 million	$55.9 million
BF	2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year	$0	$4.61 million

Public and Behavioral Health

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by budget account

Over time

Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

Notes

General Fund		$221 million	$236 million
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation	$221 million	$236 million

Interim Finance allocations		$0	$5.74 million
IF	4654 Transfer From Interim Finance	$0	$5.74 million