Tuesday, March 4, 2008 | 5 p.m.
UPDATED 5:00 p.m.: Ed Bernstein's office says another seven patients have contacted his office because they have tested positive for hepatitis C.
Also, Bernstein is talking with law enforcement about some troubling findings concerning the records of one client.
More tomorrow on Face to Face.
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Leave it to lawmakers . . . to pass a worthy measure then not fund government's ability to carry it out. That would be the new law Gov. Gibbons and others crowed about to collect DNA samples from all felons, not just violent felons. Some dangerous criminals could land back in prison if the DNA of all felons were coded and on file to compare with criminal evidence. But lawmakers (smart people) chose to rely on felons to pay the $150 to process the sample. That's worked out well. But hey, it's only the public's welfare at stake.
The Reno sheriff recently had to appeal to the public for money to help clear that lab's backlog in an effort to find a match for DNA found at the murder of 19 year-old Brianna Denison and two sexual assaults late last year. Hear about it tonight from child advocate Donna Coleman and Metro Forensic Lab director Linda Krueger.
Speaking of inadequate government funding... state lawmakers are all surprised about Nevada's health inspection schedule, which requires prison facilities to be inspected twice a year, but clinics like the Endoscopy Center only once every three years. They're meeting Thursday to discuss what to do. Someone may suggest augmenting the budget and staff. But that would require revenue. But hey, it's only the public's welfare at stake.
We'll hear Wednesday from Legislative Committee on Health Care member Sen. Steven Horsford and get the latest on the Hep C cluster from the man in charge of the Southern Nevada Health District and the district's chief epidemiologist.
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