LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Attorneys for the state say the operator of several teen group homes that lost its license to do business in Nevada is posting online using a different name — but claiming to be its own subsidiary — “to advertise its services and facilities in Las Vegas as recently as December 23,” according to court documents obtained by the 8 News Now Investigators.
Nevada Health Authority’s Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division sent notices of revocation to four psychiatric residential treatment facilities operated by Moriah Behavioral Health, also known as Ignite Teen and Eden Treatment, on Dec. 11, citing safety concerns, a lack of cooperation from the business and a lack of compliance with state and federal laws.
Children’s health, safety, civil rights at risk at Las Vegas group homes, state says
The battle between the state and Moriah moved from its four group homes to the Clark County District Court, where a judge granted a temporary restraining order but refused to issue an injunction against Moriah. The judge, Clark County District Court Judge Jennifer Schwartz, said she would not issue an injunction that merely says a party must follow the law.
“No one is to be operating a facility targeted towards any kind of rehabilitation or treatment or anything like that without a license,” Schwartz told the lawyers at a hearing in court on Monday. “I don’t know if I’m in a position where I can issue an injunction, but it certainly goes without saying it would be a violation of the statute if there’s any kind of attempt to run a facility without a license.”…