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2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 439B Restraining Costs of Health Care
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
- NRS 439B.010 Definitions.
- NRS 439B.030 "Billed charge" defined.
- NRS 439B.035 "Children's Health Insurance Program" defined.
- NRS 439B.040 "Committee" defined.
- NRS 439B.050 "Department" defined.
- NRS 439B.060 "Director" defined.
- NRS 439B.070 "Discharge form" defined.
- NRS 439B.090 "Fiscal year" defined.
- NRS 439B.100 "Health facility" defined.
- NRS 439B.110 "Hospital" defined.
- NRS 439B.115 "Major hospital" defined.
- NRS 439B.120 "Medicaid" defined.
- NRS 439B.130 "Medicare" defined.
- NRS 439B.140 "Net revenue" defined.
- NRS 439B.150 "Practitioner" defined.
- NRS 439B.160 Purposes of chapter. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE
- NRS 439B.200 Creation; appointment of and restrictions on members; officers; terms of members; vacancies; annual reports.
- NRS 439B.210 Meetings; quorum; compensation.
- NRS 439B.220 Powers.
- NRS 439B.225 Committee to review certain regulations proposed or adopted by licensing boards; recommendations to Legislature.
- NRS 439B.230 Investigations and hearings: Depositions; subpoenas.
- NRS 439B.240 Investigations and hearings: Fees and mileage for witnesses. NEVADA ACADEMY OF HEALTH
- NRS 439B.250 Establishment; members; qualifications of members; election of Chair; compensation of members; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity; vacancies; duties; appointment of advisory committees authorized; acceptance of gifts and grants. MAJOR HOSPITALS
- NRS 439B.260 Reduction of billed charges for certain patients and services; resolution of disputes.
- NRS 439B.265 Collection of deductible or copayment from indigent patient covered by Medicare prohibited. [Effective upon confirmation by the Federal Government that the deductibles and copayments which a hospital is prohibited from collecting from a patient pursuant to this section are deemed uncollectible for the purposes of federal law.]
- NRS 439B.270 Foundation for hospital nursing practice: Establishment; governing body.
- NRS 439B.275 Program for provision of technical assistance to rural hospitals.
- NRS 439B.280 Educational program to promote wellness, physical fitness and prevention of disease and accidents. CARE OF INDIGENT PATIENTS
- NRS 439B.300 Legislative findings and declarations; applicability.
- NRS 439B.310 "Indigent" defined.
- NRS 439B.320 Hospital required to provide care for proportionate share of indigent patients; duties of Department and board of county commissioners; reimbursement for care.
- NRS 439B.330 Eligibility of indigent for assistance; payment of hospital for serving disproportionately large share of patients; discharge forms; appeal from determination of county regarding indigent status.
- NRS 439B.340 Report on indigent patients treated; verification by Director; compensation for treatment provided in excess of obligation; assessment for failure to fulfill minimum obligation. PROGRAM TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
- NRS 439B.350 Department to establish; purpose.
- NRS 439B.360 Evaluation: Recommendations; report to Interim Finance Committee.
- NRS 439B.370 Director authorized to contract for certain services. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- NRS 439B.400 Hospital must maintain and use uniform list of billed charges; exception.
- NRS 439B.410 Hospital required to provide emergency services and care; unlawful acts of hospital or physician working in hospital emergency room; treating hospital may recover penalty from transferring hospital; exceptions; administrative investigations and sanctions.
- NRS 439B.420 Prohibited acts of hospitals and related entities; exceptions; submission of contracts to Director; civil penalty.
- NRS 439B.425 Prohibited referral of patients; exceptions; penalty.
- NRS 439B.430 Prohibited acts of hospitals; examination by Director; administrative fine; injunctive relief.
- NRS 439B.440 Director may require hospitals, health facilities and providers of health services to submit information; independent audit; examinations; penalty.
- NRS 439B.450 Powers and duties of Director.
- NRS 439B.460 Director authorized to delegate powers and duties.
- NRS 439B.500 Penalty for violation of chapter.
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