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NV Rev Stat § 439B.270 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.270 - Foundation for hospital nursing practice: Establishment; governing body.

  1. The major hospitals shall jointly establish a foundation for hospital nursing practice to promote and encourage the practice of nursing in hospitals.  2. The foundation must be created as a nonprofit entity in compliance with 26 U.S.C. § 501. The governing body of the foundation must consist of one representative of each of the member hospitals and one representative appointed by the Governor. The governing body must have authority to establish rules for the administration of the foundation, to establish programs in pursuit of its purpose, and to allocate money for its programs.  3. If the foundation is not formed, or ceases to exist, the Director shall establish a nonprofit entity to carry out the foundation’s purpose.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 2332)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.275 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.275 - Program for provision of technical assistance to rural hospitals.

The major hospitals shall, in cooperation with the Office of the Governor, the University of Nevada School of Medicine and organizations representing rural hospitals, develop a program for the provision of technical assistance to rural hospitals in Nevada. The resources required to carry out this program must be determined and provided by the major hospitals.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 2332)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.280 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.280 - Educational program to promote wellness, physical fitness and prevention of disease, accidents and motor vehicle crashes.

The major hospitals shall sponsor an educational program to promote wellness, physical fitness and the prevention of disease, accidents and motor vehicle crashes. The program must be:  1. Administered and carried out by the participating hospitals; and  2. Approved by the Director.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 2333; A 2015, 1677)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.300 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.300 - Legislative findings and declarations; applicability.

  1. The Legislature finds and declares that:  (a) The practice of refusing to treat an indigent patient if another hospital can provide the treatment endangers the health and well-being of such patients.  (b) Counties in which more than one hospital is located may lack available resources to compensate for all indigent care provided at their hospitals. Refusal by a hospital to treat indigent patients in such counties results in a burden upon hospitals which treat large numbers of indigent patients.  (c) A requirement that hospitals in such counties provide a designated amount of uncompensated care for indigent patients would:  (1) Equalize the burden on such hospitals of treating indigent patients; and  (2) Aid the counties in meeting their obligation to compensate hospitals for such care.  (d) Hospitals with 100 or fewer beds have been meeting the needs of their communities with regard to care of indigents, and have a minimal effect on the provision of such care.  2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the provisions of NRS 439B.300 to 439B.340, inclusive, apply to each hospital in this State which is located in a county in which there are two or more licensed hospitals. The provisions of NRS 439B.300 to 439B.340, inclusive, do not apply to a hospital which has 100 or fewer beds.  3. The provisions of NRS 439B.300 to 439B.340, inclusive, do not prohibit a county from:  (a) Entering into an agreement for medical care or otherwise contracting with any hospital located within that county; or  (b) Using a definition of "indigent" which would include more persons than the definition in NRS 439B.310.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 867)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.310 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.310 - "Indigent" defined.

For the purposes of NRS 439B.300 to 439B.340, inclusive, "indigent" means those persons:  1. Who are not covered by any policy of health insurance;  2. Who are ineligible for Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the benefits provided pursuant to NRS 428.115 to 428.255, inclusive, or any other federal or state program of public assistance covering the provision of health care;  3. Who meet the limitations imposed by the county upon assets and other resources or potential resources; and  4. Whose income is less than:  (a) For one person living without another member of a household, $438.  (b) For two persons, $588.  (c) For three or more persons, $588 plus $150 for each person in the family in excess of two.  For the purposes of this subsection, "income" includes the entire income of a household and the amount which the county projects a person or household is able to earn. "Household" is limited to a person and the person’s spouse, parents, children, brothers and sisters residing with him or her.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 868; A 1999, 2238)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.320 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|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.

  1. A hospital shall provide, without charge, in each fiscal year, care for indigent inpatients in an amount which represents 0.6 percent of its net revenue for the hospital’s preceding fiscal year.  2. The Department shall compute the obligation of each hospital for care of indigent inpatients for each fiscal year based upon the net revenue of the hospital in its preceding fiscal year and shall provide this information to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the hospital is located.  3. The board of county commissioners shall maintain a record of discharge forms submitted by each hospital located within the county, together with the amount accruing to the hospital. The amount accruing to the hospital for the care, until the hospital has met its obligation pursuant to this section, is the highest amount the county is paying to any hospital in the county for that care. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 439B.330, no payment for indigent care may be made to the hospital until the total amount so accruing to the hospital exceeds the minimum obligation of the hospital for the fiscal year, and a hospital may only receive payment from the county for indigent care provided in excess of its obligation pursuant to this section. After a hospital has met its obligation pursuant to this section, the county may reimburse the hospital for care of indigent inpatients at any rate otherwise authorized by law.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 868; A 1991, 2111)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.330 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health 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.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, subsection 2 and NRS 439B.300, each county shall use the definition of "indigent" in NRS 439B.310 to determine a person’s eligibility for medical assistance pursuant to chapter 428 of NRS, other than assistance provided pursuant to NRS 428.115 to 428.255, inclusive.  2. A board of county commissioners may, if it determines that a hospital within the county is serving a disproportionately large share of low-income patients:  (a) Pay a higher rate to the hospital for treatment of indigent inpatients;  (b) Pay the hospital for treatment of indigent inpatients whom the hospital would otherwise be required to treat without receiving compensation from the county; or  (c) Both pay at a higher rate and pay for inpatients for whom the hospital would otherwise be uncompensated.  3. Each hospital which treats an indigent inpatient shall submit to the board of county commissioners of the county of residence of the patient a discharge form identifying the patient as a possible indigent and containing the information required by the Department and the county to be included in all such forms.  4. The county which receives a discharge form from a hospital for an indigent inpatient shall verify the status of the patient and the amount which the hospital is entitled to receive. A hospital aggrieved by a determination of a county regarding the indigent status of an inpatient may appeal the determination to the Director or a person designated by the Director to hear such an appeal. The decision of the Director or the designee of the Director must be mailed by registered or certified mail to the county and the hospital. The decision of the Director or the designee of the Director may be appealed to a court having general jurisdiction in the county within 15 days after the date of the postmark on the envelope in which the decision was mailed.  5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of this section and subsection 3 of NRS 439B.320, if the county is the county of residence of the patient and the patient is indigent, the county shall pay to the hospital the amount required, within the limits of money which may lawfully be appropriated for this purpose pursuant to NRS 428.050, 428.285 and 450.425.  6. For the purposes of this section, the county of residence of the patient is the county of residence of that person before he or she was admitted to the hospital.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 869; A 1989, 1801, 1861; 1991, 1744, 1937; 1993, 1973; 2005, 1676)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.350 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.350 - Department to establish; purpose.

  1. The Department shall establish a program to increase awareness of health care programs for children and to encourage enrollment in such programs. The program must provide for the dissemination of information to the public relating to health care services that are available in this state to children who are under the age of 13 years, including, without limitation, information concerning:  (a) Federal, state and local governmental programs which provide health care services to such children;  (b) The requirements for eligibility to participate in such programs; and  (c) The procedures for enrolling children in such programs.  2. The information disseminated pursuant to subsection 1 must encourage the use of the programs identified pursuant to subsection 1 and must emphasize:  (a) The benefits of preventive health care services to the well-being of children; and  (b) The reasons that preventive health care services are more efficient in treating potential health care needs and are more economical than obtaining emergency health care services which are often required when symptoms of an illness are not promptly and properly treated.  3. The program must be designed to disseminate information using the most effective means available to the extent possible, including, without limitation, using:  (a) Words or graphics, or both, that promote understanding of the information by the intended audience, considering the average level of reading comprehension of and the language understood by the audience.  (b) Printed materials that may be displayed at or distributed to:  (1) Offices of the federal, state and local government that have contact with parents of children who are under the age of 13 years or direct contact with such children, or both, in the normal course of business;  (2) Schools attended by children who are under the age of 13 years;  (3) Public libraries;  (4) Providers of health care who provide services to children who are under the age of 13 years;  (5) Child care facilities that provide services to children who are under the age of 13 years;  (6) Organizations that provide community-based services to parents of children who are under the age of 13 years, or to such children, or both; and  (7) Any other person deemed appropriate.  (c) Radio, television and other electronic means.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1545)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.360 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.360 - Evaluation: Recommendations; report to Interim Finance Committee.

  1. The Director shall evaluate the effectiveness of the program established pursuant to NRS 439B.350 annually. The evaluation must include, without limitation, measuring the effectiveness of the content, form and method of dissemination of information through the program.  2. The Director shall make any necessary recommendations to improve the program based upon the evaluation.  3. On or before December 31 of each year, the Director shall provide a written report to the Interim Finance Committee concerning the results of the evaluation and any recommendations made to improve the program.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1546; A 2007, 2401)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.370 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.370 - Director authorized to contract for certain services.

The Director may, within the limits of available money, contract for services to assist the Department in carrying out the provisions of NRS 439B.350 and 439B.360.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1546)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.400 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.400 - Hospital must maintain and use uniform list of billed charges; exception.

Each hospital in this State shall maintain and use a uniform list of billed charges for that hospital for units of service or goods provided to all inpatients. A hospital may not use a billed charge for an inpatient that is different than the billed charge used for another inpatient for the same service or goods provided. This section does not restrict the ability of a hospital or other person to negotiate a discounted rate from the hospital’s billed charges or to contract for a different rate or mechanism for payment of the hospital.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 867)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.430 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.430 - Prohibited acts of hospitals; examination by Director; administrative fine; injunctive relief.

  1. For the purposes of this section:  (a) An "affiliated person" is a person controlled by any combination of the hospital, the parent corporation, a subsidiary or the principal stockholders or officers or directors of any of the foregoing.  (b) A "subsidiary" is a person of which either the hospital and the parent corporation or the hospital or the parent corporation holds practical control.  2. No hospital may engage in any transaction or agreement with its parent corporation, or with any subsidiary or affiliated person which will result or has resulted in:  (a) Substitution contrary to the interest of the hospital and through any method of any asset of the hospital with an asset or assets of inferior quality or lower fair market value;  (b) Deception as to the true operating results of the hospital;  (c) Deception as to the true financial condition of the hospital;  (d) Allocation to the hospital of a proportion of the expense of combined facilities or operations which is unfavorable to the hospital;  (e) Unfair or excessive charges against the hospital for services, facilities or supplies;  (f) Unfair and inadequate charges by the hospital for services, facilities or supplies furnished by the hospital to others; or  (g) Payment by the hospital for services, facilities or supplies not reasonably needed by the hospital.  3. If the Director has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of subsection 2 has occurred, the Director may conduct an examination of any books and records of the hospital, parent corporation, subsidiary or affiliated person which the Director deems pertinent to the examination. The Director has the same authority to examine the parent corporation, subsidiary or affiliated person and recover the cost of the examination as the Director has with regard to the hospital. A parent corporation, subsidiary or affiliated person which refuses to permit the examination of its books and records is subject to the fine provided for in subsection 4 for each day that access to the books or records is restricted.  4. If a hospital, parent corporation, subsidiary or affiliated person is found, after notice and a hearing, to have violated the provisions of this section, the Director may impose an administrative fine of not more than $20,000 for each violation or the actual amount of damage caused by the violation, whichever is greater.  5. Upon a second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this section, the Director may commence a legal action in the district court of any county to secure an injunction against further violations of this section.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 872)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.440 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.440 - Director may require hospitals, health facilities and providers of health services to submit information; independent audit; examinations; penalty.

  1. The Director may by regulation require hospitals, other health facilities and providers of health services to submit such information as is reasonably necessary for the Director to carry out the provisions of NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive.  2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Director shall by regulation require an examination of a hospital by an independent auditor appointed by the Director to ensure compliance with NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive. The audits must be scheduled on a regular basis but not more often than once each year. The hospital shall pay the costs of the audit. A hospital may contract with the auditor to conduct other work for the hospital in connection with the audit.  3. The Director shall not require an audit of a hospital which has less than 100 beds or is subject to the provisions of chapter 450 of NRS. The Director shall by regulation require such a hospital to submit audits of the hospital on a regular basis but not more often than once each year.  4. If a hospital fails to comply with any regulation adopted pursuant to this section or the Director has reason to believe the hospital has violated any provision of NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive, the Director may conduct an examination or contract for an independent examination of the hospital to determine whether it is in compliance with those provisions. The hospital which is the subject of such an examination is responsible for payment of the costs of the examination if the Director determines that the hospital did violate a provision of NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive.  5. Any person who fails to submit information as required by any regulation adopted pursuant to NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive, to the Department or fails to submit to an audit or examination pursuant to this section is subject to an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 per violation per day until the required information is submitted or the person submits to the audit or examination.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 872; A 1991, 2113; 2005, 1736)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.450 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.450 - Powers and duties of Director.

The Director:  1. May adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive.  2. Shall ensure that the administration of NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive, does not cause the State to fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Government concerning Medicare and Medicaid.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 873)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.460 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.460 - Director authorized to delegate powers and duties.

The Director may delegate:  1. Any of the Director’s powers or duties pursuant to NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive, to the Administrator of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department.  2. Any of the Department’s powers or duties pursuant to NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive, to the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2632; A 1999, 2242)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.500 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.500 - Penalty for violation of provisions.

In addition to any civil or administrative penalty specifically provided in NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive, any person who violates a provision of NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 for each violation.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 873) — (Substituted in revision for part of NRS 439B.450)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.600 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.600 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 439B.600 to 439B.695, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 439B.605 to 439B.620, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 3137; A 2017, 4301) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 439.900)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.605 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.605 - "Manufacturer" defined.

Manufacturer has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 639.009.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 4297)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.610 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.610 - "Pharmacy" defined.

Pharmacy means every store or shop licensed by the State Board of Pharmacy where drugs, controlled substances, poisons, medicines or chemicals are stored or possessed, or dispensed or sold at retail, or displayed for sale at retail, or where prescriptions are compounded or dispensed. The term does not include an institutional pharmacy as defined in NRS 639.0085.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 4297)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.615 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.615 - "Pharmacy benefit manager" defined.

Pharmacy benefit manager has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 683A.174.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 4297)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.620 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.620 - "Wholesale acquisition cost" defined.

Wholesale acquisition cost means the manufacturer’s list price for a prescription drug to wholesalers or direct purchasers in the United States, not including any discounts, rebates or reductions in price, as reported in wholesale price guides or other publications of drug pricing data.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 4297)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.625 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.625 - Organization representing interests of retail merchants to prepare and update list of most commonly prescribed drugs or generic equivalents.

The organization with the largest membership in this State which represents the interests of retail merchants, as determined by the Department, shall:  1. Prepare a list of not less than the 100 brand name prescription drugs or generic equivalents most commonly prescribed to residents of this State; and  2. At least once each calendar year, update the list prepared pursuant to subsection 1 and transmit the list to the Department.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 3137) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 439.905)