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NV Rev Stat § 439A.260 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.260 - Department to collect and maintain information and make summary of information available to certain persons; information to be aggregated.

  1. The Department shall collect and maintain all information that it receives from the hospitals and surgical centers for ambulatory patients in this State pursuant to NRS 439A.220 to 439A.250, inclusive. Upon request, the Department shall make a summary of the information available to:  (a) Consumers of health care;  (b) Providers of health care;  (c) Representatives of the health insurance industry; and  (d) The general public.  2. The Department shall ensure that the information it provides pursuant to this section is aggregated so as not to reveal the identity of a specific inpatient or outpatient of a hospital or of a surgical center for ambulatory patients.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2352)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.280 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.280 - Suspension of certain components of program or duties of Department if sufficient money not available; acceptance of gifts and grants.

  1. On or before July 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Department shall make a determination of whether sufficient money is available and authorized for expenditure to fund one or more components of the programs and other duties of the Department relating to NRS 439A.200 to 439A.290, inclusive.  2. The Department shall temporarily suspend any components of the program or duties of the Department, other than those set forth in NRS 439A.240 and 439A.250, for which it determines pursuant to subsection 1 that sufficient money is not available.  3. The Department may accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of NRS 439A.200 to 439A.290, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2354; A 2017, 604)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.290 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.290 - Duty of Department to consult; Department allowed to contract with certain entities for analysis of information collected and maintained by Department; regulations for review and release of information; annual report concerning requests for release of information.

  1. In carrying out the provisions of NRS 439A.200 to 439A.290, inclusive, the Department:  (a) Shall work in consultation with a quality improvement organization of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and  (b) May contract with the Nevada System of Higher Education or any appropriate, independent and qualified person or entity to analyze the information collected and maintained by the Department pursuant to NRS 439A.200 to 439A.290, inclusive. Such a contractor may release or publish or otherwise use information made available to it pursuant to the contract if the Department determines that the information is accurate and the contractor complies with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2.  2. The Department shall adopt regulations for the review and release of information collected and maintained by the Department pursuant to NRS 439A.200 to 439A.290, inclusive. The regulations must require, without limitation, the Department to review each request for information if the request is for purposes other than research.  3. The Department shall, on or before July 1 of each year, submit to the Legislative Committee on Health Care a report concerning each request that is made pursuant to subsection 2 and the determination of the Department with regard to each request.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2354)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.300 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.300 - Injunctions.

  1. Except as provided in subsection 2, the Department may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person, state agency or local governmental agency which has engaged in or is about to engage in any act which violates any provision of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Such injunction may be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by any person.  2. The Department shall not seek injunctive relief under this section if it has imposed a civil penalty for the same violation.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 257; A 1983, 1528) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 439A.110)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.310 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.310 - Civil penalties.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is liable to the State for a civil penalty of:  (a) Where the provision violated governs the licensing of a project which is required to be approved pursuant to NRS 439A.100, not more than 10 percent of the proposed expenditure for the project.  (b) Where any other provision is violated, not more than $20,000 for each violation.  2. The Department shall not impose a penalty under this section if it applies for injunctive relief to prevent the same violation.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1523; A 1991, 1077; 1995, 1488) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 439A.120)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 439B.030 to 439B.150, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 862; A 1991, 2111, 2333; 1993, 619, 620; 1999, 2238)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.030 - "Billed charge" defined.

Billed charge means the total amount charged by a hospital for medical care provided, regardless of the anticipated amount of net revenue to be received or the anticipated source of payment.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 862)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.035 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.035 - "Children’s Health Insurance Program" defined.

Children’s Health Insurance Program has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 422.021.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2238; A 2001, 158)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.040 - "Committee" defined.

Committee means the Legislative Committee on Health Care.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.050 - "Department" defined.

Department means the Department of Health and Human Services.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.060 - "Director" defined.

Director means the Director of the Department.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.070 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.070 - "Discharge form" defined.

Discharge form means the form hospitals are required to use to report information concerning the discharge of patients.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.090 - "Fiscal year" defined.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, "fiscal year" means a period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30 of the following year.  2. A hospital’s "fiscal year" is the period of 12 months used by a hospital for the purposes of accounting and the preparation of annual budgets and financial statements.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.100 - "Health facility" defined.

Health facility has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439A.015.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.110 - "Hospital" defined.

Hospital means any facility licensed as a medical, surgical or obstetrical hospital, or as any combination of medical, surgical or obstetrical hospital, by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.115 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.115 - "Major hospital" defined.

Major hospital means a hospital in this State which has 200 or more licensed or approved beds, or any hospital in a group of affiliated hospitals in a county which have a combined total of 200 or more licensed or approved beds, that is not operated by a federal, state or local governmental agency.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 2332)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.120 - "Medicaid" defined.

Medicaid means the program established pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396 et seq., to provide assistance for part or all of the cost of medical care rendered on behalf of indigent persons.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.130 - "Medicare" defined.

Medicare means the program of health insurance for aged persons and persons with disabilities established pursuant to Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.140 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.140 - "Net revenue" defined.

Net revenue means all revenues earned from inpatient medical care provided to patients by a hospital.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.150 - "Practitioner" defined.

Practitioner has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439A.0195.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.160 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.160 - Purposes of chapter.

The purposes of NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive, are to:  1. Promote equal access to quality medical care at an affordable cost for all residents of this State.  2. Reduce excessive billed charges and revenues generated by some hospitals in this State in order to provide relief from excessively high costs of medical care.  3. Provide the regulatory mechanisms necessary to ensure that the forces of a competitive market will be able to function effectively in the business of providing medical care in this State.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.200 - Creation; appointment of and restrictions on members; officers; terms of members; vacancies; annual reports.

  1. There is hereby established a Legislative Committee on Health Care consisting of three members of the Senate and three members of the Assembly, appointed by the Legislative Commission. The members must be appointed with appropriate regard for their experience with and knowledge of matters relating to health care.  2. No member of the Committee may:  (a) Have a financial interest in a health facility in this State;  (b) Be a member of a board of directors or trustees of a health facility in this State;  (c) Hold a position with a health facility in this State in which the Legislator exercises control over any policies established for the health facility; or  (d) Receive a salary or other compensation from a health facility in this State.  3. The provisions of subsection 2 do not:  (a) Prohibit a member of the Committee from selling goods which are not unique to the provision of health care to a health facility if the member primarily sells such goods to persons who are not involved in the provision of health care.  (b) Prohibit a member of the Legislature from serving as a member of the Committee if:  (1) The financial interest, membership on the board of directors or trustees, position held with the health facility or salary or other compensation received would not materially affect the independence of judgment of a reasonable person; and  (2) Serving on the Committee would not materially affect any financial interest the member has in a health facility in a manner greater than that accruing to any other person who has a similar interest.  4. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the budget and work program for the Committee and any changes to the budget or work program. The Legislative Commission shall select the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee from among the members of the Committee. Each such officer shall hold office for a term of 2 years commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. The office of the Chair of the Committee must alternate each biennium between the houses of the Legislature.  5. Any member of the Committee who does not become a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after the general election until the next regular or special session of the Legislature convenes.  6. Vacancies on the Committee must be filled in the same manner as original appointments.  7. The Committee shall report annually to the Legislative Commission concerning its activities and any recommendations.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 863; A 1989, 1841; 1991, 2333; 1993, 2590; 2009, 1154, 1568)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.210 - Meetings; quorum; compensation.

  1. Except as otherwise ordered by the Legislative Commission, the members of the Committee shall meet not earlier than September 1 of each odd-numbered year and not later than August 31 of the following even-numbered year at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair or a majority of the Committee. The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau or a person designated by the Director shall act as the nonvoting recording Secretary. The Committee shall prescribe regulations for its own management and government. Four members of the Committee constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the powers conferred on the Committee.  2. Except during a regular or special session of the Legislature, members of the Committee are entitled to receive the compensation provided for a majority of the members of the Legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session for each day or portion of a day during which the member attends a meeting of the Committee or is otherwise engaged in the business of the Committee plus the per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally and the travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.  3. The salaries and expenses of the Committee must be paid from the Legislative Fund.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 864; A 1987, 1629; 1989, 1221; 2009, 1155; 2019, 3129)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.225 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.225 - Committee to review certain regulations proposed or adopted by licensing boards; recommendations to Legislature. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]

  1. As used in this section, "licensing board" means any division or board empowered to adopt standards for the issuance or renewal of licenses, permits or certificates of registration pursuant to NRS 433.601 to 433.621, inclusive, 435.3305 to 435.339, inclusive, chapter 449, 625A, 630, 630A, 631, 632, 633, 634, 634A, 635, 636, 637, 637B, 639, 640, 640A, 640D, 641, 641A, 641B, 641C, 652, 653 or 654 of NRS.  2. The Committee shall review each regulation that a licensing board proposes or adopts that relates to standards for the issuance or renewal of licenses, permits or certificates of registration issued to a person or facility regulated by the board, giving consideration to:  (a) Any oral or written comment made or submitted to it by members of the public or by persons or facilities affected by the regulation;  (b) The effect of the regulation on the cost of health care in this State;  (c) The effect of the regulation on the number of licensed, permitted or registered persons and facilities available to provide services in this State; and  (d) Any other related factor the Committee deems appropriate.  3. After reviewing a proposed regulation, the Committee shall notify the agency of the opinion of the Committee regarding the advisability of adopting or revising the proposed regulation.  4. The Committee shall recommend to the Legislature as a result of its review of regulations pursuant to this section any appropriate legislation.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 940; A 2003, 2008; 2005, 1379; 2009, 528; 2011, 1099; 2015, 2319; 2017, 1409; 2019, 2704)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.225 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.225 - Committee to review certain regulations proposed or adopted by licensing boards; recommendations to Legislature. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

  1. As used in this section, "licensing board" means any division or board empowered to adopt standards for the issuance or renewal of licenses, permits or certificates of registration pursuant to NRS 435.3305 to 435.339, inclusive, chapter 449, 625A, 630, 630A, 631, 632, 633, 634, 634A, 635, 636, 637, 637B, 639, 640, 640A, 640D, 641, 641A, 641B, 641C, 652, 653 or 654 of NRS.  2. The Committee shall review each regulation that a licensing board proposes or adopts that relates to standards for the issuance or renewal of licenses, permits or certificates of registration issued to a person or facility regulated by the board, giving consideration to:  (a) Any oral or written comment made or submitted to it by members of the public or by persons or facilities affected by the regulation;  (b) The effect of the regulation on the cost of health care in this State;  (c) The effect of the regulation on the number of licensed, permitted or registered persons and facilities available to provide services in this State; and  (d) Any other related factor the Committee deems appropriate.  3. After reviewing a proposed regulation, the Committee shall notify the agency of the opinion of the Committee regarding the advisability of adopting or revising the proposed regulation.  4. The Committee shall recommend to the Legislature as a result of its review of regulations pursuant to this section any appropriate legislation.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 940; A 2003, 2008; 2005, 1379; 2009, 528; 2011, 1099; 2015, 2319; 2017, 1409; 2019, 247, 2704, effective January 1, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.227 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.227 - Committee to review certain new provisions of law; recommendations to Legislature concerning mandated reporters.

The Legislative Committee on Health Care shall:  1. After each regular session of the Legislature, review any chapter added to this title or title 39 or 54 of NRS that authorizes or requires the issuance of a license, permit or certificate to a person who provides any service related to health care to determine if the person should be included as a person required to make a report pursuant to NRS 432B.220; and  2. Before the beginning of the next regular session of the Legislature, prepare a report concerning its findings pursuant to subsection 1 and submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature. The report must include, without limitation, any recommended legislation.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1085)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.260 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|NRS 439B.260 - Reduction of billed charges for certain patients and services; notice; resolution of disputes.

  1. A major hospital shall reduce or discount the total billed charge by at least 30 percent for hospital services provided to an inpatient who:  (a) Has no policy of health insurance or other contractual agreement with a third party that provides health coverage for the charge;  (b) Is not eligible for coverage by a state or federal program of public assistance that would provide for the payment of the charge; and  (c) Makes reasonable arrangements within 30 days after the date that notice was sent pursuant to subsection 2 to pay the hospital bill.  2. A major hospital shall include on or with the first statement of the hospital bill provided to the patient after his or her discharge a notice of the reduction or discount available pursuant to this section, including, without limitation, notice of the criteria a patient must satisfy to qualify for a reduction or discount.  3. A major hospital or patient who disputes the reasonableness of arrangements made pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 may submit the dispute to the Bureau for Hospital Patients for resolution as provided in NRS 232.462.  4. A major hospital shall reduce or discount the total billed charge of its outpatient pharmacy by at least 30 percent to a patient who is eligible for Medicare.  5. As used in this section, "third party" means:  (a) An insurer, as that term is defined in NRS 679B.540;  (b) A health benefit plan, as that term is defined in NRS 687B.470, for employees which provides coverage for services and care at a hospital;  (c) A participating public agency, as that term is defined in NRS 287.04052, and any other local governmental agency of the State of Nevada which provides a system of health insurance for the benefit of its officers and employees, and the dependents of officers and employees, pursuant to chapter 287 of NRS; or  (d) Any other insurer or organization providing health coverage or benefits in accordance with state or federal law.  The term does not include an insurer that provides coverage under a policy of casualty or property insurance.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 2332; A 1995, 646, 2248; 2001, 2654; 2011, 1523; 2019, 1108)
NV Rev Stat § 439B.265 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care|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.]

A major hospital shall not collect or seek to collect the deductible or copayment from a patient who is covered by Medicare and who demonstrates that he or she is medically indigent, as that term is defined for the purposes of Medicaid coverage for persons in long-term care. The hospital may seek and collect payment for the deductible or copayment from any source other than the patient, including from the supplemental insurance of the patient.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 2332, 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)