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NV Rev Stat § 439A.082 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.082 - Director to contract with Nevada System of Higher Education to collect and analyze information from health facilities and purchasers of health care.

The Director, through the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department, shall contract with the Nevada System of Higher Education to collect and analyze information from health facilities and purchasers of health care to:  1. Respond to requests for information from the Legislature.  2. Provide technical assistance to purchasers of health care.  3. Provide the Department with information necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  4. Provide other persons with information relating to the cost of health care.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1357; A 1993, 403; 1997, 2632; 1999, 2242)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.083 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.083 - Director to establish procedure for review of statutes, regulations and standards governing approval, licensing or certification of health facilities.

The Director shall establish procedures for the review of all statutes, regulations and standards governing the approval, licensing or certification of health facilities. The procedures must provide for participation in the review by providers of health care and the general public.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1357; A 2019, 1013)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.086 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.086 - Chief Research and Statistical Analyst: Position created.

The position of Chief Research and Statistical Analyst is hereby created in the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department. This position is in the unclassified service of the State.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1399; A 2005, 22nd Special Session, 55)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.130 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 439A.130 to 439A.185, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 439A.135 to 439A.165, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 772; A 2013, 3045)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.135 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.135 - "Administrator" defined.

Administrator means the Administrator of the Division.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 772; A 2013, 3045)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.138 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.138 - "Division" defined.

Division means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 3044)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.140 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.140 - "Employer" defined.

Employer means a person who sponsors a J-1 visa physician and enters into a contract with the J-1 visa physician.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 772)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.150 - "J-1 visa physician" defined.

J-1 visa physician means a foreign medical graduate who:  1. Has an offer of full-time employment at a health facility in an area designated by the Federal Government as a health care professional shortage area or at a health facility which serves patients from such a designated area, and agrees to begin employment at that facility within 90 days after receiving a J-1 visa waiver;  2. Signs a contract to continue to work at that health facility for a total of 40 hours per week for not less than 3 years;  3. Applies for or has been issued a license to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS; and  4. Applies for a J-1 visa waiver.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 772)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.155 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.155 - "J-1 visa waiver" defined.

J-1 visa waiver means a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence requirement authorized pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182(e) for a physician who holds a J-1 visa.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 772)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.160 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.160 - "Letter of support" defined.

Letter of support means a letter issued by the Program to the Waiver Review Division of the United States Department of State stating that a request for a J-1 visa waiver is in the public interest.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 772)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.165 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.165 - "Program" defined.

Program means the Physician Visa Waiver Program established by NRS 439A.170.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 772)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.170 - Establishment; regulations; application fees; accounting and use of money; administration of Program.

  1. The Physician Visa Waiver Program is hereby established in the Division. The Administrator shall administer the Program consistent with federal law and the provisions of NRS 439A.130 to 439A.185, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The Program must:  (a) Provide for the oversight of employers and J-1 visa physicians in this State;  (b) Evaluate applications for letters of support submitted pursuant to NRS 439A.175; and  (c) Issue letters of support.  2. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations:  (a) Providing for the administration of the Program; and  (b) Establishing an application fee, not to exceed $2,000, payable to the Program by an employer or J-1 visa physician who applies for a letter of support pursuant to NRS 439A.175.  3. Any application fees collected by the Program are not refundable and must be deposited in the State Treasury and accounted for separately in the State General Fund. Any interest and income earned on the money in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the account. Any money remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund. All claims against the account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid. The money in the account must be used to pay the costs of administering the Program and for training and educating J-1 visa physicians and employers.  4. The Division is hereby designated as the agency of this State to cooperate with the Federal Government in the administration of the Program.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 772; A 2015, 360)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.175 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.175 - Application for letter of support; qualifications; conditions for contract between employer and J-1 visa physician.

  1. An employer or J-1 visa physician who seeks a letter of support must:  (a) Apply to the Program for a letter of support in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Health;  (b) Include with the application proof satisfactory to the Division that the J-1 visa physician is licensed to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS or has submitted an application for a license to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS; and  (c) Include with the application a copy of the contract entered into by the employer and the J-1 visa physician.  2. The contract entered into by the employer and the J-1 visa physician:  (a) Must comply with:  (1) All applicable provisions of federal law; and  (2) The regulations adopted by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 439A.130 to 439A.185, inclusive.  (b) Must not include:  (1) A noncompete clause or restrictive covenant that prevents or discourages the J-1 visa physician from continuing to practice after the term of the contract expires; or  (2) Any provision authorizing termination without cause.  3. The Program may provide a letter of support to a J-1 visa physician:  (a) If the Program determines that the waiver is in the public interest;  (b) If the contract entered into by the employer and the J-1 visa physician complies with the provisions of this section; and  (c) Upon payment of the prescribed application fee.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 773)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.180 - Violations and penalties.

  1. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law:  (a) A J-1 visa physician who:  (1) Does not provide the required minimum hours of health services in an area designated by the Federal Government as a health care professional shortage area;  (2) Refuses to provide health services to medically underserved persons in this State; or  (3) Violates any provision of state law governing physicians or the provision of health services; or  (b) An employer who:  (1) Employs a J-1 visa physician in a manner other than that specified in the contract entered into by the employer and the J-1 visa physician;  (2) Violates any provision of NRS 439A.130 to 439A.185, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto; or  (3) Violates any provision of state law governing physicians or the provision of health services,  is subject to the penalty prescribed by the State Board of Health pursuant to subsection 2.  2. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations establishing:  (a) The procedure for reporting a violation of this section; and  (b) The penalty for any violation of this section.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 773)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.185 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.185 - Civil and criminal immunity for reporting violations.

A person who reports or provides any information concerning a violation of NRS 439A.130 to 439A.185, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to a governmental entity is immune from any civil or criminal liability for that action.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 774)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.190 - Official recognition required; duty of Department to maintain Internet website; certain activities deemed not to be unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive trade practices.

  1. A primary care practice shall not represent itself as a patient-centered medical home unless the primary care practice is certified, accredited or otherwise officially recognized as a patient-centered medical home by a nationally recognized organization for the accrediting of patient-centered medical homes.   2. The Department shall post on an Internet website maintained by the Department links to nationally recognized organizations for the accrediting of patient-centered medical homes and any other information specified by the Department to allow patients to find a patient-centered medical home that meets the requirements of this section and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.  3. Any coordination between an insurer and a patient-centered medical home or acceptance of an incentive from an insurer by a patient-centered medical home that is authorized by federal law shall not be deemed to be an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive trade practice or other act or practice prohibited by the provisions of chapter 598 or 686A of NRS.  4. As used in this section:  (a) "Patient-centered medical home" means a primary care practice that:  (1) Offers patient-centered, continuous, culturally competent, evidence-based, comprehensive health care that is led by a provider of primary care and a team of health care providers, coordinates the health care needs of the patient and uses enhanced communication strategies and health information technology; and  (2) Emphasizes enhanced access to practitioners and preventive care to improve the outcomes for and experiences of patients and lower the costs of health services.  (b) "Primary care practice" means a federally qualified health center, as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B), or a business where health services are provided by one or more advanced practice registered nurses or one or more physicians who are licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS and who practice in the area of family practice, internal medicine or pediatrics.   (Added to NRS by 2015, 1550)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.200 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 439A.200 to 439A.290, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 439A.205, 439A.207 and 439A.210 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2350; A 2011, 1802)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.205 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.205 - Hospital" defined.

Hospital has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.012.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2350)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.207 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.207 - "Potentially preventable readmission" defined.

Potentially preventable readmission means an unplanned readmission of a patient which:  1. Occurs not more than 30 days after the patient is discharged;  2. Is clinically related to the initial admission; and  3. Was preventable.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 1802)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.210 - Surgical center for ambulatory patients" defined.

Surgical center for ambulatory patients has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.019.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2350)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.220 - Information concerning hospitals: Establishment of program; information to be collected, maintained and provided through program.

  1. The Department shall establish and maintain a program to increase public awareness of health care information concerning the hospitals in this State. The program must be designed to assist consumers with comparing the quality of care provided by the hospitals in this State and the charges for that care.  2. The program must include, without limitation, the collection, maintenance and provision of information concerning:  (a) Inpatients and outpatients of each hospital in this State as reported in the forms submitted pursuant to NRS 449.485;  (b) The quality of care provided by each hospital in this State as determined by applying measures of quality endorsed by the entities described in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 439A.230, expressed as a number of events and rate of occurrence, if such measures can be applied to the information reported in the forms submitted pursuant to NRS 449.485;  (c) How consistently each hospital follows recognized practices to prevent the infection of patients, to speed the recovery of patients and to avoid medical complications of patients;  (d) For each hospital, the total number of patients discharged, the average length of stay and the average billed charges, reported by diagnosis-related groups for inpatients and for the 50 medical treatments for outpatients that the Department determines are most useful for consumers;  (e) The total number of patients discharged from the hospital and the total number of potentially preventable readmissions, which must be expressed as a total number and a rate of occurrence of potentially preventable readmissions, and the average length of stay and the average billed charges for those potentially preventable readmissions;  (f) To the extent that money is available for that purpose, for each hospital, the name of each physician who performed a surgical procedure in the hospital and the total number of surgical procedures performed by the physician, reported by diagnosis-related group if the information is available and by principal diagnosis, principal surgical procedure and secondary surgical procedure; and  (g) Any other information relating to the charges imposed and the quality of the services provided by the hospitals in this State which the Department determines is:  (1) Useful to consumers;  (2) Nationally recognized; and   (3) Reported in a standard and reliable manner.  3. As used in this section, "diagnosis-related group" means groupings of medical diagnostic categories used as a basis for hospital payment schedules by Medicare and other third-party health care plans.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2350; A 2011, 1802, 2126, 2660)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.230 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.230 - Information concerning hospitals: Regulations; deadline for submission of information; notice of failure to provide information to be sent to Division of Public and Behavioral Health.

  1. The Department shall, by regulation:  (a) Prescribe the information that each hospital in this State must submit to the Department for the program established pursuant to NRS 439A.220.  (b) Prescribe the measures of quality for hospitals that are required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 439A.220. In adopting the regulations, the Department shall:  (1) Use the measures of quality endorsed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Quality Forum, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, a quality improvement organization of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Joint Commission;  (2) Prescribe a reasonable number of measures of quality which must not be unduly burdensome on the hospitals; and  (3) Take into consideration the financial burden placed on the hospitals to comply with the regulations.  The measures prescribed pursuant to this paragraph must report health outcomes of hospitals, which do not necessarily correlate with the inpatient diagnosis-related groups or the outpatient treatments that are posted on the Internet website pursuant to NRS 439A.270.  (c) Prescribe the manner in which a hospital must determine whether the readmission of a patient must be reported pursuant to NRS 439A.220 as a potentially preventable readmission and the form for submission of such information.  (d) Require each hospital to:  (1) Provide the information prescribed in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) in the format required by the Department; and  (2) Report the information separately for inpatients and outpatients.  2. The information required pursuant to this section and NRS 439A.220 must be submitted to the Department not later than 45 days after the last day of each calendar month.  3. If a hospital fails to submit the information required pursuant to this section or NRS 439A.220 or submits information that is incomplete or inaccurate, the Department shall send a notice of such failure to the hospital and to the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2350; A 2011, 1803)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.240 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.240 - Information concerning surgical centers for ambulatory patients: Establishment of program; information to be collected, maintained and provided through program.

  1. The Department shall establish and maintain a program to increase public awareness of health care information concerning the surgical centers for ambulatory patients in this State. The program must be designed to assist consumers with comparing the quality of care provided by the surgical centers for ambulatory patients in this State and the charges for that care.  2. The program must include, without limitation, the collection, maintenance and provision of information concerning:  (a) The charges imposed on outpatients by each surgical center for ambulatory patients in this State as reported in the forms submitted pursuant to NRS 439A.250;  (b) The quality of care provided by each surgical center for ambulatory patients in this State as determined by applying uniform measures of quality prescribed by the Department pursuant to NRS 439A.250;  (c) How consistently each surgical center for ambulatory patients follows recognized practices to prevent the infection of patients, to speed the recovery of patients and to avoid medical complications of patients;  (d) For each surgical center for ambulatory patients, the total number of patients discharged and the average billed charges, reported for 50 medical treatments for outpatients that the Department determines are most useful for consumers;  (e) To the extent that money is available for that purpose, for each surgical center for ambulatory patients, the name of each physician who performed a surgical procedure in the surgical center for ambulatory patients and the total number of surgical procedures performed by the physician, reported by type of medical treatment, principal diagnosis and, if the information is available, by principal surgical procedure and secondary surgical procedure; and  (f) Any other information relating to the charges imposed and the quality of the services provided by the surgical centers for ambulatory patients in this State which the Department determines is:  (1) Useful to consumers;  (2) Nationally recognized; and  (3) Reported in a standard and reliable manner.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2351; A 2011, 2661)
NV Rev Stat § 439A.250 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 439A - Planning for the Provision of Health Care|NRS 439A.250 - Information concerning surgical centers for ambulatory patients: Regulations; deadline for submission of information; notice of failure to provide information to be sent to Division of Public and Behavioral Health.

  1. The Department shall, by regulation:  (a) Prescribe the information that each surgical center for ambulatory patients in this State must submit to the Department for the program as set forth in NRS 439A.240 and the form for submission of such information.  (b) Prescribe the measures of quality for surgical centers for ambulatory patients that are required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 439A.240. In adopting the regulations, the Department shall:  (1) Use measures of quality which are substantially similar to those required pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 439A.230;  (2) Prescribe a reasonable number of measures of quality which must not be unduly burdensome on the surgical centers for ambulatory patients; and  (3) Take into consideration the financial burden placed on the surgical centers for ambulatory patients to comply with the regulations.  The measures prescribed pursuant to this paragraph must report health outcomes of surgical centers for ambulatory patients, which do not necessarily correlate with the outpatient treatments posted on the Internet website pursuant to NRS 439A.270.  (c) Require each surgical center for ambulatory patients to provide the information prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b) in the format required by the Department.  (d) Prescribe which surgical centers for ambulatory patients in this State must participate in the program established pursuant to NRS 439A.240.  2. The information required pursuant to this section and NRS 439A.240 must be submitted to the Department not later than 45 days after the last day of each calendar month.  3. If a surgical center for ambulatory patients fails to submit the information required pursuant to this section or NRS 439A.240 or submits information that is incomplete or inaccurate, the Department shall send a notice of such failure to the surgical center for ambulatory patients and to the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2352)