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.227. Committee to review certain new provisions of law; recommendations to Legislature concerning mandated reporters.

NRS 439B.230. Investigations and hearings: Depositions; subpoenas. [Repealed]

NRS 439B.240. Investigations and hearings: Fees and mileage for witnesses. [Repealed]

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; notice; 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.