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NRS 428.040 Indigent person to provide information and cooperation when applying for relief. When an application is made by an indigent person to the board of county commissioners of any county for relief, the board of county commissioners shall require the indigent person to: 1.…

NRS 428.045 Custody, use, preservation and confidentiality of information relating to applicants for and recipients of public assistance. 1. To restrict the use or disclosure of any information concerning applicants for or recipients of public assistance to those purposes directl…

NRS 428.050 Levy of tax ad valorem; establishment of maximum rate; limitations on expenditures and transfers. 1. In addition to the tax levied pursuant to NRS 428.185 and 428.285 and any tax levied pursuant to NRS 450.425, the board of county commissioners of a county shall, at t…

NRS 428.060 Application by nonresident indigent: Temporary relief; notification of county of residence; removal to county; payment to or recovery by county granting relief. 1. If it appears to the satisfaction of the board of county commissioners that the county of residence of a…

NRS 428.070 Responsibility of relative and recipient of aid for hospitalization provided by county: Reimbursement of county; determination of financial responsibility; action to enforce collection. 1. The father or mother of sufficient financial ability so to do shall pay to the …

NRS 428.080 Expenditure for transportation of nonresident indigent to place of residence. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of county commissioners may make budgetary provision for the transportation of an indigent person who is a nonresident or whose county o…

NRS 428.090 Medical assistance to and disposal of remains of nonresidents and other persons; limitations on responsibility of county. 1. When a nonresident or any other person who meets the uniform standards of eligibility prescribed by the board of county commissioners or by NRS…

NRS 428.093 Denial by county of medical or financial assistance: Form and contents of adverse decision; judicial review. 1. A person who is denied by a county medical or financial assistance pursuant to this chapter may appeal that denial in accordance with procedures adopted by …

NRS 428.095 Liability insurance for persons rendering medical care. 1. Counties in which physicians, dentists, their respective assistants and county hospitals render treatment to indigents or needy persons without charge or at cost or below cost may procure, carry and maintain l…

NRS 428.110 Criminal and civil penalties for bringing nonresident indigent into county. 1. Any person who brings into or leaves within, or aids another person in bringing into or leaving within any county, an indigent person who is a nonresident or whose county of residence is an…

NRS 428.115 Definitions. As used in NRS 428.115 to 428.255, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 428.125 to 428.165, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1983, 1939; A 1993, 333; 2005, 16…

NRS 428.125 “Board” defined. “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Fund. (Added to NRS by 1983, 1939)

NRS 428.136 “Fund” defined. “Fund” means the Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons. (Added to NRS by 1993, 332)

NRS 428.145 “Hospital” defined. “Hospital” means an establishment which has the staff and equipment to provide diagnosis, care and treatment of all stages of human injury and illness and which provides 24-hour medical care. (Added to NRS by 1983, 1939; A 1989, 758; 1993, 333)

NRS 428.155 “Hospital care” defined. “Hospital care” means: 1. Services furnished by a hospital to a patient between the time of admission and the time of discharge, including: (a) Bed and board; (b) Drugs; and (c) Anesthesia, nursing services, equipment, supplies and laboratory …

NRS 428.165 “Injury in a motor vehicle crash” defined. “Injury in a motor vehicle crash” means any personal injury caused in, by or as the proximate result of the movement of a motor vehicle on a public street or highway, whether the injured person was the operator of the vehicle…

NRS 428.175 Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons. 1. The Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons is hereby created as a special revenue fund for the purposes described in NRS 428.115 to 428.255, inclusive. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, money collected …

NRS 428.185 Levy of tax ad valorem for remittance to Fund. 1. In addition to the taxes levied pursuant to NRS 428.050 and 428.285 and any tax levied pursuant to NRS 450.425, the board of county commissioners of each county shall levy an ad valorem tax at a rate which must be calc…

NRS 428.195 Board of Trustees of Fund: Composition; terms; vacancies; designees. 1. The Fund must be administered by a Board of Trustees composed of five members appointed by the Governor as follows: (a) Four county commissioners; and (b) One director of a social services agency …

NRS 428.205 Board of Trustees of Fund: Powers. The Board shall administer the Fund and for that purpose may: 1. Enter into all necessary contracts and agreements, including, without limitation, contracts and agreements to obtain the services of consultants, attorneys, auditors, a…

NRS 428.206 Agreement to transfer money from Fund to Medicaid Division of Nevada Health Authority to include in State Plan for Medicaid enhanced rate of reimbursement for hospital care provided to Medicaid recipients or to make supplemental payments to hospitals for such care. 1.…

NRS 428.209 Application by counties to Board for reimbursement for charges for care furnished to certain patients; procedure for application; review of application; payment to county from Fund; reimbursement of provider of care by county; Board subrogated to right of county; lien…

NRS 428.215 Collection of charges for care by hospital; request for determination of indigency. Whenever hospital care is furnished to a person on account of an injury suffered by the person in a motor vehicle crash, the hospital shall use reasonable diligence to collect the amou…

NRS 428.225 Certification of indigency. 1. If, after investigation, the board of county commissioners determines that the person is an indigent person, the board of county commissioners shall so certify in writing to the hospital and to the Board of Trustees of the Fund. 2. For t…

NRS 428.235 Application for reimbursement of charges; hospitals eligible for reimbursement. 1. If the hospital receives a certification that the person is an indigent person and it has complied with the procedures for collection established by the Board of Trustees of the Fund, i…

NRS 428.245 Review of application; payment to hospital from Fund; reimbursement of physician by hospital; Board subrogated to right of hospital or physician; lien on proceeds of recovery. 1. The Board shall review the application and approve or disapprove reimbursement of all or …

NRS 428.255 Reimbursement of Fund by counties. 1. Any reimbursement or partial reimbursement made from the Fund for unpaid charges for hospital care furnished to a person which are not greater than $3,000, is a charge upon the county in which: (a) The crash occurred, if the perso…

NRS 428.265 Definitions. As used in NRS 428.265 to 428.295, inclusive, “fund” means the fund for medical assistance to indigent persons. (Added to NRS by 1985, 2031; A 1987, 91; 1991, 1769; 2005, 1675; 2015, 362)

NRS 428.275 Fund for medical assistance to indigent persons. 1. The board of county commissioners of a county shall before July 1, 1985, by ordinance, create in the county treasury a fund to be designated as the fund for medical assistance to indigent persons. 2. The money in the…

NRS 428.285 Levy of tax ad valorem for remittance to fund and Intergovernmental Transfer Account; certain smaller counties to remit certain amount of money to allow State Plan for Medicaid to include payment of certain expenditures relating to long-term care; certain counties to …

NRS 428.295 Allocation of money in budget; payment of excess from fund. 1. For each fiscal year the board of county commissioners shall, in the preparation of its final budget, allocate money for assistance to indigents pursuant to this chapter. 2. In a county whose population is…

NRS 428.355 Definitions. As used in this section and NRS 428.365 and 428.375, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Community Services Block Grant Act” means the federal act set forth in 42 U.S.C. §§ 9901 et seq. 2. “Director” means the Director of the Department of Human Se…

NRS 428.365 Director to administer allotment; expenditure of allotment; money not obligated for expenditure. 1. The Director shall administer any federal allotment received by this State pursuant to the Community Services Block Grant Act for the amelioration of the causes of pove…

NRS 428.375 Plan for statewide use and distribution of money; public hearings on proposed plans; preparation and filing of final plan; distribution of allotment; applications for grants. 1. The Director, after consulting with eligible entities, shall develop a plan for the statew…