Title 38

NRS 422.309 Provision of prenatal care to pregnant women who are indigent; provision of information concerning availability of prenatal care; regulations. 1. As part of the health and public assistance programs of this State, the Division or any other division designated by the D…

NRS 422.361 Definitions. As used in NRS 422.361 to 422.369, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 422.362 to 422.365, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1993, 141)

NRS 422.362 “Cardholder” defined. “Cardholder” means the person named on the face of a Medicaid card to whom or for whose benefit the Medicaid card is issued by the Authority. (Added to NRS by 1993, 141; A 2003, 660)

NRS 422.363 “Medicaid card” defined. “Medicaid card” means any instrument or device evidencing eligibility for receipt of Medicaid benefits that is issued by the Authority for the use of a cardholder in obtaining the types of medical and remedial care for which assistance may be …

NRS 422.364 “Plan” defined. “Plan” means the State Plan for Medicaid established pursuant to NRS 422.063. (Added to NRS by 1993, 141; A 1997, 1243)

NRS 422.365 “Receives” defined. “Receives” means to acquire possession or control. (Added to NRS by 1993, 141)

NRS 422.366 Unlawful acts: Obtaining or possessing card without consent of holder of card; presumption from possession of card; penalty. 1. A person who: (a) Steals, takes or removes a Medicaid card from the person, possession, custody or control of another without the cardholder…

NRS 422.367 Unlawful acts: Sale or purchase of card; authorization by holder of card for use by person not entitled to use card; penalty. A person who: 1. Sells or buys a Medicaid card; or 2. Authorizes another person to use his or her Medicaid card to obtain the types of medical…

NRS 422.368 Unlawful acts: Use of forged, expired or revoked card to obtain benefits; receipt of benefits by misrepresentation; penalty. A person who, with the intent to defraud: 1. Uses a Medicaid card to obtain the types of medical and remedial care for which assistance may be …

NRS 422.369 Unlawful acts: Fraud by person authorized to provide care to holder of card; penalty. A person authorized by the Division to furnish the types of medical and remedial care for which assistance may be provided under the Plan, or an agent or employee of the authorized p…

NRS 422.3741 Definitions. As used in NRS 422.3741 to 422.3749, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 422.37412 to 422.37418, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2025, 2611)

NRS 422.37412 “Account” defined. “Account” means the Account to Improve Emergency Medical Transportation Quality and Access created by NRS 422.3745. (Added to NRS by 2025, 2611)

NRS 422.37414 “Ambulance” defined. “Ambulance” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 450B.040. (Added to NRS by 2025, 2611)

NRS 422.37416 “Emergency ambulance service” defined. “Emergency ambulance service”: 1. Means the transportation by ambulance of a person who is experiencing a medical emergency to a medical facility; and 2. Includes the rendering of medical care by a paramedic, as defined in NRS …

NRS 422.37418 “Private emergency medical transport provider” defined. “Private emergency medical transport provider” means a person or entity that: 1. Provides or renders emergency ambulance services in this State; 2. Holds a permit to own or operate an ambulance issued pursuant …

NRS 422.3743 Imposition of assessment; amount of assessment; regulations; deposit of revenue; compliance with federal law; submission of information to Division; maintenance of accurate records. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and NRS 422.3745 and 422.3749, the Di…

NRS 422.3745 Account to Improve Emergency Medical Transportation Quality and Access: Creation; administration; authorized expenditures; limitations; federal financial participation and matching funds; nonreversion. 1. The Account to Improve Emergency Medical Transportation Qualit…

NRS 422.3747 Administrative penalties; deduction from future Medicaid payments; notification; payment plans. 1. The Division shall adopt regulations that establish administrative penalties for the failure to timely pay any assessment imposed pursuant to NRS 422.3743. Any money co…

NRS 422.3749 Modification by Division of assessment percentage and enhanced rates of reimbursement; cessation and resumption of imposition and collection of assessment and payment of enhanced rates of reimbursement upon the occurrence of certain events. 1. The Division may, after…

NRS 422.3755 Definitions. As used in NRS 422.3755 to 422.379, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 422.376, 422.3765 and 422.3771 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2745)

NRS 422.376 “Facility for intermediate care” defined. “Facility for intermediate care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0038, but does not include: 1. A facility which meets the requirements of a general or any other special hospital pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS; 2. A …

NRS 422.3765 “Facility for skilled nursing” defined. “Facility for skilled nursing” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0039, but does not include a facility for skilled nursing that is owned or operated by the State of Nevada or any political subdivision of the State of Ne…

NRS 422.3771 “Nursing facility” defined. “Nursing facility” means a facility for intermediate care or a facility for skilled nursing. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2745)

NRS 422.3775 Fee: Payment; amount; due date; allowable cost for Medicaid reimbursement purposes. 1. Each nursing facility that is licensed in this State shall pay a fee assessed by the Division to increase the quality of nursing care in this State. 2. To determine the amount of t…

NRS 422.378 Report by nursing facility to Division. 1. Each nursing facility shall file with the Division each month a report setting forth the total number of days of care it provided to non-Medicare patients during the preceding month, the total gross revenue it earned as compe…

NRS 422.3785 Account to Increase the Quality of Nursing Care: Creation; deposit of money; expenditures; consequence of federal law prohibiting certain expenditures from Account. 1. There is hereby created in the State General Fund the Account to Increase the Quality of Nursing Ca…

NRS 422.379 Administrative penalties for late payment of fee; recoupment of fees and administrative penalties; repayment plan. 1. The Division shall establish administrative penalties for the late payment by a nursing facility of a fee assessed pursuant to NRS 422.3755 to 422.379…

NRS 422.3791 Definitions. As used in NRS 422.3791 to 422.3795, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 422.37915 to 422.37938, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1606; A 2023, 1940)

NRS 422.37915 “Account” defined. “Account” means the Account to Improve Health Care Quality and Access created by NRS 422.37945. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1606)

NRS 422.3792 “Agency to provide personal care services in the home” defined. “Agency to provide personal care services in the home” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449B.015. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1606; A 2025, 987)

NRS 422.37922 “Hospital” defined. “Hospital” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.012. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1939)

NRS 422.37925 “Medical facility” defined. “Medical facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1606)

NRS 422.3793 “Operator” defined. “Operator” means the operator of an agency to provide personal care services in the home or the operator of a medical facility. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1606)

NRS 422.37935 “Operator group” defined. “Operator group” means all operators who are required to obtain a given type of license pursuant to NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1606)

NRS 422.37938 “Rural hospital” defined. “Rural hospital” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0177. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1939)

NRS 422.3794 Imposition of assessment; vote; amount of assessment; regulations; statement of amount of revenue used for certain purposes before polling; deposit of revenue; compliance with federal law; submission of information to Division. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this…

NRS 422.37945 Account to Improve Health Care Quality and Access: Creation; administration; separate accounting; uses and limitations; nonreversion; federal financial participation. 1. The Account to Improve Health Care Quality and Access is hereby created in the State General Fun…

NRS 422.3795 Administrative penalties; deduction from future Medicaid payments; notification; payment plans. 1. The Division shall adopt regulations that establish administrative penalties for failure to timely pay an assessment imposed pursuant to NRS 422.3794. Any money collect…

NRS 422.380 Definitions. As used in NRS 422.380 to 422.390, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Disproportionate share payment” means a payment made pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-4. 2. “Hospital” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439B.110 and includes public…

NRS 422.3805 Federal waivers: Duties of Administrator. The Administrator shall: 1. Apply for all waivers from federal law or regulation which are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 422.380 to 422.390, inclusive; and 2. If a waiver is denied or altered, take all appropri…

NRS 422.382 Intergovernmental transfers of money from counties to Division; deposit in Intergovernmental Transfer Account in State General Fund; administration by Division. 1. The money transferred to the Division in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (…

NRS 422.385 Disproportionate share payments from Medicaid Budget Account; transfer of money from Intergovernmental Transfer Account. 1. The disproportionate share payments made to hospitals must be made, to the extent allowed by the State Plan for Medicaid, from the Medicaid Budg…

NRS 422.387 Calculation of disproportionate share payments; verification of eligibility for disproportionate share payments; Director authorized to negotiate terms of amendment to State Plan for Medicaid with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of United States Department …

NRS 422.390 Regulations; quarterly report. 1. The Division shall adopt regulations concerning: (a) Procedures for the intergovernmental transfers of money from the counties to the Division for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of NRS 422.380 to 422.390, inclusive, and t…

NRS 422.396 Establishment and administration of program to provide community-based services; application for federal waiver or amendment to State Plan for Medicaid; contracting for services; adoption of regulations. 1. The Authority, through a division of the Authority designated…

NRS 422.3962 Amendment of home and community-based services waiver to include as medical assistance under Medicaid funding of assisted living supportive services for senior citizens who reside in certain assisted living facilities. 1. The Authority shall apply to the Secretary of…