Title 40

NRS 450.660 Tax levies; disposition of proceeds. 1. At the time of making the levy of county taxes for that year, each board of trustees shall levy a tax sufficient, together with the revenue which will result from application of the rate to the net proceeds of minerals, to raise…

NRS 450.665 Powers of board of trustees: Borrowing of money and incurrence or assumption of indebtedness; limitations and conditions. 1. The board of trustees may borrow money and incur or assume indebtedness on behalf of the county hospital district if the total amount of the in…

NRS 450.670 Powers of board of trustees: Issuance and sale of bonds for certain purposes. The board of trustees may issue and sell, for each district in its jurisdiction: 1. General obligation bonds, payable from taxes; 2. General obligation bonds, payment of which is additionall…

NRS 450.675 Powers of board of trustees: Mortgage or pledge of personal property and acquisition of real property. The board of trustees, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, if the board of county commissioners is not the board of hospital trustees, or, if the…

NRS 450.680 Election concerning issuance of bonds; applicability of Local Government Securities Law. 1. If a board of trustees desires to avail itself of the power conferred by NRS 450.670 and submission to the voters is required by the provisions of NRS 350.020 to 350.070, inclu…

NRS 450.690 Donations. Any person, firm, organization, corporation or society desiring to make donations of money, personal property or real property for the benefit of any district hospital may make such donations to the district. Any such donation is effective when accepted by …

NRS 450.700 Board of trustees to determine status of patient and fix charges. 1. The board of trustees may determine whether patients presented to the district hospital for treatment are subjects of charity. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 439B.330, the board of trustees shal…

NRS 450.710 Creation of district for sole purpose of contracting for services of hospital. 1. A board of county commissioners may create a hospital district in an area where no hospital district exists for the sole purpose of contracting with a public agency or a privately owned …

NRS 450.715 Authority of board of trustees to contract for services of hospital. The board of trustees may contract with a public agency or a privately owned hospital to provide the services of a hospital to the residents of the hospital district if it determines that: 1. There i…

NRS 450.720 Contract for management of district hospital. 1. The board of trustees may contract with a company which manages hospitals for the rendering of management services in a district hospital. 2. The agreement may provide: (a) That the chief executive officer of the hospit…

NRS 450.725 Membership of district hospital in purchasing group. 1. A district hospital may, with the approval of the board of trustees, become a member of a purchasing group for the purpose of purchasing supplies, materials, equipment and services used by the district hospital. …

NRS 450.730 Purchase of supplies, materials, equipment and services through purchasing contracts or purchasing group without complying with certain requirements for competitive bidding. A district hospital that is authorized pursuant to NRS 450.720 or 450.725 to purchase supplies…

NRS 450.750 Board of county commissioners in certain districts deemed local government responsible for transferring certain payments of money. For the purposes of NRS 422.380 to 422.390, inclusive, if a hospital district created pursuant to NRS 450.550 to 450.750, inclusive, incl…

NRS 450.751 Dissolution of hospital district in county whose population is less than 700,000: Determination that dissolution is in best interest required; ordinance of board of county commissioners; considerations; duties of county clerk. In a county whose population is less than…

NRS 450.753 Dissolution of hospital district: Right of qualified electors to protest; dissolution prohibited if majority of qualified electors protest; dissolution by final ordinance; recital of protests. 1. On or before the date fixed for the hearing on the dissolution of a hosp…

NRS 450.755 Dissolution of hospital district: Hearing; full consideration of all protests required; adoption of final ordinance of dissolution or ordinance of nondissolution by board of county commissioners. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 450.753, at the plac…

NRS 450.757 Dissolution of hospital district: County clerk must file final ordinance of dissolution; locations. Within 30 days after the effective date of each ordinance which is required for the dissolution of a hospital district pursuant to NRS 450.753 or 450.755, each county c…

NRS 450.759 Dissolution of hospital district in county whose population is less than 700,000: Unpaid taxes, levies and assessments are lien on property; power of board of county commissioners to collect. In a county whose population is less than 700,000: 1. All outstanding and un…

NRS 450.760 Dissolution of hospital district in county whose population is less than 700,000: Retirement of outstanding debt and other obligations; levy of property tax; disposition of property. In a county whose population is less than 700,000: 1. Before dissolving a hospital di…

NRS 450.800 County or district hospital may contract for or form separate organization to provide or contract for services. 1. In addition to having the powers conferred under chapter 277 of NRS, a county or district hospital may contract with a private hospital or other organiza…

NRS 450.810 Lease of naming rights relating to public hospital; ordinance establishing procedures for lease; enterprise fund for proceeds of lease, fees or charges and other money received for public hospital. 1. The board of county commissioners of a county in which a public hos…

NRS 450B.015 Legislative declaration. The Legislature hereby declares that prompt and efficient emergency medical care and transportation is necessary for the health and safety of the people of Nevada, and that minimum standards for such care and all persons providing it must be …

NRS 450B.020 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 450B.025 to 450B.110, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1973, 1141; A 1985, 1693; 1987, 1043, 2207; 1993, 2…

NRS 450B.025 “Advanced emergency medical technician” defined. “Advanced emergency medical technician” means a person who is: 1. Certified by the health officer as having satisfactorily completed a program of training for certification as an advanced emergency medical technician p…

NRS 450B.030 “Air ambulance” defined. “Air ambulance” means an aircraft especially designed, constructed, modified or equipped to be used for the transportation of injured or sick persons. “Air ambulance” does not include any commercial aircraft carrying passengers on regularly s…

NRS 450B.040 “Ambulance” defined. “Ambulance” means a motor vehicle which is specially designed, constructed, equipped and staffed to provide emergency medical care for one or more: 1. Sick or injured persons; or 2. Persons whose medical condition may require special observation …

NRS 450B.050 “Attendant” defined. “Attendant” means a person responsible for the care of a sick or injured person in an ambulance or air ambulance, and includes the driver of an ambulance but not the pilot of an air ambulance. (Added to NRS by 1973, 1141)

NRS 450B.0505 “Automated external defibrillator” and “defibrillator” defined. “Automated external defibrillator” or “defibrillator” means a medical device that: 1. Has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; 2. Is capable of recognizing the presence or ab…

NRS 450B.060 “Board” defined. “Board” means: 1. In a regulating health district, the district board of health. 2. In an area not described in subsection 1, the State Board of Health. (Added to NRS by 1973, 1141; A 1993, 2828; 1995, 2547; 2005, 2471; 2011, 1269; 2025, 2413)

NRS 450B.0605 “Certificate” defined. “Certificate” means a certificate issued by a health authority acknowledging the successful completion of a program of training as an emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic…

NRS 450B.061 “Committee” defined. “Committee” means the Committee on Emergency Medical Services. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1170)

NRS 450B.0615 “Community paramedicine services” defined. “Community paramedicine services” means services provided by an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic to patients who do not require emergency medical transportation and provided i…

NRS 450B.062 “Designated officer” defined. “Designated officer” means a person designated by an employer to serve as a designated officer for its emergency response employees pursuant to NRS 450B.340. (Added to NRS by 2009, 910)

NRS 450B.0625 “Division” defined. “Division” means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Human Services. (Added to NRS by 2013, 3061)

NRS 450B.063 “Emergency medical dispatcher” defined. “Emergency medical dispatcher” means a person who: 1. Has completed a training program in emergency medical dispatching which has been approved by the board; and 2. Has been certified as having satisfactorily completed such a t…

NRS 450B.0635 “Emergency medical responder” defined. “Emergency medical responder” means a person who is certified by the health officer as having satisfactorily completed a program of training for certification as an emergency medical responder pursuant to NRS 450B.1905. (Added …

NRS 450B.064 “Emergency medical services registered nurse” defined. “Emergency medical services registered nurse” means a registered nurse who is issued a certificate to serve as an attendant by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to subsection 9 of NRS 450B.160. (Added to NRS by…

NRS 450B.065 “Emergency medical technician” defined. “Emergency medical technician” means a person who is: 1. Certified by the health officer as having satisfactorily completed a program of training for certification as an emergency medical technician pursuant to NRS 450B.1905; o…

NRS 450B.0703 “Emergency response employee” defined. “Emergency response employee” means a firefighter, attendant, volunteer attendant, emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, emergency medical dispatcher, paramedic, law e…

NRS 450B.0707 “Exposed” and “exposure” defined. “Exposed” or “exposure” means any circumstances which create a significant risk of a person becoming infected with an infectious disease. (Added to NRS by 2009, 911)

NRS 450B.071 “Firefighter” defined. “Firefighter” means a person who holds a license and is employed by or serving as a volunteer with a fire-fighting agency. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1692; A 2005, 330)

NRS 450B.072 “Fire-fighting agency” defined. “Fire-fighting agency” means a fire department or fire protection district of the State or a political subdivision which holds a permit issued pursuant to this chapter. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1692; A 1987, 718; 2001, 998; 2015, 650)

NRS 450B.077 “Health authority” defined. “Health authority” means: 1. In a regulating health district, the district board of health. 2. In an area not described in subsection 1, the Division. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2827; A 1995, 2547; 2005, 2471; 2011, 1269; 2025, 2413)

NRS 450B.082 “Health officer” defined. “Health officer” means: 1. In a regulating health district, the district health officer. 2. In an area not described in subsection 1, the Chief Medical Officer. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2827; A 1995, 2547; 2005, 2471; 2011, 1269; 2025, 2413)

NRS 450B.0825 “Historically underserved community” defined. “Historically underserved community” means: 1. A census tract: (a) Designated as a qualified census tract by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 42(d)(5)(B)(ii); or (b) In which, in the…

NRS 450B.083 “Infectious disease” defined. “Infectious disease” means a disease caused by a living organism or other pathogen, including, without limitation, a fungus, bacillus, parasite, protozoan or virus. (Added to NRS by 2009, 911)