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Chapter 428

Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 428

Indigent Persons

428.010Duty of county to provide aid and relief to indigents; duties of county commissioners 428.015Requirements and standards of eligibility for medical and financial assistance to be established; limitations on denial of eligibility for medical assistance; payment for medically necessary care 428.020Determination of county of residence 428.030Eligibility for relief; payment for treatment of indigent patients; powers of county commissioners 428.040Indigent person to provide information and cooperation when applying for relief 428.045Custody, use, preservation and confidentiality of information relating to applicants for and recipients of public assistance 428.050Levy of tax ad valorem; establishment of maximum rate; limitations on expenditures and transfers 428.060Application by nonresident indigent: Temporary relief; notification of county of residence; removal to county; payment to or recovery by county granting relief 428.070Responsibility of relative and recipient of aid for hospitalization provided by county: Reimbursement of county; determination of financial responsibility; action to enforce collection 428.080Expenditure for transportation of nonresident indigent to place of residence 428.090Medical assistance to and disposal of remains of nonresidents and other persons; limitations on responsibility of county 428.093Denial by county of medical or financial assistance: Form and contents of adverse decision; judicial review 428.095Liability insurance for persons rendering medical care 428.110Criminal and civil penalties for bringing nonresident indigent into county 428.115Definitions 428.125“Board” defined 428.136“Fund” defined 428.145“Hospital” defined 428.155“Hospital care” defined 428.165“Injury in a motor vehicle crash” defined 428.175Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons 428.185Levy of tax ad valorem for remittance to Fund 428.195Board of Trustees of Fund: Composition; terms; vacancies; designees 428.205Board of Trustees of Fund: Powers 428.206Agreement 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 428.209Application 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 on proceeds of recovery 428.215Collection of charges for care by hospital; request for determination of indigency 428.225Certification of indigency 428.235Application for reimbursement of charges; hospitals eligible for reimbursement 428.245Review 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 428.255Reimbursement of Fund by counties 428.265Definitions 428.275Fund for medical assistance to indigent persons 428.285Levy 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 remit certain amount for credit to Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons 428.295Allocation of money in budget; payment of excess from fund 428.355Definitions 428.365Director to administer allotment; expenditure of allotment; money not obligated for expenditure 428.375Plan for statewide use and distribution of money; public hearings on proposed plans; preparation and filing of final plan; distribution of allotment; applications for grants