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Chapter 439A

Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 439A

Planning for the Provision of Health Care

439A.010Definitions 439A.0115“Authority” defined 439A.012“Department” defined 439A.0125“Director” defined 439A.015“Health facility” defined 439A.017“Health services” defined 439A.0195“Practitioner” defined 439A.020Purposes of chapter 439A.081Department is state agency for health planning and development; powers of Director; fees 439A.082Director to contract with Nevada System of Higher Education to collect and analyze information from health facilities and purchasers of health care 439A.083Director to establish procedure for review of statutes, regulations and standards governing approval, licensing or certification of health facilities 439A.086Chief Research and Statistical Analyst: Position created 439A.100Approval of Director required for certain projects; criteria for review of application 439A.102Approval of Director or designee required for closure or conversion of hospital in certain counties; regulations; contents of and criteria for review of application; exception 439A.104Approval of Chief Medical Officer required for operation of certain medical helicopters; criteria for review of application 439A.111Definitions 439A.112“Provider of health care” defined 439A.114“Working Group” defined 439A.116Establishment of database of certain information relating to renewal of license, certificate or registration; data request provided to certain professional licensing boards; confidentiality of information; duties of Director 439A.118Health Care Workforce Working Group: Establishment; membership; Chair; meetings; quorum; service without compensation; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity; administrative support 439A.121Health Care Workforce Working Group: Duties; reports 439A.122Regulations; contracts and agreements; gifts, grants and donations 439A.124Data request to Board of Medical Examiners and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine for certain information concerning physicians; confidentiality of information; posting of report on Internet website 439A.126Notification to Department concerning certain transactions involving hospitals or physician group practices; posting of information and report on Internet website; administrative penalties; notification of licensing board of noncompliance by physician group practice 439A.130Definitions 439A.135“Administrator” defined 439A.138“Division” defined 439A.140“Employer” defined 439A.150“J-1 visa physician” defined 439A.155“J-1 visa waiver” defined 439A.160“Letter of support” defined 439A.165“Program” defined 439A.170Establishment; regulations; application fees; accounting and use of money; administration of Program 439A.175Application for letter of support; qualifications; conditions for contract between employer and J-1 visa physician 439A.180Violations and penalties 439A.185Civil and criminal immunity for reporting violations 439A.190Official recognition required; duty of Department to maintain Internet website; certain activities deemed not to be unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive trade practices 439A.200Definitions 439A.205Hospital” defined 439A.207“Potentially preventable readmission” defined 439A.210Surgical center for ambulatory patients” defined 439A.220Information concerning hospitals: Establishment of program; information to be collected, maintained and provided through program 439A.230Information concerning hospitals: Regulations; deadline for submission of information; notice of failure to provide information to be sent to Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division 439A.240Information concerning surgical centers for ambulatory patients: Establishment of program; information to be collected, maintained and provided through program 439A.250Information concerning surgical centers for ambulatory patients: Regulations; deadline for submission of information; notice of failure to provide information to be sent to Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division 439A.260Authority to collect and maintain information and make summary of information available to certain persons; information to be aggregated 439A.270Internet website for information concerning hospitals and surgical centers for ambulatory patients: Establishment; information to be included on website; presentation of information on website; duties of Authority 439A.280Suspension of certain components of program or duties of Authority if sufficient money not available; acceptance of gifts and grants 439A.290Duty of Authority to consult; Authority allowed to contract with certain entities for analysis of information collected and maintained by Authority; regulations for review and release of information; annual report concerning requests for release of information 439A.300Injunctions 439A.310Civil penalties 439A.350Definitions 439A.353“Account” defined 439A.356“Certified area of need” defined 439A.359“Funding agreement” defined 439A.362“Medical facility” defined 439A.365“Provider of health care” defined 439A.368Statewide Health Care Access and Recruitment Program Account: Creation; administration; interest; nonreversion; uses; gifts, grants and donations 439A.371Assessment of health care needs; report to Governor and Legislature 439A.374Establishment and administration of Program; eligibility for grant 439A.377Application for grant 439A.380Review and prioritization of applicants to recommend for grants 439A.383Submission of recommendations for awarding of grants to Interim Finance Committee; public record of recommendations; notice of approval of recommendations 439A.386Funding agreement 439A.389Modification or early termination of funded project 439A.392Oversight of funded project 439A.395Authorized acts of Authority in response to failure to comply with funding agreement or applicable law, misuse of funds or submission of fraudulent information 439A.398Reports to Authority concerning completed project 439A.950Injunctions 439A.960Civil penalties