The purposes of NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive, are to:

1. 1. Promote equal access to quality medical care at an affordable cost for all residents of this State.
2. 2. Reduce excessive billed charges and revenues generated by some hospitals in this State in order to provide relief from excessively high costs of medical care.
3. 3. Provide the regulatory mechanisms necessary to ensure that the forces of a competitive market will be able to function effectively in the business of providing medical care in this State.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 863)