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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 428.030

Eligibility for relief; payment for treatment of indigent patients; powers of county commissioners

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NRS 428.030  Eligibility for relief; payment for treatment of indigent patients; powers of county commissioners.

      1.  When any person meets the uniform standards of eligibility established by the board of county commissioners or by NRS 439B.310, if applicable, and complies with any requirements imposed pursuant to NRS 428.040, the person is entitled to receive such relief as is in accordance with the policies and standards established and approved by the board of county commissioners and within the limits of the money which may be lawfully appropriated pursuant to NRS 428.050, 428.285 and 450.425 for this purpose.

      2.  The board of county commissioners of the county of residence of indigent inpatients shall pay hospitals for the costs of treating those indigent inpatients and any nonresident indigent inpatients who fall sick in the county an amount which is not less than the payment required for providing the same treatment to patients pursuant to the State Plan for Medicaid within the limits of money which may be lawfully appropriated pursuant to NRS 428.050, 428.285 and 450.425 for this purpose.

      3.  The board of county commissioners may:

      (a) Make contracts for the necessary maintenance of indigent persons;

      (b) Appoint such agents as the board deems necessary to oversee and provide the necessary maintenance of indigent persons;

      (c) Authorize the payment of cash grants directly to indigent persons for their necessary maintenance; or

      (d) Provide for the necessary maintenance of indigent persons by the exercise of the combination of one or more of the powers specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).

      4.  A hospital may contract with the Department of Human Services to obtain the services of a state employee to be assigned to the hospital to evaluate the eligibility of patients applying for indigent status. Payment for those services must be made by the hospital.

      [4:51:1861; A 1943, 86; 1943 NCL § 5140]—(NRS A 1971, 1182; 1973, 1107; 1985, 2034; 1987, 91, 883, 1514, 1632; 1989, 1800, 1858; 1993, 1971; 1995, 1430, 2568; 1997, 1246)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1988–1992 · leading case: Clark County Social Service Department v. Newkirk
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Clark County Social Service Department v. Newkirk (1990) nev · cites it 5× “010 and NRS 428.030 and was therefore invalid, and also that it violated the equal protection clause.”
Nye County v. Washoe Medical Center (1992) nev “Moreover, a 1989 amendment to NRS 428.030 specifies that a board of county commissioners is to pay hospitals for the medical treatment of resident indigents “and any nonresident indigent inpatients who fall sick in the county” (emphasis added), suggesting that indigency is a…”
CLARK CTY. SOCIAL SERV. DEPT. v. Newkirk (1990) nev · cites it 5× “010 and NRS 428.030 and was therefore invalid, and also that it violated the equal protection clause.”
Nye County v. Washoe Medical Center, Inc. (1992) nev “400 and NRS 428.030, seeking reimbursement for the medical expenses and declaratory relief that it was entitled to reimbursement.”
Lyon County v. Washoe Medical Center, Inc. (1988) nev “See NRS 428.030 and 450.400. Thus, NRS 13.010(1) does not apply and Washoe County is not a proper forum.”
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