1. Counties in which physicians, dentists, their respective assistants and county hospitals render treatment to indigents or needy persons without charge or at cost or below cost may procure, carry and maintain liability insurance protecting such members of the healing arts and hospitals and indemnifying them against any claim or action by or on behalf of any such indigent or needy person or contribute to the cost of such insurance.
2. If such insurance is provided it shall be coverage in the amount of at least $100,000 for each occurrence.
3. The liability insurance provided in subsections 1 and 2 shall provide for indemnity whether or not the physician, dentist, assistant or hospital is required by law or the rules of his or her profession to treat any indigent or needy person without charge.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1491; A 1977, 959)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 428 - Indigent Persons
NRS 428.010 - Duty of county to provide aid and relief to indigents; duties of county commissioners.
NRS 428.020 - Determination of county of residence.
NRS 428.040 - Indigent person to provide information and cooperation when applying for relief.
NRS 428.080 - Expenditure for transportation of nonresident indigent to place of residence.
NRS 428.095 - Liability insurance for persons rendering medical care.
NRS 428.110 - Criminal and civil penalties for bringing nonresident indigent into county.
NRS 428.125 - "Board" defined.
NRS 428.145 - "Hospital" defined.
NRS 428.155 - "Hospital care" defined.
NRS 428.165 - "Injury in a motor vehicle crash" defined.
NRS 428.175 - Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons.
NRS 428.185 - Levy of tax ad valorem for remittance to Fund.
NRS 428.195 - Board of Trustees of Fund: Composition; terms; vacancies; designees.
NRS 428.205 - Board of Trustees of Fund: Powers.
NRS 428.215 - Collection of charges for care by hospital; request for determination of indigency.
NRS 428.225 - Certification of indigency.
NRS 428.235 - Application for reimbursement of charges; hospitals eligible for reimbursement.
NRS 428.255 - Reimbursement of Fund by counties.
NRS 428.275 - Fund for medical assistance to indigent persons.
NRS 428.295 - Allocation of money in budget; payment of excess from fund.