Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 428 - Indigent Persons
NRS 428.175 - Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons.


1. The Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons is hereby created as a special revenue fund for the purposes described in NRS 428.115 to 428.255, inclusive.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, money collected or recovered pursuant to NRS 428.115 to 428.255, inclusive, and the interest earned on the money in the Fund must be deposited for credit to the Fund.
3. Any money paid by a county pursuant to NRS 428.255 must be accounted for separately in the Fund and must be used to reimburse or partially reimburse a hospital for unpaid charges for hospital care pursuant to NRS 428.115 to 428.255, inclusive, as other claims against the Fund are paid.
4. Claims against the Fund must be paid on claims approved by the Board.
5. Any money remaining in the Fund at the end of each fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund and must be carried over into the next fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1941; A 1987, 207; 1997, 125; 2005, 1675; 2011, 345, 1910; 2013, 2882; 2015, 361)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

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 428.015 - Requirements 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.

NRS 428.020 - Determination of county of residence.

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

NRS 428.040 - Indigent person to provide information and cooperation when applying for relief.

NRS 428.045 - Custody, use, preservation and confidentiality of information relating to applicants for and recipients of public assistance.

NRS 428.050 - Levy of tax ad valorem; establishment of maximum rate; limitations on expenditures and transfers.

NRS 428.060 - Application by nonresident indigent: Temporary relief; notification of county of residence; removal to county; payment to or recovery by county granting relief.

NRS 428.070 - Responsibility of relative and recipient of aid for hospitalization provided by county: Reimbursement of county; determination of financial responsibility; action to enforce collection.

NRS 428.080 - Expenditure for transportation of nonresident indigent to place of residence.

NRS 428.090 - Medical assistance to and disposal of remains of nonresidents and other persons; limitations on responsibility of county.

NRS 428.093 - Denial by county of medical or financial assistance: Form and contents of adverse decision; judicial review.

NRS 428.095 - Liability insurance for persons rendering medical care.

NRS 428.110 - Criminal and civil penalties for bringing nonresident indigent into county.

NRS 428.115 - Definitions.

NRS 428.125 - "Board" defined.

NRS 428.136 - "Fund" 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 428.206 - Agreement to transfer money from Fund to Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of Department of Health and Human Services to include in State Plan for Medicaid enhanced rate of reimbursement for hospital care provided to Medicaid...

NRS 428.209 - Application 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 sub...

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 428.245 - Review 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.

NRS 428.255 - Reimbursement of Fund by counties.

NRS 428.265 - Definitions.

NRS 428.275 - Fund for medical assistance to indigent persons.

NRS 428.285 - Levy 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...

NRS 428.295 - Allocation of money in budget; payment of excess from fund.

NRS 428.355 - Definitions.

NRS 428.365 - Director to administer allotment; expenditure of allotment; money not obligated for expenditure.

NRS 428.375 - Plan for statewide use and distribution of money; public hearings on proposed plans; preparation and filing of final plan; distribution of allotment; applications for grants.