Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 428 - Indigent Persons
NRS 428.255 - Reimbursement of Fund by counties.


1. Any reimbursement or partial reimbursement made from the Fund for unpaid charges for hospital care furnished to a person which are not greater than $3,000, is a charge upon the county in which:
(a) The crash occurred, if the person is not a resident of this state and the crash occurred in this state; or
(b) The person resides, if the person is a resident of this state,
and must be paid to the Fund upon a claim presented by the Board as other claims against the county are paid.
2. Money paid by a county pursuant to this section must be accounted for separately and expended in accordance with the provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 428.175.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1941; A 1987, 1664; 1989, 758; 2011, 346; 2015, 1675)

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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.