Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care
NRS 439B.620 - "Wholesale acquisition cost" defined.

"Wholesale acquisition cost" means the manufacturer’s published list price for a prescription drug with a unique National Drug Code for sale to a wholesaler or any other person or entity that purchases the prescription drug directly from the manufacturer, not including any rebates or other price concessions.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 4297; A 2021, 3723)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 439B - Restraining Costs of Health Care

NRS 439B.010 - Definitions.

NRS 439B.030 - "Billed charge" defined.

NRS 439B.035 - "Children’s Health Insurance Program" defined.

NRS 439B.040 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 439B.050 - "Department" defined.

NRS 439B.060 - "Director" defined.

NRS 439B.070 - "Discharge form" defined.

NRS 439B.090 - "Fiscal year" defined.

NRS 439B.100 - "Health facility" defined.

NRS 439B.110 - "Hospital" defined.

NRS 439B.115 - "Major hospital" defined.

NRS 439B.120 - "Medicaid" defined.

NRS 439B.130 - "Medicare" defined.

NRS 439B.140 - "Net revenue" defined.

NRS 439B.150 - "Practitioner" defined.

NRS 439B.160 - Purposes of chapter.

NRS 439B.200 - Creation; appointment of and restrictions on members; officers; terms of members; vacancies; annual reports.

NRS 439B.210 - Meetings; quorum; compensation.

NRS 439B.220 - Powers.

NRS 439B.225 - Committee to review certain regulations proposed or adopted by licensing boards; recommendations to Legislature.

NRS 439B.227 - Committee to review certain new provisions of law; recommendations to Legislature concerning mandated reporters.

NRS 439B.260 - Reduction of billed charges for certain patients and services; notice; resolution of disputes. [Effective through December 31, 2025.] Reduction of billed charges for certain patients and services; notice; resolution of disputes. [Effec...

NRS 439B.265 - Collection of deductible or copayment from indigent patient covered by Medicare prohibited. [Effective upon confirmation by the Federal Government that the deductibles and copayments which a hospital is prohibited from collecting from...

NRS 439B.270 - Foundation for hospital nursing practice: Establishment; governing body.

NRS 439B.275 - Program for provision of technical assistance to rural hospitals.

NRS 439B.280 - Educational program to promote wellness, physical fitness and prevention of disease, accidents and motor vehicle crashes.

NRS 439B.300 - Legislative findings and declarations; applicability.

NRS 439B.310 - "Indigent" defined.

NRS 439B.320 - Hospital required to provide care for proportionate share of indigent patients; duties of Department and board of county commissioners; reimbursement for care.

NRS 439B.330 - Eligibility of indigent for assistance; payment of hospital for serving disproportionately large share of patients; discharge forms; appeal from determination of county regarding indigent status.

NRS 439B.340 - Report on indigent patients treated; verification by Director; compensation for treatment provided in excess of obligation; assessment for failure to fulfill minimum obligation.

NRS 439B.350 - Department to establish; purpose.

NRS 439B.360 - Evaluation: Recommendations; report to Interim Finance Committee.

NRS 439B.370 - Director authorized to contract for certain services.

NRS 439B.400 - Hospital must maintain and use uniform list of billed charges; exception.

NRS 439B.410 - Hospital required to provide emergency services and care; unlawful acts of hospital or physician working in hospital emergency room; treating hospital may recover penalty from transferring hospital; exceptions; administrative investiga...

NRS 439B.420 - Prohibited acts of hospitals and related entities; exceptions; submission of contracts to Director; civil penalty.

NRS 439B.425 - Prohibited referral of patients; exceptions; penalty.

NRS 439B.430 - Prohibited acts of hospitals; examination by Director; administrative fine; injunctive relief.

NRS 439B.440 - Director may require hospitals, health facilities and providers of health services to submit information; independent audit; examinations; penalty.

NRS 439B.450 - Powers and duties of Director.

NRS 439B.460 - Director authorized to delegate powers and duties.

NRS 439B.500 - Penalty for violation of provisions.

NRS 439B.600 - Definitions.

NRS 439B.605 - "Manufacturer" defined.

NRS 439B.607 - "National Drug Code" defined.

NRS 439B.610 - "Pharmacy" defined.

NRS 439B.615 - "Pharmacy benefit manager" defined.

NRS 439B.616 - "Rebate" defined.

NRS 439B.618 - "Third party" defined.

NRS 439B.619 - "Unit" defined.

NRS 439B.620 - "Wholesale acquisition cost" defined.

NRS 439B.622 - "Wholesaler" defined.

NRS 439B.625 - Organization representing interests of retail merchants to prepare and update list of most commonly prescribed drugs or generic equivalents.

NRS 439B.630 - Department to annually compile lists of certain prescription drugs.

NRS 439B.635 - Manufacturer of certain prescription drugs to prepare, submit and affirm accuracy of annual report; contents of report.

NRS 439B.640 - Manufacturer of drug that has undergone significant price increase to submit report describing reasons for increase; affirmation of accuracy of report; contents of report.

NRS 439B.642 - Wholesaler of certain prescription drugs to prepare, submit and affirm accuracy of annual report; contents of report.

NRS 439B.645 - Pharmacy benefit manager to submit and affirm accuracy of annual report concerning certain drugs; contents of report.

NRS 439B.650 - Department to compile annual report concerning price of certain drugs; contents of report; presentation of report at public hearing.

NRS 439B.655 - Pharmacies to provide to Department contact information, electronic mail address and address of Internet website; exceptions.

NRS 439B.660 - Manufacturer required to provide list of its pharmaceutical sales representatives; electronic access to list; prohibition against unlisted person marketing prescription drugs; reports.

NRS 439B.665 - Report by certain nonprofit organizations that receive items of value from manufacturer. [Effective through December 31, 2025.] Report by certain nonprofit organizations that receive items of value from manufacturer. [Effective January...

NRS 439B.670 - Department to place on Internet website certain information concerning pharmacies, nonprofit organizations and prescription drugs and certain reports by Department; additional or alternative procedures for obtaining information concern...

NRS 439B.675 - Manner of presentation of information.

NRS 439B.680 - Immunity from civil and criminal liability.

NRS 439B.685 - Regulations.

NRS 439B.690 - Suspension of components of program or duties of Department if sufficient money not available; acceptance of gifts and grants.

NRS 439B.695 - Administrative penalty for failure to provide information to Department; use of money collected by Department.

NRS 439B.700 - Definitions.

NRS 439B.703 - "Covered person" defined.

NRS 439B.706 - "Independent center for emergency medical care" defined.

NRS 439B.709 - "In-network emergency facility" defined.

NRS 439B.712 - "In-network provider" defined.

NRS 439B.715 - "Medically necessary emergency services" defined.

NRS 439B.718 - "Out-of-network emergency facility" defined.

NRS 439B.721 - "Out-of-network provider" defined.

NRS 439B.724 - "Provider contract" defined.

NRS 439B.727 - "Provider of health care" defined.

NRS 439B.730 - "Prudent person" defined.

NRS 439B.733 - "Screen" defined.

NRS 439B.736 - "Third party" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2025.] "Third party" defined. [Effective January 1, 2026.]

NRS 439B.739 - "To stabilize" and "stabilized" defined.

NRS 439B.742 - Inapplicability of provisions to certain hospitals, persons and health care services.

NRS 439B.745 - Limitation on amount out-of-network provider may collect from covered person; duties of out-of-network emergency facility upon providing services.

NRS 439B.748 - Payment to out-of-network emergency facility by third party.

NRS 439B.751 - Payment to out-of-network provider, other than emergency facility, by third party.

NRS 439B.754 - Determination of amount owed when no recent contract exists between out-of-network provider and third party; arbitration to resolve dispute; no interest pending resolution of dispute; confidentiality of arbitration.

NRS 439B.757 - Election by certain entities and organizations not otherwise covered to submit to provisions; regulations.

NRS 439B.760 - Reports; confidentiality of information.

NRS 439B.800 - Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.805 - "All-payer claims database" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.810 - "Covered entity" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.815 - "Direct patient identifier" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.820 - "Proprietary financial information" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.825 - "Provider of health care" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.830 - "Unique identifier" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.835 - Establishment of database; duties of Department; advisory committees. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.840 - Entities required and authorized to submit data to database; removal of direct patient identifiers and assignment of unique identifiers. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.845 - Confidentiality of data; compliance with certain federal law; use of data in enforcement proceedings. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.850 - Data requests. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.855 - Access to and use of data; prohibition on release of data to certain entities; duties of recipient of data; requirement to include certain information in report which contains or uses data. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.860 - Report concerning quality, efficiency and cost of health care based on data; publication of list of reports Department intends to publish in next calendar year. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.865 - Reports concerning cost, performance and effectiveness of database and information concerning grants. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.870 - Immunity from certain civil or criminal liability. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 439B.875 - Regulations; administrative penalties; contracts and agreements; gifts, grants and donations; accounting and use of administrative penalties by Department. [Effective January 1, 2022.]