NRS439A.081. Department is state agency for health planning and development; powers of Director; fees.

      1.  The Department is the agency of the State of Nevada for health planning and development, and shall carry out the state administrative program and perform the functions of health planning and development for the State in accordance with the following priorities:

      (a) Providing for the effective use of methods for controlling increases in the cost of health care;

      (b) Providing for the adequate supply and distribution of health resources;

      (c) Providing for equal access to health care of good quality at a reasonable cost; and

      (d) Providing education to the public regarding proper personal health care and methods for the effective use of available health services.

      2.  In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Director may:

      (a) Delegate the duties of the Director and the Department pursuant to this chapter to any of the divisions of the Department;

      (b) Hire employees in the classified service;

      (c) Adopt such regulations as are necessary; and

      (d) Apply for, accept and disburse money granted by the Federal Government for the purposes of health planning and development.

      3.  The Department may, by regulation, fix fees to be collected from applicants seeking approval of proposed health facilities or services. The amounts of such fees must be based upon the Department’s costs of examining and acting upon the applications.

      4.  In developing and revising any state plan for health planning and development, the Department shall consider, among other things, the amount of money available from the Federal Government for health planning and development and the conditions attached to the acceptance of that money, and the limitations of legislative appropriations for health planning and development.

      (Added to NRS by 1977, 257; A 1979, 967; 1981, 1216, 1899; 1983, 1525; 1985, 1359; 1989, 1945; 1991, 2110; 1995, 1485)