Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY |
CHAPTER449. Medical Facilities and Other Related Entities |
COLLECTION OF AMOUNT OWED TO HOSPITAL FOR HOSPITAL CARE |
NRS449.759. Manner of collection.
Latest version.
- A hospital, or any person acting on its behalf who seeks to collect a debt from a responsible party for any amount owed to the hospital for hospital care must collect the debt in a professional, fair and lawful manner. When collecting such a debt, the hospital or other person acting on its behalf must act in accordance with sections 803 to 812, inclusive, of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692a to 1692j, inclusive, even if the hospital or person acting on its behalf is not otherwise subject to the provisions of that Act.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1498)