Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE38 PUBLIC WELFARE |
CHAPTER428. Indigent Persons |
HOSPITAL CARE FOR INDIGENT PERSONS |
NRS428.255. Reimbursement of Fund by counties.
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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 accident occurred, if the person is not a resident of this state and the accident occurred in this state; or
(b) The person resides, if the person is a resident of this state,
Ê 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)