NRS439B.440. Director may require hospitals, health facilities and providers of health services to submit information; independent audit; examinations; penalty.

      1.  The Director may by regulation require hospitals, other health facilities and providers of health services to submit such information as is reasonably necessary for the Director to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Director shall by regulation require an examination of a hospital by an independent auditor appointed by the Director to ensure compliance with this chapter. The audits must be scheduled on a regular basis but not more often than once each year. The hospital shall pay the costs of the audit. A hospital may contract with the auditor to conduct other work for the hospital in connection with the audit.

      3.  The Director shall not require an audit of a hospital which has less than 100 beds or is subject to the provisions of chapter 450 of NRS. The Director shall by regulation require such a hospital to submit audits of the hospital on a regular basis but not more often than once each year.

      4.  If a hospital fails to comply with any regulation adopted pursuant to this section or the Director has reason to believe the hospital has violated any provision of this chapter, the Director may conduct an examination or contract for an independent examination of the hospital to determine whether it is in compliance with those provisions. The hospital which is the subject of such an examination is responsible for payment of the costs of the examination if the Director determines that the hospital did violate a provision of this chapter.

      5.  Any person who fails to submit information as required by any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter to the Department or fails to submit to an audit or examination pursuant to this section is subject to an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 per violation per day until the required information is submitted or the person submits to the audit or examination.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 872; A 1991, 2113; 2005, 1736)