Nevada § 428.209 - Application by counties to Board for reimbursement for charges for care furnished to certain patients; procedure for application; review of application; payment to county from Fund; reimbursement of provider of care by county; Board subrogated to right of county; lien on proceeds of recovery
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§ 428.209. Application by counties to Board for reimbursement for charges for care furnished to certain patients; procedure for application; review of application; payment to county from Fund; reimbursement of provider of care by county; Board subrogated to right of county; lien on proceeds of recovery
1. The Board may authorize counties to apply to the Board for reimbursement or partial
reimbursement of unpaid charges for hospital care in excess of $25,000 to any one
person which have been incurred by a person certified as indigent by the board of
county commissioners pursuant to this chapter. 2. The Board shall set forth the circumstances under which and the manner in which
counties may apply for reimbursement pursuant to this section, including, without
limitation, any amount of money that the county must expend before it may apply for
reimbursement pursuant to this section. 3. The Board may review an application it receives pursuant to this section and approve
or disapprove reimbursement of all or part of the unpaid charges in excess of $25,000. If reimbursement or partial reimbursement is approved, payment to the county must
be made from the Fund, to the extent money is available in the Fund, and the county
must reimburse the provider of care for the care given to any one indigent person
which exceeds $25,000 but only to the extent of the money reimbursed or partially
reimbursed to the county from the Fund on account of that patient. 4. Upon payment to the county, the Board: (a) Is subrogated to the right of the county to recover unpaid charges from the indigent
person or from other persons responsible for the support of the indigent person, to
the extent of the reimbursement or partial reimbursement paid; and (b) Has a lien upon the proceeds of any recovery by the county from the indigent person
or other person responsible for the support of the indigent person, to the extent
of the reimbursement or partial reimbursement paid from the Fund.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 428.209 ("Application by counties to Board for reimbursement for charges for care furnished to certain patients; procedure for application; review of application; payment to county from Fund; reimbursement of provider of care by county; Board subrogated to right of county; lien on proceeds of recovery") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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