Nevada § 449.485 - Hospital required to use discharge form prescribed by Director; electronic monthly reporting; exception to electronic reporting; use of information by Department
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 449.485 — Hospital required to use discharge form prescribed by Director; electronic monthly reporting; exception to electronic reporting; use of information by Department, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 449.485. Hospital required to use discharge form prescribed by Director; electronic monthly reporting; exception to electronic reporting; use of information by Department
1. Each hospital in this State shall use for all patients discharged a form prescribed
by the Director and shall include in the form all information required by the Department. Any form prescribed by the Director must be a form that is commonly used nationwide
by hospitals, if applicable, and comply with federal laws and regulations. 2. Each hospital in this State shall, on a monthly basis, report to the Department
the information required to be included in the form for each patient. The information reported must be complete, accurate and timely. 3. Each insurance company or other payer shall accept the form as the bill for services
provided by hospitals in this State. 4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, each hospital in this State shall
provide the information required pursuant to subsection 2 in an electronic form specified
by the Department. 5. The Director may exempt a hospital from the requirements of subsection 4 if requiring
the hospital to comply with the requirements would cause the hospital financial hardship. 6. The Department shall use the information submitted pursuant to this section for
the program established pursuant to NRS 439A.220 to increase public awareness of health care information concerning the hospitals
in this State.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 449.485 ("Hospital required to use discharge form prescribed by Director; electronic monthly reporting; exception to electronic reporting; use of information by Department") 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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