Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 428 - Hospital Care for Indigent Persons
Section 428.040 - Investigation of persons for contractual liability

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 428.040

Current through December 12, 2024

Third persons whose contractual liability for a patient's hospital care must be investigated include:

1. Any person responsible for the patient's support, including relatives or a guardian;

2. The Armed Forces, if the patient is a member;

3. The insurer of the patient's individual or group health, accident or cash benefit plan, or disability insurance, or that of any person responsible for the patient's support;

4. The entity responsible for any benefit payable under any worker's compensation or occupational disease act or under federal employer's liability;

5. The Social Security Administration for Medicare;

6. Labor unions;

7. The insurer of any third party's liability insurance or any third party liable for the injury to the patient;

8. The insurer of any benefits payable under any automobile insurance policy; and

9. Public agencies such as:

(a) The State through the Department of Health and Human Services; or

(b) City or federal agencies.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Trustees of Fund for Hosp. Care to Indigent Persons, eff. 4-17-84

NRS 428.205

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