{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-439b.160","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 439B.160","heading":"Purposes of chapter.","body":"The purposes of NRS 439B.160 to 439B.500, inclusive, are to:\n1. Promote equal access to quality medical care at an affordable cost for all residents of this State.\n2. Reduce excessive billed charges and revenues generated by some hospitals in this State in order to provide relief from excessively high costs of medical care.\n3. Provide the regulatory mechanisms necessary to ensure that the forces of a competitive market will be able to function effectively in the business of providing medical care in this State.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 439B - RESTRAINING COSTS OF HEALTH CARE","JOINT INTERIM STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-439B.html#NRS439BSec160","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:39Z","sha256":"7681555c0bf1f8c15e766ba802ba29cd5dff5019c33c0b8159676de4bf3359ae","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-439b.150","next":"us-nv/nrs-439b.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}