{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-439b.260","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 439B.260","heading":"Reduction of billed charges for certain patients and services; notice; resolution of disputes.","body":"1. A major hospital shall reduce or discount the total billed charge by at least 30 percent for hospital services provided to an inpatient who:\n(a) Has no policy of health insurance or other contractual agreement with a third party that provides health coverage for the charge;\n(b) Is not eligible for coverage by a state or federal program of public assistance that would provide for the payment of the charge; and\n(c) Makes reasonable arrangements within 30 days after the date that notice was sent pursuant to subsection 2 to pay the hospital bill.\n2. A major hospital shall include on or with the first statement of the hospital bill provided to the patient after his or her discharge a notice of the reduction or discount available pursuant to this section, including, without limitation, notice of the criteria a patient must satisfy to qualify for a reduction or discount.\n3. A major hospital or patient who disputes the reasonableness of arrangements made pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 may submit the dispute to the Bureau for Hospital Patients for resolution as provided in NRS 232.462.\n4. A major hospital shall reduce or discount the total billed charge of its outpatient pharmacy by at least 30 percent to a patient who is eligible for Medicare.\n5. As used in this section, “third party” means:\n(a) An insurer, as that term is defined in NRS 679B.540;\n(b) A health benefit plan, as that term is defined in NRS 687B.470, for employees which provides coverage for services and care at a hospital;\n(c) A participating public agency, as that term is defined in NRS 287.04052, and any other local governmental agency of the State of Nevada which provides a system of health insurance for the benefit of its officers and employees, and the dependents of officers and employees, pursuant to chapter 287 of NRS;\n(d) The Public Option established pursuant to NRS 695K.200; or\n(e) Any other insurer or organization providing health coverage or benefits in accordance with state or federal law.\nÊ The term does not include an insurer that provides coverage under a policy of casualty or property insurance.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 439B - RESTRAINING COSTS OF HEALTH CARE","MAJOR HOSPITALS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-439B.html#NRS439BSec260","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:39Z","sha256":"859edffc2555bdc80ca24a739cbfbb720aac30b68a8f4cfd904fb5e78f0ea8de","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-439b.227","next":"us-nv/nrs-439b.265"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}