{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-629.078","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 629.078","heading":"Prohibition in certain circumstances from acquiring debt or lien based upon services provided to patient who has filed or intends to file civil claim to recover damages; penalty.","body":"1. A provider of health care or a health facility that provides services to a patient who has filed or intends to file a civil claim to recover damages, or a business in which such a provider of health care or health facility holds a financial interest, shall not purchase or acquire a debt or a lien that is based upon services which:\n(a) Are provided to the patient in relation to the same claim for which the provider of health care or health facility provided services to the patient; and\n(b) Are provided to that patient by another provider of health care or health facility.\n2. A person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $25,000 for each violation.\n3. As used in this section:\n(a) “Financial interest” includes, without limitation, any share in the ownership of or profit from a business and any form of compensation from a business relating to a debt or lien based upon services provided by a provider of health care or health facility.\n(b) “Health facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439A.015.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 629 - HEALING ARTS GENERALLY","GENERAL PROVISIONS","Miscellaneous Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-629.html#NRS629Sec078","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:44Z","sha256":"855430113a3b59f73828f49832fa8ae22d8b6827ae62cbebd08be5c4eb9aa1b5","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-629.077","next":"us-nv/nrs-629.079"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}