Hospital required to use discharge form prescribed by Director; electronic monthly reporting; exception to electronic reporting; use of information by Authority.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 449.485
in effect1. 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 Authority. 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 Authority 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 Authority.
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 Authority 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: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-449.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026