Nevada § 439B.265 Collection of deductible or copayment from indigent patient covered by Medicare prohibited. [Effective upon confirmation by the Federal Government that the deductibles and copayments which a hospital is prohibited from collecting from a patient pursuant to this section are deemed uncollectible for the purposes of federal law.]

Nevada Statutes

§ 439B.265 — Collection of deductible or copayment from indigent patient covered by Medicare prohibited. [Effective upon confirmation by the Federal Government that the deductibles and copayments which a hospital is prohibited from collecting from a patient pursuant to this section are deemed uncollectible for the purposes of federal law.]

Nevada § 439B.265

Title 40PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 439BRestraining

MAJOR HOSPITALS

This text of Nevada § 439B.265 (Collection of deductible or copayment from indigent patient covered by Medicare prohibited. [Effective upon confirmation by the Federal Government that the deductibles and copayments which a hospital is prohibited from collecting from a patient pursuant to this section are deemed uncollectible for the purposes of federal law.]) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Nevada primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 439B.265 (2026).

Text

A major hospital shall not collect or seek to collect the deductible or copayment from a patient who is covered by Medicare and who demonstrates that he or she is medically indigent, as that term is defined for the purposes of Medicaid coverage for persons in long-term care. The hospital may seek and collect payment for the deductible or copayment from any source other than the patient, including from the supplemental insurance of the patient.

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A major hospital shall not collect or seek to collect the deductible or copayment from a patient who is covered by Medicare and who demonstrates that he or she is medically indigent, as that term is defined for the purposes of Medicaid coverage for persons in long-term care. The hospital may seek and collect payment for the deductible or copayment from any source other than the patient, including from the supplemental insurance of the patient.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1991, 2332 , effective upon confirmation by the Federal Government that the deductibles and copayments which a hospital is prohibited from collecting from a patient pursuant to this section are deemed uncollectible for the purposes of federal law)