442.215 - Recovery of costs of corrective treatment from parents by Administrator of Health Division. - Nevada Statutes

442.215  Recovery of costs of corrective treatment from parents by Administrator of Health Division.

      1.  The Administrator of the Health Division may recover costs of corrective treatment for children with special health care needs from the parents of the child who receives the treatment, pursuant to subsections 2 and 3.

      2.  The Administrator shall investigate the financial circumstances of a parent of a child with special health care needs for whom an application is made to determine whether part or all of the expenses for treatment should be paid for by such parent.

      3.  The Administrator may authorize corrective treatment for a child with special health care needs at state expense when it is determined that the parent of the child is unable to pay the cost of this treatment or any part thereof. A determination of ability to pay and eligibility for payment at state expense must be based on the following factors:

      (a) Resources of the parent, including hospital and medical insurance;

      (b) Other available sources of payment, including state aid for medically indigent families;

      (c) Estimated cost of care;

      (d) Length of treatment;

      (e) Household size in relation to income; and

      (f) Debts and obligations.

      4.  As used in this section, “parent” means a natural parent or an adoptive parent.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 1090; A 1977, 471; 1983, 836; 1991, 283)