Nevada Code § 435.085

Transfer of person from division facility to hospital; payment of expenses
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The administrative
officer of a division facility may authorize the transfer of a person with an
intellectual disability or a person with a developmental disability to a
hospital for necessary diagnostic, medical or surgical services not available
within the Division. All expenses incurred under this section must be paid as
follows:
1. In the case of a person with an
intellectual disability or person with a developmental disability who is
judicially committed, the expenses must be paid by the persons parents or
guardian to the extent of their reasonable financial ability as determined by
the Administrator, and the remainder, if any, is a charge upon the county of
the last known residence of the person with an intellectual disability or the
person with a developmental disability;
2. In the case of a person with an
intellectual disability or a person with a developmental disability admitted to
a division facility pursuant to NRS 435.010 , 435.020 and 435.030 , the expenses are a charge upon the
county from which a certificate was issued pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 435.030 ; and
3. In the case of a person with an
intellectual disability or a person with a developmental disability admitted to
a division facility upon voluntary application as provided in NRS 435.081 , the expenses must be paid by
the parents or guardian to the extent of their reasonable financial ability as
determined by the Administrator, and for the remainder, if any, the
Administrator shall explore all reasonable alternative sources of payment.

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