428.295 - Allocation of money in budget; payment of excess from fund.
428.295 Allocation of money in budget; payment of excess from fund.
1. For each fiscal year the board of county commissioners shall, in the preparation of its final budget, allocate money for medical assistance to indigents pursuant to this chapter.
2. In a county whose population is less than 400,000, the amount allocated must be calculated by multiplying the amount allocated for that purpose for the previous fiscal year by 104.5 percent.
3. When, during any fiscal year, the amount of money expended by the county for any program of medical assistance for those persons eligible pursuant to this chapter exceeds the amount allocated for that purpose in its budget, the board of county commissioners shall, to the extent that money is available in the fund, pay claims against the county from the fund for that purpose.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2032; A 1987, 91, 1242; 1989, 1861)