433.404 - Schedule of fees for services rendered through programs supported by State; disposition of receipts; amount of fee for services of facility.

433.404  Schedule of fees for services rendered through programs supported by State; disposition of receipts; amount of fee for services of facility.

      1.  The Division shall establish a fee schedule for services rendered through any program supported by the State pursuant to the provisions of chapters 433 to 436, inclusive, of NRS. The schedule must be submitted to the Commission and the Director of the Department for joint approval before enforcement. The fees collected by facilities operated by the Division pursuant to this schedule must be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the State General Fund, except as otherwise provided in NRS 433.354 for fees collected pursuant to contract or agreement and in NRS 435.120 for fees collected for services to clients with mental retardation and related conditions.

      2.  For a facility providing services for the treatment of persons with mental illness or mental retardation and persons with related conditions, the fee established must approximate the cost of providing the service, but if a client is unable to pay in full the fee established pursuant to this section, the Division may collect any amount the client is able to pay.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1594; A 1985, 2265; 1993, 2716; 1999, 2593)