NRS 244.1605
Provision of medical facilities and services in outlying areas.

The boards of county commissioners may:

1.

Establish, equip and maintain limited medical facilities in the outlying areas of their respective counties to provide outpatient care and emergency treatment to the residents of and those falling sick or being injured or maimed in those areas.

2.

Provide a full-time or part-time staff for the facilities which may include a physician, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse, a certified emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic, and such other personnel as the board deems necessary or appropriate to ensure adequate staffing commensurate with the needs of the area in which the facility is located.

3.

Fix the charges for the medical and nursing care and medicine furnished by the facility to those who are able to pay for them, and to provide that care and medicine free of charge to those persons who qualify as medical indigents under the county’s criteria of eligibility for medical care.

4.

Purchase, equip and maintain, either in connection with a limited medical facility as authorized in this section or independent therefrom, ambulances and ambulance services for the benefit of the residents of and those falling sick or being injured or maimed in the outlying areas.

Source: Section 244.1605 — Provision of medical facilities and services in outlying areas., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-244.­html#NRS244Sec1605.

244.150
Levy of taxes. 244.151
Department of public works: Creation 244.152
Public works: County’s powers subordinate to powers of Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. 244.153
Public works: County’s powers subordinate to powers of regional planning agency. 244.154
Planning, subdivision regulation and zoning: County’s powers subordinate to limits upon development established in certain geographical regions by certain state acts. 244.155
Roads and bridges. 244.157
Improvements: County’s powers same as those of general improvement district. 244.158
Committee to review general improvement districts: Creation 244.160
Care of indigent sick persons. 244.161
Promotion of civil and equal rights. 244.162
Rehabilitation of delinquent children. 244.163
County coroner: Creation of office by ordinance 244.164
Registrar of voters: Creation of office 244.165
Prosecution and defense of suits. 244.167
Employment of security officers. 244.170
Rewards for apprehension or conviction of defaulting or absconding county or township officers. 244.175
Rewards for apprehension of murderers. 244.180
Indexing of records and proceedings. 244.183
Special census. 244.186
Sale of video service over video service network: Prohibitions 244.187
Displacement or limitation of competition: Services. 244.188
Displacement or limitation of competition: Areas in which authorized 244.189
Development of affordable housing, control and protection of animals, and rehabilitation of certain residential property 244.190
Cooperative agreements for modification of weather 244.194
Voting or counting devices: Rental, lease or other acquisition. 244.195
Other powers. 244.1505
Expenditure of public money 244.1507
Consolidation or division of powers and duties of county offices in counties whose population is less than 45,000: Mechanism 244.1545
Hosting platforms: County’s power to require quarterly reports on rentals of residential units and issue certain related subpoenas. 244.1583
Review of general improvement districts: Public hearings 244.1585
Submission of information to committee to review general improvement districts. 244.1605
Provision of medical facilities and services in outlying areas. 244.1607
Establishment of neighborhood justice center 244.1609
Designation of site for persons to complete Internet sale of personal property 244.1615
Institution of program or sponsorship of activity to increase participation in public policy and government. 244.1645
Appointment of members of certain local governing bodies by board of county commissioners in county whose population is less than 100,000. 244.1945
Advisory boards: Establishment 244.19455
Creation, maintenance or display of comprehensive model or map of physical location of facilities of public utility, public water system or video service provider prohibited.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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