NAC442.222. Sliding schedule of fees for certain services and supplies concerning family planning.

     1. For a client who qualifies pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 300 et seq. for services and supplies concerning family planning, the fee, if any, to be charged and collected by a community health nursing clinic established by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health for such services and supplies provided by a nurse of the Division must be in the amount listed in the sliding schedule of fees established by the Division pursuant to this section.

     2. The Division of Public and Behavioral Health shall establish a sliding schedule of fees which is based on:

     (a) A cost analysis of the services and supplies provided by the community health nursing clinics; and

     (b) A ratio between the annual gross income of a household and the federally designated level signifying poverty for a household of that size as determined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and published annually in the Federal Register.

     3. The Division of Public and Behavioral Health shall renew and, if necessary, revise the sliding schedule of fees established pursuant to this section:

     (a) According to generally accepted accounting principles; and

     (b) As needed, to account for modifications to:

          (1) The community health nursing program;

          (2) The federally designated levels signifying poverty; and

          (3) The federal family planning program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 300 et seq.

     4. The sliding schedule of fees established pursuant to this section and any revisions to the sliding schedule of fees become effective upon approval of the sliding schedule of fees by the State Board of Health.

     5. The Division of Public and Behavioral Health shall make the sliding schedule of fees established pursuant to this section available:

     (a) On the Internet website of the Division and in each community health nursing clinic; and

     (b) To any person upon request.

     6. If the annual gross income of the household of a client described in subsection 1 is less than the federally designated level signifying poverty for a household of that size, a community health nursing clinic shall not charge a fee to the client for services or supplies provided by a nurse of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health for matters related to family planning. A client who is required to pay a fee pursuant to this section may not be denied services or supplies for nonpayment of the fee.

     7. For the purposes of this section, a teenager is considered a household of one.

     8. As used in this section, “household” means an association of persons who live together as a single economic unit, regardless of whether they are related.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-14-82; A 7-16-85, eff. 8-1-85; 2-18-88; 12-15-88; 1-31-90; 5-19-92; 9-1-93; 10-30-97; R119-03, 12-3-2003; R145-11, 5-30-2012)