NAC439A.830. Information concerning hospitals: Department to determine and make publicly available lists of diagnosis-related groups for inpatients of hospitals and 50 medical treatments for outpatients of hospitals to be included in program.

     1. For purposes of paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 439A.220, the Department will:

     (a) Determine and make publicly available a list of the diagnosis-related groups for inpatients of hospitals that will be included in the program to increase public awareness of health care information concerning hospitals;

     (b) Determine and make publicly available a list of the 50 medical treatments for outpatients of hospitals that will be included in the program to increase public awareness of health care information concerning hospitals; and

     (c) Review each list once every 2 years and update the list as the Department determines necessary.

     2. When selecting and updating the list of the diagnosis-related groups pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the Department will use the information reported on the universal billing forms submitted pursuant to NAC 449.963.

     3. When selecting and updating the list of the 50 medical treatments for outpatients of hospitals pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the Department will consider, without limitation:

     (a) Recommendations of the State Board of Health;

     (b) Input received from the general public; and

     (c) The medical treatments for outpatients of hospitals that were most frequently performed by the hospitals in this State during the immediately preceding 2 years, as reported on the universal billing forms submitted pursuant to NAC 449.963.

     4. As used in this section, “diagnosis-related group” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439A.220.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Health & Human Services by R151-08, eff. 12-17-2008; A by Div. of Health Care Fin. & Policy by R099-12, 10-4-2013)