NAC439B.260. Independent audits; penalty for failure to cooperate.

     1. The director shall contract at least biennially with an independent auditing firm to conduct an examination of each hospital in this state with more than 200 beds which is not subject to the provisions of chapter 450 of NRS to ensure compliance with this chapter. The director shall determine the scope of the examination for each hospital.

     2. The auditor shall conduct the examination to determine whether the hospital is in full compliance with this chapter.

     3. The auditor shall maintain separate accounts of the costs of the audit for each hospital. Each hospital subject to the audit shall pay the costs of the audit.

     4. A hospital may contract with the auditing firm appointed by the department for other work in the hospital in connection with the audit.

     5. Any person who fails to submit information to the auditor upon request or who fails to submit to the audit is subject to an administrative fine of up to $1,000 for each day the person fails to submit the information or submit to the audit. The director may impose the fine after notice and a hearing pursuant to NAC 439B.520.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Human Resources, eff. 4-13-88; A 10-20-93)