Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter439B Restraining Costs of Health Care |
REFERRALS BY PRACTITIONERS |
NAC439B.5408. Investigation of possible prohibited referral by practitioner; determination by director after investigation.
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1. If the department becomes aware of a possible violation of subsection 1 of NRS 439B.425, it may investigate the violation or forward the information to the applicable licensing board of the practitioner.
2. If, after an investigation is conducted pursuant to subsection 1, the director determines that there is:
(a) Sufficient reason to believe a violation of subsection 1 of NRS 439B.425 has occurred, he will schedule and hold a hearing pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS. If, at the hearing, it is found that a violation of subsection 1 of NRS 439B.425 has occurred, the director may impose a fine pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 439B.450.
(b) Not sufficient reason to believe that a violation of subsection 1 of NRS 439B.425 has occurred, he will notify the practitioner of his determination in writing.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Human Resources, eff. 3-9-94)