‘Rural hospital’ means a hospital with 85 or fewer beds which is:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 449.0177

  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050

1.  The sole institutional provider of health care located within a county whose population is less than 100,000;

2.  The sole institutional provider of health care located within a city whose population is less than 25,000; or

3.  Maintained and governed pursuant to NRS 450.550 to 450.750, inclusive.