1.  The Division shall establish a fee schedule for services rendered through any program supported by the State pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The schedule must be submitted to the Commission on Behavioral Health and the Director of the Department for joint approval before enforcement. The fees collected by facilities operated by the Division pursuant to this schedule must be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the State General Fund, except as otherwise provided in NRS 435.465 for fees collected pursuant to contract or agreement and in NRS 435.120 for fees collected for services to consumers with intellectual disabilities or consumers with developmental disabilities.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 435.495

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • Division: means the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007
  • Treatment: means any combination of procedures or activities, of whatever level of intensity and whatever duration, ranging from occasional counseling sessions to full-time admission to a residential facility. See Nevada Revised Statutes 435.007

2.  For a facility providing services for the treatment of persons with intellectual disabilities or persons with developmental disabilities, the fee established must approximate the cost of providing the service, but if a consumer is unable to pay in full the fee established pursuant to this section, the Division may collect any amount the consumer is able to pay.