Section 449.27831 - Contract for services; fees; maintenance of client records1. Before a referral agency may provide any services to a client, the referral agency must obtain a written contract from the client or his or her legal representative to provide the services. The contract must:(a) Be signed by a representative of the referral agency and the person who is paying for the services or his or her representative; and(b) Include, without limitation, a description of the services to be provided pursuant to the contract and all fees associated with the provision of those services.2. If, within 30 days after a client is admitted to a group housing arrangement, the referral of the client to the group housing arrangement is determined by the facility, the Bureau or a physician to be inappropriate, the referral agency shall: (a) Refund the full amount of the fee paid by the client or his or her representative; or(b) Assist the client with an acceptable referral to another group housing arrangement for no additional fee.3. A referral agency shall not receive more than one fee from a client within any 6-month period unless, during that period, the client or his or her representative requests another referral by the referral agency.4. A referral agency shall maintain an organized file for each client that includes, without limitation:(a) A copy of the needs assessment and financial assessment completed by the referral agency for the client;(b) A copy of the completed contract to provide the services to the client; and(c) Information outlining the process used by the referral agency for determining the appropriate referral of the client. A referral agency shall maintain its file of a client for at least 5 years at the place of business of the referral agency.
Nev. Admin. Code § 449.27831
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R132-99, eff. 11-29-99; A by R048-22A, eff. 12/29/2022NRS 439.200, 449.0302, 449.0305