Section 422.3794 - Imposition of assessment; vote; amount of assessment; regulations; statement of amount of revenue used for certain purposes before polling; deposit of revenue; compliance with federal law; submission of information to Division1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, after polling the operators in an operator group and receiving an affirmative vote from at least 67 percent of the operators in that operator group, the Division may impose by regulation, against each operator in the operator group, an assessment in an amount equal to a percentage of the net revenue generated by the agency to provide personal care services in the home or medical facility, as applicable, from providing care in this State during a calendar or fiscal year. The Division shall adopt: (a) Regulations prescribing the percentage that must be used to calculate the amount of the assessment, the date on which the assessment is due and the manner in which the assessment must be paid; and(b) Any other regulations necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of this section.2. Before polling the operator of a hospital or a rural hospital pursuant to subsection 1, the Division shall provide the operator a statement of the amount of the revenue generated by the proposed assessment that will be used for the purposes prescribed by paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection 3 of NRS 422.37945.3. The revenue from an assessment imposed pursuant to subsection 1 must be deposited in the Account.4. An assessment imposed pursuant to subsection 1 must comply with the provisions of 42 C.F.R. § 433.68. The revenue generated by such an assessment must be used only for the purposes authorized by NRS 422.37945. An assessment must not be imposed pursuant to subsection 1 if state or federal law or regulations prohibit or alter the use of the revenue generated by the assessment for the purposes prescribed in NRS 422.37945. If new state or federal law or regulations imposing such a prohibition or making such an alteration are enacted or adopted, as applicable: (a) An assessment must not be collected after the effective date of the law or regulations; and(b) Any money collected during the calendar or fiscal year, as applicable, in which the law or regulations become effective must be returned to the operators from whom it was collected.5. An operator shall submit to the Division any information requested by the Division for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section.Added to NRS by 2017, 1606; A 2023, 1940Amended by 2023, Ch. 329,§1.8, eff. 6/12/2023.Added to NRS by 2017, Ch. 303, § 6