Nevada Revised Statutes 89.055 – Prohibited acts by owner of entity organized to render certain medical and psychological services; prohibited acts by licensee who renders service through entity organized to render certain medical and psychological s…
1. An owner of a professional entity organized pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 89.050 shall not:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 89.055
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Employee: means a person licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render professional service within this State who renders such service through a professional entity or a professional association, but does not include clerks, bookkeepers, technicians or other persons who are not usually considered by custom and practice of the profession to be rendering professional services to the public. See Nevada Revised Statutes 89.020
- Licensed: means legally authorized by the appropriate regulating board of this State to engage in a regulated profession in this State. See Nevada Revised Statutes 89.020
- Owner: means the owner of stock in a professional corporation or the owner of a member"s interest, as defined in Nevada Revised Statutes 89.020
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Professional entity: means either a professional corporation or a professional limited-liability company. See Nevada Revised Statutes 89.020
- Professional service: means any type of personal service which may legally be performed only pursuant to a license, certificate of registration or other legal authorization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 89.020
(a) Create a policy or contract, written or otherwise, to restrict or prohibit the good faith communication between a patient and a person licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 633, 634, 634B or 641 of NRS, concerning the patient’s medical records, health care, risks or benefits of such health care or treatment options.
(b) Influence or interfere with the professional judgment of a person licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 633, 634, 634B or 641 of NRS, including, without limitation, the professional judgment of such a person concerning:
(1) The care of a patient;
(2) The custodian of the medical records of a patient;
(3) Employment decisions, including hiring or terminating an employee; or
(4) Coding or billing procedures.
(c) Terminate a contract or refuse to renew a contract with a person licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 633, 634, 634B or 641 of NRS because the person:
(1) Advocates on behalf of a patient in private or public;
(2) Assists a patient in seeking reconsideration of a denial of coverage of health care services; or
(3) Reports a violation of law to an appropriate authority.
(d) Require a person licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 633, 634, 634B or 641 of NRS to:
(1) Provide professional services to a specified number of patients within a particular amount of time; or
(2) Work a certain number of hours in a specified period of time.
(e) Require a person licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 633, 634, 634B or 641 of NRS to obtain the approval or review of a contract by a third party, including, without limitation, a provider of insurance.
2. A person licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 633, 634, 634B or 641 of NRS who renders a professional service through a professional entity organized pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 89.050 shall not:
(a) Render such a professional service if the service exceeds the scope of his or her licensed authority pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 633, 634, 634B or 641 of NRS; and
(b) Through the use of an agreement, directive, financial incentive or any other arrangement, influence or interfere with the professional judgment of another person licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 633, 634, 634B or 641 of NRS who renders a professional service through the same professional entity.