In a county whose population is less than 700,000:

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a majority of the members of the board of county commissioners determine that it is in the best interests of the county and of the hospital district that the hospital district be dissolved, the board of county commissioners shall so determine by ordinance, after there is first found, determined and recited in the ordinance that:

(a) All outstanding indebtedness and bonds of all kinds of the hospital district have been paid; and

(b) The services of the hospital district are no longer needed or can be more effectively performed by an existing unit of government.

2. If the hospital district includes territory within more than one county, the hospital district may be dissolved only if a majority of the members of the board of county commissioners of each county included within the district take the actions described in subsection 1.

3. In determining pursuant to subsection 1 whether the dissolution of a hospital district is in the best interests of the county and of the hospital district, a board of county commissioners must consider, without limitation, whether:

(a) The hospital district is capable of providing sufficient health care services to the residents of the county or counties within the territory of the hospital district in an economical manner;

(b) The basic health care needs of the residents of the county or counties within the territory of the hospital district will be met if the hospital district is dissolved;

(c) There have been substantial changes in the financial status of the hospital district during the immediately preceding 2 years; and

(d) There has been an increased tax burden on the residents of the county or counties within the territory of the hospital district during the immediately preceding 2 years.

4. The county clerk of each county within which any territory of the hospital district is located shall thereupon certify a copy of the ordinance to the board of trustees of the hospital district and shall mail written notice to all qualified electors who reside within the hospital district in his or her county, containing:

(a) The adoption of the ordinance;

(b) The determination of the board of county commissioners of that county that the district should be dissolved; and

(c) The time and place for the hearing on the dissolution.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 1446; A 2011, 1266)