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NRS 695C.1759

Plan covering anatomical gifts, organ transplants or treatments or services related to organ transplants: Prohibited acts by health maintenance organization if insured is person with disability

Known as the Nevada Health Maintenance Organization Act

The act spans §§ 695C.010 to 695C.350 (127 sections).

(Added to NRS by 2021, 1173)

1. A health maintenance organization that offers or issues a health care plan that includes coverage for anatomical gifts, organ transplants or treatments or services related to an organ transplant shall not:

(a) Deny, limit or seek reimbursement from an enrollee for care related to an organ transplant because the enrollee is a person with a disability;

(b) Deny a person with a disability eligibility or continued eligibility to enroll or renew coverage to avoid providing coverage in accordance with this section;

(c) Reduce or limit the reimbursement of or otherwise penalize a provider of medical or related services because the provider of medical or related services acted in accordance with NRS 460.160; or

(d) Provide monetary or nonmonetary incentives for a provider of medical or related services to induce the provider of medical or related services to provide care to an enrollee in a manner inconsistent with NRS 460.160.

2. As used in this section:

(a) “Anatomical gift” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 451.513.

(b) “Disability” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 12102(1).

(c) “Provider of medical or related services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 460.160.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.