As used in NRS 689B.340 to 689B.580, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 689B.350 to 689B.460, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2900; A 2001, 1923, 2224; 2013, 3620)
“Affiliation period” means a period not to exceed 60 days for new enrollees and 90 days for late enrollees during which no premiums may be collected from, and coverage issued would not become effective for, an employee or a dependent of the employee, if the affiliation period is applied uniformly and without regard to any […]
“Blanket accident and health insurance” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 689B.070. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2219)
“Carrier” means any person who provides health insurance in this state, including a fraternal benefit society, a health maintenance organization, a nonprofit hospital and health service corporation, a health insurance company and any other person providing a plan of health insurance or health benefits subject to this Title. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2900)
“Contribution” means the minimum employer contribution toward the premium for enrollment of participants and beneficiaries in a health benefit plan. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2900)
“Creditable coverage” means health benefits or coverage provided to a person pursuant to: 1. A group health plan; 2. A health benefit plan; 3. Part A or Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395c et seq., also known as Medicare; 4. Title XIX of the Social Security Act, […]
1. “Group health plan” means an employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as that section existed on July 16, 1997, to the extent that the plan provides medical care to employees or their dependents as defined under the terms of the plan directly, […]
“Group participation” means the minimum number of participants or beneficiaries that must be enrolled in a health benefit plan in relation to a specified percentage or number of eligible persons or employees of the employer. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2901)
“Open enrollment” means the period designated for enrollment in a health benefit plan. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2903)
“Plan sponsor” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 3(16)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as that section existed on July 16, 1997. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2903)
Repealed. (See chapter 61, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 318.)
“Waiting period” means the period established by a plan of health insurance that must pass before a person who is an eligible participant or beneficiary in a plan is covered for benefits under the terms of the plan. The term includes the period from the date a person submits an application to an individual carrier […]
1. In determining the applicable creditable coverage of a person for the purposes of NRS 689B.340 to 689B.580, inclusive, a period of creditable coverage must not be included if, after the expiration of that period but before the enrollment date, there was a 63-day period during all of which the person was not covered under […]
1. For the purpose of determining the period of creditable coverage of a person accumulated under a health benefit plan, blanket accident and health insurance or group health insurance, the insurer shall provide written certification on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of coverage to the person which certifies the length of: (a) The period […]
1. A carrier shall offer and issue a health benefit plan to any group regardless of the health status of the group, any member of the group or any dependent of a member of the group. Such health status includes, without limitation: (a) Any preexisting medical condition of a person, including, without limitation, any physical […]
A carrier may modify the health insurance coverage for a product offered pursuant to a group health plan by the carrier at the time of renewal of such coverage if the modification is consistent with the provisions of this chapter. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2906)
1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a group health plan or coverage offered under group health insurance issued pursuant to this chapter that includes coverage for maternity care and pediatric care for newborn infants may not restrict benefits for any length of stay in a hospital in connection with childbirth for a pregnant […]
A carrier offering group health insurance shall permit an employee or a dependent of an employee covered by the group health insurance who is eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage in connection with the group health insurance to enroll for coverage under the terms of the group health insurance if: 1. The employee or dependent […]
1. A carrier that offers group health insurance which makes coverage available to the dependent of an employee covered by the group health plan shall permit the employee to enroll a dependent after the close of a period of open enrollment if: (a) The employee is a participant in the group health plan, or has […]
1. A carrier shall not place any restriction on a person or a dependent of the person as a condition of being a participant in or a beneficiary of a policy of blanket accident and health insurance or group health insurance that is inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. 2. A carrier that offers […]
