NRS 695K.200 – Design, establishment and operation; availability; requirements; premiums. [Effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029.] Design, establishment and operation; availability; requirements. [Effective January 1, 2030.]

1. The Director, in consultation with the Commissioner and the Executive Director of the Exchange, shall design, establish and operate a health benefit plan known as the Public Option. 2. The Director: (a) Shall make the Public Option available: (1) As a qualified health plan through the Exchange to natural persons who reside in this […]

NRS 695K.210 – Application for federal waivers and approvals; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations; deposit of money; contracts for services. [Effective January 1, 2026.]

1. The Director, the Commissioner and the Executive Director of the Exchange: (a) Shall collaborate to apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for a waiver pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 18052 to obtain pass-through federal funding to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection […]

NRS 695K.220 – Administration: Contract with health carrier or other qualified person or entity or performance by Director; duties of administrator; deposit of money. [Effective January 1, 2026.]

1. The Director, in consultation with the Commissioner and the Executive Director of the Exchange, shall use a statewide competitive bidding process, including, without limitation, a request for proposals, to solicit and enter into contracts with health carriers or other qualified persons or entities to administer the Public Option. If a statewide Medicaid managed care […]

NRS 695K.230 – Duties of certain providers of health care; exception. [Effective January 1, 2026.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each provider of health care who participates in the Public Employees’ Benefits Program established pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 287.043 or the Medicaid program, or who provides care to an injured employee pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of […]

NRS 695K.240 – Establishment of networks and reimbursement of providers of health care: Requirements. [Effective January 1, 2026.]

1. In establishing networks for the Public Option and reimbursing providers of health care that participate in the Public Option, the Director shall, to the extent practicable: (a) Ensure that care for persons who were previously covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program and enroll in the Public Option is minimally disrupted; (b) […]