NRS 287.045
Persons eligible to participate in Program

  • receipt of notice of eligibility
  • automatic enrollment
  • limited affiliation period.

1.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, every state officer or employee who is employed in a full-time position is eligible to participate in the Program on:

(a)

The first day of full-time employment of the state officer or employee, if that date is the first day of the month; or

(b)

The first day of the month immediately following the first day of full-time employment of the state officer or employee.

2.

Professional employees of the Nevada System of Higher Education who have annual employment contracts are eligible to participate in the Program on:

(a)

The effective dates of their respective employment contracts, if those dates are on the first day of a month; or

(b)

The first day of the month immediately following the effective dates of their respective employment contracts, if those dates are not on the first day of a month.

3.

Every officer or employee who is employed by a participating local governmental agency on a permanent and full-time basis on the date on which the participating local governmental agency enters into an agreement to participate in the Program pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 287.025, and every officer or employee who commences employment with that participating local governmental agency after that date, is eligible to participate in the Program on:

(a)

The first day of full-time employment of the officer or employee, if that date is the first day of the month; or

(b)

The first day of the month immediately following the first day of full-time employment of the officer or employee,
Ê unless that officer or employee is excluded pursuant to sub-subparagraph (III) of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (h) of subsection 2 of NRS 287.043.

4.

Every member of the Senate and Assembly is eligible to participate in the Program on:

(a)

The first day of the initial term of office of the member, if that date is the first day of the month; or

(b)

The first day of the month immediately following the first day of the initial term of office of the member.

5.

For each eligible person identified in subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, the Program must receive the notice required pursuant to NRS 287.0439 before the date on which the person is eligible to enroll in the Program. If the Program does not receive the notice required pursuant to NRS 287.0439 before the date on which the person is eligible to enroll in the Program, the person will not be eligible to enroll in the Program until the first day of the month immediately after the Program received the notice required pursuant to NRS 287.0439 for that person.

6.

Each person identified in subsections 1, 2 and 3 must enroll or decline coverage in the Program before the end of the first month in which he or she is eligible to enroll in the Program. If the person fails to enroll or decline coverage in the Program before the end of the first month in which he or she is eligible to enroll in the Program, he or she will be automatically enrolled on an individual basis, without coverage for dependents, in the base plan offered by the Program. Such a person must be allowed to:

(a)

Change the plan in which the person is enrolled during the next period of open enrollment; and

(b)

Add eligible dependents during the next period of open enrollment or after meeting the applicable terms and conditions of the Program.

7.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 1, 3 and 4, if the Board does not, pursuant to NRS 689B.580, elect to exclude the Program from compliance with NRS 689B.340 to 689B.580, inclusive, and if the coverage under the Program is provided by a health maintenance organization authorized to transact insurance in this State pursuant to chapter 695C of NRS, any affiliation period imposed by the Program may not exceed the statutory limit for an affiliation period set forth in NRS 689B.500.

8.

As used in this section, “base plan” means the plan designated by the Board as the default plan for the year as described in the Program documents.

Source: Section 287.045 — Persons eligible to participate in Program; receipt of notice of eligibility; automatic enrollment; limited affiliation period., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-287.­html#NRS287Sec045.

287.044
Payment of premiums or contributions to Program
287.045
Persons eligible to participate in Program
287.046
Office of Finance to establish assessment to pay portion of premiums or contributions for participating retirees with state service
287.047
Retention by certain retired state officers and employees of membership in and dependents’ coverage under Program.
287.048
Membership in or assignment of wages or salary in payment of premiums or contributions for Program not compulsory.
287.049
Costs of premiums or contributions to be budgeted.
287.0438
Records of Program deemed public records
287.0439
Participating public agency required to furnish certain notice and information to Board and make records available for inspection
287.0445
Payment of premiums or contributions for state officer or employee injured in course of employment while member of Program.
287.0465
Board subrogated to rights of member
287.0467
Retention by certain short-term state employees of membership in and dependents’ coverage under Program.
287.0475
Reinstatement of insurance by retired public officer or employee or surviving spouse.
287.0477
Option of surviving spouse or child of police officer, firefighter or volunteer firefighter killed in line of duty to join or continue coverage under Public Employees’ Benefits Program
287.0479
Option of large group of state officers and employees to leave Program and obtain group insurance from insurer or employee benefit plan
287.0485
No inherent right to certain benefits.
287.0487
Participant in Program may seek assistance from Office for Consumer Health Assistance regarding coverage.
287.04385
Action by Program to recover delinquent payments, penalties or late fees
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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