NRS 695B.1918
Required provision concerning coverage of health care services related to hormone replacement therapy in certain circumstances

  • prohibited actions by insurer.

1.

An insurer that offers or issues a contract for hospital or medical service which provides coverage for outpatient care shall include in the contract coverage for any health care service related to hormone replacement therapy.

2.

An insurer that offers or issues a contract for hospital or medical service that provides coverage for outpatient care shall not:

(a)

Require an insured to pay a higher deductible, any copayment or coinsurance or require a longer waiting period or other condition for coverage for outpatient care related to hormone replacement therapy;

(b)

Refuse to issue a contract for hospital or medical service or cancel a contract for hospital or medical service solely because the person applying for or covered by the contract uses or may use in the future hormone replacement therapy;

(c)

Offer or pay any type of material inducement or financial incentive to an insured to discourage the insured from accessing hormone replacement therapy;

(d)

Penalize a provider of health care who provides hormone replacement therapy to an insured, including, without limitation, reducing the reimbursement of the provider of health care; or

(e)

Offer or pay any type of material inducement, bonus or other financial incentive to a provider of health care to deny, reduce, withhold, limit or delay hormone replacement therapy to an insured.

3.

A contract for hospital or medical service subject to the provisions of this chapter that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after October 1, 1999, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by subsection 1, and any provision of the contract or the renewal which is in conflict with this section is void.

4.

As used in this section, “provider of health care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.

Source: Section 695B.1918 — Required provision concerning coverage of health care services related to hormone replacement therapy in certain circumstances; prohibited actions by insurer., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-695B.­html#NRS695BSec1918.

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Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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