NRS 695B.1929
Required provision of coverage for management and treatment of sickle cell disease.

1.

A hospital or medical service corporation that issues a policy of health insurance shall include in the policy coverage for:

(a)

Necessary case management services for an insured who has been diagnosed with sickle cell disease and its variants; and

(b)

Medically necessary care for an insured who has been diagnosed with sickle cell disease and its variants.

2.

A hospital or medical service corporation that issues a policy of health insurance which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall include in the policy coverage for medically necessary prescription drugs to treat sickle cell disease and its variants.

3.

A hospital or medical service corporation may use medical management techniques, including, without limitation, any available clinical evidence, to determine the frequency of or treatment relating to any benefit required by this section or the type of provider of health care to use for such treatment.

4.

As used in this section:

(a)

“Case management services” means medical or other health care management services to assist patients and providers of health care, including, without limitation, identifying and facilitating additional resources and treatments, providing information about treatment options and facilitating communication between providers of services to a patient.

(b)

“Medical management technique” means a practice which is used to control the cost or utilization of health care services. The term includes, without limitation, the use of step therapy, prior authorization or categorizing drugs and devices based on cost, type or method of administration.

(c)

“Medically necessary” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.055.

(d)

“Sickle cell disease and its variants” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439.4927.

Source: Section 695B.1929 — Required provision of coverage for management and treatment of sickle cell disease., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-695B.html#NRS695BSec1929.

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NRS 695B.1929 Required provision of coverage for management and treatment of sickle cell disease.

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NRS 695B.1929
Required provision of coverage for management and treatment of sickle cell disease.