Nevada § 688C.280 Acquisition of certain documents by provider or broker of viatical settlements before entry into settlement; notice to issuer of policy; requests for and responses related to verification of coverage

Nevada Statutes

§ 688C.280 — Acquisition of certain documents by provider or broker of viatical settlements before entry into settlement; notice to issuer of policy; requests for and responses related to verification of coverage

Nevada § 688C.280

Title 57INSURANCE

Ch. 688CViatical

LICENSING; REGULATION

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Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 688C.280 (2026).

Text

1. A provider of viatical settlements who enters into a settlement shall first obtain:

(a)If the viator is the insured, a written statement from a licensed attending physician that the viator is of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence to enter into a settlement;

(b)A witnessed document in which the viator:

(1)Consents to the viatical settlement;

(2)Represents that he or she has a full and complete understanding of the settlement and of the benefits of the policy;

(3)Acknowledges that he or she has entered into the settlement freely and voluntarily; and

(4)If applicable to determine a payment to a person terminally or chronically ill, acknowledges that he or she is terminally or chronically ill and that the illness was diagnosed after the policy was issued; and

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1. A provider of viatical settlements who enters into a settlement shall first obtain:
(a) If the viator is the insured, a written statement from a licensed attending physician that the viator is of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence to enter into a settlement;
(b) A witnessed document in which the viator:
(1) Consents to the viatical settlement;
(2) Represents that he or she has a full and complete understanding of the settlement and of the benefits of the policy;
(3) Acknowledges that he or she has entered into the settlement freely and voluntarily; and
(4) If applicable to determine a payment to a person terminally or chronically ill, acknowledges that he or she is terminally or chronically ill and that the illness was diagnosed after the policy was issued; and
(c) A document in which the insured consents to the release of his or her medical records to a provider or broker of viatical settlements and the insurer that issued the policy covering the insured.
2. Within 20 days after a viator executes documents necessary to transfer rights under a policy, or enters into an agreement in any form, express or implied, to viaticate the policy, the provider of viatical settlements shall give written notice to the issuer of the policy that the policy has or will become viaticated. The notice must be accompanied by:
(a) A copy of the release of medical records;
(b) The application for the viatical settlement; and
(c) A request for verification of coverage.
3. Any of the acts described in subsections 1 and 2, if performed by a broker of viatical settlements, will be deemed to have been performed by the provider of viatical settlements for the purposes of fulfilling the requirements of subsections 1 and 2.
4. Within 30 days after receiving a request for verification of coverage from a provider or broker of viatical settlements, an insurer shall respond by:
(a) Verifying coverage; and
(b) Indicating whether, on the basis of the medical evidence and documents provided, the insurer intends to pursue an investigation regarding the validity of the insurance or possible fraud.