§ 695A.1853 — Coverage for screening, genetic counseling and testing related to BRCA gene required in certain circumstances

Nevada § 695A.1853

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 57: INSURANCE
• Ch. 695A: Fraternal

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1. A society that issues a benefit contract shall provide coverage for screening, genetic counseling and testing for harmful mutations in the BRCA gene for women under circumstances where such screening, genetic counseling or testing, as applicable, is required by NRS 457.301 .
2. A society shall ensure that the benefits required by subsection 1 are made available to an insured through a provider of health care who participates in the network plan of the society.
3. A benefit contract subject to the provisions of this chapter that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by subsection 1, and any provision of the plan that conflicts with the provisions of this section is void.
4. As used in this section:
(a) “Network plan” means a benefit contract offered by a society under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the society. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
(b) “Provider of health care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031 .

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 2021, 782 )