1. If an out-of-network emergency facility had a provider contract as an in-network emergency facility within the 24 months immediately preceding the date on which the medically necessary emergency services were rendered to a covered person, the third party that provides coverage for the covered person shall pay to the out-of-network emergency facility for those services, and the out-of-network emergency facility shall accept as payment in full for those services, except for any copayment, coinsurance or deductible that the coverage requires the covered person to pay for the services when provided by an in-network emergency facility:

(a) If the out-of-network emergency facility was an in-network emergency facility within the 12 months immediately preceding the provision of medically necessary emergency services, 108 percent of the amount that would have been paid for those services pursuant to the most recent applicable provider contract between the third party and the out-of-network emergency facility, less the amount of the copayment, coinsurance or deductible, if applicable.

(b) If the out-of-network emergency facility was an in-network emergency facility within the 24 months immediately preceding the provision of medically necessary emergency services, but not within the 12 months immediately preceding the provision of those services, 115 percent of the amount that would have been paid for those services pursuant to the most recent applicable provider contract between the third party and the out-of-network emergency facility, less the amount of the copayment, coinsurance or deductible, if applicable.

2. If an out-of-network emergency facility did not have a provider contract as an in-network emergency facility within the 24 months immediately preceding the date on which the medically necessary emergency services were rendered to a covered person, the third party that provides coverage to the covered person shall pay to the out-of-network emergency facility an amount that the third party has determined to be fair and reasonable as payment for the medically necessary emergency services, except for any copayment, coinsurance or deductible that the coverage requires the covered person to pay for the services when provided by an in-network emergency facility.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 322, effective January 1, 2020)