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NRS 689A.635 - Coverage offered through network plan not required to be offered to person who does not reside or work in geographic service area or geographic rating area.

NV Rev Stat § 689A.635 (2019) (N/A)
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1. An individual carrier that offers coverage through a network plan is not required pursuant to NRS 689A.630 to offer coverage to or accept an application from a person if the person does not reside or work in the geographic service area or in a geographic rating area, provided that the coverage is refused or terminated uniformly without regard to any health status-related factor of any eligible person.

2. As used in this section, “network plan” means a health benefit plan offered by a health carrier under which the financing and delivery of medical care is provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the carrier. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 2892; A 2013, 3615)

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