1. A public officer or employee of any county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of the State of Nevada who has retired pursuant to NRS 1A.350 or 1A.480, or 286.510 or 286.620, or is enrolled in a retirement program provided pursuant to NRS 286.802, or the surviving spouse of such a retired public officer or employee who is deceased, may, except as otherwise provided in NRS 287.0475, in any even-numbered year, reinstate any insurance, except life insurance, that, at the time of reinstatement, is provided by the last public employer of the retired public officer or employee to the active officers and employees and their dependents of that public employer:
(a) Pursuant to NRS 287.010, 287.015, 287.020 or paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 287.025; or
(b) Under the Public Employees’ Benefits Program, if the last public employer of the retired officer or employee participates in the Public Employees’ Benefits Program pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 287.025.
2. Reinstatement pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be requested by:
(a) Giving written notice of the intent of the public officer or employee or surviving spouse to reinstate the insurance to the last public employer of the public officer or employee not later than January 31 of an even-numbered year;
(b) Accepting the public employer’s current program or plan of insurance and any subsequent changes thereto; and
(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 4 of NRS 287.023, paying any portion of the premiums or contributions of the public employer’s program or plan of insurance, in the manner set forth in NRS 1A.470 or 286.615, which is due from the date of reinstatement and not paid by the public employer.
The last public employer shall give the insurer notice of the reinstatement not later than March 31 of the year in which the public officer or employee or surviving spouse gives notice of the intent to reinstate the insurance.
3. Reinstatement pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must be requested pursuant to NRS 287.0475.
4. If a plan provides coverage only to retired public officers and employees and dependents thereof, reinstatement of insurance pursuant to subsection 1 may exclude claims for expenses related to any condition for which medical advice, treatment or consultation was rendered within 12 months before the reinstatement.
5. The last public employer of a retired officer or employee who reinstates insurance, except life insurance, which was provided to the retired officer or employee and the retired officer’s or employee’s dependents at the time of retirement pursuant to NRS 287.010, 287.015, 287.020 or paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 287.025 shall, for the purpose of establishing actuarial data to determine rates and coverage for such persons, commingle the claims experience of such persons with the claims experience of active and retired officers and employees and their dependents who participate in that group insurance, plan of benefits or medical and hospital service.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1580, 2354; A 2011, 535, 2735, 2736; 2019, 316, 318)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees
NRS 287.0205 - Reinstatement of insurance by retired public officer or employee or surviving spouse.
NRS 287.0404 - "Board" defined.
NRS 287.0405 - "Participating local governmental agency" defined.
NRS 287.04052 - "Participating public agency" defined.
NRS 287.04054 - "Participating state agency" defined.
NRS 287.0406 - "Program" defined.
NRS 287.04062 - "Program Fund" defined.
NRS 287.04064 - "Retirees’ Fund" defined.
NRS 287.041 - Creation; composition; qualifications; terms; vacancies; removal.
NRS 287.042 - Compensation; administrative leave from service of State.
NRS 287.0422 - Reimbursement of expenses of witnesses.
NRS 287.0425 - Executive Officer: Reports.
NRS 287.043 - Powers and duties.
NRS 287.04345 - Procedure for awarding contracts to vendors.
NRS 287.0436 - Creation; purpose.
NRS 287.04364 - Uses; fiduciary duty of Board.
NRS 287.0438 - Records of Program deemed public records; exception.
NRS 287.0475 - Reinstatement of insurance by retired public officer or employee or surviving spouse.
NRS 287.0485 - No inherent right to certain benefits.
NRS 287.049 - Costs of premiums or contributions to be budgeted.
NRS 287.050 - Declaration of legislative policy.
NRS 287.060 - "Employee" defined.
NRS 287.070 - "Employee tax" defined.
NRS 287.080 - "Employment" defined.
NRS 287.090 - "Federal Insurance Contributions Act" defined.
NRS 287.100 - "Political subdivision" defined.
NRS 287.110 - "Secretary" defined.
NRS 287.120 - "Social Security Act" defined.
NRS 287.130 - "State agency" defined.
NRS 287.140 - "Wages" defined.
NRS 287.150 - Federal-state agreement: Provisions.
NRS 287.160 - Interstate instrumentality: Powers.
NRS 287.170 - Contributions by state employees.
NRS 287.180 - Plans for coverage of employees of political subdivisions.
NRS 287.210 - Social Security Administration Fund: Creation; sources; disbursements.
NRS 287.220 - Regulations of state agency.
NRS 287.230 - Studies of state agency.
NRS 287.260 - "Committee" defined.
NRS 287.270 - "Deferred compensation" defined.
NRS 287.275 - "Executive Officer" defined.
NRS 287.300 - "Investment" defined.
NRS 287.310 - "Program" defined.
NRS 287.335 - Interest and income earned on money in deferred compensation account.
NRS 287.337 - Employment of staff or consultants by Executive Officer.
NRS 287.338 - Procedure for awarding contracts to vendors.
NRS 287.340 - Deferrals of compensation: Deductions from payroll; limitation on amount deferred.
NRS 287.360 - Program additional to other retirement, pension and benefit systems.
NRS 287.370 - Use of appropriated money in administration of Program.
NRS 287.391 - "Committee" defined.
NRS 287.401 - "Deferred compensation" defined.
NRS 287.411 - "Program" defined.
NRS 287.420 - Employer may agree with employee to defer compensation; investment of withheld money.
NRS 287.440 - Governing body may appoint committee to administer program; powers of committee.
NRS 287.450 - Deferrals of compensation: Deductions from payroll; limitation on amount deferred.
NRS 287.470 - Program additional to other retirement, pension and benefit systems.
NRS 287.480 - Use of appropriated money in administration of program.
NRS 287.510 - Contracts authorized; payment.
NRS 287.520 - Duties of employee organization.
NRS 287.530 - Employee organization as trustee of money collected; claims.