1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a retired public officer or employee or the surviving spouse of a retired public officer or employee who is deceased may reinstate any insurance under the Program, except life insurance, that, at the time of reinstatement, is provided by the Program if the retired public officer or employee:
(a) Retired:
(1) Pursuant to NRS 1A.350 or 1A.480, or 286.510 or 286.620, from a participating state agency or was enrolled in a retirement program provided pursuant to NRS 286.802;
(2) Pursuant to NRS 1A.350 or 1A.480, or 286.510 or 286.620, from employment with a county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of the State which is a participating local governmental agency at the time of the request for reinstatement; or
(3) Pursuant to NRS 1A.350 or 1A.480, or 286.510 or 286.620, from employment with a county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of the State which is not a participating local governmental agency at the time of the request for reinstatement and:
(I) Was enrolled in the Program as a retired public officer or employee on November 30, 2008; and
(II) Is enrolled in Medicare Part A provided pursuant to Part A of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395c et seq., and Medicare Part B provided pursuant to Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395j et seq., at the time of the request for reinstatement; and
(b) Did not have more than one period during which the retired public officer or employee was not covered by insurance under the Program on or after October 1, 2011, or on or after the date of retirement of the public officer or employee, whichever is later.
2. Reinstatement pursuant to subsection 1 must be requested by:
(a) Giving written notice to the Program of the intent of the public officer or employee or surviving spouse to reinstate the insurance not later than 31 days before the commencement of the plan year;
(b) Accepting the Program’s current plan of insurance and any subsequent changes thereto; and
(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 287.046, paying any portion of the premiums or contributions for coverage under the Program, in the manner set forth in NRS 1A.470 or 286.615, which are due from the date of reinstatement and not paid by the public employer.
3. If a retired public officer or employee retired pursuant to NRS 1A.350 or 1A.480, or 286.510 or 286.620, from employment with a county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency, the retired public officer or employee, or the surviving spouse of such a retired public officer or employee who is deceased, may not reinstate health insurance pursuant to subsection 1 if he or she is excluded from participation in the Program pursuant to sub-subparagraph (III) of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (h) of subsection 2 of NRS 287.043.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 503; A 1993, 482; 1999, 3037; 2001 Special Session, 98; 2003, 2740, 3256, 3271; 2007, 2880; 2009, 1593, 2358; 2011, 536, 2745; 2021, 316)
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.