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NRS 679B.020 - Chief officer of Division; restrictions on other employment and certain political activities. - 1. The chief officer of the Division is the Commissioner...
NRS 679B.030 - Qualifications. - 1. The Commissioner shall have had at least 2 years’...
NRS 679B.050 - Official seal. - The Division shall have an official seal, in form and...
NRS 679B.060 - Office space. - The Buildings and Grounds Section of the State Public Works...
NRS 679B.080 - Designation of acting Commissioner; powers and duties of deputies; restrictions on other employment of deputies. - 1. The Director of the Department of Business and Industry...
NRS 679B.090 - Employment and classification of assistants and examiners; contracts for certain services or assistance; regulations. - 1. The Commissioner may employ such other technical, actuarial, rating,...
NRS 679B.100 - Prohibited interests of Commissioner, deputy or employee; penalty. - 1. The Commissioner, his or her deputy or any examiner,...
NRS 679B.110 - Delegation of powers. - 1. The Commissioner may delegate to his or her deputy,...
NRS 679B.115 - Limitation on civil liability for publication of certain reports or bulletins; effect of provision. - 1. The Commissioner and the employees of the Division, in...
NRS 679B.120 - General powers and duties of Commissioner. - The Commissioner shall: 1. Organize and manage the Division, and...
NRS 679B.122 - Entry into or compliance with cooperative or coordination agreements; sharing or receipt of confidential documents. - 1. In addition to the authority conferred upon him or...
NRS 679B.123 - Issuance of reciprocal licenses for health carriers licensed in certain other states; regulations. - 1. The Commissioner may allow reciprocal licenses to be issued...
NRS 679B.124 - Denial of application of provider of health care to be included in network of providers of health carrier: Form letter required for notification of provider by health carrier; submission by health carrier to Commissioner of copy of for... - 1. The Commissioner shall: (a) Develop, prescribe and make available...
NRS 679B.125 - Observation of conduct of persons in insurance business; regulations. - The Commissioner may observe the conduct of each authorized insurer...
NRS 679B.127 - Participation in program providing counseling to elderly persons concerning health insurance; regulations. - 1. The Commissioner may participate in a program which provides...
NRS 679B.129 - Creation of program for insurers to provide incentives to property owners to take measures to mitigate risk of property loss or damage caused by wildfire; consultation with State Forester Firewarden. - 1. The Commissioner may create a program for insurers to...
NRS 679B.130 - Regulations: Administration of Code and compliance with federal law relating to insurance; penalties for violation. - 1. The Commissioner may adopt reasonable regulations: (a) For the...
NRS 679B.133 - Regulations: Requirements regarding use of identification cards and devices to process claims for prescription drugs and devices. - 1. If a health care plan that provides coverage for...
NRS 679B.135 - Regulations: Protections to purchasers, prospective purchasers, holders and former holders of policies. - The Commissioner may adopt regulations which provide in substance the...
NRS 679B.136 - Regulations: Use of electronic signatures; acceptance and transmission of electronic records and payments; electronic filing of forms and payment of fees; storage and reproduction of records. - 1. The Commissioner shall adopt regulations governing: (a) The use...
NRS 679B.137 - Regulations: Method and period for maintaining records of insurers. - The Commissioner may adopt regulations which prescribe the method for...
NRS 679B.138 - Regulations: Use of uniform claim forms and billing codes; transfer of electronic data. - 1. The Commissioner shall adopt regulations which require the use...
NRS 679B.139 - Regulations governing plans for providing welfare benefits to employees of more than one employer; examination of insurer. - 1. The Commissioner may adopt regulations governing plans for providing...
NRS 679B.140 - Orders and notices: Effectivity; contents of orders; methods of provision. - 1. Orders and notices of the Commissioner are effective only...
NRS 679B.142 - Orders prohibiting insurer from transacting insurance: Commissioner required to deliver copy to Secretary of State; duties of Secretary of State upon receipt. - 1. The Commissioner shall deliver to the Secretary of State...
NRS 679B.145 - Publication, maintenance and distribution of guide to rates for policies of insurance for motor vehicles. - The Commissioner shall: 1. Publish a guide to rates for...
NRS 679B.150 - Measures to enhance public understanding of coverages and to encourage competition; standards for policies; criteria to determine suitability of contracts and sales practices. - 1. The Commissioner may: (a) Take measures to enhance the...
NRS 679B.152 - Review of fees for medical or dental care determined to be usual and customary; plans limiting selection of dentist. - 1. Every insurer or organization for dental care which pays...
NRS 679B.159 - Report of violation to Commissioner; confidentiality of report. - 1. Every insurer, agent, solicitor, broker, administrator or other person...
NRS 679B.160 - Advisory councils and committees. - 1. The Commissioner may create advisory councils and committees to...
NRS 679B.170 - Private ombudsmen. - The Commissioner may by rule or regulation require any or...
NRS 679B.175 - Bonds or other security of regulated persons: Requirements for bond; authority for substitute form of security in certain circumstances; cancellation of bond. - 1. This section applies to every person regulated by the...
NRS 679B.180 - Enforcement; Attorney General to act as legal counsel; exception. - 1. The Commissioner may invoke the aid of the courts...
NRS 679B.185 - Administrative fine for willfully engaging in unauthorized transaction of insurance: Limitation; enforcement. - 1. If any person willfully engages in the unauthorized transaction...
NRS 679B.187 - Person who invests or handles money or assets of insurer designated fiduciary; prohibited conduct by fiduciary; penalty. - 1. An officer, director, employee or agent of a domestic...
NRS 679B.190 - Maintenance, inspection and destruction of records; confidentiality and use of documents and other information. - 1. The Commissioner shall carefully preserve in the Division and...
NRS 679B.200 - Evidentiary effect of Commissioner’s certificates and certified copies of documents. - 1. All certificates issued by the Commissioner in accordance with...
NRS 679B.220 - Interstate and international cooperation. - 1. The Commissioner shall communicate on request of the regulatory...
NRS 679B.225 - Inspection of insurance policies. - The Commissioner, at any time, may inspect any insurance policy...
NRS 679B.227 - Statute of limitations for commencing proceedings to collect premium tax. - The Commissioner has 7 years in which to begin proceedings...
NRS 679B.228 - Fee for returned check or other dishonored payment. - The Division shall charge a person a fee in the...
NRS 679B.230 - Examination of insurers. - 1. For the purpose of determining its financial condition, fulfillment...
NRS 679B.240 - Examination of holding companies, subsidiaries, agents, promoters, independent review organizations and others. - To ascertain compliance with law, or relationships and transactions between...
NRS 679B.250 - Conduct of examination; access to records; corrections; penalty. - 1. When the Commissioner determines to examine the affairs of...
NRS 679B.260 - Appraisal of asset. - 1. If the Commissioner deems it necessary to value any...
NRS 679B.270 - Report of examination: Filing; contents; evidentiary effect in certain proceedings. - 1. No later than 60 days after the completion of...
NRS 679B.280 - Report of examination: Delivery of copy and notice to examinee; right of examinee to review and respond to report; entry of order by Commissioner; Commissioner authorized to order insurer to cure violation. - 1. Upon receipt of the verified report of the examination,...
NRS 679B.282 - Report of examination: Hearing; filing for public inspection; forwarding filed report to examinee; distribution and presentation of report of examination of domestic insurer. - 1. If requested by the person examined, within the period...
NRS 679B.285 - Report of examination: Disclosure; confidentiality. - 1. The Commissioner may disclose the content of a report,...
NRS 679B.287 - Limitations on actions and liability for communicating or delivering information or data pursuant to examination; Commissioner, representatives and examiners entitled to attorney’s fees and costs in certain tort actions. - 1. No cause of action arises, nor may any liability...
NRS 679B.290 - Expense of examination; billing for examination; regulations. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) The...
NRS 679B.300 - Deposit of money; payment of certain expenses. - 1. All money received by the Commissioner pursuant to NRS...
NRS 679B.305 - Creation; use; assessment of fee to maintain balance; regulations; limit of liability. - 1. There is hereby created the Insurance Recovery Account in...
NRS 679B.310 - Administrative procedures; hearings in general. - 1. The Commissioner may hold a hearing, without request by...
NRS 679B.320 - Notice of hearing. - 1. Except where a different period is expressly provided, the...
NRS 679B.330 - Location; presiding officer; evidence; parties; record of proceedings and evidence. - 1. The Commissioner may hold a hearing in Carson City,...
NRS 679B.340 - Witnesses and evidence; penalties. - 1. The Commissioner or any individual conducting a hearing, examination...
NRS 679B.350 - Testimony compelled; immunity from prosecution. - 1. If any individual asks to be excused from attending...
NRS 679B.360 - Order on hearing. - 1. In the conduct of hearings under this Code and...
NRS 679B.370 - Appeal from Commissioner. - 1. Except as to matters arising under chapter 686B of...
NRS 679B.380 - Financing of administration and enforcement; claims. - 1. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Code, funds...
NRS 679B.400 - Legislative findings and declarations; purposes. - 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Stabilizing the...
NRS 679B.410 - Duties of Commissioner. - The Commissioner shall: 1. Determine the relationship of premiums and...
NRS 679B.420 - Employment of technical and professional consultants. - The Commissioner may employ and fix the compensation of, and...
NRS 679B.430 - Authority of Commissioner to issue orders for compliance with provisions; regulations governing recording and reporting of certain information by certain insurers; such insurer required to report information and to pay fee in certain c... - 1. The Commissioner may issue such orders as are necessary...
NRS 679B.440 - Contents of reports. - 1. The Commissioner may require that reports submitted pursuant to...
NRS 679B.460 - Penalties for violation of or noncompliance with provisions or regulations. - 1. An insurer who willfully or repeatedly violates or fails...
NRS 679B.510 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 679B.510 to 679B.560, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 679B.520 - "Health care plan" defined. - "Health care plan" means a policy, contract, certificate or agreement...
NRS 679B.530 - "Insured" defined. - "Insured" means a person covered by a policy of health...
NRS 679B.540 - "Insurer" defined. - "Insurer" means any insurer or organization authorized pursuant to this...
NRS 679B.550 - Duties of Division. - The Division shall: 1. Establish a toll-free telephone service for...
NRS 679B.560 - Insurer required to provide information to insured. - Each insurer shall provide to each insured in a written...
NRS 679B.600 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 679B.600 to 679B.700, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 679B.610 - "Fraud Control Unit" defined. - "Fraud Control Unit" means the Fraud Control Unit for Insurance...
NRS 679B.620 - "Insurance fraud" defined. - "Insurance fraud" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS...
NRS 679B.630 - Program to investigate acts or practices of fraud. - The Commissioner shall establish a program within the Division to...
NRS 679B.640 - Commissioner required to investigate fraudulent claims for benefits. - The Commissioner, through his or her investigators, shall investigate fraudulent...
NRS 679B.650 - Investigative authority of Commissioner. - To investigate violations of the provisions of this title, or...
NRS 679B.660 - Cooperation between Commissioner, Attorney General and investigative and law enforcement agencies. - 1. Every person in charge of an investigative or law...
NRS 679B.670 - Immunity from liability for nonmalicious disclosure of information on fraudulent claim or suspicious fire. - Any person, governmental entity, insurer, employee or representative of an...
NRS 679B.680 - Effect of certain powers and duties of Attorney General and Fraud Control Unit on jurisdiction of Commissioner. - Nothing in NRS 228.412 limits or diminishes the exclusive jurisdiction...
NRS 679B.690 - Confidentiality of records and other information related to investigation by Attorney General and Fraud Control Unit for prosecution of insurance fraud. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, all records...
NRS 679B.700 - Special Investigative Account; annual assessment for costs of program to investigate acts or practices of fraud; regulations. - 1. The Special Investigative Account is hereby established in the...