1. If a carrier offers a contract to a voluntary purchasing group, the carrier shall offer the same coverage to all of the eligible employees of the small employers that are members of the voluntary purchasing group and their dependents. A carrier shall not offer coverage to only certain members of that group or to only part of that group, but may exclude an otherwise eligible employee, or a dependent of the otherwise eligible employee, who requests enrollment in the contract after the end of the initial period during which the employee or dependent is entitled to enroll under the terms of the contract, if the initial period is at least 30 days.
2. A carrier shall not exclude an eligible employee or dependent if:
(a) The employee or dependent:
(1) Was covered under other creditable coverage at the time of the initial period for enrollment;
(2) Lost coverage under the other creditable coverage as a result of termination of employment or eligibility, the involuntary termination of the creditable coverage, the death of a spouse or divorce; and
(3) Requests enrollment within 30 days after termination of the other creditable coverage;
(b) The employee is employed by an employer that offers multiple contracts and elects a different contract during an open period for enrollment; or
(c) A court has ordered that coverage be provided for a dependent under a covered employee’s contract and the request for enrollment is made within 30 days after issuance of the court order.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2678; A 1997, 2951)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 689C - Health Insurance for Small Employers
NRS 689C.017 - "Affiliated" defined.
NRS 689C.019 - "Affiliation period" defined.
NRS 689C.023 - "Bona fide association" defined.
NRS 689C.025 - "Carrier" defined.
NRS 689C.045 - "Class of business" defined.
NRS 689C.047 - "Control" defined.
NRS 689C.053 - "Creditable coverage" defined.
NRS 689C.055 - "Dependent" defined.
NRS 689C.065 - "Eligible employee" defined.
NRS 689C.066 - "Employee leasing company" defined.
NRS 689C.071 - "Geographic rating area" defined.
NRS 689C.072 - "Geographic service area" defined.
NRS 689C.073 - "Group health plan" defined.
NRS 689C.075 - "Health benefit plan" defined.
NRS 689C.077 - "Network plan" defined.
NRS 689C.078 - "Open enrollment" defined.
NRS 689C.079 - "Plan for coverage of a bona fide association" defined.
NRS 689C.081 - "Plan sponsor" defined.
NRS 689C.082 - "Preexisting condition" defined.
NRS 689C.083 - "Producer" defined.
NRS 689C.0835 - "Professional employer organization" defined.
NRS 689C.085 - "Rating period" defined.
NRS 689C.095 - "Small employer" defined.
NRS 689C.104 - "Voluntary purchasing group" defined.
NRS 689C.106 - "Waiting period" defined.
NRS 689C.1065 - Applicability.
NRS 689C.111 - Professional employer organization deemed large employer in certain circumstances.
NRS 689C.115 - Mandatory and optional coverage.
NRS 689C.125 - Rating factors for determining premiums; rating periods.
NRS 689C.160 - Carrier must uniformly apply requirements to determine whether to provide coverage.
NRS 689C.1674 - Coverage for mammograms for certain women required; prohibited acts.
NRS 689C.1675 - Coverage for examination of person who is pregnant for certain diseases required.
NRS 689C.169 - Coverage for severe mental illness required under group health insurance policy.
NRS 689C.200 - Circumstances in which carrier is not required to offer coverage.
NRS 689C.207 - Regulations concerning reissuance of health benefit plan.
NRS 689C.220 - Adjustment in rates required to be applied uniformly.
NRS 689C.380 - "Contract" defined.
NRS 689C.390 - "Dependent" defined.
NRS 689C.420 - "Voluntary purchasing group" defined.
NRS 689C.425 - Applicability of other provisions.
NRS 689C.500 - Registration: Requirements; application.
NRS 689C.510 - Registration: Fee for application; response to application; regulations.
NRS 689C.520 - Registration: Additional requirements.
NRS 689C.530 - Filing reports; annual renewal fee; regulations.
NRS 689C.550 - Collection of premiums; trust account for deposit of premiums.
NRS 689C.580 - Prohibited acts.
NRS 689C.590 - Disciplinary or other action for violation of provisions.
NRS 689C.630 - "Church plan" defined.
NRS 689C.660 - "Individual carrier" defined.
NRS 689C.670 - "Individual health benefit plan" defined.
NRS 689C.940 - Regulations concerning determination of status of stop-loss policy.