Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 695B - Nonprofit Corporations for Hospital, Medical and Dental Service
NRS 695B.035 - Contract between corporation and provider of health care: Prohibiting corporation from charging provider of health care fee for inclusion on list of providers given to insureds; corporation required to use form to obtain information on...

1. A corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter shall not charge a provider of health care a fee to include the name of the provider on a list of providers of health care given by the corporation to its insureds.
2. A corporation specified in subsection 1 shall not contract with a provider of health care to provide health care to an insured unless the corporation uses the form prescribed by the Commissioner pursuant to NRS 629.095 to obtain any information related to the credentials of the provider of health care.
3. A contract between a corporation specified in subsection 1 and a provider of health care may be modified:
(a) At any time pursuant to a written agreement executed by both parties.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, by the corporation upon giving to the provider 45 days’ written notice of the modification of the corporation’s schedule of payments, including any changes to the fee schedule applicable to the provider’s practice. If the provider fails to object in writing to the modification within the 45-day period, the modification becomes effective at the end of that period. If the provider objects in writing to the modification within the 45-day period, the modification must not become effective unless agreed to by both parties as described in paragraph (a).
4. If a corporation specified in subsection 1 contracts with a provider of health care to provide health care to an insured, the corporation shall:
(a) If requested by the provider of health care at the time the contract is made, submit to the provider of health care the schedule of payments applicable to the provider of health care; or
(b) If requested by the provider of health care at any other time, submit to the provider of health care the schedule of payments, including any changes to the fee schedule applicable to the provider’s practice, specified in paragraph (a) within 7 days after receiving the request.
5. As used in this section, "provider of health care" means a provider of health care who is licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 631, 632 or 633 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1650; A 2001, 2732; 2003, 3364; 2011, 2534)

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