A contract for hospital, medical or dental services must not be entered into between a corporation proposing to furnish or provide any one or more of the services authorized under this chapter and a subscriber:
1. Unless the entire consideration therefor is expressed in the contract.
2. Unless the times at which the benefits or services to the subscriber take effect and terminate are stated in a portion of the contract above the evidence of its execution.
3. If the contract purports to entitle more than one person to benefits or services, except for family contracts issued under NRS 695B.190, group contracts issued under NRS 695B.200, and blanket contracts issued under NRS 695B.220.
4. Unless every printed portion and any endorsement or attached papers are plainly printed in type of which the face is not smaller than 10 points.
5. Except for group contracts and blanket contracts issued under NRS 695B.220, unless the exceptions of the contract are printed with greater prominence than the benefits to which they apply.
6. Except for group contracts and blanket contracts issued under NRS 695B.230, unless, if any portion of the contract purports, by reason of the circumstances under which an illness, injury or disablement is incurred to reduce any service to less than that provided for the same illness, injury or disablement incurred under ordinary circumstances, that portion is printed in boldface type and with greater prominence than any other text of the contract.
7. If the contract contains any provisions purporting to make any portion of the charter, constitution or bylaws of a nonprofit corporation a part of the contract unless that portion is set forth in full in the contract.
8. Unless the contract provides benefits for expenses incurred for hospice care.
9. Unless the contract for service in a hospital contains in blackface type, not less than 10 points, the following provisions:
This contract does not restrict or interfere with the right of any person entitled to service and care in a hospital to select the contracting hospital or to make a free choice of an attending physician, who must be the holder of a valid and unrevoked physician’s license and a member of, or acceptable to, the attending staff and board of directors of the hospital in which the services are to be provided.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1869; A 1975, 1851; 1979, 1180; 1983, 1935, 2039; 1985, 1777; 1989, 515, 1033; 2009, 1816)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 695B - Nonprofit Corporations for Hospital, Medical and Dental Service
NRS 695B.040 - Corporations authorized to undertake and operate plans.
NRS 695B.050 - Manner of incorporation.
NRS 695B.060 - Directors: Qualifications.
NRS 695B.070 - Merger and consolidation: Procedure.
NRS 695B.080 - Merger and consolidation: Continuance of contracts and contribution certificates.
NRS 695B.090 - Merger and consolidation: Withdrawal of prior deposit of securities.
NRS 695B.110 - Certificate of authority: Required; fees.
NRS 695B.120 - Certificate of authority: Qualifications.
NRS 695B.130 - Certificate of authority: Application; issuance.
NRS 695B.135 - Certificate of authority: Expiration; renewal.
NRS 695B.165 - Annual statement required to include report of net worth.
NRS 695B.170 - Acquisition costs and administrative expenses; effect of finding of excess costs.
NRS 695B.180 - Required provisions.
NRS 695B.189 - Group contract: Required provision permitting continuation of coverage.
NRS 695B.190 - Family contracts.
NRS 695B.1951 - Reimbursement for treatment by podiatrist.
NRS 695B.1955 - Reimbursement for treatment by licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor.
NRS 695B.196 - Reimbursement for acupuncture.
NRS 695B.197 - Reimbursement for treatment by licensed psychologist.
NRS 695B.199 - Reimbursement for services provided by certain nurses.
NRS 695B.1995 - Reimbursement to provider of medical transportation.
NRS 695B.200 - Group contracts written under master contract: Conditions required for issuance.
NRS 695B.210 - Group master service contract: Required provisions.
NRS 695B.225 - Policies of group insurance: Order of benefits.
NRS 695B.230 - Filing and approval of forms and schedules of premium rates.
NRS 695B.240 - Provision of group service coverage before approval of forms.
NRS 695B.250 - Extensions of time; automatic approval.
NRS 695B.252 - Conversion privilege available to spouse and children; conditions.
NRS 695B.254 - Choice of types of contracts required to be offered.
NRS 695B.256 - Issuance and effective date of converted contract; premiums; persons covered.
NRS 695B.257 - Notice of conversion privilege.
NRS 695B.2575 - Converted contract delivered outside Nevada: Form.
NRS 695B.258 - Extension of coverage under existing group contract.
NRS 695B.2585 - Provision of group coverage in lieu of converted individual contract.
NRS 695B.259 - Continuation of identical coverage in lieu of converted contract.
NRS 695B.260 - Suspension or revocation of permission to provide coverage before approval of forms.
NRS 695B.270 - Disapproval of forms; issuance unlawful.
NRS 695B.280 - Regulations; limitations.
NRS 695B.285 - Use of Uniform Billing and Claims Forms authorized.
NRS 695B.290 - Agent’s license required.
NRS 695B.320 - Applicability of other provisions.
NRS 695B.380 - Establishment; approval; requirements; examination.