1. A managed care organization that offers or issues a health care plan which provides coverage for the treatment of cancer through the use of chemotherapy shall not:
(a) Require a copayment, deductible or coinsurance amount for chemotherapy administered orally by means of a prescription drug in a combined amount that is more than $100 per prescription. The limitation on the amount of the deductible that may be required pursuant to this paragraph does not apply to a health benefit plan, as defined in NRS 687B.470, if the health benefit plan is a high deductible health plan, as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 223, and the amount of the annual deductible has not been satisfied.
(b) Make the coverage subject to monetary limits that are less favorable for chemotherapy administered orally by means of a prescription drug than the monetary limits applicable to chemotherapy which is administered by injection or intravenously.
(c) Decrease the monetary limits applicable to chemotherapy administered orally by means of a prescription drug or to chemotherapy which is administered by injection or intravenously to meet the requirements of this section.
2. An evidence of coverage for a health care plan subject to the provisions of this chapter which provides coverage for the treatment of cancer through the use of chemotherapy and that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after January 1, 2015, has the legal effect of providing that coverage subject to the requirements of this section, and any provision of the evidence of coverage or renewal which is in conflict with this section is void.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a managed care organization to provide coverage for the treatment of cancer through the use of chemotherapy administered by injection or intravenously or administered orally by means of a prescription drug.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2001; A 2013, 3660)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 695G.012 - "Adverse determination" defined.
NRS 695G.014 - "Authorized representative" defined.
NRS 695G.015 - "Benefits" defined.
NRS 695G.016 - "Clinical peer" defined.
NRS 695G.017 - "Covered person" defined.
NRS 695G.019 - "Health benefit plan" defined.
NRS 695G.020 - "Health care plan" defined.
NRS 695G.022 - "Health care services" defined.
NRS 695G.024 - "Health carrier" defined.
NRS 695G.026 - "Independent review organization" defined.
NRS 695G.030 - "Insured" defined.
NRS 695G.040 - "Managed care" defined.
NRS 695G.050 - "Managed care organization" defined.
NRS 695G.053 - "Medical or scientific evidence" defined.
NRS 695G.055 - "Medically necessary" defined.
NRS 695G.060 - "Primary care physician" defined.
NRS 695G.070 - "Provider of health care" defined.
NRS 695G.080 - "Utilization review" defined.
NRS 695G.085 - "Utilization review organization" defined.
NRS 695G.090 - Applicability of chapter and other provisions.
NRS 695G.100 - Documents filed with Commissioner treated as public record; exception.
NRS 695G.110 - Medical director required to be physician licensed in this State.
NRS 695G.125 - Contracts with certain federally qualified health centers.
NRS 695G.140 - Certain persons in managed care organization in fiduciary relationship to insured.
NRS 695G.150 - Authorization of recommended and covered health care services required.
NRS 695G.190 - Quality improvement committee: Administration; duties.
NRS 695G.210 - Review board; appeal; right to expedited review of complaint; notice to insured.
NRS 695G.245 - Written notice of right to request external review; form; contents.
NRS 695G.247 - Requests for external review to be in writing; exception; form and content.
NRS 695G.271 - Expedited approval or denial of request.
NRS 695G.280 - Basis for decision of independent review organization.
NRS 695G.300 - Submission of complaint of covered person to independent review organization.