NRS695C.057. Applicability of certain provisions concerning portability and availability of health insurance. [Effective through December 31, 2013.]

      1.  A health maintenance organization is subject to the provisions of NRS 689B.340 to 689B.590, inclusive, and chapter 689C of NRS relating to the portability and availability of health insurance offered by such organizations. If there is a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of NRS 689B.340 to 689B.590, inclusive, and chapter 689C of NRS, the provisions of NRS 689B.340 to 689B.590, inclusive, and chapter 689C of NRS control.

      2.  For the purposes of subsection 1, unless the context requires that a provision apply only to a group health plan or a carrier that provides coverage under a group health plan, any reference in those sections to “group health plan” or “carrier” must be replaced by “health maintenance organization.”

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 2957)