Nevada Revised Statutes 695B.1914 – Required provision concerning coverage of certain gynecological and obstetrical services without authorization or referral from primary care physician
1. A contract for hospital or medical service must include a provision authorizing a woman covered by the contract to obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 695B.1914
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
2. The provisions of this section do not authorize a woman covered by a contract for hospital or medical service to designate an obstetrician or gynecologist as her primary care physician.
3. A contract subject to the provisions of this chapter that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after October 1, 1999, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by this section, and any provision of the contract or the renewal which is in conflict with this section is void.
4. As used in this section, ‘primary care physician’ has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.060.