Nevada Revised Statutes 689A.0413 – Coverage for certain gynecological or obstetrical services without authorization or referral from primary care physician required
1. A policy of health insurance must include a provision authorizing a woman covered by the policy 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 689A.0413
- 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 policy of health insurance to designate an obstetrician or gynecologist as her primary care physician.
3. A policy 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 policy 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.