1.  A policy of health insurance that provides coverage for the treatment of prostate cancer must provide coverage for prostate cancer screening in accordance with:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 689A.0445

  • insured: as used in this chapter , shall not be construed as preventing a person other than the insured with a proper insurable interest from making application for and owning a policy covering the insured or from being entitled under such a policy to any indemnities, benefits and rights provided therein. See Nevada Revised Statutes 689A.310

(a) The guidelines concerning prostate cancer screening which are published by the American Cancer Society; or

(b) Other guidelines or reports concerning prostate cancer screening which are published by nationally recognized professional organizations and which include current or prevailing supporting scientific data.

2.  A policy of health insurance that provides coverage for the treatment of prostate cancer must not require an insured to obtain prior authorization for any service provided pursuant to subsection 1.

3.  A policy of health insurance that provides coverage for the treatment of prostate cancer which is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after July 1, 2007, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by subsection 1, and any provision of the policy or the renewal which is in conflict with subsection 1 is void.

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