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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. A plan sponsor of a governmental plan that is a group health plan to which the provisions of NRS 689B.340 to 689B.580, inclusive, otherwise apply may elect to exclude the governmental plan from compliance with those sections. Such an election:
(a) Must be made in such a form and in such a manner as the Commissioner prescribes by regulation.
(b) Is effective for a single specified year of the plan or, if the plan is provided pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, for the term of that agreement.
(c) May be extended by subsequent elections.
(d) Excludes the governmental plan from those provisions in this chapter that apply only to group health plans.
2. If a plan sponsor of a governmental plan makes an election pursuant to this section, the plan sponsor shall:
(a) Annually and at the time of enrollment, notify the enrollees in the plan of the election and the consequences of the election; and
(b) Provide certification and disclosure of creditable coverage under the plan with respect to those enrollees pursuant to NRS 689B.490.
3. As used in this section, “governmental plan” has the meaning ascribed to in section 3(32) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as that section existed on July 16, 1997.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 57. Insurance § 689B.580. Plan sponsor of governmental plan authorized to elect to exclude governmental plan from compliance with certain statutes; duties of plan sponsor - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-57-insurance/nv-rev-st-689b-580/
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