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NRS 287.0276 Coverage for screening for and diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders required to be provided by local governmental agency that provides health insurance through plan of self-insurance. 1. The governing body of any county, school district, municipal cor…

NRS 287.0278 Coverage for chemotherapy administered orally; duties when such coverage is provided by local governmental agency that provides health insurance through plan of self-insurance. 1. The governing body of any county, school district, municipal corporation, political sub…

NRS 287.029 Money for coverage for group insurance for officers and employees of school district provided through self-insurance reserve fund or other self-funded system to be deposited in trust fund or held in trust; limitations on use of such money. 1. If the governing body of …

NRS 287.030 Assignment or deduction of wages or salary for group insurance, plan of benefits or medical and hospital services not prohibited. No provisions of law prohibiting, restricting or limiting the assignment of or order for wages or salary shall be deemed in any way to pro…

NRS 287.040 Payments for group insurance, plan of benefits, medical and hospital services, coverage under Public Employees’ Benefits Program or contributions to certain trust funds not compulsory for local governmental agency; assignment of wages or salary for such coverage not c…

NRS 287.0402 Definitions. As used in NRS 287.0402 to 287.049, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 287.0403 to 287.04064, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1999, 3023; A 2001, 2938; 20…

NRS 287.0403 “Authority” defined. “Authority” means the Nevada Health Authority. (Added to NRS by 2025, 3630)

NRS 287.0404 “Board” defined. “Board” means the Board of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program created by NRS 287.041. (Added to NRS by 1999, 3023)

NRS 287.04045 “Director” defined. “Director” means the Director of the Authority. (Added to NRS by 2025, 3630)

NRS 287.0405 “Participating local governmental agency” defined. “Participating local governmental agency” means a county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency that has an agreement in effect with the …

NRS 287.04052 “Participating public agency” defined. “Participating public agency” means any participating local governmental agency and participating state agency. (Added to NRS by 2003, 3259)

NRS 287.04054 “Participating state agency” defined. “Participating state agency” means a department, commission, board, bureau or other agency of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches of State Government, including, without limitation, the Public Employees’ Retirement …

NRS 287.0406 “Program” defined. “Program” means the Public Employees’ Benefits Program established pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 287.043. (Added to NRS by 1999, 3023)

NRS 287.04062 “Program Fund” defined. “Program Fund” means the Fund for the Public Employees’ Benefits Program created pursuant to NRS 287.0435. (Added to NRS by 2007, 3141)

NRS 287.04064 “Retirees’ Fund” defined. “Retirees’ Fund” means the State Retirees’ Health and Welfare Benefits Fund created by NRS 287.0436. (Added to NRS by 2007, 3141) Board of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program

NRS 287.041 Creation; composition; qualifications; terms; vacancies; removal. 1. There is hereby created within the Authority the Board of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program. The Board consists of 11 members appointed as follows: (a) Two members who are professional employees…

NRS 287.0415 Quorum; Chair; meetings; closed sessions; posting of transcripts of meetings and closed sessions on website; advisory committees. 1. A majority of the members of the Board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. 2. At the beginning of each calendar year…

NRS 287.042 Compensation; administrative leave from service of State. 1. No member who is a public employee may receive any compensation for the member’s services as a member of the Board. Any member who is a public employee must be granted administrative leave from the member’s …

NRS 287.0422 Reimbursement of expenses of witnesses. The Board may reimburse a witness whom the Board requests appear before it and who has expertise in a field that is relevant to the Program for any expenses relating to the testimony of the witness that the Board deems reasonab…

NRS 287.0424 Executive Officer: Employment; unclassified service; delegation by Board of powers, duties and functions; qualifications; restrictions on other employment and participation in business enterprises and investments. 1. The Director shall appoint an Executive Officer, s…

NRS 287.0425 Executive Officer: Reports. 1. The Executive Officer shall submit a report regarding the administration and operation of the Program to the Board, the Director of the Authority and the Director of the Office of Finance, and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel …

NRS 287.0426 Staff. 1. The Executive Officer may, within the limits of legislative appropriations and other available money and subject to the approval of the Director, appoint such officers and employees as are necessary for the administration of the Program, who are in the uncl…

NRS 287.043 Powers and duties. 1. The Board shall: (a) Establish and carry out a program to be known as the Public Employees’ Benefits Program which: (1) Must include a program relating to group life, accident or health insurance, or any combination of these; and (2) May include:…

NRS 287.0433 Power to establish plan of life, accident or health insurance; reinsurance; power to use list of preferred prescription drugs developed by Authority and obtain prescription drugs through certain purchasing agreements. 1. The Board may establish a plan of life, accide…

NRS 287.04335 Compliance with certain provisions required to provide health insurance through plan of self-insurance. If the Board provides health insurance through a plan of self-insurance, it shall comply with the provisions of NRS 439.581 to 439.597, inclusive, 686A.297 to 686…

NRS 287.04337 Coverage for mammograms for certain women required to be provided if Board provides health insurance through a plan of self-insurance. 1. If the Board provides health insurance through a plan of self-insurance, it shall provide coverage for benefits payable for expe…

NRS 287.0434 Power to use assets, contract for services and charge and collect certain fees and payments. The Board may: 1. Use its assets only to pay the expenses of health care for its members and covered dependents, to pay its employees’ salaries and to pay administrative and …

NRS 287.04345 Procedure for awarding contracts to vendors. 1. Except when using the procurement services of the Authority pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 287.043 or conducting procurement under the provisions of NRS 232.49925, the Program is subject to the provisions of chapter 3…

NRS 287.04347 Report to Interim Finance Committee; use of resources of Authority to prepare. 1. To the extent that money and resources are available for this purpose, on or before August 31 of each even-numbered year, the Board shall: (a) Compile a report concerning the cost for …

NRS 287.0435 Creation; investment; disbursements; administration by State Treasurer; checking account for payment of claims. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 287.04362 and subsection 7 of NRS 287.044, all money received for the Program, including, without li…

NRS 287.0436 Creation; purpose. 1. The State Retirees’ Health and Welfare Benefits Fund is hereby created as an irrevocable trust fund. 2. The purpose of the Retirees’ Fund is to account for the financial assets designated to offset the portion of the current and future costs of …

NRS 287.04362 Limitation on use; investment and administration; sources; interest and income; no reversion of balance to State General Fund. 1. The money in the Retirees’ Fund must not be used or appropriated for any purpose incompatible with the policies of the Program, as expre…

NRS 287.04364 Uses; fiduciary duty of Board. 1. The money in the Retirees’ Fund must be expended by the Board for the purpose of: (a) Offsetting a portion of the costs of the health and welfare benefits for current and future state retirees pursuant to NRS 287.046; and (b) Paying…

NRS 287.0438 Records of Program deemed public records; exception. Except for the files of individual members and former members, the correspondence, files, minutes, audio recordings, transcripts and books of the Program are, except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.035, public rec…

NRS 287.04385 Action by Program to recover delinquent payments, penalties or late fees; statute of limitations. 1. In addition to the procedure set forth in NRS 354.671, if a local governmental agency is delinquent by more than 90 days on an amount due to the Program pursuant to …

NRS 287.0439 Participating public agency required to furnish certain notice and information to Board and make records available for inspection; reimbursement of Program for premiums or contributions if agency fails to notify Program of change in status of employee. 1. A participa…

NRS 287.044 Payment of premiums or contributions to Program; coverage of dependents; allocation of money paid to Program; establishment of Active Employee Group Insurance Subsidy Account. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each participating state agency shall pay t…

NRS 287.0445 Payment of premiums or contributions for state officer or employee injured in course of employment while member of Program. The participating state agency which employed a state officer or employee who: 1. Was injured in the course of that employment; 2. Receives com…

NRS 287.045 Persons eligible to participate in Program; receipt of notice of eligibility; automatic enrollment; limited affiliation period. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every state officer or employee who is employed in a full-time position is eligible to part…

NRS 287.046 Office of Finance to establish assessment to pay portion of premiums or contributions for participating retirees with state service; amounts assessed to be deposited in Retirees’ Fund; adjustments to portion paid to Program by Retirees’ Fund. 1. The Office of Finance …

NRS 287.0465 Board subrogated to rights of member; lien upon proceeds of recovery from person liable for illness or injury. 1. If a member incurs an illness or injury for which medical services are payable under the plan for self-insurance established by the Board and the illness…

NRS 287.0467 Retention by certain short-term state employees of membership in and dependents’ coverage under Program. 1. A participating state employee whose position is only authorized for 4 to 6 months every other year and who plans to return to the same or a similar position f…

NRS 287.047 Retention by certain retired state officers and employees of membership in and dependents’ coverage under Program. If the retention is consistent with the terms of any agreement between the State and the insurance company which issued the policies pursuant to the Prog…

NRS 287.0475 Reinstatement of insurance by retired public officer or employee or surviving spouse. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a retired public officer or employee or the surviving spouse of a retired public officer or employee who is deceased may reinstate a…

NRS 287.0477 Option of surviving spouse or child of police officer, firefighter or volunteer firefighter killed in line of duty to join or continue coverage under Public Employees’ Benefits Program; notification; payment of costs for coverage; duration of eligibility. 1. Except a…

NRS 287.0479 Option of large group of state officers and employees to leave Program and obtain group insurance from insurer or employee benefit plan; approval of proposed contracts by Board; disbursement of premiums and contributions; regulations. 1. If approved by the Board purs…