Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB246: Revises provisions relating to health insurance coverage for gynecological or obstetrical services. (BDR 57-205)
Status: Chaptered, June 6, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to insurance; requiring certain health plans to authorize a woman covered by such a plan to obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician; requiring such health plans to authorize a woman covered by such a plan to designate an obstetrician or gynecologist as her primary care physician under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, May 29, 2025:
AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring certain health plans to authorize a woman covered by such a plan to obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician; requiring such health plans to authorize a woman covered by such a plan to designate an obstetrician or gynecologist as her primary care physician under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires certain public and private health insurance plans to include a provision authorizing a woman covered by such a plan to obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization from the insurer or a referral from her primary care physician. (NRS 287.010, 687B.225, 689A.0413, 689B.031, 695B.1914, 695C.1713) Sections 1-6, and 9 of this bill apply this requirement to: (1) health plans that provide medical care to certain private-sector employees of small employers and their dependents; (2) benefit contracts issued by fraternal benefit societies; (3) managed care organizations; (4) the Public Employees' Benefits Program; and (5) Medicaid. Sections 1.3-6, and 9 require all public and private health insurance plans which are subject to this requirement to additionally authorize a woman covered by the plan to designate as her primary care physician an obstetrician or gynecologist who meets certain criteria. Section 7 of this …