695F.480 - Organization prohibited from restricting coverage of child based on preexisting condition if person who is eligible for group coverage adopts or assumes legal obligation for child. - Nevada Statutes

695F.480  Organization prohibited from restricting coverage of child based on preexisting condition if person who is eligible for group coverage adopts or assumes legal obligation for child.

      1.  If a person:

      (a) Adopts a dependent child; or

      (b) Assumes and retains a legal obligation for the total or partial support of a dependent child in anticipation of adopting the child,

Ê while the person is eligible for group coverage under any evidence of coverage, the prepaid limited health service organization issuing that evidence of coverage shall not restrict the coverage of the child based solely on a preexisting condition the child has at the time he or she would otherwise become eligible for coverage pursuant to that evidence of coverage. Any provision relating to an exclusion for a preexisting condition must comply with NRS 689B.500 or 689C.190, as appropriate.

      2.  For the purposes of this section, “child” means a person who is under 18 years of age at the time of his or her adoption or the assumption of a legal obligation for his or her support in anticipation of his or her adoption.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 2439; A 1997, 2960)