2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 695C - Health Maintenance Organizations
NRS 695C.080 - Certificate of authority: Evaluation of application.
1. The Commissioner shall determine whether the applicant for a certificate of authority, with respect to health care services to be furnished:
(a) Has demonstrated the willingness and ability to ensure that such health care services will be provided in a manner to ensure both availability and accessibility of adequate personnel and facilities and in a manner enhancing availability, accessibility and continuity of service;
(b) Has organizational arrangements, established in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Commissioner and in consultation with the State Board of Health; and
(c) Has a procedure established in accordance with regulations of the Commissioner to develop, compile, evaluate and report statistics relating to the cost of its operations, the pattern of utilization of its services, the availability and accessibility of its services and such other matters as may be reasonably required by the Commissioner.
2. Within 90 days of receipt of the application for issuance of a certificate of authority, the Commissioner shall certify whether the proposed health maintenance organization meets the requirements of subsection 1. If the Commissioner certifies that the health maintenance organization does not meet such requirements, it shall specify in what respects it is deficient.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1249; A 2013, 3639)
