Required provision in policy covering outpatient care concerning coverage for health care services related to hormone replacement therapy; prohibited acts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 689B.0377
in effect1. An insurer that offers or issues a policy of group health insurance which provides coverage for outpatient care shall include in the policy coverage for any health care service related to hormone replacement therapy.
2. An insurer that offers or issues a policy of group health insurance that provides coverage for outpatient care shall not:
(a) Require an insured to pay a higher deductible, any copayment or coinsurance or require a longer waiting period or other condition for coverage for outpatient care related to hormone replacement therapy;
(b) Refuse to issue a policy of group health insurance or cancel a policy of group health insurance solely because the person applying for or covered by the policy uses or may use in the future hormone replacement therapy;
(c) Offer or pay any type of material inducement or financial incentive to an insured to discourage the insured from accessing hormone replacement therapy;
(d) Penalize a provider of health care who provides hormone replacement therapy to an insured, including, without limitation, reducing the reimbursement of the provider of health care; or
(e) Offer or pay any type of material inducement, bonus or other financial incentive to a provider of health care to deny, reduce, withhold, limit or delay hormone replacement therapy to an insured.
3. A policy subject to the provisions of this chapter that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after October 1, 1999, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by subsection 1, and any provision of the policy or the renewal which is in conflict with this section is void.
4. As used in this section, provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-689B.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026