Section 439B.751 - Payment to out-of-network provider, other than emergency facility, by third party1. If an out-of-network provider, other than an out-of-network emergency facility, had a provider contract as an in-network provider within the 12 months immediately preceding the date on which the medically necessary emergency services were rendered to a covered person and:(a) The out-of-network provider terminated the most recent applicable provider contract between the third party that provides coverage for the covered person and the out-of-network provider without cause before it was scheduled to expire, the third party shall pay to the out-of-network provider for those services, and the out-of-network provider shall accept as payment in full for those services, except for any copayment, coinsurance or deductible that the coverage requires the covered person to pay for the services when provided by an in-network provider, the amount that would have been paid for those services pursuant to that provider contract, less the amount of the copayment, coinsurance or deductible, if applicable.(b) The out-of-network provider terminated the most recent applicable provider contract between the third party that provides coverage for the covered person and the out-of-network provider for cause before it was scheduled to expire or the third party terminated the contract without cause, the third party shall pay to the out-of-network provider for those services, and the out-of-network provider shall accept as payment in full for those services, except for any copayment, coinsurance or deductible that the coverage requires the covered person to pay for the services when provided by an in-network provider, 108 percent of the amount that would have been paid for those services pursuant to the provider contract, less the amount of the copayment, coinsurance or deductible, if applicable.(c) The third party that provides coverage for the covered person terminated the most recent applicable provider contract between the third party and the out-of-network provider for cause before it was scheduled to expire, the third party shall pay to the out-of-network provider an amount that the third party has determined to be fair and reasonable as payment for the medically necessary emergency services, except for any copayment, coinsurance or deductible that the coverage requires the covered person to pay for the services when provided by an in-network provider. (d) The contract was not terminated by either party, the third party that provides coverage for the covered person shall pay to the out-of-network provider for those services, and the out-of-network provider shall accept as payment in full for those services, except for any copayment, coinsurance or deductible that the coverage requires the covered person to pay for the services when provided by an in-network provider, the amount that would have been paid for those services pursuant to the most recent applicable provider contract between the third party and the out-of-network provider plus an amount equal to the percentage of increase in the Consumer Price Index, Medical Care Component, during the immediately preceding calendar year, less the amount of the copayment, coinsurance or deductible, if applicable.2. If an out-of-network provider, other than an out-of-network emergency facility, did not have a provider contract as an in-network provider within the 12 months immediately preceding the date on which the medically necessary emergency services were rendered to a covered person, the third party that provides coverage to the covered person shall submit to the out-of-network provider an offer of payment in full for the medically necessary emergency services, except for any copayment, coinsurance or deductible that the coverage requires the covered person to pay for the services when provided by an in-network provider.Added to NRS by 2019, 322Added by 2019, Ch. 62,§16, eff. 1/1/2020.