1. An out-of-network provider shall not collect from a covered person for medically necessary emergency services, and a covered person is not responsible for paying, an amount that exceeds the copayment, coinsurance or deductible required for such services provided by an in-network provider by the coverage for that person.
2. An out-of-network emergency facility that provides medically necessary emergency services to a covered person shall:
(a) When possible, notify the third party that provides coverage for the covered person not later than 8 hours after the covered person presents at the out-of-network emergency facility to receive medically necessary emergency services; and
(b) Notify the third party that the condition of the covered person has stabilized to such a degree that the person may be transferred to an in-network emergency facility not later than 24 hours after the person’s emergency medical condition is stabilized. Not later than 24 hours after the third party receives such notice, the third party shall arrange for the transfer of the person to such a facility.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 321, effective January 1, 2020)
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