Contact: Yeraldin
Deavila, Public Information Officer
Phone: (775)
687-0772
E-mail: ydeavila@doi.nv.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–
November 4, 2016
Insurance
Commissioner Richardson accepts recommendation for Network Adequacy
CARSON CITY, NV – Commissioner Barbara Richardson officially
accepted the Network Adequacy Advisory Council’s recommendation for the
establishment of additional standards to use in evaluating each health benefit plan
network for Plan Year 2018. The Council submitted their recommendations to the
Commissioner September 14, 2016.
The Commissioner accepted the
Council’s recommendation on October 12, 2016. The recommendation adds a
pediatric service requirement as well as amending the time and distance
calculations for access based on Nevada’s unique geographic character of
population and health service providers, in addition to the standards
established for Plan Year 2017.
The Commissioner’s formal acceptance and a copy of the
Council’s recommendation are located on the Division’s website at http://doi.nv.gov/Insurers/Life_and_Health/Network_Adequacy_Advisory_Council/.
A workshop and hearing has been scheduled
to implement the Council’s recommendation as a temporary regulation for Plan
year 2018 policies as follows:
- Workshop to Solicit Comments
November 14,
2016 @ 1:00 p.m.
Nevada Division
of Insurance, 1st Floor Hearing Room
1818 E. College
Parkway, Suite 103
Carson City, NV
89706
Video Conferenced
Nevada Division
of Insurance, 3rd Floor Conference Room
2501 E. Sahara Avenue, Suite 302
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104
- Hearing: Notice of Intent to Act Upon
Regulation
November 29,
2016 @ 1:00 p.m.
Nevada Division
of Insurance, 1st Floor Hearing Room
1818 E. College
Parkway, Suite 103
Carson City, NV
89706
Video Conferenced
Nevada Division
of Insurance, 3rd Floor Conference Room
2501 E. Sahara
Avenue, Suite 302
Las Vegas,
Nevada 89104
The Council will be reconvened
early 2017 to begin the process for Plan Year 2019.
About the Nevada Division of Insurance
The State of Nevada Division of
Insurance, a Division of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry,
protects the rights of Nevada consumers and regulates Nevada’s $11.9 billion
insurance industry. The Division of Insurance has offices in Carson City and
Las Vegas. In 2015, the Division investigated more than 3,200 consumer
complaints and recovered nearly $5 million on behalf of consumers. For more
information about the Division of Insurance, visit DOI.NV.GOV or download the
Division’s smartphone app NDOI Connect today in the Apple App Store and Google
Play.
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