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Nevada · Through 2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25) · Newer source version available

NRS 689B.287: Insurer prohibited from denying coverage solely because applicant or insured was intoxicated or under influence of controlled substance; exceptions.

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  1. TITLE 57 — INSURANCE
  2. CHAPTER 689B - GROUP AND BLANKET HEALTH INSURANCE
  3. ELIGIBILITY FOR COVERAGE UNDER GROUP POLICY

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an insurer shall not:

(a) Deny a claim under a policy of group health insurance solely because the claim involves an injury sustained by an insured as a consequence of being intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance.

(b) Cancel a policy of group health insurance solely because an insured has made a claim involving an injury sustained by the insured as a consequence of being intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance.

(c) Refuse to issue a policy of group health insurance to an eligible applicant solely because the applicant has made a claim involving an injury sustained by the applicant as a consequence of being intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit an insurer from enforcing a provision included in a policy of group health insurance to:

(a) Deny a claim which involves an injury to which a contributing cause was the insured’s commission of or attempt to commit a felony;

(b) Cancel a policy of group health insurance solely because of such a claim; or

(c) Refuse to issue a policy of group health insurance to an eligible applicant solely because of such a claim.

3. The provisions of this section do not apply to an insurer under a policy of group health insurance that provides coverage for long-term care or disability income.

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