Existing law prohibits an insurer from entering into a contract with a provider of vision care that conditions any rate of reimbursement for vision care on the provider of vision care prescribing certain ophthalmic devices or materials or increases the rate of reimbursement if the provider of vision care prescribes such ophthalmic devices or materials. (NRS 686A.135) Section 1 of this bill additionally prohibits an insurer from entering into a contract with a provider of vision care that: (1) authorizes the insurer to set or limit the amount that the provider of vision care may charge for vision care that is not reimbursed under the contract; or (2) requires the provider of vision care to use a specific laboratory as the manufacturer of ophthalmic devices or materials provided to covered persons. Section 1 requires a provider of vision care to disclose to any covered person an ownership or pecuniary interest of the provider in a supplier of ophthalmic devices or materials before the covered person authorizes the provider to obtain covered eyewear materials from such a supplier.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 686A.135
Reprint 1: 686A.135
As Enrolled: 686A.135
BDR: 686A.135