Amendment No. CA26

Conference Committee Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 680 Second Reprint (BDR 57-651)

Proposed by: First Conference Committee

Amendment Box: Resolves conflicts with A.B. No. 293, A.B. No. 429, S.B. No. 37, S.B. No. 39 and S.B. No. 74. Makes substantive change.

Resolves Conflicts with: AB293, AB429, SB37, SB39, SB74

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 5.2 through 5.8 and inserting:

"Secs. 5.2-5.8. (Deleted by amendment.)".

Amend sec. 23, page 18, line 7, by deleting "bank account]" and inserting "account]".

Amend sec. 23, page 18, line 8, by deleting "in a" and inserting:

"in a bank , [or] credit union [.] or other".

Amend sec. 23, page 18, line 13, by deleting:

"[bank in which]" and inserting:

"bank , [or] credit union [in which] or other".

Amend sec. 23, page 18, line 16, by deleting "[all bank" and inserting: "[all".

Amend sec. 33, page 26, by deleting lines 20 through 26 and inserting:

"9. A public health plan as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 146.113, authorized by the Public Health Service Act, [section 2701(c)(1)(I), as amended by Public Law 104-191,] 42 U.S.C. § 300gg(c)(1)(I);

10. A health benefit plan under section 5(e) of the Peace Corps Act, 22 U.S.C. § 2504(e); [or]

11. The children’s health insurance program established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1397aa to 1397jj, inclusive [.] ;

12. A short-term health insurance policy; or

13. A blanket student accident and health insurance policy.".

Amend sec. 40, pages 30 and 31, by deleting lines 41 through 43 on page 30 and lines 1 through 4 on page 31 and inserting:

"9. A public health plan as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 146.113, authorized by the Public Health Service Act, [section 2701(c)(1)(I), as amended by Public Law 104-191,] 42 U.S.C. § 300gg(c)(1)(I);

10. A health benefit plan under section 5(e) of the Peace Corps Act, 22 U.S.C. § 2504(e); [or]

11. The children’s health insurance program established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1397aa to 1397jj, inclusive [.] ;

12. A short-term health insurance policy; or

13. A blanket student accident and health insurance policy.".

Amend sec. 41, page 31, line 8, before "payment" by inserting "the".

Amend sec. 41, page 31, by deleting lines 24 and 25 and inserting:

"issued pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, under which benefits for medical care".

Amend sec. 41, page 31, by deleting lines 37 and 38 and inserting:

"adopted pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191.".

Amend sec. 41, page 31, line 39, by deleting "689B.600," and inserting "689B.590,".

Amend sec. 41, page 32, line 5, by deleting "689B.600," and inserting "689B.590,".

Amend sec. 41, page 32, line 9, by deleting:

"42 U.S.C. § 1395ss," and inserting:

"42 U.S.C. § 1395ss,".

Amend sec. 41, page 32, by deleting lines 12 through 14 and inserting:

"the Civilian Health and Medical Program of Uniformed Services, CHAMPUS, 10 U.S.C. §§ 1071 et seq.; and".

Amend sec. 48, page 36, by deleting lines 7 through 11 and inserting:

"Public Law 104-191;] 42 U.S.C. § 300gg(c)(1)(I);

10. A health benefit plan under section 5(e) of the Peace Corps Act, 22 U.S.C. § 2504(e); [or]

11. The children’s health insurance program established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1397aa to 1397jj, inclusive [.] ;

12. A short-term health insurance policy; or

13. A blanket student accident and health insurance policy.".

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 61 and 62 and inserting:

"Secs. 61 and 62. (Deleted by amendment.)".

Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 68 and 69 as sections 69 and 70 and adding a new section designated sec. 68, following sec. 67, to read as follows:

"Sec. 68. Section 38 of Senate Bill No. 37 of this session is hereby amended to read as follows:

Sec. 38. NRS 616B.500 is hereby amended to read as follows:

616B.500 1. An insurer may enter into a contract to have his plan of insurance administered by a third-party administrator.

2. An insurer shall not enter into a contract with any person for the administration of any part of the plan of insurance unless that person maintains an office in this state and has a certificate issued by the commissioner pursuant to section 14 of [this act. The system may, as a part of a contract entered into with an organization for managed care pursuant to NRS 616B.515, require the organization to act as its third-party administrator.] Assembly Bill No. 680 of this session.".

Amend sec. 69, page 51, line 23, by deleting "20" and inserting "20, 23".