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NV Rev Stat § 287.0424 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.0424 - Executive Officer: Employment; unclassified service; delegation by Board of powers, duties and functions; qualifications; restrictions on other employment and participation in business enterprises and investments; salary.

  1. The Board shall employ an Executive Officer, subject to the approval of the Governor. The Executive Officer is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Board. The Board may delegate to the Executive Officer the exercise or discharge of any power, duty or function vested in or imposed upon the Board.  2. The Executive Officer must:  (a) Be a graduate of a 4-year college or university with a degree in business administration or public administration or an equivalent degree, as determined by the Board; and  (b) Possess at least 5 years’ experience in a high-level administrative or executive capacity in the field of insurance, management of employees’ benefits or risk management, including, without limitation, responsibility for a variety of administrative functions such as personnel, accounting, data processing or the structuring of insurance programs.  3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, the Executive Officer shall not pursue any other business or occupation or perform the duties of any other office of profit during normal office hours unless on leave approved in advance. The Executive Officer shall not participate in any business enterprise or investment:  (a) With any vendor or provider to the Program; or  (b) In real or personal property if the Program owns or has a direct financial interest in that enterprise or property.  4. The Executive Officer is entitled to an annual salary fixed by the Board. The salary of the Executive Officer is exempt from the limitations set forth in NRS 281.123.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 3024; A 2005, 592; 2007, 3146)
NV Rev Stat § 287.0425 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.0425 - Executive Officer: Reports.

  1. The Executive Officer shall submit a report regarding the administration and operation of the Program to the Board and the Director of the Office of Finance, and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the appropriate committees of the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in regular session, to the Legislative Commission and the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee of the Legislature created by NRS 218E.420. The report must include, without limitation:  (a) An audited financial statement of the Program Fund for the immediately preceding fiscal year. The statement must be prepared by an independent certified public accountant.  (b) An audited financial statement of the Retirees’ Fund for the immediately preceding fiscal year. The statement must be prepared by an independent certified public accountant.  (c) A report of the utilization of the Program by participants during the immediately preceding plan year, segregated by benefit, administrative cost, active employees and retirees, including, without limitation, an assessment of the actuarial accuracy of reserves.  (d) Material provided generally to participants or prospective participants in connection with enrollment in the Program for the current plan year, including, without limitation:  (1) Information regarding rates and the costs for participation in the Program paid by participants on a monthly basis; and  (2) A summary of the changes in the plan design for the current plan year from the plan design for the immediately preceding plan year.  2. The Executive Officer shall submit a biennial report to the Board and the Director of the Office of Finance, and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the appropriate committee or committees of the Legislature. The report must include, without limitation:  (a) An independent biennial certified actuarial valuation and report of the State’s health and welfare benefits for current and future state retirees, which are provided for the purpose of developing the annual required contribution pursuant to the statements issued by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.  (b) A biennial review of the Program to determine whether the Program complies with federal and state laws relating to taxes and employee benefits. The review must be conducted by an attorney who specializes in employee benefits.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 2734)
NV Rev Stat § 287.0426 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.0426 - Staff.

  1. The Executive Officer may, within the limits of legislative appropriations and other available money, appoint such officers and employees as are necessary for the administration of the Program, who are in the unclassified service of the State and serve at the pleasure of the Executive Officer.  2. The Director of the Department of Administration shall appoint a Quality Control Officer for the Program. The Director shall define the duties of the Quality Control Officer with the concurrence of the Board. The Quality Control Officer is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Director.  3. Each officer appointed pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 who is placed in charge of quality control, operations, finance or information technology must be a graduate of a 4-year college or university with a degree that is appropriate to their respective responsibilities or possess equivalent experience.  4. The Executive Officer may employ such staff in the classified service of the State as are necessary for the performance of the Executive Officer’s duties, within limits of legislative appropriations or other available money.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1343; A 1985, 392; 1987, 327; 1991, 661; 1999, 3032; 2005, 593; 2007, 3146; 2009, 1583; 2017, 1599)
NV Rev Stat § 287.0433 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.0433 - Power to establish plan of life, accident or health insurance; reinsurance. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]

The Board may establish a plan of life, accident or health insurance and provide for the payment of contributions into the Program Fund, a schedule of benefits and the disbursement of benefits from the Program Fund. The Board may reinsure any risk or any part of such a risk.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1342; A 1985, 268; 1987, 327; 1991, 660; 1999, 3031; 2007, 3147)
NV Rev Stat § 287.0433 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.0433 - Power to establish plan of life, accident or health insurance; reinsurance; power to use list of preferred prescription drugs developed by Department of Health and Human Services and obtain prescription drugs through certain purchasing agreements. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

  1. The Board may establish a plan of life, accident or health insurance and provide for the payment of contributions into the Program Fund, a schedule of benefits and the disbursement of benefits from the Program Fund. The Board may reinsure any risk or any part of such a risk.  2. If the Board provides coverage of prescription drugs pursuant to this section, the Board or any entity with which the Board enters into a contract to provide such coverage may use the list of preferred prescription drugs developed by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 422.4025 as its formulary and obtain prescription drugs through the purchasing agreements negotiated by the Department pursuant to that section by notifying the Department in the form prescribed by the Department.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1342; A 1985, 268; 1987, 327; 1991, 660; 1999, 3031; 2007, 3147; 2019, 4026, effective January 1, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 287.04335 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.04335 - Compliance with certain provisions required to provide health insurance through plan of self-insurance. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]

If the Board provides health insurance through a plan of self-insurance, it shall comply with the provisions of NRS 687B.409, 689B.255, 695G.150, 695G.160, 695G.162, 695G.164, 695G.1645, 695G.1665, 695G.167, 695G.170 to 695G.174, inclusive, 695G.177, 695G.200 to 695G.230, inclusive, 695G.241 to 695G.310, inclusive, and 695G.405, in the same manner as an insurer that is licensed pursuant to title 57 of NRS is required to comply with those provisions.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2938; A 2003, 785, 3373, 3536; 2005, 2348; 2007, 3243; 2009, 1480; 2011, 3419; 2013, 2003; 2015, 212, 630, 2131; 2017, 1803, 2211, 3930; 2019, 2166)
NV Rev Stat § 287.04335 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.04335 - Compliance with certain provisions required to provide health insurance through plan of self-insurance. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

If the Board provides health insurance through a plan of self-insurance, it shall comply with the provisions of NRS 687B.409, 689B.255, 695G.150, 695G.155, 695G.160, 695G.162, 695G.164, 695G.1645, 695G.1665, 695G.167, 695G.170 to 695G.174, inclusive, 695G.177, 695G.200 to 695G.230, inclusive, 695G.241 to 695G.310, inclusive, and 695G.405, in the same manner as an insurer that is licensed pursuant to title 57 of NRS is required to comply with those provisions.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2938; A 2003, 785, 3373, 3536; 2005, 2348; 2007, 3243; 2009, 1480; 2011, 3419; 2013, 2003; 2015, 212, 630, 2131; 2017, 1803, 2211, 3930; 2019, 317, 1009, 2166, effective January 1, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 287.04345 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.04345 - Procedure for awarding contracts to vendors.

  1. The Program is subject to the provisions of chapter 333 of NRS.  2. The Board shall act as the chief of the using agency for the purposes of NRS 333.335.  3. If a committee to evaluate proposals for a contract for the Program is established pursuant to NRS 333.335, any number of members of the Board may be appointed to the evaluation committee. If one or more members of the Board are appointed to an evaluation committee:  (a) No action or deliberation regarding any business of the Board other than the confidential review of the proposals pursuant to NRS 333.335 may be taken or conducted by the evaluation committee.  (b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), a meeting of the evaluation committee is not subject to chapter 241 of NRS.  4. The Board shall review the results of any evaluation of proposals for a contract for the Program pursuant to NRS 333.335 in a closed meeting.  5. The Board shall take the following actions only in an open meeting:  (a) Award the contract pursuant to NRS 333.335;  (b) Cancel the request for proposals; or  (c) Modify and reissue the request for proposals.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 901; A 2017, 1600)
NV Rev Stat § 287.0435 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.0435 - Creation; investment; disbursements; administration by State Treasurer; checking account for payment of claims.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 287.04362 and subsection 7 of NRS 287.044, all money received for the Program, including, without limitation, money transferred from the Active Employee Group Insurance Subsidy Account established in NRS 287.044, must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Fund for the Public Employees’ Benefits Program which is hereby created as a trust fund. The Program Fund must be accounted for as an internal service fund. Payments into and disbursements from the Program Fund must be so arranged as to keep the Program Fund solvent at all times.  2. The money in the Program Fund must be invested as other money of the State is invested and any income from investments paid into the Program Fund for the benefit of the Program Fund.  3. Disbursements from the Program Fund must be made as any other claims against the State are paid and may only be made for the benefit of the participants in the Program.  4. The State Treasurer may charge a reasonable fee for the State Treasurer’s services in administering the Program Fund, but the State, the State General Fund and the State Treasurer are not liable to the Program Fund for any loss sustained by the Program Fund as a result of any investment made on behalf of the Program Fund or any loss sustained in the operation of the Program.  5. The Board shall deposit any disbursement received from the Program Fund into an interest-bearing checking account in a bank or credit union qualified to receive deposits of public money. Claims that have been submitted to the Program and approved must be paid from the account, and any refund of such a claim must be deposited into the account.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1342; A 1985, 544; 1991, 660; 1999, 3032; 2001, 953; 2007, 2879, 3147; 2009, 1590; 2011, 278)
NV Rev Stat § 287.0436 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.0436 - Creation; purpose.

  1. The State Retirees’ Health and Welfare Benefits Fund is hereby created as an irrevocable trust fund.  2. The purpose of the Retirees’ Fund is to account for the financial assets designated to offset the portion of the current and future costs of health and welfare benefits paid pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 287.046.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 3141; A 2009, 1591)
NV Rev Stat § 287.04362 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.04362 - Limitation on use; investment and administration; sources; interest and income; no reversion of balance to State General Fund.

  1. The money in the Retirees’ Fund must not be used or appropriated for any purpose incompatible with the policies of the Program, as expressed in NRS 287.0402 to 287.049, inclusive.  2. The Retirees’ Fund must be invested and administered to ensure the highest return consistent with safety in accordance with accepted investment practices and the laws of this State which may include, without limitation, investment in the Retirement Benefits Investment Fund established pursuant to NRS 355.220.  3. The Board has the exclusive control of the administration and investment of the Retirees’ Fund.  4. The following money must be deposited in the Retirees’ Fund:  (a) All money appropriated by the Legislature to the Retirees’ Fund;  (b) All money provided for the purpose of offsetting the portion of the costs of the health and welfare benefits for current and future state retirees pursuant to NRS 287.046;  (c) All money accruing to the Retirees’ Fund from all other sources; and  (d) Any other money provided to the Program for the payment of other health and welfare benefits for current and future state retirees pursuant to NRS 287.046.  5. The interest and income earned on the money in the Retirees’ Fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Retirees’ Fund.  6. Any money remaining in the Retirees’ Fund at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Retirees’ Fund must be carried forward.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 3142)
NV Rev Stat § 287.04364 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.04364 - Uses; fiduciary duty of Board.

  1. The money in the Retirees’ Fund must be expended by the Board for the purpose of:  (a) Offsetting a portion of the costs of the health and welfare benefits for current and future state retirees pursuant to NRS 287.046; and  (b) Paying such other expenses as by law may be paid from the Retirees’ Fund.  2. Money designated for the purposes set forth in subsection 1 must be withdrawn from the Retirees’ Fund and deposited in the Program Fund as necessary.  3. The money in the Retirees’ Fund belongs to the officers, employees and retirees of this State in aggregate and is to be held in trust by the Board. Neither the State nor the governing body of any county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of the State, nor any single officer, employee or retiree of any such entity has any right to the money in the Retirees’ Fund.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 3142)
NV Rev Stat § 287.0438 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.0438 - Records of Program deemed public records; exception.

Except for the files of individual members and former members, the correspondence, files, minutes, audio recordings, transcripts and books of the Program are, except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.035, public records. A copy of the minutes or audio recordings must be made available to a member of the public upon request at no charge pursuant to NRS 241.035.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 326; A 1999, 3033; 2005, 1410; 2013, 328)
NV Rev Stat § 287.04385 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.04385 - Action by Program to recover delinquent payments, penalties or late fees; statute of limitations.

  1. In addition to the procedure set forth in NRS 354.671, if a local governmental agency is delinquent by more than 90 days on an amount due to the Program pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 4 of NRS 287.023 or any penalty or late fee authorized to be assessed by the Program on such an amount, the Program may bring an action to recover those amounts in a district court of this State. The action must be brought within 6 years after the date on which the payment, penalty or late fee was delinquent for more than 90 days.  2. In such an action, a certificate issued by the Program documenting the amount of the delinquent payment and any penalty or late fee and the length of their delinquency is prima facie evidence of:  (a) The amount of the delinquent payment, penalty or late fee;  (b) The period of the delinquency; and  (c) Compliance by the Program with all the procedures required by law relating to the computation and determination of the amounts due.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 1581)
NV Rev Stat § 287.0439 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.0439 - Participating public agency required to furnish certain notice and information to Board and make records available for inspection; reimbursement of Program for premiums or contributions if agency fails to notify Program of change in status of employee.

  1. A participating public agency shall furnish to the Board:  (a) Written notice regarding a change in the status of an employee of the participating public agency or a dependent of such an employee that affects the eligibility of the employee or dependent to participate in the Program. Such notice must be provided to the Program, on a form prescribed by the Program, within 15 calendar days after the participating public agency is notified or otherwise becomes aware of the change in status.  (b) Upon request, any other information necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  2. Members of the Board and its employees or agents may examine under oath any officer, agent or employee of a participating public agency concerning the information required pursuant to this section.  3. The books, records and payrolls of a participating public agency must be available for inspection by members of the Board and its employees and agents to obtain any information necessary for the administration of the Program, including, without limitation, the accuracy of the payroll and identity of employees.  4. A participating public agency shall reimburse the Program for any premium or contribution that was not paid to the Program as a result of the failure of the participating public agency to furnish the notice required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1. The participating public agency shall not require any employee or the employee’s dependent to reimburse the participating public agency for the amount of any premium or contribution for which the participating public agency is liable to the Program pursuant to this subsection.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 326; A 1991, 661; 1999, 3033; 2003, 3268)
NV Rev Stat § 287.044 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees|NRS 287.044 - Payment of premiums or contributions to Program; coverage of dependents; allocation of money paid to Program; establishment of Active Employee Group Insurance Subsidy Account.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each participating state agency shall pay to the Program an amount specified by law for every state officer or employee who is employed by a participating public agency on a permanent and full-time basis and elects to participate in the Program.  2. A member of the Senate or Assembly who elects to participate in the Program shall pay the entire premium or contribution for the member’s insurance.  3. State officers and employees who elect to participate in the Program must authorize deductions from their compensation for the payment of premiums or contributions for the Program. Any deduction from the compensation of a state officer or employee for the payment of such a premium or contribution must be based on the actual amount of the premium or contribution after deducting any amount allocated by the Board pursuant to subsection 6.  4. If a state officer or employee chooses to cover any dependents, whenever this option is made available by the Board, except as otherwise provided in NRS 287.021 and 287.0477, the state officer or employee must pay the difference between the amount of the premium or contribution for the coverage for the state officer or employee and such dependents and any amount allocated by the Board pursuant to subsection 6.  5. A participating state agency shall not pay any part of those premiums or contributions if the group life insurance or group accident or health insurance is not approved by the Board.  6. The Board may allocate the money paid to the Program pursuant to subsection 1 between the cost of premiums and contributions for group insurance for each state officer or employee, except a member of the Senate or Assembly, and the dependents of each state officer or employee.  7. Any amounts paid to the Program pursuant to subsection 1 must be deposited in the Active Employee Group Insurance Subsidy Account, which is hereby established within the Agency Fund for the Payroll of the State created by NRS 227.130. Money in the Account must be used solely for the purposes of subsections 1 and 6. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 1320; A 1965, 1026; 1967, 1580; 1969, 466; 1971, 509; 1973, 261; 1975, 1137; 1977, 454; 1979, 208, 933; 1981, 222, 1330; 1983, 1343, 2013; 1985, 845; 1991, 661; 1999, 2610, 3033; 2003, 1613, 3268; 2009, 1591; 2011, 279, 2742)