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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.120 - Employers' liability for adjusted reports

Current through June 11, 2024
If an employer makes an adjustment to a monthly report made pursuant to NRS 286.460 after an employee has terminated employment and withdrawn his or her contributions, the employer will be liable to the System for the payment of employees' and employers' contributions which were specified in the original report.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 8, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.140 - Employer paying employee contributions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A public employer may pay employee contributions on behalf of a specific, established or recognized group of its employees.
2. A public employer must provide prior written notice to the System certifying that on a given date it will begin paying contributions on behalf of its employees in lieu of increasing their salaries or counterbalancing the contributions by reducing their salaries.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., §§ 10 & 11, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.150 - Submission of statement of hours in workday and days in workweek

Current through June 11, 2024
Each public employer shall submit a statement to the System certifying the number of hours in a regular workday and the number of days in a regular workweek for their employees, except that:
1. A school district may certify a separate workday and workweek for teachers, nonteaching employees and classified employees.
2. The Nevada System of Higher Education may certify a separate workday and workweek for classified employees and professional staff.
3. Employers, other than the Nevada System of Higher Education and school districts, may certify a separate workday and workweek for regular employees and police officers and firefighters.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 59, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.170 - Credit for service: Calculation; employer to provide documents

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A public employer shall provide to the System all documents regarding the employment and the firing of employees which affect the credit for service of any member.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, credit for service will be calculated based on records of employment and contributions submitted to the System.
3. If sufficient documents regarding employment are not available for a certain period, credit for service will be calculated by dividing the employee's earnings during that period by his or her reported compensation during a comparable preceding period.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., §§ 20-22, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.180 - Credit for service: Credit as police officer or firefighter

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The following persons will receive credit for service as a police officer or firefighter only for as long as they remain in their respective positions:
(a) Any person who, before July 1, 1977, was a member of the Police Department of the Nevada System of Higher Education, a special investigator employed by the Attorney General or by a district attorney, or a correctional officer of the state prison whose duties did not require daily contact with the prisoners during a majority of his or her work;
(b) Any person who, before July 1, 1979, was a parole and probation officer of the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety; and
(c) Any person who, as of June 30, 1977, was serving in a position for which he or she was contributing at the rate established for police officers and firefighters and who continues contributing at that rate.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.190 - Purchase of service: Cost for police officers and firefighters

Current through June 11, 2024
The cost of purchasing service for police officers and firefighters will be calculated by multiplying the percentage corresponding to the age of the member at the time of the purchase by his or her average compensation at the time of the purchase. The percentages for police officers and firefighters are:
Age
Percentage
Age
Percentage
Age
Percentage
Age
Percentage
18
12.1
34
16.7
50
22.9
66
18.5
19
12.3
35
17.0
51
23.4
67
17.9
20
12.6
36
17.4
52
23.8
68
17.3
21
12.8
37
17.7
53
24.3
69
16.8
22
13.1
38
18.1
54
24.8
70
16.2
23
13.4
39
18.4
55
24.3
71
15.6
24
13.6
40
18.8
56
23.9
72
15.1
25
13.9
41
19.2
57
23.4
73
14.5
26
14.2
42
19.6
58
22.9
74
14.0
27
14.5
43
19.9
59
22.4
75
13.4
28
14.8
44
20.3
60
21.9
76
12.8
29
15.1
45
20.7
61
21.3
77
12.3
30
15.4
46
21.2
62
20.8
78
11.7
31
15.7
47
21.6
63
20.2
79
11.2
32
16.0
48
22.0
64
19.7
80
10.7
33
16.3
49
22.5
65
19.1
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 53, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.200 - Purchase of service: Cost for employees other than police officers and firefighters

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The cost of purchasing service will be calculated by multiplying the percentage corresponding to the age of the member at the time of the purchase by his or her average compensation at the time of the purchase. The percentages for regular members are:
Age
Percentage
Age
Percentage
Age
Percentage
Age
Percentage
18
9.8
34
13.6
50
18.7
66
18.5
19
10.0
35
13.9
51
19.1
67
17.9
20
10.2
36
14.2
52
19.5
68
17.3
21
10.4
37
14.4
53
19.9
69
16.8
22
10.6
38
14.7
54
20.3
70
16.2
23
10.9
39
15.0
55
20.7
71
15.6
24
11.1
40
15.3
56
21.1
72
15.1
25
11.3
41
15.7
57
21.5
73
14.5
26
11.6
42
16.0
58
22.0
74
14.0
27
11.8
43
16.3
59
22.4
75
13.4
28
12.0
44
16.6
60
21.9
76
12.8
29
12.3
45
17.0
61
21.3
77
12.3
30
12.5
46
17.3
62
20.8
78
11.7
31
12.8
47
17.7
63
20.2
79
11.2
32
13.1
48
18.0
64
19.7
80
10.7
33
13.3
49
18.4
65
19.1
2. The percentages listed in subsection 1 apply even if service is purchased when the employee retires.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 23, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.210 - Purchase of service: Agreement to deduct payments

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A member may enter into an agreement with the System to purchase service by the deduction of monthly payments from the member's paycheck.
2. If a public employer will not allow deductions for this purpose, the member must purchase the service by the payment of a lump sum.
3. Interest paid pursuant to such an agreement may not be credited to the member's account.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 28, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.240 - Purchase of service: Refunds

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Only 50 percent of the principal amount which is paid to purchase service will be refunded under any circumstances. If an employer or another person contributes more than 50 percent of the cost of the service, and if the member receives a refund of part of the cost, the employer or other person will receive the amount by which his or her contribution exceeded 50 percent of the cost of the service and the member will receive the balance of the refund.
2. If a refund is made after retirement, any benefits the member has received will be offset against employee contributions before they are offset against the refundable price of any purchased service.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., §§ 24 & 25, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.250 - Repayment of withdrawn contributions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a member wishes to repay withdrawn contributions after qualifying for repayment, he or she must remain a member of the System but is not required to be a contributing member.
2. A member who has received more than one refund from the System and who wishes to repay the withdrawn contributions must first repay either the total of all refunds or the most recent refund.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., §§ 29 & 31, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.260 - Failure to complete repayment according to agreed schedule

Current through June 11, 2024
If a member fails to complete payments according to an agreed schedule of repayment, the agreement will be terminated and the member may:
1. Receive a refund of all of his or her payments;
2. Repay the balance remaining, including any recalculated interest, in a lump sum at any time if he or she is still a member of the System; or
3. Receive service credit for previous service in the same proportion that his or her repayment of withdrawn contributions at the time of the termination of the agreement bears to the total amount of withdrawn contributions.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 30, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.270 - Monthly benefit check

Current through June 11, 2024
A retired employee may designate that his or her monthly benefit check be:
1. Mailed directly to a specified address;
2. Mailed directly to his or her account in a credit union, a savings and loan association or a commercial bank which is not in this state; or
3. Transmitted through a system for the electronic transfer of funds to his or her account in a commercial bank which is in this state and which is capable of receiving funds in this manner.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 45, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.280 - Completion of application for disability retirement allowance on behalf of incapable applicant

Current through June 11, 2024
If an applicant for a disability retirement allowance is physically or mentally incapable of completing and submitting the required form, and the Executive Officer so approves, a liaison officer or the applicant's spouse may complete the form on the applicant's behalf.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 32, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.290 - Physical examination of retired employee with disability

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A retired employee with a disability must submit to an annual medical examination unless it is waived by the Board.
2. If the Board's medical adviser certifies that a retired employee with a disability will remain permanently and totally unable to perform his or her previous job or a comparable job, the Board will waive the requirement for an annual medical examination.
3. The Executive Officer shall suspend the disability retirement allowance of a retired employee with a disability who has been requested to submit a report of a medical examination and fails to submit the report to the System by the end of February of any year.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., §§ 33 & 34, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200, 286.637
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.300 - Notice of physical examination costing more than $200

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A retired employee with a disability and his or her physician must notify the Executive Officer in advance of any medical examination which will cost more than $200.
2. If the Executive Officer does not approve the examination, the System will not pay for it.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 35, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.310 - Examinations unrelated to disability or involving medical treatment

Current through June 11, 2024
The System will not pay for a medical examination or any expense which does not directly relate to the disability or which involves any medical treatment.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 36, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.320 - Approval of employment of retired employee with disability

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board will not approve the employment of a retired employee with a disability in a position which would normally be eligible for membership in the System unless his or her benefits are discontinued.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 38, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.330 - Suspension of disability retirement allowance

Current through June 11, 2024
The Executive Officer shall suspend the disability retirement allowance of any retired employee with a disability who fails by May 1 of any year to provide the System a copy of his or her income tax return and withholding statement for the preceding year.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 39, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.350 - Transfer from disability retirement to service retirement

Current through June 11, 2024
A retired employee with a disability, if otherwise eligible, may elect to change from a disability retirement to a service retirement. The change becomes effective upon the date that his or her written request is received in the System's offices.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 40, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.360 - Reenrollment of retired employee

Current through June 11, 2024
If a retired employee accepts employment in a position whose occupant is thereby eligible for membership and elects to reenroll in the System:
1. No benefits for survivors payable under NRS 286.671 to 286.679, inclusive, will be paid to any spouse, child or parent of the previously retired employee if he or she dies during his or her period of reestablished membership; and
2. A refund of any employee contributions paid during a period of reestablished membership will be paid to the named beneficiary of the employee who dies during a period of reestablished membership.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 47, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.370 - Death of retired employee

Current through June 11, 2024
If a retired employee dies, the benefits earned but not yet paid and the surplus of employee contributions over total benefits received, if any, will be disbursed as follows:
1. If the named beneficiary is a spouse, the portion of the monthly benefit earned from the first of the final month to the date of death and, for those retired under the unmodified plan, any employee contributions in excess of benefits received, will be paid in one lump sum to the spouse.
2. If the named beneficiary is not a spouse, then the portion of the monthly benefit earned from the first of the final month to the date of death will be paid to the estate of the deceased and, for those retired under the unmodified plan, any employee contributions in excess of benefits received will be paid to the named beneficiary.
3. If the System receives a communication which reasonably establishes that the will of the deceased will not be probated, the portion of the monthly benefit earned from the first of the final month to the date of death will be paid to the spouse or, if there is no spouse, to the heirs of the deceased. Any employee contributions in excess of benefits received will be paid to the named beneficiary or, if there is no named beneficiary, to the heirs of the deceased.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 46, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.380 - Application for benefits for survivors

Current through June 11, 2024
To receive payments pursuant to NRS 286.671 to 286.679, inclusive, a recipient of benefits or the guardian of a recipient who is a minor must complete and submit the proper form for applying for such payments. The form must be submitted with all required documentation.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 42, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.390 - Cancellation of benefits for survivors

Current through June 11, 2024
A cancellation of benefits which are paid pursuant to NRS 286.671 to 286.679, inclusive, to any one recipient of benefits does not affect the benefits which are paid to other eligible recipients.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 41, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.400 - Claims that benefits are community property

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Executive Officer shall acknowledge receipt of and honor a written claim made pursuant to NRS 123.240 that a member's contributions or benefits are community property.
2. The Executive Officer shall advise the member and claimant that the payment of contributions or benefits will be postponed until 90 days after the normal date of payment so that the claimant may obtain a court order regarding disposition at that time.
3. Any court order must be issued by a court that has jurisdiction over the System and must name the System specifically.
4. The Executive Officer may not make payment of a member's contributions or benefits to any such claimant or pursuant to any court order unless the member applies for a refund or a retirement benefit, or dies.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 9, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.410 - Request for estimate of service retirement allowance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person may not obtain from the System an estimate of the present or future value of his or her retirement benefits, but a person may obtain an estimate of his or her service retirement allowance.
2. A member must provide the following information to the System when requesting an estimate of his or her service retirement allowance:
(a) The member's name, social security number, proof of birth date and proof of all changes of his or her name;
(b) The name of the member's public employer; and
(c) If the member wishes to select an optional plan, the beneficiary's name and social security number, proof of the beneficiary's birth date and proof of all of the beneficiary's changes of name.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.420 - Proof of birth date and change of name

Current through June 11, 2024
A person's birth date and changes of name may be established by:
1. A certified copy of a birth certificate;
2. A certificate of baptism or a certified copy of the certificate;
3. A delayed certificate of birth; or
4. Any two of the following:
(a) A school's record of age or a certified copy of the record.
(b) A record of military service or a certified copy of the record.
(c) A record of marriage, if the person's date of birth is shown on the record, or a certified copy of the record.
(d) A certificate of naturalization of the person or of his or her parents, if the person's age is stated on the certificate.
(e) A transcript of records from the United States Bureau of the Census.
(f) A certified copy of a family Bible which includes the name of the person who entered the date of birth in the Bible, when the date of birth was entered, an explanation of any corrections and the date of the printing of the Bible.
(g) A passport.
(h) A notarized statement by a person who has personal knowledge of the date of birth and who was an adult at the time of the birth.
(i) A record of the Department of Motor Vehicles or a comparable agency in another state.
(j) A hospital's record of birth.
(k) Records compiled pursuant to the Social Security Act.
(l) Records of registration to vote.
(m) Any document which is more than 10 years old and which lists the person's date of birth.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.430 - Appeal of adverse decision to Board; reconsideration by Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any member, retired employee or beneficiary, or his or her spouse, or any person having a claim against the System may appeal to the Board from a decision made by the System's staff or an interpretation of the Public Employees' Retirement Act, these regulations or the policies and procedures of the System.
2. The Board will reconsider its decision or action if the person aggrieved presents new evidence to the Board which was not available or the existence of which was not known to the person and could not reasonably have been known to him or her at the time the matter was originally presented to the Board.
3. The Board will allow only one reconsideration.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 55, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.440 - Request for appeal or reconsideration; statement from member of staff

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person or the person's representative must request an appeal or reconsideration in writing and submit it to the System within 45 days after notification of the decision made by the staff or the Board.
2. A written request for an appeal or reconsideration must reasonably describe the complete basis for the request and must set forth the relief which is being requested from the Board.
3. A member of the System's staff will submit a statement for the record listing the legal basis for the staff's determination, a chronological development of events, the situation as indicated by the records and documents available to the System and any legal references which may be relevant to the Board's decision.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 56, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 286 - Public Employees' Retirement › Section 286.450 - Procedure for appeal

Current through June 11, 2024
An appeal before the Board will be conducted as follows:
1. A member of the staff shall provide a brief, objective summary of the problem and the reasons for the staff's decision.
2. The appellant or the appellant's representative shall give a brief presentation advising the Board of the basis of the appeal and the legal or equitable reasons for requesting relief and the specific relief that is being requested from the Board.
3. The Board may request a deputy attorney general to provide any necessary legal interpretations.
4. Members of the Board may ask questions of members of the staff, the appellant, the appellant's representative, the deputy attorney general or any combination of these persons.
5. The Board's Chair will request whether or not any member of the staff, the appellant, the appellant's representative or the deputy attorney general have any additional statements to make for the record.
6. The Board's Chair will state that the matter will be taken under advisement by the Board, that a decision will be made and that a member of the staff will communicate the Board's decision to the appellant or the appellant's representative in writing.
Pub. Emp. Retirement Bd., § 57, eff. 7-16-82
NRS 286.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.005 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 287.005 to 287.695, inclusive, unless the
							context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 287.0056 to
							287.145, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Com. on Group Ins.,
							Broker of Record Reg. § 2, eff. 2-5-82-NAC A 1-22-86; A by Com. to Admin.
							Pub. Employees' Deferred Comp. Prog., 9-13-91; A by Com. on Benefits, 5-4-92;
							10-3-96; A by Bd. of Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R126-00, 12-22-2000, eff.
							1-1-2001; R097-03, 9-24-2003; R154-03, 3-22-2004; R089-05, 6-28-2006; R126-07,
							1-30-2008; R016-08, 8-26-2008, eff. 7-1-2009; R002-12,
							6-29-2012
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.0056 - "Biennial employee" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Biennial employee" means an employee whose position of
							employment is only authorized for 4 to 6 months every other year and who plans to
							return to the same or a similar position for the next period during which such a
							position is authorized.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R089-05, eff.
							6-28-2006
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.011 - "Certifying agency" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Certifying agency" means:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
						2, for officers and employees of the State and local governmental agencies, the
						Public Employees' Retirement System.
2. For members of the professional staff of the
						Nevada System of Higher Education, a retirement program for professional
						employees offered by or through the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R154-03, eff. 3-22-2004; A by R089-05,
							6-28-2006
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.021 - "Continuous employment" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Continuous employment":
1. Includes a break in employment of less than
						1 year; and
2. Does not include a
						break in employment of 1 year or more.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R107-09, eff.
							4-20-2010
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.035 - "Dependent" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Dependent" includes, without limitation:
1. One spouse from a marriage pursuant to law
						or one domestic partner as defined in
						NRS
						122A.030; and
2. Any person described in NAC 287.312, who is
						determined to be eligible for coverage pursuant to NAC 287.313.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R126-00, 12-22-2000, eff. 1-1-2001; A by
							R016-08, 8-26-2008, eff. 7-1-2009; R107-09, 4-20-2010; R107-09, 4-20-2010, eff.
							7-1-2010; R109-12, 12-20-2012; R047-13, 10-23-2013
NRS
								122A.100,
								287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.055 - "Health insurance" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Health insurance" means insurance coverage for medical,
							dental, vision, prescription drugs and the treatment of mental health or
							substance abuse.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R126-00, 12-22-2000, eff. 1-1-2001; A by
							R109-12, 12-20-2012
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.059 - "Initial date of hire" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Initial date of hire" means the first date on which service
							credit is earned by a participant during the participant's last period of
							continuous employment with a public employer, as determined by the appropriate
							certifying agency.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R107-09, eff.
							4-20-2010
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.065 - "Medicare" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Medicare" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS NRS
							NRS
							439B.130.
Added to NAC by Com. on
							Benefits, eff. 5-4-92-Substituted in revision for NAC
							287.0075
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.085 - "Open enrollment" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Open enrollment" means the event in which participants in the
							Program may change elections offered by the Program concerning coverage and
							dependents.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R126-00, 12-22-2000, eff. 1-1-2001; A by
							R097-03, 9-24-2003; R023-09, 11-25-2009; R002-12,
							6-29-2012
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.090 - "Opt-out plan" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Opt-out plan" means an alternative plan to provide life,
							accident or health insurance, or any combination thereof, for a group which is
							approved by the Board pursuant to NRS
							NRS
							287.0479.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R097-03, eff. 9-24-2003; A by R002-12,
							6-29-2012
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.095 - "Participant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Participant" includes the following persons who are eligible
							to participate in the Program:
1. An
						officer or employee of a participating public agency;
2. A retired officer or employee whose last
						employer is a participating public agency;
3. A retired officer or employee whose last
						employer is not a participating public agency who has been covered continuously
						by the Program as a retiree since November 30, 2008;
4. A surviving dependent of a deceased officer
						or employee of a participating public agency who was covered by the Program at
						the time of death of the deceased officer or employee if the deceased officer or
						employee had 10 years or more of service credit, as determined by the appropriate
						certifying agency, and is deemed to be retired pursuant to
						NRS
						286.676;
5. A surviving dependent of a deceased retired
						officer or employee described in subsection 2 or 3 if the dependent was covered
						by the Program at the time of death of the retired officer or employee;
6. A surviving spouse of a deceased retired
						public officer or employee who chooses to reinstate insurance pursuant to NRS
						NRS
						287.0475;
7. A surviving spouse of a police officer,
						firefighter or official member of a volunteer fire department who was killed in
						the line of duty;
8. A surviving
						child of a police officer, firefighter or official member of a volunteer fire
						department who was killed in the line of duty;
9. A biennial employee;
10. A Legislator whose term of office has not
						expired; and
11. A person who has
						elected to continue coverage pursuant to the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C.
						§ 300bb - 1(a).
Added to NAC by Com. on
							Benefits, eff. 5-4-92; A by Bd. of Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R126-00,
							12-22-2000, eff. 1-1-2001; R154-03, 3-22-2004; R089-05, 6-28-2006; R016-08,
							8-26-2008, eff. 7-1-2009; R109-12, 12-20-2012
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.100 - "Plan year" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Plan year" means the period set forth by the Board in which
							Program benefits and rates are offered for enrollment.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R126-00, 12-22-2000, eff. 1-1-2001; A by
							R067-03, 9-24-2003; R023-09, 11-25-2009
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.126 - "Public employer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Public employer" means the State or a local governmental
							agency.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R154-03, eff.
							3-22-2004
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.135 - "Retired officer or employee" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Retired officer or employee" means an officer or employee of a
							public employer who:
1. Has met the
						requirements to receive, and is receiving any distribution of, benefits from:
(a) The Judges' Retirement System;
(b) The Public Employees' Retirement System
						(PERS);
(c) The Legislators'
						Retirement System;
(d) A retirement
						program for professional employees offered by or through the Nevada System of
						Higher Education, including, without limitation, a retirement plan alternative
						provided pursuant to
						NRS
						286.802, a tax sheltered annuity or a deferred
						compensation plan; or
(e) A long-term
						disability plan of the public employer; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.141 - "Subsidy" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Subsidy" means a portion of the cost of premiums or
							contributions for group insurance provided by the Program which is paid
							by:
1. The State pursuant to NRS
						NRS
						287.046; or
2. A local governmental agency pursuant to
						paragraph (b) of subsection 4 of
						NRS
						287.023.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R154-03, eff. 3-22-2004; A by R126-07,
							1-30-2008
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.143 - "Tier of coverage" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Tier of coverage" means the category of rates and premiums or
							contributions for coverage that correspond to:
1. An eligible participant only; or
2. An eligible participant and one or more
						eligible dependents.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R089-05, eff.
							6-28-2006
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.145 - "Vendor" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Vendor" means a person who provides products or services to
							the Program or its participants and dependents, including, but not limited to, an
							insurance broker, a consultant, an insurer, a health maintenance organization, a
							physical or mental health care provider, a case management or utilization
							management company, a dental or vision care provider, a hospital, a medical
							facility, a certified public accountant, an actuary, an attorney specializing in
							health care, a health care auditor, a health educator, a pharmacy or pharmacy
							benefit manager and a preferred provider organization. The term does not include
							an opt-out plan.
Added to NAC by Com. on
							Benefits, eff. 5-4-92; A by Bd. of Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R126-00,
							12-22-2000, eff. 1-1-2001; R097-03, 9-24-2003; R154-03, 3-22-2004; R016-08,
							8-26-2008, eff. 7-1-2009; R002-12, 6-29-2012; R109-12,
							12-20-2012
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.150 - "Full-time employment" interpreted

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NRS
							NRS
							287.045, the Board interprets "full-time
							employment" to mean the employment, election or appointment by a participating
							public agency of a person who:
1. In any
						calendar month, works as a public employee or officer at least 80 hours. The
						Board will consider such full-time employment to commence at the beginning of the
						month in which the public employee or officer works 80 hours.
2. Is elected or appointed as a public officer
						who receives any compensation regardless of the number of hours worked. The Board
						will consider such full-time employment to commence at the beginning of the month
						in which the person's term of service or term of office begins.
Added to NAC by Com. on
							Benefits, eff. 5-4-92; A by Bd. of Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R126-00,
							12-22-2000, eff. 1-1-2001; R154-03, 3-22-2004; R089-05, 6-28-2006; R126-07,
							1-30-2008; R109-12, 12-20-2012
NRS 287.043,
								287.045
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.153 - "The same portion of the cost of coverage under the Public Employees' Benefits Program for retired persons covered under the Program as the State pays pursuant to NRS 287.046 for persons retired with state service who participate in the Program" interpreted

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in
							NRS
							287.023, the Board interprets "the same portion
							of the cost of coverage under the Public Employees' Benefits Program for retired
							persons covered under the Program as the State pays pursuant to
							NRS
							287.046 for persons retired with state service
							who participate in the Program" to mean the same percentage of the subsidy as the
							State pays pursuant to subsection 3 of
							NRS
							287.046 for each retiree and the retiree's
							dependents who are enrolled in the plan, as defined for each year of the plan by
							the Program.
Added to NAC
							by Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by
							R013-15,
							eff. 10/27/2015
NRS 287.043,
								287.046
The section number and name will be updated when
								available.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.155 - Date of receipt of required notices

Current through June 11, 2024
A person shall be deemed to have received any notice required
							pursuant to this chapter or chapter 287 of NRS 5 days after the notice is mailed,
							by first-class mail, to that person's last known address, unless the Executive
							Officer or an authorized designee thereof waives this provision because of
							extenuating circumstances that are sufficient to justify the waiver.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R089-05, eff.
							6-28-2006
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › General Provisions › Section 287.160 - Determination of late submission of documents or information

Current through June 11, 2024
Any form, application, claim or other document or information
							that is required to be submitted to the Program, Executive Officer or Board on or
							before a specific date will be considered late if the form, application, claim or
							other document or information is not:
1.
						Received by the Program, Executive Director or Board, as applicable, before 5
						p.m. on that date; or
2. Postmarked
						on or before that date.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R089-05, eff.
							6-28-2006
NRS 287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program › Section 287.170 - Chair: Duty; voting (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R089-05, eff.
							6-28-2006;	R
				  by
				  R047-24A,
				  eff. 6/5/2024
NRS 287.0415, 287.043,
					 287.045
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program › Section 287.174 - Meetings: Agenda (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R089-05, eff.
							6-28-2006;	R
				  by
				  R047-24A,
				  eff. 6/5/2024
NRS 287.0415, 287.043,
					 287.045
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program › Section 287.176 - Meetings: Approval of actions; motions; rules of conduct (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R089-05, eff.
							6-28-2006;	R
				  by
				  R047-24A,
				  eff. 6/5/2024
NRS 287.0415, 287.043,
					 287.045
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program › Section 287.178 - Meetings: Minutes; transcript (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R089-05, eff. 6-28-2006; A by R109-12,
							12-20-2012;	R
				  by
				  R047-24A,
				  eff. 6/5/2024
NRS 287.0415, 287.043,
					 287.045
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program › Section 287.190 - Advisory opinions: Request; action by Executive Officer; appeal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
						3, a person may request that the Executive Officer issue an advisory opinion
						concerning the applicability of any provision of
						NRS 287.0402 to
						287.049,
						inclusive, that pertains to the jurisdiction of the Board or any regulation
						adopted by the Board pursuant thereto. Any request for an advisory opinion
						concerning the applicability of any provision of
						NRS 287.0402 to
						287.049,
						inclusive, that pertains to the jurisdiction of a public agency or public officer
						other than the Board or any regulation adopted by the public agency or public
						officer must be submitted to that public agency or public officer.
2. A request for an advisory opinion pursuant
						to subsection 1 must be in writing and set forth:
(a) The name and address of the person
						requesting the advisory opinion;
(b)
						A clear and concise statement of the specific question for which the advisory
						opinion is being sought; and
(c) A
						statement of the facts that support the advisory opinion being sought.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program › Section 287.192 - Advisory opinions: Oral opinion prohibited; effect of response by electronic mail or oral response

Current through June 11, 2024
The Executive Officer shall not render an oral advisory opinion
							to a request for an advisory opinion. A response by electronic mail or an oral
							response, including, without limitation, a response given over the telephone, to
							a request for an advisory opinion that is given by the Executive Officer, a
							member of the Board or staff of the Board are not decisions or official advisory
							opinions pursuant to this section.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employee's Benefits Prog. by R089-05, eff.
							6-28-2006
NRS
								233B.120,
								287.043
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program › Section 287.194 - Petitions for declaratory orders

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
						otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person may file a petition with the
						Executive Officer requesting that the Board issue a declaratory order concerning
						the applicability of any provision of
						NRS 287.0402 to
						287.049,
						inclusive, that pertains to the jurisdiction of the Board or any regulation
						adopted by the Board pursuant thereto. Any petition for a declaratory order
						concerning the jurisdiction of a public agency or public officer other than the
						Board or any regulation adopted by the public agency or public officer must be
						submitted to that public agency or public officer.
2. A petition for a declaratory order filed
						pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation:
(a) The name and address of the
						petitioner;
(b) The reason for
						requesting the declaratory order;
(c)
						A statement of the facts that support the petition for a declaratory order;
						and
(d) A clear and concise statement
						of the question or matter to be decided by the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program › Section 287.196 - Petitions for adoption, filing, amendment or repeal of regulations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any person who wishes to petition for the
						adoption, filing, amendment or repeal of a regulation that the Board is
						authorized to adopt, file, amend or repeal must file a petition with the
						Executive Officer.
2. A petition for
						the adoption, filing, amendment or repeal of a regulation must include, without
						limitation:
(a) The name and address of the
						petitioner;
(b) A clear and concise
						statement, including, if applicable, the proposed language, of the regulation to
						be adopted, filed, amended or repealed;
(c) The reason for petitioning for the
						adoption, filing, amendment or repeal of the regulation; and
(d) The statutory authority for the adoption,
						filing, amendment or repeal of the regulation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › Participation in Public Employees' Benefits Program › Section 287.310 - Prerequisites to participation; fees; establishment of rates; provision to agency of report on history of claims

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To participate in
						group coverage or insurance provided by the Program, a local governmental agency,
						through its governing body, must provide to the Program:
(a) A nonrefundable application fee of $250,
						plus $2.25 per participant for any application involving 100 or more
						participants.
(b) A nonrefundable fee
						to be deposited in the Fund for the Public Employees' Benefits Program created
						pursuant to
						NRS
						287.0435 for the purpose of funding the reserve
						maintained by the Program to stabilize rates. The Executive Officer or a designee
						thereof shall calculate the amount of the nonrefundable fee by:
(1) Dividing the funded reserve maintained by
						the Program to stabilize rates on the date on which the local governmental agency
						submitted its application to participate in the Program by the total number of
						participants in the Program on that date; and
(2) Multiplying the number determined pursuant
						to subparagraph (1) by the total number of officers and employees of the local
						governmental agency who enroll in the Program on the effective date of
						participation by the local governmental agency in the Program. The fee, or if
						installment payments are authorized by the Program, the first installment payment
						of the fee, must be paid by the effective date of participation by the local
						governmental agency in the Program.
(c) If the local governmental agency has 100 or
						more participants, information, as determined by the actuary of the Program,
						sufficient to make an actuarial determination as to the appropriate rates for the
						local governmental agency, including, without limitation, the 3 most recent years
						of claims history data of the local governmental agency, if any exists, in an
						electronic format that is compatible with the actuarial services of the
						Program.
(d) The residential zip
						code, gender, age and current selection for coverage of:
(1) The eligible members, regardless of current
						enrollment, of the local governmental agency; and
(2) Those members that are currently enrolled
						in the group plan of the local governmental agency and their respective number of
						enrolled dependents.
(e)
						An interlocal contract executed pursuant to
						NRS 287.043, on a
						form provided by the Program. Effective November 30, 2008, such an interlocal
						contract must include a provision that requires the local governmental agency to
						participate in the Program for at least 4 years before the local governmental
						agency may withdraw from the Program in accordance with NAC 287.320.
(f) A statement that all terminal fees and
						costs associated with the previous health plan will be paid by that local
						governmental agency group.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 287 - Programs for Public Employees › GROUP INSURANCE › Participation in Public Employees' Benefits Program › Section 287.3105 - Persons eligible to participate in Program (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
							Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R101-13, 2-26-2014, eff. 5-1-2014; R by
							R028-16A,
							eff. 9/9/2016
NRS 287.043,
								287.045