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This bill requires various health insurance providers, including group health insurance, health benefit plans, fraternal benefit societies, hospital and medical services corporations, health maintenance organizations, managed care organizations, and Medicaid, to cover noninvasive prenatal screening at any time during pregnancy without requiring prior authorization. Noninvasive prenatal screening is defined as drawing blood from a pregnant person to perform a laboratory analysis on the DNA circulating in the maternal bloodstream to detect chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus. The bill mandates that all affected health plans delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, must include this coverage, and any provisions in existing plans that conflict with this requirement will be void. The bill also gives the Commissioner of Insurance the authority to suspend or revoke certificates of health maintenance organizations that fail to comply with the new requirements. Additionally, the bill appropriates funds to the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy to cover the costs associated with Medicaid coverage of these screenings, with $160,069 allocated for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and $325,848 for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The provisions of the bill will become effective on January 1, 2026, with some sections becoming effective upon passage for preparatory administrative tasks.

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https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12603/Overview