NAC695F.500. Exemption under certain circumstances of program for abuse of alcohol or other substances.  


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  • For the purposes of NRS 695F.040, “limited health service” does not include a program which, pursuant to a contract with an employer or labor union, provides for consultations with employees or the members of employees’ families to identify problems regarding their physical or mental health or the abuse of alcohol or other substances, and for the referral of those persons to providers of health care or other resources in the community for counseling, therapy or treatment, if:

         1. The purpose of the contract, as it relates to the provision of those services, is to maintain or improve the efficiency of employees by assisting in the alleviation of personal problems affecting their performance.

         2. The contract does not authorize the provision of counseling, therapy or treatment for problems regarding physical or mental health or the abuse of alcohol or other substances.

         3. The contract does not require any employee, member of an employee’s family or other person eligible for services under the contract to pay, directly or indirectly, any prepaid or periodic charge, copayment or other fee for any services under the contract for the alleviation of problems regarding physical or mental health or the abuse of alcohol or other substances, unless such a payment is:

         (a) Part of the regular union dues of an employee; or

         (b) A benefit provided by an employer on behalf of an employee and members of the employee’s family, which does not affect the amount of compensation or other benefits to which the employee is entitled.

         4. No individual employee or member of an employee’s family consults with a representative of the program to receive services pursuant to the contract on more than three occasions within any period of 6 months.

         5. The operator of the program, at least once every 24 months, meets the burden of proof set forth in NAC 695F.510.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’r of Insurance, eff. 2-3-97)