Nevada Revised Statutes Section 688C.490 - Insurance

Establishment, maintenance and modification by licensees of certain protective measures against fraud; confidentiality of plan submitted to Commissioner.

1. Each licensee under this chapter shall establish and maintain protective measures against fraud which are reasonably calculated to prevent, detect and assist in the prosecution of violations of NRS 688C.450. The Commissioner may order, or a licensee may request and the Commissioner may approve, modifications of the measures otherwise required under this section, more or less restrictive than those measures, as necessary to protect against fraud. Required measures are employment of or contracting with investigators and submission of a plan to the Commissioner which includes:

(a) A description of the procedures for detecting and investigating possible violations of NRS 688C.450 and for resolving inconsistencies between medical records and applications for insurance;

(b) A description of the procedures for reporting possible violations to the Commissioner;

(c) A description of the plan for educating and training underwriters and other personnel against fraud; and

(d) A description or chart of the organizational arrangement of the personnel responsible for detecting and investigating possible violations of NRS 688C.450 and for resolving inconsistencies between medical records and applications for insurance.

2. A plan submitted to the Commissioner pursuant to subsection 1 is privileged and confidential, not a public record and not subject to discovery or subpoena in a civil action or criminal prosecution.

Last modified: February 27, 2006