Nevada § 439A.190 - Official recognition required; duty of Department to maintain Internet website; certain activities deemed not to be unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive trade practices

§ 439A.190. Official recognition required; duty of Department to maintain Internet website; certain activities deemed not to be unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive trade practices

1. A primary care practice shall not represent itself as a patient-centered medical

home unless the primary care practice is certified, accredited or otherwise officially

recognized as a patient-centered medical home by a nationally recognized organization

for the accrediting of patient-centered medical homes. 2. The Department shall post on an Internet website maintained by the Department links

to nationally recognized organizations for the accrediting of patient-centered medical

homes and any other information specified by the Department to allow patients to find

a patient-centered medical home that meets the requirements of this section and any

regulations adopted pursuant thereto. 3. Any coordination between an insurer and a patient-centered medical home or acceptance

of an incentive from an insurer by a patient-centered medical home that is authorized

by federal law shall not be deemed to be an unfair method of competition or an unfair

or deceptive trade practice or other act or practice prohibited by the provisions

of chapter 598 or 686A of NRS . 4. As used in this section: (a) “ Patient-centered medical home ” means a primary care practice that: (1) Offers patient-centered, continuous, culturally competent, evidence-based, comprehensive

health care that is led by a provider of primary care and a team of health care providers,

coordinates the health care needs of the patient and uses enhanced communication strategies

and health information technology; and (2) Emphasizes enhanced access to practitioners and preventive care to improve the

outcomes for and experiences of patients and lower the costs of health services. (b) “ Primary care practice ” means a federally qualified health center, as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B) , or a business where health services are provided by one or more advanced practice

registered nurses or one or more physicians who are licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS and who practice in the area of family practice, internal medicine or pediatrics.