Nevada § 608.157 - Benefits for health care: Coverage for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 608.157 — Benefits for health care: Coverage for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 608.157. Benefits for health care: Coverage for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery
1. If an employer provides health benefits for his or her employees which include
coverage for the surgical procedure known as a mastectomy, the employer must also
provide commensurate coverage for at least two prosthetic devices and for reconstructive
surgery incident to the mastectomy. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this coverage is subject to the same
terms and conditions that apply to the coverage for the mastectomy. 2. If reconstructive surgery is begun within 3 years after a mastectomy, the amount
of the benefits for that surgery must equal those amounts provided at the time of
the mastectomy. If the surgery is begun more than 3 years after the mastectomy, the benefits provided
are subject to all the terms, conditions and exclusions relating to those benefits
at the time of the reconstructive surgery. 3. For the purposes of this section, “reconstructive surgery” means a surgical procedure
performed following a mastectomy on one breast or both breasts to re-establish symmetry
between the two breasts. The term includes, but is not limited to, augmentation mammoplasty, reduction mammoplasty
and mastopexy.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 608.157 ("Benefits for health care: Coverage for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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