Reports; confidentiality of information. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

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1. On or before December 31 of each year, an arbitrator who arbitrated a matter pursuant to NRS 439B.754 during the immediately preceding 12 months shall report to the Department of Health and Human Services in the form prescribed by the Department:

(a) The number of cases arbitrated by the arbitrator;

(b) The types of providers of health care and third parties involved in those cases;

(c) The prevailing party in each such arbitration;

(d) Information concerning the geographic location of the provider of health care that provided medically necessary emergency services; and

(e) Any other information requested by the Department.

2. A provider of health care or third party:

(a) Shall provide to the Department any information requested by the Department to complete the report required by subsection 3; and

(b) May provide to the Department any other information relevant to that report.

3. On or before January 31 of each year, the Department shall:

(a) Compile a report which consists of:

(1) Aggregated information provided to the Department pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, presented in a manner that does not reveal the identity of any provider of health care, third party or patient;

(2) An analysis of any identifiable trends in the information described in subparagraph (1); and

(3) An analysis of the impact of actions taken pursuant to NRS 439B.700 to 439B.760, inclusive, on provider contracts and the provision of health care in this State;

(b) Post the report on an Internet website maintained by the Department; and

(c) Submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:

(1) In even-numbered years, the Legislative Committee on Health Care; and

(2) In odd-numbered years, the next regular session of the Legislature.

4. Any information disclosed to the Department pursuant to this section is confidential.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 325, effective January 1, 2020)


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