1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an organization for dental care shall approve or deny a claim relating to a plan for dental care within 30 days after the organization for dental care receives the claim. If the claim is approved, the organization for dental care shall pay the claim within 30 days after it is approved. If the approved claim is not paid within that period, the organization for dental care shall pay interest on the claim at the rate of interest established pursuant to NRS 99.040. The interest must be calculated from the date the payment is due until the claim is paid.
2. If the organization for dental care requires additional information to determine whether to approve or deny the claim, it shall notify the claimant of its request for the additional information within 20 days after it receives the claim. The organization for dental care shall notify the provider of dental care of the reason for the delay in approving or denying the claim. The organization for dental care shall approve or deny the claim within 30 days after receiving the additional information. If the claim is approved, the organization for dental care shall pay the claim within 30 days after it receives the additional information. If the approved claim is not paid within that period, the organization for dental care shall pay interest on the claim in the manner prescribed in subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1332)