AB448

Existing law prohibits certain unfair trade practices in the business of insurance. (NRS 686A.010-686A.310) Existing law prohibits an insurer from entering into a contract with a provider of vision care that conditions any rate of reimbursement for vision care on the provider of vision care prescribing certain ophthalmic devices or materials or increases the rate of reimbursement if the provider of vision care prescribes such ophthalmic devices or materials. Existing law also prohibits an insurer from entering into a contract with a provider of vision care that: (1) authorizes the insurer to set or limit the amount that the provider of vision care may charge for vision care that is not reimbursed under the contract; or (2) requires the provider of vision care to use a specific laboratory as the manufacturer of ophthalmic devices or materials provided to a covered person. Finally, existing law requires a provider of vision care to disclose to any covered person an ownership or pecuniary interest of the provider in a supplier of ophthalmic devices or materials before the covered person authorizes the provider to obtain covered eyewear materials from such a supplier. (NRS 686A.135) Existing law authorizes the Commissioner of Insurance to investigate a violation of and enforce those provisions as an unfair or deceptive trade practice. (NRS 686A.020, 686A.160, 686A.170, 686A.183) Sections 2, 5-7, 9, 11, 13.5, 14, 16, 17, 28, 30, 34.5 and 37 of this bill revise provisions of existi