1. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 422.273, a health maintenance organization that furnishes health care services through providers which are under contract with the organization shall use its best efforts to contract with at least one health center in each geographic area served by the organization to provide such services to enrollees if the health center:

   1. (a) Meets all conditions imposed by the organization on similarly situated providers of health care that are under contract with the organization, including, without limitation:

      1. (1) Certification for participation in the Medicaid or Medicare program; and
      2. (2) Requirements relating to the appropriate credentials for providers of health care; and
   2. (b) Agrees to reasonable reimbursement rates that are generally consistent with those offered by the organization to similarly situated providers of health care that are under contract with the organization.
2. 2. As used in this section, “health center” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 254b.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 1924)