1. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each provider of health care who participates in the Public Employees’ Benefits Program established pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 287.043 or the Medicaid program, or who provides care to an injured employee pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS, shall:

   1. (a) Enroll as a participating provider in at least one network of providers established for the Public Option; and
   2. (b) Accept new patients who are enrolled in the Public Option to the same extent as the provider or facility accepts new patients who are not enrolled in the Public Option.
2. 2. The Director and the Executive Officer of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program may waive the requirements of subsection 1 when necessary to ensure that recipients of Medicaid and officers, employees and retirees of this State who receive benefits under the Public Employees’ Benefits Program have sufficient access to covered services.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 3620)