[§432:2-410]  Primary care provider;advanced practice registered nurse.  (a)  Each policy of insurancedelivered or issued for delivery in this State by a fraternal benefit societyshall recognize advanced practice registered nurses, as defined under section457-8.5(a), as participating providers, and shall include coverage for careprovided by participating advanced practice registered nurses practicing withinthe scope of their licenses for purposes of health maintenance, diagnosis, ortreatment, to the extent that the policy provides benefits for identicalservices rendered by another health care provider.

(b)  Notwithstanding any other law to thecontrary, an insurer may recognize a participating advanced practice registerednurse as a primary care provider if the insured's policy requires the selectionof a primary care provider.  The insurer shall include participating advancedpractice registered nurses who practice as primary care providers on anypublicly available list of participating primary care providers; provided thatthe insurer retains the right to determine the contracting criteria for aparticipating primary care provider.

(c)  For the purposes of this section,"participating advanced practice registered nurse" means an advancedpractice registered nurse who has contracted with the insurer to provide healthcare services to its insureds. [L 2009, c 169, §4]

 

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  Report to 2012 legislature on effects of L 2009, c 169.  L2009, c 169, §11.