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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="15-703" title_number="15" title_name="Health Insurance" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Required Reimbursement for Services of Health Care Providers">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “certified nurse practitioner” means a licensed registered nurse who has:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>completed a nurse practitioner program approved by the State Board of Nursing; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>passed an examination approved by the State Board of Nursing.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each insurer that proposes to issue, renew, amend, or reissue an individual, group, or blanket health insurance policy in the State that is written on an expense-incurred basis shall offer the option of providing benefits for expenses that arise from services rendered by a certified nurse practitioner.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each nonprofit health service plan that proposes to issue, renew, amend, or reissue a health insurance policy in the State shall offer the option of providing benefits for expenses that arise from services rendered by a certified nurse practitioner.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The insurer or nonprofit health service plan may limit the coverage offered under this section for services provided by a certified nurse practitioner while working under the direct supervision of a physician.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The utilization of health insurance benefits provided under this section for services rendered by a certified nurse practitioner is subject to review by a peer review committee appointed by the State Board of Nursing.</text>
  </level>
</section>
