Carson City, NV -
November 10, 2016On September 20, 2016, Nevada Health CO-OP (“NHC”) was
declared insolvent and ordered into liquidation receivership by the Eighth Judicial
District Court in Clark County (the “Court”) after it was shown that there is
no reasonable probability that NHC’s hazardous financial condition will improve
for NHC to resume operations or meet its obligations. NHC had previously
been ordered into permanent receivership by the Court on October 14, 2015,
following a determination that it was in a hazardous financial condition.
All Court documents referenced in this release can be found at www.nevadahealthcoop.org/receivership-documents.
Commissioner Barbara D. Richardson, in her official capacity
as Permanent Receiver of NHC, had on July 21, 2016, filed a motion in the Court
to place NHC into liquidation, establish claim procedures, and require a claims
filing deadline for all interested parties to file claims and appeals against
NHC. The Court has entered an order that has now approved the relief
requested in the Receiver’s motion to the Court.
Under the Court’s order, claims against NHC (except for
claims of doctors, hospitals, or medical service providers) must be made by
submitting a Proof of Claim (“POC”) form and supporting documentation, and
these claims must be received by the liquidator on or before the claims filing
deadline of April 28, 2017 (if sent by means other than U.S. Mail), or received
by May 3, 2017 (if the claim is sent by U.S. Mail). Claims received after
the above-mentioned deadlines will be considered late-filed claims and
ineligible for payment by NHC. The POC form and instructions for
submitting claims are available at www.nevadahealthcoop.org.
Please contact NHC’s customer service center at
1-855-606-2667 if you have questions or need assistance completing the POC
form. Copies of any document available on NHC’s web site, including POC
documents, may also be obtained by calling the above telephone number or
e-mailing POC@Nevadahealthcoop.org.
POCs may be mailed to: Nevada Health CO-OP;
ATTN: Special Deputy Receiver; 840 S. Rancho Drive #4-321; Las Vegas,
Nevada 89106. Claimants may also submit POCs by e-mail to POC@nevadahealthcoop.org, as long as
the e-mail attachments include an executed and sworn (i.e., signed and
notarized) POC form and supporting documentation. You may contact NHC by
telephone (1-855-606-2667), or e-mail (POC@NevadaHealthCoop.org)
to verify that your claims are timely submitted.
Providers (i.e., physicians, hospitals, and other medical
service providers) are exempt from using the POC form for existing claims that
were already filed with NHC, or any new claims that they may file. New
provider claims should be submitted to NHC in the same method and form as
before the Court’s recent order. Providers should not duplicate and
re-file claims that were already sent to NHC, unless the re-filing corrects
errors. All new or corrected provider claims must be received by the earlier
of the following dates: (1) within twelve months of the original medical
service date, or (2) the above-mentioned claims filing deadlines ordered by the
Court.
About the Nevada Division of Insurance
The State of Nevada Division of Insurance, a Division of the
Nevada Department of Business and Industry, protects the rights of Nevada
consumers and regulates Nevada’s $11.9 billion insurance industry. The Division
of Insurance has offices in Carson City and Las Vegas. In 2015, the Division
investigated more than 3,200 consumer complaints and recovered nearly $5
million on behalf of consumers. For more information about the Division of
Insurance, visit DOI.NV.GOV or download the Division’s smartphone app NDOI
Connect today in the Apple App Store and Google Play.
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