“Authorized representative” defined.

“Authorized representative” means: 1. A person to whom a covered person has given express written consent to represent the covered person in an external review of an adverse determination conducted pursuant to NRS 695G.241 to 695G.310, inclusive; 2. A person authorized by law to provide substituted consent for a covered person; or 3. A family member of a covered person or the covered person’s treating provider only when the covered person is unable to provide consent. (Added to NRS by 2003, 779; A 2011, 3410)