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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 287.015 (2026)

Trust fund to provide health and welfare benefits: Establishment; contributions; administration

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NRS 287.015  Trust fund to provide health and welfare benefits: Establishment; contributions; administration.

      1.  A local government employer and any employee organization that is recognized by the employer pursuant to chapter 288 of NRS may, by written agreement between themselves or with other local government employers and employee organizations, establish a trust fund to provide health and welfare benefits to active and retired employees of the participating employers and the dependents of those employees.

      2.  All contributions made to a trust fund established pursuant to this section must be held in trust and used:

      (a) To provide, from principal or income, or both, for the benefit of the participating employees and their dependents, medical, hospital, dental, vision, death, disability or accident benefits, or any combination thereof, and any other benefit appropriate for an entity that qualifies as a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association under Section 501(c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(9), as amended; and

      (b) To pay any reasonable administrative expenses incident to the provision of these benefits and the administration of the trust.

      3.  The basis on which contributions are to be made to the trust must be specified in a collective bargaining agreement between each participating local government employer and employee organization or in a written participation agreement between the employer and employee organization, jointly, and the trust.

      4.  The trust must be administered by a board of trustees on which participating local government employers and employee organizations are equally represented. The agreement that establishes the trust must:

      (a) Set forth the powers and duties of the board of trustees, which must not be inconsistent with the provisions of this section;

      (b) Establish a procedure for resolving expeditiously any deadlock that arises among the members of the board of trustees; and

      (c) Provide for an audit of the trust, at least annually, the results of which must be reported to each participating employer and employee organization.

      5.  The provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 287.029 apply to a trust fund established pursuant to this section by the governing body of a school district.

      6.  The provisions of NRS 287.0278 do not apply to a trust fund established pursuant to this section before October 1, 2013.

      7.  As used in this section:

      (a) “Employee organization” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 288.040.

      (b) “Local government employer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 288.060.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 2737; A 2003, 20th Special Session, 257; 2013, 2002)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2008–2024 · leading case: Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't, 179 P.3d 542 (Nev. 2008).
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Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't, 179 P.3d 542 (Nev. 2008). · cites it 13× “” *146 More specifically, the court found that, while the health trusts were similar to the type of health care program described in NRS 287.015, that statute was inapplicable in this instance because it did not apply to any trust established before July 1, 2003, and the Metro…”
Goodsell v. Teachers Health Trust (D. Nev. 2024). · cites it 34× “16 CCSD moves to dismiss all the claims against it on a variety of grounds. The parties are 17 familiar with the facts, so I repeat them here only as necessary to resolve the motion.”
Goodsell v. Teachers Health Trust (D. Nev. 2024). · cites it 8× “NRS § 287.015 21 Steinbrink argues that the plaintiffs cannot assert a claim under NRS § 287.”
Goodsell v. Teachers Health Trust (D. Nev. 2024). · cites it 4× “As explained in my order on CCSD’s motion to dismiss, NRS § 287.015 11||does not apply to THT. The plaintiffs therefore cannot state a claim under NRS § 287.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 287.015(1) — 1 case
Goodsell v. Teachers Health Trust (D. Nev. 2024). “16 CCSD moves to dismiss all the claims against it on a variety of grounds. The parties are 17 familiar with the facts, so I repeat them here only as necessary to resolve the motion.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 287.015(2) — 1 case
Goodsell v. Teachers Health Trust (D. Nev. 2024). “16 CCSD moves to dismiss all the claims against it on a variety of grounds. The parties are 17 familiar with the facts, so I repeat them here only as necessary to resolve the motion.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 287.015(4) — 1 case
Goodsell v. Teachers Health Trust (D. Nev. 2024). “16 CCSD moves to dismiss all the claims against it on a variety of grounds. The parties are 17 familiar with the facts, so I repeat them here only as necessary to resolve the motion.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 287.015(5) — 1 case
Goodsell v. Teachers Health Trust (D. Nev. 2024). “16 CCSD moves to dismiss all the claims against it on a variety of grounds. The parties are 17 familiar with the facts, so I repeat them here only as necessary to resolve the motion.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 287.015(6) — 1 case
Goodsell v. Teachers Health Trust (D. Nev. 2024). “16 CCSD moves to dismiss all the claims against it on a variety of grounds. The parties are 17 familiar with the facts, so I repeat them here only as necessary to resolve the motion.”
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