Nevada Code § 422.27173

State Plan for Medicaid: Inclusion of requirement for payment of certain costs for testing for and treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and condoms; reimbursement for certain testing of pregnant woman for syphilis; application for waiver or amendment
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1. The Director shall include in the State
Plan for Medicaid a requirement that the State must pay the nonfederal share of
expenditures incurred for:
(a) Testing for and the treatment and prevention
of sexually transmitted diseases, including, without limitation, Chlamydia
trachomatis , gonorrhea, syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus and
hepatitis B and C, for all recipients of Medicaid, regardless of age. Services
covered pursuant to this section must include, without limitation, the
examination of a pregnant woman for the discovery of:
(1) Chlamydia trachomatis ,
gonorrhea, hepatitis B and hepatitis C in accordance with NRS 442.013 .
(2) Syphilis in accordance with NRS 442.010 .
(b) Condoms for recipients of Medicaid.
2. To the extent federal financial
participation is available, the Director shall provide reimbursement for rapid
or point-of-care testing for syphilis in accordance with NRS 442.010 separately from the rate of
reimbursement provided for other prenatal care provided to the pregnant woman
at the time of the testing.
3. The Authority shall:
(a) Apply to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services for any waiver of federal law or apply for any amendment of the State
Plan for Medicaid that is necessary for the Authority to receive federal
funding to provide the coverage described in subsections 1 and 2.
(b) Fully cooperate in good faith with the
Federal Government during the application process to satisfy the requirements
of the Federal Government for obtaining a waiver or amendment pursuant to
paragraph (a).

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