1. To the extent authorized by federal law, the Director shall include under Medicaid authorization for: (a) A recipient of Medicaid to be deemed a provider of services for the purposes of allowing the recipient to receive reimbursements for personal care services covered by Medicaid and use that money to pay for services provided by a personal care assistant acting pursuant to NRS 629.091 or an agency to provide personal care services in the home using a self-directed model. (b) A member of the family of a recipient of Medicaid to serve as a personal care assistant pursuant to paragraph (a) if the family member: (1) Completes the training required by NRS 449B.220 ; and (2) Receives authorization from a provider of health care pursuant to NRS 629.091 to act as a personal care assistant for the recipient. 2. As used in this section: (a) Agency to provide personal care services in the home has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449B.015 . (b) Personal care services means the services described in NRS 449B.465 .
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