1. To the extent that federal financial participation is available, the Director shall include under Medicaid coverage for rehabilitative residential mental health care. Such coverage is not required to pay the costs of room and board for a recipient of rehabilitative residential mental health care. 2. The Authority shall: (a) Establish a method for providing the coverage described in subsection 1. (b) 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 subsection 1. (c) 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 (b). 3. As used in this section, rehabilitative residential mental health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0168 .
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