1. To the extent that federal financial participation is available, the Director shall include under Medicaid coverage for any procedure or service for the preservation of fertility consistent with established medical practice or any guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or their successor organizations, that is medically necessary to preserve fertility because a recipient of Medicaid has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer and: (a) The cancer may, in the judgment of a provider of health care, directly or indirectly cause infertility; or (b) The recipient is expected to receive medical treatment for the cancer and such treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility. 2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility if the treatment has a potential side effect of impaired fertility, as established by the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or their successor organizations. 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 subsection 1. (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). 4. As used in this section, provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031 .
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