NRS 422.272368: State Plan for Medicaid: Inclusion of requirement for payment of certain costs for treatment of substance use disorder provided by provider of primary care.

1. The Director shall include in the State Plan for Medicaid a requirement that the State pay the nonfederal share of expenses for any service for the treatment of substance use disorder provided by a provider of primary care if the service is included in the State Plan when provided by a specialist and:

(a) The service is within the scope of practice of the provider of primary care; or

(b) The provider of primary care is capable of providing the service safely and effectively in consultation with a specialist and the provider engages in such consultation.

2. As used in this section, “primary care” means the practice of family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and midwifery.