{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-422.27235","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 422.27235","heading":"State Plan for Medicaid: Inclusion of requirement for payment of certain costs related to testing for, preventing or treating human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis C.","body":"1. The Director shall include in the State Plan for Medicaid a requirement that the State pay the nonfederal share of expenditures incurred for:\n(a) Any laboratory testing that is necessary for therapy that uses a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for preventing the acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus.\n(b) The services of a pharmacist described in NRS 639.28085. The State must provide reimbursement for such services at a rate equal to the rate of reimbursement provided to a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse for similar services.\n(c) Any service to test for, prevent or treat human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis C provided by a provider of primary care if the service is covered when provided by a specialist and:\n(1) The service is within the scope of practice of the provider of primary care; or\n(2) 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.\n2. The Director shall include in the State Plan for Medicaid a requirement that the State reimburse an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant for any service to test for, prevent or treat human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis C at a rate equal to the rate of reimbursement provided to a physician for similar services.\n3. As used in this section, “primary care” means the practice of family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and midwifery.","path":["TITLE 38 — PUBLIC ASSISTANCE","CHAPTER 422 - MEDICAID AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS","ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE","Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-422.html#NRS422Sec27235","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:39Z","sha256":"2e4e19bcc084c2fd01b61b945feadc2fad9c2520474c9f7d90a8ef96374708c2","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-422.27234","next":"us-nv/nrs-422.27236"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}