Existing law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the Medicaid program. (NRS 422.270) Existing law requires the Director of the Department, to the extent authorized by federal law, to include under Medicaid coverage for certain doula services. (NRS 422.27717) Section 1 of this bill authorizes the Department to establish an incentive payment for enrolled doulas who provide doula services to recipients of Medicaid in rural areas of this State. Section 1 also makes changes to reflect that federal law requires services provided under a federal waiver to be included in a waiver document that is separate from the State Plan for Medicaid. Section 1.5 of this bill requires the Department to submit to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services on or before October 1, 2023, a request to amend the State Plan for Medicaid to increase the rate of reimbursement which is provided on a fee-for-service basis pursuant to the State Plan for certain services provided by a doula to an amount that is intended to cover the cost of the services. Section 1.3 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department and authorizes certain related expenditures for increases in reimbursement rates and actuarial expenses associated with carrying out the provisions of this bill.

Statutes affected:
Reprint 1: 422.27177
Reprint 2: 422.27177
As Enrolled: 422.27177