Existing law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to administer Medicaid. (NRS 422.270) Section 1 of this bill requires the Director of the Department to include under Medicaid coverage for care provided through a therapeutic group home to recipients of Medicaid who have serious mental illnesses. Section 1 defines the term “therapeutic group home” to mean a provider of community-based living arrangement services that supports independent, community-based living for persons with serious mental illnesses. Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change to require the Director to administer the provisions of section 1 in the same manner as the provisions of existing law governing the State Plan for Medicaid.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 232.320
BDR: 232.320