422.2728 - Medicaid waiver pursuant to Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative: Establishment of program to implement waiver; regulations; quarterly report.
422.2728 Medicaid waiver pursuant to Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative: Establishment of program to implement waiver; regulations; quarterly report.
1. If the Federal Government approves a Medicaid waiver which the Director applied for pursuant to NRS 422.2726, the Director shall adopt regulations to implement the waiver and establish a program in accordance with the waiver, which may include, without limitation, regulations setting forth:
(a) Any amount of contribution that a person who receives any benefit under the program is required to pay;
(b) Criteria for eligibility;
(c) The services covered by the program;
(d) Any limitation on the number of persons who may participate in the program; and
(e) Any other regulations necessary to carry out the program.
2. The Director shall also adopt any necessary regulations to ensure that an employer that provides health care insurance to an employee does not discontinue or reduce the employer’s contribution toward such insurance as a result of any subsidy authorized under the program established pursuant to this section. Such regulations must include, without limitation, a requirement that a person is not eligible for a subsidy unless the employer contributes at least 50 percent toward the premium for insurance provided by the employer.
3. The Director shall submit a quarterly report concerning benefits provided by the program established pursuant to this section to the Interim Finance Committee and the Legislative Committee on Health Care.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1673)