Nevada Revised Statutes 422.27249 – Application for federal waiver to increase rates of reimbursement for rural emergency hospital services
1. The Department may apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for a waiver of federal law or amendment to the State Plan for Medicaid that authorizes the Department to receive federal funding to provide increased rates of reimbursement under the State Plan for rural emergency hospital services provided by a rural emergency hospital. The Department shall fully cooperate in good faith with the Federal Government during the application process to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Government for obtaining a waiver or amendment pursuant to this section.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 422.27249
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
2. As used in this section:
(a) ’Rural emergency hospital’ has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0178.
(b) ’Rural emergency hospital services’ has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 1395x(kkk).