Nevada Revised Statutes 439.665 – Contracts to subsidize cost of prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services and other benefits; eligibility for subsidies; waiver of eligibility requirements; coverage provided by Federal Government; authority of Depa…
1. The Department may:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 439.665
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 439.005
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) Enter into contracts with private insurers who transact health insurance in this State to subsidize the cost of prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services and, to the extent money is available, other benefits, including, without limitation, dental and vision benefits and hearing aids or other devices that enhance the ability to hear, for senior citizens and persons with disabilities by arranging for the availability, at a reasonable cost, of policies of health insurance that provide coverage to senior citizens and persons with disabilities for prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services and, to the extent money is available, other benefits, including, without limitation, dental and vision benefits and hearing aids or other devices that enhance the ability to hear; or
(b) Subsidize the cost of prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services and, to the extent money is available, other benefits, including, without limitation, dental and vision benefits and hearing aids or other devices that enhance the ability to hear, for senior citizens and persons with disabilities in any other manner.
2. Within the limits of the money available for this purpose in the Fund for a Healthy Nevada, a senior citizen or person with a disability who is not eligible for Medicaid and who is eligible for a subsidy that is made available pursuant to subsection 1 may receive assistance from the Fund to subsidize the cost of prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services and, to the extent money is available, other benefits, including, without limitation, dental and vision benefits and hearing aids or other devices that enhance the ability to hear, if the senior citizen or person with a disability, as applicable, is a resident of this State and meets the requirements prescribed by regulation of the Department.
3. The Department may waive any eligibility requirement set forth in subsection 2 or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto upon written request of the applicant or enrollee based on illness or extreme financial hardship, when considering the current financial circumstances of the applicant or enrollee. An applicant or enrollee who requests such a waiver shall include with that request all medical and financial documents that support the request.
4. If the Federal Government provides any coverage for:
(a) Prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services; or
(b) Other benefits, including, without limitation, dental or vision benefits or hearing aids or other devices that enhance the ability to hear, for senior citizens or persons with disabilities who are eligible for a subsidy pursuant to subsections 1, 2 and 3, the Department may, upon approval of the Legislature, or the Interim Finance Committee if the Legislature is not in session, change any program established pursuant to NRS 439.635 to 439.690, inclusive, and otherwise provide assistance with prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services and, to the extent money is available, other benefits, including, without limitation, dental and vision benefits and hearing aids or other devices that enhance the ability to hear, for senior citizens and persons with disabilities within the limits of the money available for this purpose in the Fund.
5. The provisions of subsections 1, 2 and 3 do not apply to the extent that the Department provides assistance with prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services and other benefits, including, without limitation, dental and vision benefits and hearing aids or other devices that enhance the ability to hear, for senior citizens and persons with disabilities pursuant to subsection 4.
6. A veteran may receive assistance with prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services and other benefits, including, without limitation, dental and vision benefits and hearing aids or other devices that enhance the ability to hear, pursuant to this section to the extent that the veteran does not receive other services or benefits provided to veterans for the same purpose if the veteran qualifies for the assistance as a senior citizen or a person with a disability.