S.B. 332
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SENATE BILL NO. 332–SENATORS SCHEIBLE AND LANGE
MARCH 20, 2023
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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing Medicaid.
(BDR 38-130)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring the State Plan for Medicaid
to provide coverage for certain children who are under a
guardianship; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Health and Human 1
Services to include in the State Plan for Medicaid a requirement that independent 2
foster care adolescents are eligible for Medicaid. (NRS 422.2717) This bill 3
additionally requires the Director to include in the State Plan for Medicaid a 4
requirement that children under guardianship whose guardians do not have health 5
coverage or who are not eligible for the health coverage of their guardians are 6
eligible for Medicaid. 7
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 422.2717 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
422.2717 1. The Director shall include in the State Plan for 3
Medicaid a requirement that [an] : 4
(a) An independent foster care adolescent is eligible for 5
Medicaid [.] ; and 6
(b) A child who is under a guardianship is eligible for 7
Medicaid if: 8
(1) The guardian of the child is not covered by any health 9
coverage or benefits; or 10
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(2) The child is not eligible for coverage under the health 1
coverage or benefits of his or her guardian. 2
2. As used in this section, “independent foster care adolescent” 3
means: 4
(a) A person described in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(w)(1), as that 5
section existed on July 1, 2005; or 6
(b) If the Director specifies a different category of adolescents in 7
the manner set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVII), as 8
that section existed on July 1, 2005, a person who is within such a 9
category. 10
Sec. 2. 1. This section becomes effective on passage and 11
approval. 12
2. Section 1 of this act becomes effective: 13
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of performing 14
any preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out 15
the provisions of this act; and 16
(b) On January 1, 2024, for all other purposes. 17
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