SB 232 — Requires the State Plan for Medicaid to include coverage for postpartum care services. (BDR 38-45)

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232232–Senators SENATECannizzaro, BILLScheible, NOFlores, .Lange, Donate;

232–SDaly, ENATORSDondero CANNIZZAROLoop, ,D. S CHEIBLE, FLORES , LANGE , DONATE ;

DHarris, ALY,Neal, DONDERONguyen, LOOPOhrenschall, ,Pazina D.and Spearman Joint Sponsor:

HAssemblywoman ARRIS,Gorelow NEALCHAPTER.......... , NGUYEN , O HRENSCHALL , PAZINA AND SPEARMAN M ARCH 8, 2023 ____________ JOINT SPONSOR :

SSEMBLYWOMAN GORELOW ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Requires the State Plan for Medicaid to include coverage for postpartum care services.

(BDR 38-45) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

making appropriations to certain divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services;

authorizing expenditures by certain divisions of the Department;

LegislativeLegExisting Counsel’sstate Digest:law requires the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and the Department to administer a State Plan for Medicaid, which includes a list of specific medical services required to be provided to Medicaid recipients.

(NRS 422.063, 422.270) Existing statefederal law requiresauthorizes thestates Directorto ofextend theMedicaid Departmentcoverage for postpartum care for a period of Health12 andmonths Medicaid,117-2, which§ includes9812) aSection list1 of specificthis medicalbill servicesrequires requiredthe Director to beinclude in the State Plan for Medicaid coverage for postpartum care services provided to Medicaida recipients.recipient for months following the end of pregnancy.

(NRSSection 422.063,2 422.270)of Existingthis federalbill lawmakes authorizesa statesconforming change to extendindicate Medicaidthe coverageproper forplacement postpartum care for a period of 12section months1 followingin the endNevada ofRevised pregnancy.Statutes.

(Americanthe RescueDivision Planof ActWelfare and Supportive Services of 2021,the Pub.Department for informationy, technology changes related to the implementation of this bill.

L.Section 4 of this bill makes an appropriation to, and authorizes expenditure by, the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department for the costs of providing Medicaid coverage for postpartum care services pursuant to this bill.

No.EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

117-2,matter §between 9812)brackets Section[omitted 1material] ofis thismaterial bill requires the Director to includebe inomitted. the State Plan for Medicaid coverage for postpartum care services provided to a recipient for conforming change to indicate the proper placement of section 1 in the Nevada Revised Statutes.

- *SB232_R1* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

- 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – 2.

(a) The development of a plan for postpartum care;

and Sec.(f) Care related to the loss of a pregnancy.

2.eSec. rNRS 232.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2.

NRS 232.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(1) The Administrator of the Aging and Disability Services Division;

The Administrator of the Aging and Disability Services (2) The Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services;

and - *SB232_R1* – 3 – (5) The Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health.

(b) Shall administer, through the divisions of the Department, the provisions of chapters 63, 424, 425, 427A, 432A to 442, inclusive, 446 to 450, inclusive, 458A and 656A of NRS, NRS 127.220 to 127.310, inclusive, 422.001 to 422.410, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, 422.580, 432.010 to 432.133, inclusive, 432B.6201 to 432B.626, inclusive, 444.002 to 444.430, inclusive, - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – and 445A.010 to 445A.055, inclusive, and all other provisions of law relating to the functions of the divisions of the Department, but is not responsible for the clinical activities of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health or the professional line activities of the other divisions.div(c) Shall administer any state program for persons with developmental disabilities established pursuant to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C.

(c) Shall administer any state program for persons with developmental disabilities established pursuant to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C.

and (6) Contain any other information necessary for the Department toContton communicatecommunicatenformaeffectivelyarwithr effectivelyththe with the Federal Government concerning demographic trends, formulas for the distribution of federal money and any need for the modification of programs administered by the Department.

(e) May, by regulation, require nonprofit organizations and state and local governmental agencies to provide information regarding the programs of those organizations and agencies, excluding detailed information relating to their budgets and payrolls, which the - *SB232_R1* – 4 – Director deems necessary for the performance of the duties imposed upon him or her pursuant to this section.

- 82nd Session (2023) – 4 – Sec.

There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services for information technology changes related to the implementation of this act the followFor the Fiscal Year 2023-2024....................................$33,365 For the Fiscal Year 2024-2025....................................$33,365 2.

Expenditure of the following sums not appropriated from the State General Fund or the State Highway Fund is hereby authorized by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services for the same purpose as set forth in subsection 1:

For the Fiscal Year 2023-2024..................................$300,285 For the Fiscal Year 2024-2025..................................$300,285 3.