2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st) A AB452 R1 853
ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date |SENATE ACTION Initial and Date
Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost
Concurred In Not |Concurred In Not
Receded Not | Receded Not
Amend section 1, page 1, line 14, by deleting “employees of”.
Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 19, by deleting “employees of”.
Amend sec. 5, page 2, line 44, by deleting “employees of”.
Amend sec. 8, page 3, line 34, by deleting “A” and inserting:
“Except as otherwise provided in NRS 422.273, a”.
Amend sec. 8, page 3, line 45, by deleting “employees of”.
Amend sec. 9, page 4, line 15, by deleting “subsection 3 of”.
Amend sec. 10, page 4, line 43, by deleting “employees of”.
Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 12.5, following sec. 12, to read as follows:
“Sec. 12.5. NRS 422.273 is hereby amended to read as follows:
422.273 1. For any Medicaid managed care program established in the State of Nevada, the department shall contract only with a health maintenance organization that has:
(a) Negotiated in good faith with a federally-qualified health center to provide health care services for the health maintenance organization;
(b) Negotiated in good faith with the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada to provide inpatient and ambulatory services to recipients of Medicaid; and
(c) Negotiated in good faith with the University of Nevada School of Medicine to provide health care services to recipients of Medicaid.
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Nothing in this section shall be construed as exempting a
federally-qualified health center, the University Medical Center of Southern
Nevada or the University of Nevada School of Medicine from the requirements for
contracting with the health maintenance organization.
2. During the development and implementation of any Medicaid managed care program, the department shall cooperate with the University of Nevada School of Medicine by assisting in the provision of an adequate and diverse group of patients upon which the school may base its educational programs.
3. The University of Nevada School of Medicine may establish a nonprofit organization to assist in any research necessary for the development of a Medicaid managed care program, receive and accept gifts, grants and donations to support such a program and assist in establishing educational services about the program for recipients of Medicaid.
4. For the [purposes] purpose of contracting with a Medicaid managed care program pursuant to this section[:] , a health maintenance organization is exempt from the provisions of section 8 of this act.
5. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Federally-qualified health center” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B).
(b) “Health maintenance organization” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695C.030.”.
Amend sec. 13, page 6, line 46, by deleting:
“July 1, 2001.” and inserting:
“January 1, 2002.”
Amend sec. 14, page 7, line 2, by deleting:
“July 1, 2001.” and inserting:
“January 1, 2002.”