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Amend section 1, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 3 through 11 on page 1 and lines 1 through 14 on page 2, and inserting:
“1. The Director shall apply to the Federal Government for a Medicaid waiver to extend coverage for prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services to persons 65 years of age or older who are eligible for Medicare, who are not eligible for Medicaid and whose incomes are not more than 200 percent of the federally designated level signifying poverty. The Director may apply to the Federal Government for a Medicaid waiver to extend coverage for prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services to persons with disabilities who are eligible for Medicare, who are not eligible for Medicaid and whose incomes are not more than 200 percent of the federally designated level signifying poverty.
2. The Director 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 Medicaid waiver pursuant to this section, including, without limitation:
(a) Providing any necessary information requested by the Federal Government in a timely manner;
(b) Responding promptly and thoroughly to any questions or concerns of the Federal Government concerning the application; and
(c) Working with the Federal Government to amend any necessary provisions of the application to satisfy the requirements for approval of the application.
3. If the Federal Government approves a Medicaid waiver which the Director was required to apply for pursuant to subsection 1, the Director, through the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy, shall amend the State Plan for Medicaid to establish a program in accordance with the waiver. The Director may, to the extent authorized by the Federal Government, include in the program persons with disabilities.
4. The Director may:
(a) Administer a program established pursuant to this section through the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy; or
(b) Hire a pharmacy benefits manager by contract to administer a program established pursuant to this section.
5. Not more than 8 percent of the money received by the Department to implement a program established pursuant to this section may be used for administrative expenses or other indirect costs.
6. The Director shall submit a quarterly report concerning a program established pursuant to this section to the Interim Finance Committee and the Legislative Committee on Health Care.
7. As used in this section, “Medicare” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439B.130.”.
Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 26, by deleting “the” and inserting “any”.
Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 32, by deleting “the” and inserting “any”.
Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 36, by deleting “the” and inserting “any”.
Amend sec. 5, page 6, line 27, by deleting “the” and inserting “any”.
Amend the title of the bill, second line, after “Resources” by inserting:
“to apply to the Federal Government”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows: