NV SB239

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to identify Medicaid services provided primarily to children with cancer or serious diseases that predominantly affect children by October 1, 2025

Mandates the Department request a federal Medicaid waiver to increase reimbursement rates for identified pediatric services by at least 10 percent

Requires an additional 10 percent reimbursement increase for services provided by specialist types experiencing shortages in Nevada

Shortage determinations must consider patient-to-specialist ratios and median wait times to see specialists

Effective upon passage and approval; fiscal note indicates effect on state but not local government