Nevada Revised Statutes Title 38. Public Welfare § 422.3965. Application for federal waiver authorizing inclusion under Medicaid of structured family caregiving for persons suffering from dementia; regulations

(a) Authorize an applicant for or a recipient of Medicaid suffering from dementia to choose any:

(b) Require a caregiver chosen by a recipient of Medicaid pursuant to paragraph (a), including, without limitation, a caregiver chosen by an applicant whose application is approved, to be or become an employee of an agency to provide personal care services in the home or an intermediary service organization;

(c) Establish a per diem rate to be paid to an agency to provide personal care services in the home or an intermediary service organization that employs a caregiver pursuant to paragraph (b);

(d) Require an agency to provide personal care services in the home or intermediary service organization that employs a caregiver pursuant to paragraph (b) to provide to the caregiver a daily stipend that is at least 65 percent of the per diem rate paid to the agency to provide personal care services in the home or intermediary service organization; and

(e) Require a caregiver chosen by a recipient of Medicaid pursuant to paragraph (a), including, without limitation, a caregiver chosen by an applicant whose application is approved, to complete any training the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department determines to be necessary for the caregiver to provide adequate care to the recipient.

(a) Cooperate with the Federal Government in obtaining a waiver pursuant to this section;

(b) If the Federal Government approves the waiver, adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation, the criteria to be used in determining eligibility for an applicant for or a recipient of Medicaid suffering from dementia to receive structured family caregiving pursuant to this section; and

(c) Implement the amendments to the waiver only to the extent that the amendments are approved by the Federal Government.

(a) “Agency to provide personal care services in the home” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0021.

(b) “Intermediary service organization” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.4304.

(c) “Structured family caregiving” means the provision of services to a person who resides in the same residence as the caregiver on a full-time basis. The services provided may include, without limitation: