Nevada Revised Statutes Title 57. Insurance § 689B.0353. Required provision concerning coverage for treatment of certain inherited metabolic diseases

(a) Enteral formulas for use at home that are prescribed or ordered by a physician as medically necessary for the treatment of inherited metabolic diseases characterized by deficient metabolism, or malabsorption originating from congenital defects or defects arising shortly after birth, of amino acid, organic acid, carbohydrate or fat; and

(b) At least $2,500 per year for special food products which are prescribed or ordered by a physician as medically necessary for the treatment of a person described in paragraph (a).

(a) “Enteral formula” includes, without limitation, a formula that is ingested orally.

(b) “Inherited metabolic disease” means a disease caused by an inherited abnormality of the body chemistry of a person.

(c) “Special food product” means a food product that is specially formulated to have less than one gram of protein per serving and is intended to be consumed under the direction of a physician for the dietary treatment of an inherited metabolic disease. The term does not include a food that is naturally low in protein.