Nevada § 422.27487 - Eligibility for and coverage under Medicaid for persons who are incarcerated and persons released from incarceration; regulations

§ 422.27487. Eligibility for and coverage under Medicaid for persons who are incarcerated and persons released from incarceration; regulations

1. To the extent not prohibited by federal law, the Department shall: (a) Suspend, rather than terminate, the eligibility for Medicaid of a person who is

incarcerated for the amount of time authorized by regulation pursuant to subsection

2; (b) Authorize a person who is incarcerated and was not eligible for Medicaid before

being incarcerated or whose eligibility for Medicaid has been terminated to apply

up to 6 months before his or her scheduled release for enrollment in Medicaid immediately

upon release, except where such a person is authorized to enroll earlier pursuant

to NRS 422.272428 ; and (c) Reinstate or institute, as applicable, eligibility for and coverage under Medicaid

for a person described in paragraph (a) or (b) as soon as possible upon his or her

release from incarceration if the person otherwise meets the requirements to be eligible

for Medicaid at that time. 2. The Department may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions

of this section, including, without limitation, regulations that prescribe the amount

of time that the eligibility for Medicaid of a person may be suspended pursuant to

paragraph (a) of subsection 1 before being terminated.