Nevada § 422.27171 - State Plan for Medicaid: Inclusion of authorization for pregnant women determined to be presumptively eligible for Medicaid to enroll in Medicaid for prescribed period without submitting application for enrollment which includes additional proof of eligibility; inclusion of authorization for pregnant women with certain household incomes to enroll in Medicaid; prohibition against inclusion of residency period requirement for enrollment in Medicaid by certain pregnant women
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 422.27171 — State Plan for Medicaid: Inclusion of authorization for pregnant women determined to be presumptively eligible for Medicaid to enroll in Medicaid for prescribed period without submitting application for enrollment which includes additional proof of eligibility; inclusion of authorization for pregnant women with certain household incomes to enroll in Medicaid; prohibition against inclusion of residency period requirement for enrollment in Medicaid by certain pregnant women, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 422.27171. State Plan for Medicaid: Inclusion of authorization for pregnant women determined to be presumptively eligible for Medicaid to enroll in Medicaid for prescribed period without submitting application for enrollment which includes additional proof of eligibility; inclusion of authorization for pregnant women with certain household incomes to enroll in Medicaid; prohibition against inclusion of residency period requirement for enrollment in Medicaid by certain pregnant women
1. The Director shall, to the extent authorized by federal law, include in the State
Plan for Medicaid authorization for a pregnant woman who is determined by a qualified
provider to be presumptively eligible for Medicaid to enroll in Medicaid until the
last day of the month immediately following the month of enrollment without submitting
an application for enrollment in Medicaid which includes additional proof of eligibility. 2. To the extent that money is available, the Director shall, to the extent authorized
by federal law, include in the State Plan for Medicaid authorization for a pregnant
woman whose household income is at or below 200 percent of the federally designated
level signifying poverty to enroll in Medicaid. 3. Unless otherwise required by federal law, the Director shall not include in the
State Plan for Medicaid a requirement that a pregnant woman who resides in this State
and who is otherwise eligible for Medicaid must reside in the United States for a
prescribed period of time before enrolling in Medicaid. 4. As used in this section, “ qualified provider ” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-1(b)(2) .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 422.27171 ("State Plan for Medicaid: Inclusion of authorization for pregnant women determined to be presumptively eligible for Medicaid to enroll in Medicaid for prescribed period without submitting application for enrollment which includes additional proof of eligibility; inclusion of authorization for pregnant women with certain household incomes to enroll in Medicaid; prohibition against inclusion of residency period requirement for enrollment in Medicaid by certain pregnant women") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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