Approved Nevada State Plan Amendment 19-005 To Allow For EPSDT Services In School-Based Settings

On October 24, 2019, the Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy published this approved State Plan Amendment 19-005 to allow for Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) services in school-based settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Nevada Medicaid's state plan amendment (SPA) on October 24, 2019. It was effective retroactively to September 1, 2019. The SPA allows schools to bill Medicaid for providing services to students eligible for Medicaid through the EPSDT benefit . . .