Page 118 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies A Comprehensive Scan of the 50 States and District of Columbia

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Nevada

Medicaid Program: Nevada Medicaid

Program Administrator: Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP)

Regional Telehealth Resource Center:
Southwest Telehealth Resource Center
PO Box 245105
Tucson, AZ 85724
(520) 626-4498
www.southwesttrc.org

STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM

Definition of telemedicine/telehealth
"Telemedicine means the practice of osteopathic “Telehealth is the use of a telecommunications system
medicine by using equipment that transfers information to substitute for an in-person encounter for professional
concerning the medical condition of a patient consultations, office visits, office psychiatry services,
electronically, telephonically or by fiber optics.” and a limited number of other medical services.”

Source: NV Revised Statutes Annotated Sec. 633.165. Source: NV Dept. of Health and Human Svcs., Medicaid Services
Manual, Section 3400, p. 1 (Nov. 14, 2014).
http://www.dhcfp.state.nv.us/MSM/CH3400/MSM%20Ch%203400%
20Packet%2011-13-14.pdf
Live Video Reimbursement
No reference found. Nevada Medicaid will reimburse for live video.

Eligible services:

• Consultations;
• Follow-up inpatient consults;
• Office of other outpatient visits;
• Subsequent hospital care services;
• Subsequent nursing facility care services;
• Individual psychotherapy;
• Pharmacologic management;
• Psychiatric diagnostic interview examination;
• End-stage renal disease services
• Neurobehavioral status exam;
• Individual health and behavior assessment and
interventions;
• Individual and group diabetes self-management
training services;
• Smoking cessation counseling, for pregnant
women only.

Reimbursement should be at the same amount as in-
person services.

Source: NV Dept. of Health and Human Svcs., Medicaid Services
Manual, Section 3403.4, p. 6 (Nov. 14, 2014).

Eligible providers:

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