The department shall recognize clinical nurse specialists as mid-level providers in the medicaid program provided that the clinical nurse specialists comply with the requirements for licensure pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 3 NMSA 1978] and that the services provided by the clinical nurse specialists are covered and reimbursable in accordance with Title 19 or Title 21 of the federal act.
History: Laws 2001, ch. 304, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Titles 19 and 21 of the federal act, referred to at the end of the section, are Titles 19 and 21 of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C.S. § 1396 et seq. and 42 U.S.C.S. § 1397 et seq., respectively.