RELATING TO MEDICAID; PROVIDING FOR RECOGNITION OF CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS AS MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM; ENACTING A SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. A new section of the Public Assistance Act is enacted to read:

"CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS.--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 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."