1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Authority, through the Division, shall pay, under the State Plan for Medicaid:
(a) A facility for hospice care licensed pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS for the services for hospice care, including room and board, provided by that facility to a person who is eligible to receive Medicaid.
(b) A program for hospice care licensed pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS for the services for hospice care provided by that program to a person who is eligible to receive Medicaid.
2. The Authority, through the Division, is required to pay, under the State Plan for Medicaid, for the services for hospice care provided by a facility or program described in subsection 1 only to the extent that the Federal Government provides matching federal money under Medicaid for the services for hospice care.
3. As used in this section:
(a) “Facility for hospice care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0033.
(b) “Hospice care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0115.