NAC453A.220. Determinations by Chief Medical Officer.

     1. If a petition that is submitted pursuant to subsection 1 of NAC 453A.200 is determined by the Chief Medical Officer to meet the requirements for submittal that are set forth in NAC 453A.210, the Chief Medical Officer will determine whether the Division will include the particular disease or condition that is described in the petition among the diseases and conditions that qualify as chronic or debilitating medical conditions.

     2. The determination of the Chief Medical Officer as to whether the Division will include a particular disease or condition among the diseases and conditions that qualify as chronic or debilitating medical conditions must be made in consideration of, without limitation:

     (a) The symptoms of the disease or condition;

     (b) The expected duration of the symptoms of the disease or condition;

     (c) The medical treatments available for the disease or condition;

     (d) The side effects of the medical treatments available for the disease or condition, including, without limitation, the duration of those side effects; and

     (e) The presentation of scientific literature regarding the disease or condition.

     (Added to NAC by Health Div. by R042-03, eff. 9-24-2003)