NevadaAB6083rd Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

AN ACT relating to behavioral health; requiring the certification of a natural person who holds himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist; prohibiting a minor from providing or supervising the provision of peer recovery support services; authorizing the imposition of civil penalties for certain violations; prohibiting the employment or retention as an independent contractor of a natural person to serve as a certified prevention specialist in a position where the natural person has regular and substantial contact with minors if the natural person has been found to have engaged in certain conduct; requiring a certified prevention specialist to report certain information; requiring a substance use disorder prevention coalition to employ or enter into contracts with certified prevention specialists for certain purposes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services

Signed by Governor

BDR 39-434

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

7 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.

Faster certification for out-of-state and military

The Division may issue a certificate by endorsement to applicants with a matching, valid, and unrestricted credential from another U.S. state or territory. You must show no discipline or malpractice, file an affidavit, pay the fee, and send any other required information. The Division must ask for missing items within 15 business days and, unless denied for good cause, issue the certificate within 45 days of a complete application. Active service members, veterans, and their spouses or widows/widowers can also get endorsement and may receive a provisional certificate while a final decision is made.

Renewal blocked for unpaid state debts

When you renew a certificate, you must say if you have a state business license and give the business ID number if you do. The Division cannot renew a certificate if the State Controller says you owe a debt assigned for collection, unless the debt is paid, you set a payment plan, or you show the debt is invalid.

Certification and age rules for prevention workers

Beginning July 1, 2026, you must be at least 18 and hold a valid certificate to be paid to provide or supervise peer recovery support services or to call yourself a certified prevention specialist. The Board and Division set training, supervision, renewal, and discipline rules, and define what the certificate allows. An intern path lets age‑18 trainees work as a “peer recovery support specialist intern” under rules the Board or Division adopts. Fees may be charged to issue or renew certificates, but they cannot be more than the Division’s actual costs. The Division may fine violators and can ask a court to stop unlicensed practice; the Board may create limited exemptions. NRS 433.623 is repealed on July 1, 2026.

Stricter child-contact screening for these workers

Beginning July 1, 2026, employers must, within 3 days of hire or retention, get written permission and check the State Central Registry for staff or contractors in jobs with regular and substantial contact with minors. The check must be repeated every 5 years, and employers must keep screening records and share them with the Division on request. If the person has a substantiated report in the prior 5 years, the employer must end the job or contract after a 30‑day window to correct the record. While correcting or under Division review, the person may work but cannot have regular, unsupervised contact with minors. The Division will set civil fines for noncompliance and may review cases to decide if a person can keep working under conditions.

Exempt from psychologist and social work licenses

Beginning July 1, 2026, if you serve as a certified prevention specialist or provide covered peer recovery services, you are exempt from chapters 641, 641B, and 641C for those activities. You still cannot do acts barred by NRS 641.440 or call yourself a psychologist. This reduces overlap with other licenses for these specific roles.

New abuse-reporting duties for prevention and peer staff

Beginning July 1, 2026, certified prevention specialists and peer recovery staff must report suspected abuse or neglect of children and older or vulnerable adults within 24 hours. They must also report in writing to the Board if they know a licensee or certificate holder broke the law. These duties add protections for children, seniors, and vulnerable people.

Coalitions must hire certified prevention specialists

Beginning July 1, 2026, substance use disorder prevention coalitions must employ or contract with certified prevention specialists. Specialists advise, coordinate, run programs, and help submit reports. This ensures coalitions use trained staff for prevention work.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services

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Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 62 • No: 1

Senate vote 5/23/2025

Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

House vote 4/22/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 41 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 223.

    6/3/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    6/3/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/29/2025legislature
  4. Senate Amendment No. 588 concurred in. To enrollment.

    5/27/2025House
  5. In Assembly.

    5/26/2025House
  6. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

    5/23/2025Senate
  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/22/2025Senate
  8. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/21/2025Senate
  9. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/20/2025Senate
  10. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.

    5/20/2025Senate
  11. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 588.) To printer.

    5/19/2025Senate
  12. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/19/2025Senate
  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    5/19/2025Senate
  14. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.

    4/23/2025Senate
  15. In Senate.

    4/23/2025Senate
  16. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: 1.) To Senate.

    4/22/2025House
  17. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/21/2025House
  18. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/18/2025House
  19. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/17/2025House
  20. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/16/2025House
  21. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/16/2025House
  22. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 19.) To printer.

    4/15/2025House
  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/14/2025House
  24. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

    2/9/2025House
  25. Read first time. To committee.

    2/4/2025House

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