NevadaAB16183rd Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

AN ACT relating to hospice care; requiring a program of hospice care to obtain informed consent to treatment and provide certain notice to patients or their representatives; providing that patients of a program for hospice care have a right to certain care; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Angela D. Taylor (Democratic), Rebecca Edgeworth (Republican)

Signed by Governor

BDR 40-656

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Clear standards to call care hospice

No one may claim to provide “hospice care” unless they meet core rules. A hospice must have a licensed physician medical director and offer care day or night in homes, residential, and medical facilities. It must provide medical, nursing, psychological, pastoral, and social services, plus respite and bereavement support for family, and use trained volunteers. Licensed hospice facilities may offer acute-episode care, skilled nursing, intermediate care, custodial care, and palliative services. These rules start January 1, 2026.

Stronger consent and service info in hospice

Hospice programs must get written, informed consent for all treatment and care decisions. They must keep each signed consent for at least 5 years after care ends. On admission, they must give contact details and a written notice on how to file a complaint with the state, with the website and phone number. They must tell you if they file benefit claims for you and give 7 days’ written notice before ending your care or closing. Within 15 days after you choose hospice, they must explain available services and your right to medical, nursing, psychological, pastoral, and social care at the level you need. These rules take effect January 1, 2026.

Hospitals must give patient-rights notice

Every medical facility must tell each patient or the patient’s legal representative, at admission, about rights in state law and this act. Hospitals must also give notices about naming a caregiver, complaint steps, accreditation, and discharge information. Violating these patient-rights rules is now a listed reason the state can deny, suspend, or revoke a facility’s license. These changes take effect January 1, 2026.

When these hospice rules take effect

Agencies can start writing rules and doing prep work now. The new hospice and hospital requirements apply for all other purposes on January 1, 2026.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Angela D. Taylor

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rebecca Edgeworth

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 59 • No: 1

Senate vote 5/23/2025

Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint)

Yes: 20 • No: 1

House vote 4/18/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 39 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 232.

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

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

    5/29/2025legislature
  4. Senate Amendment No. 633 concurred in. To enrollment.

    5/27/2025House
  5. In Assembly.

    5/26/2025House
  6. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) 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. 633.) 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. To Senate.

    4/22/2025House
  17. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/22/2025House
  18. To printer.

    4/18/2025House
  19. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.)

    4/18/2025House
  20. Dispensed with reprinting.

    4/17/2025House
  21. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 184.)

    4/17/2025House
  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/16/2025House
  23. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

    3/6/2025House
  24. Read first time. To committee.

    2/4/2025House
  25. From printer.

    2/2/2025House

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