# Nevada AB161: 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. Nevada AB161, 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., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Angela D. Taylor (Democratic), Rebecca Edgeworth (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Chapter 232.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB161-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB161 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-06-03, Chapter 232. - Sponsors: Angela D. Taylor (Democratic), Rebecca Edgeworth (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 40-656 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (59 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger enforcement of hospice rules: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, the state health division can deny, suspend, or revoke a facility’s license if it breaks the hospice patient-rights rules in this law. This strengthens oversight to protect patients. - Stronger rights for hospice patients: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, hospice programs must get your informed written consent for treatment and keep it 5 years after care ends. They must tell you if they file benefit claims for you. They must give you written contact information and the hours they are available. If they plan to end your car… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Angela D. Taylor (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Rebecca Edgeworth (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-23 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 20 | 1 | | | 2025-04-18 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 39 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-06-03: Chapter 232. (legislature) - 2025-06-03: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Senate Amendment No. 633 concurred in. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-26: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 633.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: To Senate. (House) - 2025-04-22: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-18: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-18: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.) (House) - 2025-04-17: Dispensed with reprinting. (House) - 2025-04-17: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 184.) (House) - 2025-04-16: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-03-06: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House) - 2025-02-02: From printer. (House) - 2025-01-30: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB161_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB161.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB161_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB161_R2.pdf) ## Related bills - AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program to report certain information relating… (vetoed) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered voter show photo identification to vote in person; requiring the Department of M… (vetoed) - AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revisi… (vetoed) - AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating su… (vetoed) - AB169: AN ACT relating to insurance; establishing the applicability of provisions requiring policies of health insurance to include certain coverage; requiring that c… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB161_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB161.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB161_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB161_R2.pdf) ## Related - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waiv…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB397-83rd2025) - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [AB169: AN ACT relating to insurance; establishing the applicability of provisions requ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB169-83rd2025) - [Nevada bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada/bills) - [Nevada state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB161-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).