# Nevada AB395: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain health facilities and providers of health care to provide qualified sign language interpreters to certain persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; prescribing the circumstances under which such qualified sign language interpreters may be provided remotely; establishing requirements for providing remotely such qualified sign language interpreters; requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of certain facilities that provide services specialized to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB395, AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain health facilities and providers of health care to provide qualified sign language interpreters to certain persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; prescribing the circumstances under which such qualified sign language interpreters may be provided remotely; establishing requirements for providing remotely such qualified sign language interpreters; requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of certain facilities that provide services specialized to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Erica P. Roth (Democratic), Tracy Brown-May (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB395-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB395 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain health facilities and providers of health care to provide qualified sign language interpreters to certain persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; prescribing the circumstances under which such qualified sign language interpreters may be provided remotely; establishing requirements for providing remotely such qualified sign language interpreters; requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of certain facilities that provide services specialized to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-11 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsors: Erica P. Roth (Democratic), Tracy Brown-May (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 40-841 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More interpreter access for deaf patients: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, covered Nevada providers must tell deaf or hard-of-hearing patients about interpreters and other communication help. These rules apply in counties with at least 20,000 people. Providers must supply an in-person interpreter when requested at least 48 hours before a schedul… - Care directory for deaf older adults: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada's Department of Health and Human Services must maintain an online care directory. It lists assisted living facilities and senior living communities with specialized services for deaf or hard-of-hearing people. The Department must update the list at least once a yea… - Facilities face penalties for interpreter violations: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, covered Nevada facilities face enforcement for violating the interpreter access rules. Measures include admission limits, required improvements, and facility penalties up to $5,000 per day. A district attorney must prosecute violations when the state licensing Division ap… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Erica P. Roth (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Tracy Brown-May (Democratic), House ## Actions (12) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-04-24: To committee. (House) - 2025-04-24: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-21: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-21: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House) - 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 455.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-03-25: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-03-12: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-11: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB395.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB395_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - AB388: AN ACT relating to employment; requiring certain public and private employers to establish certain procedures and forms relating to paid family leave; requirin… (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB395.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB395_R1.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [AB388: AN ACT relating to employment; requiring certain public and private employers t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB388-83rd2025) - [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-AB395-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).