NevadaAB48383rd Regular Session (2025)House

AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain agencies and licensing boards to establish a process for the priority review of certain applications for licensure to practice certain health professions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services

Signed by Governor

BDR 40-354

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Faster licenses for providers in underserved areas

Beginning January 1, 2026, every health care licensing board must fast-track initial licenses for providers who will work mainly in a historically underserved community. These places include HUD qualified census tracts, tracts where at least 20% of households were not proficient in English in the last census, qualified tribal land, and some public schools. A public school qualifies if 75% or more of students get free or reduced-price lunch, it offers universal meals in a high-poverty area, or it is on qualified tribal land. You can show a job-offer letter with your start date to get priority review.

Faster emergency medical licenses in underserved areas

Beginning January 1, 2026, the state speeds up initial reviews for emergency medical licenses and certificates when you will work mainly in a historically underserved community. This covers attendants, firefighter attendants, EMTs, advanced EMTs, and paramedics. You can show a job-offer letter with your start date to get priority review.

New training for EMTs and attendants

Beginning January 1, 2026, you must complete training on how to identify and interact with people with developmental disabilities before your first license or certificate. This applies to attendants, firefighter attendants, EMTs, advanced EMTs, and paramedics. This training also counts toward similar training already required under state law (NRS 289.605 or 450B.160).

Local governments can fund new costs

Beginning January 1, 2026, the usual limits in NRS 354.599 do not apply to extra costs that local governments face because of this law. This loosens a budget rule so localities can cover implementation costs. The law does not set dollar amounts or provide state reimbursement.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 43 • No: 19

Senate vote • 6/2/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 14 • No: 6

House vote • 5/28/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 29 • No: 13

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 482.

    6/11/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    6/10/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    6/6/2025legislature
  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

    6/4/2025House
  5. To Assembly.

    6/2/2025Senate
  6. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 6, Excused: 1.)

    6/2/2025Senate
  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    6/1/2025Senate
  8. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/31/2025Senate
  9. Read second time.

    5/30/2025Senate
  10. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/30/2025Senate
  11. From committee: Do pass.

    5/30/2025Senate
  12. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.

    5/29/2025Senate
  13. In Senate.

    5/29/2025Senate
  14. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 29, Nays: 13.) To Senate.

    5/28/2025House
  15. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    5/28/2025House
  16. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 830.) To printer.

    5/27/2025House
  17. Placed on General File.

    5/27/2025House
  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    5/27/2025House
  19. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To committee.

    4/15/2025House
  20. Taken from General File.

    4/15/2025House
  21. Read second time.

    4/15/2025House
  22. From committee: Do pass.

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

    4/7/2025House
  24. From printer. To committee.

    3/25/2025House
  25. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.

    3/24/2025House

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