# Nevada AB516: AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to take certain measures to facilitate the provision of health services to certain children who are recipients of Medicaid; establishing the School Health Access Resource Center in the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department for the purpose of providing certain assistance relating to participation in Medicaid as a provider; providing for the increase of certain rates of reimbursement under Medicaid; requiring the Director to apply for any federal authority necessary to simplify and streamline the methodology for reimbursing under Medicaid certain services provided by a school-based health center; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB516, AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to take certain measures to facilitate the provision of health services to certain children who are recipients of Medicaid; establishing the School Health Access Resource Center in the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department for the purpose of providing certain assistance relating to participation in Medicaid as a provider; providing for the increase of certain rates of reimbursement under Medicaid; requiring the Director to apply for any federal authority necessary to simplify and streamline the methodology for reimbursing under Medicaid certain services provided by a school-based health center; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services; 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-AB516-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB516 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to take certain measures to facilitate the provision of health services to certain children who are recipients of Medicaid; establishing the School Health Access Resource Center in the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department for the purpose of providing certain assistance relating to participation in Medicaid as a provider; providing for the increase of certain rates of reimbursement under Medicaid; requiring the Director to apply for any federal authority necessary to simplify and streamline the methodology for reimbursing under Medicaid certain services provided by a school-based health center; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 38-348 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Medicaid payment support for school care: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada must seek federal authority by October 1, 2025, for Medicaid rates at least 5% higher for covered services delivered at school by school-agency or state education department employees or contractors. The request must also seek simpler payment rules and rates at least… - New Medicaid billing help for schools: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada must help school agencies and the state education department get Medicaid payments for covered services delivered at school to Medicaid-enrolled children. The law creates the School Health Access Resource Center within the state Medicaid division to help providers… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services ## Actions (11) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-04-22: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-18: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-18: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House) - 2025-04-18: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-18: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 452.) (House) - 2025-04-18: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-18: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-03-25: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-03-25: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-24: 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/AB516.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB516_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - AB514: AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for rehabilitative residential mental health care; requiring the State Long-Term Care… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB516.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB516_R1.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [AB514: AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB514-83rd2025) - [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-AB516-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).