NevadaAB55683rd Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

AN ACT relating to Medicaid; creating and prescribing the duties of the Beneficiary Advisory Council of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services; prescribing requirements governing the membership and procedures of the Council; revising the name of the Medical Care Advisory Committee of the Division to the Medicaid Advisory Committee; adding certain members to the Committee; revising certain requirements governing the operations of the Committee; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

Signed by Governor

BDR 38-1117

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Medicaid advisory committee renamed and expanded

Beginning July 1, 2025, the Medical Care Advisory Committee is renamed the Medicaid Advisory Committee. It advises the Division on access to care and helps bring more recipients into policy decisions. Voting members now include a board‑certified physician, dentist, pharmacist, a hospital or clinic leader, a long‑term care leader, a Division executive, an advocate for recipients, and a representative from each Medicaid HMO. Members from the Beneficiary Advisory Council must make up at least 25% of voting seats. The Director appoints members to 2‑year terms with no consecutive terms, and the Committee meets at least quarterly. Members receive state per diem and travel; recipient members can also get transportation or child care support.

New council for Medicaid recipients' voice

Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada creates the Beneficiary Advisory Council inside Medicaid. It has one Division leader, at least two current recipients, and at least two people with lived or caregiver experience. It is big enough to supply members so recipients hold at least 25% of voting seats on the Medicaid Advisory Committee. The Director names the Chair, and the Division Administrator is the Secretary. Members serve 2‑year terms, cannot serve back‑to‑back terms, and the Council meets at least quarterly before the Committee meets. Members get state per diem and travel; recipient members can also get transportation vouchers, child care reimbursement, or other needed help.

Transition and oversight for Medicaid councils

This law takes effect July 1, 2025. All current Medical Care Advisory Committee terms end June 30, 2025. After July 1, the Director appoints the new Council and Committee, with initial terms staggered to end on July 1, 2026 or July 1, 2027. BAC seats on the Committee end when those members’ BAC terms end. The Director may reappoint someone who did not finish a full term. The Director administers these sections, and past actions by renamed agencies continue in force.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/30/2025

Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

House vote • 5/23/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 333.

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

    6/5/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    6/2/2025legislature
  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

    5/31/2025House
  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

    5/30/2025Senate
  6. Read second time.

    5/29/2025Senate
  7. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/29/2025Senate
  8. From committee: Do pass.

    5/29/2025Senate
  9. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.

    5/23/2025Senate
  10. In Senate.

    5/23/2025Senate
  11. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    5/23/2025House
  12. Read second time.

    5/22/2025House
  13. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/22/2025House
  14. From committee: Do pass.

    5/22/2025House
  15. From printer. To committee.

    5/15/2025House
  16. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.

    5/14/2025House

Bill Text

  • As Enrolled

  • As Introduced

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