# Nevada AB556: 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. Nevada AB556, 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., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Ways and Means; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 333.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB556-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB556 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-14 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 333. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Ways and Means - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 38-1117 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Medicaid advisory committee renamed and expanded: benefit, low. 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… - New council for Medicaid recipients' voice: benefit, low. 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… - Transition and oversight for Medicaid councils: benefit, low. 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 ter… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Ways and Means ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-30 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-05-23 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 42 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-06-06: Chapter 333. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-02: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-31: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-30: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-22: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-22: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-05-22: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-05-15: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-05-14: Read first time. 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/AB556_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB556.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) - AB596: AN ACT relating to public employees; making appropriations and authorizations for the payment of quarterly retention incentives, the implementation of certain… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB556_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB556.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) - [AB596: AN ACT relating to public employees; making appropriations and authorizations f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB596-83rd2025) - [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-AB556-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).