NevadaSB12883rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to health care; prescribing requirements governing the denial of requests for prior authorization; making certain legislative findings and declarations; encouraging licensed physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses and osteopathic physicians to discuss with patients in certain circumstances information relating to stem cell treatment, storage and donation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Dina Neal (Democratic)

Vetoed

BDR 57-87

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Stronger health coverage protections for public workers

Beginning January 1, 2026, these protections apply to Nevada local government and Public Employees’ Benefits Program self-insured health plans. Plans must approve requests for covered medical or dental care without changes. Requests must come from the covered person or a provider acting for them within the provider’s professional scope. Exceptions require a qualified licensed health professional to review available medical records and find the care medically unnecessary, experimental, or investigational. Plans cannot rely only on automated tools to deny or change requests, reduce requested services or coverage, or end or change previously approved coverage. They can use these tools to automatically approve requests.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Dina Neal

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 38 • No: 22

House vote • 5/31/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (3rd Reprint)

Yes: 23 • No: 16

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 15 • No: 6

Actions Timeline

  1. Vetoed by the Governor.

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

    6/4/2025legislature
  3. Assembly Amendment Nos. 700 and 793 concurred in. To enrollment.

    6/1/2025Senate
  4. In Senate.

    6/1/2025Senate
  5. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 23, Nays: 16, Excused: 3.) To Senate.

    5/31/2025House
  6. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/30/2025House
  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/29/2025House
  8. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint.

    5/29/2025House
  9. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 793.) To printer.

    5/28/2025House
  10. Placed on General File.

    5/28/2025House
  11. Taken from Chief Clerk's desk.

    5/28/2025House
  12. Waiver granted effective: May 23, 2025.

    5/23/2025House
  13. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.

    5/23/2025House
  14. Taken from General File.

    5/23/2025House
  15. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.

    5/23/2025House
  16. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 700.) To printer.

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

    5/22/2025House
  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    5/22/2025House
  19. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.

    4/28/2025House
  20. In Assembly.

    4/28/2025House
  21. To Assembly.

    4/28/2025Senate
  22. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/25/2025Senate
  23. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 6.) To printer.

    4/22/2025Senate
  24. Reprinting dispensed with.

    4/21/2025Senate
  25. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 301.)

    4/21/2025Senate

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