# Nevada SB138: AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring certain hospitals to enroll as a qualified provider for determining whether a pregnant woman is presumptively eligible for Medicaid or contract with certain entities to make such determinations; requiring such hospitals and contractors to provide notices relating to Medicaid to certain persons; prescribing certain rights for parents and legal guardians of newborn children who are patients in a neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB138, AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring certain hospitals to enroll as a qualified provider for determining whether a pregnant woman is presumptively eligible for Medicaid or contract with certain entities to make such determinations; requiring such hospitals and contractors to provide notices relating to Medicaid to certain persons; prescribing certain rights for parents and legal guardians of newborn children who are patients in a neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Nicole J. Cannizzaro (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Chapter 168.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB138-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB138 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring certain hospitals to enroll as a qualified provider for determining whether a pregnant woman is presumptively eligible for Medicaid or contract with certain entities to make such determinations; requiring such hospitals and contractors to provide notices relating to Medicaid to certain persons; prescribing certain rights for parents and legal guardians of newborn children who are patients in a neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-05-30, Chapter 168. - Sponsor: Nicole J. Cannizzaro (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: BDR 40-580 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (55 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Faster Medicaid coverage for pregnant patients: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada hospitals that provide birthing care must screen every pregnant patient for presumptive Medicaid. Each hospital must enroll as a qualified provider or contract with a qualified entity to make these decisions. If you are found presumptively eligible, the hospital mu… - New NICU rights for parents: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, parents and legal guardians of newborns in a Nevada hospital NICU have clear rights. You get timely, clear updates on your baby’s condition and plan. You may join daily rounds and help make decisions, except in emergencies or when safety requires otherwise. You must be to… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nicole J. Cannizzaro (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cecelia González (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Orentlicher (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Duy Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hanadi Nadeem (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ken Gray (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Brown-May (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 37 | 5 | | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 18 | 3 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-05-30: Chapter 168. (legislature) - 2025-05-30: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-23: Assembly Amendment No. 559 concurred in. To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 37, Nays: 5.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-22: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-05-20: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 559.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-19: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-18: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-18: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-17: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 18, Nays: 3.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 59.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: From printer. (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB138_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB138.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB138_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB138_R2.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) - SB81: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to create and conduct certain surveys of public school employees; revising provisions gover… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB138_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB138.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB138_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB138_R2.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) - [SB81: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to create a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB81-83rd2025) - [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-SB138-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).