# Nevada SB250: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain entities to allow a patient to take certain actions relating to access to his or her electronic health records; requiring the adoption of regulations to minimize the need for a patient to repeatedly provide certain information; providing that the health records of a patient are the property of a patient; requiring the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to compile certain reports; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB250, AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain entities to allow a patient to take certain actions relating to access to his or her electronic health records; requiring the adoption of regulations to minimize the need for a patient to repeatedly provide certain information; providing that the health records of a patient are the property of a patient; requiring the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to compile certain reports; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Roberta Lange (Democratic); 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-SB250-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB250 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain entities to allow a patient to take certain actions relating to access to his or her electronic health records; requiring the adoption of regulations to minimize the need for a patient to repeatedly provide certain information; providing that the health records of a patient are the property of a patient; requiring the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to compile certain reports; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Roberta Lange (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: BDR 40-70 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Patients own records and get free access: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, your health care records are legally your property under Nevada law. Providers must give you secure, unimpeded access to your electronic records at no charge. At your request, they must send the records to you or another person or entity. Violating this patient-access rul… - Record protections for public employee plans: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada local governments using self-insurance reserve funds for group coverage must follow the specified health-insurance rules. These rules include the patient electronic-record access protections for covered employees and dependents. The Board must also follow these rul… - Easier record sharing and less repeated paperwork: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada’s health department must set network standards for patients to access and forward electronic records. The standards must support sharing between certified health-information exchanges under applicable federal standards. The department must also set rules to reduce… - Patients gain control with privacy exceptions: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, covered health entities must let you block electronic access or opt out of sharing with other covered entities. Access required by federal or Nevada law remains allowed. Medicaid or CHIP recipients cannot block access the state health department finds necessary for those… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Roberta Lange (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Ohrenschall (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic), Senate ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB250.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB250_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - 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) - SB207: AN ACT relating to health care; transferring the authority to establish and administer a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly from the Aging and Disab… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB250.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB250_R1.pdf) ## Related - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [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) - [SB207: AN ACT relating to health care; transferring the authority to establish and adm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB207-83rd2025) - [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-SB250-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).