# Nevada SB262: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain institutions from eliminating or reducing the size of a program for residency training and postdoctoral fellowships without the approval of the Department of Health and Human Services; transferring the administration of the Graduate Medical Education Grant Program and the Account for the Program from the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology in the Office of the Governor to the Department; expanding the purposes for which institutions that provide programs for residency training and postdoctoral fellowships in this State may receive grants under the Program; establishing the criteria for prioritizing the awarding of such grants; requiring the Department to explore ways to use federal financial participation in Medicaid to support graduate medical education; making an appropriation to the Account for the Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada SB262, AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain institutions from eliminating or reducing the size of a program for residency training and postdoctoral fellowships without the approval of the Department of Health and Human Services; transferring the administration of the Graduate Medical Education Grant Program and the Account for the Program from the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology in the Office of the Governor to the Department; expanding the purposes for which institutions that provide programs for residency training and postdoctoral fellowships in this State may receive grants under the Program; establishing the criteria for prioritizing the awarding of such grants; requiring the Department to explore ways to use federal financial participation in Medicaid to support graduate medical education; making an appropriation to the Account for the Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Daniele Monroe-Moreno (Democratic), Elaine H. Marzola (Democratic), Howard Watts (Democratic) and 7 others; status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Chapter 500.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada SB262
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain institutions from eliminating or reducing the size of a program for residency training and postdoctoral fellowships without the approval of the Department of Health and Human Services; transferring the administration of the Graduate Medical Education Grant Program and the Account for the Program from the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology in the Office of the Governor to the Department; expanding the purposes for which institutions that provide programs for residency training and postdoctoral fellowships in this State may receive grants under the Program; establishing the criteria for prioritizing the awarding of such grants; requiring the Department to explore ways to use federal financial participation in Medicaid to support graduate medical education; making an appropriation to the Account for the Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Last action: 2025-06-11, Chapter 500.
- Sponsors: Daniele Monroe-Moreno (Democratic), Elaine H. Marzola (Democratic), Howard Watts (Democratic), Tracy Brown-May (Democratic), Venicia Considine (Democratic), Fabian Doñate (Democratic), Julie Pazina (Democratic), Marilyn Dondero Loop (Democratic), Nicole J. Cannizzaro (Democratic), Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Subjects: BDR 18-120
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Health Department now runs residency grants: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services runs the residency grant program and its fund. The fund can take gifts, donations, bequests, grants, loans, and interest, and it pays only for competitive grants and for program administration. The state provides $4.5 million for F…
- Medicaid support for training, with guardrails: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, DHHS and the Advisory Council must explore using federal Medicaid funds to support Nevada residency and fellowship programs. If federal dollars are found, DHHS may prioritize programs in areas or specialties with the most severe provider shortages. Starting July 1, 2025, DHH…
- More grants to expand residencies: benefit, low. The law funds competitive state grants to create, grow, and keep residency and fellowship programs approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Grants can also support programs that train more residents than Medicare pays for. DHHS may give small grants to build sta…
- Residency slots protected from cuts: benefit, low. Institutions that get a state residency grant cannot cut or shrink that funded program without DHHS approval. They must apply on DHHS’s form, analyze current and future local patient needs, explain the change, and describe steps to lessen harm. DHHS approves only if patient need has dropped and car…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daniele Monroe-Moreno (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Elaine H. Marzola (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Howard Watts (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tracy Brown-May (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Venicia Considine (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Fabian Doñate (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Julie Pazina (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Marilyn Dondero Loop (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Nicole J. Cannizzaro (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angela D. Taylor (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cecelia González (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cinthia Zermeño Moore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Orentlicher (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Duy Nguyen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Erica Mosca (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Erica P. Roth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hanadi Nadeem (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Goulding (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Dalia (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jovan A. Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Linda F. Hunt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natha C. Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Edgeworth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Reuben D'Silva (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sandra Jauregui (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Selena La Rue Hatch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Selena Torres-Fossett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Shea M. Backus (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Yeager (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tanya P. Flanagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Venise Karris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dina Neal (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Edgar Flores (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Ohrenschall (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melanie Scheible (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Roberta Lange (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Skip Daly (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-02 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB262_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB262.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB262_R1.pdf)
- Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB262_R2.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB262_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB262.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB262_R1.pdf)
- [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB262_R2.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB262-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).