# Nevada SB348: AN ACT relating to health care; establishing a fee the State Public Health Laboratory is authorized to charge for certain examinations and tests for the discovery of certain diseases in infants; removing a requirement that the State Public Health Laboratory hold a public hearing under certain circumstances; requiring Medicaid to reimburse such examinations and tests separately from reimbursement for other labor and delivery services and newborn care; requiring the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to request the establishment of a certain rate of reimbursement for such examinations and tests; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB348, AN ACT relating to health care; establishing a fee the State Public Health Laboratory is authorized to charge for certain examinations and tests for the discovery of certain diseases in infants; removing a requirement that the State Public Health Laboratory hold a public hearing under certain circumstances; requiring Medicaid to reimburse such examinations and tests separately from reimbursement for other labor and delivery services and newborn care; requiring the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to request the establishment of a certain rate of reimbursement for such examinations and tests; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Julie Pazina (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 386.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB348-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB348 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to health care; establishing a fee the State Public Health Laboratory is authorized to charge for certain examinations and tests for the discovery of certain diseases in infants; removing a requirement that the State Public Health Laboratory hold a public hearing under certain circumstances; requiring Medicaid to reimburse such examinations and tests separately from reimbursement for other labor and delivery services and newborn care; requiring the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to request the establishment of a certain rate of reimbursement for such examinations and tests; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-13 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 386. - Sponsor: Julie Pazina (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: BDR 40-123 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (51 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Separate Medicaid payment for newborn screening: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Medicaid pays for newborn screening tests as a separate payment, not bundled with birth or newborn care. Medicaid’s payment cannot be more than $150 per infant and only applies when federal matching funds are available. The state must seek federal approval and first request… - Fees and caps for newborn screening: mixed, low. From July 1, 2025 through Dec 31, 2025, the state lab cannot charge more than $122 per infant for required newborn screening tests. Starting Jan 1, 2026, the lab can charge up to $150 per infant, but not more than the Medicaid rate if that is lower. These limits apply per specimen for tests require… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Julie Pazina (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Carrie Ann Buck (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-31 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (3rd Reprint) | pass | 35 | 5 | | | 2025-04-21 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 16 | 5 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-06-06: Chapter 386. (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-04: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-01: Assembly Amendment Nos. 597 and 896 concurred in. To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 35, Nays: 5, Excused: 2.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-31: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint. (House) - 2025-05-30: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 896.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-30: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-30: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-05-22: To committee. (House) - 2025-05-22: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-05-21: Notice of exemption. (House) - 2025-05-20: To printer. (House) - 2025-05-20: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. (House) - 2025-05-20: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 597.) (House) - 2025-05-19: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-24: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-23: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 5.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 221.) (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-18: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Read first time. 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/SB348_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB348.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB348_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB348_R2.pdf) - Reprint 3: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB348_R3.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) - SB309: AN ACT relating to crimes; revising provisions relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or certain other prohibited substances; providing penalties;… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB348_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB348.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB348_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB348_R2.pdf) - [Reprint 3 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB348_R3.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) - [SB309: AN ACT relating to crimes; revising provisions relating to driving under the in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB309-83rd2025) - [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-SB348-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).