# Nevada SB408: AN ACT relating to health care; revising provisions governing the employment and training of certain providers of health care by a county hospital or county hospital district; authorizing a county or district hospital to contract for the provision of certain services; authorizing a county or district hospital to form a separate organization for certain purposes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB408, AN ACT relating to health care; revising provisions governing the employment and training of certain providers of health care by a county hospital or county hospital district; authorizing a county or district hospital to contract for the provision of certain services; authorizing a county or district hospital to form a separate organization for certain purposes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Health and Human Services; status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (Chapter 89.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB408-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB408 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to health care; revising provisions governing the employment and training of certain providers of health care by a county hospital or county hospital district; authorizing a county or district hospital to contract for the provision of certain services; authorizing a county or district hospital to form a separate organization for certain purposes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-20 - Last action: 2025-05-28, Chapter 89. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Health and Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 40-559 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - County hospitals can expand crisis services: benefit, medium. Starting July 1, 2025, county and district hospitals can contract with private providers for emergency medical services, including transport. They can also form a separate organization to run or contract for these services. Hospitals can contract to provide crisis stabilization and other mental or… - Accredited training for hospital residents: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, county hospital training programs for residents, fellows, and postgraduates must meet American Medical Association recognition standards. Programs must have Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accreditation. This raises quality rules for training at county ho… - Updated hiring rules at county hospitals: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2025, hospital boards may hire physicians, surgeons, and dentists, including residents and fellows. The word “interns” is removed from the list of staff who may be employed. Boards set pay, set rules for who may practice in the hospital, and may remove staff. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Health and Human Services ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-21 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-05-28: Chapter 89. (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-22: To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-19: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-16: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-15: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-04-28: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-28: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-28: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-25: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 359.) (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-03-21: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: 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/SB408_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB408.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB408_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) - SB376: AN ACT relating to industrial insurance; authorizing an injured employee with a claim for an occupational lung disease or occupational heart disease to seek tr… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB408_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB408.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB408_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) - [SB376: AN ACT relating to industrial insurance; authorizing an injured employee with a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB376-83rd2025) - [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-SB408-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).