# Nevada SB425: AN ACT relating to health care; establishing the State Office of Health Care Workforce and Licensing in the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services; providing for the appointment of and prescribing the duties of the Director of the Office; creating the Account for the State Office of Health Care Workforce and Licensing; transferring authority over certain programs to the Office; authorizing certain entities to consult with and request the assistance of the Director; creating the Board of Behavioral Health Professionals within the Office; prescribing certain requirements governing the operation of the Board; establishing and authorizing the establishment of certain advisory committees; eliminating the licensing boards that regulate certain behavioral health professions and transferring the responsibility for regulating those professions to the Board; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB425, AN ACT relating to health care; establishing the State Office of Health Care Workforce and Licensing in the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services; providing for the appointment of and prescribing the duties of the Director of the Office; creating the Account for the State Office of Health Care Workforce and Licensing; transferring authority over certain programs to the Office; authorizing certain entities to consult with and request the assistance of the Director; creating the Board of Behavioral Health Professionals within the Office; prescribing certain requirements governing the operation of the Board; establishing and authorizing the establishment of certain advisory committees; eliminating the licensing boards that regulate certain behavioral health professions and transferring the responsibility for regulating those professions to the Board; 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 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-SB425-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB425 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to health care; establishing the State Office of Health Care Workforce and Licensing in the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services; providing for the appointment of and prescribing the duties of the Director of the Office; creating the Account for the State Office of Health Care Workforce and Licensing; transferring authority over certain programs to the Office; authorizing certain entities to consult with and request the assistance of the Director; creating the Board of Behavioral Health Professionals within the Office; prescribing certain requirements governing the operation of the Board; establishing and authorizing the establishment of certain advisory committees; eliminating the licensing boards that regulate certain behavioral health professions and transferring the responsibility for regulating those professions to the Board; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Health and Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 40-353 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 15 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Patient complaints reach the right licensing board: benefit, low. The new Board and state health division are included in existing health licensing oversight rules. These cover electronic health-record compliance and referrals involving another board’s authority or an immediate public-health threat. A board must refer a complaint within 5 days after deciding it b… - Board and committee members receive service support: benefit, low. Board members receive up to $150 per day for Board work, with the amount set by the Office Director. They also receive state per diem and travel expenses; these payments come only from specified licensing-fee revenue. Covered advisory committee members receive state per diem and travel expenses, bu… - Easier paths to behavioral health licenses: benefit, low. The Board may license psychologists without an exam when another state, the District of Columbia, or U.S. territory has equivalent requirements. It may allow temporary practice for up to one year while applicants pursue Nevada licensure. Temporary applicants must meet Nevada education and experienc… - Emergency medical workers can decline workforce surveys: benefit, low. Health authorities may offer an electronic workforce survey when attendants, emergency medical technicians, advanced technicians, or paramedics renew credentials. Completing and sending it to the Office Director is voluntary. Workers cannot face discipline or renewal denial for declining. Submitted… - Behavioral health licenses survive the board transfer: benefit, low. The law creates a 12-member Board of Behavioral Health Professionals within the health workforce Office. Members include licensed professionals, relevant group representatives, and a physician, physician assistant, or nurse. Existing credentials valid when the transfer provision takes effect remain… - New board handles behavioral health qualifications: benefit, low. The Board sets psychiatric training and experience requirements for clinical social workers in covered crisis and treatment proceedings. These include emergency admissions, crisis holds, releases, involuntary admission petitions, and assisted outpatient treatment. The Board also certifies psycholog… - Nevada coordinates health workforce planning and funding: benefit, low. The health workforce Office Director advises state officials and coordinates plans to develop and diversify Nevada’s health workforce. The Director follows the Administrator’s policies, reports on progress, and recommends law changes with the Board. A dedicated State General Fund account holds mone… - Nevada institutions get medical training grant support: benefit, low. The Office administers competitive grants for Nevada institutions to create, expand, or retain medical residency and postdoctoral fellowship programs. Programs must be approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or its successor. Retaining programs whose federal support exp… - Doctor visa waiver applicants face fee caps: cost, medium. The Office Director manages Nevada’s Physician Visa Waiver Program under federal and state law. The Director reviews support-letter applications, oversees participating employers and J-1 visa physicians, and adopts program rules. Employers or physicians applying for a support letter can be charged… - Health workforce director faces career limits: cost, low. The Office Director must work full time for the Office and cannot hold other paid work while serving. The Director cannot apply for covered behavioral health licenses, certificates, or registrations while in office. That application restriction continues for 5 years after leaving the position. - School social workers must keep training: cost, low. Nevada school social workers must complete continuing education set by the Board of Behavioral Health Professionals. The Board must adopt regulations setting the requirements, including the amount of training. The provision does not state required hours or costs. - Board records balance openness and patient privacy: mixed, low. Board records generally are open during normal hours with reasonable notice, subject to legal exceptions. Applicant personnel records may remain private; complaints and investigation materials remain private unless the person requests disclosure in writing. Charging documents and materials consider… - Behavior analysts face revised licensing oversight: mixed, low. The Board oversees behavior analysis exams, licenses, registrations, fees, enforcement, and discipline. Listed professionals and other listed people remain exempt only while avoiding covered behavior-analysis titles and acts prohibited by that chapter. State licensing agencies lose authority under… - Behavioral health board oversight and audits change: mixed, low. The new behavioral health Board must follow Nevada’s regulatory-body requirements. The State Board of Health and state health division remain exempt. The new Board must receive criminal-history records when it requests them, replacing the former social work board on that list. Boards covering the l… - Provider fees fund licensing within cost limits: mixed, low. Behavioral health licensing fees must cover Board costs, including member pay, but cannot exceed necessary costs or listed maximums. Licensing receipts, civil penalties, appropriations, gifts, and grants must be tracked separately for Board, committee, and administration costs. Former boards must c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Health and Human Services ## Actions (9) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (Senate) - 2025-04-15: To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB425.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) - SB352: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain health insurers and providers of health care from engaging in certain discriminatory actions; and providing… (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB425.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) - [SB352: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain health insurers and provide…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB352-83rd2025) - [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-SB425-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).