Makes revisions relating to hospice care. (BDR 40-656)
AB 161 requires all Nevada hospice care programs to accept Medicare payments within 12 months of licensure and maintain national accreditation. It prohibits programs from accepting new patients if any owner with ≥5% stake faces healthcare law investigations or violations, and bans transferring Medicare billing privileges for 60 months after initial approval or major ownership changes. The bill mandates enhanced oversight for newly licensed programs (first 2 years), requires qualified medical directors, and establishes interdisciplinary teams to develop patient care plans. Additionally, it mandates annual reports on program ownership/licensure and creates independent review boards to ensure compliance with ethical standards and eliminate financial conflicts in patient eligibility decisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Signed Jun 3, 2025
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What changed between versions
Reprint 2
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As Enrolled
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2 edits
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Jun 3, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized as 'As Enrolled' by removing several previously proposed sections and updating the legislative formatting. The core policy requirements regarding hospice care, such as informed consent and patient rights, remain unchanged in substance.
Scope change
No change to the scope or applicability of the bill; the text reflects the final version ready for signature.
TECHNICAL
Deleted Sections 1 through 11, which were marked for removal in an earlier version of the bill.
Updated the header and explanatory notes to reflect the final 'As Enrolled' status, removing draft markings like 'Reprint 2' and 'Prefiled'.
Floor votes · Assembly Apr 18, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Jun 3, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 232.
executive
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Amendment No. 633 concurred in. To enrollment.
lower
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To Assembly.
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 633.) To printer.
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.)
To printer.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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