AB 319 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Makes revisions relating to providers of health care. (BDR 54-791)

AB 319 revises licensing and practice rules for healthcare providers, primarily affecting physicians, physician assistants, respiratory care practitioners, and perfusionists. It equalizes licensing standards for foreign-educated doctors from the UK, Australia, and New Zealand to match U.S./Canadian requirements, updates residency requirements for eye procedures, and allows respiratory care practitioners to perform certain lab tests without additional certification if trained. The bill also requires licensees to maintain electronic contact information, revises competency demonstration rules for inactive providers, and eliminates some special licenses and fees. These changes aim to modernize licensing processes while maintaining patient safety standards.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Assembly Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Signed Jun 3, 2025

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Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 7 edits · Jun 3, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates Nevada's medical licensing laws to modernize requirements for physicians and allied health professionals. Key changes include expanding eligibility for international medical graduates from specific countries, clarifying rules for postgraduate education, and adjusting fees and special license categories. The bill also introduces new provisions for medical assistants and nurse anesthetists while streamlining administrative processes.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of eligible international medical graduates to include those from the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, and clarifies the definition of progressive postgraduate education for licensing purposes.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded eligibility for international medical graduates to include those from the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, treating them similarly to graduates from the US or Canada.

Revised the requirements for progressive postgraduate education that physicians must complete to be eligible for a license.

Eliminated certain special licenses, including the special volunteer license and the restricted license for supervised practice.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for medical assistants to perform tasks under the supervision of registered nurses.

Authorized certified registered nurse anesthetists to perform certain tasks in specific hospitals.

ENFORCEMENT

Increased the fine amount for applicants who submit false information during the physician licensure application process.

TECHNICAL

Revised the name of the special purpose license for out-of-state telemedicine providers to be called a 'telemedicine license'.

Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025 · Assembly Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

20–0

Passed

Total votes 20

May 22, 2025

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican8

8 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 3, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor. Chapter 246.

executive

May 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate Amendment No. 682 concurred in. To enrollment.

lower

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.

upper

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File.

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To printer.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 248.) Dispensed with reprinting.

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To committee.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors