Revises provisions governing the Student Loan Repayment for Providers of Health Care in Underserved Communities Program. (BDR 18-1064)
SB 266 expands Nevada's Student Loan Repayment Program for healthcare providers in underserved communities by adding new professions to the eligible list. It specifically includes marriage and family therapists, clinical alcohol and drug counselors, and licensed/certified alcohol and drug counselors as "providers of health care" under the program. This change makes loan repayment benefits available to these mental health and substance abuse professionals who work in underserved areas. The bill amends NRS 226.454 to add these roles to the existing list of covered healthcare providers and takes effect July 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Signed May 31, 2025
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This bill expands the Student Loan Repayment Program to include additional behavioral health professionals who were previously excluded. The changes add marriage and family therapists and clinical alcohol and drug counselors to the list of eligible providers, while removing other professions like pharmacists, social workers, midwives, and doula providers from the program.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing several professions from eligibility while simultaneously expanding it to include specific behavioral health counselors.
ELIGIBILITY
Marriage and family therapists are now eligible to participate in the student loan repayment program.
Clinical alcohol and drug counselors and licensed or certified alcohol and drug counselors are now eligible to participate in the student loan repayment program.
Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are no longer eligible for the student loan repayment program.
Social workers (all levels) are no longer eligible for the student loan repayment program.
Midwives are no longer eligible for the student loan repayment program.
Doula service providers are no longer eligible for the student loan repayment program.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025 · Assembly May 22, 2025
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Apr 16, 2025
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 31, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 187.
executive
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
To enrollment.
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
In Senate.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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