SB 268 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to insurance coverage for certain dental services. (BDR 57-329)

SB 268 requires Nevada health insurance plans (including Medicaid) to cover dental services provided by qualified dental hygienists without dentist supervision, on the same terms as services provided with supervision. It defines a "qualified dental hygienist" as one with a special Nevada Board of Dental Examiners endorsement, employed by a nonprofit, and providing services within that scope. The law mandates this coverage for all new or renewed policies issued on or after October 1, 2025, affecting insurers, dental hygienists, and patients seeking these services. This directly impacts insurance companies by requiring policy changes and expands access to dental care for Nevadans served by nonprofit organizations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed May 31, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 As Enrolled · 3 edits · May 31, 2025
MINOR
This bill updates the legislative text to reflect its final 'As Enrolled' status, removing preliminary reprint headers and replacing them with the official chapter title and session information. The core policy content regarding insurance coverage for dental services provided by hygienists without dentist supervision remains substantively unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the document formatting and metadata were updated to match the final enrolled version.
TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Reprint' header, date, committee referral, and fiscal note summary that were present in the preliminary version.

Added the official 'As Enrolled' chapter title and session number (83rd Session, 2025) to indicate the bill has passed both houses and is ready for signature.

Replaced the preliminary 'Reprint' title with the formal 'Senate Bill No. 268' title and updated the Legislative Counsel's Digest to remove line numbers used for tracking amendments.

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

How they voted

200
Passed
Total votes 20
Apr 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

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 31, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 188.
executive
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 189.) Reprinting dispensed with.
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
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Edgar Flores
DDemocratic
NV
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