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SB 408 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to county hospitals and county hospital districts. (BDR 40-559)

SB 408 updates Nevada's laws governing county hospitals and hospital districts. It replaces outdated terms like "interns" with "medical and dental residents and fellows" in staffing rules, allowing hospitals to employ these professionals directly. The bill also explicitly permits county hospital districts to hire dentists and expands training programs to include fellows. Additionally, it clarifies that hospitals can contract for crisis stabilization services (as defined in NRS 449.0915) and other mental health services related to crisis centers. These changes modernize hospital staffing and service provisions without creating new financial obligations.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareUpdates staffing rules to include medical residents/fellows, expands dental hiring, and allows crisis stabilization contracts - enhancing hospital service capacity and access to care.95% confidence
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 20, 2025 Signed May 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 4 edits · May 28, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates Nevada laws governing county hospitals to modernize how they hire medical staff and manage training programs. It removes 'interns' from the list of employees county hospitals can directly employ, replacing them with 'residents and fellows' to align with current medical training standards. The bill also clarifies that county hospitals can form separate organizations to provide mental health crisis stabilization services.
Scope change
The bill applies to all county hospitals and county hospital districts in Nevada, expanding their ability to contract for specific mental health services and form separate entities to deliver them.
ELIGIBILITY

Replaced the term 'interns' with 'residents and fellows' in employment and admission rules to reflect modern medical training terminology.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the accrediting body name for medical training programs from the 'Liaison Committee on' to the 'Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education'.

Clarified that county hospital boards can appoint a chief of staff physician as a voting member to increase board representation.

SCOPE

Explicitly authorized county hospitals to contract for or form separate organizations to provide mental health crisis stabilization services.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · Assembly May 21, 2025

How they voted

20–0
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
14
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 89.
executive
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
upper
May 15, 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. 359.) Reprinting dispensed with.
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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