Nevada RNFormation – August 2017

Page 6 • Nevada RNformation August, September, October 2017
Legislative Update
Nevada Nurses Association Report
Bill # Sponsor Description Status Position Notes
AB105
Tyrone
Thompson
Revises continuing education
requirements relating to suicide
prevention and awareness for certain
providers of health care. (BDR 54-32)
Status: Approved
by the Governor.
Chapter 176.
Last Action:
Mentioned no
jurisdiction
Monitor
This bill requires 3 hours of continuing
education in suicide prevention for ARPNs.
AB108
James
Oscarson
Provides for the periodic review of
Medicaid reimbursement rates. (BDR
38-209)
Status: Approved
by the Governor.
Chapter 44.
Last Action: Do pass
Monitor
This bill requires Medicaid to review
reimbursement rates every 4 years and if the
rate doesn’t reflect the actual cost of care,
Medicaid must calculate a rate that reflects the
actual costs.
AB165 John Hambrick Provides for the licensure of health
services executives. (BDR 54-566)
Status: Approved
by the Governor.
Chapter 130.
Last Action: Do pass
Related to long-term care, authorizing holder
of executive license to perform functions of an
administrator of a residential facility for groups
and a nursing facility administrator.
AB199
Melissa
Woodbury
Robin Titus
Cresent Hardy
Revises provisions relating to end-oflife
care. (BDR 40-813)
Status: Approved
by the Governor.
Chapter 104.
Last Action: Do pass
Support
Authorizes PA or APRN to take actions pertain
to a Physician Order on Life-Sustaining
Treatment.
AB424
Michael
Sprinkle
Revises provisions governing the
determination of death. (BDR 40-1025)
Status: Approved
by the Governor.
Chapter 315.
Last Action: Amend,
and do pass as
amended
Monitor
Life-sustaining treatment for person who’s
been determined brain-dead.
AB474
Health and
Human
Services
Makes various changes relating to drug
overdoses and prescribing and using
drugs. (BDR 40-1102)
Status: Enrolled
and delivered to
Governor.
Last Action: Do pass
Support
Governor’s Rx Drug Abuse Bill.
SB28
Health and
Human
Services
Requires an annual review of certain
rates paid by Medicaid in this State.
(BDR 38-373)
Status: (No further
action taken.)
Last Action: Heard,
No Action
Support
This bill requires Medicaid to do an annual
review of Medicaid reimbursement rates. A
report would be submitted to the Legislature
on proposed rates that would cover costs.
SB95
Health and
Human
Services
Requires an analysis of the adequacy
of Medicaid reimbursement rates for
personal care services. (BDR S-368)
Status: (No further
action taken.)
Last Action: Heard,
No Action
Support
Study on Post Acute Care: Requires a study
on Medicaid to evaluate reimbursement rates
for personal services; If the study shows
that rates do not meet the cost, they should
recommend an appropriate rate that does.
SB96
Health and
Human
Services
Requires a comparative analysis of
the rates of reimbursement paid by
Medicaid for certain services. (BDR
S-369)
Status: (No further
action taken.)
Last Action: Heard,
No Action
Support
Study on Post Acute Care Bill: Requires
Medicaid to do an analysis of reimbursement
rates and to do a comparative analysis of rates
for personal care services, community-based
services, and home-based services.
SB227
Joyce
Woodhouse
Mark Manendo
David Parks ...
Revises provisions relating to nurses.
(BDR 54-213)
Status: Approved
by the Governor.
Chapter 318.
Last Action: Do pass
Support
APRN signing authority bill.
SB482
Health and
Human
Services
Revises provisions relating to health
care facilities. (BDR 40-605)
Status: In Senate.
To enrollment.
Last Action: Heard
Do pass
Requiring the State Board of Health to
establish a system for rating medical facilities
and facilities for the dependent using letter
grades; requiring the posting of the letter
grade assigned to such a facility in certain
places.
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