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Notable new provisions include adding the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand to the statute’s list of foreign jurisdictions that the board may treat as equivalent for purposes of education/licensure recognition, and multiple sections (7, 68 and 72 in the bill) directing screening for cardiac disease during routine physical examinations of minors. The sponsor said the pediatric cardiac screening language is intended to identify conditions such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) earlier and reduce sudden cardiac events in adolescents.

Sarah Bradley, deputy executive director of the State Board of Medical Examiners, walked the committee through numerous technical and substantive changes: definition updates (for example, clarifying the board’s use of \"charging document\" consistent with NRS 622A language), revisions to endorsement and simultaneous‑licensure rules for physician assistants and anesthesiologist assistants (including a mechanism to recoup reduced simultaneous‑licensure fees if applicants fail to obtain the paired license within a year), consolidation of dual licensing requirements for respiratory care practitioners, and expanded public disclosure of malpractice‑insurance reports.

Supporters of the pediatric cardiac‑screening sections included family members who described delayed diagnoses of HCM. Jane Grossman and a written statement from a parent, Stacy Miller, recounted a teenager whose murmur was detected at urgent care and who was later diagnosed with HCM; testimony said earlier screening can be life‑saving.

The only formal opposition during the hearing was narrowly focused: National Nurses United raised concerns about the bill’s language related to registered‑nurse oversight of medical assistants. The union said it supports the cardiac‑screening and many modernization provisions but urged further work on delegation and the supervisory framework so that nurses are not exposed to disciplinary risk without clearer statutory delegation standards.

Committee members asked technical questions about how the board will designate additional foreign jurisdictions (the board explained designation would come through the board’s regulation process, which includes public workshops and hearings and is subject to oversight), the scope of the pediatric screening requirement and the details of credentialing/fee changes. The committee did not take a vote on AB 319 during the hearing; the board and sponsor indicated willingness to work with nursing stakeholders on delegation language.

Ending — next steps: The board will continue technical consultation with stakeholders on delegation, foreign equivalency regulations and the pediatric cardiac screening language before the committee considers formal action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3/17/2025 - Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor","oneSentenceSummary","Assembly Member David Orantlica presented AB 319 to update licensing statutes for physicians and allied practitioners, add routine pediatric cardiac screening language to detect conditions such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and make technical/administrative changes across medical licensing statutes.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NV, Nevada","taxId",78440,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6630462,"Committee work session: panel advances four measures including counseling and audiology compacts",256,8462675,8719595,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2692110-eb1594a9c8370d04b318c3c8537a2157&start=8462&end=8719","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2692110-eb1594a9c8370d04b318c3c8537a2157/thumbnail_8462675.jpg","/articles/6630462/Nevada/Committee-work-session-panel-advances-four-measures-including-counseling-and-audiology-compacts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630462-a451bb0954d3df48f3e17aa5ea7848fd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140851&Signature=G4UN5zPsbVJ1Q25-yfBQesfdDOynjKKrK467U6i-kXKqPm4yDjzgD2b2oAAvRT7NE8Jv~w9kGftTavcDp2sR-OlVH0KMiJglRkmNS1RyNRqLFGOcAw8o9-~pPAISIt2m6Nuczax5VJnG8fMAAObS5xmbwzJwAxiLaNJ4ugyfe82RzVDMW70AyUxaiKJl7CrDMDB~o96DrgswuTfakAX473d-Soxdkd9SkXCw8WB68HG1uPeLCNY30ksrbXoXVacHMD-GFF9Apvt9daFz159qa2gzc3OWXElSZuYcleQEO51TcVe8cuHFOgnEdMYdf9yr4-OeBnZdWc8~2rBYTriyoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor conducted a brief work session and moved to advance four measures by motion. The committee recorded motions and seconds and announced each motion carried by voice vote; the transcript does not contain a roll‑call tally for these motions.

- AB 163 (Counseling Interstate Compact): Vice Chair Howdeghi moved the motion; Assembly Member Monroe Moreno seconded. The committee announced the motion carried.

- AB 174 (Revisions relating to telecommunications providers): Vice Chair Howdeghi moved the motion; Assembly Member Kasama seconded. The committee announced the motion carried.

- AB 230 (Audiology and Speech‑Language Pathology Interstate Compact): Vice Chair Howdeghi moved the motion; Assembly Member Torres Fawcett seconded. The committee announced the motion carried.

- AB 258 (Revisions relating to brokerage agreements): Vice Chair Howdeghi moved the motion; Assembly Member Monroe Moreno seconded. The committee announced the motion carried.

The committee assigned floor statements for several bills as recorded in the transcript. These advances were taken during the committee’s scheduled work session; the record shows voice votes and no detailed roll‑call tallies in the hearing transcript.","In a work session the Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor moved to advance four bills — AB 163, AB 174, AB 230 and AB 258 — by motion; each motion carried by voice vote as recorded on the transcript.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6630473,"Committee hears bill to join Cosmetology Licensure Compact; cosmetology board raises concerns",1792,133765,1926285,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2692110-eb1594a9c8370d04b318c3c8537a2157&start=133&end=1926","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2692110-eb1594a9c8370d04b318c3c8537a2157/thumbnail_133765.jpg","/articles/6630473/Nevada/Committee-hears-bill-to-join-Cosmetology-Licensure-Compact-cosmetology-board-raises-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630473-ab32b6bc6a1988777c1d9dfd60afdce5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140851&Signature=XUgVcVOWhy5Y~udolUphGs2AveQzZKGtY9jSuyAE9VwMqnX2OiU6sqxpLxFiUq1GbNeF6YHAGfIgplDvaN6-K02XuI3aK3ZApTyyoxse~FuMBXgyngU3yCaetTLwmhB29GSrdd077cB5YarXFCYoDXWgdU5EDD9gqZHLf~PBBxenUzihXTRakA0g4O7TA8mlRTF5F9b5SHjLCX2eC5XZlrHNMSvV4U4g5nF14uE0bEemfNlhzYDmC3rNpxwD6teylt2wQiPujSQDE4kZPnrm9bLRCUTYr0j767ixtEAF4m6FtbqgGDeXj0sg5XRWsHnbaOyL7AltH4HxuqI4d11~Hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assembly Member Selena Torres Fawcett opened the hearing on Assembly Bill 371, which would enact the Cosmetology Licensure Compact in Nevada and create a multistate license allowing cosmetologists licensed in a member state to practice in any other member state under a mutual‑recognition model.

Keith Bacow of the Council of State Governments described the compact as an optional interstate framework modeled on other occupational licensure compacts. He said the compact preserves state authority over licensing standards and discipline, requires home‑state issuance of the multistate license, and mandates that member states require applicants to pass a competency examination and satisfy education/training requirements. Bacow explained member states must implement at least one of three applicant vetting procedures: a criminal‑history question on the application, a disciplinary‑history question, or a full background check. He noted the compact includes a commission to administer the compact and a database for licensure verification, and he said eight states had enacted the compact at the time of testimony.

Leslie Rosti of the Future of the Beauty Industry Coalition testified in support and described workforce benefits: employers could recruit from a larger pool, cosmetologists could begin work immediately upon moving between member states, and the compact would reduce delays caused by paper reciprocity. Rosti also emphasized public‑health protections built into national exam content and infection‑control standards and noted the compact includes mobility provisions for military service members and spouses.

Support testimony came from business groups and the Defense State Liaison Office, which highlighted mobility benefits for military families stationed in Nevada. The Vegas Chamber provided written/support testimony.

Stephen McDonald, executive director of the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology, testified as a neutral‑turned‑opposed witness because the board felt existing Nevada reciprocity processes (citing NRS 644.460 and NRS 622.52) already address mobility and are processed quickly for military applicants. McDonald and board staff told the committee the board had processed interstate license applicants rapidly — sometimes within days — and expressed concern that the compact might duplicate existing reciprocity and shift responsibilities or standards away from the state. The board indicated it intended to receive a fuller presentation from compact proponents at its next meeting before deciding whether to support the bill.

Committee members asked about fees, member states, and the compact’s impact on public health protections and credential fraud. Bacow said the compact allows the commission to assess a fee to support an interstate licensure data system and that member states could charge a multistate license fee; he did not project substantial state costs beyond minor software or travel assessments. The compact also includes protections allowing remote states to take action against a multistate licensee practicing in their jurisdiction and to issue subpoenas for evidence as part of discipline.

Ending — next steps: The committee heard support testimony but did not take a final vote. Proponents and the cosmetology board planned further consultation; the board scheduled a presentation and possible vote at its meeting.","AB 371 would enact the Cosmetology Licensure Compact to allow multistate cosmetology licenses; proponents said it improves license mobility for military families and employers, while the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology said current reciprocity processes are already rapid and the board had been neutral but may change its position.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6630479,"Nevada committee hears bill to shield domestic‑violence survivors from coerced debt",7830,2009255,9839745,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2692110-eb1594a9c8370d04b318c3c8537a2157&start=2009&end=9839","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2692110-eb1594a9c8370d04b318c3c8537a2157/thumbnail_2009255.jpg","/articles/6630479/Nevada/Nevada-committee-hears-bill-to-shield-domesticviolence-survivors-from-coerced-debt","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630479-d04058edb1aeffe71e8453fba322699b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140851&Signature=f1757iqYLj8nGRaieSYfDW5IK4zqhNDRygE~B22CF3hs6I1sN5N9jtpjE4XVYKXTX3DUQDbWmzHvuX1PmmlTp5-2ZqChXOllyyoPlnj-W8GI9aJGgxDTGhpKwmEmdhE~spF8lxJI8O~6wWpCU1jOBFt01VXnvUUw4ocLGuTEkjkR4maMIEGyocXqYvGvxKf555VvKmaCIYAAP6MIzx7D-~r~Z2McMYs8edDrq9jxhvKfb7OBbKpKeOCZZVXURHPXiKNY0dnMUl~3mXcwmIAevQWxcbVzvWisjpkJHTt9R09otY38TbZ~iL6IeESvbeaRUfF4xuLugY3~DPwFWk2jeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assembly Member Heather Golding presented Assembly Bill 250 to the Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor as a measure to create civil protections for people who incur debt through economic abuse, commonly called coerced debt. The bill would allow an alleged victim to give notice and supporting documentation to a creditor and to consumer reporting agencies, triggering an investigation and, if validated, stopping collection and removing the debt from consumer reports.

Supporters told the committee coerced debt is widespread and imposes long‑term harms. Serena Evans, policy director for the Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, said coerced debt is a common tactic abusers use to trap victims and that the 2022 reauthorization of the federal Violence Against Women Act recognized economic abuse as a form of domestic violence. She cited national survey figures presented to the committee: about 99% of survivors report economic abuse; roughly 52% report coerced or fraudulent debt; and the average coerced debt reported in studies is about $15,936. “There is no safety without economic security,” Evans said.

Peter Aldis, a staff attorney at Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, and Jonathan Norman of the Nevada Coalition of Legal Service Providers walked the committee through the bill’s two main parts: (1) a debt‑collection shield that stops collection and forbids sale/transfer of the debt while a dispute is pending; and (2) a credit‑reporting process requiring consumer reporting agencies to investigate notices and remove debts found to be coerced. Both witnesses emphasized the shield shifts the burden to the creditor to prove the debt is not coerced; creditors retain a remedy to pursue the perpetrator directly in court.

Proponents included domestic‑violence service providers, advocacy groups and survivors who described real cases of loan applications and credit cards opened without consent, and the long aftermath that blocked housing, employment and other basics. Multiple witnesses asked the committee to refine definitions and the required documentary showing — police report, court finding, or qualified third‑party affidavit were among examples discussed — so that victims are not placed at unreasonable evidentiary burdens but the process is not open to widespread misuse.

Opponents, including the Nevada Bankers Association, debt collectors and trade groups, urged the committee not to shift presumptive liability onto creditors and warned state action could conflict with federal consumer reporting law. Connor Kane of the Nevada Bankers Association called the bill “fundamentally flawed” as drafted and said banks are not the perpetrators; he and other opponents urged a focus on holding abusers accountable through criminal or targeted civil remedies rather than broad creditor liability. The Consumer Data Industry Association testified that the bill, as written, could conflict with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and undermine the accuracy of credit files.

Committee members pressed proponents and opponents on practical details: what counts as adequate documentation, whether an initial oral notice is sufficient to trigger a shield, how creditors recover payments already distributed (for example, rent paid to property owners), and whether survivors will have access to counsel to defend claims in court. Proponents said the bill is intended as a civil remedy to reduce long‑term harms to survivors even when criminal prosecution does not follow. Opponents warned of increased operational costs for creditors and potential market consequences.

The sponsor and proponents said they are continuing to work with stakeholders on amendments to tighten definitions, specify documentary requirements, and preserve creditor remedies while giving survivors an actionable path to relief. No final committee vote on AB 250 was recorded in this hearing.

Ending — next steps: Committee members and the bill sponsor indicated continued stakeholder negotiations. The committee kept the record open and the sponsor said she would work on amendments addressing creditor concerns while preserving the relief mechanism for survivors.","Assembly Bill 250 would let victims of economic abuse stop collection and request removal of coerced debt from credit reports by submitting documentation; bill drew broad support from victim‑advocacy groups and opposition from banks, collectors and credit reporting industry over burden and scope.","actionData","errors"]

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