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Atar Hasibullah, executive director of the ACLU of Nevada, described the bill and a conceptual amendment uploaded to NELIS that narrows the exhumation exceptions and spells out maintenance expectations. The amendment exempts exhumations ordered by a coroner acting in an official capacity, by a public-health officer acting in an official capacity, or when a family member presents documentary proof of the decedent’s testamentary intent to be moved. The amendment also requires documentation of exhumation actions and restoration of landscaping to prior condition.

The conceptual amendment would replace the existing, vague statutory term “orderly conditions” with specific maintenance tasks: monthly mowing (with a temperature-based dormancy exception), routine removal of weeds and debris, trash removal, upkeep of paths and entryways, and proper placement of headstones and grave markers. Sponsor testimony said the amendment was developed with Washoe, Clark and Lyon counties, county health districts, NACO, Davis Cemetery and local district attorney offices.

Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries’ president Celena Dilullo testified in opposition to the maintenance standards portion, saying the provisions were subjective, could fail to account for natural disasters or drought and appeared to apply specifically to private cemeteries. Dilullo urged the committee to rely on the Nevada State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Services, the existing regulatory board, to implement enforceable maintenance rules. Clark County counsel Joanna Jacob testified neutral and said the county worked with the ACLU to reach the amendment’s present language and was neutral with the amendment because it removed a provision that would have placed duties with county boards of commissioners.

Sponsor Hasibullah told the committee the amendment sought a practical, enforceable baseline without imposing fines per use; he said district attorneys and state oversight play enforcement roles where appropriate. The amendment requires documentary proof in exhumation cases and post-exhumation site restoration; it also establishes periodic maintenance expectations while allowing reasonable exceptions.

Why it matters: The bill responds to constituent complaints about cemetery upkeep and to disputes over exhumations, clarifying who may authorize disinterments and how sites must be restored and maintained. Counties and cemetery operators cooperated on draft language; some operators still expressed concerns about subjectivity and overlap with the regulatory board.

Next steps: The sponsor said stakeholders had largely reached common ground on the amendment and the bill would proceed with the amendment under consideration; no committee vote was recorded in the hearing portion documented in the transcript.

Provenance: Sponsor presentation and stakeholder testimony on AB350 are on the committee transcript; a conceptual amendment was uploaded to NELIS as described in testimony.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3/21/2025 - Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services","oneSentenceSummary","CARSON CITY — Assembly Bill 350 would set standards for cemetery maintenance, require documentation and limits for exhumations and clarify who may authorize disinterments; the ACLU presented the bill and a stakeholder-crafted conceptual amendment to the Health and Human Services committee Friday.","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},6627089,"Health and Human Services committee advances four bills on behavioral health and emergency care",617,1240000,1857000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2730371-cf098a1c33714cf53f4c66da817f29a4&start=1240&end=1857","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2730371-cf098a1c33714cf53f4c66da817f29a4/thumbnail_1240000.jpg","/articles/6627089/Nevada/Health-and-Human-Services-committee-advances-four-bills-on-behavioral-health-and-emergency-care","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6627089-46593a969833c418f44ebb6f0cf222df/orig.mp4?Expires=1775402501&Signature=VH~1F0-qteIKRdCDUuQRkv1sO7cHD1rxAw5TiuDqGKsf25VQyJKIOfXNw~ajcrblWKqwjKzLj1ZO0iGWLJwOuYB0SgGrePO8BQwE20QAAsdQw19mFrzxfjNWeu7qpaIe5cmF1b1UGWkJqzzIoqVZeG3SQRXQug1sff4ixwDPoGbM-Mg2BwS2Moz21fBH~AtZlkUyPDhB9ZxPHL6kA7E9s86DXiGS7nTTOwwBtttYpw2ircjIH4mXM077yjrVQjAwDMM6SXioKxUcPR5H3BN78CAGZhZv5v06~cAP6JELZrkZC-xjB6NT1MCOK~Pncrnug~F1horJZCIhErq6ccZFOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","CARSON CITY — The Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services on Friday approved do-pass motions on four bills moving through the 2025 Nevada legislative session, advancing measures on a statewide substance-use working group, Medicaid reimbursement for nonemergency secure behavioral-health transport, certification and duties for prevention specialists and changes to emergency medical services licensure.

Committee staff summarized each bill before members voted. Davis Florence, committee policy analyst, outlined AB19 as a committee-sponsored bill to expand membership of the statewide substance use response working group, including adding the executive director of the Department of Indigent Defense Services and several attorney-general-appointed seats; the Attorney General’s office proposed amendments to add a DHHS designee from the Division of Public and Behavioral Health and to prefer a bilingual public member.

The measure passed on a motion to amend and do pass. Assemblymember Hibbetts and Assemblymember Gray registered no votes; the chair announced the motion carried.

AB31, sponsored by the committee on behalf of the Southern Regional Behavioral Health Policy Board, would require Medicaid reimbursement for providers of nonemergency secure behavioral-health transport to include distance traveled to pick up and after drop-off and directs the director of DHS to request state-plan amendments increasing rates by at least 15% for counties under 100,000 population and at least 10% elsewhere. The committee moved to amend and do pass; Assemblymember Gray made the motion and Assemblymember Wynne seconded. The committee recorded the motion as carrying unanimously.

AB60, sponsored by the committee for the Northern Regional Behavioral Health Policy Board, would require certification of prevention specialists by the Nevada Certification Board and require coalitions to employ or contract with certified prevention specialists to plan and implement evidence-based prevention programs in schools and communities. The bill also addressed peer recovery support specialist requirements (including minimum age) and included a submitted amendment removing provisions allowing minors to use the peer-recovery-support title. The committee moved to amend and do pass; the motion was offered by Assemblymember Wynne and seconded by Assemblymember Gonzalez and recorded as passing unanimously.

AB102, carried by the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, would allow a district board of health in a district containing a county with population between 100,000 and 700,000 to elect by majority vote to regulate emergency medical services; it also would lower the minimum age for licensure of ambulance attendants, EMTs, AEMTs or paramedics from 18 to 16, and remove the requirement to licensure an ambulance attendant who participates solely in a training program and does not provide care or drive. The committee moved to amend and do pass; Assemblymember Gray moved and Assemblymember Gonzalez seconded, and members recorded the motion as unanimous.

Why it matters: These measures would affect staffing, certification, reimbursement and oversight across Nevada’s behavioral-health and emergency medical systems — elements lawmakers and advocates say can change access to services in rural and urban counties alike. AB31 contains targeted rate increases tied to county population, and AB102 would change the minimum licensure age for EMS providers, a change advocates said may address workforce shortages.

Committee action summary (work session votes)

- AB19 — Revises membership of the statewide substance use response working group; motion to amend and do pass carried; nays recorded: Assemblymember Hibbetts, Assemblymember Gray; mover/second not specified in transcript.

- AB31 — Authorizes Medicaid reimbursement for nonemergency secure behavioral-health transport and instructs DHS to request rate increases; motion to amend and do pass moved by Assemblymember Gray, seconded by Assemblymember Wynne; motion recorded as unanimous.

- AB60 — Requires certified prevention specialists and revises peer-recovery-support provisions; motion to amend and do pass moved by Assemblymember Wynne, seconded by Assemblymember Gonzalez; motion recorded as unanimous.

- AB102 — Authorizes certain district boards of health to regulate EMS and lowers minimum licensure age for some EMS classifications from 18 to 16; motion to amend and do pass moved by Assemblymember Gray, seconded by Assemblymember Gonzalez; motion recorded as unanimous.

Committee staff noted some measures include amendments submitted by outside stakeholders (for example, an amendment for AB31 moving the effective date to Jan. 1, 2026). Several members asked clarifying questions during the work session; one member expressed general opposition to expanding board size in AB19 and said they would work with the Attorney General’s office for compromise.

The committee assigned floor statements for the advancing bills and moved from the work session into the committee’s bill hearings.

Provenance: Segments of the committee’s work session on AB19, AB31, AB60 and AB102 were provided in the public transcript.","CARSON CITY — The Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services on Friday approved do-pass motions on four bills moving through the 2025 Nevada legislative session, advancing measures on a statewide substance-use working group, Medicaid reimbursement for secure behavioral-health transport, prevention specialist certification and changes to emergency medical services licensure.",{"_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},6627084,"Committee hears extended testimony on bill to allow in-room cameras in assisted living and supported-living arrangements",1558,1880000,3438000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2730371-cf098a1c33714cf53f4c66da817f29a4&start=1880&end=3438","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2730371-cf098a1c33714cf53f4c66da817f29a4/thumbnail_1880000.jpg","/articles/6627084/Nevada/Committee-hears-extended-testimony-on-bill-to-allow-in-room-cameras-in-assisted-living-and-supported-living-arrangements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6627084-1ae8b2a6740c4517c6a7294636ecd6f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775402501&Signature=SQlcTKLK~ktowsCKo3BH2M5m~ZLehzSAIuDVvoW-Tuv-z-0JR0OnDTizkooJgWIYDlUFYmtXkxoD1C9HNpZS6KtHfVMkdvnwDpoLi3RoZzTMumEW0PeaBtzf7QXP4oWxV154PmFGXfw-i2~Du-mNeXhDaKfz7oj2HPxdUuP03yTfks06hJfJ23pmabq9OCUB4VMCn9yumRjaGPYiE4gTcbCi7HlmBbv6BSH2Uy4paHRk96heIzCz9ZkRGs-8p2s3ID9PF8qH1wHMEEJNds4NIcX6sKPk88gIDIGo18J3vGoFDMaqNt92djS700md3hYIFJs0SBx2caSBjJt2aFbvFw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","CARSON CITY — The Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services heard testimony Friday on Assembly Bill 368, a sponsor-drafted measure that would expand Nevada law to allow patients or residents — or their representatives — to install electronic communication devices in the living quarters of more types of health-care facilities beyond skilled nursing homes.

Assemblymember Max Carter (Assembly District 12) sponsored the bill and said it grew from constituent stories and a prior law (AB202) that permitted cameras in private rooms of skilled nursing facilities. “We’re looking to expand that,” Carter said, describing conceptual amendments to include assisted living, group homes, HIC homes, supported living arrangements and rehab facilities.

Family advocates urged the committee to act. Peggy Stevenson, whose testimony recounted months of videotaped incidents in multiple facilities where she said her 90-year-old mother suffered neglect and unexplained bruising, told the committee that putting cameras in private living quarters revealed what she called the “real truth” of staff interactions and allowed families to document alleged mistreatment. “We can watch our dogs live stream all day in doggy day care,” Stevenson said. “Why can’t we watch our loved ones who depend on us?”

Mike Stevenson, who also testified, described cameras as a way to provide “24/7 comfort” to families and said the state’s training requirements for caregivers can be minimal and inconsistent. Jody Collins, whose adult son Andre has cerebral palsy and lives in a supported-living apartment, said her son wanted cameras; she said Desert Regional Center had previously denied a request as a “rights restriction.” Collins and others described incidents — caregivers falling asleep for hours, unexplained bruising and other injuries — that they said were documented on cameras.

Committee legal staff and LCB counsel discussed statutory language. David Noss, LCB Legal, cited existing statute (NRS 449A.176–.192 range referenced in testimony) that currently permits installation of electronic communication devices in a patient’s living quarters in a skilled nursing facility and noted that “living quarters” is defined in statute as “the room in which a patient resides.” Noss said expanding the definition to cover residents (not just patients) and different facility types would be a policy decision for the Legislature or could be defined by regulation.

Sponsors and advocates said a conceptual amendment has been uploaded to NELIS to expand covered facility types and to add supported living arrangements. Carter said devices would be private between the resident or representative and the viewer — not a public livestream — and emphasized the bill is meant to allow cameras in private living quarters rather than common areas. Committee members asked about whether cameras could be placed in bathrooms and whether devices in an individual’s private apartment would cover shared common spaces; sponsors said bedrooms/living quarters are the primary focus and noted they would work with stakeholders to refine definitions.

Support and neutral testimony included the ACLU of Nevada, the Nevada Coalition of Legal Service Providers, and several family members who said cameras helped document neglect. No opposition witnesses appeared on the record during the hearing; legal counsel and members asked clarifying questions about enforcement, public access to reports and timelines for investigations.

Why it matters: Advocates argue cameras give families evidence to hold providers accountable and to protect residents who are nonverbal or who cannot reliably report abuse. Providers and regulators raise privacy and statutory-definition questions. The bill would expand the set of facilities where residents or their representatives can request resident-room cameras and would require the Legislature to define or authorize a broader “living quarters” concept for more facility types.

Next steps: Sponsors said they are working with the Nevada Assisted Living Association and Legislative Counsel Bureau staff on amendments to narrow or clarify definitions and to address investigatory timelines and public reporting of enforcement actions; committee discussion did not produce a vote during the hearing.

Provenance: Testimony and sponsor presentation on AB368 are on the committee transcript; families and sponsor elaborated on a proposed conceptual amendment to expand coverage beyond skilled nursing.","Assembly Bill 368 would expand a 2023 law that allowed electronic communication devices in skilled nursing rooms to include assisted living, supported living and other residential care settings; families described alleged abuse and cited cameras as a monitoring tool while providers and legal staff questioned definitions and enforcement.","actionData","errors"]

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