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Nadim and co-sponsor Assemblymember Cecilia Gonzales described the amendment's two goals: improve access to evidence-based home visiting services during pregnancy and the postpartum period, and expand sustainable Medicaid funding to scale those services statewide. Nadim said the state currently serves about 500 families in the Nevada home visiting program supported by a grant, and the proposal would align Nevada with about 28 other states that cover home visiting services through Medicaid.

Stacy Weeks of Nevada Medicaid explained how the benefit would be optional at the Medicaid enrollment level and that managed-care case managers could notify beneficiaries about the available benefit. She said the amendment as discussed would limit Medicaid coverage to Medicaid beneficiaries and that Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) would certify entities that Medicaid would cover.

Vicki Ives of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health cited both national and state evidence about outcomes of evidence-based home visiting models, including improved rates of developmental screening, higher school readiness and preventive dental visits, and higher safe-sleep practice adherence. Ives cited research and investment studies (for example, RAND analyses) showing positive returns on investment for evidence-based home visiting models.

Supporters that testified included public health and child advocacy organizations, nurse and home-visiting program representatives, doulas, lactation consultants, and many parents who described how a home visit after birth made a meaningful difference. Matthew Richardson of Nurse-Family Partnership recited randomized-trial outcomes associated with that home-visiting model, including reductions in child abuse and neglect and emergency room visits and improvements in child development and maternal employment.

Opponents and callers raised concerns about whether the program would be optional or mandatory, the fiscal cost, whether registered nurses must perform visits, and whether existing programs are underused. Katzen Kawitz of Stand for Health Freedom urged language changes to make the optional nature explicit in the bill text. Janine Hanson of Nevada Families for Freedom and other callers similarly requested explicit opt-in language and said the fiscal note and scope needed clarification.

In closing remarks, Assemblymember Nadim said the sponsor's amendment makes coverage optional and Medicaid-only and invited Stacy Weeks to confirm details. Weeks told the committee the amendment would make the benefit optional in Medicaid the way other Medicaid benefits are optional and that DPBH would certify covered entities. \"The amendment that was hopefully posted online makes this an optional benefit, like any benefit in Medicaid,\" Weeks said.

The committee did not take a final vote on AB 297. Members asked for more information about certification, which home visiting models would be eligible, how reimbursement rates would be set (including rural add-ons), and the fiscal impact. Witnesses and sponsors said they would work with staff on those specifics and provide data to the committee.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","4/9/2025 - Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services","oneSentenceSummary","Assemblymember Hanadi Nadim told the Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services that AB 297, with a proposed amendment, would allow evidence-based home visiting providers to enroll as Medicaid providers so the state could reimburse postnatal home visits.","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},6608444,"Nevada committee hears bill to prioritize licensing for providers serving underserved communities",597,160000,757000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2937551-e49d3f2797734c4bdccd9b57aff76aec&start=160&end=757","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2937551-e49d3f2797734c4bdccd9b57aff76aec/thumbnail_160000.jpg","/articles/6608444/Nevada/Nevada-committee-hears-bill-to-prioritize-licensing-for-providers-serving-underserved-communities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608444-e184b5e8551979180798e1d9fff2ffd2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771118701&Signature=duFRiOpvabLK86eEBBFmNV3Bc-yVzgFz0~2EJfLnwG7-gl65Cjfp9I0E6oqvaTaiTdUGVBn3SiFbwcnUdlcAJUr5Q8hvAgW8tFOsz98NN0BI~l~Cmy18RolfctmbIt7sG4yXzflxxnFIITfiFAFiOkejCXoEaRZgQ7aAcSOGTBRBbbyYh-LpZytEShOfBJwPWQc5ACVEC2oPCrEU36IXDO~nYinbnnHOqjys4DDV5Sw~YxFFgTDEDg~ZaSVoiQ025rQmoa0cbyrdVeUKKaeMmqnKeBjnsiKevzCx2fUMjBvxCTtbIDUWdX7kHaZFyvfzHlST6uXORPEM7rE8WCg5UQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assemblymember Yu Ying Wing, sponsor of Assembly Bill 483, told the Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services that the measure would let state licensing boards prioritize review of health care license applications for providers who demonstrate they will primarily work in historically underserved communities. \"This bill comes from the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services and seek to prioritize the review of applications for healthcare professionals to ensure we are getting enough providers to our underserved areas,\" she said.

The bill sponsor and witnesses said provider shortages in Nevada are concentrated in underserved and rural areas and that current licensing delays worsen the problem. Oscar Delgado, CEO of Community Health Alliance, described the financial and operational burden when newly recruited clinicians cannot begin seeing patients while awaiting Nevada licensure: \"Every week a provider cannot see patients is a week we lose critical revenue and patients go without care.\" He told the committee Community Health Alliance often spends tens of thousands of dollars on relocation and onboarding for recruits who then sit idle for months while waiting for a license.

Dr. Travis Walker, chief medical officer at Community Health Alliance, said Nevada has among the worst provider-to-patient ratios and that attracting out-of-state clinicians is an important part of workforce development. He described an example of a locally raised trainee whose license took 10 months to process in Nevada while another state approved her in one month, delaying months of patient care.

Under the bill as presented, section 1 defines \"historically underserved community,\" referencing qualified census tracts as designated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; section 5 extends definitions for other health professionals and includes public schools with high rates of free or reduced-price lunch. The bill would require health professional licensing boards and agencies to adopt regulations that establish a process for prioritizing review of an application when the applicant demonstrates they will primarily serve in a qualifying community.

Committee members asked how the prioritization would translate into faster approvals. Assemblymember Golding asked whether prioritization alone would shorten timelines and whether the state should instead pursue a broader licensing process reform. Delgado and the bill sponsor said the language is enabling: if the bill passes, the boards would adopt regulations to place qualifying applications on a priority processing track and staff and stakeholders would work to identify operational touch points to move those applications ahead, while acknowledging broader process improvements are also underway.

Supporters who testified included Nancy Bowen, CEO of the Nevada Primary Care Association, which represents federally qualified health centers. Bowen said health centers hire a diverse mix of clinicians and that expedited licensing for providers who will work in low-margin community clinics makes operational sense. Other supporters included representatives of the Asian Community Development Council and Touro University Nevada.

The committee did not take a vote on AB 483 during the hearing. Lawmakers asked staff and witnesses clarifying questions about the proposed regulatory approach and about ensuring rural areas were not excluded by federal census-based definitions. Legal counsel explained that HUD-designated \"qualified census tracts\" are identified under federal tax code guidance (referencing 26 U.S.C. §42(d)(5)(B)) and the sponsor said staff would work with members to ensure rural communities that need services are covered.

The hearing record shows broad support from community health centers and advocacy groups for prioritizing licensure of clinicians who commit to underserved areas, while members pressed for clarity on how prioritization will affect processing times and for continued work to streamline licensing more broadly.","Assemblymember Yu Ying Wing told the Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services that Assembly Bill 483 would require licensing boards to prioritize review of license applications from health care providers who demonstrate they will primarily serve historically underserved communities.",{"_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},6608434,"Sponsor replaces AB 101 with broader deceptive-practice proposal; opponents worry about scope and notice",1170,3533000,4703000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2937551-e49d3f2797734c4bdccd9b57aff76aec&start=3533&end=4703","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2937551-e49d3f2797734c4bdccd9b57aff76aec/thumbnail_3533000.jpg","/articles/6608434/Nevada/Sponsor-replaces-AB-101-with-broader-deceptive-practice-proposal-opponents-worry-about-scope-and-notice","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608434-0504df68e037abd609e22daf58b544fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771118701&Signature=A12YFATA7MiJu4D3Iao7GD9c4-3s1nukZERybELTTG-TPWZeCXF15H6SJ0wJ6lRa3OfcAbz5ryYROSvg0vBXSEaXeEudtVPKrbBgBN99BwDLC-rMO11IOXKwSGYdf-qIVXxwMHaM9qhOr-rOYi0gDYfiC7Gif-fcjeklsLS31CRFCMYNLYw6RZsfi8Zh04Jxa36wuc7oltFV7gDfknfZFUmG2gTQgXmUaenteRgMj6YDbRkTbvx5FdKU9oBwJp9bFtFSOrHshkZm1Rv7ANIGziUhhygaOpox4TpHfdvKOzFZYgCna046UmKqV2esqu3CNlK2Aj4NDu2hTdeDiG9RVg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assemblymember David Orentlicher introduced a conceptual amendment to Assembly Bill 101 that would add a new prohibition on deceptive statements in consumer transactions to Nevada's deceptive trade-practices statutes (NRS chapter 598). \"The proposed addition ... would prohibit people from making deceptive statements about their products or services,\" Orentlicher said, and he framed health-care examples — including clinics offering unproven stem-cell treatments — to illustrate risks when consumers are misled before they enter a transaction.

Orentlicher said the amendment would allow regulators and prosecutors to act before a consumer completes a purchase or receives an unsafe or ineffective treatment. \"The harms to consumers from deceptive health care services are not just financial, but also can be health related, even life threatening,\" he told the committee and asked legal staff to help answer questions.

Legislative Counsel Bureau legal counsel David Noss explained that the amendment's subject matter (prohibiting deceptive statements) falls within the scope of the bill title and legislative rules, noting the final determination on germaneness rests with Legislative Council. Michael Morton, special assistant attorney general, described remedies in NRS chapter 598, including injunctive relief and civil penalties available for deceptive trade-practice violations.

Several organizations and members of the public testified in opposition or expressed concern. Melissa Clement of Nevada Right to Life said she was \"disappointed\" the original bill language was removed and warned the amended language was vague and could be used for nuisance lawsuits; she asked who would decide what qualifies as deceptive. Janine Hanson of Nevada Families for Freedom said she welcomed removal of the original language but remained wary of the amendment's breadth and lack of clarity. Multiple callers and speakers, including volunteers from pregnancy resource centers and other organizations, urged that the public and stakeholders had inadequate notice that the bill's language had been replaced and asked that the record be clear about how the amendment would be applied.

Other callers and written commenters raised constitutional and free-speech concerns and asked for clarity on definitions and enforcement. Several people representing crisis pregnancy centers and pro-life organizations argued the amendment could be used to restrict truthful speech about pregnancy services and urged the committee and sponsor to provide more specific text. Callers who opposed the original bill and supporters of the amendment both asked for the actual amendment text to be posted and for additional time to review it.

Orentlicher closed by saying he appreciated the feedback and would work to clarify language; the committee did not take further action during the hearing.

The hearing record includes substantive legal discussion about the proper statutory place (NRS chapter 598) for deceptive-trade-practice prohibitions and multiple requests from the public and stakeholder groups for clearer drafting and public notice before the committee considers the amendment again.","Assemblymember David Orentlicher presented a conceptual amendment that replaces AB 101's original language with a proposed addition to Nevada's deceptive trade practices statute (NRS chapter 598) to prohibit deceptive statements before transactions occur; witnesses and callers expressed concern about vague language, notice to the public and the","actionData","errors"]

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Sponsor replaces AB 101 with broader deceptive-practice proposal; opponents worry about scope and notice