Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB234: Requires Medicaid coverage for screening for certain forms of cancer. (BDR 38-893)
Status: Chaptered, June 11, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for screening for certain forms of cancer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and administer a State Plan for Medicaid which includes a list of specific medical services required to be provided to recipients of Medicaid, including screening for breast and cervical cancer. (NRS 422.063, 422.270, 422.27174, 422.27176; 42 U.S.C…
From the enrolled text, June 4, 2025:
AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for screening for certain forms of cancer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and administer a State Plan for Medicaid which includes a list of specific medical services required to be provided to recipients of Medicaid, including screening for breast and cervical cancer. (NRS 422.063, 422.270, 422.27174, 422.27176; 42 U.S.C. § 1396a) Section 1 of this bill requires the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to include under Medicaid coverage for screening for lung, colorectal and prostate cancer. Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change to require the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the provisions of section 1 in the same manner as other provisions relating to Medicaid. EXPLANATION - Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 422 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows: 1. The Director shall include under Medicaid coverage for screening for lung cancer, colorectal cancer and prostate cancer. 2. The Department shall: …
Sponsors
- Natha Anderson (D, 30) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter 465.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : In Assembly. To enrollment.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
- : Read second time.
- : In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. From committee: Do pass.
- : From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 886.) To printer.
- : From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
Votes
- Senate (2nd Reprint) (June 2, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly (2nd Reprint) (May 30, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB234?
- AB234 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Requires Medicaid coverage for screening for certain forms of cancer. (BDR 38-893).
- What does AB234 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for screening for certain forms of cancer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and administer a State Plan for Medicaid which includes a list of specific medical services required to be provided to recipients of Medicaid, including screening for breast and cervical cancer. (NRS 422.063, 422.270, 422.27174, 422.27176; 42 U.S.C…
- What is the status of AB234?
- Chaptered as of June 11, 2025. Latest action: Chapter 465. (June 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB234?
- Natha Anderson (D, 30).
- Where is the official record for AB234?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12249/Overview
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