Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB319: Makes revisions relating to providers of health care. (BDR 54-791)
Status: Chaptered, June 3, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to health care; making various revisions governing the qualifications and procedure for licensure as a physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist; requiring screening of youth for certain health conditions when certain physical examinations are conducted; revising the authority of a practitioner of respiratory care to perform certain laboratory tests; requiring certain sharing of information between the Board of Medical Examiners and the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine…
From the enrolled text, May 27, 2025:
AN ACT relating to health care; making various revisions governing the qualifications and procedure for licensure as a physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist; requiring screening of youth for certain health conditions when certain physical examinations are conducted; revising the authority of a practitioner of respiratory care to perform certain laboratory tests; requiring certain sharing of information between the Board of Medical Examiners and the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine; authorizing the Board of Medical Examiners to require certain competency demonstrations; eliminating certain special licenses; revising provisions related to fees owed to the Board of Medical Examiners or the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine; eliminating certain fees; revising investigation procedures and grounds for discipline against a licensee of the Board of Medical Examiners; revising requirements governing certain medical procedures; authorizing a medical assistant to perform tasks under the supervision of a registered nurse; authorizing a certified registered nurse anesthetist to perform certain tasks in certain hospitals; authorizing discipline against a registered nurse who fails to adequately supervise a medical assistant; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians, physician assistants, anesthesiologist assistants, practitioners of respiratory care and perfusionists by the Board of Medical Examiners. (Chapter 630 of NRS) Sections 11 and 14 of this bill …