Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB334: Revises provisions relating to oral health. (BDR 54-800)
Status: Chaptered, May 30, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to health care; revising provisions governing the qualifications of applicants for a license by endorsement as a dental hygienist; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of dental hygienists and expanded function dental assistants in this State by the Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada…
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2025:
AN ACT relating to health care; revising provisions governing the qualifications of applicants for a license by endorsement as a dental hygienist; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of dental hygienists and expanded function dental assistants in this State by the Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada. (Chapter 631 of NRS) Existing law further: (1) requires a regulatory body to adopt regulations providing for the issuance of a license by endorsement to engage in an occupation or profession in this State to a natural person who is licensed to practice that profession in another state; and (2) sets forth certain minimum requirements for obtaining a license by endorsement. Existing law authorizes a regulatory body to require an applicant for such a license by endorsement to submit proof that the applicant has engaged in the occupation or profession for which the applicant is seeking a license by endorsement for a period of time specified by the regulatory body. (NRS 622.530) Under existing regulations, a person applying for licensure by endorsement as a dental hygienist, in addition to certain other requirements, is required to have actively practiced dental hygiene for the 5 years immediately preceding the date of submission of the application. (NAC 631.030) Section 4 of this bill declares …
Sponsors
- Heidi Kasama (R, 2) · primary sponsor
- Melissa Hardy (R, 22)
- Gregory Koenig (R, 38)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 143.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : In Assembly. To enrollment.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Read second time.
- : From committee: Do pass.
- : Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.
Votes
- Senate (1st Reprint) (May 23, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (April 22, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB334?
- AB334 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to oral health. (BDR 54-800).
- What does AB334 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to health care; revising provisions governing the qualifications of applicants for a license by endorsement as a dental hygienist; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of dental hygienists and expanded function dental assistants in this State by the Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada…
- What is the status of AB334?
- Chaptered as of May 30, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 143. (May 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB334?
- Heidi Kasama (R, 2), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AB334?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12426/Overview
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