Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB368: Revises provisions governing electronic communication devices in locations where certain services are provided. (BDR 40-878)
Status: Chaptered, June 3, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to health care; authorizing a patient in certain facilities or a resident of a living community for persons with disabilities or his or her representative to request the installation and use of an electronic communication device in the living quarters of the patient or the bedroom of the resident; prohibiting such a facility or living community or an employee of such a facility or living community from taking certain additional actions…
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2025:
AN ACT relating to health care; authorizing a patient in certain facilities or a resident of a living community for persons with disabilities or his or her representative to request the installation and use of an electronic communication device in the living quarters of the patient or the bedroom of the resident; prohibiting such a facility or living community or an employee of such a facility or living community from taking certain additional actions; prohibiting a provider of supported living arrangement services from taking certain actions with regard to the installation and use of an electronic communication device in the home of a recipient of such services; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law authorizes a patient in a facility for skilled nursing or the representative of the patient to request the installation and use of an electronic communication device in the living quarters of the patient. Existing law requires any roommate of the patient to consent before such a device may be installed. However, if the roommate of a patient refuses to consent, existing law requires the facility for skilled nursing to make reasonable attempts to accommodate the patient, including by moving either the patient or the roommate with the consent of the person being moved. (NRS 449A.182) If a facility for …
Sponsors
- Max Carter (D, 12) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 250.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : Senate Amendment No. 635 concurred in. To enrollment.
- : In Assembly.
- : Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
- : From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 635.) To printer.
- : Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
- : In Senate.
- : From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate.
Votes
- Senate (2nd Reprint) (May 21, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (April 22, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB368?
- AB368 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions governing electronic communication devices in locations where certain services are provided. (BDR 40-878).
- What does AB368 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to health care; authorizing a patient in certain facilities or a resident of a living community for persons with disabilities or his or her representative to request the installation and use of an electronic communication device in the living quarters of the patient or the bedroom of the resident; prohibiting such a facility or living community or an employee of such a facility or living community from taking certain additional actions…
- What is the status of AB368?
- Chaptered as of June 3, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 250. (June 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB368?
- Max Carter (D, 12).
- Where is the official record for AB368?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12495/Overview
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