Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB257: Revises provisions relating to autism. (BDR 38-106)
Status: Chaptered, June 6, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to autism; revising requirements governing the statewide standard for measuring outcomes and assessing and evaluating certain persons with autism spectrum disorders; revising requirements governing early intervention services for persons with autism spectrum disorders; requiring an insurer to accept as dispositive certain diagnoses of persons with autism spectrum disorders for purposes related to required coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders…
From the enrolled text, June 2, 2025:
AN ACT relating to autism; revising requirements governing the statewide standard for measuring outcomes and assessing and evaluating certain persons with autism spectrum disorders; revising requirements governing early intervention services for persons with autism spectrum disorders; requiring an insurer to accept as dispositive certain diagnoses of persons with autism spectrum disorders for purposes related to required coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders; requiring insurers to cover such diagnosis and treatment provided by any provider of health care acting within his or her scope of practice; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services to prescribe by regulation a statewide standard for measuring outcomes and assessing and evaluating persons with autism spectrum disorders through the age of 21 years who receive services through the State or a local government or an agency thereof. Existing law requires those regulations to designate a protocol based upon accepted best practices guidelines which includes at least one standardized assessment instrument that requires direct observation by the professional conducting the assessment for determining whether a person is a person with autism spectrum disorder. Existing law requires such direct observation to include an evaluation to measure behaviors of the person which are consistent with autism …