Nevada 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 192 — Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 53-781)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 95.

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Summary

AN ACT relating to health care; prescribing certain requirements for health benefits for the purpose of determining the minimum wage required to be paid to employees in private employment in this State; requiring a hospital to provide notice to a patient of certain rights; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 22, 2019) FIRST REPRINT S.B.
Senate Bill No.
192 SENATE BILL NO .
192–Senators Spearman, Parks;
192–SENATORS SPEARMAN , ARKS ;
Dondero Loop, D.
DONDERO LOOP , D.
Harris, Ohrenschall and Woodhouse CHAPTER..........
ARRIS , OHRENSCHALL AND W OODHOUSE FEBRUARY 18, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to health care.
(BDR 53-781) FISCAL NOTE:
EffEffect on the State:
Yes.May have Fiscal Impact.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Section 16 of Article 15 of the Nevada Constitution requires each employer in this State to pay a certain minimum wage to each employee of the employer.
this State to pay a certain minimum wage to each employee of the employer.
Under an employee and his or her dependents, the minimum wage required to be paid tots to the employee is lower than the minimum wage otherwise required to be paid to the employee.
Undern this provision of the Nevada Constitution, if an employer offers health benefits to an employee and his or her dependents, the minimum wage required to be paid to the employee is lower than the minimum wage otherwise required to be paid to the employee.
15, § 16) Section 1 of this bill establishes the minimum level of health benefits that an employer is required to make available to an employee and his or her dependents for the purpose of determining whether the empExisting law requires a hospital to provide certain information, including notice of certain rights of a patient, notice of the existence of the Bureau for Hospital Patients and an explanation of the services offered by the Bureau, to a patient upon admission.
15, § 16) Section 1 of this bill establishes the an employee and his or her dependents for the purpose of determining whether theto employer is authorized to pay the lower minimum wage to the employee.
(NRS 449A.118) Section 18.5 of this bill additionally requires a hospital to provide notice of the patient’s right to:
Existing law requires a hospital to provide certain information, including notice of certain rights of a patient, notice of the existence of the Bureau for Hospital Patients and an explanation of the services offered by the Bureau, to a patient upon hospital to provide notice of the patient’s right to:
(NRS 449A.300-449A.330) - *SB192_R1* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
(NRS 449A.300-449A.330) 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:
(I) Ambulatory patient services;
- 80th Session (2019) – 2 – (I) Ambulatory patient services;
(VIII) Laboratory services;
(1) The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C.
(1) The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, U.S.C.
Does not provide health benefits as described in Section 16 of Article 15 of the Nevada Constitution if the employer makes available to the employee and the employee’s dependents a - *SB192_R1* – 3 – hospital-indemnity insurance plan or fixed-indemnity insurance plan unless the employer separately makes available to the employee and the employee’s dependents at least one health benefit plan that complies with the requirements of subsection 1.
Does not provide health benefits as described in Section 16 of Article 15 of the Nevada Constitution if the employer makes available to the employee and the employee’s dependents a plan unless the employer separately makes available to theance employee and the employee’s dependents at least one health benefit plan that complies with the requirements of subsection 1.
444.300 Any person employed by a children’s camp on a written contract basis for a specified term longer than 1 week is exempt from the provisions of NRS 608.250 to 608.290, inclusive, and section 1 of this act and chapter 609 of NRS relating to daily and weekly hours of labor only if such camp is operated by a nonprofit organization which is exempt from federal income tax under I.R.C.
444.300 Any person employed by a children’s camp on a written contract basis for a specified term longer than 1 week is exempt from the provisions of NRS 608.250 to 608.290, inclusive, and section 1 of this act and chapter 609 of NRS relating to daily and weekly hours of labor only if such camp is operated by a - 80th Session (2019) – 3 – nonprofit organization which is exempt from federal income tax under I.R.C.
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Every medical facility and facility for the dependent shall inform each patient or the patient’s legal representative, upon the admission of the patient to the facility, of the patient’s rights as listed in NRS 449A.100 and 449A.106 to 449A.115, inclusive.
Every medical facility and facility for the dependent shall inform each patient or the patient’s legal representative, upon the admission of the patient to the facility, of the patient’s rights as listed in NRS 449A.100 and 449A.106 to 4492.115In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, if a person with a disability is a patient at a facility, as that term is defined in NRS 449A.218, the facility shall inform the patient of his or her rights pursuant to NRS 449A.200 to 449A.263, inclusive.
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In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, if a person with a disability is a patient at a facility, as that term is defined in NRS 449A.218, the facility shall inform the patient of his or her rights pursuant to NRS 449A.200 to 449A.263, inclusive.
- *SB192_R1* – 4 – (a) Notice of the right of the patient to:
(a) Notice of the right of the patient to:
(e) A written disclosure approved by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, which written disclosure must set forth:
Department of Health and Human Services, which writtenf the disclosure must set forth:
and (f) Contact information for any other state or local entity that investigates complaints concerning the abuse or neglect of pat4.ntIn addition to the requirements of subsections 1, 2 and 3, every hospital shall, upon the discharge of a patient from the written disclosure approved by the Director, which writtenpresentative a disclosure must set forth:
and (f) Contact information for any other state or local entity that investigates complaints concerning the abuse or neglect of patients.
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In addition to the requirements of subsections 1, 2 and 3, every hospital shall, upon the discharge of a patient from the - 80th Session (2019) – 4 – hospital, provide to the patient or the patient’s legal representative a written disclosure approved by the Director, which written disclosure must set forth:
and (2) Notice of any policies and procedures the hospital may have adopted to reduce charges for services provided to persons or to provide discounted services to persons, which policies and procedures are in addition to any reduction or discount required to be provided pursuant to NRS 439B.260.
and (2) Notice of any policies and procedures the hospital may to provide discounted services to persons, which policies andns or procedures are in addition to any reduction or discount required to be provided pursuant to NRS 439B.260.
- *SB192_R1* – 5 – (b) If the hospital is not a major hospital, notice of any policies and procedures the hospital may have adopted to reduce charges for services provided to persons or to provide discounted services to persons.
(b) If the hospital is not a major hospital, notice of any policies and procedures the hospital may have adopted to reduce charges for services provided to persons or to provide discounted services to persons.
In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, every hospital shall post in a conspicuous place in each public waiting room in the hospital a legible sign or notice in 14- point type or larger, which sign or notice must:
In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4, public waiting room in the hospital a legible sign or notice ineach 14-point type or larger, which sign or notice must:
This act becomes effective upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting regulations and performing any other administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and on January 1, 2020, for all other purposes.
This act becomes effective upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting regulations and performing any - 80th Session (2019) – 5 – other administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the pro2.
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The amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act expire byses.
The amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act expire by limitation on November 24, 2020, if the provisions of Senate Joint Resolution No.
limitation on November 24, 2020, if the provisions of Senate Joint Resolution No.
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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 95.

  2. In Senate. To enrollment. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 36, Nays: 3, Excused: 2, Vacant: 1.) To Senate.

  4. Read second time.

  5. From committee: Do pass.

  6. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.

  7. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 107.) To printer.

  9. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

  10. From printer. To committee.

  11. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 61 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 192 do?
AN ACT relating to health care; prescribing certain requirements for health benefits for the purpose of determining the minimum wage required to be paid to employees in private employment in this State; requiring a hospital to provide notice to a patient of certain rights; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Who sponsors SB 192?
SB 192 is sponsored by Senator David Parks, Senator Marilyn Dondero Loop, Ohrenschall, James (Democratic), Joyce Woodhouse, Harris, Dallas, and Pat Spearman.
What is the current status of SB 192?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2019. Enacted.
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