Nevada 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 9 D cosponsors

AB 276 — Revises provisions governing telehealth. (BDR 54-831)

Last action — Chapter 19.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 09, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on May 22, 2023.

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Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    4 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

87 added · 98 removed

87 line(s) added, 98 removed.

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Assembly Bill No.
276 A SSEMBLY BILL N O.
276–Assemblymen Duran, Torres, Thomas, Marzola;
276–A SSEMBLYMEN D URAN , T ORRES , THOMAS , M ARZOLA ;
Considine, González, Gorelow, Brittney Miller, Newby, Nguyen, Orentlicher, Peters, Taylor and Watts CHAPTER..........
CONSIDINE , GONZÁLEZ , GORELOW , B RITTNEY M ILLER, N EWBY , N GUYEN , O RENTLICHER , PETERS , TAYLOR AND W ATTS M ARCH 9, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing telehealth.
(BDR 54-831) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
No.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
This bill authorizes a provider of health care who is conducting a forensic medical examination of an apparent victim of sexual physician, physician assistant or registered nurse for the purpose of obtaininged instructions and guidance on conducting the examination.
This bill authorizes a provider of health care who assault or strangulation to use telehealth to connect to an appropriately trained physician, physician assistant or registered nurse for the purpose of obtaining instructions and guidance on conducting the examination.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, before a provider of health care who is located at a distant site may use telehealth to direct or manage the care or render a diagnosis of a patient who is located at an originating site in this State or write a treatment order or prescription for such a patient, the provider must - *AB276* – 2 – hold a valid license or certificate to practice his or her profession in this State, including, without limitation, a special purpose license issued pursuant to NRS 630.261.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, before a provider of health care who is located at a distant site may use telehealth to direct or manage the care or render a diagnosis of a patient who is located at an originating site in this State or write a treatment order or prescription for such a patient, the provider must hold a valid license or certificate to practice his or her profession in this State, including, without limitation, a special purpose license issued pursuant to NRS 630.261.
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- 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – 3.
(a) Is subject to the laws and jurisdiction of the State of Nevada, including, without limitation, any regulations adopted by an occupational licensing board in this State, regardless of the location from which the provider of health care provides services through telehealth.
including, without limitation, any regulations adopted by anof Nevada, occupational licensing board in this State, regardless of the location from which the provider of health care provides services through telehealth.
6.
As used in this section:
- *AB276* – 3 – (b) “Originating site” means the location of the site where a patient is receiving telehealth services from a provider of health care located at a distant site.
(b) “Originating site” means the location of the site where a patient is receiving telehealth services from a provider of health care located at a distant site.
(c) “Sexual assault” means a violation of NRS 200.366 or 200(d) “Strangulation” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.481.
(c) “Sexual assault” means a violation of NRS 200.366 or 200.368.
(d) “Strangulation” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.481.
The term includes, without limitation, communication between a provider of health care who is providing in-person services to a patient and a provider of health care at a different location and the delivery of services from a provider of health care to a patient at a different location through the use of:
The term includes, without limitation, communication between a provider of health care who - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – health care at a different location and the delivery of services from a provider of health care to a patient at a different location through the use of:
H - *AB276*
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Compared against the Nevada Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill expands the use of telehealth by defining its parameters and allows healthcare providers to use telehealth for forensic examinations of sexual assault victims.

  • NRS 629.515

    A provider of health care who is located at an originating site and is conducting a forensic medical examination of an apparent victim of sexual assault or strangulation may use telehealth to connect to an appropriately trained physician, physician assistant or registered nurse who is located at a distant site for the purpose of obtaining instructions and guidance on conducting the examination.

    This adds provisions for using telehealth in forensic medical examinations for sexual assault victims.

  • NRS 629.515

    The term includes, without limitation, communication between a provider of health care who is providing in-person services to a patient and another provider of health care at a different location.

    This clarifies that telehealth encompasses communication between providers both in-person and at different locations.

Action History

  1. Chapter 19.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

  6. Read second time.

  7. From committee: Do pass.

  8. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.

  9. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

  10. Read second time.

  11. From committee: Do pass.

  12. From printer. To committee.

  13. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 53 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (53)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 276?
AB 276 is sponsored by Torres-Fossett, Selena (Democratic), Clara Thomas, Marzola, Elaine H. (Democratic), Considine, Venicia (Democratic), González, Cecelia (Democratic), Miller, Brittney M. (Democratic), Sabra Newby, Nguyen, Duy (Democratic), Orentlicher, David (Democratic), Taylor, Angela D. (Democratic), Watts, Howard (Democratic), Peters, Sarah, Gorelow, Michelle, and Duran, Bea.
What is the current status of AB 276?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 09, 2023. Enacted.
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