Nevada 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 78 — Exempts certain providers of jobs and day training services from licensure as nurses. (BDR 54-12)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 38.

  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 January 30, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on May 25, 2023.

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Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

86 added · 98 removed

86 line(s) added, 98 removed.

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78 ASSEMBLY BILL NO .
78–Assemblywoman Brown-May CHAPTER..........
78–ASSEMBLYWOMAN BROWN -M AY PREFILED JANUARY 30, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Exempts certain providers of jobs and day training services from licensure as nurses.
(BDR 54-12) 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.
Existing law requires a person to be licensed by the State Board of Nursing in order to engage in activities that constitute the practice of nursing.
order to engage in activities that constitute the practice of nursing.
(NRS 632.315) Board, including a licensed provider of community-based living arrangementy the services or a certified provider of supported living arrangement services or the employee or independent contractor of such a licensed or certified provider.
(NRS 632.315) Existing law exempts certain persons from the requirement to be licensed by the Board, including a licensed provider of community-based living arrangement services or a certified provider of supported living arrangement services or the employee or independent contractor of such a licensed or certified provider.
(NRS 632.316) This bill similarly exempts from such licensure a certified provider of jobs and day training services or an employee or independent contractor of such a certified provider.
(NRS and day training services or an employee or independent contractor of such ar of jobs certified provider.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
- *AB78* – 2 – 4.
4.
The practice of nursing in this State by any legally qualified nurse or nursing assistant of another state whose engagement requires the nurse or nursing assistant to accompany and care for a patient temporarily residing in this State during the period of one such engagement, not to exceed 6 months, if the person does not represent or hold himself or herself out as a nurse licensed to practice in this State or as a nursing assistant who holds a certificate to practice in this State.
The practice of nursing in this State by any legally qualified nurse or nursing assistant of another state whose engagement requires the nurse or nursing assistant to accompany and care for a patient temporarily residing in this State during the period of one such engagement, not to exceed 6 months, if the person does not represent or hold himself or herself out as a nurse licensed to - 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – to practice in this State.as a nursing assistant who holds a certificate 6.
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A natural person from providing community-based living arrangement services if:
A natural person from providing community-based living arr(a) That person has been issued a license pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(a) That person has been issued a license pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
or - *AB78* – 3 – (b) That person is employed or retained as an independent contractor by a partnership, firm, corporation or association, state or local government or agency thereof that has been issued a certificate pursuant to NRS 435.3305 to 435.339, inclusive, and the regulations As used in this subsection, “supported living arrangement services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 435.3315.
or (b) That person is employed or retained as an independent local government or agency thereof that has been issued a certificateor pursuant to NRS 435.3305 to 435.339, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 435.3305 to 435.339, inclusive.
 As used in this subsection, “supported living arrangement services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 435.3315.
(a) That person has been issued a certificate pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310, inclusive;
- 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – 435.130 to 435.310, inclusive, and the regulations adoptedto NRS pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310, inclusive;
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How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the Nevada Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill amends existing law to specify that certain individuals providing jobs and day training services are not required to be licensed as nurses.

  • NRS 632.315

    11. A natural person from providing jobs and day training services if:

    This addition clarifies that individuals providing jobs and day training services are exempt from nursing licensure requirements.

Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 38.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  4. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  5. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  6. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  7. Read second time.

  8. From committee: Do pass.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate.

  11. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  12. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  13. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  14. Read second time.

  15. From committee: Do pass.

  16. Read first time. To committee.

  17. From printer.

  18. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.

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Who sponsors AB 78?
AB 78 is sponsored by Brown-May, Tracy (Democratic).
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