SB 330 — Revises provisions relating to facilities for skilled nursing. (BDR 40-584)

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330–SENATOR N EAL (BY REQUEST ) M ARCH 11, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to facilities for skilled nursing.

(BDR 40-584) 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 provides for the licensing and regulation of medical facilities, which include facilities for skilled nursing.

(NRS 449.029-449.240) Existing law defines a “facility for skilled nursing” to mean an establishment, except for a hospital, which provides continuous skilled nursing and related care to a patient who is not in an acute episode of illness and whose primary need is the availability of such care on a continuous basis.

(NRS 449.0039) Section 1 of this bill amendsamendslity the definition of “facility for skilled nursing” to clarify that facilities for skilled citynursing adoptprovide aninpatient ordinancecare. using the preceding term in the Nevada Revised Statutes tond describe a facility for skilled nursing.

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SectionHowever, 4a ofcounty thisor billcity deemswould anynot facilitybe thatrequired is operating on June 30, 2025, that is considered to beinclude a facilityspecified forterm skilledin nursingthe nursing under an ordinance requiredif by section 2 or 3.ce to be a facility forof skilledthat -type *SB330_R1*does –of 2the –type THEcorresponding PEOPLEto OFthe THEterm. STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 4 of this bill deems any facility thatlity is operating on June 30, 2025, that is considered to be a facility for skilled nursing or similar facility under a previously adopted ordinance to be a facility for skilled nursing under an ordinance required by section 2 or 3.

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:

Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, each board of county commissioners shall adopt an ordinance - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – using the following terms to describe the following types of facilities, homes, houses and institutions:

(b)term Facilityis forused transitionalin NRS 449.0055.nal living for released offenders, as that (c) Group foster home, as that term is used in NRS 449.0055.424.015.

(c) Group foster home, as that term is used in NRS 424.015.

use2. the specified terms solely for the purpose of referring to the named facilities, homes, houses and institutions and does not require the board to adopt the State’s definition for the purpose of regulating or imposing any requirement with respect to such a facility, home, house or institution.

Subsection 1 requires the board of county commissioners to use the specified terms solely for the purpose of referring to the named facilities, homes, houses and institutions and does not require the board to adopt the State’s definition for the purpose of regulating or imposing any requirement with respect to such a facility, home, house or institution.

or (b) The county’s ordinances do not otherwise, by whatever name, refer to a facility, home, house or institution of the type correspondingcorSec. to the term.

-3.ingNRS *SB330_R1*268.0193 –is 3hereby –amended Sec.to read as follows:

3.

NRS 268.0193 is hereby amended to read as follows:

- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – (f) Residential facility for groups, as that term is used in NRS 449.017.

The governing body of a city is not required to include a termter(a) setA forthfacility, inhome, subsectionhouse 1or ininstitution of the ordinancetype if:corresponding to the term does not exist in the city;

(a) A facility, home, house or institution of the type corresponding to the term does not exist in the city;

Notwithstanding the amendatory provisions of sections 2 and 3 of this act, any facility operating on June 30, 2025, that is considered a facility for skilled nursing, nursing home or similar facility under an ordinance adopted by a board of county commissioners or the governing body of a city on or before that date shall be deemed to be a facility for skilled nursing for all purposes under any ordinance adopted on or after July 1, 2025, by:

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