Nevada 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

AB 315 — Requires applications to participate in Medicaid as a provider to be accompanied by a certain verification. (BDR 38-659)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 245.

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 03, 2025.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 21, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
315 A SSEMBLY B ILLN O.
315–Assemblymember Edgeworth Joint Sponsor:
315–A SSEMBLYMEMBER EDGEWORTH FEBRUARY 27, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Requires applications to participate in Medicaid as a provider to be accompanied by a certain verification.
Senator Taylor CHAPTER..........
(BDR 38-659) 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 an application to participate in Medicaid as a provider to contain a statement that all matters stated within the application are true and accurate.
Existing law requires an application to participate in Medicaid as a provider to contain a statement that all matters stated within the application are true and authorized to act on behalf of the applicant, to sign the statement under the pains and penalties of perjury.
Existing law requires a natural person who is the applicant, or is and penalties of perjury.
Existing law provides that a person who signs such a statement knowing that the application contains information which is false, whether in whole or in part, and whether by commission or omission, is guilty of a category D felony.
Existing law provides that a person who signs such apains statement knowing that the application contains information which is false, whether in whole or in part, and whether by commission or omission, is guilty of a category D felony.
(NRS 422.550) This bill additionally requires that an application of the identity and signature of the person who signed the statement.
(NRS 422.550) This bill additionally requires that an application submitted to participate in Medicaid as a provider be accompanied by verification specifies that a person may verify his or her identity and signature for this purpose by:
This billon specifies that a person may verify his or her identity and signature for this purpose by:
- *AB315_R1* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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:
(a) By oath or affirmation of the person administered by a notary public or other person authorized by law to administer oaths or affirmations;
- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – (a) By oath or affirmation of the person administered by a notary public or other person authorized by law to administer oaths or affirmations;
or (b) Through an electronic identity verification system that is used or approved by the Department for the purpose of verifying the identification or signature of a person.
or (b) Through an electronic identity verification system that is the identification or signature of a person.urpose of verifying 3.
3.
A person is guilty of perjury which is a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 if the person signs or submits, or causes to be signed or submitted, [such] a statement [,] described in subsection 1, knowing that the application, report or invoice contains information which is false, in whole or in part, by commission or by omission.
A person is guilty of perjury which is a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 if the person signs or submits, or causes to be signed or submitted, [such] a statement described in subsection 1 , knowing that the application, report or invoice contains information which is false, in whole or in part, by commission or by omission.
As used in this section, “electronic identity verification identity or signature of a person by:at is capable of verifying the (a) Using multifactor authentication;
As used in this section, “electronic identity verification system” means an electronic system that is capable of verifying the identity or signature of a person by:
(a) Using multifactor authentication;
H - *AB315_R1*
~~~~~ 25 - 83rd Session (2025)
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The bill amends existing law to require that Medicaid applications include verification of the identity and signature of the applicant.

  • NRS 422.550

    In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, each application submitted to participate as a provider must be accompanied by verification of the identity and signature of the natural person who signed the statement pursuant to subsection 1: (a) By oath or affirmation of the person administered by a notary public or other person authorized by law to administer oaths or affirmations; or (b) Through an electronic identity verification system that is the identification or signature of a person.

    This adds a requirement for verification of identity and signature for Medicaid applications.

  • NRS 422.550

    such → a

    This change clarifies the language regarding the statement that is signed under penalty of perjury.

  • NRS 422.550

    [3.] → 4.

    This changes the numbering of the subsections, reflecting the addition of a new subsection.

  • NRS 422.550

    As used in this section, “electronic identity verification system” means an electronic system that is capable of verifying the identity or signature of a person by: (a) Using multifactor authentication; (b) Verifying data contained within governmental databases or appearing on government-issued identification cards, including, without limitation, photographs and signatures; (c) Utilizing biometric data or facial recognition technology; (d) Utilizing a combination of any mechanism described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c); or (e) Utilizing other secure and accurate means or procedures.

    This defines what constitutes an electronic identity verification system.

Amendments

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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 245.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. Senate Amendment No. 634 concurred in. To enrollment.

  4. In Assembly.

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

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

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

  8. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 634.) To printer.

  10. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.

  11. In Senate.

  12. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate.

  13. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To printer.

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 433.) Dispensed with reprinting.

  15. From printer. To committee.

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

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 65 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (65)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 315?
AB 315 is sponsored by Taylor, Angela D. (Democratic) and Edgeworth, Rebecca (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 315?
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