Nevada 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

AB 393 — Revises provisions governing hospitals. (BDR 40-839)

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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill prohibits hospitals or psychiatric hospitals from employing physicians for the purpose of practicing medicine except under specific circumstances.

  • Chapter 449

    Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, NRS 433.264, 433B.150, 450.180, 450.640 and 630.365 or any other provision of law, a hospital or psychiatric hospital shall not employ as an employee a physician for the purpose of engaging in the practice of medicine, homeopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.

    This section establishes a general prohibition against hospitals employing physicians for medical practice unless exceptions apply.

  • Chapter 449

    A hospital or psychiatric hospital may employ as an employee a physician: (1) Who is participating in a graduate program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, or its successor organization, for the purpose of engaging in the practice of medicine, homeopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine; or (2) If the hospital or psychiatric hospital is owned or operated by the State Government.

    This clarifies the exceptions under which hospitals may employ physicians.

  • NRS 449.0301

    The provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, and section 1 of this act do not apply to: → The provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, and section 1 of this act do not apply to:

    This section reaffirms exemptions from the new employment prohibition.

  • NRS 449.0301

    The provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, and section 1 of this act do not apply to: Any facility conducted by and for the adherents of any church or religious denomination for the purpose of providing facilities for the care and treatment of the sick who depend solely upon spiritual means through prayer for healing in the practice of the religion of the church or denomination, except that such a facility shall comply with all regulations relative to sanitation and safety applicable to other facilities of a similar category.

    This specifies that religious facilities are exempt from the employment prohibition.

  • NRS 449.0301

    Foster homes as defined in NRS 424.014.

    This clarifies that foster homes are also exempt from the new provisions.

  • NRS 449.0301

    Any medical facility, facility for the dependent or facility which is otherwise required by the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 449.0303 to be licensed that is operated and maintained by the United States Government or an agency thereof.

    This specifies that facilities operated by the U.S. Government are exempt from the employment prohibition.

  • NRS 449.160

    The Division may deny an application for a license or may suspend or revoke any license issued under the provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, and section 1 of this act upon any of the following grounds: Violation by the applicant or the licensee of any of the provisions of NRS 439B.410, 449.029 to 449.245, inclusive, and section 1 of this act or 449A.100 to 449A.124, inclusive, and 449A.270 to 449A.286, inclusive, or of any other law of this State or of the standards, rules and regulations adopted thereunder.

    This expands the grounds upon which the Division may revoke a license to include violations related to the new employment prohibitions.

  • NRS 449.163

    If a medical facility, facility for the dependent or facility which is required by the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 449.0303 to be licensed violates any provision related to its licensure, including any provision of NRS 439B.410 or 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, and section 1 of this act or any condition, standard or regulation adopted by the Board, the Division, in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 449.165, may: Prohibit the facility from admitting any patient until it determines that the facility has corrected the violation;

    This allows the Division to take additional actions against a facility for violations, including prohibiting patient admissions.

Action History

  1. (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)

  2. From printer. To committee.

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

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 393?
AB 393 is sponsored by Nadeem, Hanadi (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 393?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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