Nevada · Senate Bill 239 · 83rd (2025) Session

Revises provisions relating to Medicaid. (BDR S-641)

SB 239 Sponsored by Carrie Ann Buck Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 26, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 26, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Assembly  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Existing law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the Medicaid program. (NRS 422.270) This bill requires the Department to: (1) determine which services covered under Medicaid are provided primarily to children with cancer or serious diseases that predominantly affect children; and (2) submit to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services a request to increase the rate of…

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Existing law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the Medicaid program. (NRS 422.270) This bill requires the Department to: (1) determine which services covered under Medicaid are provided primarily to children with cancer or serious diseases that predominantly affect children; and (2) submit to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services a request to increase the rate of reimbursement under Medicaid for those services by at least 10 percent. This bill also requires the Department to: (1) determine which of the services provided primarily to children with cancer or serious diseases that predominantly affect children are provided by types of specialist providers of health care for which there is a shortage in this State; and (2) request to increase the rate of reimbursement for those services by at least an additional 10 percent.

Every action

6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateRead first time.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. · Senate Commerce and Labor
  3. SenateTo printer.
  4. SenateFrom printer.
  5. SenateTo committee.
  6. Senate(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Nevada's official records (leg.state.nv.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.