Bill > AB514

This bill makes comprehensive revisions to Nevada's mental health care regulations, primarily focusing on creating a new category of care called "rehabilitative residential mental health care." The bill requires Medicaid to provide coverage for this new type of care, which is defined as community-based, medically monitored residential care designed to help individuals with mental illness recover, achieve psychiatric stability, and develop skills necessary for more independent living. The legislation establishes a detailed framework for licensing and regulating providers of this care, including requirements for background checks, facility inspections, and patient safety protocols. The bill also adds providers of rehabilitative residential mental health care to the list of facilities that the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman must investigate and assist. To support implementation, the bill includes appropriations totaling approximately $682,099 from the State General Fund and $1,732,354 from other funds for the first two fiscal years, with funds designated for Medicaid coverage and computer system upgrades. Providers currently operating will have until January 1, 2027, to obtain the required license, and most provisions of the bill will become fully effective on July 1, 2026, after a preparatory period for adopting regulations and administrative tasks.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Health and Human Services (Assembly)

https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12805/Overview