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NV AB360
Bill
Status
5/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Heather Goulding
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AI Summary
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Expands syphilis examination requirements for pregnant women to include physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses, in addition to physicians
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Requires non-hospital medical facilities and hospital emergency/labor units to use rapid or point-of-care syphilis tests for pregnant women who haven't received prenatal screenings, unless serological test results can be obtained before discharge
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Mandates medical facilities develop compliance policies for syphilis testing requirements and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommendations, with documented refusals required in medical records
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Exempts rural clinics owned or operated by government entities (state, county, city, or health boards) from the facility-level testing requirements
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Requires Medicaid to reimburse rapid or point-of-care syphilis testing separately from other prenatal care reimbursement, subject to federal funding availability; effective date January 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Revises provisions relating to testing for sexually transmitted diseases. (BDR 40-745)
Last Action
Chapter 126.
5/30/2025