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AB 511 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to insurance. (BDR 57-697)

AB 511 changes Nevada insurance law to require that healthcare providers (such as chiropractors, acupuncturists, psychologists, therapists, social workers, and podiatrists) receive direct reimbursement for covered services, rather than the insured person. The bill updates specific Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) sections to clarify that the licensed provider who delivered the treatment - not the patient - is entitled to reimbursement under insurance policies covering these services. This applies to policies covering treatments within the authorized scope of practice for these licensed professionals. The change does not create new coverage requirements or affect state/local government funding.
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Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Signed Jun 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 6 edits · Jun 5, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates Nevada's health insurance reimbursement laws to ensure insured individuals can be paid for specific treatments provided by various non-traditional medical professionals, including psychologists, social workers, and podiatrists. The changes clarify that insurance policies must cover these services if they fall within the provider's authorized scope of practice, removing previous ambiguities about who qualifies for reimbursement.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of reimbursable services to explicitly include treatments by licensed psychologists, marriage and family therapists, clinical counselors, social workers, and podiatrists, ensuring these providers are treated similarly to physicians regarding insurance coverage.
ELIGIBILITY

Revised NRS 689A.0475 to clarify that acupuncture performed by licensed acupuncturists is reimbursable if the insurance policy covers it.

Updated NRS 689A.048 to ensure licensed psychologists receive reimbursement for treatments within their authorized scope of practice.

Amended NRS 689A.0483 to guarantee reimbursement for licensed marriage and family therapists and clinical professional counselors.

Modified NRS 689A.0485 to extend reimbursement rights to licensed social workers, including associates, masters, and independent social workers.

Revised NRS 689A.0487 to ensure podiatrists receive equal reimbursement compared to other physicians for covered treatments.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement in the podiatry section stating that insurance policies cannot limit the number or amount of reimbursement for podiatrist treatments compared to other physicians.

Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025 · Assembly Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 22, 2025
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican8
8 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Jun 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Amendment No. 589 concurred in. To enrollment.
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 589.) Reprinting dispensed with.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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