SB 250 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to health care records. (BDR 40-70)

SB 250 gives patients legal ownership of their electronic health records, requiring healthcare providers to let them access and forward these records without fees. It mandates the creation of a statewide electronic health repository to store all patients' records, with most providers required to integrate their systems by 2030 (smaller practices with 20 or fewer employees get until 2030 to comply). The bill also requires entities to honor patient requests to restrict access to their health information and imposes penalties, including fines, for violations. These changes directly affect patients, healthcare providers, insurers, and the state's health information infrastructure.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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As Introduced → Reprint 1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to shift the focus from establishing a statewide electronic health repository to requiring regulations that minimize the need for patients to repeatedly provide information. The Legislative Counsel's Digest was updated to reflect that the statewide repository requirement was removed and replaced with a reporting requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the mandate to establish a statewide electronic health repository and instead focusing on regulatory requirements for patient information management.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement to establish a statewide electronic health repository was removed from the bill text and digest.

New requirement for the Director of Health and Human Services to compile quarterly reports on implementation progress.

Regulations must now include requirements to minimize the need for patients to repeatedly provide demographic, medical history, and medication information.

TIMELINE

The digest was updated to reference a new 2026 reporting requirement for quarterly progress reports to the Governor and Legislature.

TECHNICAL

Section references in the digest were updated to reflect the removal of the repository requirement and the addition of reporting obligations.

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Committee

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 353.) Notice of eligibility for exemption. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To committee.

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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor