NV AB254 | 2019 | 80th Legislature

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on June 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-05 - Chapter 349.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

AN ACT relating to public health; requiring the Chief Medical Officer to establish and maintain a system for reporting certain information on sickle cell disease and its variants; authorizing administrative penalties for failure to report certain information; revising requirements concerning screening infants for sickle cell disease and its variants and sickle cell trait; requiring Medicaid to cover certain supplements recommended by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee; requiring a health insurer to include coverage for certain prescription drugs and services for the treatment of sickle cell disease and its variants in its policies; authorizing a prescription of certain controlled substances for the treatment of acute pain caused by sickle cell disease and its variants for a longer period than otherwise allowed; requiring a health maintenance organization or managed care organization to take certain actions with respect to certain insureds diagnosed with sickle cell disease and its variants; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Title

Revises provisions relating to sickle cell disease and its variants. (BDR 40-20)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-05-22 - Senate - Senate Final Passage (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-23 - Assembly - Assembly Final Passage (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-06-05AssemblyChapter 349.
2019-06-03AssemblyApproved by the Governor.
2019-06-01AssemblyEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
2019-05-27AssemblySenate Amendment No. 743 concurred in. To enrollment.
2019-05-23AssemblyIn Assembly.
2019-05-22SenateRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
2019-05-22SenateFrom printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
2019-05-21SenateRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 743.) To printer.
2019-05-20SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
2019-04-24SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
2019-04-24SenateIn Senate.
2019-04-23AssemblyRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate.
2019-04-23AssemblyFrom printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
2019-04-22AssemblyRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 416.) To printer.
2019-04-22AssemblyPlaced on Second Reading File.
2019-04-22AssemblyFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
2019-03-14AssemblyFrom printer. To committee.
2019-03-13AssemblyRead first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.

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