NevadaNevada health and care licenses expire one year after issuance
Nevada medical facilities and care providers can renew their licenses annually by reapplying, paying required fees, and meeting health, project approval, and zoning requirements.
What it does
Medical facility and care provider licenses expire one year after they are issued. Providers can renew annually by reapplying, paying required fees, and meeting renewal requirements.
Argument forA full year from issuance could give newly licensed facilities a more predictable schedule for planning their next renewal.
Argument againstDifferent expiration dates could make it harder for state staff to track renewal deadlines across facilities.
More detail
Covered licenses expire one year after they are issued. The rule covers medical facilities and care providers licensed by Nevada’s Division of Public and Behavioral Health under NRS 449.029 through 449.2428. Annual renewal requires reapplying and paying required fees. The Division can deny renewal if an investigation finds that a provider has not met health rules, obtained required state approval for a project, or followed local zoning rules. The law took effect on January 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Jun 6Chapter 281.Latest
- Jun 5Approved by the Governor Joe Lombardo.Became Law
- Jun 1Enrolled and delivered to Governor.To Governor
- May 30In Assembly. To enrollment.Major
- May 29Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Upper
- May 28From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.Minor
- May 27From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded Assembly (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Lower
- May 26From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 795.) To printer.Minor
- Apr 1From printer. To committee.
- Mar 31Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To printer.Introduced
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