AB253 • 2025

Revises provisions relating to civil liability. (BDR 3-722)

Healthcare

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: View 1 Primary Sponsors Close Primary Sponsors Assemblymember Erica Mosca
Last action
Official status: (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.) (See full list below)
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details about the types of care covered under agreements between hospitals and the Armed Forces, nor how immunity from civil liability will be enforced or monitored.

Civil Liability Immunity for Hospital-Armed Forces Care Providers

This act changes the definition of 'immune contractor' to include individuals authorized by hospitals and the Armed Forces to provide care, giving them protection from civil liability.

What This Bill Does

Changes the definition of 'immune contractor' to include any person authorized to provide care pursuant to an agreement between a hospital and the Armed Forces of the United States.
Provides immunity from civil liability for these individuals if they make mistakes or cause harm while providing care as part of an agreement with the Armed Forces.

Who It Names or Affects

People who are authorized by hospitals and the Armed Forces to provide medical care under specific agreements.
Hospitals that enter into agreements with the Armed Forces for providing certain types of care.

Terms To Know

Immune contractor: A person or organization protected from civil liability (legal responsibility) for certain actions while working under a contract with the state or its agencies.
Civil liability: The legal responsibility to pay damages if someone is harmed due to your actions or lack of action.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify which types of care are covered under the agreements between hospitals and the Armed Forces.
Does not provide details on how immunity from civil liability will be enforced or monitored.

Bill History

2025-02-18 Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System
(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.) (See full list below)

Official Summary Text

Revises provisions relating to civil liability. (BDR 3-722)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

A.B. 253

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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 253–ASSEMBLYMEMBER MOSCA

FEBRUARY 18, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to civil liability.
(BDR 3-722)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to civil liability; providing immunity from civil
liability to certain persons authorized to provide certain
care pursuant to an agreement between a hospital and the
Armed Forces of the United States; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law authorizes a hospital to enter into an agreement with the Armed 1
Forces of the United States for the provision of certain care under certain 2
circumstances. (NRS 449.2455) Under existing law, an immune contractor of the 3
State or any of its agencies or politi cal subdivisions is immune from civil liability 4
for certain acts or omissions of the contractor. (NRS 41.032) This bill revises the 5
applicable definition of “immune contractor” to include any person authorized to 6
provide care pursuant to an agreement betwe en a hospital and the Armed Forces of 7
the United States. This bill thereby makes a person authorized to provide care 8
pursuant to any such agreement immune from civil liability for certain acts or 9
omissions of the person. 10

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 41.0307 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
41.0307 As used in NRS 41.0305 to 41.039, inclusive: 2
1. “Employee” includes an employee of a: 3
(a) Part-time or full -time board, commission or similar body of 4
the State or a political subdivision of the State which is created by 5
law. 6
(b) Charter school. 7

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(c) University school for profoundly gifted pupils described in 1
chapter 388C of NRS. 2
2. “Employment” includes any services performed by an 3
immune contractor. 4
3. “Immune contractor” means any [natural] : 5
(a) Natural person, professional corporation or professional 6
association which [: 7
(a) Is] is an independent contractor with the State pursuant to 8
NRS 333.700 [; and 9
(b) Contracts] and contracts to provide medical services for the 10
Department of Corrections. 11
[] As used in this [subsection,] paragraph, “professional 12
corporation” and “professional association” have the meanings 13
ascribed to them in NRS 89.020. 14
(b) Person authorized to provide care pursuant to an 15
agreement authorized by NRS 449.2455. 16
4. “Public officer” or “officer” includes: 17
(a) A member of a part -time or full -time board, commission or 18
similar body of the State or a political subdivision of the State which 19
is created by law. 20
(b) A public defender and any deputy or assistant attorney of a 21
public defender or an attorney appointed to defend a person for a 22
limited duration with limited jurisdiction. 23
(c) A district attorney and any deputy or assistant district 24
attorney or an attorney appointed to prosecute a person for a limited 25
duration with limited jurisdiction. 26