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- 83rd Session (2025)
Senate Bill No. 266 –Senators Taylor, Cruz -Crawford; Cannizzaro,
Daly, Doñate, Dondero Loop, Flores, Ohrenschall, Pazina
and Scheible
CHAPTER..........
AN ACT relating to health care; authorizing certain providers of
behavioral health services to participate in the Student Loan
Repayment for Providers of Health Care in Underserved
Communities Program; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law: (1) creates the Student Loan Repayment for Providers of Health
Care in Underserved Communities Program within the Office of the State Treasurer
to repay the student education loans of certain providers of health care who work in
certain underserved communities; and (2) establishes certain eligibility
requirements for such providers of health care to obtain loan repayment through the
Program. (NRS 226.450-226.466) Existing law defines “provider of health care” to
include certain persons for purposes of the Program. (NRS 226.454) This bill
expands the definition of “provider of health care” to incl ude a marriage and family
therapist, a clinical alcohol and drug counselor or a licensed or certified alcohol and
drug counselor, thereby making the benefits of the Program available to such
persons.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 226.454 is hereby amended to read as follows:
226.454 “Provider of health care” means:
1. A physician;
2. A physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or
633 of NRS;
3. A dentist;
4. A licensed nurse;
5. A person who holds a license as an attendant or is certified
as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical
technician or paramedic pursuant to chapter 450B of NRS;
6. An optometrist;
7. An audiologist;
8. A practitioner of respiratory care;
9. A podiatric physician;
10. A psychologist;
11. A clinical professional counselor;
12. A marriage and family therapist;
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13. A clinical alcohol and drug counselor or a licensed or
certified alcohol and drug counselor;
14. A perfusionist;
[13.] 15. A pharmacist or pharmacy technician;
[14.] 16. An associate in social work, a social worker, a master
social worker, an independent social worker or a clinical social
worker licensed pursuant to chapter 641B of NRS;
[15.] 17. A midwife; or
[16.] 18. A provider of doula services who is enrolled with the
Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of
Health and Human Services to receive reimbursement through
Medicaid pursuant to NRS 422.27177.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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