Multiple new laws took effect in Nevada on Monday, including measures relating to head injuries among school children and Medicaid coverage.
Nevada Assembly Bill 7 directs governmental entities, healthcare facilities and providers, insurers and insurance administrators to maintain, transmit, and exchange health information electronically. The full text of the new law can be read here.
Nevada Assembly Bill 65 restricts the time of day during which the board of trustees of a school district may take action or corrective action at a regular or special meeting. It also makes revisions to provisions governing the placement of children in certain early grades. For instance, it says children can't be admitted to the first grade until the beginning of the school year following their sixth birthday. The full text can be found here.
Nevada Assembly Bill 138 requires that evidence-based behavioral health services be covered as part of the state-administered Medicaid plan. The full text of the bill can be read here.
Lastly, Nevada Senate Bill 80 requires new policies to be enacted by schools regarding head injuries and also revises the contents of certain policies adopted by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association and other groups involving head injuries. For the full contents of the bill click here.
