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AB 315

Relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program and a major land acquisitions program. (FE)

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Dave Armstrong and 20 co-sponsors

AB 315 requires independent identity verification for Medicaid provider enrollment, via notarized oath or approved electronic verification to reduce fraud.

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Bill Summary · AB 315

AB 315 — Provider identity verification for Medicaid applications (BDR 38‑659)

Status: Approved by the Governor (Chapter 245). Introduced Jan 23, 2025. Effective date: July 1, 2025.

Purpose

AB 315 requires applications to enroll (or maintain enrollment) as a Medicaid provider to be accompanied by independent verification of the identity and signature of the natural person who signed the enrollment statement. The intent is to strengthen verification to deter fraud and ensure the person signing provider enrollment documents is who they claim to be.

Key provisions

  • Amends NRS 422.550 to add a verification requirement in addition to the existing requirement that enrollment applications contain a statement signed under penalty of perjury.
  • Verification may be satisfied by one of two methods:
    1. Oath or affirmation administered by a notary public (or other person authorized to administer oaths); or
    2. Electronic identity verification through a Department‑approved system that verifies identity and electronic signature using secure methods (e.g., multifactor authentication, checking government database or government ID data including photographs/signatures, biometric data or facial recognition, or combinations of these).
  • Retains existing criminal penalty language: knowingly submitting false information on the signed statement remains perjury (category D felony; see NRS 193.130).
  • Defines “electronic identity verification system” and clarifies “notarization” as confirmation via personal appearance and acceptable ID under NRS Chapter 240.
  • Requires the Department (Division of Health Care Financing and Policy / Nevada Medicaid) to approve or use the electronic verification system for the purpose of enrollment verification.

Who is affected

  • Prospective and current Medicaid providers (and natural persons authorized to sign on their behalf) who submit applications, reports, or invoices under NRS 422.550.
  • Nevada Medicaid (Department) — responsible for approving/using an electronic verification system and implementing the new process.
  • Indirectly affects patients if verification requirements influence provider participation rates.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Passed both houses with no recorded opposition in reported votes; enrolled May 29, 2025; approved by Governor June 3, 2025. Becomes effective July 1, 2025.
  • Fiscal notes state no effect on State or local government.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Fraud prevention: introduces an additional verification layer intended to reduce identity‑based enrollment fraud.
  • Administrative burden: notarization can impose time and access costs (especially for small, rural, or independent providers). The bill’s amendment to permit electronic verification aims to reduce that burden.
  • Equity/access concerns: stakeholders (testimony in committee) raised that added steps may discourage providers—particularly behavioral health and small practice providers—from enrolling in Medicaid, potentially reducing beneficiary access.
  • Implementation issues: timeline and cost for the Department to select/approve an e‑verification system and for providers to adopt it will shape real‑world effects.

Statutory citation

  • Amends: NRS 422.550 (provider applications/reports/invoices; perjury and verification).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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