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AB 484

Revises provisions relating to the collection of data concerning providers of health care. (BDR 40-806)

2025 Regular Session

Expands DHHS provider renewal data collection to boost workforce planning and policy; data kept confidential and de-identified sharing allowed, effective Jan 1, 2026.

Approved by the Governor. Chapter 131.
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Bill Summary · AB 484

AB 484 — Summary (2025): Expanded data collection on health care providers

Status: Enacted in 2025; most provisions effective January 1, 2026 (regulatory preparatory work effective upon passage).

Purpose and intent

AB 484 requires the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to expand and standardize the information collected from health care providers at license/certificate/registration renewal. The stated goals are to improve workforce planning, support policy and public‑health analysis, and help attract and retain providers (including underrepresented groups) in the State.

Key provisions

  • Amends NRS 439A.116 to expand the DHHS provider database. New or clarified data elements to be collected from renewal applicants include:

    • Sex of the applicant.
    • Any other jurisdiction where the applicant holds the same type of license/certificate/registration.
    • Whether the applicant utilizes telehealth (per NRS 629.515).
    • Types of patients served (examples listed: newborns, children, adolescents, adults, seniors, pregnant persons, veterans, incarcerated persons, persons with disabilities, non‑English speakers, Medicaid/Medicare recipients, sliding‑fee patients).
    • County where the applicant spends the majority of working hours.
    • Addresses of practice locations and percentage of working hours at each location.
    • Education and primary/secondary specialties.
    • Type of practice (private, group, multispecialty, government, nonprofit).
    • Practice settings (hospitals, clinics, academic settings, etc.).
    • Average hours worked per week and total weeks worked in the prior calendar year.
    • Percentages of time spent in patient care vs. teaching, research, administration.
    • Any planned major practice changes within the next 5 years (retirement, relocation, significant change in hours).
    • Any other information the Director prescribes by regulation.

  • DHHS must develop and provide an electronic data request form to professional licensing boards for use at renewal.

Confidentiality and reporting

  • The database and identifying information are confidential and not a public record. DHHS must take measures to prevent re‑identification based on profession or practice location.
  • De‑identified (non‑identifiable) data may be shared with the Working Group referenced in NRS 439A.121 to support recommendations or reports.
  • DHHS must publish an annual (de‑identified) report and periodically analyze data to report to the Legislature and executive agencies regarding strategies to attract providers and improve health outcomes.

Who is affected

  • Primary: providers of health care who apply to renew licenses/certificates/registrations.
  • Licensing boards: required to use the DHHS electronic data request at renewal.
  • DHHS: responsible for database maintenance, confidentiality safeguards, reporting, and regulation drafting.
  • State policymakers and the Working Group: gain access to de‑identified data for workforce and policy planning.

Administrative and timeline notes

  • The act authorizes DHHS to adopt necessary regulations and perform preparatory tasks upon passage; substantive data collection and other provisions take effect January 1, 2026.
  • Fiscal note: the bill has an impact on the State (administrative costs to implement and maintain the database); no local government impact is indicated.

Potential impacts

  • Enables more detailed workforce and access analyses (geography, specialties, telehealth adoption, patient populations served).
  • Supports policy design to address maldistribution of providers and to target recruitment of underrepresented groups.
  • Raises data‑privacy/administrative burdens that the law addresses through confidentiality requirements and regulatory control over additional data collection.

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

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