A.B. 315
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 315–ASSEMBLYMEMBER EDGEWORTH
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
SUMMARY—Requires applications to participate in Medicaid as a
provider to be notarized. (BDR 38-659)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring an application to
participate in Medicaid as a provider to be notarized; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires an application to participate in Medicaid as a provider to 1
contain a statement that all matters stated within the application are true and 2
accurate. Existing law requires a natural person who is the applicant, or is 3
authorized to act on behalf of the applicant, to sign the application under the pains 4
and penalties of perjury. Existing law provides that a person who signs such an 5
application knowing that the application contains information which is false, 6
whether in whole or in part, and whether by commission or omission, is guilty of a 7
category D felony. (NRS 422.550) This bill requires that an application submitted 8
by a person to participate in Medicaid as a provider be notarized, in addition to 9
being signed under the pains and penalties of perjury and containing the required 10
statement that all matters stated within the application are true and accurate. 11
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 422.550 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
422.550 1. Each application or report submitted to participate 2
as a provider, each report stating income or expense upon which 3
rates of payment are or may be based, and each invoice for payment 4
for goods or services provided to a recipient must contain a 5
statement that all matters stated therein are true and accurate, signed 6
by a natural person who is the provider or is authorized to act for the 7
provider, under the pains and penalties of perjury. 8
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2. In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, each 1
application submitted to participate as a provider must be 2
notarized. 3
3. A person is guilty of perjury which is a category D felony 4
and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 if the person 5
signs or submits, or causes to be signed or submitted, [such] a 6
statement described in subsection 1 , knowing that the application, 7
report or invoice contains information which is false, in whole or in 8
part, by commission or by omission. 9
[3.] 4. For the purposes of this section, a person who signs on 10
behalf of a provider is presumed to have the authorization of the 11
provider and to be acting at the direction of the provider. 12
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 13
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