Proposed Laws and Regulations

Current Work

The Board is pursung changes to its practice laws in NRS Chapter 637B during the 2025 Legislative Session.

Assembly Bill 177 includes a number of significant proposed changes, including licensing of Speech-Language Pathology Assistants, removing the examination and endorsement requirement for Dispensing Audiologists, removing the NBC-HIS certification requirement for HAS applicants, and adding cerumen management and tinnitus care to the scope of practice for fitting and dispensing hearing aids.

Revisions are explained further in our AB177 Executive Summary.

Interested parties may track this bill through the Nevada Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System (NELIS)

AB177 Activities to Date

Introduced: Sunday, February 2, 2025:
Committee Hearing Scheduled: Assembly Committee on Commerce & Labor, Monday, February 24, 2025 at 1:30pm

Past Work

LCB File R108-23 ~ Revision to NAC Chapter 637B.

APPROVED & EFFECTIVE June 20, 2024. Please see our Practice Laws and Regulations page. Not yet codified into Chapter.

LCB File No. R064-21: Proposed Revision to Continuing Education Requirement in NAC 637B.400. Codified into Chapter - June 2024.

APPROVED & EFFECTIVE June 13, 2022: Please see our Practice Laws and Regulations page.

Assembly Bill 155 of the of the 81st (2021) Session of the Nevada Legislature (Formerly Bill Draft 603). Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow, Sponsor. AB 155 Failed to meet the April 9, 2021 deadline to pass the Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee and no further action was taken. NRS 637B.175 prescribes the maximum fees the Board may charge for licensing and other services. AB 155 sought to revise the fee caps in NRS 637B.175. AB 155 Overview

LCB File R095-19 ~ Revision to NAC Chapter 637B.

APPROVED & EFFECTIVE June 8, 2020. Please see our Practice Laws and Regulations page. Codified into Chapter - June 2024.