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S.B. 6
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*SB6*
SENATE BILL NO. 6–COMMITTEE ON
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
(ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES)
PREFILED OCTOBER 28, 2026
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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the Chief Medical
Officer. (BDR 40-151)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
Effect on the State Highway Fund: 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 public health; revising the qualifications of the
Chief Medical Officer; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Human Services to
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appoint a Chief Medical Officer. (NRS 439.085) Existing law requires the Chief
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Medical Officer to perform certain duties relating to public health and oversee the
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operation of certain mental health facilities operated by the State. (NRS 439.130)
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Existing law prescribes the qualifications that a person must satisfy to serve as the
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Chief Medical Officer, including a requirement that the Chief Medical Officer must
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be: (1) licensed in good standing or eligible for licensure as a physician or
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administrative physician in this State, the District of Columbia or any state or
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territory of the United States; or (2) a physician or administrative physician who
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has a master’s degree or doctoral degree in public health or a related field. (NRS
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439.095) This bill removes authorization for the Chief Medical Officer to be a
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physician or an administrative physician who has a master’s degree or doctoral
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degree in public health or a related field, thereby requiring the Chief Medical
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Officer to be licensed or eligible for licensure as a physician in this State, the
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District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States.
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*SB6*
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 439.095 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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439.095 The Chief Medical Officer must:
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1. Be a citizen of the United States;
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2. Have not less than 5 years’ experience in behavioral health
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or public health in a managerial or supervisory capacity; and
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3. Be [:
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(a) Licensed] licensed in good standing or eligible for a license
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as a physician or administrative physician in Nevada , [;
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(b) Licensed in good standing or eligible for a license as a
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physician or administrative physician in] the District of Columbia or
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[in] any state or territory of the United States . [; or
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(c) A physician or administrative physician who has a master’s
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degree or doctoral degree in public health or a related field.]
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Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2027.
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