Nevada
New Nevada Laws for 2024
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Beginning January 1, 2024, imaging tests and diagnostic imaging tests for breast cancer are now fully covered by health insurance. No deductible, no co-payments, no co-insurance can be levied by the insurer.
Also in Nevada, Medicaid coverage for postpartum care will change from 60 days to a full year of postpartum care. That includes delivery complications, postpartum depression and any other health care needs which could ultimately decrease pregnancy related fatalities and morbidity.
It’s also now against Nevada law for life, disability, or long-term care insurers to discriminate against living organ donors.
Solitary confinement is banned in Nevada prisons beginning on January 1st, 2024, except as a last resort. Even then the maximum number of days in confinement is 15. And the prisoner must be in a secure environment.
Jail inmates awaiting trial will be able to cast a ballot beginning today.
A sweeping elections bill which calls for the Secretary of State to set the design and makeup of mail-in ballots and envelopes, so the material is uniform statewide goes into effect January first.
Under AB 192 deadlines are set as to when a registered voter or presidential elector can contest the results of a presidential election, as well as who will pay for the recount, and how soon that appeal must be filed in district court.
The amount of marijuana one person can possess just got larger in Nevada. It is now doubled to 2.5 ounces. And recreational retailers can become authorized to sell medical cannabis to patients without having to obtain a separate license beginning the first of the year.
And Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board will have the discretion of issuing a marijuana business license or not to former felons. The board must determine if issuing such a license would pose a threat to the public health and safety.
And Nevada is now the seventh state to allow for “human composting.” That’s the process of organically disposing of human remains and converting them into soil. The process takes eight or more at which time the body breaks down into roughly one cubic yard of soil that can be used on trees or plants.
The material can even be donated.
Examine other legislation which became law on January 1, 2024: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Nelis/REL/82nd2023/Bills/Effective/2024-01-01
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NORTH LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Nevada State University is moving closer to expanding its campus to North Las Vegas.
The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents’ budget committee approved the plan on Thursday.
The new campus is set to be located near Lake Mead and Las Vegas Boulevard.
North Las Vegas officials have expressed optimism about the expansion, stating it will “fundamentally change not only the landscape of the area … but career pathways for North Las Vegas residents.”
The full board is expected to give final approval on Friday.
HAWTHORNE, Nev. (KOLO) – The Nevada National Guard says it will be opening the first Army qualified firing range in the state of Nevada.
The Guard will be opening the range on Friday in Hawthorne.
The new range will allow soldiers to meet military marksmanship standards without having to leave the state.
The Guard has sent more than 1,000 soldiers out of state to meet marksmanship standards since 2019, incurring substantial costs for travel, meals and lodging.
The $20 million depot will include 16 lanes for rifle training, 15 for pistol training four lanes for machine guns and seven buildings.
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SUN VALLEY, Nev. (KOLO) – Ulysses Development Group and state and local leaders celebrated the grand opening Tuesday of The Ridge at Sun Valley, a 195-unit affordable housing community and the first project in Nevada to close financing using funds from the Home Means Nevada Initiative.
The community serves individuals and families earning 50-60% of area median income. Nevada State Treasurer Zach Conine said rent for the units stays below 30 percent of a renter’s income.
“These are apartments that people can pay for and they can still have money left over for groceries and medicine and all the other things they need in their life,” Conine said.
Historic funding milestone
The project marks a milestone as Nevada’s first to use Home Means Nevada Initiative funding. During the pandemic, Nevada allocated $500 million from COVID funds to create the initiative, the most allocated by any state in the union for affordable housing, Conine said.
“That initiative put $500,000,000 into affordable housing,” Conine said.
Washoe County Board of County Commissioners District 3 member Mariluz Garcia said 49 percent of people in Reno are cost burdened by housing costs.
Community amenities and design
The units include washers and dryers, according to apartment manager Hailee Penberthy. Community amenities include a toddler playground, gazebo and grill, picnic tables, pet stations, a heated pool and a 24/7 gym, Penberthy said.
The development was designed with green elements including a solar energy system and Energy Star building standards.
Penberthy said the units are over 50 percent occupied.
Nevada Infrastructure Coordinator Chris Reilly, Nevada Housing Division Administrator Steve Aichroth and Ridge at Sun Valley resident Jaidyn Avalos also spoke at the event.
She says she enjoys the mountain views and the people she now calls her neighbors.
The Ridge at Sun Valley is located at 5100 W 1st Ave in Sun Valley.
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