Grade Summary: Nevada

Tobacco Prevention Control and Spending

• FY2012 State Funding for Tobacco Control Programs: $0
• FY2012 Federal Funding for State Tobacco Control Programs: $8,565,188*
• FY2012 Total Funding for State Tobacco Control Programs: $8,565,188
• CDC Best Practices State Spending Recommendation: $32,500,000
• Percentage of CDC Recommended Level: 26.4%

*Includes regular funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as tobacco-related grants to states and communities from federal stimulus and health care reform funds.

Thumbs down for Nevada for providing no state dollars for its tobacco control program despite smoking costing the state $1.6 billion in economic costs every year.

Smokefree Air

Overview of State Smoking Restrictions

• Government Workplaces: Prohibited
• Private Workplaces: Prohibited
• Schools: Prohibited
• Childcare Facilities: Prohibited
• Restaurants: Prohibited
• Bars: Restricted (smoking allowed in bars or parts of bars if age-restricted)
• Casinos/Gaming Establishments: Restricted (tribal establishments exempt)*
• Retail Stores: Prohibited
• Recreational/Cultural Facilities: Prohibited
• Penalties: Yes
• Enforcement: Yes
• Preemption: No

Citation: NEV. REV. STAT. § 202.2483 (2011).

*Smoking is allowed on casinos floors, but prohibited anywhere children are allowed to be.

Thumbs down for Nevada for passing a law allowing smoking in some bars again.

Cigarette Tax

• Tax rate per pack of 20: 80 cents

Cessation

Overview of State Cessation Coverage

State Medicaid Program:

• Medications: Covers all 7 recommended cessation medications*
• Counseling: Coverage provided only under certain conditions
• Barriers to Coverage: Limits on duration, annual limit on quit attempts, prior authorization required for medications and minimal co-payments required

State Employee Health Plan(s):

• Medications: All plans cover NRT Patch, NRT Gum, NRT Lozenge, Bupropion (Zyban) and Varenicline (Chantix); coverage of NRT Nasal spray and NRT Inhaler vary by health plan
• Counseling: Coverage of individual, group and phone counseling varies by health plan
• Barriers to Coverage: Barriers to coverage vary by health plan**

State Quitline:

• Investment Per Smoker: $1.19; CDC recommends an investment of $10.53/smoker

Other Cessation Provisions:

• Private Insurance Mandate: No provision

Citation: See State Tobacco Cessation Coverage page for specific sources.

*The 7 recommended cessation medications are: NRT Gum, NRT Patch, NRT Nasal Spray, NRT Inhaler, NRT Lozenge, Varenicline (Chantix) and Bupropion (Zyban). **Barriers could include: Limits on duration, annual or lifetime limits on quit attempts, requiring prior authorization, requiring co-payments, requiring using one or more cessation treatments before using others and/or requiring the use of counseling to receive medications.