Your complaint must be in written form and the board's investigative staff will give you written confirmation of receipt of your complaint. As soon as possible, the board will tell you what has been done about your complaint. If so, the board's Investigative Committee, consisting of 3 board members, will assign a board investigator to get the facts. If it is confirmed that there has been a violation of the law, the board may file charges, and the doctor or physician assistant will be given a public hearing. The charges filed by the board, and the formal decision of the board after the hearing, are public records.
Copies are available on request.
If the charges are proven, the board may suspend or revoke the license or put the doctor or physician assistant on probation. The board can order psychiatric treatment, additional education, passage of a competency examination or other discipline provided by Nevada law. If the problem is drugs or alcohol, the board can require the doctor or physician assistant to participate in treatment and keep him or her out of practice until the problem is under control. When calling, ask for the Investigative Department.