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NV Rev Stat § 640C.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.150 - Creation; appointment and qualifications of voting members; terms, vacancies and removal from office.

  1. The Board of Massage Therapy is hereby created. The Board consists of nine members appointed pursuant to this chapter and one nonvoting advisory member appointed pursuant to NRS 640C.160.  2. The Governor shall appoint to the Board nine members as follows:  (a) Six members who:  (1) Are licensed to practice massage therapy in this State; and  (2) Have engaged in the practice of massage therapy for the 2 years immediately preceding their appointment.  Of the six members appointed pursuant to this paragraph, three members must be residents of Clark County, two members must be residents of Washoe County and one member must be a resident of a county other than Clark County or Washoe County.  (b) One member who is licensed to practice reflexology in this State.  (c) One member who is licensed to practice structural integration in this State.  (d) One member who is a member of the general public. This member must not be:  (1) A massage therapist, reflexologist or structural integration practitioner; or  (2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of a massage therapist, reflexologist or structural integration practitioner.  3. The members who are appointed to the Board pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 2 must continue to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration, as applicable, in this State while they are members of the Board.  4. After the initial terms, the term of each member of the Board is 4 years. A member may continue in office until the appointment of a successor.  5. A member of the Board may not serve more than two consecutive terms. A former member of the Board is eligible for reappointment to the Board if that person has not served on the Board during the 4 years immediately preceding the reappointment.  6. A vacancy must be filled by appointment for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.  7. The Governor may remove any member of the Board for incompetence, neglect of duty, moral turpitude or misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in office.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1120; A 2007, 1847; 2017, 1454)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.160 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.160 - Appointment of nonvoting advisory member.

  1. The Governor shall appoint to the Board one nonvoting advisory member.  2. The advisory member must be a person who:  (a) Is a resident of Clark County;  (b) Has been certified by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission created pursuant to NRS 289.500; and  (c) Is actively serving or has retired from service as a police officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.  3. The advisory member is subject to the provisions of NRS 640C.150 with regard to his or her terms, reappointment, vacancy and removal.  4. The advisory member:  (a) Serves solely as an advisor to the Board.  (b) May be designated by the Board to assist in any investigation conducted pursuant to this chapter.  (c) May not be counted in determining a quorum of the Board.  (d) May not vote on any matter before the Board.  5. The advisory member:  (a) Serves without salary or compensation.  (b) Is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for in NRS 640C.170.  6. If the advisory member is actively serving as a police officer, the advisory member must be relieved from his or her duties without loss of regular compensation so that he or she may prepare for and attend meetings of the Board and perform any work that is necessary to carry out his or her duties with the Board in the most timely manner practicable. The advisory member’s employer shall not require the advisory member to:  (a) Make up the time he or she is absent from work to carry out his or her duties with the Board; or   (b) Take annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.  7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the advisory member:  (a) Is not disqualified from public employment or holding a public office because of membership on the Board; and  (b) Does not forfeit his or her public office or public employment because of membership on the Board.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1121)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.170 - Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 640C.160, while engaged in the business of the Board:  1. Each member of the Board is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $150 per day, as established by the Board; and  2. Each member and employee of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided for officers and employees of this State generally.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1123; A 2007, 2954)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.180 - Election of Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary-Treasurer; meetings; quorum.

  1. At the first meeting of each fiscal year, the members of the Board shall elect a Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary-Treasurer from among the members.  2. The Board shall meet at least quarterly and may meet at other times at the call of the Chair or upon the written request of a majority of the members of the Board.  3. The Board shall alternate the location of its meetings between the southern district of Nevada and the northern district of Nevada. For the purposes of this subsection:  (a) The southern district of Nevada consists of all that portion of the State lying within the boundaries of the counties of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln and Nye.  (b) The northern district of Nevada consists of all that portion of the State lying within the boundaries of Carson City and the counties of Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe and White Pine.  4. A meeting of the Board may be conducted telephonically or by videoconferencing. A meeting conducted telephonically or by videoconferencing must meet the requirements of chapter 241 of NRS and any other applicable provisions of law.  5. Four members of the Board constitute a quorum for the purposes of transacting the business of the Board, including, without limitation, issuing, renewing, suspending, revoking or reinstating a license issued pursuant to this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1122)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.190 - Attorneys for Board.

Subject to the provisions of NRS 622A.200 and 622A.210:  1. The Attorney General and his or her deputies are hereby designated as the attorneys for the Board.  2. The provisions of this section do not prevent the Board from employing or retaining other attorneys as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1123; A 2017, 2850)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.200 - Employment of Executive Director.

  1. The Board shall employ a person as the Executive Director of the Board.  2. The Executive Director serves as the chief administrative officer of the Board at a level of compensation set by the Board.  3. The Executive Director is an at-will employee who serves at the pleasure of the Board.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1123)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.210 - Employment of other personnel.

  1. The Board may employ or contract with inspectors, investigators, advisers, examiners and clerks and any other persons required to carry out its duties and secure the services of attorneys and other professional consultants as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  2. Each employee of the Board is an at-will employee who serves at the pleasure of the Board. The Board may discharge an employee of the Board for any reason that does not violate public policy, including, without limitation, making a false representation to the Board.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1123)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.220 - Immunity.

The Board and any of its members and its staff and employees, including, without limitation, inspectors, investigators, advisers, examiners, clerks, counsel, experts, committees, panels, hearing officers and consultants, are immune from civil liability for any act performed in good faith and without malicious intent in the execution of any duties pursuant to this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1123)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.230 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.230 - Fiscal year.

The Board shall adopt a fiscal year beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1124)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.240 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.240 - Payment of expenses; acceptance of gifts, grants, donations and contributions; deposit of money; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, all reasonable expenses incurred by the Board in carrying out the provisions of this chapter must be paid from the money that it receives. No part of any expenses of the Board may be paid from the State General Fund.  2. The Board may accept gifts, grants, donations and contributions from any source to assist in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.  3. All money received by the Board must be deposited in a bank or other financial institution in this State and paid out upon the Board’s order for its expenses.  4. The Board may delegate to a hearing officer or panel its authority to take any disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter, impose and collect fines and penalties therefor, and deposit the money therefrom in a bank or other financial institution in this State.  5. If a hearing officer or panel is not authorized to take disciplinary action pursuant to subsection 4 and the Board deposits the money collected from the imposition of fines with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund, it may present a claim to the State Board of Examiners for recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee if money is required to pay attorney’s fees or the costs of an investigation, or both.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1124)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.300 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.300 - Duties.

The Board shall:  1. Adopt a seal of which each court in this State shall take judicial notice;  2. Prepare and maintain a record of its proceedings and transactions;  3. Review and evaluate applications for the licensing of massage therapists, reflexologists or structural integration practitioners;  4. Determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants;  5. Issue, renew, reinstate, revoke, suspend and deny licenses, as appropriate;  6. Enforce the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto;  7. Investigate any complaints filed with the Board;  8. Impose any penalties it determines are required to administer the provisions of this chapter; and  9. Transact any other business required to carry out its duties.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1122; A 2017, 1455)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.310 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.310 - Preparation, maintenance and disclosure of certain information regarding applicants and licensees; fee.

  1. The Board shall prepare and maintain a separate list of:  (a) Persons issued a license;  (b) Applicants for a license; and  (c) Persons whose licenses have been revoked or suspended by the Board.  2. The Board shall, upon request, disclose the information included in each list and may charge a fee for a copy of the list. The fee may not exceed the actual cost incurred by the Board to make a copy of the list.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1122)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.320 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.320 - Regulations.

The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The regulations must include, without limitation, provisions that:  1. Establish the requirements for continuing education for the renewal of a license;  2. Establish the requirements for the approval of a course of continuing education, including, without limitation, a course on a specialty technique of massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration;  3. Establish the requirements for the approval of an instructor of a course of continuing education;  4. Establish requirements relating to sanitation, hygiene and safety relating to the practice of massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration;  5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 622.090, prescribe the requirements for any practical or written examination for a license that the Board may require, including, without limitation, the passing grade for such an examination;  6. Establish the period within which the Board or its designee must report the results of the investigation of an applicant;  7. Prescribe the form of a written administrative citation issued pursuant to NRS 640C.755;  8. Establish the standards for the licensure of massage therapists, reflexologists and structural integration practitioners under this chapter; and  9. Prescribe the standards and curriculum for schools of massage therapy, reflexology and structural integration in this State.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1123; A 2007, 2954; 2009, 2576; 2017, 1455)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.330 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.330 - Board to adopt regulations for certification and operation of massage, reflexology and structural integration establishment; regulation of such establishment by local government.

  1. The Board shall adopt regulations that prescribe the requirements for the certification and operation of a massage, reflexology and structural integration establishment, including, without limitation, the:  (a) Requirements for a massage, reflexology and structural integration establishment to obtain a certificate;  (b) Standards with which a massage, reflexology and structural integration establishment must comply; and  (c) Establishment of fees pursuant to NRS 640C.520 for the issuance and renewal of a certification of a massage, reflexology and structural integration establishment.  2. The provisions of this section and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto do not prohibit a local government from licensing and regulating a massage, reflexology and structural integration establishment, including, without limitation, in a manner that is more stringent than the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to this section.  3. Local governments have concurrent jurisdiction with the Board over the licensure and regulation of massage, reflexology and structural integration establishments.  4. If there is a conflict between a provision of the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to this section and a requirement of a local government, the requirement of a local government prevails to the extent that the requirement provides a more stringent or specific requirement regarding the regulation of a massage, reflexology and structural integration establishment.  5. As used in this section, "massage, reflexology and structural integration establishment" means any premises, mobile unit, building or part of a building where massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration is practiced by a person or persons licensed pursuant to this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 1452)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.400 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.400 - License: Issuance; qualifications; requirements; application; fees; fingerprints; examination; investigation.

[Replaced in revision by NRS 640C.580.]
NV Rev Stat § 640C.410 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.410 - Temporary license.

[Replaced in revision by NRS 640C.590.]
NV Rev Stat § 640C.420 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.420 - Licensure of persons who are licensed in other jurisdictions.

  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 640C.580, and except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Board may issue a license to an applicant who holds a current license to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration issued by another state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia.  2. An applicant for a license issued by the Board pursuant to subsection 1 must submit to the Board:  (a) A completed application on a form prescribed by the Board;  (b) The fees prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 640C.520;  (c) A notarized statement signed by the applicant that states:  (1) Whether any disciplinary proceedings relating to his or her license to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration have at any time been instituted against the applicant; and  (2) Whether the applicant has been arrested or convicted, within the immediately preceding 10 years, for any crime involving violence, prostitution or any other sexual offense; and  (d) A certified statement issued by the licensing authority in each state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia in which the applicant is or has been licensed to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration during the immediately preceding 10 years verifying that:  (1) The applicant has not been involved in any disciplinary action relating to his or her license to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration; and  (2) Disciplinary proceedings relating to his or her license to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration are not pending.  3. The Board shall not issue a license pursuant to this section unless the state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia in which the applicant is licensed had requirements at the time the license was issued that the Board determines are substantially equivalent to the requirements for a license to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration set forth in this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1128; A 2017, 1458)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.430 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.430 - Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license; duty of Board. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

  1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter:  (a) An applicant for the issuance of a license as a massage therapist, reflexologist or structural integration practitioner shall include the social security number of the applicant in the application submitted to the Board.  (b) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license as a massage therapist, reflexologist or structural integration practitioner shall submit to the Board the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.  2. The Board shall include the statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:  (a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license; or  (b) A separate form prescribed by the Board.  3. A license as a massage therapist, reflexologist or structural integration practitioner may not be issued or renewed by the Board if the applicant:  (a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection 1; or  (b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order.  4. If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Board shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1128; A 2017, 1460)
NV Rev Stat § 640C.430 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 640C - Massage Therapy|NRS 640C.430 - Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license; duty of Board. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings and expires by limitation 2 years after that date.]

  1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license as a massage therapist, reflexologist or structural integration practitioner shall submit to the Board the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.  2. The Board shall include the statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:  (a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license; or  (b) A separate form prescribed by the Board.  3. A license as a massage therapist, reflexologist or structural integration practitioner may not be issued or renewed by the Board if the applicant:  (a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection 1; or  (b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order.  4. If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Board shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1128; A 2017, 1460, effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings)