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NV Rev Stat § 631.350 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy|NRS 631.350 - Authorized disciplinary or other action; grounds; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claim for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 631.271, 631.2715 and 631.347, the Board may:  (a) Refuse to issue a license to any person;  (b) Revoke or suspend the license or renewal certificate issued by it to any person;  (c) Fine a person it has licensed;  (d) Place a person on probation for a specified period on any conditions the Board may order;  (e) Issue a public reprimand to a person;  (f) Limit a person’s practice to certain branches of dentistry;  (g) Require a person to participate in a program relating to an alcohol or other substance use disorder or any other impairment;  (h) Require that a person’s practice be supervised;  (i) Require a person to perform community service without compensation;  (j) Require a person to take a physical or mental examination or an examination of his or her competence;  (k) Require a person to fulfill certain training or educational requirements;  (l) Require a person to reimburse a patient; or  (m) Any combination thereof,  if the Board finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the person has engaged in any of the activities listed in subsection 2.  2. The following activities may be punished as provided in subsection 1:  (a) Engaging in the illegal practice of dentistry or dental hygiene;  (b) Engaging in unprofessional conduct; or  (c) Violating any regulations adopted by the Board or the provisions of this chapter.  3. 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 therefor and deposit the money therefrom in banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations or savings banks in this State.  4. If a hearing officer or panel is not authorized to take disciplinary action pursuant to subsection 3 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 needed to pay attorney’s fees or the costs of an investigation, or both.  5. The Board shall not administer a private reprimand.  6. An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public records.  [10:152:1951] — (NRS A 1981, 1976; 1983, 1114, 1535, 1546, 1547; 1987, 860; 1999, 1531, 1658, 2849; 2001, 91; 2001 Special Session, 154; 2003, 3438; 2005, 287; 2009, 1529; 2015, 719)
NV Rev Stat § 631.350 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy|NRS 631.350 - Authorized disciplinary or other action; grounds; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claim for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 631.271, 631.2715 and 631.347, the Board may:  (a) Refuse to issue a license to any person;  (b) Revoke or suspend the license or renewal certificate issued by it to any person;  (c) Fine a person it has licensed;  (d) Place a person on probation for a specified period on any conditions the Board may order;  (e) Issue a public reprimand to a person;  (f) Limit a person’s practice to certain branches of dentistry;  (g) Require a person to participate in a program relating to an alcohol or other substance use disorder or any other impairment;  (h) Require that a person’s practice be supervised;  (i) Require a person to perform community service without compensation;  (j) Require a person to take a physical or mental examination or an examination of his or her competence;  (k) Require a person to fulfill certain training or educational requirements;  (l) Require a person to reimburse a patient; or  (m) Any combination thereof,  if the Board finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the person has engaged in any of the activities listed in subsection 2.  2. The following activities may be punished as provided in subsection 1:  (a) Engaging in the illegal practice of dentistry, dental hygiene or dental therapy;  (b) Engaging in unprofessional conduct; or  (c) Violating any regulations adopted by the Board or the provisions of this chapter.  3. 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 therefor and deposit the money therefrom in banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations or savings banks in this State.  4. If a hearing officer or panel is not authorized to take disciplinary action pursuant to subsection 3 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 needed to pay attorney’s fees or the costs of an investigation, or both.  5. The Board shall not administer a private reprimand.  6. An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public records.  [10:152:1951] — (NRS A 1981, 1976; 1983, 1114, 1535, 1546, 1547; 1987, 860; 1999, 1531, 1658, 2849; 2001, 91; 2001 Special Session, 154; 2003, 3438; 2005, 287; 2009, 1529; 2015, 719; 2019, 3219, effective January 1, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 631.355 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy|NRS 631.355 - Disciplinary action by hearing officer or panel: Procedural requirements; powers and duties of officer or panel; final decision in contested case.

  1. Any disciplinary action taken by a hearing officer or panel pursuant to NRS 631.350 is subject to the same procedural requirements which apply to disciplinary actions taken by the Board, and the officer or panel has those powers and duties given to the Board in relation thereto. Before taking disciplinary action, the hearing officer or panel shall review and consider the findings and recommendations of a review panel appointed pursuant to NRS 631.3635.  2. Any decision of the hearing officer or panel relating to the imposition of any disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter is a final decision in a contested case.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1535; A 1987, 861; 2017, 989)
NV Rev Stat § 631.360 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy|NRS 631.360 - Investigation, notice and hearing; subpoena; search warrant; continuances; retention of complaints; regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 631.364, the Board may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon the verified complaint in writing of any person setting forth facts which, if proven, would constitute grounds for initiating disciplinary action, investigate the actions of any person who practices dentistry or dental hygiene in this State. A complaint may be filed anonymously. If a complaint is filed anonymously, the Board may accept the complaint but may refuse to consider the complaint if anonymity of the complainant makes processing the complaint impossible or unfair to the person who is the subject of the complaint.  2. The Board shall, before initiating disciplinary action, at least 10 days before the date set for the hearing, notify the accused person in writing of any charges made. The notice may be served by delivery of it personally to the accused person or by mailing it by registered or certified mail to the place of business last specified by the accused person, as registered with the Board.  3. At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board shall proceed to hear the charges. If the Board receives a report pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 228.420, a hearing must be held within 30 days after receiving the report.  4. The Board may compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents or objects by subpoena. The Board may adopt regulations that set forth a procedure pursuant to which the Executive Director may issue subpoenas on behalf of the Board. Any person who is subpoenaed pursuant to this subsection may request the Board to modify the terms of the subpoena or grant additional time for compliance.  5. The Board may obtain a search warrant from a magistrate upon a showing that the warrant is needed for an investigation or hearing being conducted by the Board and that reasonable cause exists to issue the warrant.  6. If the Board is not sitting at the time and place fixed in the notice, or at the time and place to which the hearing has been continued, the Board shall continue the hearing for a period not to exceed 30 days.  7. The Board shall retain all complaints received by the Board pursuant to this section for at least 10 years, including, without limitation, any complaints not acted upon.  [Part 11:152:1951] — (NRS A 1969, 95; 1981, 99; 1983, 1114; 1993, 784; 2007, 508; 2009, 883; 2013, 2219; 2017, 4415)
NV Rev Stat § 631.360 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy|NRS 631.360 - Investigation, notice and hearing; subpoena; search warrant; continuances; retention of complaints; regulations. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 631.364, the Board may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon the verified complaint in writing of any person setting forth facts which, if proven, would constitute grounds for initiating disciplinary action, investigate the actions of any person who practices dentistry, dental hygiene or dental therapy in this State. A complaint may be filed anonymously. If a complaint is filed anonymously, the Board may accept the complaint but may refuse to consider the complaint if anonymity of the complainant makes processing the complaint impossible or unfair to the person who is the subject of the complaint.  2. The Board shall, before initiating disciplinary action, at least 10 days before the date set for the hearing, notify the accused person in writing of any charges made. The notice may be served by delivery of it personally to the accused person or by mailing it by registered or certified mail to the place of business last specified by the accused person, as registered with the Board.  3. At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board shall proceed to hear the charges. If the Board receives a report pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 228.420, a hearing must be held within 30 days after receiving the report.  4. The Board may compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents or objects by subpoena. The Board may adopt regulations that set forth a procedure pursuant to which the Executive Director may issue subpoenas on behalf of the Board. Any person who is subpoenaed pursuant to this subsection may request the Board to modify the terms of the subpoena or grant additional time for compliance.  5. The Board may obtain a search warrant from a magistrate upon a showing that the warrant is needed for an investigation or hearing being conducted by the Board and that reasonable cause exists to issue the warrant.  6. If the Board is not sitting at the time and place fixed in the notice, or at the time and place to which the hearing has been continued, the Board shall continue the hearing for a period not to exceed 30 days.  7. The Board shall retain all complaints received by the Board pursuant to this section for at least 10 years, including, without limitation, any complaints not acted upon.  [Part 11:152:1951] — (NRS A 1969, 95; 1981, 99; 1983, 1114; 1993, 784; 2007, 508; 2009, 883; 2013, 2219; 2017, 4415, effective January 1, 2020)
NV Rev Stat § 631.363 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy|NRS 631.363 - Appointment of member or agent to conduct investigation and hearing; notice of hearing; report; hearing or adoption of report by Board.

  1. The Board may appoint one of its members and any of its employees, investigators or other agents to conduct an investigation and informal hearing concerning any practice by a person constituting a violation of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations of the Board.  2. The investigator designated by the Board to conduct a hearing shall notify the person being investigated at least 10 days before the date set for the hearing. The notice must describe the reasons for the investigation and must be served personally on the person being investigated or by mailing it by registered or certified mail to his or her last known address.  3. If, after the hearing, the investigator determines that the Board should take further action concerning the matter, the investigator shall prepare written findings of fact and conclusions and submit them to the Board. A copy of the report must be sent to the person being investigated.  4. If the Board, after receiving the report of its investigator pursuant to this section, holds its own hearing on the matter pursuant to NRS 631.360, it may consider the investigator’s report but is not bound by his or her findings or conclusions. The investigator and any member of a review panel appointed pursuant to NRS 631.3635 shall not participate in the hearing conducted by the Board.  5. If the person who was investigated agrees in writing to the findings and conclusions of the investigator, the Board may adopt that report as its final order and take such action as is necessary without conducting its own hearing on the matter.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1108; A 2017, 989)
NV Rev Stat § 631.3635 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy|NRS 631.3635 - Appointment of panel to review investigation or informal hearing; members; requirements of review; findings and recommendation.

  1. The Board shall appoint a panel to review an investigation or informal hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 631.363. Such a panel must consist of:  (a) If the subject of the investigation or informal hearing is a holder of a license to practice dental hygiene, one member of the Board who is a holder of a license to practice dentistry, one member of the Board who is a holder of a license to practice dental hygiene and one holder of a license to practice dental hygiene who is not a member of the Board and is not the subject of the investigation or informal hearing.  (b) If the subject of the investigation or informal hearing is a holder of a license to practice dentistry or any other person not described in paragraph (a), one member of the Board who is a holder of a license to practice dentistry, one member of the Board who is a holder of a license to practice dental hygiene and one holder of a license to practice dentistry who is not a member of the Board and is not the subject of the investigation or informal hearing.  2. A review panel appointed pursuant to subsection 1 shall, in conducting a review of an investigation or informal hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 631.363, review and consider, without limitation:  (a) All files and records collected or produced by the investigator;  (b) Any written findings of fact and conclusions prepared by the investigator; and  (c) Any other information deemed necessary by the review panel.  3. The investigator who conducted the investigation or informal hearing pursuant to NRS 631.363 shall not participate in a review conducted pursuant to subsection 1.  4. Before the Board takes any action or makes any disposition relating to a complaint, the review panel appointed pursuant to subsection 1 to conduct a review of the investigation or informal hearing relating to the complaint shall present to the Board its findings and recommendation relating to the investigation or informal hearing, and the Board shall review and consider those findings and recommendations.  5. Meetings held by a review panel appointed pursuant to subsection 1 are not subject to the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 988)
NV Rev Stat § 631.365 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy|NRS 631.365 - Summary suspension of licensee’s authority to prescribe, administer or dispense certain controlled substances; issuance of order; formal hearing and decision.

  1. If the Board determines from an investigation of a licensee that the health, safety or welfare of the public or any patient served by the licensee is at risk of imminent or continued harm because of the manner in which the licensee prescribed, administered, dispensed or used a controlled substance, the Board may summarily suspend the licensee’s authority to prescribe, administer or dispense a controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV pending a determination upon the conclusion of a hearing to consider a formal complaint against the licensee. An order of summary suspension may be issued only by the Board, the President of the Board, the presiding officer of an investigative committee convened by the Board to conduct the investigation or the member, employee, investigator or other agent of the Board who conducted the investigation.   2. If an order to summarily suspend a licensee’s authority to prescribe, administer or dispense a controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV is issued pursuant to subsection 1 by the presiding officer of an investigative committee of the Board or a member, employee, investigator or other agent of the Board, that person shall not participate in any further proceedings of the Board relating to the order.  3. If the Board, the presiding officer of an investigative committee of the Board or a member, employee, investigator or other agent of the Board issues an order summarily suspending a licensee’s authority to prescribe, administer or dispense a controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV pursuant to subsection 1, the Board must hold a hearing to consider the formal complaint against the licensee. The Board must hold the hearing and render a decision concerning the formal complaint within 180 days after the date on which the order is issued, unless the Board and the licensee mutually agree to a longer period.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 4414)
NV Rev Stat § 631.366 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy|NRS 631.366 - Enforcement of subpoena by district court.

  1. The district court for the county in which any investigation or hearing is being conducted by the Board may compel the attendance of witnesses, the giving of testimony and the production of books and papers as required by any subpoena issued by or on behalf of the Board.  2. If any witness refuses to attend or testify or produce any papers required by a subpoena, the Board may so report to the district court for the county in which the investigation or hearing is pending by petition, setting forth:  (a) That due notice has been given of the time and place of attendance of the witness or the production of the books and papers;  (b) That the witness has been subpoenaed in the manner prescribed in this chapter;  (c) That the witness has failed and refused to attend or produce the papers required by subpoena before the Board in the investigation or hearing named in the subpoena, or has refused to answer questions propounded to him or her in the course of the investigation or hearing;  (d) That the subpoena identified specifically any documents or the subject of any testimony required;  (e) That the documents or testimony were relevant to the allegations being investigated or heard; and  (f) That no reasonable cause exists for the failure or refusal to comply with the subpoena,  and requesting an order of the court compelling the witness to attend and testify or produce the books or papers before the Board.  3. The court, upon petition of the Board, shall enter an order directing the witness to appear before the court at a time and place to be fixed by the court in its order, not more than 10 days after the service of the order, and show cause why the witness has not attended or testified or produced the books or papers before the Board. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the witness. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued by or on behalf of the Board and there is no reasonable cause for the refusal or failure to comply, the court shall thereupon enter an order that the witness appear before the Board at the time and place fixed in the order and testify or produce the required books or papers, and upon failure to obey the order the witness must be dealt with as if in contempt of court.  4. The court may consider, in determining whether reasonable cause existed for the witness’s refusal or failure to comply with the subpoena, such factors as:  (a) The burden or cost of compliance, financial or otherwise, to the witness;  (b) The time allowed for compliance;  (c) The extent of the information requested in relation to the nature of the underlying charge; and  (d) The extent of the statistical information necessary to investigate the charge adequately.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1109; A 2007, 508)
NV Rev Stat § 631.368 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy|NRS 631.368 - Certain records relating to investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating to disciplinary action deemed public records; cooperation with or dissemination of records to other agencies.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, any records or information obtained during the course of an investigation by the Board or a review panel appointed pursuant to NRS 631.3635 and any record of the investigation or review are confidential.  2. The complaint or other document filed by the Board to initiate disciplinary action and all documents and information considered by the Board when determining whether to impose discipline are public records.  3. The Board shall, to the extent feasible, communicate or cooperate with or provide any record or information described in subsection 1 to any other licensing board or any other agency that is investigating a person, including a law enforcement agency.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2742; A 2003, 3439; 2007, 2135; 2013, 2220; 2017, 990)
NV Rev Stat § 631.371 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy|NRS 631.371 - Use of letters "M.D." or other appropriate abbreviation by certain dentists who hold degree as doctor of medicine.

A dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter who holds a degree as a doctor of medicine and is not licensed as a physician pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS may identify himself or herself as a doctor of medicine and use the letters "M.D." or any other appropriate abbreviation if the dentist clearly identifies himself or herself as a practitioner of dentistry.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 438)
NV Rev Stat § 631.375 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy|NRS 631.375 - Identification of removable dental appliances by name or social security number.

All artificial teeth, dentures or other removable dental appliances, at the time they are manufactured or sent to a laboratory for repair, must be identified with the name or social security number of the owner by:  1. Embedding the name or number in the material of the appliance;  2. Adding the name or number with an adhesive; or  3. Marking the appliance in any manner consistent with advances in technology and approved by the Board.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 2222)