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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.707 - Osteopathic physician or physician assistant authorized to issue order for school or authorized entity to obtain and maintain auto-injectable epinephrine; immunity from liability.

1. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant may issue to a public or private school an order to allow the school to obtain and maintain auto-injectable epinephrine at the school, regardless of whether any person at the school has been diagnosed with a condition which may cause the person to require such medication for the treatment of anaphylaxis.
2. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant may issue to an authorized entity an order to allow the authorized entity to obtain and maintain auto-injectable epinephrine at any location under the control of the authorized entity where allergens capable of causing anaphylaxis may be present, regardless of whether any person employed by, affiliated with or served by the authorized entity has been diagnosed with a condition which may cause the person to require such medication for the treatment of anaphylaxis.
3. An order issued pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must contain:
(a) The name and signature of the osteopathic physician or physician assistant and the address of the osteopathic physician or physician assistant if not immediately available to the pharmacist;
(b) The classification of his or her license;
(c) The name of the public or private school or authorized entity to which the order is issued;
(d) The name, strength and quantity of the drug authorized to be obtained and maintained by the order; and
(e) The date of issue.
4. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant is not subject to disciplinary action solely for issuing a valid order pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 to an entity other than a natural person and without knowledge of a specific natural person who requires the medication.
5. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant is not liable for any error or omission concerning the acquisition, possession, provision or administration of auto-injectable epinephrine maintained by a public or private school or authorized entity pursuant to an order issued by the osteopathic physician or physician assistant not resulting from gross negligence or reckless, willful or wanton conduct of the osteopathic physician or physician assistant.
6. As used in this section:
(a) "Authorized entity" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 450B.710.
(b) "Private school" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.103.
(c) "Public school" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.007.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1228; A 2015, 473)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.711 - Injunctive relief against person practicing without license.

1. The Board, through an officer of the Board or the Attorney General, may maintain in any court of competent jurisdiction a suit for an injunction against any person:
(a) Practicing osteopathic medicine or practicing as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant without a valid license to practice osteopathic medicine or to practice as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant, as applicable; or
(b) Providing services through telehealth, as defined in NRS 629.515, without a valid license.
2. An injunction issued pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) May be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by any person, this provision being a preventive as well as a punitive measure.
(b) Must not relieve such person from criminal prosecution for practicing without such a license.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 953; A 2007, 1842; 2011, 1049; 2015, 626; 2023, 1584)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.721 - Sufficiency of allegations in criminal complaint charging practicing without license.

In a criminal complaint charging any person with practicing osteopathic medicine or practicing as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant without a valid license issued by the Board, it is sufficient to charge that the person did, upon a certain day, and in a certain county of this State, engage in such practice without having a valid license to do so, without averring any further or more particular facts concerning the violation.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 953; A 2007, 1843; 2011, 1050; 2023, 1585)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.731 - Prosecution of violators; employment of investigators and assistants.

In a manner consistent with the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, the Board shall cause the prosecution of all persons who commit any act prohibited by this chapter. The Board may employ investigators and such other assistants as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 954; A 2005, 769)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.741 - Unlawful acts; penalties.

1. It is unlawful for any person to:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 629.091, practice:
(1) Osteopathic medicine without a valid license to practice osteopathic medicine under this chapter;
(2) As a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant without a valid license under this chapter; or
(3) Beyond the limitations ordered upon his or her practice by the Board or the court;
(b) Present as his or her own the diploma, license or credentials of another;
(c) Give either false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board or any of its members in connection with an application for a license;
(d) File for record the license issued to another, falsely claiming himself or herself to be the person named in the license, or falsely claiming himself or herself to be the person entitled to the license;
(e) Practice osteopathic medicine or practice as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant under a false or assumed name or falsely personate another licensee of a like or different name;
(f) Hold himself or herself out as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant or use any other term indicating or implying that he or she is a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant, as applicable, unless the person has been licensed by the Board as provided in this chapter; or
(g) Supervise a person as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant before such person is licensed as provided in this chapter.
2. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1:
(a) If no substantial bodily harm results, is guilty of a category D felony; or
(b) If substantial bodily harm results, is guilty of a category C felony,
and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 200.830 or 200.840.
3. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, if the Board determines that a person has committed any act described in subsection 1, the Board may:
(a) Issue and serve on the person an order to cease and desist until the person obtains from the Board the proper license or otherwise demonstrates that he or she is no longer in violation of subsection 1. An order to cease and desist must include a telephone number with which the person may contact the Board.
(b) Issue a citation to the person. A citation issued pursuant to this paragraph must be in writing, describe with particularity the nature of the violation and inform the person of the provisions of this paragraph. Each activity in which the person is engaged constitutes a separate offense for which a separate citation may be issued. To appeal a citation, the person must submit a written request for a hearing to the Board not later than 30 days after the date of issuance of the citation.
(c) Assess against the person an administrative fine of not more than $5,000.
(d) Impose any combination of the penalties set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
(Added to NRS by 1977, 954; A 1979, 1490; 1995, 752, 1310, 1333; 2007, 1843; 2011, 1050; 2013, 998, 2225; 2023, 1585)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.755 - Legal remedy for certain retaliation or discrimination: Filing of action; damages; interest; equitable relief; rebuttable presumption in certain circumstances; civil penalty; limitation of action.

1. An employee of an osteopathic physician or a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nursing assistant or medication aide - certified who is employed by or contracts to provide nursing services for the osteopathic physician and who believes that he or she has been retaliated or discriminated against in violation of NRS 633.750 may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. If a court determines that a violation of NRS 633.750 has occurred, the court may award such damages as it determines to have resulted from the violation, including, without limitation:
(a) Compensatory damages;
(b) Reimbursement of any wages, salary, employment benefits or other compensation denied to or lost by the employee, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nursing assistant or medication aide - certified as a result of the violation;
(c) Attorney’s fees and costs, including, without limitation, fees for expert witnesses; and
(d) Punitive damages, if the facts warrant.
3. The court shall award interest on the amount of damages at a rate determined pursuant to NRS 17.130.
4. The court may grant any equitable relief it considers appropriate, including, without limitation, reinstatement of the employee, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nursing assistant or medication aide - certified and any temporary, preliminary or permanent injunctive relief.
5. If any action to retaliate or discriminate is taken against an employee, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nursing assistant or medication aide - certified within 60 days after the employee, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nursing assistant or medication aide - certified takes any action described in subsection 1 of NRS 633.750, there is a rebuttable presumption that the action taken against the employee, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nursing assistant or medication aide - certified constitutes retaliation or discrimination in violation of NRS 633.750.
6. An osteopathic physician or any agent or employee thereof that violates the provisions of NRS 633.750 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation. The Attorney General or any district attorney of this State may recover the penalty in a civil action brought in the name of the State of Nevada in any court of competent jurisdiction.
7. Any action under this section must be brought not later than 2 years after the date of the last event constituting the alleged violation for which the action is brought.
8. As used in this section, "retaliate or discriminate" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 633.750.
(Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 22; A 2003, 325; 2009, 1426; 2011, 1335)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 634.012 to 634.018, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
[Part 5:23:1923; A 1945, 136; 1949, 655; 1951, 258; 1955, 506] + [Part 11:23:1923; A 1951, 258]—(NRS A 1969, 347; 1971, 356, 2036; 1977, 189; 1981, 593; 1989, 1168; 2011, 913; 2021, 526)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.012 - "Board" defined.

"Board" means the Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada.
[Part 5:23:1923; A 1945, 136; 1949, 655; 1951, 258; 1955, 506] + [Part 11:23:1923; A 1951, 258]—(NRS A 1969, 347; 1971, 356, 2036; 1977, 189; 1981, 593; 1997, 818)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.0125 - "Business entity" defined.

"Business entity" means a sole proprietorship or any lawful fictional entity by which business may be conducted lawfully in this State. The term does not include:
1. A facility wholly owned by one or more persons licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 630 or 633 of NRS;
2. A sole proprietorship or partnership that consists solely of persons who are licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 630 or 633 of NRS;
3. A professional corporation or professional limited liability company, the shares of which are wholly owned by a person or persons licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 630 or 633 of NRS;
4. An administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased chiropractic physician or a person who is legally authorized to act for a chiropractic physician who has been adjudicated to be incapacitated for not more than 1 year after the date of the death or incapacitation of the chiropractic physician; or
5. A medical facility licensed pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 525)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.013 - "Chiropractic" defined.

"Chiropractic" is defined to be the science, art and practice of palpating and adjusting the articulations of the human body by hand, the use of physiotherapy, hygienic, nutritive and sanitary measures and all methods of diagnosis.
[Part 5:23:1923; A 1945, 136; 1949, 655; 1951, 258; 1955, 506] + [Part 11:23:1923; A 1951, 258]—(NRS A 1969, 347; 1971, 356, 2036; 1977, 189; 1981, 593)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.014 - "Chiropractic adjustment" defined.

"Chiropractic adjustment" means the application of a precisely controlled force applied by hand or mechanical device to a specific focal point of the anatomy for the sole purpose of creating a specific angular movement in skeletal articulations to eliminate or decrease interference with neural transmission and correct or attempt to correct subluxation complex.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1168)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.017 - "Malpractice" defined.

"Malpractice" means failure on the part of a chiropractic physician to exercise the degree of care, diligence and skill ordinarily exercised by chiropractic physicians in good standing in the community in which he or she practices.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 418)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.0173 - "Manipulation" defined.

"Manipulation" means an application of a resistive movement by applying a nonspecific force, without the use of a thrust, which is directed into a region and not into a focal point of the anatomy.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 912)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.0175 - "Subluxation complex" defined.

"Subluxation complex" means a biomechanical skeletal misalignment or dysfunction in a part of the body which results in aberrant nerve transmission and expression.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1168)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.020 - Creation; number, appointment and qualifications of members.

1. The Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint:
(a) Four members who are:
(1) Graduates of chiropractic schools or colleges giving a course of study embracing the following subjects: Anatomy, bacteriology, chiropractic theory and practice, diagnosis or analysis, elementary chemistry and toxicology, histology, hygiene and sanitation, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology, physiology and symptomatology;
(2) Licensed under this chapter; and
(3) Actually engaged in the practice of chiropractic in this State and who have been so engaged in this State for at least 3 years preceding their appointment.
(b) One member who represents the interests of persons or agencies that regularly provide health care to patients who are indigent, uninsured or unable to afford health care. This member may be licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Two members who are representatives of the general public. A member appointed pursuant to this paragraph must not be:
(1) A chiropractic physician or a chiropractic assistant; or
(2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of a chiropractic physician or a chiropractic assistant.
3. At least two of the appointees must have had a course in physiotherapy in a school or college of chiropractic.
[Part 1:23:1923; A 1929, 280; 1949, 655; 1943 NCL § 1080]—(NRS A 1969, 348; 1977, 1253; 1983, 420; 1997, 819; 2003, 1193; 2005, 2821; 2019, 2287)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.023 - Term of office; limitation on consecutive terms; removal from Board.

1. The term of office of each member of the Board is 4 years.
2. No member of the Board may serve more than two consecutive full terms. If a person was appointed to fill an unexpired term of more than 2 years, the person shall be deemed to have served a full term.
3. The Governor may remove any member of the Board for good cause.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 327)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.025 - Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees.

1. Each member of the Board is entitled to receive:
(a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board; and
(b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.
2. While engaged in the business of the Board, each 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 state officers and employees generally.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 152; A 1975, 304; 1981, 1992; 1983, 420; 1989, 1698; 2007, 2947)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.030 - Officers; regulations.

1. The Board shall elect a President, Vice President and a Secretary. The Secretary shall serve also as Treasurer of the Board.
2. The Board shall adopt reasonable regulations for the transaction of business and to enable it to carry out its duties under this chapter.
[Part 1:23:1923; A 1929, 280; 1949, 655; 1943 NCL § 1080]—(NRS A 1963, 83; 1981, 876; 1983, 420)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.035 - Regulations establishing qualifications to perform dry needling.

1. The Board shall adopt regulations establishing the qualifications a chiropractic physician must obtain before he or she is authorized to perform dry needling. The qualifications adopted by regulation pursuant to this section must include, without limitation, the successful completion of didactic education and training in dry needling.
2. As used in this section, "dry needling":
(a) Means an advanced needling skill or technique limited to the treatment of myofascial pain, using a single-use, single-insertion, sterile needle, without the use of heat, cold or any other added modality or medication, which is inserted into the skin or underlying tissue to stimulate a trigger point.
(b) Does not include:
(1) The stimulation of an auricular point;
(2) Utilization of a distal point or nonlocal point;
(3) Needle retention;
(4) Application of a retained electrical stimulation lead; or
(5) The teaching or application of other acupuncture theory.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2287)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.040 - Meetings: Regular meetings; emergency meetings; notice; location.

1. The Board shall hold regular meetings to transact business semiannually. Emergency meetings may be called by the President or by any three members.
2. Except in an emergency, written notice of each meeting must be given at least 3 working days before the meeting. The notice must include the time, place, location and agenda of the meeting.
3. Each meeting must be held in this State at a place designated by the President and the Secretary.
[2:23:1923; A 1949, 655; 1951, 258] + [3:23:1923; NCL § 1082]—(NRS A 1963, 83; 1965, 352; 1983, 420; 1987, 1466; 1993, 2639)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.042 - Special meeting of Board: Costs; limitations.

1. The costs of any special meeting held by the Board at the request of an institution, organization, chiropractic physician or an applicant for any license or certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be paid by the person or entity requesting the meeting.
2. A special meeting may not be held pursuant to such a request unless the person or entity requesting the meeting has submitted to the Board a deposit of money sufficient to defray the expenses of the meeting.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 328)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.043 - Appointment and compensation of Executive Director; offices; additional employees; inspection of premises of holder of license or certificate.

1. The Board shall appoint an Executive Director who serves at the pleasure of the Board and is entitled to receive such compensation as may be fixed by the Board.
2. The Board may:
(a) Maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Employ attorneys, investigators and other professional consultants and clerical personnel necessary to the discharge of its duties.
3. The Board or any agent of the Board may enter any premises in this State where a person who holds a license or certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter practices chiropractic or as a chiropractic assistant and inspect it to determine whether a violation of any provision of this chapter has occurred, including, without limitation, an inspection to determine whether any person at the premises is practicing chiropractic or as a chiropractic assistant without the appropriate license or certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 152; A 1969, 348; 1991, 2081; 2013, 2226)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.044 - Subpoenas.

1. For the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary or President of the Board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers.
2. If any witness refuses to attend or testify or produce any books and papers as required by the subpoena, the Secretary or President of the Board may report to the district court by petition, setting forth that:
(a) Due notice has been given of the time and place of attendance of the witness or the production of the books and papers;
(b) The witness has been subpoenaed by the Board pursuant to this section; and
(c) The witness has failed or refused to attend or produce the books and papers required by the subpoena before the Board which is named in the subpoena, or has refused to answer questions propounded to him or her, and asking for an order of the court compelling the witness to attend and testify or produce the books and papers before the Board.
3. Upon such a petition, the court 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, the time to be not more than 10 days from the date of the order, and then and there 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.
4. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued by the Board, the court shall 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 for contempt of court.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 418)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.050 - Deposit and use 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 3, all money collected by the Board must be deposited in banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations or savings banks in the State of Nevada, and must be used by the Board to defray its legitimate expenses.
2. 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.
3. If a hearing officer or panel is not authorized to take disciplinary action pursuant to subsection 2 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.
[12:23:1923; A 1949, 655; 1943 NCL § 1091]—(NRS A 1963, 153; 1965, 61; 1983, 1536; 1999, 1533)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.055 - Records: General requirements; certain records relating to applicant, licensee or registrant deemed confidential; disclosure to other agencies; notice of disclosure.

1. The Board shall keep a record of its proceedings relating to licensing, registration and disciplinary actions. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 634.214, the records must be open to public inspection at all reasonable times and must contain the name, known place of business and residence, and the date and number of the license of every chiropractic physician licensed under this chapter. The Board may keep such other records as it deems desirable.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and NRS 239.0115, all information pertaining to the personal background, medical history or financial affairs of an applicant for licensure or licensee, an officer or director of an applicant for registration or registrant or a chiropractic physician who provides or supervises the provision of chiropractic services at the facility of an applicant for registration or registrant which the Board requires to be furnished to it under this chapter, or which it otherwise obtains, is confidential and may be disclosed in whole or in part only as necessary in the course of administering this chapter or upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Board may, under procedures established by regulation, permit the disclosure of this information to any agent of the Federal Government, of another state or of any political subdivision of this State who is authorized to receive it.
3. Notice of the disclosure and the contents of the information disclosed pursuant to subsection 2 must be given to the person who is the subject of that information.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 419; A 2003, 3448; 2007, 2137; 2021, 526)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.070 - Licenses: Examination; prohibition on participation in preparing examination.

1. All applicants for licenses to practice chiropractic in Nevada must pass all examinations prescribed by the Board. Examinations must be held at least semiannually.
2. The examinations may be written, oral, practical, demonstrative, or any combination thereof, as the Board determines to be sufficient, and must include, without limitation, the following subjects:
(a) Chapter 634 of NRS and regulations of the Board;
(b) The technique for taking X-rays, including the positioning of the body, and interpretation of X-rays;
(c) Chiropractic technique; and
(d) Clinical competency and case management.
3. If a member of the Board is not licensed under the provisions of this chapter, the member shall not participate in preparing any examination required by the Board.
[Part 7:23:1923; A 1929, 280; 1949, 655; 1951, 258; 1955, 506]—(NRS A 1981, 1339; 1991, 2081; 1997, 820)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.080 - Licenses: Applications for examination.

1. An applicant for examination must file an application with the Secretary of the Board on a form to be furnished by the Executive Director of the Board. An applicant may take the examination any time after the Executive Director determines that his or her application is complete.
2. An application must be verified and must state:
(a) When and where the applicant was born, the various places of the applicant’s residence during the 5 years immediately preceding the making of the application and the address to which he or she wishes the Board to mail the license.
(b) The name, age and sex of the applicant.
(c) The names and post office addresses of all persons by whom the applicant has been employed for a period of 5 years immediately preceding the making of the application.
(d) Whether or not the applicant has ever applied for a license to practice chiropractic in any other state and, if so, when and where and the results of the application.
(e) Whether or not the applicant has ever been admitted to the practice of chiropractic in any other state and, if so, whether any discharge, dismissal, disciplinary or other similar proceedings have ever been instituted against the applicant. Such an applicant must also attach a certificate from the chiropractic board of each state in which the applicant was licensed, certifying that the applicant is a member in good standing of the chiropractic profession in that state, and that no proceedings affecting the applicant’s standing as a chiropractic physician are undisposed of and pending.
(f) The applicant’s general and chiropractic education, including the schools attended and the time of attendance at each school, and whether the applicant is a graduate of any school or schools.
(g) The names of:
(1) Two persons who have known the applicant for at least 3 years; and
(2) A person who is a chiropractic physician licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or a professor at a school of chiropractic.
(h) All other information required to complete the application.
3. An application must include a copy of the applicant’s official transcript from the school or college of chiropractic from which the applicant received his or her degree of doctor of chiropractic, which must be transmitted by the school or college of chiropractic directly to the Board.
[Part 7:23:1923; A 1929, 280; 1949, 655; 1951, 258; 1955, 506]—(NRS A 1971, 357; 1983, 421; 1991, 2082; 1993, 329; 1995, 2749; 1997, 2130; 2005, 2728, 2807; 2013, 547; 2019, 2288, 4282)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.093 - Submission of fingerprints by applicants for license or certificate.

Each applicant for a license to practice chiropractic or to practice as a chiropractic assistant must submit to the Board a complete set of fingerprints which the Board may forward to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2860)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.100 - Payment of fee for application for license or certificate; passing scores on examination; reexamination.

1. An applicant for a license to practice chiropractic in this State must pay the required fee to the Secretary of the Board before the date of the examination.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 622.090:
(a) For a written, closed-book examination which is administered in person by the Board, a score of 75 percent or higher in all subjects taken on the examination is a passing score.
(b) For a written, open-book examination which is administered in person by the Board or an examination that is taken online, a score of 90 percent or higher in all subjects taken on the examination is a passing score.
3. If an applicant fails to pass the first examination, the applicant may take a second examination within 1 year without payment of any additional fees. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 622.090, credit must be given on this examination for all subjects previously passed.
4. An applicant for a certificate as a chiropractic assistant must pay the required fee to the Secretary of the Board before the application may be considered.
[Part 7:23:1923; A 1929, 280; 1949, 655; 1951, 258; 1955, 506]—(NRS A 1965, 352; 1969, 348; 1979, 171; 1981, 1150; 1991, 2083; 1993, 330; 1997, 821; 2007, 2948; 2013, 548; 2019, 2290)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.105 - Practice by qualified applicant for license waiting to take examination.

An applicant for a license to practice chiropractic who has the qualifications prescribed in NRS 634.090 may, while waiting to take the Board’s examination but for no longer than 90 days, perform chiropractic, including, without limitation, chiropractic adjustment or manipulation, under the direct supervision of a chiropractic physician who is professionally and legally responsible for the applicant’s performance.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1339; A 1989, 1168; 2011, 913; 2019, 2290)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.115 - Temporary license: Application; fee; conditions; limitations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5, upon application, payment of the fee, if required, and the approval of its Executive Director and President, the Board may, without examination, grant a temporary license to practice chiropractic in this State to a person who holds a corresponding license or certificate in another jurisdiction which is in good standing and who actively practices chiropractic in that jurisdiction. A temporary license may be issued for the limited purpose of authorizing the holder thereof to treat patients in this State.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an applicant for a temporary license must file an application with the Executive Director of the Board not less than 30 days before the applicant intends to practice chiropractic in this State. Upon the request of an applicant, the President or Secretary may, for good cause, authorize the applicant to file the application fewer than 30 days before he or she intends to practice chiropractic in this State.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, an application for a temporary license must be accompanied by a fee of $50 and include:
(a) The applicant’s name, the address of his or her primary place of practice and the applicant’s telephone number;
(b) A current photograph of the applicant measuring 2 by 2 inches;
(c) The name of the chiropractic school or college from which the applicant graduated and the date of graduation; and
(d) The number of the applicant’s license to practice chiropractic in another jurisdiction.
4. A temporary license:
(a) Is valid for the period designated on the license, which must be not more than 10 days;
(b) Is valid for the place of practice designated on the license; and
(c) Is not renewable.
5. The Board may not grant more than two temporary licenses to an applicant during any calendar year.
6. A chiropractic physician who applies for a temporary license solely for the purpose of providing chiropractic services to a patient in this State without remuneration is not required to pay the fee required pursuant to subsection 3.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 327; A 2001, 6; 2013, 548; 2015, 511; 2019, 2290)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.117 - Temporary exemption from licensure to practice chiropractic for person providing services to visiting athletic team or athletic event in this State; extension of exemption; conditions and limitations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, if a chiropractic physician who holds a valid and unrestricted license to practice chiropractic in another state or territory of the United States or another country has entered into a written or oral agreement to provide services to members of a visiting athletic team or organization, the chiropractic physician is temporarily exempt from licensure and may practice chiropractic in this State while providing services pursuant to the agreement to members of the visiting athletic team or organization who are present in this State for the purpose of engaging in competition or training.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, if a chiropractic physician who holds a valid and unrestricted license to practice chiropractic in another state or territory of the United States or another country has been invited by the governing body of a national organization to provide services to persons participating in an athletic event or training sanctioned or operated by the organization, the chiropractic physician is temporarily exempt from licensure and may practice chiropractic in this State while providing services to such persons.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsection 4, an exemption described in this section is valid for a period of not more than 10 days for each competition or training session. Upon the application of a chiropractic physician, the Board may grant an exemption of not more than 20 additional days for each competition or training session.
4. A chiropractic physician who is practicing chiropractic under an exemption described in this section shall not:
(a) Practice chiropractic at a medical facility;
(b) Provide services to persons who are not described in subsection 1 or 2, as applicable; or
(c) Practice chiropractic under such an exemption for more than 60 days in a calendar year.
5. The provisions of this section do not apply to any contest or exhibition of unarmed combat conducted pursuant to chapter 467 of NRS.
6. As used in this section, "visiting athletic team or organization" means an athletic team or organization which is primarily based at a location outside of this State.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3480)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.120 - Licenses: Signatures of Board’s officers and seal; use of term "chiropractic physician"; display of license.

1. All licenses must be signed by the President and the Secretary and be attested by the official seal of the Board. The required fee must be collected before a license to practice chiropractic is delivered.
2. A license to practice chiropractic authorizes the licensee to use the term "chiropractic physician."
3. A license to practice chiropractic must be displayed prominently at the licensee’s principal place of practice.
[Part 8:23:1923; A 1951, 258] + [8.5:23:1923; added 1955, 506]—(NRS A 1969, 349; 1975, 642; 1979, 958; 1981, 1340; 1993, 330)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.121 - Licenses: Inactive status; procedure to restore active status.

1. Any person who holds a license to practice chiropractic in this State but who does not maintain an active practice in this State may maintain the license on inactive status by notifying the Board and paying the required fee.
2. An applicant to have an inactive license restored to active status must:
(a) Submit satisfactory evidence to the Board that the applicant has maintained an active practice in another state, territory or country within the preceding 5 years;
(b) Submit satisfactory evidence to the Board from all other licensing agencies from whom the applicant has a license that he or she is in good standing and has no legal actions pending against him or her;
(c) Submit satisfactory evidence to the Board that the applicant has participated in a program of continuing education in accordance with NRS 634.130 for the year in which he or she seeks to go on active status; and
(d) Pay the required fee.
3. If any of the conditions of paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 2 are not met by an applicant for active status, the Board shall hold a hearing to determine the applicant’s professional competency and fitness and may require the applicant to pass the National Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractic prepared by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners before placing the license on active status.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 818; A 1993, 331; 1995, 2750)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.123 - Chiropractic assistant: Qualification; certification; supervision.

1. The Board may issue a certificate to a properly qualified applicant to perform ancillary services relating to chiropractic, other than chiropractic adjustment, under the supervision of a chiropractic physician. The Board shall specify the formal training, including at least 12 months of study or the equivalent, which such an applicant must have completed before the Board awards the applicant a certificate as a chiropractic assistant.
2. An application for the issuance of a certificate as a chiropractic assistant must include all information required to complete the application.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1150; A 1997, 2131; 2005, 2730, 2807)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.125 - Chiropractic assistant: Authorized services.

A chiropractic assistant may perform such ancillary services relating to chiropractic as he or she is authorized to perform under the terms of a certificate issued by the Board. Those services must be rendered under the supervision and control of a chiropractic physician.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1150)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.127 - Chiropractic assistant: Limitation on number supervised by chiropractic physician.

No chiropractic physician may supervise more than four chiropractic assistants at the same time.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1150; A 1991, 2084; 2001, 6)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.129 - Duty to inform Board of address or changes in location of each office or principal residence.

1. Each chiropractic physician or chiropractic assistant licensed by the Board shall:
(a) File with the Board the address of each office where he or she practices; and
(b) Notify the Board, in writing, of a change in the location of any of those offices within 15 days after the change.
2. If the licensee does not have an office for his or her practice, the licensee shall provide the Board with the address of his or her principal residence.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2081)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.1295 - Duty of chiropractic physician who does not maintain professional liability insurance to provide certain written disclosures; regulations.

1. If a person practices chiropractic in this State without maintaining professional liability insurance, the person shall:
(a) Post in a conspicuous place in each location at which the person practices chiropractic under his or her license a written disclosure which discloses to patients that the person does not maintain professional liability insurance; or
(b) Before providing any chiropractic treatment or care to a patient, give the patient a written disclosure which discloses to the patient that the person does not maintain professional liability insurance. The written disclosure may be included with other written information given to the patient.
2. The Board:
(a) Shall adopt regulations prescribing the form, size, contents and placement of the written disclosures required by this section; and
(b) May adopt any other regulations that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2820)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.1303 - Renewal of license or certificate: Authority of Board to make data request concerning demographic and practice information available to applicants for voluntary completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information provided.

1. The Board may:
(a) Make the data request developed by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 439A.116 available to applicants for the renewal of a license or certificate pursuant to this chapter through a link on the electronic application for the renewal of a license or certificate; and
(b) Request each applicant to complete and electronically submit the data request to the Director.
2. The information provided by an applicant for the renewal of a license or certificate pursuant to subsection 1 is confidential and, except as required by subsection 1, must not be disclosed to any person or entity.
3. An applicant for the renewal of a license or certificate is not required to complete a data request pursuant to subsection 1 and is not subject to disciplinary action, including, without limitation, refusal to renew the license or certificate, for failure to do so.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 803)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 634 - Chiropractic Physicians and Chiropractic Assistants › NRS 634.1305 - Inquiry into and documentation of veteran status of new adult patients by chiropractic physician; provision of contact information for Department of Veterans Services; authority of Board to ask applicant for renewal of license regarding performance of such actions.

1. A chiropractic physician may:
(a) Ask each new patient who is 18 years of age or older if he or she is a veteran and document the response in the record of the patient; and
(b) Provide the contact information for the Department of Veterans Services to any such patient who indicates that he or she is a veteran.
2. The Board may ask each applicant for the renewal of a license as a chiropractic physician if the applicant performs the actions described in subsection 1. If such a question is asked, the Board must allow the applicant to refuse to answer.
3. As used in this section, "veteran" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.125.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2693)