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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.3456 - Certain provision of goods or services or receipt of payment for provision of goods or services not violation or dishonorable or unprofessional conduct; contracts with persons providing such goods or services not prohibited.

1. It is not a violation of NRS 631.395, or an act of dishonorable or unprofessional conduct under NRS 631.346 to 631.349, inclusive, for a person described in paragraph (i) of subsection 2 of NRS 631.215 to provide, or receive payment for providing, goods or services in accordance with the conditions set forth in paragraph (i) of subsection 2 of NRS 631.215.
2. It is not a violation of NRS 631.3465 for a dentist or a professional entity organized by a dentist pursuant to the provisions of chapter 89 of NRS to contract with a person described in and operating in accordance with the conditions set forth in paragraph (i) of subsection 2 of NRS 631.215.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 3001; A 2011, 119)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.3457 - Revocation of state business license for certain violations.

1. If the Board determines that a person who provides goods or services for the support of the business of a dental practice, office or clinic has committed any act described in subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (i) of subsection 2 of NRS 631.215, the Board may seek revocation of any state business license held by that person by submitting a request for such revocation to the Secretary of State.
2. Upon receipt of a request for a revocation of a state business license pursuant to subsection 1, the Secretary of State shall revoke that license in accordance with the provisions of this section and in the manner provided in NRS 76.170 as if the holder of the license had failed to comply with a provision of chapter 76 of NRS.
3. The Secretary of State shall not issue a new license to the former holder of a state business license revoked pursuant to this section unless the Secretary of State receives notification from the Board that the Board is satisfied that the person:
(a) Will comply with any regulations of the Board adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; and
(b) Will not commit any act described in subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (i) of subsection 2 of NRS 631.215 or any act prohibited by regulations of the Board adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
4. As used in this section, "state business license" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 76.030.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 3002)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.3458 - License required; requirements and standards for use of teledentistry; prohibited acts.

1. A person shall not provide dental services through teledentistry to a patient who is located at an originating site in this State unless the person:
(a) Is licensed to practice dentistry, dental hygiene or dental therapy in this State; and
(b) Has complied with subsection 2 of NRS 631.220.
2. The provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted thereto, including, without limitation, clinical requirements, ethical standards and requirements concerning the confidentiality of information concerning patients, apply to services provided through teledentistry to the same extent as if such services were provided in person or by other means.
3. A licensee who provides dental services through teledentistry, including, without limitation, providing consultation and recommendations for treatment, issuing a prescription, diagnosing, correcting the position of teeth and using orthodontic appliances, shall provide such services in accordance with the same standards of care and professional conduct as when providing those services in person or by other means.
4. A licensee shall not:
(a) Provide treatment for any condition based solely on the results of an online questionnaire; or
(b) Engage in activity that is outside his or her scope of practice while providing services through teledentistry.
5. Nothing in this section or NRS 631.34581 to 631.34586, inclusive, prohibits an organization for dental care or an administrator of a health benefit plan that provides dental coverage from negotiating rates of reimbursement for services provided through teledentistry with a dentist, dental hygienist or dental therapist.
6. As used in this section:
(a) "Health benefit plan" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.019.
(b) "Organization for dental care" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695D.060.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3322)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.34581 - Licensee required to maintain professional liability insurance.

A licensee who provides dental services through teledentistry to patients located at an originating site in this State must possess and maintain a policy of professional liability insurance which insures the licensee against any liability arising from the provision of dental services.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3323)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.34582 - Authorized uses.

1. A licensee may:
(a) Use teledentistry to examine an existing patient for the purpose of providing a new diagnosis, or to examine a new patient if the examination is sufficient, in accordance with evidence-based standards of practice, to provide an informed diagnosis.
(b) Collaborate in real time through teledentistry with a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter, including, without limitation, a community health worker, provider of health care or student who is enrolled in a program of study in dentistry, dental therapy or dental hygiene, to provide diagnostic services or plan treatment for a dental emergency.
2. As used in this section, "provider of health care" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3323)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.34584 - Authorized technology; licensee required to create and maintain records of interactions with patients.

A licensee who provides services through teledentistry shall:
1. Use communications technology that complies with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and
2. Create a complete record of each encounter with a patient through teledentistry and maintain such records in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, without limitation:
(a) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(b) NRS 629.051 to 629.069, inclusive;
(c) The regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 631.34586; and
(d) NRS 631.392.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3324)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.34585 - Knowledge of dental care in geographical area in which patient is located required; notice of inability to competently provide services through teledentistry; referral for acute care.

1. A licensee who provides services through teledentistry must be adequately familiar with the nature and availability of dental care in the geographical area in which the patient is located to ensure that the patient receives appropriate care after the provision of the services.
2. If a licensee is not able to competently provide services through teledentistry, including, without limitation, because the licensee is unable to receive adequate information about the patient, the licensee must notify the patient of that fact and:
(a) Provide the services in person;
(b) Request any additional information necessary to competently provide the services through teledentistry; or
(c) Refer the patient to an appropriate licensee to receive the services in person.
3. A licensee who provides services through teledentistry shall refer a patient to the emergency department of a hospital or another provider of acute care in an emergency or any other situation where the provision of acute care is necessary to protect the health and safety of the patient.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3325)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.34586 - Regulations.

1. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the provision of dental services through teledentistry. Those regulations must include, without limitation, requirements concerning:
(a) The issuance of a prescription through teledentistry;
(b) The maintenance of records concerning patients to whom services are provided through teledentistry and the protection of the privacy of such patients;
(c) The use of teledentistry for collaboration between:
(1) Licensees and the office of a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse; and
(2) Licensees who practice in different specialty areas; and
(d) Interaction between licensees using teledentistry, including, without limitation:
(1) The supervision of a dental therapist who has not completed the hours of clinical practice set forth in NRS 631.3122 or of a dental hygienist by a dentist using teledentistry; and
(2) Interaction between different licensees who are providing care to the same patient.
2. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 may prescribe evidence-based standards of practice that must be used when providing services through teledentistry to ensure the safety of patients, the quality of care and positive outcomes.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3325)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.346 - Employment of unlicensed person; public demonstrations; aiding in unlicensed practice; dental hygienist or dental therapist practicing in unauthorized place; practice with license suspended or without renewal certificate.

The following acts, among others, constitute unprofessional conduct:
1. Employing, directly or indirectly, any student or any suspended or unlicensed dentist, dental hygienist, dental therapist or expanded function dental assistant to perform operations of any kind to treat or correct the teeth or jaws, except as provided in this chapter;
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 631.287 or 631.3453, giving a public demonstration of methods of practice any place other than the office where the licensee is known to be regularly engaged in this practice;
3. Employing, procuring, inducing, aiding or abetting a person not licensed or registered as a dentist to engage in the practice of dentistry, but a patient shall not be deemed to be an accomplice, employer, procurer, inducer, aider or abettor;
4. For a dental hygienist or dental therapist, practicing in any place not authorized pursuant to this chapter; or
5. Practicing while a license is suspended or without a renewal certificate.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1106; A 2001, 2694; 2019, 3217; 2023, 3421)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.3465 - Fee for referral; association with person engaged in illegal practice or with unlicensed person; use of name "clinic," "institute" or "referral services"; practice under name of retired dentist.

The following acts, among others, constitute unprofessional conduct:
1. Dividing fees or agreeing to divide fees received for services with any person for bringing or referring a patient, without the knowledge of the patient or his or her legal representative, but licensed dentists are not prohibited from:
(a) Practicing in a partnership and sharing professional fees;
(b) Employing another licensed dentist, dental hygienist, dental therapist or expanded function dental assistant; or
(c) Rendering services as a member of a nonprofit professional service corporation.
2. Associating with or lending his or her name to any person engaged in the illegal practice of dentistry or associating with any person, firm or corporation holding himself, herself or itself out in any manner contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
3. Associating with or being employed by a person not licensed pursuant to this chapter if that person exercises control over the services offered by the dentist, owns all or part of the dentist’s practice or receives or shares the fees received by the dentist. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a dentist who:
(a) Associates with or is employed by a person who owns or controls a dental practice pursuant to NRS 631.385; or
(b) Is employed by a board of hospital trustees or a hospital governing board pursuant to NRS 450.180.
4. Using the name "clinic," "institute," "referral services" or other title or designation that may suggest a public or semipublic activity.
5. Practicing under the name of a dentist who has not been in active practice for more than 1 year.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1107; A 1987, 1041; 2023, 869, 3422)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.347 - Participation in plan requiring patients to select dentist from preselected group unless plan for personal selection offered; authorized disciplinary action.

Participating in any plan or practice in which patients are required to select a dentist from a preselected group constitutes unprofessional conduct unless those patients are also offered a plan which provides them with a reasonable opportunity to select a dentist of their own choice. The Board may not revoke the license of a person who participates in such a plan or practice but may take any other action authorized in this chapter regarding unprofessional conduct.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1107)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.348 - Misleading statements; false advertising; fraud in securing license; practice under misleading name; submitting fraudulent claim to insurer; failure to notify insurer of forgiven debt.

The following acts, among others, constitute unprofessional conduct:
1. Publishing or circulating, directly or indirectly, any fraudulent, false or misleading statement concerning the skill or method of practice of any dentist;
2. Using advertising which is false or misleading;
3. Claiming or inferring professional superiority over neighboring practitioners;
4. Using fraud or misrepresentation to secure a license;
5. Practicing under a name, other than a lawfully assumed or fictitious name, that is false or misleading;
6. Submitting a false or fraudulent claim for payment to an insurer for dental services rendered; or
7. Failing repeatedly to advise an insurer that the dentist has forgiven the patient’s share of the payment to the dentist under a policy of insurance. This failure to notify an insurer includes forgiving one patient’s debts more than once and forgiving the debt of different patients with different insurers on a regular basis.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1108)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.3485 - Violation of chapter or regulations; failure to pay fee for license; failure to make health care records available for inspection and copying.

1. The following acts, among others, constitute unprofessional conduct:
(a) Willful or repeated violations of the provisions of this chapter;
(b) Willful or repeated violations of the regulations of the State Board of Health, the State Board of Pharmacy or the Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada;
(c) Failure to pay the fees for a license; or
(d) Failure to make the health care records of a patient available for inspection and copying as provided in NRS 629.061, if the dentist, dental hygienist, dental therapist or expanded function dental assistant is the custodian of health care records with respect to those records.
2. As used in this section, "custodian of health care records" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.016.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1108; A 1987, 801, 1041; 2017, 2763; 2023, 3423)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.3487 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until 2 years after 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. If the Board receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is the holder of a license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance, the Board shall deem the license issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Board receives a letter issued to the holder of the license by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the license has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The Board shall reinstate a license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if:
(a) The Board receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose license was suspended stating that the person whose license was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560; and
(b) The person whose license was suspended pays the fee imposed pursuant to NRS 631.345 for the reinstatement of a suspended license.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2123; A 2005, 2807; 2019, 3219; 2023, 3423)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.349 - Examples of unprofessional conduct not complete list or authorization of other acts; Board may hold similar acts unprofessional conduct.

The acts described in NRS 631.346 to 631.3485, inclusive, must not be construed as a complete list of dishonorable or unprofessional conduct, or as authorizing or permitting the performance of other and similar acts, or as limiting or restricting the Board from holding that other or similar acts constitute unprofessional or dishonorable conduct.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1108)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › 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.

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, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance;
(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; 2023, 3424)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.360 - Investigation, notice and hearing; subpoena; search warrant; continuances; retention of complaints; regulations.

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, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance 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; 2023, 3425)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.378 - Immunity from civil liability.

1. Any person who furnishes information to the Board concerning a licensee or an applicant for licensure, in good faith and without malicious intent, is immune from any civil action for furnishing that information.
2. The Board, a review panel, any member, employee or committee of the Board or a review panel, counsel, investigator, expert, hearing officer, licensee or other person who assists the Board in the investigation or prosecution of an alleged violation of a provision of this chapter, a proceeding concerning licensure or reissuance of a license or a criminal prosecution is immune from any civil liability for:
(a) Any decision or action taken in good faith and without malicious intent in response to information acquired by the Board.
(b) Disseminating information concerning a licensee or an applicant for licensure to any member of the public, other licensing board, national association of registered boards, an agency of the Federal Government or of the State, the Attorney General or any law enforcement agency.
3. A defendant who is the prevailing party in a civil action brought pursuant to subsection 2 may recover the attorney’s fees and costs incurred in defending the action.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 907; A 2017, 990)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.380 - Validity of license or renewal certificate to practice dentistry or specialty thereof issued on or before March 20, 1951.

All licenses and renewal certificates to practice dentistry or a specialty thereof heretofore issued by the Board and in force on March 20, 1951, shall remain in force subject to the provisions of this chapter, and shall entitle the holders to practice their profession as therein designated.
[14:152:1951]—(NRS A 2019, 3220)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.385 - Ownership or control of practice without license by family member for limited period after death of dentist.

A surviving member of a dentist’s family may own all or part of or control that dentist’s practice after the dentist’s death, share in the fees received therefrom and control or attempt to control the services offered without being licensed pursuant to this chapter for no more than 2 years after the dentist’s death.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1108)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.388 - Manager of business of dental practice, office or clinic required to register certain information with Board.

A person who manages the business of a dental practice, office or clinic shall register with the Board:
1. The name and business address of the person;
2. The address of the dental practice, office or clinic of the business which the person manages; and
3. The names of the licensed dentist or other entity not prohibited from owning or operating a dental practice, office or clinic whose business the person manages.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 3002)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.389 - Limitation on fees for covered services in certain circumstances.

1. If a dentist accepts payment for the costs of dental care from a patient’s plan for dental care and the dentist provides a covered service to the patient for which reimbursement is not available because the patient has exceeded the benefit provided for the calendar year under the terms of the patient’s policy, the dentist shall charge the same fees to the patient for the covered service as the dentist would have charged the patient pursuant to the terms of the policy if the benefit provided for the calendar year under the terms of the policy had not been exceeded.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Covered service" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695D.227.
(b) "Dental care" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695D.030.
(c) "Plan for dental care" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695D.070.
(d) "Policy" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695D.080.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1240)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.391 - Regulations for administration of certain neuromodulators related to Clostridium botulinum and dermal or soft tissue fillers; proof of training.

1. The Board shall adopt regulations prescribing the training that a dentist must receive before injecting:
(a) A neuromodulator that is derived from
Clostridium botulinum
;
(b) A neuromodulator that is biosimilar to or the bioequivalent of a neuromodulator described in paragraph (a); or
(c) Dermal or soft tissue fillers.
2. A dentist who has received the training prescribed pursuant to subsection 1 shall present proof of such training upon the request of a patient or any state or local governmental agency or agent thereof.
3. As used in this section "dermal or soft tissue filler" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.086.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1255)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.392 - Electronic storage of patient information: Requirements.

A licensee who electronically stores information concerning patients shall:
1. Store and share such information using a secure server; and
2. Ensure that any electronic device on which such information is stored or that may be used to access such information is encrypted and requires a password.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3325)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.393 - Duty to refer minor patient to dental home in certain circumstances.

1. A dentist, dental therapist or dental hygienist that performs an initial dental examination, screening or assessment on a minor shall refer the minor or his or her parent or guardian to a dental home, which may include, without limitation, a virtual dental home, when appropriate.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Dental home" means an entity that arranges for the provision of oral health care that is continuously available and delivered in a comprehensive, coordinated and family-centered manner by a dentist licensed in this State.
(b) "Virtual dental home" means a dental home that uses teams of persons licensed pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS who are connected to the patient and each other through teledentistry to provide comprehensive oral health care in a community setting.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3328)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.396 - Inspection of premises by Board.

Any member or 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 dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance 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 dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance without the appropriate license or certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2219; A 2023, 3426)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Expanded Function Dental Assistance › NRS 631.397 - Practicing or offering to practice without license or certificate: Reporting requirements of Board.

Unless the Board determines that extenuating circumstances exist, the Board shall forward to the appropriate law enforcement agency any substantiated information submitted to the Board concerning a person who practices or offers to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or expanded function dental assistance without the appropriate license or certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2219; A 2023, 3426)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 632 - Nursing › NRS 632.005 - Legislative declaration.

The Legislature hereby declares that the practice of nursing is a learned profession affecting the safety, health and welfare of the public and is subject to regulation to protect the public from the practice of nursing by unqualified and unlicensed persons and from unprofessional conduct by persons licensed to practice nursing. The Legislature further declares that the purpose of the State Board of Nursing is to regulate the practice of nursing and to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1648)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 632 - Nursing › NRS 632.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 632.011 to 632.0195, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
[2:256:1947; A 1949, 536; 1943 NCL § 4756.02] + [2:154:1949; 1943 NCL § 4759.02]—(NRS A 1963, 608; 1973, 522; 1977, 189; 1979, 1870; 1987, 1526; 1989, 2013, 2050; 1999, 1324; 2003, 336; 2011, 1326; 2017, 1257; 2021, 390)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 632 - Nursing › NRS 632.011 - "Accredited school of nursing" defined.

"Accredited school of nursing" means a school of nursing which is accredited by a nationally recognized association or an agency authorized by law to accredit schools of nursing in the state in which the school is located.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1524; A 1999, 1324; 2003, 336)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 632 - Nursing › NRS 632.0112 - "Accredited school of practical nursing" defined.

"Accredited school of practical nursing" means a school of practical nursing which is accredited by a nationally recognized association or an agency authorized by law to accredit schools of practical nursing in the state in which the school is located.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 335)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 632 - Nursing › NRS 632.0114 - "Accredited school of professional nursing" defined.

"Accredited school of professional nursing" means a school of professional nursing which is accredited by a nationally recognized association or an agency authorized by law to accredit schools of professional nursing in the state in which the school is located.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 336)