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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.3067 - Insurer of physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist required to report certain information concerning malpractice; administrative fine for failure to report.

1. The insurer of a physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist licensed under this chapter shall report to the Board:
(a) Any action for malpractice against the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist not later than 45 days after the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist receives service of a summons and complaint for the action;
(b) Any claim for malpractice against the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist that is submitted to arbitration or mediation not later than 45 days after the claim is submitted to arbitration or mediation; and
(c) Any settlement, award, judgment or other disposition of any action or claim described in paragraph (a) or (b) not later than 45 days after the settlement, award, judgment or other disposition.
2. The Board shall report any failure to comply with subsection 1 by an insurer licensed in this State to the Division of Insurance of the Department of Business and Industry. If, after a hearing, the Division of Insurance determines that any such insurer failed to comply with the requirements of subsection 1, the Division may impose an administrative fine of not more than $10,000 against the insurer for each such failure to report. If the administrative fine is not paid when due, the fine must be recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General on behalf of the Division.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2223; A 2002 Special Session, 20; 2003, 3434; 2023, 427)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.3068 - Physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist required to report certain information concerning malpractice and sanctions imposed against himself or herself; administrative fine for failure to report; reports deemed public records.

1. A physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist shall report to the Board:
(a) Any action for malpractice against the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist not later than 45 days after the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist receives service of a summons and complaint for the action;
(b) Any claim for malpractice against the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist that is submitted to arbitration or mediation not later than 45 days after the claim is submitted to arbitration or mediation;
(c) Any settlement, award, judgment or other disposition of any action or claim described in paragraph (a) or (b) not later than 45 days after the settlement, award, judgment or other disposition, including, without limitation, any amount paid to resolve the claim; and
(d) Any sanctions imposed against the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist that are reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank not later than 45 days after the sanctions are imposed.
2. If the Board finds that a physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist has violated any provision of this section, the Board may impose a fine of not more than $5,000 against the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist for each violation, in addition to any other fines or penalties permitted by law.
3. All reports made by a physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist pursuant to this section are public records.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 3428; A 2023, 428)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.3069 - Board required to conduct investigation after receiving certain reports concerning malpractice.

If the Board receives a report pursuant to the provisions of NRS 630.3067, 630.3068 or 690B.250 indicating that a judgment has been rendered or an award has been made against a physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist regarding an action or claim for malpractice or that such an action or claim against the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist has been resolved by settlement, the Board shall conduct an investigation to determine whether to impose disciplinary action against the physician, physician assistant, practitioner of respiratory care or perfusionist regarding the action or claim, unless the Board has already commenced or completed such an investigation regarding the action or claim before it receives the report.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 3428; A 2019, 1726; 2023, 428)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.30695 - Board required to take certain actions after receiving certain notice concerning transactions involving physician group practices; investigations and hearings; administrative penalty.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the Board receives notice from the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 439A.126 that a physician group practice or a person who owns all or substantially all of a physician group practice has failed to provide timely notice to the Department of a transaction described in subsection 3 of NRS 439A.126, the Board must proceed as if a complaint had been filed against the physician group practice or person, as applicable. If the notice concerns a physician group practice that consists of physicians licensed pursuant to this chapter and osteopathic physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS, the Board shall consult with the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine to ensure that either the Board or the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, but not both, investigates the notice.
2. If, after conducting an investigation and a hearing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the Board determines that a physician group practice or a person who owns all or substantially all of a physician group practice has failed to provide timely notice to the Department of Health and Human Services of a transaction described in subsection 3 of NRS 439A.126, the Board may impose an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000 for each day of such failure.
3. As used in this section, "physician group practice" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439A.126.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.309 - Requirements for filing complaint against perfusionist, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or practitioner of respiratory care.

To institute a disciplinary action against a perfusionist, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or practitioner of respiratory care, a written complaint, specifying the charges, must be filed with the Board by:
1. The Board or a committee designated by the Board to investigate a complaint;
2. Any member of the Board; or
3. Any other person who is aware of any act or circumstance constituting a ground for disciplinary action set forth in the regulations adopted by the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 663; A 2001, 772; 2009, 2965; 2023, 1559)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.311 - Review and investigation of complaint by committee designated by Board; formal complaint; proceedings confidential; publication of summary of proceedings and determinations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.323, a committee designated by the Board and consisting of members of the Board shall review each complaint and conduct an investigation to determine if there is a reasonable basis for the complaint. The committee must be composed of at least three members of the Board, at least one of whom is not a physician. The committee may issue orders to aid its investigation including, but not limited to, compelling a physician to appear before the committee.
2. If, after conducting an investigation, the committee determines that there is a reasonable basis for the complaint and that a violation of any provision of this chapter has occurred, the committee may file a formal complaint with the Board.
3. The proceedings of the committee are confidential and are not subject to the requirements of NRS 241.020. Within 20 days after the conclusion of each meeting of the committee, the Board shall publish a summary setting forth the proceedings and determinations of the committee. The summary must not identify any person involved in the complaint that is the subject of the proceedings.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 824; A 1983, 306; 1985, 2239; 1987, 200; 1993, 2302; 2009, 2966; 2017, 4412)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.324 - 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 the investigative committee of the Board that conducted the investigation or the member 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 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 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 60 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, 4411)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.326 - Summary suspension of license: Issuance of order; hearing; reinstatement of license required if no formal complaint pending on date of hearing; limitation on time for completing examination.

1. If an investigation by the Board regarding a physician, perfusionist, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or practitioner of respiratory care reasonably determines that the health, safety or welfare of the public or any patient served by the licensee is at risk of imminent or continued harm, the Board may summarily suspend the license of the licensee pending the conclusion of a hearing to consider a formal complaint against the licensee. The order of summary suspension may be issued only by the Board or an investigative committee of the Board.
2. If the Board or an investigative committee of the Board issues an order summarily suspending the license of a physician, perfusionist, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or practitioner of respiratory care pursuant to subsection 1, the Board shall hold a hearing not later than 60 days after the date on which the order is issued, unless the Board and the licensee mutually agree to a longer period, to determine whether a reasonable basis exists to continue the suspension of the license pending the conclusion of a hearing to consider a formal complaint against the licensee. If no formal complaint against the licensee is pending before the Board on the date on which a hearing is held pursuant to this section, the Board shall reinstate the license of the licensee.
3. If the Board or an investigative committee of the Board issues an order summarily suspending the license of a licensee pursuant to subsection 1 and the Board requires the licensee to submit to a mental or physical examination or an examination testing his or her competence to practice, the examination must be conducted and the results obtained not later than 30 days after the order is issued.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 825; A 1985, 2241; 2009, 2966, 2967; 2015, 496; 2023, 1559)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.329 - Summary suspension of license: Stay by court of Board’s order prohibited.

If the Board issues an order suspending the license of a physician, perfusionist, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or practitioner of respiratory care pending proceedings for disciplinary action, including, without limitation, a summary suspension pursuant to NRS 233B.127, the court shall not stay that order.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 825; A 1985, 2241; 2001, 768; 2009, 881, 2967; 2023, 1560)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.336 - Confidentiality of certain proceedings, reports, complaints, investigations, records and other information; exceptions.

1. Any deliberations conducted or vote taken by the Board or any investigative committee of the Board regarding its ordering of a physician, perfusionist, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or practitioner of respiratory care to undergo a physical or mental examination or any other examination designated to assist the Board or committee in determining the fitness of a physician, perfusionist, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or practitioner of respiratory care are not subject to the requirements of NRS 241.020.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 or 4, all applications for a license to practice medicine, perfusion or respiratory care, any charges filed by the Board, financial records of the Board, formal hearings on any charges heard by the Board or a panel selected by the Board, records of such hearings and any order or decision of the Board or panel must be open to the public.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, the following may be kept confidential:
(a) Any statement, evidence, credential or other proof submitted in support of or to verify the contents of an application;
(b) Any report concerning the fitness of any person to receive or hold a license to practice medicine, perfusion or respiratory care; and
(c) Any communication between:
(1) The Board and any of its committees or panels; and
(2) The Board or its staff, investigators, experts, committees, panels, hearing officers, advisory members or consultants and counsel for the Board.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Board pursuant to NRS 630.307, all documents and other information filed with the complaint and all documents and other information compiled as a result of an investigation conducted to determine whether to initiate disciplinary action are confidential.
5. The formal 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.
6. The Board shall, to the extent feasible, communicate or cooperate with or provide any documents or other information to any other licensing board or agency or any agency which is investigating a person, including a law enforcement agency. Such cooperation may include, without limitation, providing the board or agency with minutes of a closed meeting, transcripts of oral examinations and the results of oral examinations.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 826; A 1985, 2241; 1987, 201; 1989, 664; 2001, 769; 2003, 3435; 2007, 2134; 2009, 2968; 2011, 2863; 2013, 2215; 2023, 1560)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.342 - Submission of fingerprints required upon initiation of disciplinary action; effect of noncompliance; additional grounds for disciplinary action.

1. Any licensee against whom the Board initiates disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter shall, within 30 days after the licensee’s receipt of notification of the initiation of the disciplinary action, submit to the Board a complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report.
2. The knowing or willful failure of a licensee to comply with the requirements of subsection 1 constitutes additional grounds for disciplinary action and the revocation of the license of the licensee.
3. The Board has additional grounds for initiating disciplinary action against a licensee if the report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation indicates that the licensee has been convicted of:
(a) An act that is a ground for disciplinary action pursuant to NRS 630.301 to 630.3066, inclusive; or
(b) A violation of NRS 630.400.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2522; A 2009, 2970; 2015, 498)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.344 - Service of process; publication of notice.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, service of process under this chapter must be made on a licensee personally, or by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested addressed to the licensee at his or her last known address. If personal service cannot be made and if notice by mail is returned undelivered, the President or Secretary-Treasurer of the Board shall cause notice to be published once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the county of the last known address of the licensee or, if no newspaper is published in that county, then in a newspaper widely distributed in that county.
2. In lieu of the methods of service of process set forth in subsection 1, if the Board obtains written consent from the licensee, service of process under this chapter may be made by electronic mail on the licensee at an electronic mail address designated by the licensee in the written consent.
3. Proof of service of process or publication of notice made under this chapter must be filed with the Board and may be recorded in the minutes of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 826; A 1985, 2242; 2001, 769; 2013, 2015; 2015, 498)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.346 - Board, panel or hearing officer not bound by formal rules of evidence; requirements for proof; burden of proof.

In any disciplinary hearing:
1. The Board, a panel of the members of the Board and a hearing officer are not bound by formal rules of evidence, except that evidence must be taken and considered in the hearing pursuant to NRS 233B.123, and a witness must not be barred from testifying solely because the witness was or is incompetent.
2. A finding of the Board must be supported by a preponderance of the evidence.
3. Proof of actual injury need not be established.
4. A certified copy of the record of a court or a licensing agency showing a conviction or plea of nolo contendere or the suspension, revocation, limitation, modification, denial or surrender of a license to practice medicine, perfusion or respiratory care is conclusive evidence of its occurrence.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 826; A 1985, 2243; 2001, 770; 2009, 2970; 2011, 2864; 2017, 2846)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.355 - Acts constituting contempt; stay of related disciplinary proceedings; transfer of jurisdiction to district court; penalties; manner in which person may purge himself or herself of contempt.

1. If a person, in a proceeding before the Board, a hearing officer or a panel of the Board:
(a) Disobeys or resists a lawful order;
(b) Refuses to take an oath or affirmation as a witness;
(c) Refuses to be examined; or
(d) Engages in conduct during a hearing or so near the place thereof as to obstruct the proceeding,
the Board, hearing officer or panel may certify the facts to the district court of the county in which the proceeding is being conducted. Such a certification operates as a stay of all related disciplinary proceedings. The court shall issue an order directing the person to appear before the court and show cause why he or she should not be held in contempt.
2. A copy of the statement of the Board, hearing officer or panel, and the order of the district court issued pursuant to subsection 1, must be served on the person. Thereafter, the court has jurisdiction of the matter.
3. The same proceedings must be had, the same penalties may be imposed and the person may purge himself or herself of the contempt in the same way as in the case of a person who has committed a contempt in the trial of a civil action.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 679; A 2001, 771)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.356 - Judicial review; effective date of order; stay of Board’s order by court prohibited.

1. Any person aggrieved by a final order of the Board is entitled to judicial review of the Board’s order.
2. Every order that imposes a sanction against a licensee pursuant to subsection 4 or 5 of NRS 630.352 or any regulation of the Board is effective from the date the Secretary-Treasurer certifies the order until the date the order is modified or reversed by a final judgment of the court. The court shall not stay the order of the Board pending a final determination by the court.
3. The district court shall give a petition for judicial review of the Board’s order priority over other civil matters which are not expressly given priority by law.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 827; A 1979, 957; 1985, 2244; 2001, 771; 2009, 2972)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.358 - Removal of limitation on or restoration of license.

1. Any person:
(a) Whose practice of medicine, perfusion or respiratory care has been limited; or
(b) Whose license to practice medicine, perfusion or respiratory care has been:
(1) Suspended until further order; or
(2) Revoked,
by an order of the Board, may apply to the Board for removal of the limitation or restoration of the license.
2. In hearing the application, the Board:
(a) May require the person to submit to a mental or physical examination or an examination testing his or her competence to practice medicine, perfusion or respiratory care by physicians, perfusionists or practitioners of respiratory care, as appropriate, or other examinations it designates and submit such other evidence of changed conditions and of fitness as it deems proper;
(b) Shall determine whether under all the circumstances the time of the application is reasonable; and
(c) May deny the application or modify or rescind its order as it deems the evidence and the public safety warrants.
3. The licensee has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the requirements for restoration of the license or removal of the limitation have been met.
4. The Board shall not restore a license unless it is satisfied that the person has complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the final order of the Board and that the person is capable of practicing medicine, perfusion or respiratory care in a safe manner.
5. To restore a license that has been revoked by the Board, the applicant must apply for a license and take an examination as though the applicant had never been licensed under this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 827; A 1985, 2244; 2001, 771; 2009, 2972)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.365 - Authority for nonprofit medical school or research institution to operate as business organization or association, operate clinic in conjunction with school or research facility and retain portion of money generated by clinic.

1. A private nonprofit medical school or a nonprofit medical research institution may, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary:
(a) Operate as a corporation or other business organization or association with ownership or control shared by persons licensed pursuant to this chapter and persons not licensed pursuant to this chapter;
(b) Operate a clinic in conjunction with the school or institution which is staffed by physicians or osteopathic physicians who are employed by the school or the institution and who are:
(1) Licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 633 of NRS, respectively; and
(2) Members of the faculty of the school or institution; and
(c) Retain all or a portion of the money generated by a clinic described in paragraph (b), including, without limitation, any professional income generated by a physician or osteopathic physician staffing the clinic.
2. As used in this section, "private nonprofit medical school" means a private nonprofit medical school that is licensed by the Commission on Postsecondary Education and approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1823)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.366 - 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 medicine, to practice as a perfusionist, to practice as a physician assistant, to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant or to practice as a practitioner of respiratory care, 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 medicine, to practice as a perfusionist, to practice as a physician assistant, to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant or to practice as a practitioner of respiratory care that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if 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.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2119; A 1999, 520; 2001, 772; 2005, 2807, 2810; 2009, 2973; 2023, 1561)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.3675 - Immediate suspension of license for conviction of felony relating to license holder’s practice.

If the holder of a license that is issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter is convicted of a felony for a violation of any federal or state law or regulation relating to the holder’s practice, the conviction operates as an immediate suspension of the license.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2945)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.369 - Injecting patient with certain chemotherapeutic agents.

1. A person, other than a physician, shall not inject a patient with any chemotherapeutic agent classified as a prescription drug unless:
(a) The person is licensed or certified to perform medical services pursuant to this title;
(b) The administration of the injection is within the scope of the person’s license or certificate; and
(c) The person administers the injection under the supervision of a physician. The Board shall prescribe the requirements for supervision pursuant to this subsection.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Dangerous drug" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 454.201.
(b) "Prescription drug" means:
(1) A controlled substance or dangerous drug that may be dispensed to an ultimate user only pursuant to a lawful prescription; and
(2) Any other substance or drug substituted for such a controlled substance or dangerous drug.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3041)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.371 - Performance of laser surgery on eye.

Laser surgery or intense pulsed light therapy on the globe of the eye of a patient may be performed only by a licensed physician who has completed a program of progressive postgraduate education in ophthalmology as a resident in the United States or Canada in a program approved by the Board, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Council on Medical Education of the Canadian Medical Association.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3041)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.373 - Administration of anesthesia or sedation.

1. A physician shall not administer or supervise directly the administration of general anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep sedation to patients unless the general anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep sedation is administered:
(a) In an office of a physician or osteopathic physician which holds a permit pursuant to NRS 449.435 to 449.448, inclusive;
(b) In a facility which holds a permit pursuant to NRS 449.435 to 449.448, inclusive;
(c) In a medical facility as that term is defined in NRS 449.0151; or
(d) Outside of this State.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Conscious sedation" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.436.
(b) "Deep sedation" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.437.
(c) "General anesthesia" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.438.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 533)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.3737 - Physician or physician assistant who diagnoses patient as having opioid use disorder: Duty to counsel and provide certain information to patient; duty if patient requests medication-assisted treatment.

1. Upon diagnosing a patient as having an opioid use disorder, a physician or physician assistant shall counsel and provide information to the patient concerning evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders, including, without limitation, medication-assisted treatment.
2. If the patient requests medication-assisted treatment, the physician or physician assistant shall:
(a) If the physician or physician assistant is authorized under federal and state law to issue such a prescription, offer to prescribe an appropriate medication; or
(b) If the physician or physician assistant is not authorized under federal and state law to prescribe an appropriate medication, refer the patient to a physician, osteopathic physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 633 of NRS, advanced practice registered nurse or pharmacist who is authorized to issue the prescription.
3. As used in this section, "medication-assisted treatment" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 639.28079.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2366)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.374 - Physician or physician assistant authorized to issue order for school or authorized entity to obtain and maintain auto-injectable epinephrine; immunity from liability.

1. A 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. A 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 physician or physician assistant and the address of the 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. A 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. A 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 physician or physician assistant pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 not resulting from gross negligence or reckless, willful or wanton conduct of the 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, 1226; A 2015, 472)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.3745 - Physician prohibited from allowing person not enrolled in good standing at accredited school to perform or participate in certain activities; exception; civil penalty; limitation on action.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a physician shall not allow a person to perform or participate in any activity under the supervision of the physician for the purpose of receiving credit toward a degree of doctor of medicine, osteopathy or osteopathic medicine, including, without limitation, clinical observation and contact with patients, unless the person is enrolled in good standing at:
(a) A medical school that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges or their successor organizations; or
(b) A school of osteopathic medicine, as defined in NRS 633.121.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a physician who supervises an activity performed by a person for the purpose of receiving credit toward a degree of doctor of medicine, osteopathy or osteopathic medicine if:
(a) The activity takes place:
(1) In a primary care practice that is located in an area that has been designated by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services as a health professional shortage area pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 254e; and
(2) Entirely under the supervision of the physician; and
(b) The physician is not currently supervising any other person who is receiving credit toward a degree of doctor of medicine, osteopathy or osteopathic medicine.
3. A physician who violates the provisions of this section 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.
4. Any action brought 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.
5. As used in this section, "primary care practice" means a health care practice operated by one or more physicians who practice in the area of family medicine, internal medicine or pediatrics.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1535; A 2019, 4042)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.375 - Form for prescription; requirements for initial fitting of contact lenses.

1. The form for any prescription which is issued for an ophthalmic lens by an ophthalmologist in this State must contain lines or boxes in substantially the following form:
Approved for contact lenses................................................................. _________
Not approved for contact lenses.......................................................... _________
2. The prescribing ophthalmologist shall mark or check one of the lines or boxes required by subsection 1 each time such a prescription is issued by the ophthalmologist.
3. If the prescription is for a contact lens, the form must set forth the expiration date of the prescription, the number of refills approved for the patient and such other information as is necessary for the prescription to be filled properly.
4. The initial fitting of a contact lens must be performed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist licensed in this State.
5. As used in this section, "initial fitting" means measuring the health, integrity and refractive error of the eye to determine whether contact lenses may be approved pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1698; A 1997, 1257; 2003, 511)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.388 - Injunctive relief.

1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Board, through its President or Secretary-Treasurer or the Attorney General, may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction:
(a) To enjoin any prohibited act or other conduct of a licensee which is harmful to the public;
(b) To enjoin any person who is not licensed under this chapter from practicing medicine, perfusion or respiratory care;
(c) To limit the practice of a physician, perfusionist, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or practitioner of respiratory care, or suspend his or her license to practice;
(d) To enjoin the use of the title "P.A.," "P.A.-C," "C.A.A.," "R.C.P." or any other word, combination of letters or other designation intended to imply or designate a person as a physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or practitioner of respiratory care, when not licensed by the Board pursuant to this chapter, unless the use is otherwise authorized by a specific statute; or
(e) To enjoin the use of the title "L.P.," "T.L.P.," "licensed perfusionist," "temporarily licensed perfusionist" or any other word, combination of letters or other designation intended to imply or designate a person as a perfusionist, when not licensed by the Board pursuant to this chapter, unless the use is otherwise authorized by a specific statute.
2. The court in a proper case may issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction for the purposes set forth in subsection 1:
(a) Without proof of actual damage sustained by any person;
(b) Without relieving any person from criminal prosecution for engaging in the practice of medicine, perfusion or respiratory care without a license; and
(c) Pending proceedings for disciplinary action by the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 825; A 1985, 2241; 1987, 201; 2001, 768; 2003, 3435; 2009, 2973; 2023, 1561)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.390 - Sufficiency of allegations in application for injunctive relief.

In seeking injunctive relief against any person for an alleged violation of this chapter by practicing medicine, perfusion or respiratory care without a license, it is sufficient to allege that the person did, upon a certain day, and in a certain county of this State, engage in the practice of medicine, perfusion or respiratory care without having a license to do so, without alleging any further or more particular facts concerning the same.
[Part 17:169:1949; 1943 NCL § 4107.17]—(NRS A 1973, 519; 1985, 2245; 2001, 773; 2009, 2974)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.395 - 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 issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter practices medicine, perfusion or respiratory care and inspect it to determine whether a violation of any provision of this chapter has occurred, including, without limitation:
1. An inspection to determine whether any person at the premises is practicing medicine, perfusion or respiratory care without the appropriate license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; or
2. An inspection to determine whether any physician is allowing a person to perform or participate in any activity under the supervision of the physician for the purpose of receiving credit toward a degree of doctor of medicine, osteopathy or osteopathic medicine in violation of the provisions of NRS 630.3745.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2215; A 2019, 4043)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.397 - Practicing or offering to practice without license: 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 medicine, perfusion or respiratory care without the appropriate license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2215)