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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.074 - Regulations: Registered nurses who participate in certain public health programs or provide certain mental health services.

The Board may adopt such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that proper and adequate safeguards, including dispensing procedures, are followed to protect a registered nurse who:
1. Participates in a public health program approved by the Board; or
2. Provides mental health services to a patient at a rural clinic that is designated as such pursuant to NRS 433.233 and that is operated by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 939; A 2003, 1018)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.0745 - Regulations: Transfer, security and exchange of information relating to prescriptions.

1. The Board may adopt regulations concerning the transfer of information between pharmacies relating to prescriptions.
2. The Board shall adopt regulations concerning the electronic transmission and the transmission by a facsimile machine of a prescription from a practitioner to a pharmacist for the dispensing of a drug. The regulations must be consistent with NRS 439.581 to 439.597, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto and must establish procedures to:
(a) Ensure the security and confidentiality of the data that is transmitted between:
(1) The practitioner and the pharmacy;
(2) The practitioner and an insurer of the person for whom the prescription is issued; and
(3) The pharmacy and an insurer of the person for whom the prescription is issued.
(b) Protect the identity of the practitioner to prevent misuse of the identity of the practitioner or other fraudulent conduct related to the electronic transmission of a prescription.
(c) Verify the authenticity of a signature that is produced:
(1) By the computer or other electronic device; or
(2) Manually by the practitioner.
3. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the exchange of information between pharmacists and practitioners relating to prescriptions filled by the pharmacists for persons who are suspected of:
(a) Misusing prescriptions to obtain excessive amounts of drugs.
(b) Failing to use a drug in conformity with the directions for its use or taking a drug in combination with other drugs in a manner that could result in injury to that person.
The pharmacists and practitioners shall maintain the confidentiality of the information exchanged pursuant to this subsection.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1948; A 1993, 493; 1995, 291; 1997, 687; 2001, 834, 1635; 2003, 67; 2011, 1763)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.0747 - Regulations: Registered pharmacists collecting specimens.

1. The Board shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 652.210 with regard to a registered pharmacist, including, without limitation, regulations that:
(a) Require a registered pharmacist to use only a fingerstick or oral or nasal swab to collect the specimens pursuant to NRS 652.210; and
(b) Set forth the procedures and requirements with which a registered pharmacist shall comply when manipulating a person for the collection of specimens or performing any laboratory test pursuant to NRS 652.210.
2. As used in this section, "fingerstick" means a procedure in which a finger is pricked with a lancet, small blade or other instrument to obtain a small quantity of blood for any laboratory test pursuant to NRS 652.210.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2212)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.081 - Deposit and use of money received by Board; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, all money coming into the possession of the Board must be kept or deposited by the Executive Secretary of the Board in banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations or savings banks in the State of Nevada, or invested in United States treasury bills or notes, to be expended for payment of compensation and expenses of members of the Board and for other necessary or proper purposes in the administration of this chapter.
2. The Board may delegate to a hearing officer or panel its authority to take any disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter, impose and collect fines therefor and deposit the money therefrom in banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations or savings banks in this State.
3. If a hearing officer or panel is not authorized to take disciplinary action pursuant to subsection 2 and the Board deposits the money collected from the imposition of fines with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund, it may present a claim to the State Board of Examiners for recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee if money is needed to pay attorney’s fees or the costs of an investigation, or both.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1306; A 1983, 1540; 1999, 1535; 2003, 2281)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.090 - Enforcement of chapter; inspections.

The members of the Board, its inspectors and investigators are designated and constituted agents for the enforcement and carrying out of the provisions of this chapter, and for this purpose they are entitled to have free access at all times during business hours to all places where drugs, medicines or poisons or devices or appliances that are restricted by federal law to sale by or on the order of a physician are held or offered for sale and to all records of sale and disposition of drugs, medicines or poisons or devices or appliances that are restricted by federal law to sale by or on the order of a physician.
[20:286:1913; A 1947, 667; 1943 NCL § 5059]—(NRS A 1967, 1643; 1993, 1220)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.097 - Injunctive relief.

The Board may bring an action to enjoin any act which would be in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Such action shall be commenced in the district court in and for the county in which the act is to occur and shall be in conformity with Rule 65 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, except that the Board shall not be required to allege facts necessary to show or tending to show lack of adequate remedy at law or irreparable damage or loss. The action shall be brought in the name of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1653)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.100 - Unlawful to manufacture, engage in wholesale distribution, compound, sell or dispense drug, poison, medicine or chemical; exceptions; penalties; application for and issuance of license; Board prohibited from taking certain action regarding pharmacists located outside State.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, engage in wholesale distribution, compound, sell or dispense, or permit to be manufactured, distributed at wholesale, compounded, sold or dispensed, any drug, poison, medicine or chemical, or to dispense or compound, or permit to be dispensed or compounded, any prescription of a practitioner, unless the person:
(a) Holds the appropriate certificate, license or permit required by this chapter or chapter 453 or 454 of NRS, as applicable, that authorizes the person to take such action; and
(b) Complies with the regulations adopted by the Board.
2. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1:
(a) If no substantial bodily harm results, is guilty of a category D felony; or
(b) If substantial bodily harm results, is guilty of a category C felony,
and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
3. Sales representatives, manufacturers or wholesalers selling only in wholesale lots and not to the general public and compounders or sellers of medical gases need not be registered pharmacists. A person shall not act as a manufacturer or wholesaler unless the person has obtained a license from the Board.
4. Any nonprofit cooperative organization or any manufacturer or wholesaler who furnishes, sells, offers to sell or delivers a controlled substance which is intended, designed and labeled "For Veterinary Use Only" is subject to the provisions of this chapter, and shall not furnish, sell or offer to sell such a substance until the organization, manufacturer or wholesaler has obtained a license from the Board.
5. Each application for such a license must be made on a form furnished by the Board and an application must not be considered by the Board until all the information required thereon has been completed. Upon approval of the application by the Board and the payment of the required fee, the Board shall issue a license to the applicant. Each license must be issued to a specific person for a specific location.
6. The Board shall not condition, limit, restrict or otherwise deny to a prescribing practitioner the issuance of a certificate, license, registration, permit or authorization to prescribe controlled substances or dangerous drugs because the practitioner is located outside this State.
[Part 1:286:1913; A 1947, 667; 1949, 554; 1951, 290; 1953, 588; 1955, 307]—(NRS A 1960, 182; 1967, 1644; 1969, 909; 1971, 2040; 1975, 1308; 1979, 1685; 1983, 1506; 1987, 804, 1566; 1991, 1158; 1997, 1258; 1999, 239; 2013, 2020, 2238; 2019, 2736; 2021, 1017)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.120 - Qualifications of applicants to become registered pharmacists.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 639.134, 639.136 and 639.1365, an applicant to become a registered pharmacist in this State must:
(a) Be of good moral character.
(b) Be a graduate of a college of pharmacy or department of pharmacy of a university accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs and approved by the Board or a graduate of a foreign school who has passed an examination for foreign graduates approved by the Board to demonstrate that his or her education is equivalent.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 622.090:
(1) Pass an examination approved and given by the Board with a grade of at least 75 on the examination as a whole and a grade of at least 75 on the examination on law.
(2) If he or she is an applicant for registration by reciprocity, pass the examination on law with at least a grade of 75.
(d) Complete not less than 1,500 hours of practical pharmaceutical experience as an intern pharmacist under the direct and immediate supervision of a registered pharmacist.
2. The practical pharmaceutical experience required pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 must relate primarily to the selling of drugs, poisons and devices, the compounding and dispensing of prescriptions, preparing prescriptions and keeping records and preparing reports required by state and federal statutes.
3. The Board may accept evidence of compliance with the requirements set forth in paragraph (d) of subsection 1 from boards of pharmacy of other states in which the experience requirement is equivalent to the requirements in this State.
[2:286:1913; A 1947, 667; 1951, 290]—(NRS A 1961, 472; 1963, 475; 1965, 543; 1967, 1644; 1973, 775; 1975, 1309; 1985, 876; 1999, 240; 2003, 2282; 2007, 2953; 2015, 3019, 3897)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.127 - Application for registration as pharmacist; payment of fee; submission of fingerprints; issuance of provisional registration; proof of qualifications; period of validity of application; issuance of certificate of registration.

1. An applicant for registration as a pharmacist in this State must submit an application to the Executive Secretary of the Board on a form furnished by the Board and must pay the fee fixed by the Board. The fee must be paid at the time the application is submitted and is compensation to the Board for the investigation and the examination of the applicant. Under no circumstances may the fee be refunded.
2. In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, each applicant for registration as a pharmacist shall submit with the application 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. The Board may issue a provisional registration to an applicant pending receipt of the report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation if the Board determines that the applicant is otherwise qualified for registration.
3. Proof of the qualifications of any applicant must be made to the satisfaction of the Board and must be substantiated by affidavits, records or such other evidence as the Board may require.
4. An application is only valid for 1 year after the date it is received by the Board unless the Board extends its period of validity.
5. A certificate of registration as a pharmacist must be issued to each person who the Board determines is qualified pursuant to the provisions of NRS 639.120, 639.134, 639.136 or 639.1365. The certificate entitles the person to whom it is issued to practice pharmacy in this State.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1653; A 1979, 1686; 1983, 178; 1985, 877; 1999, 240; 2003, 2282; 2015, 3020, 3897; 2021, 1018)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.130 - Reexamination.

1. An applicant for a certificate as a registered pharmacist who has failed to pass the Board’s examination for the certificate is not eligible for reexamination until the next regularly scheduled examination conducted by the Board.
2. No subsequent examination may be given to any applicant until he or she has filed a new application and paid a fee therefor.
[Part 8:286:1913; A 1951, 290; 1953, 588; 1955, 307]—(NRS A 1967, 1645; 1975, 1309; 1983, 178; 1985, 877)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.132 - Board prohibited from approving application for registration or renewal of registration as pharmacist or intern pharmacist unless applicant attests to knowledge of and compliance with certain guidelines related to safe and appropriate injection practices.

The Board shall not approve an application for registration or renewal of registration as a pharmacist or intern pharmacist unless the applicant for issuance or renewal of registration attests to knowledge of and compliance with the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concerning the prevention of transmission of infectious agents through safe and appropriate injection practices.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2055)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.134 - Registration of pharmacist without examination; reciprocity.

1. The Board may, without an examination, register as a pharmacist any person who:
(a) Is registered as a pharmacist in another jurisdiction if the person was required to pass an examination in order to be registered in that jurisdiction;
(b) Produces evidence satisfactory to the Board that the person has the required secondary and professional education and training and, if a graduate of a foreign school, produces evidence that, before taking the examination for registration in that jurisdiction, the person passed an examination for foreign graduates offered in that jurisdiction which is comparable to the examination required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 639.120; and
(c) Is of good moral character.
2. The provisions of this section apply only if pharmacists registered in this State are granted similar privileges by the state in which the applicant is registered.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 783; A 1985, 878; 1999, 241)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.136 - Expedited certificate by endorsement as registered pharmacist: Requirements; procedure for issuance.

1. The Board may issue a certificate by endorsement as a registered pharmacist to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An applicant may submit to the Board an application for such a certificate if the applicant holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted certificate as a registered pharmacist in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States.
2. An applicant for a certificate by endorsement pursuant to this section must submit to the Board with his or her application:
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1;
(2) Has not been disciplined or investigated by the corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or any state or territory in which the applicant currently holds or has held a certificate as a registered pharmacist; and
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;
(b) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the application and any accompanying material is true and correct; and
(c) Any other information required by the Board.
3. Not later than 15 business days after receiving an application for a certificate by endorsement as a registered pharmacist pursuant to this section, the Board shall provide written notice to the applicant of any additional information required by the Board to consider the application. Unless the Board denies the application for good cause, the Board shall approve the application and issue a certificate by endorsement as a registered pharmacist to the applicant not later than 45 days after receiving the application.
4. A certificate by endorsement as a registered pharmacist may be issued at a meeting of the Board or between its meetings by the President of the Board. Such an action shall be deemed to be an action of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3018; A 2019, 4293)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.1365 - Expedited certificate by endorsement as registered pharmacist for active member of Armed Forces, member’s spouse, veteran or veteran’s surviving spouse: Requirements; procedure for issuance; provisional certificate pending action on application.

1. The Board may issue a certificate by endorsement as a registered pharmacist to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An applicant may submit to the Board an application for such a certificate if the applicant:
(a) Holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted certificate as a registered pharmacist in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States; and
(b) Is an active member of, or the spouse of an active member of, the Armed Forces of the United States, a veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran.
2. An applicant for a certificate by endorsement pursuant to this section must submit to the Board with his or her application:
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1;
(2) Has not been disciplined or investigated by the corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or the state or territory in which the applicant holds a certificate as a registered pharmacist; and
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;
(b) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the application and any accompanying material is true and correct; and
(c) Any other information required by the Board.
3. Not later than 15 business days after receiving an application for a certificate by endorsement as a registered pharmacist pursuant to this section, the Board shall provide written notice to the applicant of any additional information required by the Board to consider the application. Unless the Board denies the application for good cause, the Board shall approve the application and issue a certificate by endorsement as a registered pharmacist to the applicant not later than 45 days after receiving all the additional information required by the Board to complete the application.
4. A certificate by endorsement as a registered pharmacist may be issued at a meeting of the Board or between its meetings by the President of the Board. Such an action shall be deemed to be an action of the Board.
5. At any time before making a final decision on an application for a certificate by endorsement pursuant to this section, the Board may grant a provisional certificate as a registered pharmacist to an applicant in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.
6. As used in this section, "veteran" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3895; A 2019, 4294)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.137 - Registration of intern pharmacists: Qualifications; application; issuance of certificate of registration; period of validity of certificate; authorized activities; display; grounds for suspension, termination or revocation.

1. Any person who is not a registered pharmacist, but who is employed in this State for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 639.120 to become eligible for registration as a pharmacist, shall register with the Board as an intern pharmacist. An applicant, to be eligible for registration as an intern pharmacist, must be enrolled in a college of pharmacy or a department of pharmacy of a university approved by the Board or be a graduate of a foreign school and pass an examination for foreign graduates approved by the Board. The application must be made on a form furnished by the Board.
2. The Executive Secretary of the Board, upon approval of the application, shall issue a certificate of registration authorizing the applicant to undergo practical pharmaceutical training under the direct and immediate supervision of a registered pharmacist. The period of validity of the certificate of registration, including any renewal, must not exceed 4 years after the date of issue. The certificate of registration authorizes the holder, if acting under the direct and immediate supervision of a registered pharmacist, to perform:
(a) The duties of a registered pharmacist as authorized by regulation of the Board; and
(b) Other activities as authorized by regulation of the Board.
3. The certificate of registration must be posted as required by NRS 639.150.
4. Any certificate of registration issued pursuant to the provisions of this section may be suspended, terminated or revoked by the Board for:
(a) Any reason set forth in this chapter as grounds for the suspension or revocation of any certificate, license or permit; or
(b) The failure of the registered pharmacist whose name appears on the certificate of registration to provide adequate training and supervision for the intern pharmacist in compliance with regulations adopted by the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1655; A 1971, 683; 1973, 776; 1991, 1948; 1993, 631; 1999, 241; 2001, 835; 2003, 2283)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.1371 - Pharmaceutical technicians: Number permitted per pharmacist; qualifications, registration, supervision and authorized services; submission of fingerprints; issuance of provisional registration; regulations.

1. The ratio of pharmaceutical technicians to pharmacists must not allow more than one pharmaceutical technician to each pharmacist unless the Board by regulation expands the ratio.
2. The Board shall adopt regulations concerning pharmaceutical technicians, including requirements for:
(a) The qualifications, registration and supervision of pharmaceutical technicians; and
(b) The services which may be performed by pharmaceutical technicians,
to ensure the protection and safety of the public in the provision of pharmaceutical care.
3. The regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to this section which prescribe:
(a) The qualifications for pharmaceutical technicians must include:
(1) The successful completion of a program for pharmaceutical technicians which is approved by the Board;
(2) The completion of at least 1,500 hours of experience in carrying out the duties of a pharmaceutical technician; or
(3) Any other experience or education deemed equivalent by the Board.
(b) An expanded ratio of pharmaceutical technicians to pharmacists must be appropriate and necessary for a particular category of pharmacy at any time.
(c) The services which may be performed by pharmaceutical technicians must include, without limitation, the:
(1) Removal of drugs from stock;
(2) Counting, pouring or mixing of drugs;
(3) Placing of drugs in containers;
(4) Affixing of labels to containers; and
(5) Packaging and repackaging of drugs.
4. In addition to the requirements for registration as a pharmaceutical technician adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection 2, each applicant for such registration shall submit with his or her application 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. The Board may issue a provisional registration to an applicant pending receipt of the report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation if the Board determines that the applicant is otherwise qualified for registration.
5. For the purposes of this chapter, and chapters 453 and 454 of NRS, pharmaceutical technicians may perform acts required to be performed by pharmacists, but only to the extent provided in regulations.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2153; A 1999, 242; 2003, 2284; 2021, 1018)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.1374 - Dental hygienist: Authority regarding possession, prescription and dispensing of dangerous drugs and devices; certification; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a dental hygienist licensed pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS may, if authorized by the Board, possess, prescribe or dispense dangerous drugs and devices only to the extent and subject to the limitations specified in NRS 631.3105 and the certificate issued to the dental hygienist by the Board pursuant to this section.
2. If a dental hygienist wishes to possess, prescribe or dispense dangerous drugs and devices and is authorized to do so by NRS 631.3105 and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the dental hygienist must apply to the Board for a certificate to possess, prescribe or dispense dangerous drugs and devices and pay the applicable fee for authorization of a practitioner to dispense dangerous drugs pursuant to NRS 639.170.
3. The Board shall consider each application separately and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, may, even though the dental hygienist is otherwise authorized by NRS 631.3105 to possess, prescribe or dispense dangerous drugs and devices:
(a) Refuse to issue a certificate;
(b) Issue a certificate limiting the authority of the dental hygienist to possess, prescribe or dispense dangerous drugs and devices, the area in which the dental hygienist may possess dangerous drugs and devices or the kind and amount of dangerous drugs or devices; or
(c) Issue a certificate imposing other limitations or restrictions which the Board feels are necessary and required to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public.
4. The Board may adopt regulations controlling the maximum amount to be possessed, prescribed or dispensed and the storage, security, recordkeeping and transportation of dangerous drugs or devices by a dental hygienist licensed pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS.
5. The provisions of this section do not limit or authorize the Board to limit the authority of a dental hygienist to possess dangerous drugs under the circumstances authorized by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 454.213, regardless of whether the dental hygienist holds a certificate issued pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3429)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.138 - Denial of application: Notice.

If the Board, after an investigation, denies any application for a certificate, license or permit, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall notify the applicant, within 10 days after the denial is approved by the Board and entered in the official minutes, by registered or certified mail, of the denial of the application and the reasons therefor. The notice must inform the applicant of the right to petition the Board for reconsideration and the right to submit evidence to controvert the alleged violations on which the denial was based.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1654; A 1973, 776; 1985, 878; 2003, 2285)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.139 - Denial of application: Procedure for reconsideration.

1. At any time within 30 days after receipt of the notice of denial of an application, the applicant may petition the Board for reconsideration of the application. The petition must set forth a denial, in whole or in part, of the violations alleged and a statement that the applicant is prepared to submit evidence in support of the denial of the allegations.
2. Within 30 days after the petition is received by the Board, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall notify the petitioner, by registered or certified mail, of the Board’s decision to grant or deny the petition for reconsideration. If the petition is granted, the notice must include the time and place set for reconsideration of the application by the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1655; A 1977, 90; 2003, 2285)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.150 - Display of certificates, licenses and permits; regulations.

1. The holder of a certificate of registration, a license or a permit granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall display the certificate, license or permit, and the current renewal receipt thereof, in the pharmacy conducted by the holder or in which the holder is employed in a place where it may be clearly read by the public.
2. A registered pharmacist who is employed or who practices in more than one pharmacy shall post his or her original certificate of registration and the current renewal receipt in the pharmacy in which the pharmacist is primarily employed, in compliance with the provisions of subsection 1, and shall post an 8-inch by 10-inch photocopy of the certificate of registration and the current renewal receipt in every other pharmacy in which the pharmacist practices on either a part-time or temporary basis.
3. An institutional pharmacy that serves a majority of inpatients shall display certificates, licenses and permits in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.
[11:286:1913; 1919 RL p. 3151; NCL § 5050]—(NRS A 1967, 1645; 1971, 684; 1991, 1949; 1993, 632; 1999, 242)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.160 - Notice of new place of practice.

Every registered pharmacist shall, within 10 days after changing his or her place of practice as designated on the books of the Executive Secretary of the Board, notify the Executive Secretary of the change and of the new place of practice. Upon receipt of the notification, the Executive Secretary shall make the necessary change in his or her register.
[14:286:1913; A 1951, 290]—(NRS A 1967, 1645; 2003, 2285)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.180 - Expiration of certificates, licenses and permits; procedure for renewal; grounds for refusal to renew; automatic forfeiture for failure to comply with procedure.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a certificate, license or permit issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter expires on October 31 of each even-numbered year. A certificate of registration as a pharmacist expires on October 31 of each odd-numbered year.
2. Except as otherwise provided by NRS 639.137, 639.230 and 639.2328, each person to whom a certificate, license or permit has been issued may, if the certificate, license or permit has not been revoked, renew the certificate, license or permit biennially by:
(a) Filing an application for renewal;
(b) Paying the fee for renewal;
(c) Complying with the requirement of continuing professional education, if applicable;
(d) If applicable, filing with the Board satisfactory evidence that his or her surety bond or other security required by NRS 639.515 is in full force; and
(e) Submitting all information required to complete the renewal.
3. The application for renewal, together with the fee for renewal, all required information and the evidence of compliance with NRS 639.515 must be delivered to the Executive Secretary of the Board on or before the expiration date of the certificate, license or permit, or the current renewal receipt thereof.
4. If a certificate, license or permit is renewed, it must be delivered to the applicant within a reasonable time after receipt of the application for renewal and the fee for renewal.
5. The Board may refuse to renew a certificate, license or permit if the applicant has committed any act proscribed by NRS 639.210.
6. If the application for renewal, the fee for renewal, all required information and the evidence of compliance with NRS 639.515 are not postmarked on or before the expiration date of the certificate, license or permit, or the current renewal receipt thereof, the registration is automatically forfeited.
[10:286:1913; A 1947, 667; 1951, 290; 1953, 588]—(NRS A 1967, 1646; 1973, 777, 977; 1975, 204, 1311; 1979, 1688; 1985, 880; 1989, 896; 1991, 1949; 1997, 2148; 1999, 243; 2003, 2286; 2005, 1615, 1616, 2748, 2807)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.183 - Renewal of registration: Duty of Board to make data request concerning demographic and practice information available to applicants for voluntary completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information provided.

1. The Board shall:
(a) Make the data request developed by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 439A.116 available to applicants for the renewal of registration as a pharmacist, intern pharmacist, pharmaceutical technician or pharmaceutical technician in training through a link on the electronic application for the renewal of a registration; and
(b) Request each applicant to complete and electronically submit the data request to the Director.
2. The information provided by an applicant for the renewal of a registration pursuant to subsection 1 is confidential and, except as required by subsection 1, must not be disclosed to any person or entity.
3. An applicant for the renewal of a registration is not required to complete a data request pursuant to subsection 1 and is not subject to disciplinary action, including, without limitation, refusal to renew the registration, for failure to do so.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 805)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.190 - Issuance of certificate of registration as pharmacist after forfeiture.

If a certificate of registration as a pharmacist is forfeited by a person as provided in NRS 639.180, the Board may, within 5 years thereafter, issue a certificate of registration to the person if the Board determines that the person:
1. Has not committed any act listed in NRS 639.210 other than the failure to renew the certificate by not submitting the application for renewal or the fee for renewal; and
2. Is capable and qualified by education or experience, or both, to practice the profession of pharmacy in this State.
[Part 8:286:1913; A 1951, 290; 1953, 588; 1955, 307]—(NRS A 1967, 1647; 1979, 1689; 1983, 1507; 1991, 1950; 1999, 243)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.200 - Issuance of duplicate certificates and receipts for renewal.

The Board shall have the power to issue duplicate certificates of registration and duplicate renewal receipts upon:
1. Written application therefor signed by the applicant;
2. Proof to the satisfaction of the Board that good cause exists for the issuance of the certificate or renewal receipt; and
3. The payment of the proper fees for the issuance thereof.
[Part 16:286:1913; A 1951, 290; 1953, 588]—(NRS A 1967, 1647)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.2107 - Surrender, revocation or suspension by licensing board or Drug Enforcement Administration: Immediate suspension of certificate, license, registration or permit.

The surrender, revocation or a suspension that has not been stayed of any certificate, license or registration of a practitioner, as defined in NRS 453.126, 454.00958 or 639.0125, by a licensing board or the Drug Enforcement Administration operates as an immediate suspension of a certificate, license, registration or permit issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter or chapter 453 or 454 of NRS to possess, administer, prescribe or dispense drugs.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1948)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.211 - Mental illness: Immediate suspension of right to practice.

The adjudication of insanity or mental illness, or the voluntary commitment or admission to any hospital for a mental illness of any certificate holder, shall operate as an immediate suspension of the right of the certificate holder to practice pharmacy in this State, and such suspension shall continue until restoration to or declaration of sanity or mental competence.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1655)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.212 - Mental illness: Reinstatement of suspended certificate, license, registration or permit.

1. A person whose certificate, license, registration or permit has been suspended by the Board in accordance with NRS 639.211 may petition the Board for reinstatement of the certificate, license, registration or permit after restoration or declaration of sanity or mental competence.
2. The Board shall not restore any suspended certificate, license, registration or permit until it has found, in a hearing held for that purpose, that with due regard for the public interest the petitioner’s right to practice, or to perform the duties and conduct the business covered by the certificate, license, registration or permit, may be safely reinstated.
3. In any such hearing the Board may consider the results of its own investigation as well as evidence pertaining to the petitioner’s restoration to sanity or mental competence. The affirmative vote of a majority of Board members is necessary to restore the certificate, license, registration or permit. The Board may require, before reinstatement, the petitioner to pass an examination, either oral or written, to determine the petitioner’s present fitness to resume his or her practice or conduct his or her business in the public interest.
4. In any hearing, conducted for the purpose of reinstating any certificate, license, registration or permit, the Board may employ expert witnesses considered necessary in order to determine the competency and ability of the petitioner.
5. The Board may grant or deny, without a hearing or argument, any petition for reinstatement filed pursuant to this section, where the petitioner has been afforded a hearing upon any petition filed pursuant to this section within a period of 2 years immediately preceding the filing of the new petition.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1656; A 1983, 1509)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.2121 - Conviction of certain felonies: Immediate suspension of certificate, license, registration or permit; reinstatement.

The conviction of any person who holds a certificate, license, registration or permit issued pursuant to this chapter of a felony for a violation of any federal law or law of any state concerning drugs or chemicals operates as an immediate suspension of the certificate, license, registration or permit. The person so convicted may apply to the Board for reinstatement at any time.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1656; A 1971, 2041; 1983, 1510)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.2122 - Corporations: Denial, suspension and revocation of certificates, licenses, permits or registrations.

The Board may suspend, revoke or deny any certificate, license, permit or registration of a corporation where conditions exist in relation to any person holding 10 percent or more of the corporate stock of such corporation or to any officer or director of such corporation which would constitute grounds for disciplinary action against such person if he or she were a licensee.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1658)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.215 - Rules.

1. The Board may by regulation adopt, amend or repeal rules of professional conduct appropriate to the establishment and maintenance of a high standard of integrity and dignity in the profession.
2. Every registered pharmacist shall be governed by the rules of professional conduct adopted by the Board.
3. The rules of professional conduct adopted by the Board shall be furnished to each pharmacist holding a currently valid certificate to practice in this State and to each person to whom a certificate is thereafter issued. Upon receipt of a copy of the rules of professional conduct, each registered pharmacist shall subscribe thereto.
4. Nothing contained in NRS 639.213 and this section shall be construed as authorizing the Board to adopt rules of professional conduct relating to the issuance of trading stamps to the general public.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 474; A 1965, 544; 1967, 1648)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.2171 - Legislative findings and declaration.

The Legislature finds and declares that:
1. The practice of the profession of pharmacy is directly related to the public health and welfare of the citizens of this State and is subject to regulation and control in the public interest.
2. Because of the continuous introduction of new medicinal agents and the changing concepts of the practice of pharmacy, it is essential that a pharmacist undertake a program of continuing education to maintain and improve his or her professional competency.
3. To ensure the continued competency of the pharmacist and to maintain uniform qualifications for the licensing of pharmacists to protect the health and welfare of its citizens, the Legislature deems it in the public interest to adopt a program of continuing professional education.
4. NRS 639.2171 to 639.2176, inclusive, must be liberally construed to carry out their stated purposes.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 976; A 1985, 882; 1995, 291)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.2172 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 639.2171 to 639.2176, inclusive, the words and terms defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Accredited program" means those seminars, classes, meetings, work projects, home-study courses and other educational programs in pharmacy approved by the Board for purposes of continuing professional education.
2. "Continuing professional education" means professional, pharmaceutical postgraduate education in the general areas of the socioeconomic and legal aspects of medical care, the properties and actions of drugs and dosage forms, and the etiology, characteristics and therapeutics of the diseased organism.
3. "Continuing education unit" means the unit of measurement of credits for courses and programs of continuing education.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 976; A 1985, 882; 1995, 291)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.2174 - Completion of program prerequisite to renewal of certificate of registered pharmacist.

The Board shall not renew the certificate of any registered pharmacist until the applicant has submitted proof to the Board of the receipt of the required number of continuing education units, obtained through the satisfactory completion of an accredited program of continuing professional education during the period for which the certificate was issued.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 976; A 1975, 1312; 2003, 2287)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.2176 - Regulations.

The Board shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of NRS 639.2171 to 639.2176, inclusive, which must include the methods of determining accredited programs, the number of hours of continuing professional education necessary to constitute a continuing education unit, the number of units required of each pharmacist during the period for which a certificate is issued and such other regulations consistent with NRS 639.2171 to 639.2176, inclusive, as the Board may determine to be necessary.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 976; A 1975, 1312; 1979, 1690; 1985, 882; 1995, 291)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.2177 - License; regulations.

1. The Board may issue a license to a facility that is licensed by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 449.0303 and that meets the requirements set forth by the Board by regulation.
2. The Board shall adopt regulations:
(a) As are necessary for the protection of the public appertaining to the safe and efficient acquisition, possession, storage, handling and administration of controlled substances and dangerous drugs in a facility licensed pursuant to this section.
(b) To set forth the qualifications, authority and duties of a facility licensed pursuant to this section and the owners, employees and contract employees of the facility.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 723)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NRS 639.220 - Management by registered pharmacist; exceptions; requirements for managing pharmacists; notice of change in managing pharmacist.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 639.2324, 639.2326, 639.2327 and 639.23277, each pharmacy must be managed by a registered pharmacist, approved by the Board, who is responsible for compliance by the pharmacy and its personnel with all state and federal laws and regulations relating to the operation of the pharmacy and the practice of pharmacy.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 639.2321, if the managing pharmacist is the only registered pharmacist employed in the pharmacy, the Board may authorize his or her absence each day for a total period of not to exceed 2 hours for the purpose of taking meals if:
(a) A registered pharmacist is on call during the absence;
(b) A sign, as prescribed by regulations of the Board, is posted for public view in the pharmacy indicating the absence of the pharmacist and the hours of the absence; and
(c) All drugs, poisons, chemical and restricted devices are kept safe in a manner prescribed by regulations of the Board.
The authorization required from the Board must be in writing and be retained in the pharmacy and available for inspection.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and NRS 639.23277:
(a) A person shall not act as a managing pharmacist for more than one licensed pharmacy.
(b) Each managing pharmacist shall be on duty in the pharmacy and active in the management of the pharmacy full-time, but the managing pharmacist need not be present during the time the pharmacy is open for business if he or she designates another pharmacist employed in the pharmacy to assume the managing pharmacist’s duties in his or her absence.
(c) The managing pharmacist is responsible for the activities of the designee.
A waiver from the limitation set forth in paragraph (a) may be granted by the Board to the managing pharmacist of a pharmacy located in a hospital with fewer than 100 beds or in a correctional institution housing fewer than 1,500 inmates.
4. The Board must be notified before there is a change in the managing pharmacist.
[Part 1:286:1913; A 1947, 667; 1949, 554; 1951, 290; 1953, 588; 1955, 307]—(NRS A 1963, 475; 1967, 1649; 1971, 686; 1975, 1313; 1977, 1280; 1983, 1509; 1985, 883; 1989, 1751; 1993, 632; 2009, 1320)