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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.071 - Regulations governing dispensing opticians and apprentice dispensing opticians: Requirements for issuance of licenses and program of apprenticeship for apprentice dispensing opticians; examination or certificate required for issuance of license as dispensing optician; procedures for licensing; period of validity and terms for renewal and reinstatement of license; inactivation and reactivation of license; requirements for approval of course or provider of course of continuing education.

The Board may adopt regulations:
1. Establishing requirements for the issuance of licenses and the program of apprenticeship for apprentice dispensing opticians.
2. Prescribing or adopting any examination or certificate required for the issuance of a license as a dispensing optician. Any examination prescribed or adopted by the Board must, without limitation, be designed to test an applicant’s knowledge of the theory and practice of ophthalmic dispensing.
3. Prescribing the procedure for:
(a) Submitting an application for licensure and any required documentation to the Board; and
(b) Approving or denying applications and issuing licenses.
4. Prescribing the period for which a license or limited license as a dispensing optician is valid and the terms for the renewal and reinstatement of such a license, which may include, without limitation, requirements for continuing education. Unless otherwise prescribed by regulation pursuant to this subsection, a license or limited license as a dispensing optician:
(a) Expires on January 31 each year;
(b) Is valid until its expiration date;
(c) Becomes delinquent if not renewed by January 31; and
(d) May be reinstated not more than 1 year after the date on which it becomes delinquent.
5. Prescribing the period for which a license as an apprentice dispensing optician is valid and the terms for the renewal and reinstatement of such a license, which may limit the number of times the license may be renewed and restrict the issuance of a new license if the apprentice dispensing optician does not meet the requirements adopted pursuant to subsection 1. Unless otherwise prescribed by regulation pursuant to this subsection, a license as an apprentice dispensing optician:
(a) Expires on January 31 each year;
(b) Is valid until its expiration date;
(c) Becomes delinquent if not renewed by January 31; and
(d) May be reinstated not more than 30 days after the date on which it becomes delinquent.
6. Prescribing requirements for the placement of a license as a dispensing optician on inactive status and the reactivation of such a license.
7. Prescribing requirements for the approval of a course of continuing education or a provider of a course of continuing education.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1386)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.085 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all applications for licensure, financial records of the Board and records of hearings and any order or decision of the Board or a panel must be open to the public.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this section and 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 ophthalmic dispensing.
(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.
(d) Any other information or records in the possession of the Board.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Board, 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 against a person are confidential, unless the person submits a written statement to the Board requesting that such documents and information be made public records.
4. The charging documents filed with the Board to initiate disciplinary action pursuant to chapter 622A of NRS and all documents and information considered by the Board when determining whether to impose discipline are public records.
5. The Board shall, to the extent feasible, communicate or cooperate with or provide any documents or other information to any other licensing board or any other agency that is investigating a person, including, without limitation, a law enforcement agency.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 602; A 2003, 3451; 2005, 771; 2007, 2139; 2013, 2233)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.090 - Active license required for practice of ophthalmic dispensing or management of optical establishment; sign required when no licensed dispensing optician is physically present at optical establishment.

1. A person shall not engage in the practice of ophthalmic dispensing or manage an optical establishment without holding a valid, active license issued as provided by this chapter.
2. If an optical establishment is open to the public at any time during which no licensed dispensing optician is physically present at the optical establishment, the optical establishment must display a clear and conspicuous sign indicating that a licensed dispensing optician is not present and that no services requiring a licensed dispensing optician may be performed at the optical establishment without a licensed dispensing optician present.
[3:216:1951; A 1953, 554]—(NRS A 1979, 1196; 1987, 604; 2023, 1392)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.100 - License as dispensing optician: Qualifications; waiver of certain requirements; scope; display.

1. To be eligible for a license as a dispensing optician, an applicant must:
(a) Be at least 18 years of age.
(b) Be a graduate of an accredited high school or its equivalent.
(c) Have done either of the following:
(1) Successfully completed an educational program on ophthalmic dispensing approved by the Board and served as an apprentice dispensing optician for not less than 2 years in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 637.070; or
(2) Been awarded an associate’s degree in applied science for studies in ophthalmic dispensing from a school which is approved by the Board and served as an apprentice dispensing optician for not less than 1 year in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 637.070.
(d) Have passed any examination or obtained any certificate required by regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 637.070 for the issuance of a license as a dispensing optician.
2. The Board may waive the requirements of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 for an applicant who submits proof to the Board which shows to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant:
(a) Is a graduate of a foreign school and has acquired education and experience that the Board deems equivalent to or greater than the education and experience required for the issuance of a license as a dispensing optician in this State;
(b) Is an active member of, or the spouse of an active member of, the Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty; or
(c) Has at least 5 consecutive years of work experience in the practice of ophthalmic dispensing in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States that does not have requirements for licensure which the Board deems equal to or greater than the requirements for the issuance of a license as a dispensing optician in this State. Some portion of the 5 consecutive years of work experience must have been obtained within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application for licensure.
3. The Board may waive the requirements of paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection 1 for an applicant who submits proof to the Board which shows to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant holds a valid and unrestricted license to engage in ophthalmic dispensing in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States that has requirements for licensure which the Board deems to be equal to or greater than the requirements for the issuance of a license as a dispensing optician in this State.
4. A license as a dispensing optician:
(a) Authorizes the holder to practice ophthalmic dispensing in this State; and
(b) Must be conspicuously displayed at all times at the holder’s place of practice.
[Part 4:216:1951; R 1953, 554; new section added 1953, 554]—(NRS A 1971, 220; 1975, 549; 1977, 1566; 1979, 603, 1196; 1989, 911; 2003, 2012; 2019, 4289; 2023, 1392)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.105 - License as apprentice dispensing optician: Qualifications; scope; display.

1. To be eligible for a license as an apprentice dispensing optician, an applicant must:
(a) Be at least 18 years of age; and
(b) Be a graduate of an accredited high school or its equivalent.
2. A license as an apprentice dispensing optician:
(a) Authorizes the holder to practice ophthalmic dispensing in this State under the direct supervision of a licensed dispensing optician, licensed ophthalmologist or licensed optometrist; and
(b) Must at all times be conspicuously displayed at the holder’s place of practice.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1386)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.115 - Board required to maintain records concerning applicants for and holders of licenses; disclosure of records; fee.

1. The Board shall maintain records pertaining to applicants to whom licenses have been issued or denied. These records must include:
(a) The name of each applicant.
(b) The name of each person who is issued a license.
(c) The business address of the applicant or holder of a license.
(d) The date of issuance or denial of the license.
(e) The current status of the license.
(f) The name of each holder of a license who has been subject to disciplinary action by the Board.
2. Upon request, the Board shall disclose any information maintained pursuant to subsection 1 and may charge a fee for a copy of the information. The fee must not exceed the actual cost incurred by the Board in producing the copy.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 602; A 2023, 1393)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.121 - Limited license as dispensing optician.

1. Only a person who is deemed to have held an active or inactive limited license as a dispensing optician since February 1, 2004, may hold a limited license as a dispensing optician. A limited license as a dispensing optician may not be issued to any other person.
2. A limited license as a dispensing optician:
(a) Authorizes the holder to engage in the practice of ophthalmic dispensing pursuant to this chapter, except that the holder shall not dispense contact lenses or supervise the dispensing of contact lenses by a person licensed as an apprentice dispensing optician pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Must at all times be conspicuously displayed at the holder’s place of practice.
(c) May not be placed on inactive status on or after January 31, 2023.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2009; A 2007, 1239; 2023, 1394)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.125 - Employment and supervision of dispensing opticians and apprentice dispensing opticians.

1. A person may not employ another person to perform the services of a dispensing optician unless the other person:
(a) Is licensed by the Board as a dispensing optician; or
(b) Is licensed by the Board as an apprentice dispensing optician and is directly supervised as required by the provisions of this chapter.
2. A licensed dispensing optician may not allow another person who is under his or her direct supervision to perform the services of a dispensing optician unless the other person is licensed by the Board as a dispensing optician or an apprentice dispensing optician.
3. A licensed apprentice dispensing optician may engage in ophthalmic dispensing only when a licensed dispensing optician, ophthalmologist or optometrist is physically present in the optical establishment to provide direct supervision for all dispensing activities performed by the apprentice dispensing optician and to verify the quality of the finished products to be dispensed.
4. A licensed dispensing optician, ophthalmologist or optometrist who is providing direct supervision to an apprentice dispensing optician shall not supervise more than two apprentice dispensing opticians at any one time.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 548; A 1979, 1197; 1987, 605; 1989, 913; 2003, 2015; 2023, 1395)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.145 - Renewal: Authority of Board to make data request concerning demographic and practice information available to applicants for voluntary completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information provided.

1. The Board may:
(a) Make the data request developed by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 439A.116 available to applicants for the renewal of a license pursuant to this chapter through a link on the electronic application for the renewal of a license; and
(b) Request each applicant to complete and electronically submit the data request to the Director.
2. The information provided by an applicant for the renewal of a license pursuant to subsection 1 is confidential and, except as required by subsection 1, must not be disclosed to any person or entity.
3. An applicant for the renewal of a license is not required to complete a data request pursuant to subsection 1 and is not subject to disciplinary action, including, without limitation, refusal to renew the license, for failure to do so.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 804)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.149 - Fees and charges.

The Board shall establish a schedule of fees and charges for the following items, which must not exceed the following amounts:
An examination established by the Board pursuant to this chapter............. $250
An application for a license as a dispensing optician....................................... 250
An application for a license as an apprentice dispensing optician................. 250
The renewal of a license as a dispensing optician............................................ 500
The renewal of a limited license as a dispensing optician............................... 200
The renewal of a license as an apprentice dispensing optician...................... 200
The delinquency fee for a license as a dispensing optician............................. 500
The delinquency fee for a limited license as a dispensing optician............... 500
The delinquency fee for a license as an apprentice dispensing optician....... 100
The placement of a license as a dispensing optician on inactive status........ 300
The reactivation of a license that has been placed on inactive status............ 300
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1387)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.153 - 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 licensed as a dispensing optician or apprentice dispensing optician, 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 as a dispensing optician or apprentice dispensing optician 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, 2139; A 2005, 2807)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.1535 - Complaints: Filing; requirements.

Any member of the public or a member or employee of the Board may file a complaint with the Board if the person reasonably believes that a provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter has been or is about to be violated. The complaint must:
1. Be submitted on a form and in the manner prescribed by the Board;
2. Set forth the alleged facts constituting the violation; and
3. Be signed and verified by the person filing the complaint.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1387)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.154 - Authority of Board to conduct investigations, hold hearings and examine witnesses; administration of oaths; issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.

1. The Board may, in a manner that is consistent with the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, conduct investigations, hold hearings and examine witnesses in carrying out its duties pursuant to this chapter.
2. For the purposes of this chapter, any member of the Board may administer oaths and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents and any other articles related to the practice of ophthalmic dispensing.
3. If any person fails to comply with a subpoena within 10 days after its issuance, the Board may petition the district court for an order compelling compliance with the subpoena.
4. Upon such a petition, the court shall enter an order directing the person subpoenaed to appear before the court at a time and place to be fixed by the court in its order, the time to be not more than 10 days after the date of the order, and to show cause why the person has not complied with the subpoena. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the person subpoenaed.
5. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued by the Board, the court shall enter an order compelling compliance with the subpoena, and upon failure to obey the order, the person must be dealt with as for contempt of court.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2232; A 2023, 1397)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.181 - Penalties for unlicensed activity or certain violations: Issuance of order to cease and desist or citation; order for reimbursement of costs of investigation or hearing; assessment of administrative fine.

Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, if the Board determines that a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter has engaged in an activity for which a license is required pursuant to this chapter, or has violated, or employed a person who, in the course of his or her employment, has violated any provision of NRS 637.125 or any regulation adopted by the Board to carry out the provisions of that section, the Board may:
1. Issue and serve on the person an order to cease and desist from engaging in the activity until such time as the person obtains the proper license from the Board.
2. Issue a citation to the person pursuant to NRS 637.182. Such a citation must describe with particularity the nature of the violation and inform the person of the provisions of this section.
3. Order the person to reimburse the Board the costs of any investigation or hearing related to a violation.
4. Assess against the person an administrative fine of not more than $10,000 for each separate violation. The imposition of an administrative fine is a final decision for the purposes of judicial review.
5. Impose any combination of the penalties set forth in subsections 1, 2 and 3.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2010; A 2005, 773; 2007, 1241; 2009, 892; 2023, 1398)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.182 - Administrative citation: Issuance; order to pay administrative fine, reimburse investigation costs or correct condition; separate sanction; execution of order for failure to pay fine.

1. If the Board or its designee has reason to believe, based upon a preponderance of evidence, that a person has violated any provision of this chapter or any regulation of the Board, the Board may issue, or authorize its designee to issue, a written administrative citation to the person. A citation issued pursuant to this section may include, without limitation, an order to:
(a) Pay an administrative fine for each violation;
(b) Reimburse the Board for the amount of the expenses the Board incurred to investigate each violation, not to exceed $150; and
(c) Correct, at the cost of the person, a condition resulting from the violation. The order to correct the condition must:
(1) State the date by which the person must comply, which must be not less than 15 days after the date on which the person receives the citation. The Board may, for good cause, extend the date for compliance with the order.
(2) Describe in detail the actions that must be taken.
2. If a citation is issued to the holder of a license pursuant to this section and includes an order to pay an administrative fine for one or more violations, the amount of the administrative fine must not exceed the maximum amount authorized by subsection 2 of NRS 637.150 for each violation.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 637.181, if a citation is issued pursuant to this section to a person who is not licensed by the Board and includes an order to pay an administrative fine for one or more violations, the amount of the administrative fine:
(a) For the first violation, must not be less than $100 or more than $1,000;
(b) For the second violation, must not be less than $250 or more than $5,000; and
(c) For the third violation and for each subsequent violation, must not be less than $500 and not more than $10,000.
4. Any sanctions authorized by this section are separate from, and in addition to, any other remedy, civil or criminal, authorized by this chapter.
5. If a person does not pay an administrative fine imposed pursuant to this section or make satisfactory payment arrangements with the Board not later than 60 days after the order of the Board becomes final, the order may be executed upon in the same manner as a judgment issued by a court.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1387)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.184 - Administrative citation: Authority to contest; notice and hearing; effect of failure to contest; date deemed received.

1. If a person is issued a written administrative citation pursuant to NRS 637.182, the person may request a hearing before the Board to contest the citation by filing a written request with the Board not later than 15 business days after the date on which the citation is received by the person, unless the Board authorizes a later date for good cause.
2. If a person files a written request for a hearing within the time allowed by subsection 1, the Board shall provide notice of and conduct the hearing in the same manner as other disciplinary hearings.
3. If a person does not file a written request for a hearing to contest a citation within the time allowed by subsection 1, the citation shall be deemed a final order of the Board.
4. For the purposes of this section, a citation issued pursuant to NRS 637.182 shall be deemed to be received by the person to whom it was issued:
(a) On the date on which the citation is personally delivered to the person; or
(b) If the citation is mailed, 3 business days after the date on which the citation is mailed by certified mail to the last known business or residential address of the person.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1388)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.185 - Injunctive relief.

Whenever any person has engaged in any act or practice which constitutes an offense under this chapter, the district court of any county, on application of the Board, may issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining the act or practice. A proceeding under this section is governed by Rule 65 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1201)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › NRS 637.200 - Unlawful acts.

The following acts constitute misdemeanors, unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 200.830 or 200.840:
1. The insertion of a false or misleading statement in any advertising in connection with the business of ophthalmic dispensing.
2. Making use of any advertising statement of a character tending to indicate to the public the superiority of a particular system or type of eyesight examination or treatment.
3. Furnishing or advertising the furnishing of the services of a refractionist, optometrist, physician or surgeon.
4. Changing the prescription of a lens without an order from a person licensed to issue such a prescription.
5. Filling a prescription in violation of the expiration date or, for a prescription for a contact lens, in violation of the number of refills specified by the prescription. A prescription shall be deemed to have an expiration date of 2 years after the date on which the prescription was issued, unless the practitioner who wrote the prescription includes on the prescription a different period.
6. Holding oneself out to the public, either verbally or in writing, to be an optician, a dispensing optician or an apprentice dispensing optician without holding a valid and active license issued pursuant to this chapter.
7. Failing to comply with a citation or order issued pursuant to this chapter after the citation or order is final.
8. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 637.026, violating any provision of this chapter.
[12:216:1951]—(NRS A 1967, 642; 1979, 1200; 1997, 1258; 2013, 1000; 2023, 1399, 2591)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.010 - Legislative declaration.

The practice of audiology, the practice of speech-language pathology and the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids are hereby declared to be learned professions, affecting public safety and welfare and charged with the public interest, and are therefore subject to protection and regulation by the State.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1253; A 2015, 2301)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.020 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 637B.025 to 637B.075, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1253; A 2015, 2301)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.025 - "Apprentice" defined.

"Apprentice" means a person who is completing in-service training under the supervision of a sponsor to become eligible to apply for a license to engage in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2295)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.044 - "Hearing aid" defined.

"Hearing aid" means any:
1. Device worn by a person who suffers from impaired hearing for the purpose of amplifying sound to improve hearing or compensate for impaired hearing, including, without limitation, an earmold; and
2. Part, attachment or accessory for such a device.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2295)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.050 - "Practice of audiology" defined.

"Practice of audiology" means the application of principles, methods and procedures relating to hearing and balance, hearing disorders and related speech and language disorders and includes, without limitation:
1. The conservation of auditory system functions;
2. Screening, identifying, assessing and interpreting, preventing and rehabilitating auditory and balance system disorders;
3. The selection, fitting, programming and dispensing of hearing aids, the programming of cochlear implants and other technology which assists persons with hearing loss and training persons to use such technology;
4. Providing vestibular and auditory rehabilitation, cerumen management and associated counseling services;
5. Conducting research on hearing and hearing disorders for the purpose of modifying disorders in communication involving speech, language and hearing;
6. Providing referral services for medical diagnosis and treatment; and
7. At the request of a physician, participating in the diagnosis of a person.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1253; A 2015, 2301)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.055 - "Practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids" defined.

"Practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids" means measuring human hearing and selecting, adapting, distributing or selling hearing aids and includes, without limitation:
1. Making impressions for earmolds;
2. Administering and interpreting tests of human hearing and middle ear functions;
3. Determining whether a person who suffers from impaired hearing would benefit from a hearing aid;
4. Selecting and fitting hearing aids;
5. Providing assistance to a person after the fitting of a hearing aid;
6. Providing services relating to the care and repair of hearing aids;
7. Providing supervision and in-service training concerning measuring human hearing and selecting, adapting, distributing or selling hearing aids; and
8. Providing referral services for clinical evaluation, rehabilitation and medical treatment of hearing impairment.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2295)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.060 - "Practice of speech-language pathology" defined.

"Practice of speech-language pathology" means the application of principles, methods and procedures relating to the development and effectiveness of human communication and disorders of human communication, and includes, without limitation:
1. The prevention, screening, consultation, assessment, treatment, counseling, collaboration and referral services for disorders of speech, fluency, resonance voice language, feeding, swallowing and cognitive aspects of communication;
2. Augmentative and alternative communication techniques and strategies;
3. Auditory training, speech reading and speech and language intervention for persons who suffer from hearing loss;
4. The screening of persons for hearing loss and middle ear pathology;
5. The use of oral and nasal endoscopy for the purpose of vocal tract imaging and visualization;
6. Selecting, fitting and establishing effective use of prosthetic or adaptive devices for communication, swallowing or other upper respiratory and digestive functions, not including sensory devices used by persons with hearing loss;
7. Providing services to modify or enhance communication;
8. Providing referral services for medical diagnosis and treatment; and
9. At the request of a physician, participating in the diagnosis of a person.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1253; A 1991, 171; 2015, 2301)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.070 - "Speech-language pathologist" defined.

"Speech-language pathologist" means any person who is licensed to engage in the practice of speech-language pathology pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1253; A 2015, 2302)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.075 - "Sponsor" defined.

"Sponsor" means a hearing aid specialist or dispensing audiologist who is responsible for the direct supervision and in-service training of an apprentice in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2296)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.080 - Applicability of chapter.

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any person who:
1. Holds a current credential issued by the Department of Education pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto and engages in the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology within the scope of that credential;
2. Is employed by the Federal Government and engages in the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology within the scope of that employment;
3. Is a student enrolled in a program or school approved by the Board, is pursuing a degree in audiology or speech-language pathology and is clearly designated to the public as a student; or
4. Holds a current license issued pursuant to chapters 630 to 637, inclusive, 640 to 641D, inclusive, or 653 of NRS,
and who does not engage in the private practice of audiology or speech-language pathology in this State.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1253; A 1987, 1677; 2005, 632; 2015, 2302; 2019, 2736; 2021, 1600; 2023, 1679)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.100 - Creation; number, appointment and qualifications of members; terms; vacancies.

1. The Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Board, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint:
(a) Three members who are speech-language pathologists, each of whom must practice in a different setting, including, without limitation, a university, public school, hospital or private practice;
(b) Two members who are audiologists, at least one of whom must be a dispensing audiologist;
(c) One member who is a hearing aid specialist; and
(d) One member who is a representative of the general public. This member must not be:
(1) A speech-language pathologist, a hearing aid specialist or an audiologist; or
(2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of a speech-language pathologist, a hearing aid specialist or an audiologist.
3. Each member of the Board who is an audiologist, a speech-language pathologist or a hearing aid specialist must:
(a) Have practiced, taught or conducted research in his or her profession for the 3 years immediately preceding the appointment; and
(b) Hold a current license issued pursuant to this chapter.
4. A person who is a stockholder in a manufacturer of hearing aids may not be selected to or serve as a member of the Board.
5. After the initial terms, each member of the Board serves a term of 3 years.
6. A member of the Board shall not serve for more than two terms.
7. If a vacancy occurs during the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a person similarly qualified to replace that member for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1254; A 2003, 1195; 2015, 2303, 2304)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.105 - Advisory member: Appointment; restrictions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Board may, by majority vote, select one or more persons, including, without limitation, a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS, an osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS or a member of the public, to serve as an advisory member of the Board.
2. A person who is a stockholder in a manufacturer of hearing aids may not be selected to or serve as an advisory member of the Board.
3. An advisory member may not vote on any matter before the Board.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2296)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.120 - Officers; meetings; quorum; compliance with Open Meeting Law.

1. The Board shall elect from its members a Chair and Vice Chair. The officers of the Board hold their respective offices at the pleasure of the Board.
2. The Board shall meet at least twice annually and may meet at other times on the call of the Chair or a majority of its members.
3. A majority of the Board constitutes a quorum to transact all business.
4. The Board shall comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS, and all meetings of the Board must be conducted in accordance with that chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1254; A 2015, 2304)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.130 - Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees; employment of Executive Director and other employees; payment of expenses and salaries.

1. A member of the Board is entitled to receive:
(a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board; and
(b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.
2. While engaged in the business of the Board, each employee of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.
3. The Board may employ and fix the compensation of an Executive Director and any other employee necessary to the discharge of its duties.
4. The expenses of the Board and members of the Board, and the salaries of its employees, must be paid from the fees received by the Board pursuant to this chapter, and no part of those expenses and salaries may be paid out of the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1254; A 1983, 197; 1985, 445; 1989, 1701; 2007, 2951; 2015, 2305)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.132 - Duties; regulations.

The Board shall:
1. Enforce the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
2. Prepare and maintain a record of its proceedings, including, without limitation, any administrative proceedings;
3. Evaluate the qualifications and determine the eligibility of an applicant for any license or endorsement of a license issued pursuant to this chapter and, upon payment of the appropriate fee, issue the appropriate license or endorsement of a license to a qualified applicant;
4. Adopt regulations establishing standards of practice for persons licensed or endorsed pursuant to this chapter and any other regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter;
5. Require a person licensed or endorsed pursuant to this chapter to submit to the Board documentation required by the Board to determine whether the person has acquired the skills necessary to engage in the practice of audiology, speech-language pathology or fitting and dispensing hearing aids;
6. Investigate any complaint received by the Board against any person licensed or endorsed pursuant to this chapter;
7. Hold hearings to determine whether any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter has been violated; and
8. Unless the Board determines that extenuating circumstances exist, forward to the appropriate law enforcement agency any substantiated information submitted to the Board concerning a person who engages in the practice of or offers to engage in the practice of audiology, speech-language pathology or fitting and dispensing hearing aids without the appropriate license or endorsement issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2296)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.135 - Subpoenas; oaths; seal.

The Board may:
1. Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and production of books and papers;
2. Administer oaths when taking testimony in any matter relating to the duties of the Board; and
3. Adopt a seal which must be judicially noticed by the courts of this State.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 830)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.137 - Enforcement of subpoenas by district court.

1. The district court in the county in which any hearing is being conducted by the Board may compel the attendance of witnesses, the giving of testimony and the production of books and papers as required by any subpoena issued by the Board.
2. If any witness refuses to attend or testify or produce any papers required by that subpoena, the Board may report to the district court for the county in which the hearing is pending by petition, setting forth that:
(a) Due notice has been given of the time and place of attendance of the witness or the production of the books and papers;
(b) The witness has been subpoenaed pursuant to NRS 637B.135; and
(c) The witness has failed and refused to attend or produce the papers required by subpoena before the Board in the hearing named in the subpoena, or has refused to answer questions propounded to him or her in the course of that hearing,
and asking an order of the court compelling the witness to attend and testify or produce the books or papers before the Board.
3. The court, upon petition of the Board, shall enter an order directing the witness to appear before the court at a time and place to be fixed by the court in the order, the time to be not more than 10 days after the date of the order, and then and there show cause why the witness has not attended or testified or produced the books or papers before the Board. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the witness.
4. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued by the Board, the court may thereupon enter an order that the witness appear before the Board at the time and place fixed in the order and testify or produce the required books or papers, and upon failure to obey the order, the witness must be dealt with as for contempt of court.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 831)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.145 - Deposit and use of fees; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation.

1. All fees collected under the provisions of this chapter must be paid to the Board to be used to defray the necessary expenses of the Board. The Board shall deposit the fees in qualified banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations or savings banks in this State.
2. In a manner consistent with the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, the Board may delegate to a hearing officer or panel its authority to take any disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter, impose and collect civil penalties 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 civil penalties 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 1979, 1254; A 1983, 1540; 1999, 1534; 2005, 775; 2015, 2307)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.160 - Qualifications of applicants.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 637B.195, 637B.200, 637B.201, 637B.203 and 637B.204, to be eligible for licensing by the Board, an applicant for a license to engage in the practice of audiology, speech-language pathology or fitting and dispensing hearing aids must:
1. Be a natural person of good moral character;
2. Pass an examination prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 637B.191 or 637B.194, as applicable;
3. Pay the fees provided for in this chapter; and
4. Submit all information required to complete an application for a license.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1255; A 1983, 1045; 1997, 2143; 2005, 2741, 2807; 2015, 2305, 3017, 3894)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.175 - Fees.

1. The Board shall charge and collect only the following fees whose amounts must be determined by the Board, but may not exceed:
Application fee..................................................................................................... $150
License fee............................................................................................................... 100
Fee for the renewal of a license........................................................................... 100
Reinstatement fee................................................................................................... 100
Examination fee...................................................................................................... 300
Fee for converting to a different type of license.................................................. 50
Fee for each additional license or endorsement................................................... 50
Fee for obtaining license information................................................................... 50
2. If an applicant submits an application for a license by endorsement pursuant to NRS 637B.204, the Board shall collect not more than one-half of the fee set forth in subsection 1 for the initial issuance of the license.
3. All fees are payable in advance and may not be refunded.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1256; A 1983, 198; 1991, 172; 2015, 2307, 3017, 3895)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 637B - Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Hearing Aid Specialists › NRS 637B.190 - Issuance of license without examination.

The Board may issue a license without examination to a person who holds:
1. A current certificate of clinical competence issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in the field of practice for which the person is applying for a license; or
2. Current certification from the American Board of Audiology.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1255; A 1983, 197; 2015, 2306)