Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › Section 637.Sec. 13 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Board, the Executive Director of
		  the Board, an authorized employee of the Board or a designee of the Board
		  issues a citation pursuant to section 11 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223,
		  Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1387, the Board, Executive Director,
		  authorized employee or designee will impose an administrative fine according to
		  the schedule adopted in subsection 2.
2. The Board adopts the following schedule of
		  administrative fines for any citation issued pursuant to subsection 1:
Violation
First Violation
Second Violation
Third or Subsequent Violation
APPRENTICE DISPENSING OPTICIAN OR DISPENSING
						  OPTICIAN
Failure to notify the Board of a change of address
						  pursuant to NAC
						  637.230..............
$100
$200
$500
Failure to notify the Board of a change of supervisor
						  of record pursuant to section 7
						  ......................................
100
200
500
Failure to post a current license certificate in a
						  conspicuous manner pursuant to section 9
						  ..........................
200
500
1,000
Failure to provide access to facilitate an inspection
						  in violation of section 11 of this regulation
						  ..............................................
200
500
1,000
Practicing with an expired
						  license...................
500
1,000
1,500
Dispensing a prescription ophthalmic product that is
						  not in accordance with the standards adopted by reference pursuant to NAC
						  637.239...........................
500
1,000
1,500
Dispensing without supervision in violation of
						  subsection 3 of NRS
						  637.125..................
500
1,000
1,500
Supervising more than two apprentice opticians at one
						  time in violation of subsection 1 of section 7
						  .....................................................
500
1,000
1,500
Allowing an unlicensed person to dispense ophthalmic
						  products in violation of subsection 2 of
						  NRS
						  637.125......................
1,000
1,500
2,000
ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS ENGAGED IN OPHTHALMIC
						  DISPENSING
Selling nonprescription cosmetic or the atrical contact
						  lenses without a license
						  ..........................................................
100
500
1,000
Practicing ophthalmic dispensing without a license in
						  violation of NRS
						  637.181...........
1,000
1,500
2,000
Employing an unlicensed person who practices ophthalmic
						  dispensing without a license in violation of
						  NRS
						  637.125........
1,000
1,500
2,000
Employing a person licensed pursuant to this chapter or
						  chapter 637 of NRS who violates subsection 2, 3 or 4 of
						  NRS
						  637.125.........................................................
1,000
1,500
2,000
Presenting oneself to the public as a dispensing
						  optician or an apprentice dispensing optician in violation of subsection 6 of
						  NRS
						  637.200......................
500
1,000
1,500
3.
		  Notwithstanding any citation issued pursuant to subsection 1 and an
		  administrative fine imposed pursuant to subsection 2, a person who violates a
		  provision of this chapter or chapter 637 of NRS may be ordered to appear at a
		  hearing before the Board and is subject to the penalties set forth in NRS
		  NRS
		  637.150 and
		  637.181.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Dispensing Opt. by
			 R067-23A,
			 eff. 12/15/2023
NRS
				637.070, as amended by section 22 of Assembly
				Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1391, section 9 of
				Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
				1387