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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR TREATMENT OF PAIN › Section 639.838 - Prescription medication agreement: Authority of patient to enter into agreement with group of practitioners; review and update by practitioner

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A patient may enter into a prescription
			 medication agreement in satisfaction of the requirements of NRS 639.23914, with
			 a group of practitioners, including, without limitation, by entering into such
			 an agreement with a member or other agent of the group who has the authority to
			 enter into the agreement on behalf of the group.
2. If a practitioner or group of
			 practitioners enters into a prescription medication agreement with a patient
			 before the issuance to the patient of a prescription for which such an
			 agreement is required by the provisions of NRS 639.23914, the prescribing
			 practitioner must review the agreement immediately before issuing the
			 prescription, including, without limitation, by using a database maintained by
			 the practitioner or group of practitioners, and update the agreement if
			 necessary.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Pharmacy by
				R047-18AP,
				eff. 6/26/2018
NRS
				639.070, NRS
				639.23916
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES › General Provisions › Section 639.841 - "Collaborating physician" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 639.841 to 639.900, inclusive, unless the
				  context otherwise requires, "collaborating physician" has the meaning ascribed
				  to it in NAC 632.038.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R015-03, eff. 10-21-2003
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES › General Provisions › Section 639.846 - Change in location of practice or collaborating physician

Current through June 11, 2024
If a change in the location of practice or the collaborating
				  physician of an advanced practitioner of nursing occurs, the advanced
				  practitioner of nursing shall submit the change in writing to the
				  Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy, eff. 12-3-84; A 10-17-86; 6-14-90; 10-17-91; 10-24-97; R015-03,
				  10-21-2003-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  639.863
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES › Prescribing › Section 639.850 - Certificate of registration: Application; appearance before Board; collaborating physician

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The application
				of an advanced practice registered nurse for a certificate of registration to
				prescribe controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices must
				include:
(a) The name, address, social
				security number and telephone number of the applicant;
(b) A copy of the certificate issued by the
				State Board of Nursing which authorizes the applicant to prescribe controlled
				substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices;
(c) The name, address and telephone number of
				the applicant's collaborating physician, if the applicant is required to have a
				collaborating physician pursuant to
				NRS
				632.237; and
(d) Any other information requested by the
				Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES › Prescribing › Section 639.854 - Scope of authority to prescribe

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 2, an advanced practice registered nurse who
				is authorized to prescribe controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and
				devices or to prescribe poisons, dangerous drugs and devices may prescribe a
				controlled substance, poison, dangerous drug and device or a poison, dangerous
				drug and device, as applicable, only:
(a) For
				a legitimate medical purpose that is within the scope of practice in which the
				advanced practice registered nurse is trained, qualified and competent and
				subject to any limitations prescribed by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to
				NRS
				632.237 and
(b) In amounts not to exceed a 365-day
				supply.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES › Prescribing › Section 639.858 - Authorization to write prescription in form of chart order or physician's order

Current through June 11, 2024
If an advanced practitioner of nursing is authorized by a
				  correctional institution, hospital or any other licensed medical facility, he
				  or she may write a prescription in the form of a chart order or physician's
				  order at the correctional institution, hospital or licensed medical
				  facility.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy, eff. 9-12-91; A 10-24-97
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES › Dispensing › Section 639.870 - Certificate of registration: Application; fee; period of validity; appearance before Board; collaborating physician; late renewal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				application of an advanced practice registered nurse for a certificate of
				registration to dispense controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and
				devices must include:
(a) The name, address,
				social security number and telephone number of the applicant;
(b) A copy of the certificate issued by the
				State Board of Nursing which authorizes the applicant to dispense controlled
				substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices;
(c) The name, address and telephone number of
				the applicant's collaborating physician, if any;
(d) Written verification from the State Board
				of Nursing that the applicant has passed an examination on Nevada law relating
				to pharmacy; and
(e) Any other
				information requested by the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES › Dispensing › Section 639.879 - Scope of authority to dispense

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An advanced
				practice registered nurse who dispenses drugs to a patient shall do so in
				accordance with:
(a) All applicable statutes
				and regulations; and
(b) The
				agreement between the advanced practice registered nurse and his or her
				collaborating physician, if any.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES › Dispensing › Section 639.892 - Use of child-proof container

Current through June 11, 2024
A controlled substance, dangerous drug or poison dispensed by
				  an advanced practice registered nurse must be dispensed in a child-proof
				  container unless the advanced practice registered nurse determines that a
				  child- proof container is not warranted for a particular patient or is
				  instructed otherwise by his or her collaborating physician.
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 12-3-84; A 10-17-91; R015-03, 10-21-2003; A by
				  R118-13,
				  eff. 3/28/2014
NRS
					 639.070,
					 639.1375
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES › Dispensing › Section 639.898 - Security and storage of controlled substances and drugs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. All controlled substances and dangerous
				drugs which are in the possession of an advanced practitioner of nursing must
				be kept in a locked storage area. Access to the storage area must be restricted
				to the persons described in
				NRS
				453.375.
2. Advanced practitioners of nursing working
				intermittently at satellite facilities must transport the drugs, poisons and
				devices on each trip to and from those locations unless authorized by the Board
				to store them at those locations.
3. Biologicals and other drugs must be
				refrigerated if that requirement is stated on the manufacturer's
				label.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy, eff. 12-3-84; A 6-14-90; 10-17-91
NRS
					 639.070,
					 639.1375
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES › Disciplinary Action › Section 639.900 - Grounds for denial of application or suspension or revocation of registration

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board may deny the application of an advanced
				  practitioner of nursing for a certificate of registration or suspend or revoke
				  his or her certificate of registration if the advanced practitioner of
				  nursing:
1. Is not of good moral
				character;
2. Is guilty of habitual
				intemperance;
3. Becomes or is
				under the influence of liquor, any depressant drug or a controlled substance
				while on duty, unless the drug or substance has been taken pursuant to a
				physician's prescription;
4. Is
				guilty of unprofessional conduct or conduct contrary to the public
				interest;
5. Is addicted to the use
				of any controlled substance;
6. Has
				been convicted of a violation of any federal law or law of this or any other
				state relating to controlled substances;
7. Has been convicted of a felony or other
				crime involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption;
8. Has willfully made to the Board or its
				authorized representative any false written statement which is material to the
				administration or enforcement of any provision of chapter 453, 454 or 639 of
				NRS;
9. Has obtained a registration
				by filing any application, record or affidavit, or any information in support
				thereof, which is false or fraudulent;
10. Has violated any provision of the Federal
				Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or any other state or federal law or regulation
				relating to prescription drugs;
11.
				Has failed to renew his or her registration by failing to pay the renewal
				fee;
12. Has failed to maintain the
				security of his or her drug supply;
13. Has supplied patients with prescriptions
				that are presigned in blank; or
14.
				Has violated any provision of chapter 453, 454, 585 or 639 of NRS or any
				regulation pertaining to the practice of pharmacy, controlled substances,
				dangerous drugs or devices.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy, eff. 12-3-84; A 6-14-90; 10-17-91
NRS
					 639.070,
					 639.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Recording of Information › Section 639.910 - Information to be provided by system; procedure to ensure information not lost or destroyed

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any computerized
				system used by a pharmacy for recording information concerning prescriptions
				must be designed in such a manner that it provides:
(a) A readily retrievable printed record of
				the information relating to a prescription or a patient which the pharmacy is
				required to maintain pursuant to state or federal law, including, without
				limitation, information relating to the original prescription or the refill or
				modification of that prescription;
(b) The original prescription
				number;
(c) The prescribing
				practitioner's name, address and the registration number issued to him or her
				by the Drug Enforcement Administration if the prescribing practitioner is
				registered with that agency;
(d)
				The full name and address of the patient;
(e) The date on which the original
				prescription was filled, if it is different from the date prescribed;
(f) The name, strength, form, dosage,
				quantity and directions for use of the drug prescribed;
(g) The name or common abbreviation of the
				manufacturer, packer or distributor or the National Drug Code number of the
				drug dispensed to the patient;
(h)
				The total number of refills authorized by the prescriber;
(i) The date and quantity of each refill of a
				drug dispensed to a patient;
(j)
				The total number of refills of a drug dispensed to a patient;
(k) The quantity dispensed, if that is
				different from the quantity prescribed;
(l) At the time a prescription is filled or
				refilled, an automatic notice of the information the pharmacist, intern
				pharmacist or dispensing practitioner considered pursuant to subsection 4 of
				NAC 639.707; and
(m) A procedure that may be conducted at
				least once each day to ensure that the information which is recorded in the
				system is not lost or destroyed.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Recording of Information › Section 639.912 - Requirements for use of system; maintenance of physical records

Current through June 11, 2024
A pharmacist shall use a computerized system which meets the
				  requirements contained in NAC 639.910 to store and retrieve information
				  concerning prescriptions. The use of a computerized system does not excuse the
				  pharmacist from maintaining the physical records concerning prescriptions
				  required by law. To qualify for use pursuant to NAC 639.910 to 639.938,
				  inclusive, a computerized system must be able to provide all the information
				  concerning the refilling of prescriptions required by law.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy, eff. 12-3-84; A by R154-04, 10-22-2004; R039-07,
				  12-4-2007
NRS
					 639.070,
					 639.236
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Recording of Information › Section 639.914 - Maintenance and availability of information relating to operation; entrance of each prescription into system required; issuance of consecutive numbers for prescriptions

Current through June 11, 2024
Each pharmacy that uses a computerized system to record
				  information concerning prescriptions must:
1. Maintain and make available, upon request,
				the information relating to the operation of the computerized system to:
(a) A pharmacist employed by the pharmacy;
				or
(b) The Board or any of its
				agents or investigators.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Recording of Information › Section 639.918 - Written record of refills; exception

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NAC 639.751,
				  the pharmacist must maintain in chronological order a separate written record
				  of each refill that includes:
1. The
				prescription number;
2. The date of
				each refill or authorization;
3.
				The number of dosage units; and
4.
				The initials of the pharmacist who fills the refill.
The written record must be maintained for a period of 2 years
				  after the date of the last refill entered therein for a prescription.
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 12-3-84; A 8-27-96; R050-07, 12-17-2008; A by
				  R098-13,
				  eff. 3/28/2014
NRS
					 639.070,
					 639.236
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Recording of Information › Section 639.921 - Sharing information between systems: Conditions and requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Information concerning prescriptions may
				be shared between the computerized systems of two or more pharmacies licensed
				by the Board if:
(a) The pharmacies are
				commonly owned; and
(b) The
				computerized systems for recording information concerning prescriptions share a
				common database that:
(1) Except as otherwise
				provided in subsection 3, contains all the information concerning a patient
				that is contained in each computerized system that has access to the common
				database;
(2) Except as otherwise
				provided in subsection 3, contains all the information concerning a
				prescription that is contained in each computerized system that has access to
				the common database;
(3) After a
				prescription has been filled, automatically decreases the number of refills
				remaining for the prescription, if any, regardless of which pharmacy filled the
				prescription;
(4) Automatically
				stores any modification or manipulation of information concerning a
				prescription made by a pharmacy with access to the common database so that the
				modification or manipulation is available to each pharmacy with access to the
				common database;
(5) Allows access
				only by a person who is authorized to obtain information from the common
				database;
(6) Requires any person
				who is authorized to modify or manipulate information concerning a
				prescription, before modifying or manipulating the information concerning the
				prescription, to identify himself or herself in the computerized system by:
(I) Using a biometric identification
				technique; or
(II) Entering into
				the computerized system another unique identifier which is approved by the
				Board and which is known only to and used only by that person;
(7) Makes and maintains an
				unchangeable record of each person who modifies or manipulates information
				concerning the prescription, that includes, without limitation:
(I) The name or initials of the
				person;
(II) An identifier that can
				be used to determine the pharmacy in which the person modified or manipulated
				the information concerning the prescription; and
(III) The type of activity concerning the
				prescription that the person performed, including, without limitation,
				modifying or manipulating the information concerning the
				prescription;
(8)
				Contains a scanned image of the original prescription if the original
				prescription is a written prescription; and
(9) Provides contact information for the
				first pharmacist who verifies the correctness of the information contained in
				the common database concerning the prescription.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Recording of Information › Section 639.924 - Computerized system to record prescriptions required for pharmacies licensed on or after August 27, 1996

Current through June 11, 2024
A person who is issued a license to conduct a pharmacy,
				  including, without limitation, a remote site or satellite consultation site,
				  pursuant to the provisions of NRS
				  NRS
				  639.230 and
				  639.231
				  on or after August 27, 1996, shall ensure that the pharmacy uses a computerized
				  system for recording information concerning prescriptions.
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 8-27-96; A by R037-10, 10-15-2010; A by
				  R098-13,
				  eff. 3/28/2014
NRS
					 639.070,
					 639.0727,
					 639.236
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Recording of Information › Section 639.926 - Transmission of information regarding dispensing of controlled substances to certain persons

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each pharmacy
				that uses a computerized system to record information concerning prescriptions
				and that dispenses a controlled substance that is listed in schedule II, III,
				IV or V to a person who is not an inpatient of a hospital, correctional
				institution or nursing facility shall transmit to the Board or its agent the
				following information, as applicable, set forth in
Implementation Guide
				-
ASAP Standard for Prescription
Drug
Monitoring
				Programs in the form most recently published by the American Society for
				Automation in Pharmacy, unless the Board disapproves the most recently
				published version pursuant to subsection 3. The following Segments and the
				accompanying Data Elements set forth in
Implementation Guide -
ASAP Standard for Prescription
Drug
Monitoring Programs are
				hereby adopted by reference:
(a) The Segment
				entitled "TH Transaction Header" and the following Data Elements:
(1) Version/Release Number;
(2) Transaction Control Number;
(3) Transaction Type;
(4) Response ID;
(5) Creation Date;
(6) Creation Time;
(7) File Type; and
(8) Segment Terminator Character;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Recording of Information › Section 639.930 - Safeguards against access to and modification or manipulation of information

Current through June 11, 2024
The computerized system must have adequate safeguards
				  to:
1. Prevent access by a person who
				is not authorized to obtain information from the system;
2. Prevent access by a person who is not
				authorized to modify or manipulate information in the system;
3. Identify:
(a) Whether information in the system
				concerning a prescription has been modified or manipulated;
(b) The manner in which the information in
				the system concerning a prescription has been modified or
				manipulated;
(c) The date on which
				the information in the system concerning a prescription was modified or
				manipulated; and
(d) The person who
				modified or manipulated the information in the system concerning a
				prescription;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Recording of Information › Section 639.935 - Printed record of contents

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The computerized
				system must be able to produce a printed record of its contents in a manner
				that permits an audit of each prescription.
2. The printed record must be provided to the
				person who requests the record pursuant to
				NRS
				639.238 immediately after he or she requests
				the record or at a time agreed to by the pharmacist and the person who requests
				the record.
3. The computerized
				system must be able to produce a printed record of:
(a) All prescriptions for controlled
				substances or dangerous drugs filled by the pharmacy on a particular
				day;
(b) All prescriptions filled
				by the pharmacy for a particular controlled substance or dangerous drug within
				the period specified by the person who requests the record pursuant to
				NRS
				639.238;
(c) All prescriptions filled by the pharmacy
				which are prescribed by a particular practitioner;
(d) All prescriptions filled by the pharmacy
				for a particular patient;
(e) All
				patients for whom prescriptions for a particular controlled substance or
				dangerous drug are filled by the pharmacy;
(f) The information required to be identified
				and maintained pursuant to subsections 3 and 4 of NAC 639.930; and
(g) The history of each prescription filled
				by the pharmacy, including, without limitation, a record of each:
(1) Refill of the prescription;
(2) Return of the prescription drug to
				stock;
(3) Modification or
				manipulation of information concerning the prescription; and
(4) Other act related to the processing,
				filling or dispensing of the prescription.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Recording of Information › Section 639.938 - Auxiliary procedure to document prescriptions when system not functioning

Current through June 11, 2024
If the computerized system is not functioning, the pharmacy
				  must have an auxiliary procedure to document the dispensing of an original or
				  refilled prescription. The auxiliary procedure must ensure that:
1. The information concerning a prescription
				which is filled or refilled during the period the system is not functioning is
				retained and entered into the system as soon as it is functioning
				again.
2. The information that is
				required for:
(a) The pharmacist, intern
				pharmacist or dispensing practitioner who dispenses the drug to the patient to
				comply with the provisions of NAC
				639.707; and
(b) The pharmacy to comply with the
				provisions of NAC
				639.708, is readily
				available.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Automated Dispensing Systems › Section 639.940 - "Computerized system to fill prescriptions" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC
				  639.940 to
				  639.943, inclusive, "computerized
				  system to fill prescriptions" means an automated device operated by a computer
				  which is used to prepare and package specified dosage units of drugs for
				  dispensing to patients or ultimate users. The term does not include an
				  automated drug dispensing system, a mechanical device or mechanical counting
				  device governed by NAC
				  639.718,
				  639.720 or
				  639.725 or section
				  1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy, eff. 7-17-96; A by R038-07, 10-31-2007; A by
				  R013-21A,
				  eff. 6/13/2022; A by
				  R180-22A,
				  eff. 12/29/2022
NRS 639.070,
					 639.0727
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Automated Dispensing Systems › Section 639.9405 - Authority to use system

Current through June 11, 2024
A pharmacy may use a computerized system to fill
				  prescriptions if:
1. A licensed
				pharmacist operates the system;
2.
				The Board has conducted an inspection of the pharmacy, including an inspection
				of the system;
3. The system has
				been tested and proven to dispense prescriptions accurately and the pharmacy
				has authorized the Board to perform or validate such tests at any time;
				and
4. The pharmacy provides proof
				satisfactory to the Board that the pharmacy complies with the provisions of NAC
				639.940 to 639.943, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy, eff. 7-17-96
NRS
					 639.070,
					 639.2655
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Automated Dispensing Systems › Section 639.941 - Written policies and procedures of operation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
				pharmacy which uses a computerized system to fill prescriptions shall adopt and
				operate according to written policies and procedures of operation. The written
				policies and procedures of operation must:
(a) Include a table of contents.
(b) Include a description of all procedures
				of operation.
(c) Include a
				description of the duties of each person employed by the pharmacy.
(d) Retain each amendment, addition, deletion
				or other change to the policies and procedures of operation for at least 2
				years after the change is made. Each such change must be signed or initialed by
				the managing pharmacist and include the date on which he or she approved the
				change.
(e) Require a pharmacist
				employed by the pharmacy to review and approve the transmission of each
				original or new prescription to the system before the transmission is
				made.
(f) Provide that only persons
				authorized by statute or regulation have access to the records of medication
				maintained by the pharmacy pursuant to NAC 639.708 and other medical
				information of patients.
(g) In
				addition to the requirements of NAC 639.708, require the pharmacy to establish
				a system by which a patient may receive counseling from a pharmacist by
				telephone concerning a prescription filled for the patient at the pharmacy. The
				system must document:
(1) The frequency of
				telephone calls received from patients for counseling;
(2) The length of time it takes for a
				pharmacist to respond to each telephone call received; and
(3) The number of telephone calls which never
				received a response by a pharmacist.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Automated Dispensing Systems › Section 639.9415 - Written program for quality assurance

Current through June 11, 2024
A pharmacy which uses a computerized system to fill
				  prescriptions shall operate according to a written program for quality
				  assurance of the system which:
1.
				Requires continuous monitoring of the system;
2. Establishes mechanisms and procedures to
				test the accuracy of the system;
3.
				Establishes a protocol for measuring the effectiveness of the system;
4. Requires the pharmacy to report to the
				Board each recurring error of the system; and
5. Requires the pharmacy to maintain all
				documentation relating to the written program for quality assurance for at
				least 2 years.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy, eff. 7-17-96
NRS
					 639.070,
					 639.2655
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Automated Dispensing Systems › Section 639.942 - Written plan for recovery

Current through June 11, 2024
A pharmacy which uses a computerized system to fill
				  prescriptions shall maintain a written plan for recovery of the business from a
				  disaster which affects the ability of the pharmacy to provide services. The
				  written plan for recovery must include:
1. Planning and preparation for a
				disaster;
2. Procedures for
				response to a disaster;
3.
				Procedures for the maintenance and testing of the written plan for recovery;
				and
4. A procedure to notify the
				Board, each organization which contracted with the pharmacy, each patient of
				the pharmacy and other appropriate agencies of a disaster and the date on which
				the pharmacy expects to recommence its services.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy, eff. 7-17-96
NRS
					 639.070,
					 639.2655
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Automated Dispensing Systems › Section 639.9425 - Written program for preventative maintenance of system

Current through June 11, 2024
A pharmacy which uses a computerized system to fill
				  prescriptions shall maintain a written program for preventative maintenance of
				  the system which:
1. Documents the
				frequency of failures of the system, necessary repairs to the system, and
				equipment which is replaced;
2.
				Identifies electromechanical technicians or engineers who are assigned to the
				written program for preventative maintenance;
3. Describes the preventative measures
				established to maintain the written program for preventative maintenance;
				and
4. Requires the pharmacy to
				maintain all documentation relating to the written program for preventative
				maintenance for at least 2 years.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy, eff. 7-17-96
NRS
					 639.070,
					 639.2655
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS › Automated Dispensing Systems › Section 639.943 - Required security of drugs and records

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A pharmacy
				which uses a computerized system to fill prescriptions shall install equipment,
				and establish and maintain written policies and procedures which are necessary
				to:
(a) Prohibit access by unauthorized
				persons to any area in the pharmacy in which drugs are stored or processed;
				and
(b) Prohibit access by
				unauthorized persons to confidential records or information of
				patients.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 639.951 - Violations by employees of pharmacy concerning controlled substances or other drugs; screening tests

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a pharmacist,
			 intern pharmacist, pharmaceutical technician or pharmaceutical technician in
			 training has:
(a) Refused to submit to a
			 screening test upon the request of the owner or the authorized agent of the
			 owner of the pharmacy at which he or she is employed;
(b) Tested positive in a screening test for a
			 controlled substance or other drug for which he or she does not have a lawfully
			 issued prescription; or
(c)
			 Administered to himself or herself or removed from the pharmacy a controlled
			 substance or other drug for which he or she does not have a lawfully issued
			 prescription,
the owner of the pharmacy at which he or she is employed shall
				report his or her name to the Board within 10 business days after the owner
				becomes aware that an event described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) has
				occurred.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 639.965 - Failure to comply with order imposing disciplinary action: Issuance of order to show cause; hearing

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Board
			 enters an order pursuant to
			 NRS
			 639.251 or
			 639.253 that imposes discipline
			 pursuant to NRS
			 639.255 and the respondent fails to comply
			 with the terms of the order, the Executive Secretary of the Board acting in his
			 or her official capacity may issue an order to show cause directing the
			 respondent to appear before the Board for a hearing to show cause.
2. The hearing to show cause must be held at
			 the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Pharmacy by
				R014-18A,
				eff. 5/16/2018
NRS
				639.070 and
				639.255
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 639.968 - Failure to comply with order imposing disciplinary action: Contents of order to show cause

Current through June 11, 2024
An order to show cause issued pursuant to NAC 639.965
				must:
1. Set forth the proposed action
			 for the failure to comply with the order that imposes discipline; and
2. Direct the respondent to show cause why
			 the proposed action should not be taken by the Board.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Pharmacy by
				R014-18A,
				eff. 5/16/2018
NRS
				639.070 and
				639.255
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 639.972 - Failure to comply with order imposing disciplinary action: Service of order to show cause

Current through June 11, 2024
Upon the issuance of an order to show cause pursuant to NAC
				639.965, a copy of the order shall promptly be served on the respondent and the
				respondent's attorney of record, either personally or by registered or
				certified mail.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Pharmacy by
				R014-18A,
				eff. 5/16/2018
NRS
				639.070 and
				639.255
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 639.976 - Failure to comply with order imposing disciplinary action: Authority of Board to take action upon conclusion of hearing

Current through June 11, 2024
Upon conclusion of a hearing to show cause ordered pursuant to
				NAC 639.965, the Board may take the proposed action if:
1. The Board finds that the respondent
			 violated the original order that imposed discipline; or
2. The respondent fails to give sufficient
			 reasons why the Board should not take the proposed action.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Pharmacy by
				R014-18A,
				eff. 5/16/2018
NRS
				639.070 and
				639.255
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 639.978 - Failure of respondent to appear at hearing to show cause

Current through June 11, 2024
Failure of a respondent to appear at a hearing to show cause
				ordered pursuant to NAC 639.965 shall be deemed a waiver of the respondent's
				objection to the proposed action.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Pharmacy by
				R014-18A,
				eff. 5/16/2018
NRS
				639.070 and
				639.255
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 639.Sec. 2.4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of section 1 of Senate Bill No. 325, chapter
				492, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 3201 (NRS 639.28085) , and sections 2 to
				6, inclusive, "drug" includes a latex or polyurethane prophylactic device,
				including, without limitation, a latex or polyurethane
				condom.
Added
				to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy by
				R039-21A,
				eff. 4/11/2022
NRS
				639.070, section 1 of Senate Bill No. 325,
				chapter 492, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 3201 (NRS 639.28085)
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 639.Sec. 3.4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A pharmacist may prescribe, dispense and
			 administer drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for
			 preventing the acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus pursuant to section
			 1 of Senate Bill No. 325, chapter 492, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 3201
			 (NRS 639.28085) , if the pharmacist has completed a course of training
			 concerning the prescribing, dispensing and administering of such drugs. The
			 course must be:
(a) Approved by the
			 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, or its successor organization;
			 or
(b) Offered by a college of
			 pharmacy or department of pharmacy at a university accredited by the
			 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, or its successor
			 organization.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 639.Sec. 4.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 2 of section 6 of this regulation, a pharmacist shall, before prescribing,
			 dispensing or administering a preexposure prophylaxis drug pursuant to section
			 1 of Senate Bill No. 325, chapter 492, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 3201
			 (NRS 639.28085) , complete an assessment of the patient that includes, without
			 limitation:
(a) A test for human
			 immunodeficiency virus;
(b) A test
			 for renal function;
(c) A test for
			 hepatitis B; and
(d) An evaluation
			 for any signs and symptoms of acute human immunodeficiency virus
			 infection.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 639.Sec. 5.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 2, the following publications are hereby adopted by reference:
(a)
Preexposure Prophylaxis for the
			 Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States -2017 Update - A Clinical
			 Practice Guideline
, published by the Centers for Disease Control and
			 Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. A copy
			 of this publication may be obtained free of charge at the Internet address
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/risk/prep/cdc-hiv-prep-guidelines-2017.pdf
or, if that Internet website ceases to exist, from the Board.
(b)
Updated Guidelines for
			 Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection Drug Use, or
			 Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV - United States, 2016
,
			 published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United
			 States Department of Health and Human Services. A copy of this publication may
			 be obtained free of charge at the Internet address
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/programresources/cdc-hiv-npep-guidelines.pdf
or, if that Internet website ceases to exist, from the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 639.Sec. 6.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 2, a pharmacist shall comply with the publications adopted by reference in
			 section 5 and all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including,
			 without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the labeling of
			 prescriptions and keeping records, when prescribing, dispensing and
			 administering drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration
			 for preventing the acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus pursuant to
			 section 1 of Senate Bill No. 325, chapter 492, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page
			 3201 (NRS 639.28085) .
2. A
			 pharmacist may prescribe, dispense and administer up to a 30-day supply of a
			 drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for preventing
			 the acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus to continue treatment without
			 completing the requirements for laboratory testing prescribed in section 4 or
			 the publications adopted by reference in section 5 if the pharmacist:
(a) Makes a good faith effort to obtain and
			 review the laboratory history of the patient;
(b) Completes an assessment of the
			 patient;
(c) Reviews potential
			 adverse side effects with the patient; and
(d) Determines that the benefit of continuing
			 the treatment outweighs the risk of not continuing the treatment.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 2-2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Competence" means the application of knowledge, skills and
			 behaviors required to function effectively, safely, ethically and legally
			 within the context of the relationship with, and the environment of, the
			 patient.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by
			 R124-21A,
			 eff. 12/17/2022
NRS
				640.050
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 3-2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Continuing competence" means the lifelong process of maintaining
			 and documenting competence through:
1.
		  Ongoing self-assessment;
2. The
		  development and implementation of a plan for personal learning; and
3. Subsequent reassessment.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by
			 R124-21A,
			 eff. 12/17/2022
NRS
				640.050
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 4-2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Continuing competence unit" means the relative value assigned to
			 a course or activity for continuing competence based on the satisfaction of
			 criteria established and approved by the Board or an agency approved by the
			 Board.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by
			 R124-21A,
			 eff. 12/17/2022
NRS
				640.050
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Foreign educated physical therapist" means a graduate of an
			 educational program for physical therapy that is:
1. Located outside of the District of
		  Columbia and any state or territory of the United States; and
2. Not accredited by the Commission on
		  Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by
			 R124-21A,
			 eff. 12/17/2022
NRS
				640.050
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 6 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Foreign educated physical therapist assistant" means a graduate
			 of an educational program to become a physical therapist assistant that
			 is:
1. Located outside of the District
		  of Columbia and any state or territory of the United States; and
2. Not accredited by the Commission on
		  Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by
			 R124-21A,
			 eff. 12/17/2022
NRS
				640.050
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 7 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Primary professional address" means:
1. The physical address where a licensee
		  practices physical therapy or carries out any other activities relating to
		  physical therapy for the majority of the working hours of the licensee within a
		  consecutive 30-day period; or
2. If
		  a licensee does not actively practice physical therapy, the mailing address
		  designated as the primary professional address by the licensee.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by
			 R124-21A,
			 eff. 12/17/2022
NRS
				640.050
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 8 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Skilled intervention" or "treatment intervention" means:
1. To advise, teach or instruct a patient
		  concerning the condition or disability of the patient.
2. To carry out testing or evaluation
		  procedures.
3. To make any
		  notations in documents regarding patient care or clinical treatment with the
		  exception of recording basic data in an exercise log or flow sheet.
4. An activity which requires licensure
		  pursuant to this chapter and chapter 640 of NRS.
5. An activity which requires the exercise of
		  the professional judgment of the physical therapist or physical therapist
		  assistant.
6. The interpretation of
		  referrals, screenings, assessments, evaluations or reassessments.
7. The development or modification of
		  therapeutic exercise programs, treatment plans or discharge plans.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by
			 R124-21A,
			 eff. 12/17/2022
NRS
				640.050
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 9 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board interprets "immediately available within the treatment
			 area," as used in NRS 640.016, to mean that the
			 person providing supervision maintains within his or her direct line of sight
			 the person he or she is supervising.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by
			 R124-21A,
			 eff. 12/17/2022
NRS
				640.050,
				640.310
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 10 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board may approve a student who is enrolled in a program of
			 professional education for physical therapists or physical therapist assistants
			 to sit for the examination administered by the Federation of State Boards of
			 Physical Therapy or its successor before the student has graduated from his or
			 her educational program if the student has successfully completed the didactic
			 curriculum of the program.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by
			 R124-21A,
			 eff. 12/17/2022
NRS
				640.050,
				640.080
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 12 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board may issue a license by
		  examination as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant to a
		  foreign educated physical therapist or foreign educated physical therapist
		  assistant, as applicable, who meets the requirements of this section.
2. To be eligible for licensure by
		  examination pursuant to this section, a foreign educated physical therapist or
		  foreign educated physical therapist assistant must:
(a) Submit to the Board:
(1) A completed application establishing that
		  the applicant has met the requirements of this section.
(2) Proof that the applicant has successfully
		  passed:
(I) The National Physical Therapy
		  Examination administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy;
		  and
(II) The jurisprudence
		  examination administered pursuant to subsection 2 of NAC
		  640.040.
(3) 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 amount of the fees charged
		  by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the
		  Federal Bureau of Investigation for the handling of the fingerprint cards and
		  issuance of the reports of criminal histories must be paid by the
		  applicant.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 13 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Upon the receipt of a complete application
		  pursuant to NRS
		  640.146, the Board may issue a provisional
		  license authorizing an applicant to practice as a physical therapist or
		  physical therapist assistant, as applicable. For the purposes of this
		  subsection, a complete application requires submission to the Board of all
		  items required by paragraphs (a) to (e), inclusive, of subsection 2 of
		  NRS
		  640.146.
2. The issuance of a provisional license does
		  not:
(a) Constitute a decision on the
		  underlying application for a license by endorsement as a physical therapist or
		  physical therapist assistant; or
(b) Obligate the Board to issue an
		  unrestricted license by endorsement as a physical therapist or physical
		  therapist assistant.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists › Section 640.Sec. 14 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
As a condition of renewing his or her license, every licensee
			 must successfully pass a jurisprudence examination that tests the familiarity
			 of the licensee with the laws and regulations relevant to the practice of
			 physical therapy in this State.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Phys. Therapy Exam'rs by
			 R124-21A,
			 eff. 12/17/2022
NRS
				640.050,
				640.080,
				640.150