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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BOARD › Section 635.290 - Rehearings

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Within 15 days after the Board has made a
			 decision or issued an order, a party aggrieved by the decision may apply for a
			 rehearing by filing a written petition setting forth the grounds for the
			 rehearing. The Board will consider this petition within 30 days after receiving
			 it. If no action is taken by the Board within the 30-day period, the petition
			 shall be deemed denied.
2. The
			 Board, on its own motion, may order a rehearing of its decision if its original
			 decision was based on mistake or fraud.
3. The filing of a petition for a rehearing
			 does not relieve the parties from complying with the original decision, unless
			 the Board expressly so provides.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Podiatry, eff. 10-17-86
NRS
				  635.030
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BOARD › Section 635.300 - Petition for declaratory order or advisory opinion

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a
			 petition for a declaratory order or an advisory opinion is received at least 10
			 days before the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board, the Board will
			 place the matter on the agenda for that meeting. If the petition is not
			 received before that date, the petition will be placed on the agenda for the
			 following meeting.
2. If the Board
			 grants the petition, it will issue its declaratory order or advisory opinion
			 within 120 days. The Board may schedule a hearing on the petition before
			 issuing its decision.
3. A petition
			 for a declaratory order or an advisory opinion must be in writing.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Podiatry, eff. 10-17-86
NRS
				  635.030,
				  635.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BOARD › Section 635.310 - Copy of declaratory order or advisory opinion sent to petitioner

Current through June 11, 2024
A copy of the declaratory order or advisory opinion rendered by
				the Board will be sent to the petitioner.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Podiatry, eff. 10-17-86
NRS
				  635.030
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BOARD › Section 635.320 - Petition for adoption, amendment or repeal of regulation

Current through June 11, 2024
A petition for the adoption, amendment or repeal of a
				regulation must be in writing.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Podiatry, eff. 10-17-86
NRS
				  635.030
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BOARD › Section 635.330 - Petition to appear before the Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any person may
			 petition the Board to appear and be heard on any matter within the jurisdiction
			 of the Board. The petition must contain a brief summary of the subject matter
			 and the reason for bringing the matter before the Board.
2. Upon receipt of the petition, a member of
			 the Board, as designated by the presiding officer, shall evaluate the petition
			 to determine whether it requires a formal hearing and if a special meeting of
			 the Board must be called for such a hearing.
3. If the petition states a:
(a)Ground for the revocation or suspension of
			 a license or the probation of a licensee, the Board will inform the petitioner
			 of the requirements for filing a formal complaint.
(b)Matter which is not a ground for the
			 revocation or suspension of a license or the probation of a licensee, the
			 matter will be placed on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled
			 meeting.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 635.350 - Violations interpreted as unprofessional conduct

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board will interpret a violation of
				NRS
				629.051,
				629.061
				or
				629.065
				or NAC 635.360 to 635.390, inclusive, as unprofessional conduct.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Podiatry, eff. 10-17-86; A 2-28-97
NRS
				  635.030,
				  635.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 635.360 - Reporting of act which is ground for disciplinary action

Current through June 11, 2024
A podiatrist, podiatry hygienist, provisional licensee or
				holder of a limited license to practice podiatry shall promptly report to the
				Board any violation of
				NRS
				635.130, by a podiatrist, podiatry hygienist,
				provisional licensee or holder of a limited license to practice podiatry, which
				may be harmful to the public.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Podiatry, eff. 10-17-86; A 2-28-97; R180-08,
				2-11-2009
NRS
				  635.030,
				  635.075,
				  635.082
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 635.363 - Training required for certain podiatric physicians relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and prescribing of opioids; training may be applied toward continuing education

Current through June 11, 2024
If a podiatric physician is registered to dispense controlled
				substances pursuant to
				NRS
				453.231, he or she must complete at least 2
				hours of training relating specifically to persons with substance use and other
				addictive disorders and the prescribing of opioids during each period of
				licensure. In accordance with
				NRS
				635.116, the podiatric physician may use such
				training to satisfy 2 hours of the continuing education required pursuant to
				NRS
				635.115.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Podiatry by R066-18, eff. 10-25-2018
NRS
				  635.030,
				  635.116
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 635.365 - Continuing education: Retention and submission of certificate of completion

Current through June 11, 2024
A podiatrist shall:
1.
			 Retain a certificate of completion received for completing a course of study or
			 training to satisfy the requirement of continuing education pursuant to
			 NRS
			 635.115 for not less than 4 years after
			 completing the course or training; and
2. Except as otherwise provided in
			 NRS
			 635.115, submit a copy of the certificate to
			 the Board as the proof of completion of the hours of continuing education
			 required for renewal of a license pursuant to
			 NRS
			 635.110.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Podiatry, eff. 2-28-97; A by R180-08, 2-11-2009
NRS
				  635.030,
				  635.110,
				  635.115
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 635.370 - Consultation with another podiatrist or provider of health care

Current through June 11, 2024
A podiatrist or podiatry hygienist shall consult with another
				podiatrist or another provider of health care for the patient if:
1. It appears that consultation will improve
			 the quality of medical care for that patient; or
2. If a consultation is requested by the
			 patient or the patient's family.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Podiatry, eff. 10-17-86
NRS
				  635.030
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 635.375 - Advertising practices: Forbidden practices; grounds for disciplinary action

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A podiatrist shall not advertise the
			 practice of podiatry in such a manner that the advertising:
(a)Includes a statement which he or she knows
			 to be false, or through the exercise of reasonable care should have known to be
			 false, deceptive, misleading or harmful, to induce a person to use his or her
			 services;
(b)Includes an
			 extravagant claim, aggrandizement of his or her abilities, or self-laudatory
			 statement which is calculated to attract a patient and has a tendency to
			 mislead the public or produce unrealistic expectations;
(c)Is a false, deceptive or misleading
			 statement or representation regarding the price, cost, charge or fee for
			 services or regarding the services he or she has performed or will perform;
			 or
(d)Includes a certification from
			 an entity that is not approved by the Board, unless the advertising also
			 includes a disclaimer clearly stating that the certification was received from
			 an entity that is not approved by the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 635.380 - Neglect or discontinuance of care of patient

Current through June 11, 2024
A podiatrist shall not neglect a patient and shall not
				discontinue his or her professional services unless he or she has been
				discharged or has given the patient notice that he or she is discontinuing his
				or her services.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Podiatry, eff. 10-17-86
NRS
				  635.030,
				  635.130
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 635.385 - Filing of address of residence and business; delivery of notice to address of residence

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for
			 a license to practice as a podiatrist, podiatry hygienist, provisional licensee
			 or holder of a limited license to practice podiatry shall file with the Board
			 the current address of his or her place of residence and place of business or
			 proposed place of business and shall notify the Board within 15 days of a
			 change in such information. Failure to comply with the provisions of this
			 subsection shall be deemed unprofessional conduct and is grounds for
			 disciplinary action pursuant to
			 NRS
			 635.130.
2. If the Board is required by law or by the
			 provisions of this chapter to deliver notice by mail to a podiatrist, podiatry
			 hygienist, provisional licensee or holder of a limited license to practice
			 podiatry, the notice will be mailed to the address of his or her place of
			 residence which he or she last filed with the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Podiatry, eff. 2-28-97; A by R180-08, 2-11-2009
NRS
				  635.030,
				  635.075,
				  635.082
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 635 - Podiatry › UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 635.390 - Conduct interpreted to be unprofessional conduct

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board will interpret the following conduct by a podiatrist
				to be unprofessional conduct:
1. The
			 falsification of any record involving health care, including records of his or
			 her attendance on the patient and of any medical procedures.
2. The writing of prescriptions for
			 controlled substances in amounts which constitute a departure from the
			 prevailing standards of acceptable medical practice.
3. Incompetent or negligent performance of
			 services which results in injury to a patient or which creates an unreasonable
			 risk that a patient may be harmed.
4. Consistent use of medical procedures,
			 services or treatments which constitute a departure from the prevailing
			 standards of acceptable medical practice but which do not constitute
			 malpractice or gross malpractice.
5. The rendering of professional services to
			 a patient while the podiatrist or podiatry hygienist is under the influence of
			 alcohol or any controlled substance or while his or her mental or physical
			 condition is impaired.
6. The use
			 of misrepresentation, fraud, deception or subterfuge to obtain controlled
			 substances.
7. Writing a
			 prescription for a controlled substance for any person without an examination
			 which confirms the medical necessity for the controlled substance.
8. Receipt of remuneration of any kind,
			 directly or indirectly, from any:
(a)Hospital
			 for admitting a patient to the hospital; or
(b)Person furnishing medical services to a
			 patient, including services of a laboratory, radiology and physiotherapy
			 services, services of a pharmacy or services of a company which supplies
			 surgical and medical merchandise.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 636.010 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the
				words and terms defined in NAC 636.030, 636.050 and 636.055 have the meanings
				ascribed to them in those sections.
Bd. of Optometry, part
				Definitions, eff. 5-26-78-NAC A 8-4-94; R126-99,
				12-13-99
NRS 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 636.050 - "Office" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Office" means any office, motor vehicle or trailer operated as
				a mobile optometry clinic or other place for the practice of optometry. The
				term includes the contiguous area which the licensee owns or leases in
				conjunction with the practice of optometry.
Bd. of Optometry, Definition
				No. 4, eff. 5-26-78;	A
				by
				R066-19A,
				eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
				  636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 636.055 - "Ophthalmic products" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Ophthalmic products" means any materials used for the
				correction or relief of or remedy for any abnormal condition or inefficiency of
				the eye or visual process. The term includes, but is not limited to, spectacle
				frames, spectacle lenses, contact lenses, devices and pharmaceutical
				agents.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Optometry, eff. 8-4-94;	A
				by
				R066-19A,
				eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
				  636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › EXAMINATIONS FOR LICENSURE › Section 636.075 - Two parts; review by Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The examinations
			 required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 636.150 consist of:
(a) The Part I, Part II and Part III
			 examination and the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease Examination
			 prepared by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry or its successor
			 organization; and
(b) The
			 examination prepared by the Board which relates to the laws and regulations
			 governing the practice of optometry in this State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › EXAMINATIONS FOR LICENSURE › Section 636.080

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Optometry, §III
				subsec. 1, eff. 5-26-78-NAC A 8-4-94, eff. 1-1-95;	R
				by
				R066-19A,
				eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
				  636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PERMIT FOR EMPLOYMENT BY OR CONTRACT WITH HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Section 636.085 - Application for permit to provide services

Current through June 11, 2024
An applicant for a permit to be employed by or contract with a
				health maintenance organization to provide services therefor must submit to the
				Board:
1. Evidence that he is a licensed
			 optometrist in this State;
2. A copy of
			 the agreement for employment or contract and all renewals or extensions
			 thereof;
3. A copy of the certificate of
			 authority of the health maintenance organization issued pursuant to chapter 695C of
			 NRS; and
4. Evidence that nothing
			 contained in his agreement for employment or contract requires him to violate any of
			 the provisions of chapter 636 of NRS or this chapter.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Optometry, eff. 3-6-86
NRS 636.125,
				  636.347
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › ADVERTISING › Section 636.110 - Do not meet the specifications of the American National Standards Institute" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC
				636.120 to
				636.200,
				inclusive, the phrase "Do not meet the specifications of the American National
				Standards Institute" means that the ophthalmic products:
1. Were not purchased from a manufacturer or
			 wholesaler who warrants that they meet the most current version of those
			 specifications, if applicable; or
2. Do not meet the most current version of
			 those specifications, if applicable.
Bd. of Optometry, Definition
				No. 6, eff. 5-26-78-NAC A 8-4-94; 1-24-96;	A
				by
				R066-19A,
				eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
				  636.125,
				  636.302
				  and
				  636.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › ADVERTISING › Section 636.115 - Manner in which optometrist who is certified to administer and prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents may represent himself to public

Current through June 11, 2024
An optometrist who is certified to administer and prescribe
				pharmaceutical agents pursuant to
				NRS
				636.288:
1. May represent himself or herself to the
			 public as:
(a) Certified in the treatment of
			 ocular disease;
(b) Board certified
			 in the treatment of ocular disease;
(c) Board certified in the treatment and
			 management of ocular disease; or
(d) Certified in the treatment and management
			 of ocular disease.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › ADVERTISING › Section 636.120 - Abbreviations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An optometrist may represent his or her
			 professional designation as:
(a)
			 Optometrist;
(b) O.D.;
(c) OD;
(d) Doctor of Optometry;
(e) Dr. of Optometry; or
(f) Another designation approved by the Board
			 that the Board determines is not misleading.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › ADVERTISING › Section 636.130 - Posting of signs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensee shall
			 post a sign at the entrance to any office that is registered with the Board as
			 a practice location of the licensee. The sign must include, without limitation,
			 the licensee's last name, as it appears on his or her license, the professional
			 designation of the licensee and the hours during which the office is
			 open.
2. A sign posted at a
			 location which is remote from the office must specify, without limitation, the
			 last name of the licensee as it appears on his or her license and his or her
			 professional designation.
Bd. of Optometry, §I
				subsec. A, eff. 5-26-78-NAC A 12-1-86; 8-4-94; 1-24-96;	A
				by
				R066-19A,
				eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
				  636.125,
				  636.302
				  and
				  636.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › ADVERTISING › Section 636.140 - Printed advertisements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any printed or
			 electronic advertisement for an optometrist licensed to practice in this State
			 or an ophthalmic product offered by an optometrist must contain:
(a) The last name of the optometrist, as it
			 appears on his or her license, and his or her professional designation;
			 or
(b) The assumed or fictitious
			 name registered with the Board by the optometrist pursuant to
			 NRS
			 636.350.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › ADVERTISING › Section 636.142 - Broadcast advertisements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any broadcast
			 advertisement placed by an optometrist licensed to practice in this State must
			 include an oral statement of:
(a) The last
			 name of the optometrist as it appears on his or her license and his or her
			 professional designation; or
(b)
			 The assumed or fictitious name registered with the Board by the optometrist
			 pursuant to
			 NRS
			 636.350.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › ADVERTISING › Section 636.145 - Symbols for advertising

Current through June 11, 2024
A licensee may use a symbol or logo for advertising only if it
				is:
1. Displayed with:
(a) The last name of the licensee as it
			 appears on his or her license and the professional identification of the
			 licensee; or
(b) The assumed or
			 fictitious name registered with the Board by the licensee pursuant to
			 NRS
			 636.350; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › ADVERTISING › Section 636.150 - Ophthalmic products

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Advertising of
			 an ophthalmic product or device must include, without limitation:
(a) A statement whether the price or
			 discounted price includes an examination of the eyes.
(b) A notice, "Does not meet the
			 specifications of the American National Standards Institute" if the ophthalmic
			 product does not meet the applicable specifications of the American National
			 Standards Institute.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › ADVERTISING › Section 636.160 - Spectacle lenses

Current through June 11, 2024
In addition to the information required pursuant to NAC
				636.150, the
				advertising of spectacle lenses must include the following information:
1. If applicable, a statement that the price
			 for advertised lenses may vary depending upon the purchaser's specific
			 prescription.
2. A statement that
			 the advertised lenses are clear, tinted or photochromic.
3. A statement that the advertised lenses are
			 glass or plastic, single vision, bifocal or trifocal, that they are
			 occupational or aphakic, and if the lenses are:
(a) Bifocal, the advertisement must state the
			 segment size except for executive or dualens types.
(b) Trifocal, the advertisement must state
			 the segment size except for executive or dualens and variable focus
			 types.
(c) Occupational or aphakic,
			 the advertisement must state that they are lenticular aspheric, lenticular
			 nonaspheric or full-field aspheric.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › ADVERTISING › Section 636.170 - Contact lenses

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In addition to
			 the information required pursuant to NAC
			 636.150, the
			 advertising of contact lenses must include the following information:
(a) A statement that the advertised lenses
			 are hard or soft, daily or extended wear, or gas permeable.
(b) A statement that the advertised lenses
			 are single vision or multifocal.
(c) A statement whether the price or
			 discounted price advertised includes all the required accessories and fees for
			 any required fitting or evaluation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › ADVERTISING › Section 636.190 - Optometric examinations

Current through June 11, 2024
An advertisement of an optometric examination, eye examination,
				vision examination, eye test or vision test must include a specific disclaimer
				if any of the following services are not included:
1. An ophthalmoscopy.
2. A subjective examination.
3. Binocularity testing.
4. A check of normal aided and unaided
			 acuities.
5. A case
			 history.
6. Tonometry.
7. Near-point accommodative tests.
8. Keratometry.
9. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy.
10. A refraction.
11. A dilated fundus examination.
Bd. of Optometry, §I
				subsec. H, eff. 5-26-78-NAC A 12-1-86; 1-24-96;	A
				by
				R066-19A,
				eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
				  636.125,
				  636.302
				  and
				  636.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › ADVERTISING › Section 636.200 - Disclosure of dispensing fees

Current through June 11, 2024
If a dispensing fee is required for delivery of frames or lenses,
				whether ophthalmic or contact, the amount of the fee must be printed in type of no
				smaller size than is used for the advertised price.
Bd. of Optometry, § I
				subsec. G, eff. 5-26-78
NRS 636.125,
				  636.302,
				  636.380
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 636.210 - Restrictions on use of name and place of practice; required display of license; representation as specialist without certification; employer responsible for unprofessional conduct of employee

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An optometrist
			 shall not:
(a) Own any part of an office where
			 optometry is practiced under any name other than the name on his or her license
			 or a fictitious or assumed name registered with the Board pursuant to
			 NRS
			 636.350.
(b) Represent himself or herself as a
			 specialist in any optometric field unless he or she has been certified by a
			 board for certifying specialties approved by the Nevada State Board of
			 Optometry.
(c) Practice optometry
			 at an office that is not registered with the Board or a mobile optometry clinic
			 that is not certified by the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 636.215 - Certificate of registration required to practice under assumed or fictitious name

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An optometrist
			 shall not own any portion of an optometry practice under an assumed or
			 fictitious name, including, without limitation, a name stating that he or she
			 is "doing business as" followed by another name, unless he or she has been
			 issued a certificate of registration by the Board to practice optometry under
			 the assumed or fictitious name at the office where the optometrist practices
			 pursuant to
			 NRS
			 636.350.
2. Before a licensee may own any portion of
			 an optometry practice under an assumed or fictitious name, the licensee must
			 submit a completed application for a certificate of registration of the assumed
			 or fictitious name on a form provided by the Board. A separate application must
			 be submitted for each location at which the assumed or fictitious name will be
			 used. The application must:
(a) List each
			 person who holds any ownership interest in the optometry practice and the
			 percentage of the optometry practice that he or she owns; and
(b) Be accompanied by documentation from each
			 appropriate local governmental entity that issues business licenses or
			 registers assumed or fictitious names for the county in which the optometrist
			 proposes to own any portion of an optometry practice under the assumed or
			 fictitious name, which verifies the local governmental entity has approved the
			 use of the assumed or fictitious name by the licensee.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 636.220 - Employment of unlicensed persons for certain services

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as authorized by section 3 of Assembly Bill No. 77,
				chapter 568, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 3635, a licensee shall not
				employ, either directly or indirectly, an unlicensed person to perform any
				services for which an optometrist's license is required by
				law.
Bd. of Optometry, §II
				subsec. 1, eff. 5-26-78;	A
				by
				R066-19A,
				eff. 10/24/2022
NRS 636.125
				  and section 3 of Assembly Bill No. 77, chapter 568, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at
				  page 3635
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 636.230 - Compliance with provisions of NAC and NRS relating to optometry

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of
				NRS 636.295, the Board
				will consider the failure of a licensee to comply with any provision of a
				federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation relating to the provision
				of optometric services, including, without limitation, any provision of this
				chapter or chapter 636 of NRS, to constitute unprofessional
				conduct.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Optometry, eff. 5-27-92; A 8-4-94;	A
				by
				R066-19A,
				eff. 10/24/2022
NRS 636.125
				  and
				  636.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 636.240 - Agreements to lease between licensees and unlicensed persons

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in
				NRS
				636.347, an agreement between a licensee and
				a person who is not licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 636 of NRS
				for the leasing of a building or a part thereof for use in the licensee's
				practice must not include a provision that:
1. Authorizes the person who is not licensed
			 to exercise control over the operation of the licensee's practice or his or her
			 employees in violation of the provisions of chapter 636 of NRS.
2. Authorizes the person who is not licensed
			 to share in the profits of the licensee's practice in violation of the
			 provisions of chapter 636 of NRS.
3. Authorizes the person who is not licensed
			 to have access to the medical records of the licensee's patients.
4. Authorizes the licensee to locate his or
			 her office in a part of the building where the person who is not licensed
			 conducts business without providing a clear separation between the licensee's
			 office and the business of the person who is not licensed.
5. Prohibits the licensee from having access
			 to his or her office, equipment or records at any time.
6. Except as otherwise provided in
			 NRS
			 636.372, authorizes or requires the amount of
			 rent to be determined on any basis other than the fair rental value of the
			 premises to be leased and any equipment to be leased.
7. Violates any provision of NRS or NAC which
			 relates to the practice of optometry.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Optometry, eff. 8-4-94;	A
				by
				R066-19A,
				eff. 10/24/2022
NRS 636.125
				  and
				  636.372
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 636.250 - Separation between office of optometry and other businesses required

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensee who locates his or her office
			 in a part of a building where a person who is not licensed pursuant to the
			 provisions of chapter 636 of NRS conducts business shall:
(a) Construct and maintain a partition or
			 wall in such a manner as to ensure a clear separation between his or her office
			 and the business of the person who is not licensed; and
(b) Maintain a separate reception area, cash
			 drawer, scheduling system, staff, computerized system and physical space from
			 those of the business of the person who is not licensed.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA › Section 636.280 - Requirements for certification

Current through June 11, 2024
To receive a certificate to treat persons diagnosed with
				glaucoma pursuant to
				NRS
				636.2895, an optometrist:
1. Must be licensed and in good standing to
			 practice optometry in the State of Nevada.
2. Must possess a valid certificate to
			 administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents issued pursuant to
			 NRS
			 636.288.
3. Must have successfully passed the
			 Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease Examination administered by the
			 National Board of Examiners in Optometry or its successor
			 organization.
4. Shall submit proof
			 on a written form provided by the Executive Director of the Board that the
			 optometrist has treated at least 15 persons described in subsection 3 of
			 NRS
			 636.2893. The form must include:
(a) The name, address and license number of
			 the optometrist;
(b) An identifier
			 for each patient treated, the date on which the treatment for each patient
			 began and a description of the treatment plan which, for each patient, must be
			 not less than 1 year in length beginning not earlier than October 1,
			 1999;
(c) A statement that the
			 optometrist has, in consultation with an ophthalmologist licensed in the State
			 of Nevada, treated the patients in accordance with the provisions of this
			 chapter and chapter 636 of NRS;
(d)
			 A statement that the consulting ophthalmologist has diagnosed the patients with
			 glaucoma or confirmed a diagnosis of glaucoma by the optometrist; and
(e) The signatures of the optometrist, the
			 consulting ophthalmologist and a notary public attesting to the accuracy of the
			 information.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA › Section 636.290 - Consultation with and referral to ophthalmologist; records

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An
			 optometrist who treats persons for glaucoma in consultation with an ophthalmologist
			 pursuant to
			 NRS
			 636.2891,
			 636.2893
			 and
			 636.2895
			 shall:
(a) Establish a course of treatment for
			 each patient in accordance with the provisions of this section;
(b) Conduct at least three optometric examinations
			 of each patient over a period of not less than 1 year at times set forth in the
			 course of treatment;
(c) Provide written
			 records of each examination of a patient and the treatment to the consulting
			 ophthalmologist; and
(d) Refer the
			 patient to an ophthalmologist for further examination or treatment if the
			 ophthalmologist determines, after reviewing the written records, that such a
			 referral is necessary.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › General Provisions (Repealed) › Section 636.310

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › General Provisions (Repealed) › Section 636.320

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Parties › Section 636.330

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Parties › Section 636.340

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Parties › Section 636.350

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Parties › Section 636.360

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Parties › Section 636.370

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Parties › Section 636.380 - Service upon attorney

Current through June 11, 2024
Following the entry of an appearance by an attorney for a
				  party, all notices, pleadings and orders must be served upon the attorney in
				  the manner prescribed by
				  NRS
				  636.375 and such service is effective for all
				  purposes upon the party represented by the attorney.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	A
				  by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS 636.125
					 and
					 636.375
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Parties › Section 636.390

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Parties › Section 636.400 - Conduct before Board

Current through June 11, 2024
A party to a proceeding before the Board, an attorney
				  appearing on behalf of a party or any other person in attendance at such a
				  proceeding shall conduct himself or herself in a respectful
				  manner.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	A
				  by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 636.410

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 636.420

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 636.430

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 636.440

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 636.450

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 636.460

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 636.470

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 636.480 - Proof of service

Current through June 11, 2024
There will appear on all documents required to be served by
				  the Board, other than decisions or orders, an acknowledgment of service or the
				  following certificate:
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing
				  document upon all parties of record in this proceeding (by delivering a copy in
				  person to .....................................) (by mailing a copy, properly
				  addressed, with postage prepaid, to .....................................) (by
				  sending a copy by electronic mail, properly addressed to the person at the
				  electronic mail address on file with the Board, to
				  .........................................................)
Dated at ..............................this ........day of
				  the month of ....................of the year ........
..............................
Signature
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	A
				  by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers › Section 636.490

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88; A 5-27-92;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.500

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.510

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.520

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.530

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.540

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.550

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.560

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.570

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.580

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.590

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.600 - Official notice

Current through June 11, 2024
In addition to the facts mentioned in subsection 5 of
				  NRS 233B.123, the Board
				  may take official notice of regulations, official reports, decisions, orders,
				  standards of records of the Board, and any regulatory agency of the State of
				  Nevada, any other state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United
				  States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the
				  jurisdiction of the United States or any court of record.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	A
				  by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.610

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.620

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.630

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Hearings › Section 636.640

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	R by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Miscellaneous Petitions › Section 636.650 - Petitions for declaratory orders and advisory opinions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will consider petitions for
				declaratory orders or advisory opinions relating to the applicability of any
				statutory provision, regulation or decision of the Board.
2. A petition for a declaratory order or
				advisory opinion must be in writing using the form prescribed by the
				Board.
3. Upon submission of a
				petition for a declaratory order or advisory opinion, the Board will place the
				matter on the agenda for discussion at the next regularly scheduled meeting of
				the Board. If the petition is received within 30 days before the next regularly
				scheduled meeting of the Board, the Board may place the matter on the agenda
				for discussion at the meeting immediately following that meeting.
4. If a petition for a declaratory or
				advisory opinion is placed on the agenda for discussion at a meeting of the
				Board, the Board will consider any information relevant to the petition at that
				meeting. Such information may include, without limitation, oral or written
				testimony. After considering such information, the Board will grant or deny the
				petition.
5. If the Board denies a
				petition, no further action will be taken. If the Board grants a petition, the
				Board will issue the declaratory order or advisory opinion at its next regular
				meeting. The petitioner shall comply with the declaratory order or advisory
				opinion.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Optometry, eff. 5-2-88;	A
				  by
				  R066-19A,
				  eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
					 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRACTICE BEFORE THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Miscellaneous Petitions › Section 636.660 - Petitions requesting adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A petition requesting the adoption,
				amendment or repeal of any regulation must be in writing using the format of a
				form prescribed by the Board and must include, without limitation:
(a) The name and address of the
				petitioner;
(b) The reason for the
				petition;
(c) The language that the
				petitioner is proposing to adopt, amend or repeal;
(d) The statutory authority for the proposed
				adoption, amendment or repeal; and
(e) Any relevant information or argument in
				support of the petition.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRESCRIPTIONS › Section 636.670 - Contents

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A prescription for spectacle lenses must
			 specify the refractive power necessary for best vision.
2. A prescription for polymethylmethacrylate
			 (Hydrophobic) contact lenses must specify the base curve, diameter and
			 refractive power of the lenses.
3. A
			 prescription for rigid gas permeable contact lenses must:
(a) Specify the base curve, diameter and
			 refractive power of the lenses;
(b)
			 Specify the:
(1) Brand name or manufacturer
			 and type of lens; or
(2) The actual
			 materials desired, with their ability to transmit oxygen;
			 and
(c) State whether the
			 prescription is for daily wear or for a stated maximum number of 24- hour
			 periods.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › PRESCRIPTIONS › Section 636.680 - Contact lenses

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A copy of a
			 prescription for a rigid gas permeable contact lens or soft contact lens issued
			 by an optometrist must include the date on which the prescription expires and
			 must be:
(a) Provided to the patient or an
			 authorized agent of the patient, as required by
			 16 C.F.R.
			 §
										315.3; or
(b) Verified to an authorized agent of the
			 patient, as required by
			 16 C.F.R. §
										315.5.