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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.0132 - Environmental health specialist trainee: Approval of training program by Board; exception; Board to maintain list of employers that offer training program

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A training program described in NAC
			 625A.013
			 must be approved by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, to
			 be approved by the Board, the employer providing the training program must
			 submit to the Board a description of the training program and any other
			 information related to the training program the Board may require.
2. A training program is not required to
			 submit the information described in subsection 1 and shall be deemed to be
			 approved by the Board if the training program is provided by:
(a) A health district created pursuant to
			 NRS
			 439.362 or
			 439.370;
(b) The Department of Health and Human
			 Services;
(c) A division of the
			 Department of Health and Human Services;
(d) The Cannabis Compliance Board;
			 or
(e) The State Department of
			 Agriculture.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.0133 - Environmental health specialist trainee: Expiration of provisional registration; application for renewal; grounds for refusal to renew; automatic suspension

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A provisional registration to engage in
			 the practice of environmental health as an environmental health specialist
			 trainee expires 1 year from the date of issuance. Unless a 1-year extension is
			 granted pursuant to subsection 4 of
			 NRS
			 625A.115, a provisional registration may be
			 renewed not more than twice.
2. To
			 apply to renew a provisional registration, an environmental health specialist
			 trainee must submit to the Board:
(a) A
			 completed application on a form provided by the Board;
(b) The fee for the renewal of a provisional
			 registration prescribed by NAC
			 625A.069; and
(c) If the application is received by the
			 Board at least 1 day but less than 30 days after the expiration date of the
			 provisional registration, the late renewal fee prescribed by NAC
			 625A.069.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.0134 - Environmental health specialist trainee: Qualifications and duties of supervisor

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An environmental
			 health specialist who provides direct supervision of an environmental health
			 specialist trainee, as required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 625A.115, must:
(a) Hold a standard registration issued by
			 the Board that is on active status;
(b) Be in good standing with the Board and
			 have no record of disciplinary action; and
(c) Have at least 3 years of experience as:
(1) An environmental health specialist in
			 this State; or
(2) A registered,
			 certified or licensed environmental health specialist in the District of
			 Columbia or any state or territory of the United States whose requirements for
			 that registration, certification or licensure are substantially similar to the
			 requirements for the issuance of a registration as an environmental health
			 specialist in this State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.0135 - Environmental health specialist trainee: Application for national examination for credentialing; authorization to retake; acceptance of report of score

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An environmental
			 health specialist trainee who wants to take the national examination for
			 credentialing as a registered environmental health specialist offered by the
			 National Environmental Health Association must apply to the Board to take the
			 examination.
2. If an environmental
			 health specialist trainee does not achieve a passing score upon completion of
			 the national examination, he or she may apply to the Board to retake the
			 examination.
3. The Board will
			 accept a report of the score of an environmental health specialist trainee on
			 the national examination from the National Environmental Health
			 Association.
Added to NAC by
				Bd. of Environmental Health Sp. by R075-19, eff. 6/8/2020
NRS 625A.057,
				  625A.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.0138 - Environmental health specialist trainee: Application to convert provisional registration to standard registration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Upon completion
			 of the requirements of
			 NRS
			 625A.115, an environmental health specialist
			 trainee may apply to the Board to convert his or her provisional registration
			 to a standard registration as an environmental health specialist. The
			 application to convert must include, without limitation:
(a) A completed application form as provided
			 by the Board;
(b) The application
			 fee to convert a provisional registration to a standard registration set forth
			 in subsection 2 of NAC
			 625A.069;
(c) The registration fee for a standard
			 registration set forth in NAC
			 625A.069;
(d) Proof in the form prescribed by the Board
			 that the person passed the national examination for credentialing as a
			 registered environmental health specialist pursuant to
			 NRS
			 625A.120; and
(e) Except as otherwise provided in
			 subsection 2, proof in the form prescribed by the Board that the person
			 completed 2 years of experience in the practice of environmental
			 health.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.014 - Submission of transcript and verification of other license, certificate or registration with application

Current through June 11, 2024
Each applicant for a standard registration as an environmental
				health specialist must submit to the Board:
1. A completed application on a form provided
			 by the Board;
2. The application
			 fee for a standard registration prescribed by section 9 , as
			 applicable;
3. The registration fee
			 for a standard registration prescribed by section 9;
4. Verification or proof the applicant:
(a) Is registered with the National
			 Environmental Health Association; or
(b) Passed the National Environmental Health
			 Association Registered Environmental Health Specialist examination or a
			 comparable examination approved by the Board; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.0145 - Hearing on determination: Procedure (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Reg. Environmental Health Sp. by R049-16, eff. 6-21-2017; R by
				R075-19A,
				eff. 5/21/2020
Section 6 of Assembly Bill
				No. 175, chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2113 (NRS
				625A.057 )
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.015 - Certificate of registration: List of jurisdictions for purposes of issuance by reciprocity

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For the purpose
			 of issuing a standard registration to a person by endorsement as provided in
			 NRS
			 625A.110, the Board will recognize
			 registration as an environmental health specialist, environmental health
			 scientist or registered sanitarian in a jurisdiction that requires registration
			 with the National Environmental Health Association as being substantially
			 similar to the requirements for the issuance of a standard registration as an
			 environmental health specialist in this State.
2. A person who applies for a standard
			 registration by endorsement as provided in
			 NRS
			 625A.110 must submit with his or her
			 application required pursuant to NAC
			 625A.014:
(a) Proof in the form prescribed by the Board
			 that he or she is registered with the National Environmental Health
			 Association;
(b) Proof in the form
			 prescribed by the Board showing satisfaction of substantially similar
			 education, examination and training requirements for registration as an
			 environmental health specialist; and
(c) Verification of a current license,
			 certificate or registration as an environmental health specialist issued in
			 another state, territory, or the District of Columbia or a foreign
			 country.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.016 - Application upon completion of training program

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Upon
			 completion of the requirements of
			 NRS
			 625A.115, an environmental health specialist
			 trainee may apply to the Board to convert his or her provisional registration
			 to a standard registration as an environmental health specialist. The
			 application to convert must include, without limitation:
(a) A completed application form as provided
			 by the Board;
(b) The application
			 fee to convert a provisional registration to a standard registration set forth
			 in subsection 2 of section 9;
(c)
			 The registration fee for a standard registration set forth in section
			 9;
(d) Proof in the form prescribed
			 by the Board that the person passed the national examination for credentialing
			 as a registered environmental health specialist pursuant to
			 NRS
			 625A.120; and
(e) Except as otherwise provided in
			 subsection 2, proof in the form prescribed by the Board that the person
			 completed 2 years of experience in the practice of environmental
			 health.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.017 - Certificate of registration: Date when application for renewal and annual fee are due; effect of noncompliance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A standard
			 registration as an environmental health specialist expires 1 year from the date
			 of issuance.
2. To apply to renew a
			 standard registration, an environmental health specialist must submit to the
			 Board:
(a) A completed renewal application on
			 a form provided by the Board;
(b)
			 The fee for the renewal of a standard registration prescribed by section 9;
			 and
(c) If the application is
			 received by the Board at least 1 day but less than 30 days after the expiration
			 date of the standard registration, the late renewal fee prescribed by section
			 9.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.020 - Continuing education: Requirements for renewal of registration; effect of noncompliance; exceptions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) Each
			 environmental health specialist must complete 24 contact hours of continuing
			 education approved by the Board that directly pertains to the practice of
			 environmental health during the 2 years immediately preceding the date on which
			 his or her application for renewal of a standard registration is submitted to
			 the Board.
(b) Each environmental
			 health specialist must submit to the Board with his or her application for
			 renewal of a standard registration an attestation that he or she completed the
			 contact hours of continuing education required pursuant to paragraph
			 (a).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.025 - Continuing education: Application by retiree for exemption from requirements (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Reg. Environmental Health Sp. by R003-06, eff. 3-23-2007; A by
				R049-16A,
				eff. 6/21/2017; R by
				R075-19A,
				eff. 5/21/2020
Section 6 of Assembly Bill
				No. 175, chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2113 (NRS
				625A.057 )
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.030 - Continuing education: Proof of completion

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each
			 environmental health specialist who is required to complete a program of
			 continuing education shall retain and make available to the Board for
			 inspection legible copies of all receipts, records of attendance, certificates
			 and any other evidence of completion of an approved course for 4 years after
			 completion of the course.
2.
The Board will conduct random audits of the proof of completion
				of environmental health specialists to ensure compliance with the requirements
				of this section and NAC
				625A.020.
Added to NAC by Bd. for
				Registration of Pub. Health Sanitarians, eff. 2-19-91; A by Bd. of Reg.
				Environmental Health Sp. by R125-03, 3-26-2004; A by
				R049-16A,
				eff. 6/21/2017; A by
				R075-19A,
				eff. 5/21/2020
NRS
				625A.150 and section 6 of Assembly Bill No.
				175, chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2113 (NRS
				625A.057 )
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.040 - Reinstatement of suspended certificate of registration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the standard
			 registration of an environmental health PARALLEL SECTION specialist or the
			 provisional registration of an environmental health specialist trainee has been
			 expired for a period of at least 30 days but less than 5 years, except as
			 otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the Board will reinstate the
			 registration if the holder of the registration submits to the Board:
(a) An application for reinstatement of the
			 registration on a form approved by the Board.
(b) The statement prescribed by the Division
			 of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human
			 Services required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 625A.105.
(c) The reinstatement fee prescribed by
			 section 9.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.040 - Reinstatement of suspended certificate of registration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the standard
			 registration of an environmental health specialist or the provisional
			 registration of an environmental health specialist trainee has been expired for
			 a period of at least 30 days but less than 5 years, except as otherwise
			 provided in subsections 2 and 3, the Board will reinstate the registration if
			 the holder of the registration submits to the Board:
(a) An application for reinstatement of the
			 registration on a form approved by the Board.
(b) The reinstatement fee prescribed by
			 section 9.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.050 - Provision of additional information or appearance before Board or member thereof before issuance, renewal or reinstatement

Current through June 11, 2024
Before the Board will issue, renew
			 or reinstate, as applicable, a registration, the Board may require an applicant
			 to:
1. Provide additional information;
			 or
2. Appear before the Board or a
			 member of the Board for an oral interview.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Reg.
			 Environmental Health Sp. by R049-16, eff. 6-21-2017; A by
			 R075-19A,
			 eff. 5/21/2020
Section 6 of Assembly Bill No. 175,
			 chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2113 (NRS
			 625A.057 )
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.060 - Practice authorized only under name in which certificate is held; change of name

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A registrant may
			 only engage in the practice of environmental health in this State under the
			 name in which the registrant holds a registration issued by the
			 Board.
2. If a registrant changes
			 his or her legal name after his or her registration is issued, he or she must
			 submit to the Board, within 30 days after the change, a copy of a marriage
			 certificate or court decree demonstrating that his or her name was legally
			 changed. Upon receiving a copy of a marriage certificate or court decree, the
			 Board will issue the registrant a new registration with his or her legal name
			 thereon.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
			 Reg. Environmental Health Sp. by
			 R049-16A,
			 eff. 6/21/2017; A by
			 R075-19A,
			 eff. 5/21/2020
Section 6 of Assembly Bill No. 175,
			 chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2113 (NRS
			 625A.057 )
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › REGISTRATION › Section 625A.070 - Fees (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
			 Reg. Environmental Health Sp. by
			 R049-16A,
			 eff. 6/21/2017; R by
			 R075-19A,
			 eff. 5/21/2020
Section 6 of Assembly Bill No. 175,
			 chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2113 (NRS
			 625A.057 )
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 625A.080 - Requirements for renewal of standard registration; attestation of completion; exceptions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) Each
			 environmental health specialist must complete 24 contact hours of continuing
			 education approved by the Board that directly pertains to the practice of
			 environmental health during the 2 years immediately preceding the date on which
			 his or her application for renewal of a standard registration is submitted to
			 the Board.
(b) Each environmental
			 health specialist must submit to the Board with his or her application for
			 renewal of a standard registration an attestation that he or she completed the
			 contact hours of continuing education required pursuant to paragraph
			 (a).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 625A.082 - Acceptable courses of study; request for approval of and credit for courses

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will
			 accept for credit toward the continuing education requirements set forth in NAC
			 625A.080 a course of study or
			 training related to environmental health sciences or sanitary measures for the
			 benefit of the public which is approved or presented by any of the following:
(a) The National Environmental Health
			 Association.
(b) The American
			 Public Health Association.
(c) The
			 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of
			 Health and Human Services.
(d) The
			 Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and
			 Human Services.
(e) The United
			 States Department of Health and Human Services.
(f) The Environmental Protection
			 Agency.
(g) The United States
			 Department of Energy.
(h) The
			 American Water Works Association.
(i) The Academy of Nutrition and
			 Dietetics.
(j) The State Board of
			 Nursing.
(k) The Nevada
			 Environmental Health Association.
(l) The American Society of Agricultural and
			 Biological Engineers.
(m) Any other
			 organization approved by the Board.
(n) An accredited college or
			 university.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 625A.084 - Conditions for waiver of requirements or extension of deadline

Current through June 11, 2024
1. As an alternative to exempting an
			 environmental health specialist from the requirements of continuing education
			 for good cause pursuant to
			 NRS
			 625A.150, the Board may waive all or part of
			 the requirements for continuing education or extend the deadline for completion
			 of all or part of the requirements for 1 year if an environmental health
			 specialist submits to the Board:
(a) A
			 written request for an exemption; and
(b) Proof satisfactory to the Board of one of
			 the following extenuating circumstances:
(1)
			 A serious illness or injury;
(2) An
			 extreme financial or familial hardship; or
(3) Military service.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 625A.086 - Evidence of completion; audits

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each
			 environmental health specialist who is required to complete a program of
			 continuing education shall retain and make available to the Board for
			 inspection legible copies of all receipts, records of attendance, certificates
			 and any other evidence of completion of an approved course for 4 years after
			 completion of the course.
2. The
			 Board will conduct random audits of the proof of completion of environmental
			 health specialists to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section
			 and NAC 625A.080.
Added to NAC by Bd. for
			 Registration of Pub. Health Sanitarians, eff. 2-19-91; A by Bd. of Reg.
			 Environmental Health Sp. by R125-03, 3-26-2004; R049-16,
			 6/21/2017; A by Bd. of
			 Environmental Health Sp. by R075-19, 6/8/2020)-(Substituted in revision for NAC
			 625A.030
NRS 625A.057,
			 625A.080,
			 625A.150
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Section 625A.090 - Unprofessional conduct

Current through June 11, 2024
Each of the following acts when committed by a
			 registrant constitute unprofessional conduct pursuant to
			 NRS
			 625A.160 and are grounds for disciplinary
			 action by the Board against the registrant:
1. Any violation of a provision of this
			 chapter or chapter 625A of NRS.
2.
			 Failure to comply with a stipulation, agreement or order issued by the
			 Board.
3. Authorizing another
			 person to present the registration of the registrant as his or her
			 own.
4. Authorizing a person under
			 the supervision of the registrant to engage in the practice of environmental
			 health in a way that is outside the scope of the person's registration,
			 training or experience.
5. Failure
			 to report or otherwise concealing information related to a violation of this
			 chapter or chapter 625A of NRS that may result in harm to public health or
			 welfare.
6. Intentionally filing
			 with the Board a false or misleading report.
7. Failure to file or intentionally
			 obstructing or attempting to obstruct another person from filing a report
			 relating to the practice of environmental health and required by law.
8. Intentionally abusing, intimidating or
			 harassing, including, without limitation, sexually harassing, another person
			 including, without limitation, a client, employer, employee or
			 colleague.
9. Failure to notify the
			 Board of a disciplinary action imposed upon the registrant by a regulatory
			 authority in another jurisdiction.
10. Advertising in a manner that the Board
			 finds deceives or misleads the public, including, without limitation, making a
			 false or misleading statement or representation in the advertisement or
			 solicitation for services related to environmental health.
11. Making or providing false statements or
			 omitting relevant information in connection with an application for a
			 registration or the renewal of a registration.
12. Misrepresentation or falsification of
			 credentials related to environmental health, including, without limitation,
			 credentials relating to education, training, experience or areas of
			 competency.
13. Practicing or
			 offering to practice environmental health beyond the scope of the registrant's
			 registration or field of expertise.
14. Performing any professional service
			 related to environmental health in an incompetent or negligent
			 manner.
15. Disparaging the
			 qualifications of any other registrant.
16. Practicing environmental health while
			 impaired by:
(a) Alcohol, drugs or any other
			 chemical or substance; or
(b) A
			 mental or physical condition that prevents him or her from safely performing
			 his or her duties.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Section 625A.100 - Initiation, contents and review of complaint

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any
			 person who believes that a person who holds a registration as an environmental
			 health specialist or a provisional registration as an environmental health
			 specialist trainee has violated a provision of this chapter or chapter 625A of
			 NRS may file a complaint with the Board on a form provided by the
			 Board.
2. The Board may, on its
			 own, initiate a complaint against a registrant if the Board believes that the
			 person has violated a provision of this chapter or chapter 625A of
			 NRS.
3. A complaint filed against a
			 person pursuant to this section must, without limitation:
(a) Identify one or more grounds for
			 disciplinary action against the person; and
(b) Set forth a statement of facts that
			 contains sufficient detail to enable the Board to understand the
			 allegations.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Section 625A.110 - Authority of Board to require supervisor of trainee to accompany trainee to proceeding

Current through June 11, 2024
During any proceeding held by the Board
			 concerning a complaint filed against an environmental health specialist trainee
			 pursuant to section 2 , the Board may require any environmental health
			 specialist who provided to the environmental health specialist trainee
			 supervision or training relating to the allegations contained in the complaint
			 to accompany the environmental health specialist trainee to the
			 proceeding.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
			 Reg. Environmental Health Sp. by
			 R049-16A,
			 eff. 6-21-2017; Added to NAC by Bd. of Reg. Environmental Health Sp. by
			 R017-17A,
			 eff. 9/21/2017
NRS
			 625A.080.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Section 625A.120 - Witness fees and reimbursement

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A witness who
			 participates in any proceeding held by the Board is entitled to be paid:
(a) A fee in the same amount set forth in
			 paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of
			 NRS
			 50.225 for each day's attendance;
			 and
(b) Except as otherwise
			 provided in subsection 2, if the witness is subpoenaed to appear and is
			 required to travel, per diem and travel expenses at the rate provided for state
			 officers and employees generally.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Section 625A.130 - Recovery of attorney's fees and costs

Current through June 11, 2024
Subject to the limitations
			 prescribed pursuant to
			 NRS
			 622.400, the Board may recover from a person
			 reasonable attorney's fees and costs that are incurred by the Board as part of
			 its investigative, administrative and disciplinary proceedings against the
			 person.
Added to NAC by Bd. for
			 Registration of Pub. Health Sanitarians by
			 R075-19A,
			 eff. 6/8/2020
NRS
			 625A.057
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Section 625A.Sec. 34 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
An environmental health
			 specialist trainee who is employed as part of a training program that was
			 approved by the Board pursuant to NAC
			 625A.013, as that section
			 existed before the effective date , shall be deemed to be employed as part of a
			 training program that is approved by the Board pursuant to section
			 4.
Added to NAC by Bd. for
			 Registration of Pub. Health Sanitarians by
			 R075-19A,
			 eff. 5/21/2020
Section 6 of Assembly Bill No. 175,
			 chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2113 (NRS
			 625A.057 )
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › Section 628.Sec. 1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person who, in secondary or
		  postsecondary education, completes a training program for education in
		  accounting approved by the State Board of Education and receives a certificate
		  for the completion of that program is eligible to receive equivalent credit
		  towards the satisfaction of the educational requirements for a certificate of
		  certified public accountant pursuant to NRS 628.200 and NAC
		  628.055.
2. For a person to be eligible to receive
		  equivalent credit pursuant to subsection 1, the secondary or postsecondary
		  education received by the person pursuant to title 34 of NRS must be consistent
		  with the educational requirements for a certificate of certified public
		  accountant set forth in
		  NRS
		  628.200 and NAC 628.055.
3. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the
		  Board concerning eligibility for equivalent credit pursuant to this section may
		  appeal to the Board.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Accountancy by
			 R008-22A,
			 eff. 9/8/2022
NRS 622.087 and
				628.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 628.010 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
				requires:
1. "Board" means the Nevada
			 State Board of Accountancy.
2.
			 "Firm" means any partnership, corporation, limited-liability company or sole
			 proprietorship.
3. "Practice
			 privileges" means the privileges granted a natural person or certified public
			 accounting firm in accordance with the provisions of
			 NRS
			 628.315, as amended by section 6 of Senate
			 Bill No. 437, chapter 61, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 300.
4. "Practitioner" means:
(a) A certified public accountant or
			 certified public accounting firm licensed or registered by the Board to engage
			 in the practice of public accounting;
(b) A certified public accountant or
			 certified public accounting firm who does not hold a live permit and does not
			 have a registered office or residence in this State, but has been granted
			 practice privileges pursuant to
			 NRS
			 628.315, as amended by section 6 of Senate
			 Bill No. 437, chapter 61, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 300; or
(c) A certified public accounting firm that
			 does not have a principal office in this State, but is registered with the
			 Board in accordance with
			 NRS
			 628.335 to
			 628.345, inclusive.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 628.015 - Committees of Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will
			 establish standing or temporary committees as it deems necessary. Except for
			 the deliberations of the standing investigative committee established by
			 subsection 2, minutes of all deliberations must be maintained
2. The Board will establish a standing
			 investigative committee to review grievances and complaints against
			 practitioners, oversee and guide the investigations of such grievances and
			 complaints and to determine whether to proceed with disciplinary action against
			 a practitioner. The standing investigative committee must consist of a member
			 of the Board and such members of the Board's staff, legal counsel and
			 investigators as may be appointed by the Board or its President. Each member of
			 the standing investigative committee serves at the pleasure of the Board and
			 for such a period as is set by the Board.
3. The standing investigative committee
			 established by subsection 2 shall prepare and present a report to the Board at
			 each regular meeting of the Board. All information which may identify a
			 practitioner or complainant must be removed from such a
			 report.
Bd. of Accountancy, Art.
				8, eff. 5-13-82-Substituted in revision for NAC 628.290; A by
				R117-15,
				eff. 4/4/2016
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 628.016 - Fees of Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The following
			 fees for examinations are prescribed by the Board:
(a) For an initial examination for a
			 certificate as a certified public accountant, the Board will establish each
			 year a fee that will not
			 exceed.................................................... $500
(b) For reexamination, the Board will
			 establish each year a fee for each section that will not exceed
			 ....................................................................................................................
			 $100
(c) For the transfer of the
			 examination grades of an applicant to another state or jurisdiction of the
			 United States
			 ...................................................................................................
			 $50
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 628.016 - Fees of Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The following
			 fees for examinations are prescribed by the Board:
(a) For an initial examination for a
			 certificate as a certified public accountant, the Board will establish each
			 year a fee that will not
			 exceed..................................................... $500
The fee for an initial examination will be waived for a person
				who is an active member of, or the spouse of an active member of, the Armed
				Forces of the United States, a veteran or the surviving spouse of a
				veteran.
(b) For
			 reexamination, the Board will establish each year a fee for each section that
			 will not exceed
			 .....................................................................................................................
			 $100
The fee for reexamination will be waived for a person who is an
				active member of, or the spouse of an active member of, the Armed Forces of the
				United States, a veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.019 - Investigation of criminal history; submission of fingerprints

Current through June 11, 2024
Each applicant for certification must:
1. Agree to an investigation of his or her
			 criminal history to determine whether the applicant is qualified for
			 certification pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS
			 NRS
			 628.190; and
2. Submit to the Board a complete set of his
			 or her fingerprints.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 12-13-96; A by R169-99,
				12-13-99
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.020 - Examinations: Applications; locations; additional prerequisites; failure to appear

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To be eligible
			 to take the examination for certification as a certified public accountant, an
			 applicant must have been awarded a bachelor's degree by a college or university
			 which is recognized or approved by the Board:
(a) With a major in accounting; or
(b) With a major other than accounting and
			 the successful completion of at least 18 semester hours in courses above the
			 level of introductory courses and which include 6 hours in financial
			 accounting, 3 hours in auditing, 3 hours in federal income tax, 3 hours in
			 business law and 3 hours in cost and managerial accounting. The semester hours
			 required by this paragraph may be satisfied in whole or in part by the
			 equivalent number of quarter hours of college credits from a college or
			 university recognized by the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.030 - Examinations: Requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The examination
			 required by NRS
			 NRS
			 628.190 is the Uniform Certified Public
			 Accountant Examination or an examination approved by the Board pursuant to NRS
			 NRS
			 628.230.
2. In addition to the examination described
			 in subsection 1, no earlier than 3 years before filing the application for
			 certification as a certified public accountant, an applicant must pass an
			 examination in professional ethics which is prescribed by or acceptable to the
			 Board.
Bd. of Accountancy, Art.
				2 § 3, eff. 5-13-82-NAC A 5-18-94; R169-99, 12-13-99; R046-13,
				12-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.190,
				  628.230
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.040 - Examinations: Format; passing grades; conditional credit; reexamination

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The passing grade for each section of the
			 examination is 75.
2. An applicant
			 who at one sitting receives a passing grade on any section of the examination
			 is entitled to receive conditional credit for each section passed. Except as
			 otherwise provided by subsection 3, any conditional credit granted pursuant to
			 this section expires if all unpassed sections of the examination have not been
			 completed within 30 months after the applicant passes a section of the
			 examination.
3. At the discretion
			 of the Board, an extension of time to complete the examination may be granted
			 to an applicant who is unable to complete the examination in the required time
			 frame for good cause shown.
Bd. of Accountancy, Art.
				2 §§4 & 5, eff. 5-13-82-NAC A 2-6-87; 7-6-92; 5-18-94; R169-99,
				12-13-99; R075-03, 10-28-2003, eff. 1-1-2004; R046-13, 12-23-2013; A by
				R117-15,
				eff. 4/4/2016;	A
				by
				R034-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 628.120,
				  628.230
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.055 - Requirements for education

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The requirement
			 of education for a certificate of certified public accountant set forth in
			 NRS
			 628.200 requiring at least 150 semester hours
			 from a college or university recognized by the Board may be satisfied in whole
			 or in part by the equivalent number of quarter hours of college credits from a
			 college or university recognized by the Board.
2. The 150 semester hours required for a
			 certificate of certified public accountant pursuant to
			 NRS
			 628.200 must include at least:
(a) Twenty-four semester hours in courses
			 above the level of introductory courses which include 6 hours in financial
			 accounting, 3 hours in cost and managerial accounting, 3 hours in auditing, 3
			 hours in federal income tax and 9 hours in electives related to
			 accounting;
(b) Three semester
			 hours in business law; and
(c)
			 Twenty-four semester hours of courses in business, at the undergraduate or
			 graduate level, other than courses in accounting and courses required under
			 paragraphs (a) and (b), in the following subject areas:
(1) Organizational behavior.
(2) Business finance.
(3) Business law.
(4) Data analytics.
(5) Data interrogation techniques.
(6) Digital acumen in accounting.
(7) Economics.
(8) Ethics in business.
(9) Information systems.
(10) Legal and social environment of
			 business.
(11)
			 Management.
(12)
			 Marketing.
(13) Oral
			 communication.
(14) Quantitative
			 applications in business.
(15)
			 Statistics.
(16) Written
			 communication, other than English courses for freshman students, including, but
			 not limited to, business communications, advanced grammar and technical
			 writing.
The semester hours required by this subsection may be satisfied
				in whole or in part by the equivalent number of quarter hours of college
				credits from a college or university recognized by the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.060 - Requirements for experience: Function of attesting; evaluation by Board; educational requirements for individual review

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The requirement
			 of experience must be satisfied by an applicant for a certificate of certified
			 public accountant as set forth in this section and subsection 2 of
			 NRS
			 628.200, as amended by section 11 of Assembly
			 Bill No. 454, chapter 512, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3463.
2. To satisfy the requirement of subsection 2
			 of NRS
			 628.200, as amended by section 11 of Assembly
			 Bill No. 454, chapter 512, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3463, the
			 experience of an applicant must consist of the following, or equivalent
			 experience from another state:
(a) Two years
			 of full-time employment performing the tasks set forth in subsection 3 in a
			 partnership, corporation, limited-liability company or sole proprietorship
			 engaged in the practice of public accounting;
(b) Four years of full-time employment
			 performing the tasks set forth in subsection 3 in a governmental or other
			 industry position substantially equivalent to a position in the practice of
			 public accounting; or
(c) Any
			 combination of the experience set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b), except that
			 an applicant who completes any experience described in paragraph (b) is
			 entitled to credit towards any experience required by paragraph (a) in an
			 amount equal to one-half of the amount of the experience completed pursuant to
			 paragraph (b).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.060 - Requirements for experience: Function of attesting; evaluation by Board; educational requirements for individual review

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The requirement of experience must be
			 satisfied by an applicant for a certificate of certified public accountant as
			 set forth in this section and subsection 2 of
			 NRS
			 628.200, as amended by section 2 of Senate
			 Bill No. 437, chapter 61, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 298.
2. To satisfy the requirement of subsection 2
			 of NRS
			 628.200, as amended by section 2 of Senate
			 Bill No. 437, chapter 61, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 298, the experience
			 of an applicant must consist of at least 2,000 hours of work with increasing
			 levels of complexity and diversity, performed over a period of not less than 1
			 year in industry, public practice, government or a nonprofit organization,
			 where the applicant provides any type of professional service or advice using
			 accounting, attestation, compilation, management advisory services, financial
			 advisory services or tax consulting.
3. The following tasks must not be considered
			 to satisfy the requirement of experience set forth in subsection 2:
(a) Administrative and clerical functions
			 that do not require discretion and judgment;
(b) Personnel recruiting;
(c) Actuarial services;
(d) Expert testimony or litigation
			 support;
(e) Valuation services,
			 except those valuation services performed in connection with the valuation
			 assertion testing of financial statements, including, without limitation, real
			 estate and personal property appraisals and business valuations;
(f) Bookkeeping;
(g) Approving and processing routine
			 accounting transactions, including, without limitation, transactions involving
			 cash receipts and disbursements, the procurement of goods and services, payroll
			 processing and recurring journal entries; or
(h) The development, maintenance and
			 monitoring of electronic systems and tools, software and hardware.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.061 - Experience in function of attesting: Supplemental educational program (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; A 5-18-94; 12-13-96; R031-13,
				10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.062 - Experience as internal auditor: General requirements (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; R031-13, 10-23-2013; R031-13,
				10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.0622 - Experience as internal auditor: Educational requirements (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; A 5-18-94; 12-13-96; R031-13,
				10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.0624 - Experience as internal auditor: Qualification of internal audit department (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; A 12-13-96; R031-13,
				10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.0626 - Experience as internal auditor: External quality control review of qualified internal audit department (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; A 12-13-96; R031-13,
				10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.0628 - Experience as internal auditor: Maintenance and destruction of record of experience (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; A 12-13-96; R031-13,
				10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.063 - Experience as internal auditor: Acceptability of experience earned before July 6, 1992 (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; R031-13, 10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.064 - Experience as auditor of State Gaming Control Board: "Audit Division" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; A 12-13-96; R031-13,
				10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.0642 - Experience as auditor of State Gaming Control Board: General requirements (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; R031-13, 10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.0644 - Experience as auditor of State Gaming Control Board: Educational requirements (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; A 5-18-94; 12-13-96; R031-13,
				10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.0646 - Experience as auditor of State Gaming Control Board: Quality control review of Audit Division (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; R031-13, 10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.065 - Experience as auditor of Legislative Counsel Bureau: "Audit Division" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; A 12-13-96; R031-13,
				10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.0652 - Experience as auditor of Legislative Counsel Bureau: General requirements (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; R031-13, 10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.0654 - Experience as auditor of Legislative Counsel Bureau: Educational requirements (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; A 5-18-94; 12-13-96; R031-13,
				10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.0656 - Experience as auditor of Legislative Counsel Bureau: Quality control review of Audit Division (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; R031-13, 10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.066 - Experience as agent of Internal Revenue Service: General requirements (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; A by R075-03, 10-28-2003; R031-13,
				10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 628 - Accountants › CERTIFICATION › Section 628.0662 - Experience as agent of Internal Revenue Service: Conditions for acceptance of qualified audit hours (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Accountancy, eff. 7-6-92; A by R075-03, 10-28-2003; R031-13,
				10-23-2013
NRS
				  NRS 628.120,
				  628.200