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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MEDICATION AIDES - CERTIFIED › Section 632.840 - Instructors: Qualifications; certificate of approval

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The instructors for an approved program
			 for medication aides - certified must be registered nurses who are approved by
			 the Board.
2. The Board will
			 approve a registered nurse to be an instructor if the nurse:
(a) Holds a current active license in good
			 standing to practice nursing in this State;
(b) Has at least 3 years of experience in
			 nursing, 1 year of which must be in the caring for the elderly or the
			 chronically ill;
(c) Has obtained
			 experience administering medication in a designated facility within the
			 immediately preceding 5 years or has observed other nurses administering
			 medication in a designated facility within the immediately preceding 2
			 years;
(d) Complies with the
			 continuing education requirements prescribed by the Board;
(e) Holds a current certificate as a
			 medication aide - certified instructor; and
(f) Has successfully completed a course of
			 training for instructors of medication aides - certified approved by the
			 Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MEDICATION AIDES - CERTIFIED › Section 632.845 - Requirements for classroom and clinical facilities

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each
			 classroom and clinical facility used by an approved program for medication
			 aides - certified must be:
(a) Adequate in
			 size, number and type.
(b) Clean
			 and in a safe condition.
(c)
			 Maintained at a comfortable temperature.
(d) Adequately lighted.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MEDICATION AIDES - CERTIFIED › Section 632.850 - Duties of coordinator of approved program

Current through June 11, 2024
The coordinator of an approved program for medication aides -
				certified shall:
1. Assist with the
			 development of the budget of the program.
2. Assist with the development of procedures
			 for admission to the program.
3.
			 Select and supervise as many qualified instructors as necessary to carry out
			 the program.
4. Obtain adequate
			 education facilities for training, including areas to practice nursing skills,
			 and sufficient equipment for administering medication.
5. Obtain long-term care clinical facilities
			 for training.
6. Provide each
			 trainee with instructional materials during those hours in which they can be
			 put to maximum use.
7. Plan an
			 orientation program for trainees at each clinical facility used for training.
			 The time spent for orientation may not be included in the 100 hours required
			 for training pursuant to NAC 632.830.
8. Ensure that each trainee is clearly
			 identified as a trainee in a manner which is easily recognizable to each
			 patient, member of a patient's family, visitor or member of the medical staff
			 for whom the trainee works.
9.
			 Develop a system of maintaining permanent records which are essential to the
			 operation of the program, including, without limitation:
(a) The current and final records of each
			 trainee, which must include, without limitation, a list of the duties relating
			 to the administration of medication to be performed and the skills to be
			 learned in the program, with notations of satisfactory or unsatisfactory
			 performance, the date of the performance and the name of the supervising
			 instructor.
(b) The current records
			 of the activities of the program.
(c) The records of each instructor.
Records maintained pursuant to this subsection must be retained
				by the coordinator of the approved training program for medication aides -
				certified for not less than 4 years after the date on which the record is
				created.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MEDICATION AIDES - CERTIFIED › Section 632.855 - Records and reports

Current through June 11, 2024
The administrator of an approved program for medication aides -
				certified shall provide for the safekeeping of the permanent records and
				reports of the program. Those records must include, without limitation:
1. The name, address and birthdate of each
			 trainee who enters and completes the program.
2. The name, address and birthdate of each
			 trainee who enters and withdraws or is dismissed from the program before
			 completing it.
3. The final grade
			 of each trainee.
4. A copy of the
			 certificate of completion given to each trainee.
5. The date on which each training program is
			 begun and completed.
6. The name,
			 address and approval number of each instructor.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Nursing by R112-11, eff. 2-15-2012
NRS
				  632.120,
				  632.292
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MEDICATION AIDES - CERTIFIED › Section 632.860 - Revision of approved program

Current through June 11, 2024
Any revision of an approved program for medication aides -
				certified must be approved by the Board before it is used. A revision includes,
				without limitation, a change or addition in:
1. The objectives of the program.
2. The number of hours of instruction
			 required for the successful completion of the program.
3. The content of the program.
4. A facility used for training.
5. An administrator, coordinator or
			 instructor for the program.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Nursing by R112-11, eff. 2-15-2012
NRS
				  632.120,
				  632.292
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MEDICATION AIDES - CERTIFIED › Section 632.865 - Periodic review; inspection of facilities; bases for continued approval

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will:
(a) Review an approved program for medication
			 aides - certified annually; and
(b)
			 Inspect the facilities used by an approved program for medication aides -
			 certified at least one time in every 24-month period, or more frequently if the
			 Executive Director determines a need exists.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MEDICATION AIDES - CERTIFIED › Section 632.870 - Withdrawal of approval

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Executive
			 Director will send a written notice by certified mail to the administrative
			 body and coordinator of an approved program for medication aides - certified if
			 the Board intends to withdraw its approval of that program. The notice must
			 specify the reasons for the withdrawal. The coordinator of the program or the
			 administrative body may rebut the reasons for the withdrawal contained in the
			 notice within 15 days after the date on which the notice was received. The
			 Executive Director will send a written notice of the final determination of the
			 Board to the administrative body and the coordinator of the program.
2. The Board may withdraw its approval of an
			 approved program for medication aides - certified if:
(a) The program fails to comply with the
			 requirements of any statute or regulation;
(b) More than 20 percent of the trainees in
			 the program fail the national medication aide - certified certification
			 examination approved by the Board;
(c) The program has not admitted any trainees
			 within the immediately preceding 12 months; or
(d) The Board finds three or more instances
			 in which one or more trainees of the program have engaged in unsafe or abusive
			 conduct during the medication administration evaluation test. For the purposes
			 of conducting an investigation pursuant to
			 NRS
			 632.310, three documented and substantiated
			 incidents of unsafe or abusive conduct by trainees of an approved program for
			 medication aides - certified during the competency evaluation test make out a
			 prima facie case for the withdrawal of approval of an approved program for
			 medication aides - certified.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.901 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 632.901 to 632.930, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires:
1.
			 "Complaint" means a document which contains:
(a) A concise statement of the act or
			 omission of the licensee or holder of a certificate which is alleged to be in
			 violation of a statute or regulation, or both; and
(b) The citation of the statute or
			 regulation, or both, alleged to have been violated.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.910 - Informal action for certain complaints and controversies; discovery of new evidence

Current through June 11, 2024
Complaints or controversies that do not justify or require
				formal proceedings may be considered and resolved by the Board or the Executive
				Director or a person designated by the Executive Director through informal
				conferences, meetings, agreements, stipulations or other informal action as may
				be appropriate under the circumstances. Such informal action is held without
				prejudice to the Board, and formal proceedings may be instituted subsequently
				by the Board or the Executive Director or a person designated by the Executive
				Director for the same or related matters. If new evidence is discovered, the
				matter may at any time be opened again and investigated further if the
				circumstances so warrant.
Bd. of Nursing, Practice
				Rule § IV subsec. A pars. 2-4, eff. 7-10-75-NAC A 8-5-86; 1-13-94;
				5-9-96
NRS
				  632.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.915 - Executive Director's response to report of investigation; disciplinary action determined unnecessary; discovery of new evidence

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
			 Executive Director or a person designated by the Executive Director may, in
			 response to the report of an investigation:
(a) Dismiss any complaint and notify the
			 complainant, the applicant or licensee named in the complaint, and any other
			 interested parties, stating the reasons for the dismissal.
(b) Cause, through legal counsel, a formal
			 disciplinary hearing to be brought before the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.916 - Complaint and notice of hearing on disciplinary matter; waiver of claim of improper notice

Current through June 11, 2024
1. At least 20 days
			 before a hearing on any formal disciplinary matter, the complaint and notice of
			 the hearing will be mailed to the person named in the complaint by certified
			 mail to the last known address shown on the records of the Board. The complaint
			 and notice of hearing may be included in the same document. There is a
			 rebuttable presumption that a complaint and notice of hearing has been received
			 by a respondent 10 days after the date the complaint and notice of hearing were
			 deposited with the United States Postal System.
2. Any contention that improper notice was
			 given is deemed to be waived unless the respondent raises the issue to the
			 Board before the commencement of arguments on any other motion related to the
			 complaint or the opening statement of the petitioner, whichever occurs
			 first.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Nursing, eff. 8-5-86; A 11-6-95
NRS
				  632.120,
				  632.350
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.9165 - Complaint: Amendment; continuance; withdrawal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 complaint may be amended at any time.
2. The Board will grant a continuance if the
			 amendment materially alters the complaint or a respondent demonstrates an
			 inability to prepare for the case in a timely manner.
3. A complaint may be withdrawn at any time
			 before the hearing begins.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Nursing, eff. 11-6-95
NRS
				  632.120,
				  632.350
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.9175 - Consolidation of cases

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board may consolidate two or more cases whenever it appears
				that the cases involve common issues of law or fact and the interests of the
				parties will not be prejudiced by the consolidation.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Nursing, eff. 11-6-95
NRS
				  632.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.918 - Hearings: Board not bound by strict rules of procedure; stenographic notes of oral proceedings; record of charges and evidence

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will not be bound by strict
			 rules of procedure in the conduct of its proceedings.
2. A request by any party that the oral
			 proceedings, or any part thereof, be taken in the form of stenographic notes
			 must be submitted 5 days before the hearing and those notes may be transcribed
			 at the party's own expense.
3. A
			 record of the charges and a record of all evidence produced will be filed in
			 the Office of the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Nursing, eff. 8-5-86
NRS
				  632.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.9185 - Hearings: Applicability; deviations from provisions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A hearing held pursuant to the provisions
			 of NAC 632.901 to 632.930, inclusive, will be conducted pursuant to the
			 provisions of chapter 233B of NRS.
2. The Board may permit deviations from the
			 provisions of NAC 632.901 to 632.930, inclusive, if:
(a) The deviation will not adversely affect
			 the substantial interests of the parties;
(b) Good cause for the deviation appears;
			 and
(c) The deviation does not
			 violate the provisions of chapter 233B of NRS.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.919 - Legal representation of respondent; rules of conduct; attorney's fees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A respondent may be represented by an
			 attorney licensed to practice law in this State. If the attorney is not
			 licensed to practice law in this State, he or she must be associated with an
			 attorney who is so licensed. The respondent may appear on his or her own
			 behalf.
2. An attorney appearing in
			 a hearing before the Board shall ensure that his or her conduct complies with
			 the Nevada Rules of Professional Conduct.
3. All persons appearing in a hearing before
			 the Board shall conform to the standards of ethical and courteous conduct
			 required in the courts of this State.
4. If a person fails to conform his or her
			 conduct to the standards required by this section, the Board may:
(a) Limit the evidence presented by that
			 person; or
(b) Exclude the person
			 or the person's representative from the hearing.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.9195 - Withdrawal of attorney: Notice; denial of request

Current through June 11, 2024
An attorney may withdraw from his or her representation of a
				respondent upon notice to the respondent and the Board. The notice must include
				the reason for the requested withdrawal. The Board may deny permission to
				withdraw if the withdrawal would unreasonably delay the hearing.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Nursing, eff. 11-6-95
NRS
				  632.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.9205 - Hearing officer: Duties; authority

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board may
			 appoint an attorney, who is licensed to practice law in this State, or a nurse,
			 who is licensed by the Board, to serve as a hearing officer in a contested
			 case. The hearing officer may, upon the request of the Board:
(a) Conduct hearings;
(b) Question witnesses;
(c) Make rulings on motions and objections;
			 and
(d) Submit suggested findings
			 of fact or conclusions of law to the Board at the conclusion of the case.
In any contested case in which a hearing officer is designated
				pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Board will make the final
				determination of all findings in the case.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.921 - Motions: Subject matter; service; written response

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A motion must be made in writing, unless
			 otherwise authorized by the Board or hearing officer during the
			 hearing.
2. Only the following
			 motions may be made:
(a) To request the
			 dismissal of the complaint for a failure to state facts which, if true, would
			 form a sufficient basis for discipline.
(b) To request the dismissal of the complaint
			 if the petitioner has concluded the presentation of his or her case and has
			 failed to meet his or her burden of proof.
(c) To request a continuance or extension of
			 time.
(d) To request an order
			 granting a rehearing.
(e) To
			 request a reconsideration of the decision of the Board.
(f) To request the exclusion of a member of
			 the Board or the hearing officer from participation in the hearing or
			 deliberation for good cause.
(g) To
			 request that an order be vacated or modified.
(h) To request the separation of cases which
			 have been consolidated pursuant to NAC 632.9175.
(i) To limit or quash a subpoena issued by
			 the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.922 - Request for continuance of formal hearing

Current through June 11, 2024
A request for a continuance of a formal hearing must be
				presented to the Board, in writing, before the date of the hearing or orally at
				the time of the hearing. The request will be heard by the Board at the time set
				for the hearing or at its next scheduled meeting, whichever comes first.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Nursing, eff. 11-19-93
NRS
				  632.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.923 - Failure to appear

Current through June 11, 2024
If a party fails to appear at a hearing scheduled by the Board
				and a continuance has not been requested or granted, upon an offer of proof by
				the other party that the absent party was given proper notice and upon a
				determination by the Board that proper notice was given, the Board may proceed
				to consider the case without the participation of the absent party and may
				dispose of the matter on the basis of the evidence before it. If the respondent
				fails to appear at the hearing or fails to reply to the notice, the charges
				specified in the complaint may be considered as true.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Nursing, eff. 11-6-95
NRS
				  632.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.924 - Examination of witnesses

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A party may call
			 any other party or witness as an adverse witness. The party may question such a
			 witness as if conducting a cross-examination.
2. Any party who is surprised by the
			 testimony of a witness, called in good faith as a witness on the party's
			 behalf, may question the witness as if conducting a
			 cross-examination.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Nursing, eff. 11-6-95
NRS
				  632.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.925 - Appearance by interested person

Current through June 11, 2024
Anyone desiring to appear before the Board shall advise the
				Executive Director in writing at least 20 days preceding the next scheduled
				meeting, stating briefly what matter the person wishes the Board to
				consider.
Bd. of Nursing, Practice
				Rule § IV subsec. A par. 11, eff. 7-10-75-NAC A
				11-6-95
NRS
				  632.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.926 - Actions by Board; surrender of license

Current through June 11, 2024
Based on the evidence presented at the hearing, the Board will
				do one of the following:
1. Dismiss or
			 close the complaint.
2. Reprimand
			 the licensee or holder of a certificate.
3. Deny licensure or certification.
4. Deny renewal or reissuance of a license or
			 certificate.
5. Impose and collect
			 an administrative fine.
6. Accept
			 the voluntary surrender of the license or certificate in lieu of imposing any
			 other disciplinary action set forth in this section.
7. Suspend the license or certificate and
			 order its surrender.
8. Revoke the
			 license or certificate and order its surrender.
9. Enter an order of suspension or revocation
			 but stay the order for good cause subject to probation of a designated period
			 and issue a restricted license.
10.
			 Take any other action deemed appropriate by the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Nursing, eff. 8-5-86; A 11-6-95; R081-06, 6-28-2006; R112-11,
				2-15-2012
NRS
				  632.120,
				  632.320,
				  632.325
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.927 - Stay of order for revocation or suspension of license or certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Board stays an order for revocation
			 or suspension of a license or certificate, subject to probation of a designated
			 period, the Board will determine such conditions as it considers appropriate to
			 regulate, monitor or supervise, or any combination thereof, the practice of the
			 licensee or holder of a certificate during the period of probation. These terms
			 may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Informing the Board of the name and
			 address of his or her employer.
(b)
			 Evaluations of his or her performance submitted to the Board by the employer at
			 designated intervals.
(c)
			 Counseling with a qualified professional counselor.
(d) Reports submitted to the Board by the
			 counselor at designated intervals.
(e) Submitting self-evaluation reports at
			 designated intervals.
(f) Reports
			 of random screening for alcohol or drugs submitted, at designated
			 intervals.
(g) Meeting with the
			 professional staff of the Board, at designated intervals.
(h) Working under supervision as approved by
			 the professional staff of the Board.
(i) Successfully completing any educational
			 courses required by the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.928 - Request for reconsideration or rehearing

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Within 10 days
			 after receipt of an order of the Board, a person may request, by certified
			 letter, a reconsideration or rehearing based on the following grounds:
(a) Newly discovered or available relevant
			 evidence.
(b) Error in the
			 proceeding or decision of the Board that would be grounds for reversal or
			 judicial review of the order.
(c)
			 The need in the public interest for further consideration of the issues and the
			 evidence.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.929 - Reissuance of license or certificate: Period during which licensee or certificate holder may not apply for reissuance; requirements for reissuance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will, in each order of
			 revocation it issues, prescribe a period during which a licensee or holder of a
			 certificate may not apply for the reissuance of his or her license or
			 certificate. The period will not be less than 1 year or more than 20
			 years.
2. An applicant for
			 reissuance of a license or certificate must:
(a) Submit an application for reissuance on a
			 form provided by the Board;
(b) If
			 he or she is applying for reissuance of a license, satisfy all requirements for
			 renewal of a license;
(c) If he or
			 she is applying for reissuance of a certificate, satisfy all requirements for
			 renewal of a certificate;
(d)
			 Attest that he or she has not, during the period of revocation of the license
			 or certificate, violated any state or federal statute or regulation governing
			 the practice of nursing or the practice of a nursing assistant or medication
			 aide - certified; and
(e) Attest
			 that there is no disciplinary action pending against him or her before any
			 board or other regulatory body having jurisdiction over the practice of nursing
			 or the practice of a nursing assistant or medication aide -
			 certified.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.930 - Reporting of disciplinary action or denial of application for license or certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board may
			 report any disciplinary action it takes against a licensee or holder of a
			 certificate to:
(a) Any national repository
			 which records disciplinary action taken against licensees or holders of
			 certificates; or
(b) Any agency of
			 another state which regulates the practice of nursing.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.935 - Advisory opinion, declaratory order or practice decision

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person requesting an advisory opinion, a
			 declaratory order or a practice decision of the Board shall submit the request
			 to the Executive Director. Nine typewritten, double-spaced copies of the
			 request must be submitted and signed by the person. The request must state
			 clearly the facts involved and the question to which the Board is requested to
			 reply.
2. Before issuing an
			 opinion, order or decision, an informal or formal hearing may be scheduled on
			 the question raised in the petition.
3. A violation of an advisory opinion, a
			 declaratory order or a practice decision:
(a)
			 Is cause for an informal hearing by the Board to determine the applicability of
			 the statutes to the conduct at issue.
(b) Constitutes a violation of the statutes
			 or the regulations of the Board, and is cause for a formal disciplinary
			 hearing.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.938 - Issuance of citation for practicing or offering to practice nursing without license; administrative fine; appeal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before the Board
			 issues a citation pursuant to
			 NRS 632.495, the Board
			 will investigate the alleged violation of
			 NRS
			 632.315 and make a determination, based upon
			 substantial evidence, whether a violation of
			 NRS
			 632.315 has occurred.
2. A citation may be served on a person:
(a) By sending a copy of the citation by
			 registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last
			 known address; or
(b) Personally by
			 the Executive Director of the Board or the Executive Director's
			 designee.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 632 - Nursing › DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 632.940 - Violation of statutes or regulations

Current through June 11, 2024
Any alleged violation of the statutes or regulations must be
				brought to the attention of the Executive Director or his or her designee.
Bd. of Nursing, Practice
				Rule § IV subsec. A par. 9, eff. 7-10-75-NAC A by R112-11,
				2-15-2012
NRS
				  632.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.005 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 633.020 to 633.065, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R057-02, eff. 10-24-2002; A by R208-05, 2-23-2006; R192-07, 12-17-2008
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.020 - "Board" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Board" means the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
Bd. of Osteopathic Med., Art. I § 3, eff. 9-15-80-NAC A by R057-02, 10-24-2002
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.030 - "Contested case" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Contested case" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS NRS 233B.032.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R057-02, eff. 10-24-2002
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.033 - "Executive Director" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the Board appointed pursuant to NRS 633.271.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R192-07, eff. 12-17-2008
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.035 - "Hearing officer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Hearing officer" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS NRS 633.055.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R208-05, eff. 2-23-2006
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.043 - "Osteopathic physician" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Osteopathic physician" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 633.091.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R192-07, eff. 12-17-2008
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.045 - "Panel" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Panel" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 633.105.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R208-05, eff. 2-23-2006
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.050 - "Party" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Party" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 233B.035.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R057-02, eff. 10-24-2002
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.055 - "Physician assistant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Physician assistant" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS NRS 633.107.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R192-07, eff. 12-17-2008
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.060 - "Supervising osteopathic physician" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Supervising osteopathic physician" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 633.123.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R192-07, eff. 12-17-2008
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.065 - "Supervising physician" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Supervising physician" means:
1. A supervising osteopathic physician; or
2. A physician licensed to practice medicine in this State pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS who supervises a physician assistant pursuant to NRS 633.466.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R192-07, eff. 12-17-2008
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.070 - "Adequate notice" interpreted

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of subsection 14 of NRS 633.511, the Board will interpret the phrase "adequate notice" to mean that:
1. Notice has been provided in writing to the patient at the patient's last known address; and
2. Except in exigent circumstances, such notice has been provided to the patient at least 30 days before the medical care of the patient is terminated.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R154-09, eff. 10-15-2010
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.075 - "Gross medical negligence" interpreted

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of NRS 633.315, the Board will interpret the phrase "gross medical negligence" to:
1. Mean the intentional failure to perform a duty in reckless disregard of the consequences as affecting the life of another person;
2. Have the meaning ascribed to it by the jurisdiction in which the license was revoked; or
3. Have the meaning ascribed to a term which the Board determines to be substantially similar to "gross medical negligence" by the jurisdiction in which the license was revoked.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R154-09, eff. 10-15-2010
NRS 633.291, 633.315
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.080 - "Notify" interpreted for purposes of NRS 633.415

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of NRS 633.415, the Board will interpret the term "notify" to mean that a medical research facility or school of osteopathic medicine in this State notifies the Board within 30 days after a special licensee who is issued a special license pursuant to NRS 633.415 ceases to teach, research or practice clinical osteopathic medicine at the medical research facility or school of osteopathic medicine.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R154-09, eff. 10-15-2010
NRS 633.291, 633.415
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.083 - "Notify" interpreted for purposes of NRS 633.417

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of NRS 633.417, the Board will interpret the term "notify" to mean that the Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Board within 30 days after a person who holds an authorized facility license issued pursuant to NRS 633.417 ceases to practice osteopathic medicine in this State as a psychiatrist in a mental health center of the Division.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R154-09, eff. 10-15-2010
NRS 633.291, 633.417
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.085 - "Notify" interpreted for purposes of NRS 633.418

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of NRS 633.418, the Board will interpret the term "notify" to mean that the Department of Corrections notifies the Board within 30 days after a person who holds an authorized facility license issued pursuant to NRS 633.418 ceases to practice osteopathic medicine in this State in an institution of the Department of Corrections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R154-09, eff. 10-15-2010
NRS 633.291, 633.418
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.090 - "Other disposition" interpreted

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of NRS 633.526 and 633.527, the Board will interpret the phrase "other disposition" to include, without limitation, dismissal of a case by a court of law or as a result of mediation or arbitration.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R154-09, eff. 10-15-2010
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 633.095 - "Report to the Board" interpreted

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of NRS 633.526 and 633.527, the Board will interpret the phrase "report to the Board" to mean to report, in writing, to the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R154-09, eff. 10-15-2010
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Section 633.100 - Compensation and expenses of members

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the compensation of the members of the Board is $150 for each day spent in the discharge of official duties. While engaged in the business of the Board, each member and employee of the Board is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
2. The Board will, after notifying each of its members, reduce the amount of the compensation, per diem allowance and travel expenses authorized for payment to the members of the Board, if the financial resources of the Board warrant the reduction.
Bd. of Osteopathic Med., Art. II § 2, eff. 9-15-80-NAC A 12-13-91; R154-09, 10-15-2010
NRS 633.241, 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Section 633.110 - Election of officers

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board will elect its officers by a majority vote of the members at a meeting on a date to be fixed by the Board.
Bd. of Osteopathic Med., Art. II § 1, eff. 9-15-80
NRS 633.221, 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Section 633.120 - Duties of officers

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the Board and presides at all meetings of the Board. The President represents the Board when it is not in session, signs all papers when authorized by the Board, and performs such other duties as the nature of the office requires and which are assigned to him or her by the Board.
2. If the President is absent or unable to act, the duties of the office devolve upon the Vice President, and if he or she is also absent or unable to act, the duties devolve upon the Secretary-Treasurer.
3. The Executive Director shall:
(a)Keep the books and accounts of the Board and the minutes of the meetings of the Board;
(b)Collect and receive all money belonging to the Board;
(c)Execute vouchers for the disbursement of the money;
(d)Perform such other duties as the nature of the office requires and which are assigned to him or her by the Board; and
(e)Keep the records of the proceedings of the Board relating to the issuance, refusal, renewal, suspension or revocation of licenses to practice osteopathic medicine in the State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Section 633.130 - Meetings

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will hold at least three meetings per year at a time and place to be determined by the Board.
2. The Executive Director shall give each member written notice of each meeting, containing an agenda of the meeting, not later than 7 days before the meeting, and shall post and mail copies in the manner prescribed by chapter 241 of NRS. Any proper business may be conducted at a regular meeting if it is provided for in the published agenda.
3. The President may call and, at the request of a majority of the members, shall call a special meeting on 3 days' written notice at any place where or time when a regular meeting could have been convened. The President, in calling a special meeting, shall post and mail the notice containing an agenda pursuant to chapter 241 of NRS.
Bd. of Osteopathic Med., Art. II § 4, eff. 9-15-80-NAC A 12-13-91; R154-09, 10-15-2010
NRS 633.231, 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › LICENSING OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS › General Provisions › Section 633.160 - Applications

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each applicant for a license to practice
				osteopathic medicine must apply on forms prepared and furnished by the
				Board.
2. On or after January 1,
				2003, each application must be accompanied by:
(a) A physician information profile prepared
				by the Federation Credentials Verification Service of the Federation of State
				Medical Boards of the United States or documents and information provided by
				the applicant which are the equivalent of a physician information profile; and
(b)  An affidavit affirming that:
(1) The applicant is the person named in the
				application and accompanying material; and
(2) To the best knowledge or belief of the
				applicant, the application and all accompanying material is complete, correct
				and consistent, and was obtained without fraud, misrepresentation or
				mistake.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › LICENSING OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS › General Provisions › Section 633.170 - Hospitals approved for required internship

Current through June 11, 2024
The hospitals currently approved by the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association for the training of interns are approved by the Board.
Bd. of Osteopathic Med., Art. V § 1, eff. 9-15-80
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › LICENSING OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS › General Provisions › Section 633.190 - Examinations: Form; notice of time and place; use of typewriters (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Osteopathic Med., Art. VI §§ 1-3, eff. 9-15-80;	R by
				  R011-19A,
				  eff. 10/22/2019
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › LICENSING OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS › General Provisions › Section 633.200 - Examinations: General rules (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Osteopathic Med., Art. VI § 4, eff. 9-15-80;	R by
				  R011-19A,
				  eff. 10/22/2019
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › LICENSING OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS › General Provisions › Section 633.210 - License without examination: Interview; oral examination; failure to appear (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Osteopathic Med., Art. VII § 1, eff. 9-15-80-NAC A by R154-09, 10-15-2010;	R by
				  R011-19A,
				  eff. 10/22/2019
NRS 633.291
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › LICENSING OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS › General Provisions › Section 633.250 - Continuing education required for renewal of license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each osteopathic physician applying for renewal of his or her license shall attest to the Board that he or she has attended during the preceding year at least 35 hours of continuing education courses or programs approved by the Board, which must include at least:
(a) Ten hours of category 1A courses; and
(b) Two hours that relate to the misuse and abuse of controlled substances, the prescribing of opioids or addiction.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › LICENSING OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS › General Provisions › Section 633.255 - Revocation of suspended license upon failure to renew

Current through June 11, 2024
A license that the Board has suspended will be revoked pursuant to NRS 633.481 if:
1. The license expires during the period of suspension; and
2. The osteopathic physician fails to renew the license as set forth in NRS 633.471.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R057-02, eff. 10-24-2002; A by R192-07, 12-17-2008
NRS 633.291, 633.481
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › LICENSING OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS › General Provisions › Section 633.257 - Reporting by Board of expired licenses and restoration of expired licenses

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will report publicly each license that expires pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 633.481 using the following designation: "Expired: Non-Payment."
2. If the Board restores an expired license pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 633.481, the Board will report publicly the updated status of the license, including, without limitation, reporting the status of "Good Standing" if the license was in good standing immediately preceding its expiration pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 633.481.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R093-11, eff. 3-9-2012
NRS 633.291, 633.481
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › LICENSING OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS › General Provisions › Section 633.260 - Mandatory communications with Board: Current address; change in address; intent to close practice

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each person who holds a license to practice osteopathic medicine in this State shall:
(a) File with the Board his or her proper and current mailing address; and
(b) Notify the Board in writing of any change in his or her mailing address within 30 days after the change. The notification must provide both the old and the new mailing address.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › LICENSING OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS › General Provisions › Section 633.270 - Review of and action on application; burden of proof

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Executive Director or his or her designee:
(a) Shall review the application and accompanying materials submitted by an applicant to determine if there may be grounds for rejecting the application or grounds for denying the issuance of a license to the applicant; and
(b) May request the applicant to submit such additional evidence of the mental, physical, medical or other qualifications of the applicant as the Executive Director or the designee believes the Board may require.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › LICENSING OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS › General Provisions › Section 633.2703 - Renewal of inactive license: Application; review; burden of proof

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensee with an inactive license may apply to have the license made active by submitting an application to the Board on a form provided by the Board.
2. The Executive Director or his or her designee shall review the application for completeness and may request that the applicant submit such additional evidence of the mental, physical, medical or other qualifications of the applicant as the Executive Director or his or her designee believes the Board may require.
3. Upon completion of the review of the application, the Executive Director shall:
(a) Place the application on an agenda at a regular meeting of the Board.
(b) Send written notice that the application will be reviewed by the Board to the applicant at least 21 business days before the meeting. The notice must conform to subsection 2 of NRS 233B.121, be given by certified mail, postage prepaid, and be addressed to the last address furnished by the applicant. If the Executive Director has reason to believe that there are grounds for denying the application, the notice must include a short and plain statement that specifies each such ground.