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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.340 - Official notice of Board (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rule 8.9, eff. 2-28-80; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 637B.370 - Records of hearings (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rule 8.10, eff. 2-28-80; R by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 637B.400 - Requirements for renewal of license; records; audits

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except
			 as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NAC 637B.403  and NAC 637B. 430, as a
			 prerequisite for each renewal of a standard license or provisional license, a
			 licensee must complete, during the annual period immediately preceding the
			 renewal, at least 10 hours of continuing education approved by the Board that
			 directly pertains to the profession in which he or she holds a license issued
			 by the Board, including at least 1 hour of continuing education relating to
			 ethics, cultural competence, cultural humility, culturally responsive practices
			 or diversity, equity and inclusion. If the licensee is a dispensing
			 audiologist, at least 3 of the 10 hours of continuing education must directly
			 relate to the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids.
2. Legible copies of all receipts, records of
			 attendance, certificates and any other evidence of a licensee's completion of a
			 course of continuing education must be retained by the licensee and made
			 available to the Board for inspection for not less than 3 years after the
			 completion of the course.
3. The
			 Board will conduct random audits of licensees to ensure compliance with the
			 requirements of this section.
4. If
			 a licensee completes more than the required number of hours of continuing
			 education during one licensing period, the licensee is not allowed to credit
			 the excess hours toward the required education for a subsequent
			 period.
5. For the purposes of
			 subsection 1, a course approved by the International Institute for Hearing
			 Instruments Studies of the International Hearing Society, American Academy of
			 Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Academy of Doctors of
			 Audiology or Educational Audiology Association is deemed to be approved by the
			 Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path., eff. 7-1-82; A 12-10-84; 6-20-90;
				11-15-95; R219-03, 9-16-2004; R034-13, 3-28-2014; A by
				R129-15,
				eff. 6/28/2016;	A by
				R064-21A,
				eff. 6/13/2022
NRS 637B.132,
				  637B.191
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 637B.403 - Requirements for holder of standard or provisional license; exception for first renewal of license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NAC 637B.430, a licensee who holds a
			 standard license or provisional license shall complete continuing education in
			 accordance with the provisions of NAC 637B.400.
2. A person who obtains a standard license or
			 provisional license within 12 months after graduating from an educational
			 program accredited by an agency approved by the Board is not required to
			 complete any continuing education before renewing his or her license for the
			 first time.
Added to NAC
				by Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Bd. by
				R129-15A,
				eff. 6/28/2016
NRS 637B.132, 637B.191
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 637B.410 - Subjects; limitation on acceptance (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Audiology & Speech Path., eff. 7-1-82; A 4-15-88; R by
				R129-15,
				eff. 6/28/2016
Section 17 of Assembly Bill No. 115, chapter 404, Statutes of
				  Nevada 2015, at page 2296 (NRS 637B.132
				  )
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 637B.420 - Acceptable activities, courses, seminars, workshops and conferences; limitations on credit

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In addition to
			 any course deemed to be approved by the Board pursuant to subsection 5 of NAC
			 637B.400, the Board will accept the following kinds of activities for credit
			 toward fulfilling its requirement for continuing education:
(a) Attendance at a course or program
			 conducted by a university, school district, hospital or similar
			 entity.
(b) Attendance at a
			 workshop, seminar, demonstration, meeting or lecture.
(c) Making a presentation at a workshop,
			 seminar or similar function. Credit is allowed for time spent on both
			 preparation and presentation. The greatest number of hours allowed for
			 presentation is 8 hours during any one licensing period. Credit claimed for
			 preparation may not exceed 50 percent of the number of hours credited for
			 presentation.
(d) Publication of
			 material in a professional journal or equivalent periodical or work. The Board
			 will determine the number of hours allowed for credit under this paragraph, but
			 the greatest number of hours allowed is 8 hours during any one licensing
			 period.
(e) Participation in a
			 planned observation or visit which is part of a clinical program if prior
			 written approval for the activity is obtained from the Board.
(f) Completion of an Internet
			 course.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 637B.430 - Waiver or deferral of requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board may
			 waive all or part of the requirements for continuing education for a licensee
			 who holds a standard license or provisional license if the licensee:
(a) Submits a written request for a waiver;
			 and
(b) Provides proof satisfactory
			 to the Board of an extenuating circumstance that does not allow the completion
			 of the required continuing education.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 637B.700 - Address for written communications and documents to Board (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
[Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rule 2.2, eff. 2-28-80] - (NAC A by
				Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Bd. by
				R050-15, 4-4-2016) - (Substituted in revision NAC
				637B.090);	R by
				R108-23A,
				eff. 6/5/2024
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 637B.705 - Board authorized to act on own motion; petition to request adoption, amendment or repeal of regulation or for formal hearing; contents and filing of petition

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board may
			 act on its own motion. Any other request for the adoption, amendment or repeal
			 of a regulation of the Board or for a formal hearing by the Board must be
			 submitted to the Board as a petition.
2. Any interested person may submit a
			 petition to the Board for the adoption, amendment or repeal of a regulation of
			 the Board or for a formal hearing by the Board.
3. The petition must be in writing and
			 addressed to the Chair of the Board.
4. An original and two legible copies of the
			 petition must be filed with the Board. The Board may, when appropriate, direct
			 that a copy of each petition be made available to any other person who the
			 Board determines may be affected by the petition.
5. The petition must contain:
(a) The full name and mailing address of the
			 petitioner;
(b) If the adoption of
			 a new regulation is proposed, the body or substance of the proposed regulation
			 and the supporting facts and arguments;
(c) If the amendment or repeal of an existing
			 regulation is proposed, the specific 637B.Section of the Nevada Administrative
			 Code that the petitioner is proposing to amend or repeal and the supporting
			 facts and arguments for the amendment or repeal thereof;
(d) If a formal hearing by the Board is
			 requested, the relevant facts which support the request; and
(e) A statement that the petition is made in
			 accordance with the applicable provisions of the Nevada Revised
			 Statutes.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 637B.710 - Petition for declaratory order or advisory opinion: Submission

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will consider petitions for
			 declaratory orders or advisory opinions as to the applicability of any
			 statutory provision or any regulation or decision of the Board.
2. A petition for a declaratory order or an
			 advisory opinion must be in writing and submitted in the same manner as a
			 petition for the adoption, amendment or repeal of a regulation by the
			 Board.
[Bd. of Exam'rs for
				Audiology & Speech Path., Rules 10.1 & 10.2, eff. 2-28-80] - (NAC A by
				Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Bd. by
				R016-17, 2-27-2018) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				637B.380)
NRS
				  637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 637B.715 - Petition for declaratory order or advisory opinion: Meeting and decision by Board; service of denial and other correspondence

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Upon
			 submission of a petition for a declaratory order or an advisory opinion, the
			 Board will, within 90 days:
(a) Schedule a
			 meeting to discuss and grant or deny the petition in writing, stating its
			 reasons; or
(b) Initiate
			 proceedings for adoption of an appropriate regulation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 637B.720 - Filing or initiation of complaint against licensee; contents; review; complaint filed against apprentice

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any person who
			 believes that another person licensed by the Board has violated a provision of
			 this chapter or chapter 637B 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 person licensed by the
			 Board.
3. A complaint must, without
			 limitation:
(a) Identify one or more grounds
			 for disciplinary action; and
(b)
			 Contain a statement of facts in sufficient detail to enable the Board to
			 understand the allegations.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 637B.730 - Conduct of hearing in contested case

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each hearing of
			 a contested case will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this
			 chapter and chapter 233B of NRS and, if the hearing concerns a disciplinary
			 proceeding, chapter 622A of NRS and
			 NRS
			 637B.250 to
			 637B.288, inclusive.
2. As used in this section, "contested case"
			 has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 233B.032.
Added to NAC
				by Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Bd. by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 637B.735 - Recovery of attorney's fees and costs

Current through June 11, 2024
Pursuant to
				NRS
				622.400, the Board may recover from a person
				reasonable attorney's fees and costs relating to any disciplinary proceedings
				involving the person.
Added to NAC
				by Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Bd. by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists › PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 637B.740 - Fees and reimbursement for mileage for witnesses

Current through June 11, 2024
A witness who participates in a proceeding held by the Board is
				entitled to receive fees and reimbursement for mileage in the same amounts and
				under the same conditions as for witnesses in the courts of this
				State.
Added to NAC
				by Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Bd. by
				R016-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 637B.132
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › Section 638.Sec 1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
		  2, the Board will interpret the term "physical examination," as used in section
		  3 of Assembly Bill No. 200, chapter 186, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 872
		  (NRS 638.1521) , to mean a physically proximate and hands-on, subjective and
		  objective evaluation of the health status of an animal by a veterinarian
		  through the use of observation, auscultation, palpation, percussion or
		  manipulation.
2. For a group of
		  like animals, the term "physical examination" as used in section 3 of Assembly
		  Bill No. 200, chapter 186, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 872 (NRS 638.1521)
		  , means that a veterinarian is physically proximate to the group of animals and
		  has subjectively and objectively assessed a representative sample of the
		  animals.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by
			 R074-21A,
			 eff. 9/8/2022
NRS 638.070, as amended by section 10 of Assembly Bill No. 200,
				chapter 186, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 875, and section 3 of Assembly
				Bill No. 200, chapter 186, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 872 (NRS 638.1521)
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › Section 638.Sec. 1.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for registration as a
		  veterinary technician in training or an applicant for a license to practice as
		  a veterinary technician who has received a bachelor of science degree in
		  accordance with subparagraph (3) of paragraph (g) of subsection 2 of NAC
		  638.0525 or paragraph (b) of
		  subsection 2 of NAC
		  638.0527, as applicable, must:
(a) Receive a score of 300 points or more, as
		  determined pursuant to this section, based upon a review of his or her official
		  transcripts and proof of satisfactory completion of any continuing education
		  courses that meet the requirements of subparagraph (3) of paragraph (b) of
		  subsection 1; and
(b) Include with
		  his or her application:
(1) An official
		  transcript from each school at which the applicant completed a college course
		  as part of his or her bachelor of science degree.
(2) The course description or syllabus for
		  each college course or continuing education course to be considered for
		  scoring. For a college course to be considered for scoring, the applicant must
		  have earned a grade of not less than a C- in the course.
(3) Proof of satisfactory completion for each
		  in-person continuing education course the applicant completed that was offered
		  by a provider approved by the Registry of Approved Continuing Education of the
		  American Association of Veterinary State Boards.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › Section 638.Sec. 2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Euthanasic agent" means any prescription
		  drug, regardless of the method in which the drug is administered, that is
		  administered:
(a) To terminate the life of an
		  animal; or
(b) To ease the
		  suffering of an animal at the time the termination of life is
		  performed.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › Section 638 Sec. 2.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Only a licensed veterinarian may perform
		  surgery to remove an ovum from an animal, implant an ovum into an animal or
		  implant a potentially viable embryo into an animal.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not
		  prohibit the owner of an animal or any person acting under the direction of the
		  owner from using nonsurgical means to artificially inseminate an animal, or
		  remove an embryo from an animal by flushing as accepted livestock management
		  practices.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by
			 R082-22A,
			 eff. 12/16/2022
NRS
				638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › Section 638.Sec. 3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of subsection 5 of
			 NRS
			 638.015, the Board will interpret the term
			 "owner of an animal" to mean:
1. A
		  person who owns an animal:
(a) As a
		  pet;
(b) For purposes of breeding;
		  or
(c) As
		  livestock;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › Section 638 Sec. 3.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
A veterinary technician or veterinary technician in training
			 shall not:
1. Falsify records of
		  health care;
2. Falsify records so
		  as to indicate his or her presence at a time when he or she was not in
		  attendance or that procedures were performed by the veterinary technician or
		  veterinary technician in training which were in fact not performed by him or
		  her;
3. Render professional
		  services to an animal while the veterinary technician or veterinary technician
		  in training is under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance or is
		  in any impaired mental or physical condition;
4. Acquire any controlled substances from any
		  pharmacy or other source by misrepresentation, fraud, deception or
		  subterfuge;
5. Perform or fail to
		  perform any service in a manner that violates a provision of chapter 574 of
		  NRS;
6. Perform services which are
		  not authorized by this chapter or chapter 638 of NRS for a veterinary
		  technician or veterinary technician in training or that exceed the training or
		  competence of the veterinary technician or veterinary technician in
		  training;
7. Make a false or
		  misleading statement on an application for a license or registration with the
		  Board, including an application to renew such a license or registration;
		  or
8. Make a false or misleading
		  statement to a staff member of the Board, a member of the Board or the Board
		  during an investigation or disciplinary action.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by
			 R082-22A,
			 eff. 12/16/2022
NRS
				638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › Section 638.Sec. 4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
		  2, the Board may issue a license by endorsement to an applicant for licensure
		  as a veterinarian who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An
		  applicant may submit to the Board an application for such a license if the
		  applicant:
(a) Holds a corresponding valid and
		  unrestricted license as a veterinarian in the District of Columbia or any state
		  or territory of the United States;
(b) Possesses qualifications that are
		  substantially similar to the qualifications required for issuance of a license
		  as a veterinarian in this State;
(c) Except as otherwise provided in NAC
		  638.0435, has successfully
		  completed the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination administered by
		  the International Council for Veterinary Assessment, or its successor
		  organization, or a similar examination that was in effect at the time the
		  applicant obtained his or her initial license to engage in the practice of
		  veterinary medicine in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of
		  the United States; and
(d) Has
		  actively engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine as a veterinarian in
		  the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States for not
		  less than 5 years immediately preceding the date on which the applicant
		  submitted his or her application.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › Section 638.Sec. 5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
		  2, a veterinarian must obtain the informed consent of a client for any medical
		  treatment of an animal.
2. In an
		  emergency, a veterinarian may provide essential services to an animal without
		  the informed consent of the client if it is necessary to save the life or
		  relieve the suffering of the animal.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Essential services" means:
(1) Administering a euthanasic agent to
		  relieve the suffering of the animal; or
(2) Stabilizing the animal for transport to
		  another veterinary facility.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › Section 638.Sec. 6 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
		  2, an animal transportation service may not have any prescription drug or any
		  other drug for which a prescription is not required in any vehicle that the
		  animal transportation service uses to transport animals.
2. An animal transportation service may
		  administer supplemental oxygen to an animal:
(a) In the vehicle that the animal
		  transportation service uses to transport the animal;
(b) Through an exogenous application;
		  and
(c) As needed or as directed by
		  the referring veterinarian of the animal.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.001 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
				the words and terms defined in NAC
				638.005 to
				638.0185, inclusive, and sections
				2 and 3 of this regulation have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86; A 7-7-94; R069-01, 10-12-2001; R041-02,
				8-7-2003; R074-06, 6-28-2006; A by
				R092-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020
NRS
				638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.005 - "Board" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Board" means the Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical
				Examiners.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.006 - "Direct supervision" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Direct supervision" means that the supervising veterinarian or
				licensed veterinary technician is on the premises with or in the same area as
				the animal and the person treating the animal and is quickly and easily
				available.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86; A by R074-06,
				6-28-2006
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.007 - "Emergency" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Emergency" means a situation in which the life of an animal is
				threatened and immediate treatment or medical aid is
				necessary.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86; A by
				R082-22A,
				eff. 12/16/2022
NRS 638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.008 - "General anesthesia" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"General anesthesia" means a controlled state of
				unconsciousness caused by a drug or combination of drugs that is sufficient to
				produce a state of unconsciousness or disassociation and a blocked response to
				pain or alarming stimulus.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by
				R063-13,
				eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.009 - "Immediate supervision" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Immediate supervision" means the supervising veterinarian or
				licensed veterinary technician is in the immediate area and within visual and
				audible range of the animal and the person treating the animal.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86; A 7-7-94; 11-26-96; R069-01, 10-12-2001;
				R074-06, 6-28-2006
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.011 - "Indirect supervision" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Indirect supervision" means the supervising veterinarian is
				not on the premises with the animal and the person treating the animal, but has
				given written or oral instructions for treatment of the animal.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86; A 7-7-94; R074-06,
				6-28-2006
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.0115 - "Licensed veterinarian" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensed veterinarian" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				638.007.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by R074-06, eff.
				6-28-2006
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.012 - "Licensed veterinary technician" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensed veterinary technician" means a person who is licensed
				pursuant to
				NRS
				638.122 and formally trained for the specific
				purpose of assisting a licensed veterinarian in the performance of professional
				or technical services in the field of veterinary medicine.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by R069-01, eff.
				10-12-2001
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.013 - "Mobile clinic" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Mobile clinic" means a vehicle, including, without limitation,
				a trailer or motor home, used as a veterinary facility.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86; A by R074-06,
				6-28-2006
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.0135 - "Prescription drug" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Prescription drug" means any drug, including a controlled
				substance as defined in
				NRS
				0.031 or a dangerous drug as defined in
				NRS
				454.201, that may be dispensed only upon a
				prescription order which is issued by a veterinarian for its use.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by R116-10, 12-30-2011, eff.
				1-1-2012
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.014 - "School of veterinary medicine" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"School of veterinary medicine" has the meaning ascribed to it
				in
				NRS
				638.009.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by R069-01, eff.
				10-12-2001
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.015 - "Solicitation" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86; A 7-7-94; R by
				R117-23A,
				eff. 2/16/2024
NRS 638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.016 - "Supervising veterinarian" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Supervising veterinarian" means a veterinarian licensed to
				practice in this State who employs, supervises, or employs and supervises a
				veterinary extern, a veterinary graduate awaiting licensure, a licensed
				veterinary technician, a veterinary technician in training or a veterinary
				assistant.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86; A 11-26-96; R069-01, 10-12-2001;
				R041-02, 8-7-2003; R116-10, 12-30-2011, eff. 1-1-2012; A by
				R092-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020
NRS
				638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.017 - "Vaccination clinic" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Vaccination clinic" means any location, other than a
				veterinary facility, where a licensed veterinarian administers vaccinations to
				dogs, cats or ferrets.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 7-7-94; A by R057-00,
				6-20-2000
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.0175 - "Veterinarian-client-patient relationship" interpreted

Current through June 11, 2024
1.For the purposes
			 of this chapter, a veterinarian shall be deemed to have a
			 "veterinarian-client-patient relationship" concerning a nonhuman animal if the
			 veterinarian satisfies all of the following conditions:
(a) The veterinarian assumes the
			 responsibility for making medical judgments concerning the health of the animal
			 and the need for medical treatment of the animal.
(b) The veterinarian has knowledge of the
			 present care and health of the animal sufficient to provide at least a general
			 or preliminary diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal. This knowledge
			 must be acquired by:
(1) Conducting a
			 physical examination of the animal; or
(2) Visiting the premises where the animal is
			 kept in a timely manner that is appropriate to the medical condition of the
			 animal.
(c) The
			 veterinarian obtains the informed consent of the client for medical treatment
			 of the animal.
(d) The veterinarian
			 obtains the agreement of the client to follow the instructions provided by the
			 veterinarian for the care and medical treatment of the
			 animal.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.0177 - "Veterinary assistant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Veterinary assistant" means a person who has less training,
				knowledge and skills than a licensed veterinary technician and whose basic
				tasks are set forth in NAC 638.06025.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by R041-02, eff. 8-7-2003; A by R074-06, 6-28-2006;
				R116-10, 12-30-2011, eff. 1-1-2012-Substituted in revision for NAC
				638.0165
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.0178 - "Veterinary extern" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Veterinary extern" means a third-year or fourth-year
				veterinary student enrolled in a school of veterinary medicine accredited by
				the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association that is
				participating in an externship program administered by the
				school.
Added
				to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by
				R092-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020
NRS
				638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.018 - "Veterinary facility" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Veterinary facility" means any facility in which veterinary
				medicine is practiced. The term includes a building, a kennel and a mobile
				veterinary clinic which is controlled by a veterinarian for the practice of
				veterinary medicine. The term does not include a diagnostic laboratory or
				educational institution.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86; A 5-29-97; R130-04,
				1-26-2005
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.0182 - "Veterinary graduate awaiting licensure" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Veterinary graduate awaiting licensure" means a person who is
				registered as a veterinary graduate awaiting licensure pursuant to NAC
				638.06027.
Added
				to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by
				R092-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020
NRS
				638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.0185 - "Veterinary intern" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Veterinary intern" means a licensed veterinarian in this State
				who is:
1. Actively enrolled in a
			 specialty degree program approved by the American Veterinary Medical
			 Association and is presently engaged in activities in this State in furtherance
			 of obtaining such specialty degree; or
2. Receiving training in a branch or
			 specialty of veterinary medicine at a veterinary facility.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by R069-01, eff. 10-12-2001; A by R021-03, 10-29-2003;
				R074-06, 6-28-2006; A by
				R092-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020
NRS
				638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.0195 - "Practice of veterinary medicine" interpreted (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by R130-04, eff. 1-26-2005; R by
				R074-21A,
				eff. 9/8/2022; R by
				R117-23A,
				eff. 2/16/2024
NRS 638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.0197 - "Veterinarian-client-patient relationship" interpreted (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by R059-01, eff. 10-12-2001; A by R063-13, 6-23-2014 -
				Substituted in revision for NAC 638.0175; A by
				R074-21A,
				eff. 9/8/2022; R by
				R117-23A,
				eff. 2/16/2024
NRS 638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.020 - Deviation from regulations

Current through June 11, 2024
In special cases, for good cause and if it is not contrary to
				statute, the Board may permit deviations from this chapter when the ends of
				justice require.
Bd. of Veterinary Med.
				Exam'rs, Practice Rule 1 § 1.3, eff. 5-1-77
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.030 - Severability

Current through June 11, 2024
If any of the provisions of this chapter or any application
				thereof to any person, thing or circumstance is held invalid, it is intended
				that such invalidity not affect the remaining provisions, or their application,
				that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Bd. of Veterinary Med.
				Exam'rs, Practice Rule 1 § 1.5, eff. 5-1-77
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.033 - Notification of change of address, place of employment or telephone number

Current through June 11, 2024
Each person who is registered or licensed by the Board shall
				notify the Board, in writing, of any change of business address, place of
				employment, mailing address or telephone number within 20 days after the
				change.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86; A 11-26-96; R009-04,
				4-26-2004
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 638.040 - Communications; payment of fees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. All
			 communications, payments or documents must be addressed to the Board and shall
			 be deemed to be filed on the date of the postmark on the envelope in which it
			 was mailed, in accordance with
			 NRS
			 238.100.
2. Fees and remittances to the Board:
(a) Must be paid by money order, bank draft
			 or check payable to the Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine;
			 and
(b) May not be paid by
			 currency, coin or postage stamps.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › NEVADA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Section 638.0405 - Duties of Executive Director

Current through June 11, 2024
The Executive Director of the Board shall:
1. Keep an account and record of all receipts
			 and disbursements of the Board.
2.
			 Keep a record of all persons currently licensed by the Board and all facilities
			 which have been issued a permit to operate by the Board.
3. Employ, direct, evaluate and, if
			 appropriate, discipline or terminate the employment of all personnel who
			 perform clerical and administrative functions for the Board.
4. Approve contracts and expenditures that
			 are for an amount less than $10,000 and are within the amount budgeted by the
			 Board for that year.
5. Administer,
			 in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, the operations of the Board
			 and the policies and procedures concerning its budget.
6. Review each complaint before it is
			 investigated.
7. Report directly to
			 the Board.
8. Perform such other
			 duties that are directed by the Board or are otherwise necessary to protect and
			 promote the interest of the public relating to the practice of veterinary
			 medicine.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 5-29-97; A by
				R117-23A,
				eff. 2/16/2024
NRS 638.050
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 638.041 - Prerequisites for renewal of license; effect of noncompliance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. As a prerequisite for each renewal of his
			 or her license to practice veterinary medicine or to practice veterinary
			 medicine as a diplomate licensed pursuant to NRS 638.105, a licensee must
			 complete:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in
			 paragraph (b), at least 40 hours of continuing education approved by the Board,
			 not more than 20 hours of which may be completed in distance learning or
			 correspondence courses, during the 24-month period immediately preceding the
			 beginning of the new period of licensing; or
(b) If his or her license was issued on or
			 after October 1 of the immediately preceding even-numbered year, at least 20
			 hours of continuing education approved by the Board, not more than 10 hours of
			 which may be completed in distance learning or correspondence courses, during
			 the 12-month period immediately preceding the beginning of the new period of
			 licensing.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 638.042 - Courses deemed approved by Board

Current through June 11, 2024
A course of continuing education shall be deemed to be approved
				by the Board if the course is provided or approved by:
1. The American Veterinary Medical
			 Association;
2. A specialty group
			 of the American Veterinary Medical Association;
3. The Western Veterinary Conference, the
			 Wild West Veterinary Conference or any other regional veterinary
			 conference;
4. The State Department
			 of Agriculture;
5. The United
			 States Department of Agriculture;
6. The American Animal Hospital
			 Association;
7. The American
			 Association of Veterinary State Boards;
8. The Nevada Veterinary Medical
			 Association;
9. An institution of
			 the Nevada System of Higher Education;
10. A school of veterinary medicine that is
			 accredited by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical
			 Association;
11. A program for
			 veterinary technicians that is approved by the Committee on Veterinary
			 Technician Education and Activities of the American Veterinary Medical
			 Association;
12. A board that
			 licenses veterinarians or veterinary technicians in another state; or
13. An association or organization consisting
			 of veterinarians or veterinary technicians that is organized on a statewide
			 basis in another state or on a regional basis.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by R130-04, eff. 1-26-2005; A by R074-06, 6-28-2006; A
				by
				R082-22A,
				eff. 12/16/2022
NRS 638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 638.0423 - Attestation to compliance with requirements; maintenance of documentation of completion

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensee must
			 attest to his or her compliance with the requirements for continuing education
			 set forth in NAC 638.041 at the time for the renewal of his or her license. The
			 attestation must be made on a form provided by the Board.
2. A licensee shall maintain documentation of
			 he hours of continuing education he or she completed to comply with the
			 requirements for continuing education set forth in NAC 638.04 for 4 years after
			 the completion of those hours.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by R130-04, eff. 1-26-2005; A by
				R063-13,
				eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 638.0425 - Audits of licensees to ensure compliance with requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board may perform random audits of
			 licensees to ensure compliance with the requirements for continuing
			 education.
2. If the Board chooses
			 to conduct an audit of a licensee, the Board will notify the licensee, in
			 writing, of its decision to conduct an audit.
3. If audited by the Board:
(a) A licensed veterinarian or a person who
			 is licensed by the Board as a diplomate pursuant to NRS
			 NRS
			 638.105 shall, not later than 30 days after
			 receiving written notice, provide proof that he or she has participated in at
			 least 20 hours of continuing education during the 12 months immediately
			 preceding the beginning of the new licensing year by submitting to the Board
			 copies of the documentation of completion maintained pursuant to NAC
			 638.0423.
(b) A veterinary
			 technician shall, not later than 30 days after receiving written notice,
			 provide proof that he or she has participated in at least 10 hours of
			 continuing education during the 12 months immediately preceding the beginning
			 of the new licensing year by submitting to the Board copies of the
			 documentation of completion maintained pursuant to NAC 638.0423.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 638.043 - Renewal of license without meeting requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
If, upon application, the Board finds that the failure of the
				licensee to complete the required hours of continuing education was because of
				the licensee's disability, military service or absence from the United States,
				or because of other circumstances beyond the control of the licensee which are
				deemed sufficient by the Board, the licensee may have his or her license
				renewed without meeting the requirements for continuing
				education.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 638.0431 - Credit granted for instruction or presentation; restrictions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will grant credit for continuing
			 education to a licensee who provides instruction or presents at a course of
			 continuing education approved by the Board.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this
			 subsection and subsection 3, the credit granted by the Board pursuant to
			 subsection 1 will include the actual time the licensee spent preparing for the
			 instruction or presentation. The Board will grant not more than 2 hours of
			 credit for each hour the licensee spent providing instruction or
			 presenting.
3. Any credit granted
			 by the Board pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 may be counted only once toward
			 the hours of continuing education required by subsection 1 or 2 of NAC 638.041,
			 as applicable, even if the instruction or presentation is given more than once
			 during the applicable period of licensing set forth in subsection 1 or 2 of NAC
			 638.041.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by
				R063-13,
				eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
				  638.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 638.0432 - Credit granted for attending portion of Board meeting relating to complaints; restrictions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Board will grant credit for continuing
			 education, not to exceed:
(a) Four hours
			 during a period of licensing toward the hours of continuing education required
			 by subsection 1 of NAC
			 638.041, to a licensed
			 veterinarian for attending a meeting of the Board; and
(b) Two hours during a period of licensing
			 toward the hours of continuing education required by subsection 2 of NAC
			 638.041, to a licensed veterinary
			 technician for attending a meeting of the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › LICENSING › Section 638.0433 - Practice without license: Issuance of citation; assessment of administrative fine

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In addition to
			 any other penalty provided by law, the Board may issue a citation to a person
			 who practices veterinary medicine without a license issued pursuant to the
			 provisions of this chapter or chapter 638 of NRS.
2. The Board may assess an administrative
			 fine in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each violation. In determining the
			 appropriate amount of the administrative fine, the Board will consider:
(a) The veterinary services performed by the
			 person who practiced veterinary medicine without a license;
(b) The degree of physical harm suffered by
			 the animal;
(c) The number and
			 types of similar:
(1) Complaints received
			 against the person by the Board; and
(2) Violations committed by the person in
			 this State;
(d) The
			 person's history or record of similar violations committed outside of this
			 State; and
(e) Any other facts or
			 circumstances that the Board determines is relevant to protect animals and the
			 public from any future harm by the person.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › LICENSING › Section 638.0435 - Additional requirements for licensure

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 3, in addition to the requirements of
			 NRS
			 638.100, an applicant for a license to
			 practice veterinary medicine must submit to the Executive Director of the Board
			 proof that the applicant has passed, within the 5 years immediately preceding
			 the date on which he or she submitted his or her application:
(a) The North American Veterinary Licensing
			 Examination of the International Council for Veterinary Assessment;
			 or
(b) Any other examination
			 approved for this purpose by the Board pursuant to
			 NRS
			 638.110.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 638 - Veterinarians › LICENSING › Section 638.0436 - Temporary licensure: Application; location and period of validity; limitation on issuance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person who
			 holds a current and active license in good standing to practice veterinary
			 medicine issued by another state, a territory of the United States or the
			 District of Columbia and meets the requirements for licensure set forth in
			 NRS
			 638.100 and
			 638.103
			 may apply for a temporary license to practice veterinary medicine in this
			 State.
2. To apply for a temporary
			 license, the applicant must submit an application to the Executive Director of
			 the Board. An applicant must submit an application for a temporary license not
			 later than 30 days before the applicant intends to practice veterinary medicine
			 in this State unless the President or Vice President of the Board authorizes,
			 upon a showing of good cause, an applicant to file an application for a
			 temporary license less than 30 days before the applicant intends to practice
			 veterinary medicine in this State.
3. An application for a temporary license
			 must be on a form prescribed by the Board and include, without limitation:
(a) Proof that the applicant satisfies the
			 requirements set forth in
			 NRS
			 638.100 and
			 638.103;
(b) Documentation every license to practice
			 veterinary medicine issued to the applicant by another state, territory or the
			 District of Columbia;
(c) A current
			 photograph of the applicant measuring 2 inches by 2 inches;
(d) The specific location at which the
			 applicant intends to practice veterinary medicine in this State;
(e) The dates on which the applicant intends
			 to practice veterinary medicine in this State, which must not exceed 10
			 consecutive calendar days; and
(f)
			 The fee for a temporary license to practice veterinary medicine prescribed by
			 NAC 638.035, unless the veterinary
			 services that the applicant will provide in this State will be performed
			 without payment or compensation, in which case the Board will waive the
			 fee.