Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › PERFUSIONISTS › Section 630.770 - Grounds for discipline or denial of licensure

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 perfusionist is subject to discipline pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS or denial
			 of licensure by the Board if, after notice and hearing, the Board finds that
			 the perfusionist:
(a) Willfully and
			 intentionally made a false or fraudulent statement or submitted a forged or
			 false document in applying for or renewing a license.
(b) Performed perfusion services other than
			 as permitted by law.
(c) Committed
			 malpractice in the performance of perfusion services, which may be evidenced by
			 claims settled against the perfusionist.
(d) Disobeyed any order of the Board or an
			 investigative committee of the Board or violated any provision of this chapter
			 or chapter 630 of NRS.
(e) Is not
			 competent to provide perfusion services.
(f) Lost his or her certification by the
			 American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or its successor
			 organization.
(g) Failed to notify
			 the Board of loss of certification by the American Board of Cardiovascular
			 Perfusion or its successor organization within 30 days after the loss of
			 certification.
(h) Falsified or
			 altered records of health care.
(i)
			 Rendered perfusion services to a patient while under the influence of alcohol
			 or any controlled substance or in any impaired mental or physical
			 condition.
(j) Practiced perfusion
			 after his or her license as a perfusionist had expired or been revoked or
			 suspended.
(k) Has been convicted
			 of a felony, any offense involving moral turpitude or any offense relating to
			 the practice of perfusion or the ability to practice perfusion.
(l) Has had a license to practice perfusion
			 revoked, suspended, modified or limited by another state or jurisdiction or has
			 surrendered such a license or discontinued the practice of perfusion while
			 under investigation by any licensing authority, a medical facility, a branch of
			 the Armed Forces of the United States, an insurance company, an agency of the
			 Federal Government or any employer.
(m) Engaged in any sexual activity with a
			 patient who was being treated by the perfusionist.
(n) Engaged in disruptive behavior with
			 physicians, hospital personnel, patients, members of the family of a patient or
			 any other person if the behavior interferes with the care of a patient or has
			 an adverse impact on the quality of care rendered to a patient.
(o) Engaged in conduct which brings the
			 profession of perfusion into disrepute, including, without limitation, conduct
			 that violates the provisions of section 3.
(p) Engaged in sexual contact with a
			 surrogate of a patient or with any person related to a patient, including,
			 without limitation, a spouse, parent or legal guardian of a patient, that
			 exploits the relationship between the perfusionist and the patient in a sexual
			 manner.
(q) Made or filed a report
			 that the perfusionist knew to be false, failed to file a record or report as
			 required by law or willfully obstructed or induced another person to obstruct
			 any such filing.
(r) Failed to
			 report to the Board any person that the perfusionist knew, or had reason to
			 know, was in violation of any provision of this chapter or chapter 630 of NRS
			 relating to the practice of perfusion.
(s) Has been convicted of a violation of any
			 federal or state law regulating the prescription, possession, distribution or
			 use of a controlled substance.
(t)
			 Held himself or herself out or permitted another person to represent the
			 perfusionist as a licensed physician.
(u) Violated any provision that would subject
			 a person to discipline pursuant to
			 NRS
			 630.301 to
			 630.3065, inclusive, or NAC
			 630.230.
(v) Failed to comply with any applicable
			 provision of chapter 629 of NRS or any regulation adopted pursuant
			 thereto.