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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 636.710 - Referral bureaus for optometrists

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensee shall not
			 permit himself to be listed with a referral bureau for optometrists unless the
			 bureau complies with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 636 of
			 NRS.
2. A referral bureau shall maintain
			 listings for at least five optometrists. None of these persons may have a business
			 relationship with any of the others.
3.
			 Unless there is a request for an optometrist who is located in a specific geographic
			 area or is able to speak a certain language, all referrals by a referral bureau must
			 be made on a rotating basis so that each optometrist listed with the bureau receives
			 approximately the same number of referrals.
4. The telephone number of the referral bureau
			 must not be the number of the office, residence or answering service of any
			 optometrist listed with the bureau.
5. A
			 record of each referral must be made by the bureau and maintained by it for at least
			 1 year after the referral is made. The record must include the date and time of the
			 referral, the name and address of the person referred, and the name of the
			 optometrist to whom the person was referred. The record must be made available upon
			 request for inspection by any optometrist listed with the bureau or any
			 representative of the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Optometry, eff. 6-15-90
NRS 636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 636.730 - Certification to administer and prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board shall provide a certificate to
			 administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents to each optometrist who:
(a) Is licensed to practice optometry in the
			 State of Nevada and is in good standing.
(b) Has successfully completed the Treatment
			 and Management of Ocular Disease Examination administered by the National Board
			 of Examiners in Optometry, or its successor organization. The Board must
			 receive verification that the person successfully completed the examination
			 from the testing agency.
(c)
			 Submits a form which meets the requirements set forth in subsection 2 and which
			 states that the optometrist successfully completed a training program of not
			 less than 40 hours of clinical training in administering and prescribing
			 pharmaceutical agents which was:
(1)
			 Conducted by an ophthalmologist who is licensed and in good standing in any
			 state, territory or possession of the United States; and
(2) Comprehensive in nature and covered the
			 use of all classes of pharmaceutical agents which may be administered or
			 prescribed pursuant to chapter 636 of NRS.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › Section 636.Sec. 2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in section 4 of Assembly Bill No. 77, chapter 568,
			 Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 3636:
1. "Medically underserved group" means a
		  population that:
(a) Has been designated as a
		  medically underserved population by the United States Secretary of Health and
		  Human Services pursuant to
		  42
		  U.S.C. §
									254c; or
(b) Resides in an area that has been
		  designated as a health professional shortage area with a score of 13 or above
		  by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to
		  42 U.S.C. §
									254e.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › Section 636.Sec. 3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board will maintain in an account separate from its general
			 operating account an amount of money that is sufficient to pay the operating
			 expenses of the Board for at least 13 months.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Optometry by
			 R066-19A,
			 eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
				636.110 and
				636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › Section 636.Sec. 4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of
			 NRS
			 636.135, the Board approves the accreditation
			 of schools by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education, or its
			 successor organization.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Optometry by
			 R066-19A,
			 eff. 10/24/2022
NRS 636.125
				and
				636.135
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › Section 636.Sec. 5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application for the renewal of a
		  license or certificate must be in the form prescribed by the Board. The
		  application must be accompanied by the fees required by section 7.
2. The renewal of a license or certificate
		  pursuant to
		  NRS 636.250 or
		  section 4 of Assembly Bill No. 77, chapter 568, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at
		  page 3636, is effective on the date on which a complete application containing
		  all required materials and fees is postmarked or received electronically by the
		  Executive Director.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Optometry by
			 R066-19A,
			 eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
				636.125,
				636.250 and
				636.260
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › Section 636.Sec. 6 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application for the issuance or renewal
		  of a certificate to own or operate a mobile optometry clinic must include,
		  without limitation, a physical address associated with the mobile optometry
		  clinic.
2. If a licensee provides
		  services for a mobile optometry clinic that is not operated by the licensee,
		  the records of the patients whom the licensee treats shall be deemed to be the
		  records of the licensee and are not the records of the mobile optometry
		  clinic.
3. A licensee who provides
		  services for a mobile optometry clinic shall maintain a record of the dates and
		  locations at which the services are provided and retain the record in
		  accordance with
		  NRS
		  629.051.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Optometry by
			 R066-19A,
			 eff. 10/24/2022
NRS 636.125
				and section 4 of Assembly Bill No. 77, chapter 568, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at
				page 3636
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › Section 636.Sec. 8 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
		  2, a licensee must complete at least 40 hours of continuing education during
		  the 2 years immediately preceding the date on which a license is required to be
		  renewed. Not more than 5 hours of the required continuing education may be in
		  the subject of practice management.
2. A licensee who is certified to administer
		  and prescribe pharmaceutical agents must complete at least 50 hours of
		  continuing education during the 2 years immediately preceding the date on which
		  a license must be renewed. At least 30 hours of the required continuing
		  education must be related to pharmaceutical agents or disease. Not more than 10
		  hours of the required continuing education may be in the subject of practice
		  management.
3. A licensee who is
		  subject to the requirements of
		  NRS
		  636.2881 may count the continuing education
		  required by that section as part of the 30 hours of continuing education
		  relating to pharmaceutical agents or disease required by subsection
		  2.
4. Continuing education may be
		  completed in person, over the Internet or by correspondence or videoconference.
		  For continuing education that is not completed in person, the licensee must
		  submit proof that he or she received a score of at least 75 percent on the
		  examination for the course.
5.
		  Continuing education will be awarded in 15 minute increments. Instruction time
		  must be rounded to the nearest 15 minutes, except that 50 minutes or more of
		  instruction may be rounded up to the nearest hour. A licensee may not receive
		  credit for more than 10 hours of continuing education during any 24-hour
		  period.
6. The Board will approve
		  continuing education in appropriate subjects that is provided or approved by:
(a) A school of optometry approved by the
		  Accreditation Council on Optometric Education, or its successor
		  organization;
(b) A regional, state
		  or national optometric association;
(c) The Council on Optometric Practitioner
		  Education, or its successor organization; or
(d) For continuing education completed to
		  satisfy the requirements of
		  NRS
		  636.2881 or subsection 6 of
		  NRS
		  636.338, the American Medical Association, or
		  its successor organization, as Category 1 continuing medical
		  education.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › Section 636.Sec. 9 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
In addition to meeting the requirements prescribed by section 4.5
			 of Assembly Bill No. 77, chapter 568, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 3637, an
			 applicant for a certificate by endorsement to treat a person diagnosed with
			 glaucoma must:
1. Be licensed and in
		  good standing to practice optometry in the State of Nevada.
2. Possess a valid certificate to administer
		  and prescribe pharmaceutical agents issued pursuant to
		  NRS
		  636.288.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Optometry by
			 R066-19A,
			 eff. 10/24/2022
NRS 636.125
				and section 4.5 of Assembly Bill No. 77, chapter 568, Statutes of Nevada 2019,
				at page 3637
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › Section 636.Sec. 10 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
If an optometrist provides services as an employee, the records
			 relating to the patient who receives those services belong to the employer of
			 the optometrist. In all other cases, those records belong to the
			 optometrist.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Optometry by
			 R066-19A,
			 eff. 10/24/2022
NRS
				636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › Section 636.Sec. 11 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The President of the Board or, in the absence of the President,
			 the Vice President of the Board, if any, may decide any motion listed in
			 NRS 622A.360 or
			 622A.390.
			 If the President or Vice President, as applicable, determines that it is most
			 appropriate for the Board to decide the motion, the President or Vice
			 President, as applicable, may decline to decide the motion. When so declined,
			 the Board will schedule a meeting to decide the motion in a timely
			 manner.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Optometry by
			 R066-19A,
			 eff. 10/24/2022
NRS 622A.360,
				622A.390
				and
				636.125
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › Section 636.Sec. 12 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an optometrist forms an association or
		  other business relationship with a physician pursuant to
		  NRS
		  636.373, the optometrist must:
(a) Comply with any applicable requirements
		  of the Internal Revenue Service;
(b) Maintain financial and organizational
		  independence from any person who is not licensed to practice optometry, other
		  than the physician; and
(c) Ensure
		  that any advertising, marketing and promotional materials accurately portray
		  the position of the optometrist within the association or business
		  relationship, including, without limitation, whether the practice of the
		  optometrist is included within any assumed or fictitious name used by the
		  association or other business relationship.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › Section 636.Sec. 13 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An optometrist shall not charge a patient
		  or receive a fixed fee pursuant to
		  NRS
		  636.374 for a multifocal, toric or other
		  premium intraocular lens in an amount that exceeds the fixed fee that the
		  optometrist charges or receives pursuant to
		  NRS
		  636.374 for a standard intraocular
		  lens.
2. An optometrist shall
		  provide written notice to a patient of any fees for tests or procedures
		  performed in connection with the implantation of a multifocal, toric or other
		  premium intraocular lens that are not included in the fixed fee described in
		  subsection 1. The written notice must include, without limitation, disclosure
		  of the fair market value of the fees or tests.
3. An optometrist may collect any fees
		  described in subsection 2 by:
(a) Directly
		  billing the patient for those fees; or
(b) Requiring the patient to pay the fees to
		  an ophthalmologist with whom the optometrist collaborates pursuant to
		  NRS
		  636.374.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 636 - Optometry › Section 636.Sec. 14 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensee or applicant for a license
		  shall report to the Board not later than 30 days after:
(a) Being charged with or convicted of a
		  crime, other than a minor traffic violation, in this State, any other state,
		  the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, any
		  territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United
		  States or a foreign country or by the Federal Government or a branch of the
		  Armed Forces of the United States;
(b) Any disciplinary action is taken against
		  the licensee or applicant by a licensing authority in this State, any other
		  state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
		  any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United
		  States or a foreign country;
(c) A
		  civil action relating to the practice of optometry is filed against the
		  licensee or applicant in a federal court or court of this State, any other
		  state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
		  any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United
		  States or a foreign country; or
(d)
		  An extended order for protection against domestic violence is issued against
		  the licensee pursuant to
		  NRS
		  33.020 or a similar statute in any other
		  state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
		  any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United
		  States or a foreign country.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › Section 637.Sec. 2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter and
			 NRS
			 637.022, the Board will interpret the term
			 "ophthalmic product" to mean any material used for the correction or relief of
			 or remedy for any abnormal condition or inefficiency of the eye or visual
			 process. The term includes lenses, frames and other specially fabricated
			 optical devices, including, without limitation:
1. Ophthalmic lenses for sunglasses, dive
		  masks, sports goggles and occupational goggles;
2. Ophthalmic prescription lenses;
3. Ophthalmic devices that have dioptric
		  power and are attached to eyeglasses; and
4. All prescription and nonprescription
		  contact lenses, including, without limitation, prepackaged contact lenses,
		  individual contact lenses, cosmetic contact lenses and theatrical contact
		  lenses.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Dispensing Opt. by
			 R067-23A,
			 eff. 12/15/2023
NRS
				637.070, as amended by section 22 of Assembly
				Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
				1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › Section 637.Sec. 3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application for a license as an
		  apprentice dispensing optician must be submitted in the form and manner
		  prescribed by the Board. Such an application must include, without limitation:
(a) Proof that the applicant satisfies the
		  requirements of section 7 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of
		  Nevada 2023, at page 1386.
(b) The
		  name and address of the optical establishment where the apprenticeship will be
		  conducted.
(c) A statement
		  indicating whether the applicant has had a disciplinary action taken or
		  initiated against any professional license the applicant has held in this State
		  or any other jurisdiction. If so, the applicant must disclose the circumstances
		  of the disciplinary action and, if requested by the Board, submit to a
		  background check.
(d) A statement
		  indicating whether the applicant has been convicted of a misdemeanor, gross
		  misdemeanor or felony in this State or any other state or jurisdiction. If so,
		  the applicant must disclose the circumstances of the conviction and, if
		  requested by the Board, submit to a background check.
(e) The sworn statement of the applicant and
		  the licensed dispensing optician, ophthalmologist or optometrist who will act
		  as the supervisor of record of the applicant required by section 7.
(f) An affidavit attesting to the
		  truthfulness of all statements made in the application.
(g) The application fee as set forth in NAC
		  637.220.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › Section 637.Sec. 4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A license as an apprentice dispensing
		  optician expires on January 31 of each year.
2. An application for the renewal of a
		  license as an apprentice dispensing optician must be submitted in the form and
		  manner prescribed by the Board and must include, without limitation:
(a) If the apprentice dispensing optician
		  will have been licensed for 6 months or longer on January 31 and has not
		  already submitted such evidence to the Board, evidence of enrollment or
		  completion of a program of education as required by subsection 1 of section
		  6;
(b) Any changes to the employer
		  of the apprentice dispensing optician, the business address or supervisor of
		  record not previously reported to the Board; and
(c) The renewal fee set forth in NAC
		  637.220.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › Section 637.Sec. 5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An apprentice dispensing optician who
		  desires to obtain a license as a dispensing optician pursuant to
		  NRS
		  637.100 must:
(a) Complete an educational program approved
		  by the Board which includes the following areas of instruction:
(1) Ocular anatomy, physiology and refractive
		  anomalies of the eye;
(2) Processes
		  of vision, especially the effect of light, lenses and prisms placed before the
		  eye;
(3) Theoretical
		  optics;
(4) Ophthalmic
		  vocabulary;
(5) Ophthalmic
		  prescription interpretation, eyeglass lens and contact lens identification,
		  fitting and adjustment of eyeglasses and use of instruments in the analysis of
		  eyeglass lenses and contact lenses in a practical examination; and
(6) All facets of ophthalmic dispensing
		  procedures.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › Section 637.Sec. 6 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An apprentice dispensing optician shall,
		  within 6 months after the date of his or her initial licensure as an apprentice
		  dispensing optician, submit to the Board in the form and manner prescribed by
		  the Board evidence that he or she:
(a) Is
		  enrolled in an educational program approved by the Board; or
(b) Has previously completed an educational
		  program approved by the Board or other educational program comparable to a
		  program approved by the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › Section 637.Sec. 7 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An apprentice dispensing optician must
		  have on file with the Board a supervisor of record who is licensed in this
		  State as a dispensing optician, ophthalmologist or optometrist. An apprentice
		  dispensing optician may not have more than one supervisor of record. A licensed
		  dispensing optician may be the supervisor of record for not more than two
		  apprentice dispensing opticians.
2.
		  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the supervisor of record of an
		  apprentice dispensing optician must be on the premises of the optical
		  establishment at all times to directly supervise the apprentice dispensing
		  optician pursuant to NRS 637.125. In all instances of
		  the absence of the supervisor of record, a substitute supervisor who is
		  licensed in this State as a dispensing optician, ophthalmologist or optometrist
		  must be obtained to directly supervise the apprentice dispensing
		  optician.
3. The apprentice
		  dispensing optician and the supervisor of record must make a sworn statement to
		  the Board in the form and manner prescribed by the Board to conduct the
		  apprenticeship in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter
		  637 of NRS.
4. If a change of
		  supervision lasts 7 days or longer, the apprentice dispensing optician and the
		  new supervisor of record shall notify the Board of such change in supervision
		  by submitting the sworn statement required by subsection 3 within 10 business
		  days after the change.
5. An
		  apprentice dispensing optician, his or her supervisor of record and his or her
		  substitute supervisor must be employed by the same employer at the same work
		  location.
6. An apprentice
		  dispensing optician, his or her supervisor of record and his or her substitute
		  supervisor must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English
		  language.
7. The Board may require
		  a supervisor of record to conduct a periodic review of an apprentice dispensing
		  optician.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Dispensing Opt. by
			 R067-23A,
			 eff. 12/15/2023
NRS
				637.070, as amended by section 22 of Assembly
				Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1391, section 8 of
				Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
				1386
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › Section 637.Sec. 8 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided by specific
		  statute, a person who does not hold a license as a dispensing optician, a
		  limited license as a dispensing optician or a license as an apprentice
		  dispensing optician shall not provide any ophthalmic product directly to the
		  public.
2. Laboratory personnel,
		  including, without limitation, laboratory technicians, may, without obtaining a
		  license issued pursuant to this chapter or chapter 637 of NRS, perform any act
		  to the fullest extent for which a license is not required, including, without
		  limitation, grinding lenses or fabricating eyewear, provided that such
		  personnel provide ophthalmic products only and directly to licensed dispensing
		  opticians, licensed ophthalmologists and licensed optometrists.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Dispensing Opt. by
			 R067-23A,
			 eff. 12/15/2023
NRS
				637.070, as amended by section 22 of Assembly
				Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
				1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › Section 637.Sec. 9 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A manager of an optical establishment:
(a) Must hold a license as a dispensing
		  optician issued pursuant to this chapter or chapter 637 of NRS; and
(b) Is responsible for overseeing all aspects
		  of ophthalmic dispensing at the optical establishment, including, without
		  limitation:
(1) Ensuring that all ophthalmic
		  dispensing is performed by an appropriately licensed employee and that the
		  optical establishment and its employees adhere to the provisions of this
		  chapter and chapter 637 of NRS;
(2)
		  Maintaining a current list of all licensees who are employed at the optical
		  establishment;
(3) Displaying the
		  current license certificates of all licensed employees in a public and
		  conspicuous area of the optical establishment; and
(4) Ensuring the optical establishment keeps
		  a copy of each sworn statement submitted to the Board pursuant to section 7
		  that indicates the supervisor of record for each apprentice dispensing optician
		  employed at the optical establishment.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › Section 637.Sec. 10 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A dispensing optician:
(a) Shall have the following optical
		  equipment at the place of dispensing:
(1) A
		  lens clock;
(2) A lensometer;
		  and
(3) A pupilometer.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › Section 637.Sec. 11 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board may inspect the place of
		  dispensing of a licensee to ensure compliance with the provisions of this
		  chapter and chapter 637 of NRS. This authority extends to any member of the
		  Board and its authorized employees and designees.
2. A licensee shall provide access to
		  facilitate an inspection initiated pursuant to subsection 1.
3. Failure to cooperate with an inspection
		  conducted pursuant to this section constitutes grounds for disciplinary action
		  pursuant to NRS
		  637.150.
4. If the Board, its members or authorized
		  employees or designees find one or more violations of this chapter or chapter
		  637 of NRS as a result of the inspection, the Board may initiate disciplinary
		  action against one or more licensees in accordance with the provisions of this
		  chapter and chapters 233B, 622A and 637 of NRS.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Dispensing Opt. by
			 R067-23A,
			 eff. 12/15/2023
NRS
				637.070, as amended by section 22 of Assembly
				Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
				1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › Section 637.Sec. 12 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Advertising which quotes prices of
		  ophthalmic goods and services must set forth whether:
(a) The advertised price includes single
		  vision or multifocal glass or plastic lenses;
(b) The advertised price for contact lenses
		  refers to "hard" or "soft" lenses;
(c) The advertised price of ophthalmic goods
		  includes all dispensing fees;
(d)
		  The advertised price for eyeglasses includes both frames and lenses;
		  and
(e) The advertised lens price
		  includes all lens prescription powers.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637.001 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
				the words and terms defined in NAC
				637.007 and
				637.008 have the meanings
				ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R042-02, eff. 8-29-2002; A by R108-04, 12-1-2004; A by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637.003 - "Board" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R042-02, eff. 8-29-2002; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637.006 - "Dispensing optician" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R042-02, eff. 8-29-2002; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637.007 - "Hour of continuing education" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Hour of continuing education" means 50 minutes of instruction
				devoted to a program of continuing education as described in NAC
				637.190.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R108-04, eff. 12-1-2004; A by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637.008 - "Hour of training and experience" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Hour of training and experience" means 50 minutes of
				instruction as described in section 5.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R108-04, eff. 12-1-2004; A by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637.009 - "Manage a business engaged in ophthalmic dispensing" interpreted (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R108-04, eff. 12-1-2004; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637.010 - Construction

Current through June 11, 2024
This chapter will be:
1. Liberally construed to secure just, speedy
			 and economical determinations of all issues presented to the Board and to
			 effectuate the purposes of chapters 233B, 622A and 637 of NRS and all other
			 applicable provisions of law.
2.
			 Construed as being in harmony with the provisions of chapter 637 of
			 NRS.
Bd. of Dispensing Opt.,
				Nos. 1.2 & 1.3, eff. 10-6-78-NAC A by R073-12,
				6-3-2013
NRS
				  637.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 637.020 - 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, such invalidity
				does not affect the remaining provisions, or their application, that can be
				given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Bd. of Dispensing Opt.,
				No. 1.4, eff. 10-6-78; A by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Section 637.100 - Officers

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will elect its officers at its
			 first regular meeting of each fiscal year.
2. The term of office is 1 year.
3. Each member of the Board is entitled to
			 receive a salary of $150 per day while engaged in the business of the
			 Board.
4.
Robert's Rules of
			 Order
govern the general conduct of meetings of the Board when not
			 otherwise provided by law. Persons who willfully disrupt meetings may be
			 removed.
Bd. of Dispensing Opt.,
				No. 13.1, eff. 10-6-78; A 11-30-79; Nos. 13.2-13.4, eff. 10-6-78; No. 13.5,
				eff. 11-30-79-NAC A by R042-02, 8-29-2002; A by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.040, as amended by
				  section 18 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1390, NRS
				  637.070, as amended by section 22 of Assembly
				  Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
				  1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Section 637.110 - Meetings (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Dispensing Opt.,
				Nos. 14.2-14.4, eff. 10-6-78; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Section 637.120 - Salary of members (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt., eff. 3-7-90; A by R201-07, 4-17-2008; A by
				R106-14A,
				eff. 11/2/2016; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Section 637.123 - Inspections: Authority of Board; licensee to provide access; failure to cooperate; disciplinary action (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R073-12, eff. 6-3-2013; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Section 637.125 - Hearings and investigations; taking evidence (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R073-12, eff. 6-3-2013; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.130 - Definitions (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R108-04, eff. 12-1-2004; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.132 - Special license: Interpretation of statutory requirements (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R201-07, eff. 4-17-2008; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.140 - License required to provide ophthalmic products directly to public; authorized scope of practice of laboratory personnel (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R042-02, eff. 8-29-2002; A by R108-04, 12-1-2004; R073-12,
				6-3-2013; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.144 - Requirements for managing ophthalmic dispensing (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R108-04, eff. 12-1-2004; A by R113-06, 6-28-2006; R201-07,
				4-17-2008; R043-10, 6-30-2010; A by
				R137-17AP,
				eff. 8/30/2018; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.148 - Completion and proof of required hours of training and experience (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R108-04, eff. 12-1-2004; A by R073-12, 6-3-2013; A by
				R137-17AP,
				eff. 8/30/2018; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.150 - Application for examination; training and experience required for certain applicants; reexamination; fees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application
			 for a license as a dispensing optician pursuant to
			 NRS
			 637.100 must be submitted the Board in the
			 form and manner prescribed by the Board.
2. An application submitted pursuant to
			 subsection 1 must include, without limitation:
(a) Proof that the applicant has met the
			 requirements set forth in
			 NRS
			 637.100.
(b) Three letters concerning his or her
			 character from references, one of which must be from a dispensing optician or a
			 person who has worked in the optical industry with the applicant.
(c) An affidavit attesting to the
			 truthfulness of all statements made in the application.
(d) A statement indicating whether the
			 applicant has had a disciplinary action taken or initiated against any
			 professional license issued to the applicant in this State or any other state
			 or jurisdiction. If so, the applicant must disclose the circumstances of the
			 disciplinary action and, if requested by the Board, submit to a background
			 check.
(e) A statement indicating
			 whether the applicant has been convicted of a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor or
			 felony in this State or any other state or jurisdiction. If so, the applicant
			 must disclose the circumstances of the conviction and, if requested by the
			 Board, submit to a background check.
(f) Proof that the applicant has passed the
			 examination described in NAC
			 637.160.
(g) The application fee as set forth in NAC
			 637.220.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.160 - Scope, content and administration of examination

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An
			 examination for a license as a dispensing optician will test the applicant's
			 proficiency and knowledge in the following subjects:
(a) Neutralization of ophthalmic
			 products;
(b) Ophthalmic product
			 identification;
(c) Ophthalmic
			 instrumentation;
(d) Optical
			 theory;
(e) Dispensing of
			 ophthalmic products;
(f) The
			 provisions of this chapter and chapter 637 of NRS; and
(g) Anatomy, physiology and health of the
			 eye.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.190 - Continuing education: Submission of certificate; exemption

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
			 subsection, to qualify for the renewal of a license as a dispensing optician
			 pursuant to NAC
			 637.218, the dispensing optician
			 shall complete 14 hours of continuing education not later than December 31 of
			 each year. A licensee may receive up to 7 hours of credit for courses completed
			 by December 31 of the previous calendar year. At least 7 of the required hours
			 of continuing education must be approved by the Board for instruction related
			 to the fitting of contact lenses.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this
			 subsection, to qualify for the renewal of a limited license as a dispensing
			 optician pursuant to NAC
			 637.218, the dispensing optician
			 shall complete 12 hours of continuing education not later than December 31 of
			 each year. A licensee may receive up to 6 hours of credit for courses completed
			 by December 31 of the previous calendar year.
3. Each dispensing optician and dispensing
			 optician with a limited license must retain a copy of the certificate of
			 completion for each course of continuing education used for the renewal of a
			 license pursuant to NAC
			 637.218 for 3 years after the
			 submission of the application to renew the license. Each dispensing optician
			 and dispensing optician with a limited license must submit copies of such
			 certificates upon the request of the Board.
4. A dispensing optician who reactivates an
			 inactive license pursuant to NAC
			 637.215 may resubmit any
			 certificates of completion submitted to the Board at the time the license of
			 the dispensing optician was reactivated with the next renewal of the license of
			 the dispensing optician provided that the courses of continuing education meet
			 the requirements of subsection 1.
5. A dispensing optician is not required to
			 complete the hours of continuing education required by subsection 1 for the
			 first renewal of the license.
6. A
			 dispensing optician or a dispensing optician with a limited license who fails
			 to complete the required number of hours of continuing education or who makes
			 any false statement or representation regarding the completion of hours of
			 continuing education is subject to discipline pursuant to
			 NRS
			 637.150.
Bd. of Dispensing Opt.,
				No. 20.5, eff. 10-6-78; No. 20.6, eff. 11-30-79-NAC A by R042-02, 8-29-2002;
				R108-04, 12-1-2004; A by
				R106-14A,
				eff. 11/2/2016; A by
				R137-17AP,
				eff. 8/30/2018; A by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391, NRS
				  637.121, as amended by section 27 of Assembly
				  Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1394, section 8 of
				  Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
				  1386
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.200 - Continuing education: Subjects; approval of and credit for courses; minimum hours

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Subjects for
			 continuing education in ophthalmic dispensing include:
(a) Mechanical and geometric
			 optics;
(b) The measurement,
			 fitting and adapting of eyeglasses, contact lenses and optical
			 prosthetics;
(c) Optical materials
			 and their design and uses as visual aids;
(d) The nature and properties of light and
			 its refraction by lenses;
(e) The
			 anatomy and physiology of the eye and its appendages;
(f) The principles of management relating to
			 ophthalmic dispensing;
(g) The
			 principles of ophthalmic dispensing and the wearing of contact lenses related
			 to ophthalmology and optometry;
(h)
			 Refractometry;
(i) Anatomy,
			 physiology and health of the eye;
(j) Ethics in ophthalmic
			 dispensing;
(k) Ophthalmic
			 products;
(l) Cardiopulmonary
			 resuscitation training; and
(m) The
			 provisions of this chapter and chapter 637 of NRS.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.215 - Transfer of license to inactive list; renewal of inactive status; reactivation of license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The holder of a
			 license as a dispensing optician who is in good standing with the Board, may
			 submit an application in the form and manner prescribed by the Board to
			 inactivate such a license.
2. An
			 inactive license is valid for a term of 5 years. A licensee may renew an
			 inactive license for a second 5-year period. A license may not be inactive for
			 a period of more than 10 consecutive years.
3. To renew his or her inactive status, the
			 holder of the license must submit to the Board a written request in the form
			 and manner prescribed by the Board and pay the fee for the renewal of the of
			 the inactive license as set forth in NAC
			 637.220.
4. An inactive license as a dispensing
			 optician that expires because it is not renewed pursuant to subsection 3 or is
			 not reactivated before exceeding the time limit provided in subsection 2 may
			 not be reinstated.
5. The holder of
			 an inactive license may reactivate such license by:
(a) Submitting an application for renewal
			 pursuant to NAC
			 637.218;
(b) Paying the fee to renew a license as a
			 dispensing optician set forth in NAC
			 637.220; and
(c) Completing any hours of continuing
			 education required pursuant to NAC
			 637.190.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.218 - Reinstatement of delinquent license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A license as a
			 dispensing optician or a limited license as a dispensing optician expires on
			 January 31 of each year. An application for the renewal of any such license
			 must be submitted in the form and manner prescribed by the Board and must
			 include, without limitation:
(a) A statement
			 affirming that the dispensing optician has completed the hours of continuing
			 education required pursuant to NAC
			 637.190. The statement must
			 include, for each course completed:
(1) The
			 title of the course;
(2) The date
			 on which the course was completed;
(3) The number of credit hours given for the
			 course; and
(4) Whether the course
			 is approved by the Board for contact lens instruction.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.220 - Fees for renewal, reinstatement, transfer and reactivation of license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Unless waived pursuant to subsection 2,
			 the fee for:
(a) An application for an
			 initial license as an apprentice dispensing optician is $100.
(b) An application for an initial license as
			 a dispensing optician is $150.
(c)
			 The annual renewal of a license as an apprentice dispensing optician is
			 $100.
(d) The annual renewal of a
			 license as a dispensing optician is $350.
(e) The annual renewal of a limited license
			 as a dispensing optician is $200.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.225 - Issuance of duplicate license (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt., eff. 3-7-90; A by R073-12, 6-3-2013; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › LICENSING › Section 637.230 - Licensees to file addresses and change of address with Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each licensee in this State shall file
			 with the Board the licensee's home or mailing address, electronic mail address
			 and business address.
2. A licensee
			 shall notify the Board in the manner prescribed by the Board of a change of a
			 licensee's home or mailing address or electronic mail address within 30 days of
			 such change.
3. A licensee shall
			 notify the Board in the manner prescribed by the Board of a change of a
			 licensee's business address within 10 days of such change.
Bd. of Dispensing Opt.,
				No. 15, eff. 10-6-78-NAC A by R042-02, 8-29-2002; R073-12, 6-3-2013; A by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391, section 8 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada
				  2023, at page 1386
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE › Section 637.235 - Grounds for disciplinary action: "Unethical or unprofessional conduct" interpreted

Current through June 11, 2024
1. As used in
			 paragraph (h) of subsection 6 of
			 NRS
			 637.150, the Board will interpret the phrase
			 "other conduct which the Board has determined is unethical or unprofessional "
			 to include, without limitation:
(a)
			 Performing acts beyond the scope of the practice of ophthalmic
			 dispensing;
(b) Performing
			 dispensing duties while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a
			 controlled substance;
(c)
			 Presenting any false or deceptive information to the Board or the
			 public;
(d) Engaging in the sexual
			 harassment of any employee or consumer, including, without limitation, making
			 unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or other speech or
			 physical conduct of a sexual nature that has the purpose or effect of
			 unreasonably interfering with the work performance of an employee or creating
			 an environment which is intimidating, hostile or offensive to an employee or
			 consumer;
(e) Attempting to obtain
			 or retain a consumer, either directly or indirectly, by way of intimidation,
			 coercion or deception;
(f) Engaging
			 in conduct that would lead to the harm or endangerment of the public;
(g) Violating an order issued by the Board;
			 or
(h) Failing to cooperate with an
			 investigation conducted by the Board, including, without limitation, failing to
			 provide documents requested by a member of the Board, the staff of the Board or
			 an investigator for the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians › PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE › Section 637.237 - Use of supervisory authority over person who manages business engaged in ophthalmic dispensing (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dispensing Opt. by R108-04, eff. 12-1-2004; R by
				R067-23A,
				eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by
				  section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
				  page 1391