Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.6941 - Unprofessional conduct; responsibility of owner for acts of others

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In addition to the acts described in NAC
				639.945 which are applicable to medical products providers or medical products
				wholesalers, the following acts or practices by a medical products provider or
				a medical products wholesaler are declared to be, specifically but not by way
				of limitation, unprofessional conduct and conduct contrary to the public
				interest:
(a) Any violation of these
				regulations or violation of any applicable federal, state or local laws related
				to the practices of the medical products provider or medical products
				wholesaler.
(b) Loss of, or failure
				to maintain or renew, the required liability insurance.
(c) Practicing, condoning, facilitating or
				collaborating with any form of unlawful discrimination against any person or
				group on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion,
				national origin, marital status, or mental or physical disability in providing
				any service or product to a consumer.
(d) Failing to maintain the confidentiality
				of information regarding a consumer and disclosing such information without
				valid authorization, except where such a disclosure is required by
				law.
(e) Performing or allowing any
				employee or agent of the medical products provider or medical products
				wholesaler to perform services beyond the training, competency, ability or
				knowledge of the employee or agent.
(f) Submitting any claim for payment or
				reimbursement to any person or entity for products or services that is
				fraudulent, deceitful, unnecessary, or for any products or services not
				actually provided to a consumer.
(g) Violating any provision of the Code of
				Ethics of the National Association for Medical Equipment Services, which is
				hereby adopted by reference, a copy of which may be obtained, free of charge,
				by writing to the American Association for Homecare, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite
				725, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
(h)
				Violating any provision of the Code of Ethics of the Nevada Association of
				Medical Products Suppliers, which is hereby adopted by reference, a copy of
				which may be obtained, free of charge, by writing to the Nevada Association of
				Medical Products Suppliers, P.O. Box 61492, Boulder City, Nevada
				89006-1492.
(i) Engaging in any
				knowing or willful offer, payment, solicitation or receipt of any remuneration
				to induce referrals of sales, leases, or other provisions of medical products
				or services by any medical products provider, medical products wholesaler or
				health professional.
(j) Violating
				any provision of the Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for the
				National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers, which is hereby
				adopted by reference. The publication may be obtained from the National
				Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers, 6732 West Coal Mine Avenue,
				#379, Littleton, Colorado 80123-4573, for the price of $5 or free of charge at
				the Internet address
http://www.nrrts.org/
.