Grounds for initiating disciplinary action.

NRS 634.140 Grounds for initiating disciplinary action. The following acts, as applied to a licensee, an officer or director of a registrant or a person who provides or supervises the provision of chiropractic services at the facility of a registrant, are grounds for initiating disciplinary action against a licensee or registrant pursuant to this chapter: 1. Unprofessional conduct. 2. Incompetence or negligence in the practice of chiropractic. 3. Conviction of: (a) A violation of any federal or state law regulating the possession, distribution or use of any controlled substance or any dangerous drug as defined in chapter 454 of NRS; (b) A crime relating to the practice of chiropractic; (c) A violation of any of the provisions of NRS 616D.200, 616D.220, 616D.240 or 616D.300 to 616D.440, inclusive; or (d) Any offense involving moral turpitude. 4. Suspension or revocation of the license to practice chiropractic by any other jurisdiction. 5. Referring, in violation of NRS 439B.425, a patient to a health facility, medical laboratory or commercial establishment in which the licensee, officer, director or person providing or supervising the provision of chiropractic services has a financial interest. 6. Operation of a medical facility, as defined in NRS 449.0151, at any time during which: (a) The license of the facility is suspended or revoked; or (b) An act or omission occurs which results in the suspension or revocation of the license pursuant to NRS 449.160. Ê This subsection applies to an owner or other principal responsible for the operation of the facility. 7. The performance or supervision of the performance of a pelvic examination in violation of NRS 629.085. [Part 11:23:1923; A 1951, 258]—(NRS A 1971, 2037; 1983, 422; 1987, 1562; 1991, 2439; 1993, 787, 2597; 2003, 2710; 2009, 886; 2011, 852; 2015, 514; 2019, 2294; 2021, 529, 1578)