Title 40

NRS 453.016 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the words and terms defined in NRS 453.021 to 453.141, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections except in instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1999; A 197…

NRS 453.021 “Administer” defined. “Administer” means the direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion or any other means, to the body of a patient or research subject by: 1. A practitioner or, in the practitioner’s presence, by the pra…

NRS 453.023 “Advanced practice registered nurse” defined. “Advanced practice registered nurse” means a registered nurse who holds a valid license as an advanced practice registered nurse issued by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632.237. (Added to NRS by 1991, 793; A 2…

NRS 453.026 “Agent” defined. “Agent” means a pharmacist who cares for a patient of a prescribing practitioner in accordance with written guidelines and protocols developed pursuant to NRS 639.2629 or a collaborative practice agreement, as defined in NRS 639.0052, a licensed pract…

NRS 453.031 “Board” defined. “Board” means the State Board of Pharmacy. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2000; A 1977, 1221)

NRS 453.033 “CBD” defined. “CBD” means cannabidiol, which is a primary phytocannabinoid compound found in marijuana. (Added to NRS by 2015, 3085)

NRS 453.035 “Certified registered nurse anesthetist” defined. “Certified registered nurse anesthetist” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 632.014. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1446)

NRS 453.038 “Chart order” defined. “Chart order” means an order entered on the chart of a patient: 1. In a hospital, facility for intermediate care or facility for skilled nursing which is licensed as such by the Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division of the Nevada Health…

NRS 453.039 “Compound” and “compounding” defined. “Compound” or “compounding” means to form or make up a composite product by combining two or more different ingredients. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1671)

NRS 453.042 “Concentrated cannabis” defined. “Concentrated cannabis” means the extracted or separated resin, whether crude or purified, containing THC or CBD from marijuana. (Added to NRS by 2015, 3085)

NRS 453.043 “Controlled substance analog” defined. 1. “Controlled substance analog” means a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance placed in schedule I or II and: (a) Which has a stimulant, depressant…

NRS 453.046 “Counterfeit substance” defined. “Counterfeit substance” means a controlled substance which, or the container or labeling of which, without authorization, bears the trademark, trade name or other identifying mark, imprint, number or device, or any likeness thereof, of…

NRS 453.051 “Deliver” and “delivery” defined. “Deliver” or “delivery” means the actual, constructive or attempted transfer from one person to another of a controlled substance, whether or not there is an agency relationship. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2000)

NRS 453.053 “Department” defined. “Department” means the Department of Human Services. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1671)

NRS 453.056 “Dispense” defined. 1. Except as limited by subsection 2, “dispense” means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user, patient or research subject by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing, administering, packaging, lab…

NRS 453.061 “Dispenser” defined. “Dispenser” means a practitioner who dispenses. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2000)

NRS 453.066 “Distribute” defined. “Distribute” means to deliver other than by administering or dispensing a controlled substance. The term includes wholesale distribution as defined in NRS 639.0155. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2000; A 1991, 1160)

NRS 453.071 “Distributor” defined. “Distributor” means a person who distributes. The term includes a wholesaler as defined in NRS 639.016. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2000; A 1991, 1160)

NRS 453.076 “Division” defined. “Division” means the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2000; A 1981, 2014; 1985, 1996; 2001, 2624)

NRS 453.081 “Drug” defined. 1. “Drug” means substances: (a) Recognized as drugs in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them; (b) Intended for use in the diag…

NRS 453.082 “Drug Enforcement Administration” defined. “Drug Enforcement Administration” means the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice, or its successor agency. (Added to NRS by 1991, 484)

NRS 453.0825 “Extraction” defined. “Extraction” means the process or act of extracting THC or CBD from marijuana, including, without limitation, pushing, pulling or drawing out THC or CBD from marijuana. (Added to NRS by 2015, 3085)

NRS 453.083 “Fill” defined. “Fill” means the counting, measuring, compounding, pouring, packaging and labeling required to prepare a drug for either direct or indirect delivery to a patient. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1672)

NRS 453.085 “Hospital” defined. “Hospital” means any facility which is licensed by the Nevada Health Authority as a hospital and which provides care and treatment of human illness or other abnormal physical or mental conditions on an inpatient basis, including any such facility o…

NRS 453.086 “Immediate precursor” defined. “Immediate precursor” means a substance: 1. Which the Board has found to be and by regulation has designated to be the principal compound commonly used or produced primarily for use in the manufacture of a controlled substance; and 2. Wh…

NRS 453.087 “Institutional pharmacy” defined. “Institutional pharmacy” means a pharmacy or other storage place as defined by regulations adopted by the Board which is a part of or operated in conjunction with a medical facility as that term is defined in NRS 449.0151. The term in…

NRS 453.0875 “Isomer” defined. “Isomer” means an optical isomer, but in subsection 5 of NRS 453.101 the term includes a geometric isomer. (Added to NRS by 1991, 1644)

NRS 453.091 “Manufacture” defined. 1. “Manufacture” means the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion or processing of a substance, either directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of natural origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis…

NRS 453.096 “Marijuana” defined. 1. “Marijuana” means: (a) All parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; (b) The resin extracted from any part of the plant, including concentrated cannabis; (c) Every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or prep…

NRS 453.101 “Narcotic drug” defined. “Narcotic drug” means any of the following, however manufactured: 1. Opium, opium derivative, and any derivative of either, including their salts, isomers and salts of isomers but not including isoquinoline alkaloids of opium; 2. Synthetic opi…

NRS 453.103 “Narcotic use disorder” defined. “Narcotic use disorder” means compulsion to continue taking or psychic or physical dependence on the effects of a narcotic drug. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1672)

NRS 453.106 “Opiate” defined. 1. “Opiate” means any substance having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability, including opium, opium derivative…

NRS 453.111 “Opium poppy” defined. “Opium poppy” means the plant of the species Papaver somniferum L., except its seeds. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2002)

NRS 453.113 “Person” defined. “Person” includes a government or a governmental subdivision or agency. (Added to NRS by 1991, 1644)

NRS 453.115 “Person with a narcotic use disorder” defined. “Person with a narcotic use disorder” means a person of any age who has developed a compulsion to continue taking or who has developed a psychic or physical dependence on the effects of a narcotic drug. (Added to NRS by 1…

NRS 453.117 “Pharmacy” defined. 1. “Pharmacy” means every store or shop licensed by the Board where drugs, controlled substances, poisons, medicines or chemicals are stored or possessed, or dispensed or sold at retail, or displayed for sale at retail, or where prescriptions are c…

NRS 453.118 “Pharmacy in a correctional institution” defined. “Pharmacy in a correctional institution” means a pharmacy or other storage place for medicines, controlled substances and dangerous drugs which is a part of or is operated in conjunction with a correctional facility, i…

NRS 453.121 “Poppy straw” defined. “Poppy straw” means all parts, except the seeds, of the opium poppy, after mowing. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2002)

NRS 453.126 “Practitioner” defined. “Practitioner” means: 1. A physician, dentist, veterinarian or podiatric physician who holds a license to practice his or her profession in this State and is registered pursuant to this chapter. 2. An advanced practice registered nurse who hold…

NRS 453.128 “Prescription” defined. 1. “Prescription” means: (a) An order given individually for the person for whom prescribed, directly from a physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, dentist, podiatric physician, optometrist, advanced prac…

NRS 453.131 “Production” defined. “Production” includes the manufacturing of a controlled substance and the planting, cultivation, growing or harvesting of a plant from which a controlled substance is derived. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2002; A 1991, 1650)

NRS 453.134 “Refill” defined. “Refill” means to fill again. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1672)

NRS 453.136 “State” defined. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2002; A 1991, 1650)

NRS 453.137 “Steroid” defined. “Steroid” means any of the compounds that contain a hydrogenated cyclopentophenanthrene-ring system, and includes the sterols. (Added to NRS by 1989, 1680)

NRS 453.139 “THC” defined. “THC” means delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and any structural, optical or geometric isomer thereof, including, without limitation: 1. Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol; 2. Delta-7-tetrahydrocannabinol; and 3. Delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol. (Added to NRS by 201…

NRS 453.141 “Ultimate user” defined. “Ultimate user” means a person who lawfully possesses a controlled substance for his or her own use or the use of a member of the person’s household or for administering to any animal owned by the person or by a member of the person’s househol…