Title 54

NRS 625A.026 “Environmental health specialist trainee” defined. “Environmental health specialist trainee” means a person who is engaged in the practice of environmental health and who holds a provisional registration as an environmental health specialist trainee issued by the Boa…

NRS 625A.028 “Practice of environmental health” defined. “Practice of environmental health” means the use of public health principles in the application of the sanitary sciences to prevent human injury and illness by: 1. Identifying and evaluating hazardous physical, chemical and…

NRS 625A.0285 “Provisional registration” defined. “Provisional registration” means a provisional registration as an environmental health specialist trainee issued by the Board pursuant to NRS 625A.115. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2112)

NRS 625A.029 “Temporary registration” defined. “Temporary registration” means a temporary registration to engage in the practice of environmental health issued by the Board pursuant to NRS 625A.112. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2112)

NRS 625A.0295 Applicability of chapter. The provisions of this chapter, other than NRS 625A.910, do not apply to a person who: 1. Is employed by the Federal Government and who practices environmental health within the scope of that employment. 2. Is employed by and for the Divisi…

NRS 625A.030 Creation; appointment, terms and qualifications; vacancies; removal of members; election of Chair and Vice Chair. 1. There is hereby created the Board of Environmental Health Specialists, consisting of the Chief Medical Officer or his or her designated representative…

NRS 625A.040 Meetings: Frequency; quorum; compliance with Open Meeting Law. 1. The Board shall hold at least two meetings annually and may meet at other times on the call of the Chair or a majority of its members. 2. A majority of the Board constitutes a quorum to transact all bu…

NRS 625A.050 Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees. 1. Members of the Board are entitled to receive: (a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board; and (b) A per diem allo…

NRS 625A.055 Employment and compensation of Executive Director, professional consultants and other employees; reimbursement of certain expenses; payment of expenses and salaries from fees received by Board. 1. The Board may employ and fix the compensation to be paid to: (a) An Ex…

NRS 625A.057 Duties. The Board shall: 1. Enforce the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto; 2. Prepare and maintain a record of its proceedings, including, without limitation, any administrative proceedings; 3. Evaluate the qualifications and det…

NRS 625A.059 Subpoenas; oaths. 1. The Board may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and production of books and papers. 2. Any member of the Board may administer oaths when taking testimony in any matter relating to the duties of the Board. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2113…

NRS 625A.060 Deposit and use of fees collected by Board; delegation of authority concerning disciplinary action; deposit of civil penalties; claim for attorney’s fees or costs of investigation. 1. All fees collected under the provisions of this chapter must be paid to the Board t…

NRS 625A.095 Issuance of registration to qualified persons to whom chapter does not apply. The provisions of this chapter do not preclude a person to whom the provisions do not otherwise apply pursuant to NRS 625A.0295 from being issued a registration by the Board if the person o…

NRS 625A.097 General qualifications for registration. To be eligible for registration by the Board, an applicant for a registration to engage in the practice of environmental health must: 1. Be a natural person of good moral character; 2. Comply with the requirements set forth in…

NRS 625A.100 Application: Form; fingerprints; fee; proof. An applicant for a registration as an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist trainee shall submit to the Board: 1. A completed application on a form prescribed and furnished by the Board; 2. If …

NRS 625A.105 Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of registration; duty of Board. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, susp…

NRS 625A.110 Environmental health specialist: Qualifications for registration; exceptions; issuance of registration by endorsement. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, to be eligible for a registration as an environmental health specialist, an applicant: (a) Must: (1…

NRS 625A.112 Temporary registration. 1. The Board may issue a temporary registration to engage in the practice of environmental health upon application and the payment of the fee required pursuant to NRS 625A.130 to any person who holds a valid and unrestricted registration, cert…

NRS 625A.115 Environmental health specialist trainee: Qualifications for provisional registration; expiration and extension of provisional registration; regulations. 1. To engage in the practice of environmental health as an environmental health specialist trainee, a person must …

NRS 625A.120 Examination for registration. Except for an applicant who may be issued a registration as an environmental health specialist without an examination pursuant to NRS 625A.110, an applicant who applies for a registration as an environmental health specialist and who is …

NRS 625A.125 Procedure upon denial of application. 1. Upon denial of an application for a registration, the Board shall give the person written notice of its decision mailed to the person at his or her last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested. The notice mus…

NRS 625A.130 Fees. 1. The Board shall charge and collect only the following fees whose amounts must be determined by the Board, but may not exceed: Initial application fee........................................................................................... $250 Registration…

NRS 625A.145 Registration: Period of validity; renewal; late renewal; reinstatement after expiration; inactive status; regulations. 1. The Board shall adopt regulations prescribing: (a) The period for which a registration issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is valid…

NRS 625A.150 Renewal of registration: Continuing education; exemptions; regulations. 1. The Board shall adopt regulations requiring participation in a program of continuing education as a prerequisite for the renewal of a registration as an environmental health specialist. 2. The…

NRS 625A.160 Grounds for disciplinary action. The grounds for initiating disciplinary action under this chapter are: 1. Unprofessional conduct; 2. Conviction of a felony relating to the practice of environmental health or any offense involving moral turpitude; 3. The suspension o…

NRS 625A.165 Suspension of registration for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of registration. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish proced…

NRS 625A.170 Unprofessional conduct. The following acts, among others established by the Board, constitute unprofessional conduct: 1. Willfully making a false or fraudulent statement or submitting a forged or false document in applying for a registration; 2. Conduct that is harmf…

NRS 625A.175 Complaint against applicant or holder of registration; retention of complaints. 1. A complaint may be made against any applicant for a registration or any holder of a registration charging one or more of the grounds for disciplinary action with such particularity as …

NRS 625A.180 Authorized actions; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records. 1. If the Board finds after notice and a hearing as required by law, or after providing an opportunity for such a hearing, that disciplinary or other action is necess…

NRS 625A.185 Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Board, all documents and other information filed with the complaint and all documents and other information compiled …

NRS 625A.900 Unlawful to practice without appropriate registration; penalties. 1. A person shall not engage in the practice of environmental health in this State unless the person holds a registration as an environmental health specialist issued by the Board pursuant to NRS 625A.…

NRS 625A.910 Unlawful to use certain titles, abbreviations or letters without registration; penalties. 1. A person shall not use the title “registered environmental health specialist,” “environmental health specialist,” “registered sanitarian” or “sanitarian,” or the abbreviation…

NRS 625A.920 Inspection of premises by Board. Any member or agent of the Board may enter any premises in this State where a person who holds a registration issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter practices environmental health and inspect it to determine whether a viola…