Title 54

NRS 631.280 Limitation on reexamination of applicant for license to practice dentistry who fails examination twice. Any applicant for a license to practice dentistry in this State who twice fails to pass the examination of the Board is not eligible for reexamination within 12 mon…

NRS 631.285 Special endorsement of license to administer immunizations: Application by qualified dentist, dental hygienist or dental therapist; issuance; approval of course of training; authorized actions. 1. The Board shall, upon application by a dentist, dental hygienist or den…

NRS 631.2851 Special endorsement of license to administer immunizations: Standing order; policies and procedures for handling and disposing equipment; plan and access to equipment for addressing emergencies; reporting of severe reactions; compliance with certain instructions and …

NRS 631.2852 Special endorsement of license to administer immunizations: Provision of certain information, obtaining of consent and review of patient medical history required before administration of immunization; duty to act in conformance with requested examination and evaluati…

NRS 631.2853 Special endorsement of license to administer immunizations: Content and maintenance of patient records. 1. A dentist, dental hygienist or dental therapist who holds a special endorsement issued pursuant to NRS 631.285 shall include in the record of each patient to wh…

NRS 631.287 Special endorsement of license to practice public health dental hygiene: Application by qualified dental hygienist; issuance; renewal; provision or supervision of services; regulations. 1. The Board shall, upon application by a dental hygienist who is licensed pursuan…

NRS 631.288 Special endorsement of license to practice restorative dental hygiene: Application by qualified dental hygienist; issuance; renewal; limitations on practice. 1. The Board shall, upon application by a dental hygienist who has the qualifications prescribed by subsection…

NRS 631.290 Dental hygienists: Eligibility to apply for license. 1. Any person is eligible to apply for a license to practice dental hygiene in this State who: (a) Is of good moral character; (b) Is over 18 years of age; and (c) Is a graduate of a program of dental hygiene from a…

NRS 631.300 Dental hygienists: Examination; issuance of certificate of registration. 1. Any person desiring to obtain a license to practice dental hygiene, after having complied with the regulations of the Board to determine eligibility: (a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 62…

NRS 631.310 Dental hygienists: Places of practice; limitations on performance and provision of services. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 631.271 and 631.287, the holder of a license or renewal certificate to practice dental hygiene may practice dental hygiene in this State…

NRS 631.3105 Dental hygienists: Authorization to prescribe or dispense certain drugs and devices; limitations and prohibitions; regulations. 1. A dental hygienist who meets the requirements prescribed by regulation of the Board pursuant to subsection 4 and is issued a certificate…

NRS 631.311 Dentist not required to be present when dental hygienist provides services authorized by dentist. A dentist who provides a written or oral authorization to a dental hygienist for the provision of services by that dental hygienist is not required to be present when tho…

NRS 631.312 Dental therapists: Eligibility to apply for license. 1. Any person is eligible to apply for a license to practice dental therapy in this State who: (a) Is of good moral character; (b) Is over 18 years of age; (c) Is a graduate of a program of dental therapy from an in…

NRS 631.3121 Dental therapists: Examination; issuance of certificate of registration. 1. Any person desiring to obtain a license to practice dental therapy, after having complied with NRS 631.312 and the regulations of the Board to determine eligibility: (a) Except as otherwise p…

NRS 631.3122 Dental therapists: Practice settings; written practice agreement with authorizing dentist required; limitations on provision of services; qualifications of authorizing dentist. 1. The holder of a license or renewal certificate to practice dental therapy may practice …

NRS 631.3123 Dental therapists: Required provisions of written practice agreement. The written practice agreement required pursuant to NRS 631.3122 between the authorizing dentist and a dental therapist must include: 1. The services and procedures and the practice settings for th…

NRS 631.3124 Dental therapists: Authorized services; referral of patient to authorizing dentist for certain purposes; supervision of dental assistants and dental hygienists. 1. In accordance with the written practice agreement required pursuant to NRS 631.3122, a dental therapist…

NRS 631.3125 Dental therapists: Additional authorized care and services. In accordance with the written practice agreement, a dental therapist may provide any of the following additional care or services: 1. Identifying oral and systemic conditions that require evaluation or trea…

NRS 631.3126 Dental therapists: Arrangements for or referrals of patients to other dental or health care professionals in certain circumstances. In accordance with the written practice agreement required pursuant to NRS 631.3122: 1. The authorizing dentist shall arrange for anoth…

NRS 631.3127 Dental therapists: Prohibition on prescription of certain controlled substances. A dental therapist shall not prescribe a controlled substance that is included in schedules II, III, IV or V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3203)

NRS 631.3128 Dental therapists: Limitation on number with whom authorizing dentist may simultaneously maintain written practice agreements. An authorizing dentist may not simultaneously maintain written practice agreements required pursuant to NRS 631.3122 with more than four ful…

NRS 631.31285 Expanded function dental assistants: Eligibility to apply for license. Any person is eligible to apply for a license to practice expanded function dental assistance in this State who is over 18 years of age. (Added to NRS by 2023, 3404)

NRS 631.31286 Expanded function dental assistants: Contents of application for license. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 631.31287, an applicant for a license as an expanded function dental assistant must include in his or her application proof that he or she: 1. Possesses the…

NRS 631.31287 Expanded function dental assistants: Application for license by endorsement; training. 1. An applicant for a license by endorsement as an expanded function dental assistant must include in his or her application proof that he or she: (a) Is currently licensed as an …

NRS 631.31288 Expanded function dental assistants: Limitations on practice; circumstances under which referral of patient to dentist required. 1. An expanded function dental assistant may only practice expanded function dental assistance under the authorization of a dentist who i…

NRS 631.3129 Authorized acts by expanded function dental assistant or dental hygienist with special endorsement to practice restorative dental hygiene. An expanded function dental assistant or dental hygienist with a special endorsement to practice restorative dental hygiene may …

NRS 631.313 Assignment of dental hygienist, dental therapist, dental assistant, expanded function dental assistant or other person to perform certain intraoral tasks under certain circumstances; exceptions; administration of local anesthesia or nitrous oxide by dental hygienist; …

NRS 631.317 Regulations concerning intraoral tasks and practice in state employment. The Board shall adopt rules or regulations: 1. Specifying the intraoral tasks that may be assigned by a licensed dentist to a dental hygienist, dental therapist or dental assistant in his or her …

NRS 631.330 Renewal of license: Requirements; issuance of renewal certificate; automatic suspension or revocation; reinstatement. 1. Licenses issued pursuant to NRS 631.271, 631.2715 and 631.275 must be renewed annually. All other licenses must be renewed biennially. 2. Except as…

NRS 631.332 Renewal of license: Duty of Board to make data request concerning demographic and practice information available to applicants for voluntary completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information provided. 1. The Board shall: (a) Make the data request de…

NRS 631.335 Inactive or other nonpracticing status of license; reinstatement. 1. The license of a person who does not actively practice in this State for 1 year automatically reverts to inactive status at the time the license renewal fee is next payable. If a person whose license…

NRS 631.340 Restoration of license. 1. Any person who has obtained from the Board a license or certificate to practice dental hygiene, dental therapy, dentistry or expanded function dental assistance in this State, and who fails to obtain a renewal certificate, must, before resum…

NRS 631.342 Continuing education: Required courses and training; regulations. 1. The Board shall adopt regulations concerning continuing education in dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy and expanded function dental assistance. The regulations must include: (a) Except as pro…

NRS 631.3425 Continuing education: Requirements for dental therapists. A dental therapist licensed to practice in this State must annually complete at least 18 hours of instruction in approved courses of continuing education or biennially complete at least 40 hours of instruction…

NRS 631.343 Persons exempt from requirement of continuing education. A holder of an inactive license, or the holder of a license who is retired or has a disability, is exempt from the requirement of continuing education. If the holder of such a license applies to the Board to rea…

NRS 631.344 Training relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and the prescribing of opioids; regulations. The Board shall, by regulation, require each holder of a license to practice dentistry who is registered to dispense controlled substances pursua…

NRS 631.345 Fees; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 631.2715, the Board shall by regulation establish fees for the performance of the duties imposed upon it by this chapter which must not exceed the following amounts: Application fee for an initial license to pr…

NRS 631.3452 Designation and responsibilities of dental director of dental office or clinic; retention of records. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 631.3453, an entity that owns or operates a dental office or clinic as described in paragraph (g) of subsection 2 of NRS 631.215 …

NRS 631.3453 Exemption from requirement to designate actively licensed dentist as dental director of dental office or clinic. The provisions of NRS 631.3452 requiring the designation of an actively licensed dentist as a dental director do not apply to a program for the provision …

NRS 631.3454 Ownership or operation not violation or dishonorable or unprofessional conduct; contract with entity by dentist or professional entity not prohibited. 1. It is not a violation of NRS 631.395 or an act of dishonorable or unprofessional conduct under NRS 631.346 to 631…

NRS 631.3455 Unlicensed person or entity not precluded from providing goods or services for support of business of dental practice, office or clinic in certain circumstances. Nothing in this chapter precludes a person or entity not licensed by the Board from providing goods or se…

NRS 631.3456 Certain provision of goods or services or receipt of payment for provision of goods or services not violation or dishonorable or unprofessional conduct; contracts with persons providing such goods or services not prohibited. 1. It is not a violation of NRS 631.395, o…

NRS 631.3457 Revocation of state business license for certain violations. 1. If the Board determines that a person who provides goods or services for the support of the business of a dental practice, office or clinic has committed any act described in subparagraph (1) or (2) of p…

NRS 631.3458 License required; requirements and standards for use of teledentistry; prohibited acts. 1. A person shall not provide dental services through teledentistry to a patient who is located at an originating site in this State unless the person: (a) Is licensed to practice…

NRS 631.34581 Licensee required to maintain professional liability insurance. A licensee who provides dental services through teledentistry to patients located at an originating site in this State must possess and maintain a policy of professional liability insurance which insure…

NRS 631.34582 Authorized uses. 1. A licensee may: (a) Use teledentistry to examine an existing patient for the purpose of providing a new diagnosis, or to examine a new patient if the examination is sufficient, in accordance with evidence-based standards of practice, to provide a…