Title 54

NRS 633.4717 Renewal of license as osteopathic physician: Duty of Board to make data request concerning practice information available to applicants for required completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information provided. 1. In addition to any other requirement…

NRS 633.4718 Renewal of license as physician assistant: Requirements for application for simultaneous license to practice as physician assistant issued by Board of Medical Examiners. 1. A person applying to renew a license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the prov…

NRS 633.472 Inquiry into and documentation of veteran status of new adult patients; provision of contact information for Department of Veterans Services; authority of Board to ask applicant for renewal of license regarding performance of such actions. 1. An osteopathic physician …

NRS 633.473 Training relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and prescribing of opioids; exemption for one licensure period for certain registration; regulations. 1. The Board shall, by regulation, require each osteopathic physician or physician assis…

NRS 633.481 Expiration of license for failure to renew; waiver of requirements for continuing education; restoration of license. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a licensee fails to comply with the requirements of NRS 633.471 within 10 days after the renewal da…

NRS 633.491 Retired licensees; inactive status; procedure to restore active status. 1. A licensee who retires from practice is not required biennially to renew his or her license after filing with the Board an affidavit stating the date on which he or she retired from practice an…

NRS 633.501 Fees; costs of special meetings. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Board shall charge and collect fees not to exceed the following amounts: (a) Application and initial license fee for an osteopathic physician............. $1,600 (b) Biennial license…

NRS 633.509 Jurisdiction of Board over licensee unaffected by expiration or voluntary surrender of license. The expiration of a license by operation of law or by order or decision of the Board or a court, or the voluntary surrender of a license by a licensee, does not deprive the…

NRS 633.510 Authority of Board or investigative committee to issue letter of warning, letter of concern or nonpunitive admonishment. 1. If the Board has reason to believe that a person has violated or is violating any provision of this chapter, the Board or any investigative comm…

NRS 633.511 Grounds for initiating disciplinary action. [Effective through June 30, 2027.] 1. The grounds for initiating disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter are: (a) Unprofessional conduct. (b) Conviction of: (1) A violation of any federal or state law regulating the pos…

NRS 633.512 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 license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter practices osteopathic medicine or as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist a…

NRS 633.521 Prescribing or administering certain drugs or controlled substances or engaging in activity relating to medical use of cannabis not grounds for disciplinary action under certain circumstances. An osteopathic physician is not subject to disciplinary action solely for: …

NRS 633.524 Osteopathic physician required to report certain information concerning surgeries and sentinel events; disciplinary action or fine for failure to report or false report; duties of Board; confidentiality of report; applicability; regulations. 1. The Board shall require…

NRS 633.526 Insurer of osteopathic physician, physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant required to report certain information concerning malpractice; administrative fine for failure to report. 1. The insurer of an osteopathic physician, physician assistant or anesthesiol…

NRS 633.527 Osteopathic physician, physician assistant and anesthesiologist assistant required to report certain information concerning malpractice and sanctions imposed against osteopathic physician, physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant; administrative fine for fail…

NRS 633.528 Board required to conduct investigation after receiving certain reports concerning malpractice; exception. If the Board receives a report pursuant to the provisions of NRS 633.526, 633.527 or 690B.250 indicating that a judgment has been rendered or an award has been m…

NRS 633.5285 Board required to take certain actions after receiving certain notice concerning transactions involving physician group practices; investigations and hearings; administrative penalty. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the Board receives notice fr…

NRS 633.529 Examination of osteopathic physician, physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant to test competence to practice; consent to examination; testimony and examination reports not privileged. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, if the Board or …

NRS 633.531 Mandatory or optional filing of complaint; retention of complaints. 1. The Board or any of its members, or a medical review panel of a hospital or medical society, which becomes aware of any conduct by an osteopathic physician, physician assistant or anesthesiologist …

NRS 633.533 General requirements for filing complaint; mandatory filing of complaint by licensee, medical school or medical facility; medical facilities and societies required to report certain information concerning privileges and disciplinary action; administrative fine for fai…

NRS 633.541 Review of complaint by designated member of Board; investigation of complaint; formal complaint. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 633.574, when a complaint is filed with the Board, the Board shall designate a member of the Board to review the complaint. 2. If th…

NRS 633.542 Practicing or offering to practice without license: Reporting requirements of Board. Unless the Board determines that extenuating circumstances exist, the Board shall forward to the appropriate law enforcement agency any substantiated information submitted to the Boar…

NRS 633.561 Mental or physical examination to determine competence to practice osteopathic medicine or as physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant; diversion program; consent to examination; testimony and examination reports not privileged; effect of failure to submit to…

NRS 633.571 Examination of medical competency. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, if the Board has reason to believe that the conduct of any osteopathic physician, physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant has raised a reasonable question as to his or …

NRS 633.574 Review and investigation of complaint relating to prescriptions for certain controlled substances; notice to licensee; formal complaint and hearing; referral or postponement of investigation; regulations; explanation or technical advisory bulletin regarding relevant l…

NRS 633.577 Summary suspension of licensee’s authority to prescribe, administer or dispense certain controlled substances; issuance of order; formal hearing and decision. 1. If the Board determines from an investigation of a licensee that the health, safety or welfare of the publ…

NRS 633.581 Summary suspension of license: Issuance of order; hearing; reinstatement of license required if no formal complaint pending on date of hearing; limitation on time for completing examination. 1. If an investigation by the Board of an osteopathic physician, physician as…

NRS 633.591 Summary suspension of license: Stay by court of Board’s order prohibited; exception. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, if the Board issues an order summarily suspending the license of an osteopathic physician, physician assistant or anesthesiologi…

NRS 633.601 Injunctive relief. 1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Board, through an officer of the Board or the Attorney General, may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any unprofessional conduct of an osteopathic physician, physician assi…

NRS 633.621 Commencement of disciplinary proceedings required for certain violations of Industrial Insurance Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, if the Board receives a report pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 228.420, a disciplinary proceeding regarding the…

NRS 633.625 Submission of fingerprints required upon initiation of disciplinary action; effect of noncompliance; additional grounds for disciplinary action. 1. Any licensee against whom the Board initiates disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter shall, within 30 days after t…

NRS 633.631 Service of process; publication of notice. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and chapter 622A of NRS: 1. Service of process made under this chapter must be either personal or by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, addressed to the os…

NRS 633.641 Requirements for proof. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, in any disciplinary proceeding before the Board, a hearing officer or a panel: 1. Proof of actual injury need not be established where the formal complaint charges deceptive or unethical pr…

NRS 633.643 Standard of proof. In any disciplinary proceedings conducted pursuant to this chapter, the standard of proof is a preponderance of the evidence. (Added to NRS by 2009, 2979)

NRS 633.651 Required disciplinary action for violations; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records. 1. If the Board finds a person guilty in a disciplinary proceeding, it shall by order take one or more of the following actions: (a) Place the…

NRS 633.660 Hearing officers and panels: Delegation of authority by Board. The Board may delegate its authority to conduct a hearing concerning the discipline of a licensee pursuant to chapter 622A of NRS to: 1. A person; or 2. A group of such members of the Board as the Presiden…

NRS 633.665 Hearing officers and panels: Powers. A hearing officer or panel has all the powers that are necessary to conduct a hearing concerning the discipline of a licensee pursuant to chapter 622A of NRS. (Added to NRS by 2005, 259; A 2005, 22nd Special Session, 97)

NRS 633.671 Judicial review. 1. Any person who has been placed on probation or whose license has been limited, suspended or revoked by the Board is entitled to judicial review of the Board’s order as provided by law. 2. Every order of the Board which limits the practice of osteop…

NRS 633.681 Removal of limitation on or suspension of license and reinstatement of license. 1. Any person: (a) Whose practice of osteopathic medicine or practice as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant has been limited; or (b) Whose license to practice osteopathic …

NRS 633.691 Immunity from civil action; Board prohibited from taking certain action against osteopathic physician, physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant for disclosing certain violations to governmental entity or cooperating in related investigation, hearing or inquir…

NRS 633.693 Performance of laser eye surgery or intense pulsed light therapy by osteopathic physician. Laser surgery or intense pulsed light therapy on the globe of the eye of a patient may be performed only by a licensed osteopathic physician who has completed a program of progr…

NRS 633.694 Administration of anesthesia or sedation. 1. An osteopathic physician shall not administer or supervise directly the administration of general anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep sedation to patients unless the general anesthesia, conscious sedation or deep sedatio…

NRS 633.6945 Individualized investigational treatment or investigational drug, biological product or device: Conditions under which osteopathic physician is authorized to prescribe or recommend; contents of form for consent; contents of informational form provided to patient; dut…

NRS 633.6947 Osteopathic physician or physician assistant who diagnoses patient as having opioid use disorder: Duty to counsel and provide certain information to patient; duty if patient requests medication-assisted treatment. 1. Upon diagnosing a patient as having an opioid use …

NRS 633.6949 Duty to ask certain questions during routine physical examination of certain minor patients. Each time an osteopathic physician or physician assistant performs a routine physical examination of a person who is at least 12 years of age but not more than 18 years of ag…

NRS 633.695 Authority of nonprofit medical school or research institution to operate as business organization or association, operate clinic in conjunction with school or research facility and retain portion of money generated by clinic. A private nonprofit school of osteopathic …