Title 54

NRS 635.035 Offices and employees of Board; inspection of premises of licensee. 1. The Board may: (a) Maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (b) Employ attorneys, investigators and other professional …

NRS 635.037 Subpoenas: Issuance; enforcement. 1. The Board may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers. 2. The district court, in and for the county in which any hearing is held, may compel the attendance of witnesses, the giving of …

NRS 635.040 Deposit of fees; payment of salaries and expenses; deposit of money from imposition of civil penalties; claim for attorneys’ fees or costs of investigation. 1. All fees provided for in this chapter must be paid to the Treasurer of the Board, who shall deposit the fees…

NRS 635.045 Fiscal year; biennial audit. The Board shall: 1. Operate on the basis of a fiscal year commencing on July 1 and terminating on June 30; and 2. Audit its fiscal records once every 2 years. (Added to NRS by 1963, 153; A 1983, 378) LICENSES

NRS 635.050 License to practice podiatry: Requirements; fee for application; regulations; exceptions. 1. Any person wishing to practice podiatry in this State must, before beginning to practice, procure from the Board a license to practice podiatry. 2. Except as otherwise provide…

NRS 635.056 Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license; 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, suspending…

NRS 635.065 Requirements for applicants licensed to practice podiatry in another jurisdiction. 1. In addition to the other requirements for licensure set forth in this chapter, an applicant for a license to practice podiatry in this State who has been licensed to practice podiatr…

NRS 635.066 Expedited license by endorsement to practice podiatry: Requirements; procedure for issuance. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 635.073, the Board may issue a license by endorsement to practice podiatry to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this …

NRS 635.0665 Expedited license by endorsement to practice podiatry: Requirements; procedure for issuance; provisional license pending action on application; reduced fee. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 635.073, the Board may issue a license by endorsement to practice podia…

NRS 635.067 Submission of fingerprints. Each applicant for a license, including, without limitation, a limited or provisional license, must submit to the Board: 1. A complete set of fingerprints; and 2. Written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints submitte…

NRS 635.070 Issuance of license to successful applicants. Without unnecessary delay, the Board shall act upon an application for a license submitted pursuant to this chapter. If an applicant is found qualified, the applicant must be issued a license to practice podiatry, or as a …

NRS 635.073 Board prohibited from issuing or renewing license to practice podiatry unless applicant attests to certain information related to safe and appropriate injection practices. The Board shall not issue or renew a license to practice podiatry unless the applicant for issua…

NRS 635.075 Limited license to practice podiatry: Application; fee; qualifications; limitations on practice; renewal; regulations. 1. The Board shall issue a limited license to practice podiatry pursuant to this section to each applicant who complies with the provisions of this s…

NRS 635.082 Provisional license to practice podiatry: Duration; nonrenewable; qualifications; application; examination; fees; regulations. 1. A graduate of an accredited school of podiatry may, during his or her residency, be granted a provisional license to practice podiatry und…

NRS 635.085 Authorized and unauthorized activities of licensed podiatric physician. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a podiatric physician licensed by the Board may: (a) Administer electricity to the foot or leg by means including electrodes, machinery and rays. (…

NRS 635.086 Training required for administration of certain neuromodulators related to Clostridium botulinum and dermal or soft tissue fillers by podiatric physician; proof of training; regulations. 1. The Board shall adopt regulations prescribing the training that a podiatric ph…

NRS 635.087 Use of title describing profession by licensed podiatric physician. A person who is licensed to practice podiatry pursuant to this chapter may use any title which describes the profession, including, without limitation, “D.P.M.,” “Podiatrist,” “Podiatric Physician,” “…

NRS 635.093 Podiatry hygienists: Requirements for license; fee; regulations. Any person wishing to be licensed as a podiatry hygienist in this State must: 1. Furnish the Board with satisfactory proof that the person: (a) Is of good moral character. (b) Has satisfactorily complete…

NRS 635.097 Podiatry hygienists: Limitation on practice. The holder of a valid and active license to practice as a podiatry hygienist may be employed as a podiatry hygienist in this State only in the office of a licensed podiatric physician. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1024; A 1979, 1…

NRS 635.098 Podiatry hygienists: Authorized activities; required knowledge. 1. Any podiatry hygienist in the employ and under the direction of a podiatric physician may: (a) Apply orthopedic padding. (b) Administer to patients by means of physiotherapeutic equipment. (c) Make up …

NRS 635.100 Display of license. Every person practicing podiatry or practicing as a podiatry hygienist shall, upon receiving the license provided for by this chapter, cause the license to be conspicuously displayed at all times in every office maintained by the person or in which…

NRS 635.110 Licenses: Expiration; renewal; delinquency; reinstatement; fees; regulations. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 635.082: 1. A license issued under the provisions of this chapter expires on October 31 of each year. A license may be renewed before its expiration upon …

NRS 635.111 Renewal of license: Authority 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 may: (a) Make the data request…

NRS 635.112 Board required to maintain records concerning applicants; contents. The Board shall maintain records concerning the applicants to whom licenses have been issued or denied. Each such record must include: 1. The name and address of the applicant; 2. The name of the scho…

NRS 635.115 Continuing education for podiatric physician; certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; waiver; grounds for nonrenewal of license. 1. Every even-numbered year each podiatric physician must, at the time of paying the annual renewal fee, present to the Secretary o…

NRS 635.116 Training required for certain podiatric physicians relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and prescribing of opioids; regulations. The Board shall, by regulation, require each holder of a license to practice podiatry who is registered to …

NRS 635.118 Licensees: Notice of change in mailing address; notice of change in location or close of office located in State; location of records. 1. Each licensee shall: (a) Maintain a permanent mailing address with the Board; and (b) If the licensee changes his or her permanent…

NRS 635.130 Authority of Board to take disciplinary or other action; grounds. 1. The Board, after notice and a hearing as required by law, and upon any cause enumerated in subsection 2, may take one or more of the following disciplinary actions: (a) Deny an application for a lice…

NRS 635.135 Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for wi…

NRS 635.150 Disciplinary proceedings: Majority vote of Board required; commencement required for certain violations of Industrial Insurance Act. 1. A decision by the Board in a disciplinary proceeding must be made by a majority vote of the members of the Board. 2. Notwithstanding…

NRS 635.152 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 for podiatric physic…

NRS 635.153 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 635.158 Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions; retention of complaints. 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 oth…

NRS 635.159 Filing of complaint. Any person who becomes aware that a person practicing podiatry or practicing as a podiatry hygienist in this State has, is or is about to become engaged in conduct which constitutes grounds for initiating disciplinary action may file a complaint w…

NRS 635.162 Injunctive relief; order of court for limitation of practice or suspension of license; temporary restraining order. 1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Board, through its President or Secretary or the Attorney General, may apply to any court of com…

NRS 635.167 Unlawful acts; penalties. 1. Any person who: (a) Presents to the Board as his or her own the diploma, license or credentials of another; (b) Gives either false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board; (c) Practices podiatry under a false or assumed name or falsely…

NRS 635.170 Prosecution of violation. 1. The Board shall report any violation of this chapter to the district attorney of the county wherein the violation occurs. 2. The district attorney shall promptly prosecute any person violating any provision of this chapter. [Part 15:149:19…

NRS 635.180 Penalty for unauthorized practice. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 635.167, every person who practices podiatry or as a podiatry hygienist without having complied with the provisions of this chapter must be fined not more than $10,000 for each offense. [Part 15:14…

NRS 635.190 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…