Title 54

NRS 638.007 “Licensed veterinarian” defined. “Licensed veterinarian” means a person who is licensed by the Board and is on active status to practice veterinary medicine in this State. (Added to NRS by 1989, 536; A 1995, 1676)

NRS 638.008 “Practice of veterinary medicine” defined. 1. “Practice of veterinary medicine” means: (a) To diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury or other physical or mental conditions, including, but not limited to: (1) The …

NRS 638.009 “School of veterinary medicine” defined. “School of veterinary medicine” means any veterinary college or division of a university or college that offers the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or its equivalent and that conforms to the standards required for accre…

NRS 638.011 “Veterinarian” defined. “Veterinarian” means a person who has received a doctor’s degree in veterinary medicine from a school of veterinary medicine. (Added to NRS by 1989, 537)

NRS 638.012 “Veterinary medicine” defined. “Veterinary medicine” includes veterinary surgery, obstetrics, dentistry and all other branches or specialties of veterinary medicine. (Added to NRS by 1989, 537)

NRS 638.013 “Veterinary technician” defined. “Veterinary technician” means a person who is: 1. Licensed by the Board pursuant to NRS 638.122; and 2. Formally trained for the specific purpose of assisting a licensed veterinarian in the performance of professional or technical serv…

NRS 638.014 “Veterinary telemedicine” defined. “Veterinary telemedicine” means the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications regarding the health status of an animal or a group of animals and includes, without limitation, communic…

NRS 638.015 Applicability of chapter. Nothing in this chapter applies: 1. To the gratuitous castrating, dehorning or vaccinating of domesticated animals nor to the gratuitous treatment of diseased animals by friends or neighbors of the owner thereof, except that all vaccinations …

NRS 638.017 Service of process: Methods; filing and recording of proof. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 622A of NRS: 1. Service of process made pursuant to and all notices of hearings required by this chapter must be personally served upon the veterinarian, veterinary tec…

NRS 638.019 Action to collect compensation for regulated services requires proof of licensure at time of service. 1. A person engaged in any business or profession for which a license is required pursuant to this chapter may not bring or maintain an action in any court of this St…

NRS 638.020 Creation; number, appointment, qualifications and removal of members. 1. The Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is hereby created. 2. The Board consists of eight members appointed by the Governor. 3. Six of the members must: (a) Be residents of the Sta…

NRS 638.030 Oaths of members. 1. Before entering upon the duties of office, each appointed member of the Board shall take the constitutional oath of office. 2. Each appointed member who is a licensed veterinarian shall make an oath that he or she is a graduate in veterinary medic…

NRS 638.040 Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees; payment of salaries and expenses. 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 t…

NRS 638.050 Officers; representative member at meetings; employment and performance review of Executive Director; regulations. 1. The Board shall elect from its appointed members a President and Vice President, who serve at the pleasure of the Board. 2. The Board may elect from i…

NRS 638.060 Meetings; quorum. 1. The Board shall meet at least annually and on the call of the President or any five of its members. 2. Five members of the Board constitute a quorum, and a quorum is necessary to conduct the business of the Board. Any action taken by the Board mus…

NRS 638.070 Regulations; powers regarding employees, investigations and evidence and offices. 1. The Board shall adopt regulations providing an administrative fine in an amount not to exceed $500 if an applicant for a license or the renewal of a license: (a) Intentionally or know…

NRS 638.073 Administration of oaths. The President of the Board, or in the President’s absence, the Vice President, may administer oaths in the performance of his or her duties. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1251)

NRS 638.077 Inspection of facilities. The Board, a member thereof or its authorized representative may inspect a facility in which veterinary medicine is practiced at any time during which the facility is open for business, to ensure compliance with the requirements of this chapt…

NRS 638.080 Duties of Executive Director; deposit, use and payment of Board’s money. 1. The Executive Director is the custodian of all the records and money of the Board, and shall deposit all money received by the Board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, except fines im…

NRS 638.083 Payment of expenses of Board; deposit of money collected or received by Board or its delegate; delegation of Board’s authority to take disciplinary action; claim for payment of attorney’s fees and costs of investigation. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4…

NRS 638.085 Fiscal year. The Board shall operate on the basis of a fiscal year commencing on July 1 and terminating on June 30. (Added to NRS by 1963, 155)

NRS 638.087 Records: General requirements; confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions. 1. The Board shall keep a record of: (a) All charges filed against a licensee; (b) The proceedings of any formal hearing conducted by the Board or a hearing officer; (c) Any order …

NRS 638.089 Records: Additional provisions governing confidentiality and disclosure. 1. Except as provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, all information received by the Board concerning an applicant for a license or a licensee, including the results of an investigation, is co…

NRS 638.090 Unlawful to practice without license. It is unlawful for any person to practice veterinary medicine, surgery, obstetrics or dentistry within the State of Nevada without a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. [1:17:1919; 1919 RL p. 3204; NCL § 779…

NRS 638.100 Application for license to practice veterinary medicine; qualifications; fee; grounds for refusal to issue license. 1. Any person who desires to secure a license to practice veterinary medicine, surgery, obstetrics or dentistry in the State of Nevada must make written…

NRS 638.103 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 638.105 Issuance of license to practice veterinary medicine without examination or as diplomate. 1. The Board may in its discretion license an applicant solely on the basis of oral interviews and practical demonstrations upon sufficient proof that the applicant has, within th…

NRS 638.110 Examination for license to practice veterinary medicine; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided by NRS 638.105, each applicant for an initial license must pass: (a) The state examination administered by the Board; and (b) Any other examination approved by the Bo…

NRS 638.116 Euthanasia technician: Application for license; qualifications; fee. 1. Any person who desires to secure a license as a euthanasia technician must make written application to the Executive Director of the Board. 2. The application must be accompanied by satisfactory p…

NRS 638.117 Euthanasia technician: Examination. 1. The Board shall examine every applicant for a license as a euthanasia technician in order to determine his or her qualifications, and may issue or deny a license on the basis of the examination. All examinees must be tested by a …

NRS 638.118 Euthanasia technician: Duties upon cessation of qualified employment. A euthanasia technician shall surrender his or her license to the Board, and notify the State Board of Pharmacy, when the euthanasia technician ceases to be employed by a law enforcement agency, an …

NRS 638.119 Euthanasia technician: Regulations. The Board may adopt regulations governing the tasks and procedures that may be performed by a euthanasia technician. (Added to NRS by 1989, 537)

NRS 638.122 Veterinary technician: Application for license; qualifications; fee. 1. Any person who desires to secure a license as a veterinary technician must make written application to the Executive Director of the Board. 2. The application must be accompanied by satisfactory p…

NRS 638.123 Veterinary technician: Examination; regulations. 1. Each applicant for a license as a veterinary technician must pass: (a) The state examination administered by the Board; and (b) The Veterinary Technician National Examination or any other examination approved by the …

NRS 638.124 Veterinary technician: Regulations; responsibility of supervising veterinarian. 1. The Board shall adopt regulations pertaining to and limiting the activities of veterinary technicians. 2. Regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to this section do not reduce the res…

NRS 638.1245 Veterinary technician: Conditions under which supervision via veterinary telemedicine is authorized. A supervising veterinarian who has established a veterinarian-client-patient relationship may provide the supervision and control required by this chapter and the reg…

NRS 638.125 Practice by veterinarians licensed by adjoining states in areas within State not adequately served; conditions. Unless the Board finds, after the filing with the Board of a protest by a person licensed under the provisions of this chapter, that the area involved is ad…

NRS 638.127 Renewal of license; forfeiture of license for failure to renew; reinstatement; examination before renewal in certain circumstances. 1. On or before May 15 of each odd-numbered year, each person licensed under the provisions of this chapter must: (a) Submit to the Boar…

NRS 638.128 Placement of license to practice veterinary medicine on inactive status: Application; qualifications; effect; regulations. 1. A licensed veterinarian may apply to the Board to be placed on inactive status. The Board may grant the application if the applicant has: (a) …

NRS 638.129 Removal of limitation or suspension of license; reinstatement of revoked license. 1. Any person: (a) Whose practice of veterinary medicine has been limited; or (b) Whose license to practice veterinary medicine has been suspended until further order or revoked, Ê may a…

NRS 638.131 Provision of regulations to certain licensees governing sanitary conditions of facilities in which veterinary medicine is practiced. A copy of the regulations of the Board governing the sanitary conditions of facilities in which veterinary medicine is practiced must b…

NRS 638.132 Regulations for licensure of facility in which veterinary medicine is practiced. The Board shall adopt regulations which prescribe the requirements for the licensure of a facility in which veterinary medicine is practiced, including, without limitation, the fee for th…

NRS 638.133 Duty of veterinarian and veterinary technician to report claim for malpractice or negligence and disposition. Every veterinarian or veterinary technician licensed pursuant to this chapter shall report to the Board any claim for malpractice or negligence filed against …

NRS 638.134 Duty of licensed veterinarian to recommend vaccinations for zoonotic diseases; administration of such vaccinations; regulations; duty to provide veterinary services at level of quality required by chapter. 1. Each licensed veterinarian to whom an animal is brought for…

NRS 638.135 Authority of licensed veterinarian to administer or recommend certain products containing hemp or CBD; disciplinary action prohibited. 1. A licensed veterinarian may: (a) Administer to an animal a product containing hemp or CBD if the product: (1) Has a THC concentrat…