Title 54

NRS 639.065 Annual report concerning immunizations administered by pharmacists. The Board shall prepare an annual report concerning immunizations administered by pharmacists that includes, without limitation, the number of immunizations which were administered by pharmacists duri…

NRS 639.067 Posting of information relating to pharmaceutical manufacturers on website. The Board shall post on a website or other Internet site that is operated or administered by or on behalf of the Board: 1. A general description of the basic elements of the Compliance Program…

NRS 639.070 General powers; regulations. 1. The Board may: (a) Adopt such regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, as are necessary for the protection of the public, appertaining to the practice of pharmacy and the lawful performance of its duties. (b) Adopt reg…

NRS 639.071 Regulations: Institutional pharmacies. The Board may adopt such regulations as are necessary for the safe and efficient operation of institutional pharmacies. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1649)

NRS 639.072 Regulations: Pharmacies in correctional institutions. The Board shall adopt regulations concerning the safe and efficient operation of pharmacies in correctional institutions. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1649)

NRS 639.0725 Regulations: Internet pharmacies. 1. The Board shall adopt such regulations as are necessary for the safe and efficient operation of pharmacies and wholesalers that offer their services to persons in this State via the Internet. 2. For the purposes of this section, “…

NRS 639.0727 Regulations: Remote sites, satellite consultation sites and telepharmacies; dispensing practitioners and dispensing technicians; practicing electronically, telephonically or by fiber optics. The Board shall adopt regulations: 1. As are necessary for the safe and effi…

NRS 639.073 Regulations: Restricting sale of drugs except under supervision of registered pharmacist. 1. If the public interest would best be served, the Board may adopt regulations restricting the sale of drugs to sale by or under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacis…

NRS 639.074 Regulations: Registered nurses who participate in certain public health programs or provide certain mental health services. The Board may adopt such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that proper and adequate safeguards, including dispensing procedures, are fol…

NRS 639.0745 Regulations: Transfer, security and exchange of information relating to prescriptions. 1. The Board may adopt regulations concerning the transfer of information between pharmacies relating to prescriptions. 2. The Board shall adopt regulations concerning the electron…

NRS 639.0747 Regulations: Registered pharmacists collecting specimens. 1. The Board shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 652.210 with regard to a registered pharmacist, including, without limitation, regulations that: (a) Require a regi…

NRS 639.075 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, 156)

NRS 639.081 Deposit and use of money received by Board; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, all money coming into the possession of the Board…

NRS 639.090 Enforcement of chapter; inspections. The members of the Board, its inspectors and investigators are designated and constituted agents for the enforcement and carrying out of the provisions of this chapter, and for this purpose they are entitled to have free access at …

NRS 639.093 Communication with other public agencies; immunity. The Board may communicate the results of its deliberations or investigations to other public agencies, and the Board or its members, agents, servants, employees or attorneys shall not incur any liability as a result …

NRS 639.097 Injunctive relief. The Board may bring an action to enjoin any act which would be in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Such action shall be commenced in the district court in and for the county in which the act is to occur and shall be in conformity with Ru…

NRS 639.100 Unlawful to manufacture, engage in wholesale distribution, compound, sell or dispense drug, poison, medicine or chemical; exceptions; penalties; application for and issuance of license; Board prohibited from taking certain action regarding pharmacists located outside …

NRS 639.120 Qualifications of applicants to become registered pharmacists. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 639.134, 639.136 and 639.1365, an applicant to become a registered pharmacist in this State must: (a) Be of good moral character. (b) Be a graduate of a college of ph…

NRS 639.127 Application for registration as pharmacist; payment of fee; submission of fingerprints; issuance of provisional registration; proof of qualifications; period of validity of application; issuance of certificate of registration. 1. An applicant for registration as a pha…

NRS 639.129 Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of certificate or 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 withhold…

NRS 639.130 Reexamination. 1. An applicant for a certificate as a registered pharmacist who has failed to pass the Board’s examination for the certificate is not eligible for reexamination until the next regularly scheduled examination conducted by the Board. 2. No subsequent exa…

NRS 639.132 Board prohibited from approving application for registration or renewal of registration as pharmacist or intern pharmacist unless applicant attests to knowledge of and compliance with certain guidelines related to safe and appropriate injection practices. The Board sh…

NRS 639.134 Registration of pharmacist without examination; reciprocity. 1. The Board may, without an examination, register as a pharmacist any person who: (a) Is registered as a pharmacist in another jurisdiction if the person was required to pass an examination in order to be r…

NRS 639.136 Expedited certificate by endorsement as registered pharmacist: Requirements; procedure for issuance. 1. The Board may issue a certificate by endorsement as a registered pharmacist to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An applicant may s…

NRS 639.1365 Expedited certificate by endorsement as registered pharmacist for active member of Armed Forces, member’s spouse, veteran or veteran’s surviving spouse: Requirements; procedure for issuance; provisional certificate pending action on application. 1. The Board may issu…

NRS 639.137 Registration of intern pharmacists: Qualifications; application; issuance of certificate of registration; period of validity of certificate; authorized activities; display; grounds for suspension, termination or revocation. 1. Any person who is not a registered pharma…

NRS 639.1371 Pharmaceutical technicians: Number permitted per pharmacist; qualifications, registration, supervision and authorized services; submission of fingerprints; issuance of provisional registration; regulations. 1. The ratio of pharmaceutical technicians to pharmacists mu…

NRS 639.1373 Physician assistant: Authority regarding possession, administration, prescription and dispensing of controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices; registration; regulations. 1. A physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS may, if…

NRS 639.1374 Dental hygienist: Authority regarding possession, prescription and dispensing of dangerous drugs and devices; certification; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a dental hygienist licensed pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS may, if authorized by…

NRS 639.1375 Advanced practice registered nurses: Authority to dispense controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices; registration; regulations. 1. Subject to the limitations set forth in NRS 632.237, an advanced practice registered nurse may dispense controlled su…

NRS 639.138 Denial of application: Notice. If the Board, after an investigation, denies any application for a certificate, license or permit, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall notify the applicant, within 10 days after the denial is approved by the Board and entered in t…

NRS 639.139 Denial of application: Procedure for reconsideration. 1. At any time within 30 days after receipt of the notice of denial of an application, the applicant may petition the Board for reconsideration of the application. The petition must set forth a denial, in whole or …

NRS 639.150 Display of certificates, licenses and permits; regulations. 1. The holder of a certificate of registration, a license or a permit granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall display the certificate, license or permit, and the current renewal receipt there…

NRS 639.160 Notice of new place of practice. Every registered pharmacist shall, within 10 days after changing his or her place of practice as designated on the books of the Executive Secretary of the Board, notify the Executive Secretary of the change and of the new place of prac…

NRS 639.170 Fees; costs of special meetings; regulations. 1. The Board shall charge and collect not more than the following fees for the following services: For the examination of an applicant for registration as a pharmacist Actual cost of the examination For the investigation o…

NRS 639.180 Expiration of certificates, licenses and permits; procedure for renewal; grounds for refusal to renew; automatic forfeiture for failure to comply with procedure. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a certificate, license or permit issued by the Board p…

NRS 639.183 Renewal of registration: 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 reque…

NRS 639.190 Issuance of certificate of registration as pharmacist after forfeiture. If a certificate of registration as a pharmacist is forfeited by a person as provided in NRS 639.180, the Board may, within 5 years thereafter, issue a certificate of registration to the person if…

NRS 639.200 Issuance of duplicate certificates and receipts for renewal. The Board shall have the power to issue duplicate certificates of registration and duplicate renewal receipts upon: 1. Written application therefor signed by the applicant; 2. Proof to the satisfaction of th…

NRS 639.210 Grounds for suspension or revocation of certificate, license, registration or permit or denial of application. The Board may suspend or revoke any certificate, license, registration or permit issued pursuant to this chapter, and deny the application of any person for …

NRS 639.2107 Surrender, revocation or suspension by licensing board or Drug Enforcement Administration: Immediate suspension of certificate, license, registration or permit. The surrender, revocation or a suspension that has not been stayed of any certificate, license or registra…

NRS 639.211 Mental illness: Immediate suspension of right to practice. The adjudication of insanity or mental illness, or the voluntary commitment or admission to any hospital for a mental illness of any certificate holder, shall operate as an immediate suspension of the right of…

NRS 639.212 Mental illness: Reinstatement of suspended certificate, license, registration or permit. 1. A person whose certificate, license, registration or permit has been suspended by the Board in accordance with NRS 639.211 may petition the Board for reinstatement of the certi…

NRS 639.2121 Conviction of certain felonies: Immediate suspension of certificate, license, registration or permit; reinstatement. The conviction of any person who holds a certificate, license, registration or permit issued pursuant to this chapter of a felony for a violation of a…

NRS 639.2122 Corporations: Denial, suspension and revocation of certificates, licenses, permits or registrations. The Board may suspend, revoke or deny any certificate, license, permit or registration of a corporation where conditions exist in relation to any person holding 10 pe…

NRS 639.213 Legislative declaration. The Legislature hereby declares the practice of pharmacy to be a learned profession, affecting public safety and welfare and charged with the public interest, and is therefore subject to protection and regulation by the State. (Added to NRS by…