Title 54

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 …

NRS 633.6955 Osteopathic physician prohibited from allowing person not enrolled in good standing at accredited school to perform or participate in certain activities; exception; civil penalty; limitation of action. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an osteopathic p…

NRS 633.701 Limitation or termination of licensee’s privileges or criminal prosecution not precluded by filing, review and disposition of complaint; immunity from civil liability. The filing and review of a complaint and any subsequent disposition by the Board, the member designa…

NRS 633.706 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 633.707 Osteopathic physician or physician assistant authorized to issue order for school or authorized entity to obtain and maintain auto-injectable epinephrine; immunity from liability. 1. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant may issue to a public or private scho…

NRS 633.711 Injunctive relief against person practicing without license. 1. The Board, through an officer of the Board or the Attorney General, may maintain in any court of competent jurisdiction a suit for an injunction against any person: (a) Practicing osteopathic medicine or …

NRS 633.721 Sufficiency of allegations in criminal complaint charging practicing without license. In a criminal complaint charging any person with practicing osteopathic medicine or practicing as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant without a valid license issued b…

NRS 633.731 Prosecution of violators; employment of investigators and assistants. In a manner consistent with the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, the Board shall cause the prosecution of all persons who commit any act prohibited by this chapter. The Board may employ investigat…

NRS 633.741 Unlawful acts; penalties. 1. It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 629.091, practice: (1) Osteopathic medicine without a valid license to practice osteopathic medicine under this chapter; (2) As a physician assistant or anesthesiolo…

NRS 633.750 Osteopathic physician or agent or employee thereof prohibited from retaliating or discriminating against certain persons for reporting or participating in investigation or proceeding relating to sentinel event or conduct of osteopathic physician or other persons or re…

NRS 633.755 Legal remedy for certain retaliation or discrimination: Filing of action; damages; interest; equitable relief; rebuttable presumption in certain circumstances; civil penalty; limitation of action. 1. An employee of an osteopathic physician or a registered nurse, licen…

NRS 634.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 634.012 to 634.018, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. [Part 5:23:1923; A 1945, 136; 1949, 655; 1951, 258; 1955, 506] + [Part …

NRS 634.012 “Board” defined. “Board” means the Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada. [Part 5:23:1923; A 1945, 136; 1949, 655; 1951, 258; 1955, 506] + [Part 11:23:1923; A 1951, 258]—(NRS A 1969, 347; 1971, 356, 2036; 1977, 189; 1981, 593; 1997, 818)

NRS 634.0125 “Business entity” defined. “Business entity” means a sole proprietorship or any lawful fictional entity by which business may be conducted lawfully in this State. The term does not include: 1. A facility wholly owned by one or more persons licensed pursuant to this c…

NRS 634.013 “Chiropractic” defined. “Chiropractic” is defined to be the science, art and practice of palpating and adjusting the articulations of the human body by hand, the use of physiotherapy, hygienic, nutritive and sanitary measures and all methods of diagnosis. [Part 5:23:1…

NRS 634.014 “Chiropractic adjustment” defined. “Chiropractic adjustment” means the application of a precisely controlled force applied by hand or mechanical device to a specific focal point of the anatomy for the sole purpose of creating a specific angular movement in skeletal ar…

NRS 634.017 “Malpractice” defined. “Malpractice” means failure on the part of a chiropractic physician to exercise the degree of care, diligence and skill ordinarily exercised by chiropractic physicians in good standing in the community in which he or she practices. (Added to NRS…

NRS 634.0173 “Manipulation” defined. “Manipulation” means an application of a resistive movement by applying a nonspecific force, without the use of a thrust, which is directed into a region and not into a focal point of the anatomy. (Added to NRS by 2011, 912)

NRS 634.0175 “Subluxation complex” defined. “Subluxation complex” means a biomechanical skeletal misalignment or dysfunction in a part of the body which results in aberrant nerve transmission and expression. (Added to NRS by 1989, 1168)