Title 54

NRS 634B.220 Expedited license by endorsement to practice as naprapath for active member of Armed Forces, member’s spouse, veteran or veteran’s surviving spouse: Requirements; procedure for issuance; provisional license pending action on application. 1. The Division may issue a l…

NRS 634B.230 Submission of fingerprints. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, each applicant for a license, including, without limitation, an expedited license pursuant to NRS 634B.210 or 634B.220, must submit to the Division a complete set of fingerpr…

NRS 634B.240 Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license; duty of Division. [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 withh…

NRS 634B.250 Examinations. The Board shall: 1. Prepare or cause to be prepared a test on the practice of naprapathy which must be passed by an applicant for a license pursuant to NRS 634B.200; or 2. Designate a national examination for that purpose. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1668)

NRS 634B.260 Expiration and renewal of license: Application; continuing education; fee. Each license to practice naprapathy issued pursuant to this chapter expires on January 1 of each year and may be renewed if, before the license expires, the licensee submits to the Division: 1…

NRS 634B.270 Inquiry into and documentation of veteran status of new adult patients; provision of contact information for Department of Veterans Services; authority of Division to ask applicant for renewal of license regarding performance of such actions. 1. A naprapath may: (a) …

NRS 634B.280 Display of license and diploma. Each person licensed to practice naprapathy shall display his or her license and a copy of his or her diploma from a program of education in naprapathy conspicuously at each place where the person engages in the practice of naprapathy.…

NRS 634B.290 Duty to refer patient to provider of health care when diagnosis or treatment exceeds ability of naprapath. 1. If a naprapath determines that the diagnosis or treatment of a patient is beyond the scope of practice or the skill, training and competence of the naprapath…

NRS 634B.700 Grounds for disciplinary action against licensee; regulations governing procedure for imposing and types of disciplinary action. 1. A naprapath is subject to disciplinary action if the naprapath: (a) Violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pu…

NRS 634B.710 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 w…

NRS 634B.720 Commencement of disciplinary proceedings required for certain violations of Industrial Insurance Act; regulations. 1. If the Division receives a report pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 228.420, a hearing must be held pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, with …

NRS 634B.730 Confidentiality of certain records of Division; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Division, all documents and other information filed with the complaint and all documents and other information com…

NRS 634B.900 Certain acts prohibited without license. 1. Except as authorized by NRS 634B.080, a person who is not licensed as a naprapath pursuant to this chapter, or a person whose license as a naprapath has expired or has been suspended or revoked by the Division, shall not: (…

NRS 634B.910 Injunction. 1. If the Board or the Division determines that a person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the Board or Division may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin t…

NRS 635.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Board” means the State Board of Podiatry. 2. “Podiatry” is the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of ailments of the human foot and leg. 3. “Podiatry hygienist” means a person engaged in…

NRS 635.015 Applicability of chapter. 1. This chapter does not apply: (a) To commissioned surgeons of the United States Army, Navy or Marine Hospital Service in the actual performance of their official duties, including, without limitation, providing medical care in a hospital in…

NRS 635.020 Creation; number, appointment and qualifications of members; salary of members; per diem allowances and travel expenses of members and employees. 1. The State Board of Podiatry, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created. 2. The Governor s…

NRS 635.030 Officers; regulations; expenses; record of transactions; seal. 1. The Board shall elect from among its members a President, a Vice President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The members may assign the duties of the Treasurer and the Secretary to one person who must be de…

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…