Title 54

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…

NRS 636.010 Legislative declaration. The practice of optometry is hereby declared to be a learned profession, affecting public safety and welfare and charged with the public interest, and therefore subject to protection and regulation by the State. [1:208:1955]

NRS 636.015 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 636.016 to 636.0235, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. [7:208:1955]—(NRS A 1979, 951; 1983, 731; 1985, 154, 1918; 1993, 2864;…

NRS 636.016 “Advertise” defined. “Advertise” means the commercial use of any medium, including, but not limited to, any brochures or business cards, the Internet, radio or television, or a newspaper, magazine, sign or other printed or electronic medium, by an optometrist to bring…

NRS 636.0165 “Asynchronous optometric telemedicine” defined. “Asynchronous optometric telemedicine” means a form of optometric telemedicine in which data that is collected from an examination of a patient that is conducted in person is later transmitted to an optometrist for revi…

NRS 636.017 “Board” defined. “Board” means the Nevada State Board of Optometry. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2864)

NRS 636.0175 “Comprehensive examination” defined. 1. “Comprehensive examination” means an examination of a patient which is conducted in person and during which all of the following tests, procedures or actions are performed: (a) The documentation of the primary reason for which …

NRS 636.018 “Contact lens” defined. “Contact lens” means an ophthalmic lens prescribed for application on the anterior surface of the eye. The term includes any plano lens or cosmetic lens. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2864; A 2019, 3637)

NRS 636.019 “Diagnostic pharmaceutical agents” defined. “Diagnostic pharmaceutical agents” means any topical or oral agents used to examine and diagnose conditions of the eye or adnexa. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2864; A 2019, 3637)

NRS 636.0195 “Distant site” defined. “Distant site” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.515. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1455)

NRS 636.0199 “Health care services” defined. “Health care services” means services for the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, care or relief of a health condition, illness, injury or disease that are within the scope of the practice of optometry. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1455)

NRS 636.0203 “Licensee” defined. “Licensee” means a person who is licensed to practice optometry pursuant to this chapter. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1456)

NRS 636.0207 “Non-comprehensive examination” defined. “Non-comprehensive examination” means an examination that includes some but not all of the elements of a comprehensive examination. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1456)

NRS 636.021 “Ophthalmic lens” defined. “Ophthalmic lens” means a refractive or nonrefractive device for the correction or relief of or remedy for an abnormal condition or inefficiency of the eye or visual process. The term includes a spectacle lens, a contact lens and a protectiv…

NRS 636.0211 “Optometric telemedicine” defined. “Optometric telemedicine” means the use of telehealth, as defined in NRS 629.515, by a licensee who is located at a distant site to deliver health care services to a patient who is located at an originating site. The term includes, …

NRS 636.0212 “Optometry practice” and “optometric practice” defined. “Optometry practice” or “optometric practice” means a business through which one or more optometrists practice optometry. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1456)

NRS 636.0213 “Originating site” defined. “Originating site” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.515. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1456)

NRS 636.0215 “Pharmaceutical agent” defined. “Pharmaceutical agent” means any topical or oral drug used or prescribed by a licensee for the examination, management or treatment of an abnormality, disease or condition of the eye or its appendages, including, without limitation, an…

NRS 636.022 “Prescription” defined. “Prescription” means: 1. An order given individually for the person for whom prescribed, directly from a licensed optometrist who is certified to prescribe and administer pharmaceutical agents pursuant to NRS 636.288, or his or her agent, to a …

NRS 636.0223 “Remote patient monitoring” defined. “Remote patient monitoring” means the monitoring by a licensee of data: 1. Collected from a patient of the licensee at one location and transmitted to the licensee at another location; and 2. That is necessary to make informed dec…

NRS 636.0225 “Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach” defined. “Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach” means an evidence-based method of delivering early intervention and treatment to persons who have or are at risk of developi…

NRS 636.023 “Spectacle lens” defined. “Spectacle lens” means an ophthalmic lens with refractive properties prescribed for application in front of, but not touching, the eye. (Added to NRS by 1993, 2864)

NRS 636.0235 “Synchronous optometric telemedicine” defined. “Synchronous optometric telemedicine” means a form of optometric telemedicine in which information is exchanged via electronic communication in real time and includes, without limitation, communication via telephone, vid…

NRS 636.0237 Purpose of licensing; license is revocable privilege. 1. The purpose of licensing optometrists is to protect the public health and safety and the general welfare of the people of this State. 2. Any license issued pursuant to this chapter is a revocable privilege. (Ad…

NRS 636.025 Acts constituting practice in optometry; unauthorized acts. 1. The acts set forth in this section, or any of them, whether done severally, collectively or in combination with other acts that are not set forth in this section constitute practice in optometry within the…

NRS 636.027 Applicability of chapter: Applicability to persons licensed to or engaged in practice of optometry; inapplicability to licensed physicians and surgeons and persons permitted to practice other healing arts. This chapter: 1. Applies to any person who is licensed to prac…

NRS 636.028 Applicability of chapter: Inapplicability to certain students; applicability to clinicians or instructors engaged in practice of optometry. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person is exempt from the provisions of this chapter regulating the practice of optomet…

NRS 636.0285 Applicability of chapter: Inapplicability to certain graduate students participating in an externship or certain persons engaged in residency program; inapplicability to rendering of emergency care at clinic in certain circumstances. 1. A student who is enrolled in a…

NRS 636.029 Applicability of chapter: Certain sales not prohibited. The provisions of this chapter shall not prohibit: 1. The sale of goggles, sunglasses, colored glasses or occupational eye-protective devices if they do not have refractive values; or 2. The sale of complete read…

NRS 636.030 Creation; membership. The Nevada State Board of Optometry, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created. [8:208:1955] + [9:208:1955]—(NRS A 1977, 1254; 2025, 602)

NRS 636.035 Qualifications of members. 1. The Governor shall appoint: (a) Four members who are licensed to practice optometry in the State of Nevada and are actually engaged in the practice of optometry. (b) One member who is a representative of the general public. This member mu…

NRS 636.070 Terms of members. Unless his or her membership has become vacant prior to the expiration of the term, a member shall hold office for the term of his or her appointment and until a successor is appointed and qualified. [17:208:1955]

NRS 636.075 Salary of members; per diem allowances and travel expenses of members and employees; payment of compensation and expenses of members and employees. 1. Each member of the Board is entitled to receive: (a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as fixed by the Board, w…

NRS 636.080 Election and term of President; appointment and compensation of Executive Director; vacancy in position of Executive Director. 1. At the first meeting of the Board held each fiscal year, the Board shall meet and organize by electing from its membership a President who…

NRS 636.085 Executive Director: Duties. The Executive Director shall receive, maintain and disburse money on behalf of the Board and shall perform all duties imposed upon him or her pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and such other duties as the Board may prescribe. [20:2…

NRS 636.090 Employees; counsel. 1. The Board may employ: (a) Agents and inspectors to secure evidence of, and report on, violations of this chapter. (b) Attorneys, investigators, consultants and other professional and clerical personnel necessary to administer this chapter. 2. Th…

NRS 636.095 Regular and special meetings; quorum. 1. The Board shall hold a regular meeting at least once each year. 2. The Board shall hold a special meeting upon a call of the President or upon a request by a majority of the members. 3. Three members of the Board constitute a q…

NRS 636.100 Offices; seal. The Board may: 1. Establish and maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, one of which must be located in the office of the Executive Director. 2. Adopt and use an official sea…

NRS 636.103 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, 154)

NRS 636.105 Records, register and inventory. 1. The Executive Director shall make and keep: (a) A record of all meetings and proceedings of the Board. (b) A record of all prosecutions and violations of this chapter. (c) A record of the results of all examinations of applicants. (…