Title 54

NRS 636.135 Duty of Board to accredit or approve accreditation of schools of optometry. The Board shall accredit schools, or approve the accreditation of schools by any nationally recognized accrediting organization or agency, in and out of this State teaching the science and art…

NRS 636.141 Subpoenas. 1. The Board shall have power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses before it or the production of documents. 2. The district court shall, on application of the Board, compel obedience to a subpoena issued by the Board by attachment proce…

NRS 636.143 Fees. 1. At least once every 2 years, the Board shall review and, if the Board deems it necessary, establish or revise, within the limits prescribed a schedule of fees for the following purposes: Not more than (a) Examinations..........................................…

NRS 636.145 Unlawful practice of optometry; exceptions; investigation and hearing; penalties; reporting requirements of Board. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 636.0285, a person shall not engage in the practice of optometry in this State unless: (a) The person has obtained…

NRS 636.150 Requirements for applying for license. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 636.206 and 636.207, any person applying for a license to practice optometry in this State must: 1. File proof of his or her qualifications; 2. Take and pass each examination identified, admini…

NRS 636.155 Proof of applicant’s qualifications. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 636.206 and 636.207, an applicant must file with the Executive Director satisfactory proof that the applicant: 1. Is at least 21 years of age; 2. Has graduated from a school of optometry accredit…

NRS 636.159 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 636.170 Examination: Prohibition on participation of member of Board who represents general public in preparing, conducting or grading examination. The member of the Board who is a representative of the general public shall not participate in preparing, conducting or grading …

NRS 636.180 Examination: Character and design; preparation and administration. An examination must: 1. Be practical in character and design as determined by the Board; 2. Test the fitness of the examinee to practice optometry; and 3. Be prepared and administered by the Board or a…

NRS 636.185 Scope of examination. 1. An examination, other than one conducted solely for reexamination of an examinee who has failed in a previous examination, must include testing in the following areas: (a) General anatomy. (b) General physiology. (c) Ocular anatomy. (d) Ocular…

NRS 636.190 Grade necessary to pass examination. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 622.090, a grade of 70 or higher for each area tested is required to pass the examination. [47:208:1955]—(NRS A 1993, 2869; 2007, 2950; 2019, 3643)

NRS 636.206 Expedited license by endorsement: Requirements; procedure for issuance. 1. The Board may issue a license by endorsement to engage in the practice of optometry to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An applicant may submit to the Board an…

NRS 636.207 Expedited license by endorsement 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 Board may issue a license by endorsement to prac…

NRS 636.215 Licenses: Execution and contents. The Board shall execute a license for each person who has satisfied the requirements of NRS 636.150, 636.155, 636.206 or 636.207 and submitted all information and fees required to complete an application for a license. A license must:…

NRS 636.227 Licensing by Board; application for license; notice to Board of changes regarding facility; regulations. 1. The Board may grant a license to an accredited school or college of optometry to establish an extended clinical facility for the treatment of visual disorders a…

NRS 636.250 Requirement. A license issued under this chapter or any former law must be renewed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 636.250 to 636.285, inclusive, before March 1 of each even-numbered year. [55:208:1955]—(NRS A 1993, 2870; 2019, 3644; 2021, 804)

NRS 636.255 Notice to licensee of deadline to renew license. The Executive Director shall provide a notice of the deadline for the renewal of a license to each licensee before February 1 of each even-numbered year. The failure of the Executive Director to notify a licensee does n…

NRS 636.260 Payment of renewal fee; requirements for continuing education; waiver; presentment of evidence of completion of educational or postgraduate program by licensee certified to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents. 1. Before March 1 of each even-numbered year, e…

NRS 636.262 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 developed by the Di…

NRS 636.265 Renewal card: Issuance, contents and display. Upon payment of the renewal fee, submission of evidence of completion of the required number of hours of continuing education and submission of all information required to complete the renewal, the Executive Director shall…

NRS 636.270 Suspension of license for failure to comply with requirements for renewal. If a licensee fails to comply with the provisions of NRS 636.260 on or before the prescribed date, the license must be suspended effective March 1 of the year of the prescribed date and must re…

NRS 636.275 Restoration or expiration of license suspended for failure to comply with requirements for renewal. 1. A license which has been suspended for failure of the licensee to pay the renewal fee, to submit all information required to complete the renewal or to submit eviden…

NRS 636.285 Penalty for failure to renew license. The Board shall establish a penalty for failure to renew a license of not less than $100 and not more than $500. [88:208:1955]—(NRS A 1973, 536; 1983, 233; 1993, 1193) CERTIFICATION TO ADMINISTER AND PRESCRIBE CERTAIN PHARMACEUTIC…

NRS 636.286 Administration or prescription of certain pharmaceutical agents prohibited without certificate. An optometrist shall not administer or prescribe a pharmaceutical agent other than a diagnostic pharmaceutical agent unless the optometrist has obtained a certificate pursu…

NRS 636.287 Requirements for certification: Regulations. The Board shall adopt regulations which prescribe the requirements for certification to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents pursuant to NRS 636.288. The requirements must include: 1. A license to practice optomet…

NRS 636.288 Issuance of certificates; Board required to provide list of certified optometrists to State Board of Pharmacy. The Board shall provide to: 1. Each optometrist who has complied with the requirements adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 636.287, a certificate to adminis…

NRS 636.2881 Training required for certain optometrists relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and prescribing of opioids; regulations. The Board shall, by regulation, require each optometrist who is certified to administer and prescribe pharmaceutic…

NRS 636.2882 Conditions and limitations on prescribing controlled substances. An optometrist who is certified to administer and prescribe a pharmaceutical agent pursuant to NRS 636.288 shall not prescribe a controlled substance unless the optometrist: 1. Has completed an optometr…

NRS 636.2891 Treatment of glaucoma prohibited without certificate or certification by endorsement; duty to refer certain patients with glaucoma to ophthalmologist. 1. An optometrist shall not treat a person diagnosed with glaucoma unless the optometrist has been issued a certific…

NRS 636.2893 Requirements for issuance of certificate: Regulations. The Board shall adopt regulations that prescribe the requirements for the issuance of a certificate to treat persons diagnosed with glaucoma pursuant to NRS 636.2895. The requirements must include, without limita…

NRS 636.2895 Issuance of certificates. The Board shall issue a certificate to treat persons diagnosed with glaucoma to each optometrist who has complied with the requirements prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 636.2893. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1914)

NRS 636.2897 Expedited certificate by endorsement. 1. The Board may issue a certificate by endorsement to treat a person diagnosed with glaucoma to an applicant who meets the requirements of this section. 2. An applicant for a certificate by endorsement must submit an application…

NRS 636.2899 Eligibility; application; issuance; renewal; authorized equipment and services; regulations. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a licensee, nonprofit or charitable organization, governmental agency or school in this State who obtains a …

NRS 636.290 Authority of Board; authorized actions by Board. 1. Any person licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or engaged in the unlawful practice of optometry without a license may be disciplined by the Board for cause in the manner specified in this chapter. A p…

NRS 636.295 Grounds. The following acts, conduct, omissions, or mental or physical conditions, or any of them, committed, engaged in, omitted, or being suffered by a licensee, constitute sufficient cause for disciplinary action: 1. Commission by the licensee of a felony relating …

NRS 636.296 Inspection of premises by Board. A member or any agent of the Board may enter any premises in this State where a person who holds a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter practices optometry and inspect it to determine whether a violation of any pro…

NRS 636.300 Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Improper association or use of prescription blanks. The following acts, among others, constitute unethical or unprofessional conduct: 1. Association as an optometrist with any person, firm or corporation violating this chapter. 2. …

NRS 636.301 Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Division of fees or certain understandings or arrangements; exceptions. The following acts, among others, constitute unethical or unprofessional conduct: 1. Division of fees with another optometrist or a health maintenance organiza…

NRS 636.302 Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Restrictions on advertising. The following acts, among others, constitute unethical or unprofessional conduct: 1. Circulating or publishing, directly or indirectly, any false, fraudulent or misleading statement as to optometric mat…

NRS 636.303 Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Use of pharmaceutical agent for treatment; repeated malpractice. The following acts, among others, constitute unethical or unprofessional conduct: 1. Using any pharmaceutical agent for the purpose of treatment which the licensee is…

NRS 636.304 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 636.305 Complaint against licensee: Persons authorized to make complaint; review; investigation; retention. 1. A complaint may be made against a licensee by: (a) An employee or contractor of the Board; or (b) Any licensee or other person, Ê alleging one or more grounds for di…

NRS 636.310 Form and filing of complaint; referral of complaint; immunity from civil liability. 1. A complaint: (a) Must be made in writing and be signed and sworn to or affirmed by the person making it. (b) May not be filed anonymously, except that the identity of the complainan…

NRS 636.320 Requirements for disciplinary hearing of formal charge. Any disciplinary hearing of a formal charge relating to an alleged ground for disciplinary action set forth in NRS 636.295 must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapters 233B, 622 and 622A of NRS…

NRS 636.325 Authorized disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records. 1. If the Board finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a person has engaged in one or more grounds for disciplinary action set forth in NRS 636.295,…

NRS 636.337 Disciplinary action by hearing officer or panel: Procedural requirements; powers and duties of officer or panel; decision relating to imposition of administrative fine or penalty is final decision in contested case. 1. Any disciplinary action taken by a hearing office…