Title 54

NRS 638.148 Judicial review. 1. Any person against whom disciplinary action has been taken by the Board is entitled to judicial review of the Board’s order. 2. Every order of the Board imposing a sanction pursuant to NRS 638.147 is effective from the date the President and Execut…

NRS 638.151 Legal representation of Board at hearing. In a manner consistent with the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, at all hearings the Attorney General, or an attorney employed by the Board, shall represent the Board. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1246; A 2005, 780)

NRS 638.1515 Requirements for proof. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, in any disciplinary proceeding: (a) Proof of actual injury need not be established where the charge is deceptive or unethical professional conduct. (b) If proof of actual injury is an i…

NRS 638.152 Immunity from civil action. In addition to any other immunity provided by the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, the Board, a veterinary society, or any person who or other organization which initiates or assists in any lawful investigation or proceeding concerning a …

NRS 638.1521 Practice of veterinary medicine without establishment of veterinarian-client-patient relationship prohibited; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person may not practice veterinary medicine in this State except within the context of a veter…

NRS 638.1525 Unlawful for licensee to provide medical assistance, treatment or counsel to human being; exception; ground for disciplinary action; suspension of license; penalty; reporting of violation. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 41.500, a person licensed pursuant to t…

NRS 638.153 Criminal prosecution not precluded by disciplinary or other action. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, the filing and review of a complaint, its dismissal without further action or its transmittal to the Attorney General, and any subsequent disposi…

NRS 638.155 Injunctive relief for violations of chapter. Whenever any person has violated or is about to violate any of the provisions of this chapter, the district court of any county, on application of the Board, may issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining th…

NRS 638.1551 Injunctive relief for unprofessional conduct. 1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Board, through its President or the Attorney General, may apply to a court to enjoin any unprofessional conduct of a veterinarian or veterinary technician, or to lim…

NRS 638.1555 Allegation necessary for injunction. Any person seeking to enjoin another person from acting as a veterinarian or veterinary technician without a license need allege only that the other person did, on a specified date in this State, so act without having a license. (…

NRS 638.160 Prosecution of violators by Attorney General or district attorneys. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, when requested by the Board, the Attorney General or the district attorneys of the respective counties of this State shall prosecute violators of…

NRS 638.170 Criminal penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section and NRS 638.1525, a person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. A person who practices veterinary medicine without a license issued …

NRS 638.200 Donated drugs: Restrictions on reissuance; donation; immunity from liability; maintenance of records; regulations. 1. An owner of an animal may donate a drug that is dispensed for the animal, but will not be used by that animal, to a licensed veterinarian or a facilit…

NRS 639.001 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 639.0015 to 639.016, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1651; A 1975, 422; 1977, 191; 1979, 1683; 1983,…

NRS 639.0015 “Advanced practice registered nurse” defined. “Advanced practice registered nurse” means a registered nurse who holds a valid license as an advanced practice registered nurse issued by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632.237. (Added to NRS by 1991, 791; A …

NRS 639.0017 “Biological product” defined. “Biological product” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 262. (Added to NRS by 2017, 633)

NRS 639.002 “Board” defined. “Board” means the State Board of Pharmacy. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1651)

NRS 639.003 “Certificate” defined. “Certificate,” unless otherwise indicated, means a certificate of registration as a pharmacist in this State. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1651)

NRS 639.004 “Chart order” defined. “Chart order” means an order entered on the chart of a patient in a hospital, recovery center, facility for intermediate care or facility for skilled nursing which is licensed as such by the Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division of the …

NRS 639.005 “Chemical” defined. “Chemical” means all chemicals intended, designed and labeled for use in the cure, treatment, mitigation or prevention of disease in humans or other animals. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1651)

NRS 639.0051 “Collaborative drug therapy management” defined. “Collaborative drug therapy management” means initiating, monitoring, modifying or discontinuing a patient’s drug therapy by one or more pharmacists under the supervision of one or more practitioners in accordance with…

NRS 639.0052 “Collaborative practice agreement” defined. “Collaborative practice agreement” means an agreement that meets the requirements of NRS 639.2627 between one or more pharmacists and one or more practitioners which authorizes a pharmacist to engage in the collaborative pr…

NRS 639.00525 “Collaborative practice of pharmacy” defined. “Collaborative practice of pharmacy” means the performance of tests to address chronic diseases and public health issues, including, without limitation, outbreaks and occurrences of specific diseases and disorders, by on…

NRS 639.0053 “Compound” and “compounding” defined. “Compound” or “compounding” means to form or make up a composite product by combining two or more different ingredients. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1696)

NRS 639.006 “Conviction” defined. “Conviction” means a plea or verdict of guilty or guilty but mentally ill or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of a felony, any offense involving moral turpitude or any violation of the provisions of this chapter or cha…

NRS 639.0061 “Course of treatment” defined. “Course of treatment” means all treatment of a patient for a particular disease or symptom of a disease, including, without limitation, a new treatment initiated by any practitioner, other than a veterinarian, for a disease or symptom f…

NRS 639.0065 “Dispense” defined. 1. “Dispense” means to deliver a controlled substance or dangerous drug to an ultimate user, patient or subject of research by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing by a practitioner, administering, packaging…

NRS 639.007 “Drug” and “medicine” defined. “Drug” and “medicine” mean: 1. Articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them; 2. Articles an…

NRS 639.0071 “Drug sample” defined. “Drug sample” means a unit of a drug that is not to be sold and is used to promote the sale of the drug. (Added to NRS by 1991, 1155)

NRS 639.0073 “Fill” defined. “Fill” means the counting, measuring, compounding, pouring, packaging and labeling required to prepare a drug for either direct or indirect delivery to a patient. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1696)

NRS 639.0074 “Hospital” defined. “Hospital” means any facility which is licensed by the Department of Human Services as a hospital and which provides care and treatment for human illness or other abnormal physical or mental conditions on an inpatient basis, including any such fac…

NRS 639.008 “Hypodermics” defined. “Hypodermics” means any syringe, needle, instrument, device or implement intended or capable of being adapted for the purpose of administering drugs by subcutaneous, intramuscular or intravenous injection. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1651)

NRS 639.0082 “Initial prescription” defined. “Initial prescription” means a prescription originated for a new patient of a practitioner, other than a veterinarian, or a new prescription to begin a new course of treatment for an existing patient of a practitioner, other than a vet…

NRS 639.0085 “Institutional pharmacy” defined. “Institutional pharmacy” means a pharmacy or other storage place as defined by regulations adopted by the Board which is a part of or is operated in conjunction with a medical facility as that term is defined in NRS 449.0151. The ter…

NRS 639.00855 “Interchangeable biological product” defined. “Interchangeable biological product” means a biological product that the Food and Drug Administration has: 1. Licensed and determined meets the standards for interchangeability pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 262(k)(4); or 2. De…

NRS 639.0086 “Intern pharmacist” defined. “Intern pharmacist” means a person registered with and issued a certificate of registration by the Board as an intern pharmacist pursuant to NRS 639.137. (Added to NRS by 1993, 630; A 1999, 239)

NRS 639.00865 “Internet pharmacy” defined. 1. “Internet pharmacy” means a person located within or outside this State who knowingly: (a) Uses or attempts to use the Internet, in whole or in part, to communicate with or obtain information from another person; and (b) Uses or attem…

NRS 639.0087 “Managing pharmacist” defined. “Managing pharmacist” means a registered pharmacist who is responsible for the operation of a pharmacy. (Added to NRS by 1985, 875)

NRS 639.009 “Manufacturer” defined. “Manufacturer” means a person who: 1. Derives, produces, prepares, compounds, mixes, cultivates, grows or processes any drug or medicine; 2. Repackages any drug or medicine for the purposes of resale; or 3. Produces or makes any devices or appl…

NRS 639.0095 “Nuclear pharmacist” defined. “Nuclear pharmacist” means a pharmacist who: 1. Is licensed to practice in this State; and 2. Meets the requirements of training and experience concerning the handling of radioactive materials pursuant to the regulations adopted by the N…

NRS 639.0097 “Nuclear pharmacy” defined. “Nuclear pharmacy” means a pharmacy: 1. Where radiopharmaceuticals are stored, compounded or dispensed; and 2. Which is licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Huma…

NRS 639.0105 “Parenteral solutions” and “parenterals” defined. “Parenteral solutions” or “parenterals” means those drugs which are administered into the human body by injection under or through one or more layers of skin or mucous membrane. (Added to NRS by 1985, 867; A 1991, 115…

NRS 639.0113 “Pharmaceutical technician” defined. “Pharmaceutical technician” means a person who performs technical services in a pharmacy under the direct supervision of a pharmacist and is registered with the Board. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2278)

NRS 639.0115 “Pharmaceutical technician in training” defined. “Pharmaceutical technician in training” means a person who is: 1. Registered with the Board in order to obtain the training and experience required to be a pharmaceutical technician; or 2. Enrolled in a program of trai…

NRS 639.012 “Pharmacy” defined. 1. “Pharmacy” means every store or shop licensed by the Board where drugs, controlled substances, poisons, medicines or chemicals are stored or possessed, or dispensed or sold at retail, or displayed for sale at retail, or where prescriptions are c…

NRS 639.0123 “Pharmacy in a correctional institution” defined. “Pharmacy in a correctional institution” means a pharmacy or other storage place for medicines, controlled substances and dangerous drugs which is a part of or is operated in conjunction with a correctional institutio…