Title 54

NRS 639.0144 “Recovery center” defined. “Recovery center” means any public or private facility that provides only short-term care, not to exceed 72 hours, to a person recovering from surgery, which is licensed as such by the Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division of the N…

NRS 639.0145 “Refill” defined. “Refill” means to fill again. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1696)

NRS 639.015 “Registered pharmacist” defined. “Registered pharmacist” means: 1. A person registered in this State as such on July 1, 1947; 2. A person registered in this State as such in compliance with the provisions of paragraph (c) of section 3 of chapter 195, Statutes of Nevad…

NRS 639.0151 “Remote site” defined. “Remote site” means: 1. A pharmacy staffed by a pharmaceutical technician and equipped to facilitate communicative access to a pharmacy and its registered pharmacists; or 2. An office of a dispensing practitioner that is staffed by a dispensing…

NRS 639.0153 “Satellite consultation site” defined. “Satellite consultation site” means a site that only dispenses filled prescriptions which are delivered to that site after the prescriptions are prepared: 1. At a pharmacy where a registered pharmacist provides consultation to p…

NRS 639.01531 “Self-administered hormonal contraceptive” defined. “Self-administered hormonal contraceptive” means a self-administered contraceptive that utilizes a hormone and is approved for use by the United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy. The term in…

NRS 639.01535 “Telehealth” defined. “Telehealth” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.515. (Added to NRS by 2015, 627)

NRS 639.0154 “Telepharmacy” defined. “Telepharmacy” means: 1. A pharmacy; or 2. An office of a dispensing practitioner, Ê that is accessible by a remote site or a satellite consultation site electronically, telephonically or by fiber optics, including, without limitation, through…

NRS 639.0155 “Wholesale distribution” defined. “Wholesale distribution” means the distribution of drugs to persons other than consumers or patients, but does not include: 1. Sales within a company. 2. The purchase or other acquisition of a drug by a health care facility or a phar…

NRS 639.016 “Wholesaler” defined. “Wholesaler” means a wholesale distributor as defined by 21 C.F.R. § 205.3(g) who supplies or distributes drugs, medicines or chemicals or devices or appliances that are restricted by federal law to sale by or on the order of a physician to a per…

NRS 639.018 Inapplicability of chapter to certain veterinary biologic products and pharmaceutical technicians of Armed Forces or Federal Government in discharge of official duties. 1. The provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto do not apply to: (a)…

NRS 639.020 Creation; number and appointment of members. The State Board of Pharmacy, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created. [Part 5:286:1913; A 1947, 667; 1943 NCL § 5044]—(NRS A 1965, 307; 1973, 811; 1977, 1256; 1989, 2036)

NRS 639.030 Qualification and terms of members; oath; vacancies; grounds for removal from office. 1. The Governor shall appoint: (a) Six members who are registered pharmacists in the State of Nevada, are actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in the State of Nevada and have…

NRS 639.040 Election of President and Treasurer; qualifications, employment, duties and compensation of Executive Secretary. 1. The Board shall elect a President and a Treasurer from among its members. 2. The Board shall employ an Executive Secretary, who is not a member of the B…

NRS 639.050 Meetings; quorum; salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees. 1. The Board shall hold a meeting at least once in every 6 months. 2. Four members of the Board constitute a quorum. 3. Meetings of the Board which are held to prepar…

NRS 639.060 Biennial report to Governor. Before September 1 of each even-numbered year, for the biennium ending June 30 of that year, the Board shall report to the Governor upon the condition of pharmacy in the State of Nevada. The report must contain: 1. A summary of the proceed…

NRS 639.063 Annual report concerning drugs returned or transferred to pharmacies from certain facilities and institutions and reissued to fill other prescriptions. 1. The Board shall prepare an annual report concerning drugs that are returned or transferred to pharmacies pursuant…

NRS 639.065 Annual report concerning immunizations administered by pharmacists. The Board shall prepare an annual report concerning immunizations administered by pharmacists that includes, without limitation, the number of immunizations which were administered by pharmacists duri…

NRS 639.067 Posting of information relating to pharmaceutical manufacturers on website. The Board shall post on a website or other Internet site that is operated or administered by or on behalf of the Board: 1. A general description of the basic elements of the Compliance Program…

NRS 639.070 General powers; regulations. 1. The Board may: (a) Adopt such regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, as are necessary for the protection of the public, appertaining to the practice of pharmacy and the lawful performance of its duties. (b) Adopt reg…

NRS 639.071 Regulations: Institutional pharmacies. The Board may adopt such regulations as are necessary for the safe and efficient operation of institutional pharmacies. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1649)

NRS 639.072 Regulations: Pharmacies in correctional institutions. The Board shall adopt regulations concerning the safe and efficient operation of pharmacies in correctional institutions. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1649)

NRS 639.0725 Regulations: Internet pharmacies. 1. The Board shall adopt such regulations as are necessary for the safe and efficient operation of pharmacies and wholesalers that offer their services to persons in this State via the Internet. 2. For the purposes of this section, “…

NRS 639.0727 Regulations: Remote sites, satellite consultation sites and telepharmacies; dispensing practitioners and dispensing technicians; practicing electronically, telephonically or by fiber optics. The Board shall adopt regulations: 1. As are necessary for the safe and effi…

NRS 639.073 Regulations: Restricting sale of drugs except under supervision of registered pharmacist. 1. If the public interest would best be served, the Board may adopt regulations restricting the sale of drugs to sale by or under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacis…

NRS 639.074 Regulations: Registered nurses who participate in certain public health programs or provide certain mental health services. The Board may adopt such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that proper and adequate safeguards, including dispensing procedures, are fol…

NRS 639.0745 Regulations: Transfer, security and exchange of information relating to prescriptions. 1. The Board may adopt regulations concerning the transfer of information between pharmacies relating to prescriptions. 2. The Board shall adopt regulations concerning the electron…

NRS 639.0747 Regulations: Registered pharmacists collecting specimens. 1. The Board shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 652.210 with regard to a registered pharmacist, including, without limitation, regulations that: (a) Require a regi…

NRS 639.075 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, 156)

NRS 639.081 Deposit and use of money received by Board; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, all money coming into the possession of the Board…

NRS 639.090 Enforcement of chapter; inspections. The members of the Board, its inspectors and investigators are designated and constituted agents for the enforcement and carrying out of the provisions of this chapter, and for this purpose they are entitled to have free access at …

NRS 639.093 Communication with other public agencies; immunity. The Board may communicate the results of its deliberations or investigations to other public agencies, and the Board or its members, agents, servants, employees or attorneys shall not incur any liability as a result …

NRS 639.097 Injunctive relief. The Board may bring an action to enjoin any act which would be in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Such action shall be commenced in the district court in and for the county in which the act is to occur and shall be in conformity with Ru…

NRS 639.100 Unlawful to manufacture, engage in wholesale distribution, compound, sell or dispense drug, poison, medicine or chemical; exceptions; penalties; application for and issuance of license; Board prohibited from taking certain action regarding pharmacists located outside …

NRS 639.120 Qualifications of applicants to become registered pharmacists. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 639.134, 639.136 and 639.1365, an applicant to become a registered pharmacist in this State must: (a) Be of good moral character. (b) Be a graduate of a college of ph…

NRS 639.127 Application for registration as pharmacist; payment of fee; submission of fingerprints; issuance of provisional registration; proof of qualifications; period of validity of application; issuance of certificate of registration. 1. An applicant for registration as a pha…

NRS 639.129 Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of certificate or 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 withhold…

NRS 639.130 Reexamination. 1. An applicant for a certificate as a registered pharmacist who has failed to pass the Board’s examination for the certificate is not eligible for reexamination until the next regularly scheduled examination conducted by the Board. 2. No subsequent exa…

NRS 639.132 Board prohibited from approving application for registration or renewal of registration as pharmacist or intern pharmacist unless applicant attests to knowledge of and compliance with certain guidelines related to safe and appropriate injection practices. The Board sh…

NRS 639.134 Registration of pharmacist without examination; reciprocity. 1. The Board may, without an examination, register as a pharmacist any person who: (a) Is registered as a pharmacist in another jurisdiction if the person was required to pass an examination in order to be r…

NRS 639.136 Expedited certificate by endorsement as registered pharmacist: Requirements; procedure for issuance. 1. The Board may issue a certificate by endorsement as a registered pharmacist to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An applicant may s…

NRS 639.1365 Expedited certificate by endorsement as registered pharmacist for active member of Armed Forces, member’s spouse, veteran or veteran’s surviving spouse: Requirements; procedure for issuance; provisional certificate pending action on application. 1. The Board may issu…

NRS 639.137 Registration of intern pharmacists: Qualifications; application; issuance of certificate of registration; period of validity of certificate; authorized activities; display; grounds for suspension, termination or revocation. 1. Any person who is not a registered pharma…

NRS 639.1371 Pharmaceutical technicians: Number permitted per pharmacist; qualifications, registration, supervision and authorized services; submission of fingerprints; issuance of provisional registration; regulations. 1. The ratio of pharmaceutical technicians to pharmacists mu…

NRS 639.1373 Physician assistant: Authority regarding possession, administration, prescription and dispensing of controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices; registration; regulations. 1. A physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS may, if…

NRS 639.1374 Dental hygienist: Authority regarding possession, prescription and dispensing of dangerous drugs and devices; certification; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a dental hygienist licensed pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS may, if authorized by…