Title 54

NRS 640E.110 Regulations. 1. The Board may: (a) Adopt regulations establishing reasonable standards: (1) For the denial, renewal, suspension and revocation of, and the placement of conditions, limitations and restrictions upon, a license to engage in the practice of dietetics. (2…

NRS 640E.120 Acceptance of gifts, grants and payments by Division; contracts. The Division may: 1. Accept gifts or grants of money to pay for the costs of administering the provisions of this chapter. 2. Enter into contracts with other public agencies and accept payment from thos…

NRS 640E.130 Board authorized to establish Dietitian Advisory Group. 1. The Board may establish a Dietitian Advisory Group consisting of persons familiar with the practice of dietetics to provide the Board and the Division with expertise and assistance in carrying out their dutie…

NRS 640E.140 Purpose; revocable privilege. 1. The purpose of licensing dietitians is to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the people of this State. 2. Any license issued pursuant to this chapter is a revocable privilege. (Added to NRS by 2011, 1499)

NRS 640E.150 Application; qualification; fee; submission of fingerprints. 1. An applicant for a license to engage in the practice of dietetics in this State must submit to the Division a completed application on a form prescribed by the Division. The application must include evid…

NRS 640E.170 Practice of dietetics without license while under supervision of licensed dietitian; limitation. 1. A person who is eligible to take, but has not successfully completed, the Registration Examination for Dietitians administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registrati…

NRS 640E.180 Provisional license: Qualification; period of validity; eligibility for renewal; limitations. 1. Upon application and payment of the applicable fee required pursuant to this chapter, the Division may grant a provisional license to engage in the practice of dietetics …

NRS 640E.190 Temporary license: Qualifications; limitations; expiration. 1. Upon application and payment of the applicable fee required pursuant to this chapter, the Division may grant a temporary license to engage in the practice of dietetics in this State to a person who holds …

NRS 640E.200 Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license; duty of Division. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspen…

NRS 640E.220 Expiration and renewal of license. 1. A license to engage in the practice of dietetics expires 2 years after the date of issuance. 2. The Division may renew a license if the applicant: (a) Submits a completed written application and the appropriate fee required pursu…

NRS 640E.225 Renewal of license: Authority of Division to make data request concerning demographic and practice information available to applicants for voluntary completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information provided. 1. The Division may: (a) Make the data …

NRS 640E.230 Issuance of license to qualified applicants. The Division shall act upon an application for a license submitted pursuant to this chapter without unnecessary delay. If an applicant is found qualified, the applicant must be issued a license to engage in the practice of…

NRS 640E.240 Fees; regulations. 1. The Board shall adopt regulations establishing reasonable fees for: (a) The issuance of a license; (b) The issuance of a provisional license; (c) The issuance of a temporary license; (d) The renewal of a license; (e) The reinstatement of a licen…

NRS 640E.250 Reinstatement of license. 1. Any licensee whose license is revoked by the Division may apply for reinstatement of the license pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board. 2. The Division may reinstate the license upon compliance by the licensee with all requirements…

NRS 640E.260 Authorized services; prohibition against providing person with medical diagnosis. 1. A licensed dietitian shall provide nutrition services to assist a person in achieving and maintaining proper nourishment and care of his or her body, including, without limitation: (…

NRS 640E.270 Grounds for denial of, refusal to renew, revocation of or suspension of license or other disciplinary action; collection of costs. 1. The Division may deny, refuse to renew, revoke or suspend any license applied for or issued pursuant to this chapter, or take such ot…

NRS 640E.280 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 640E.290 Administrative complaint: Filing; notice; investigation; hearing. 1. If any member of the Board or a Dietitian Advisory Group established pursuant to NRS 640E.130 or an officer or employee of the Division becomes aware of any ground for initiating disciplinary action…

NRS 640E.300 Delegation of authority to conduct hearings by Division. The Division may delegate its authority to conduct hearings pursuant to NRS 640E.290 concerning the discipline of a licensee to a hearing officer. The hearing officer has the powers of the Division in connectio…

NRS 640E.310 Subpoenas; oaths. The Division may: 1. Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers and documents; and 2. Administer oaths when taking testimony in any matter relating to the duties of the Division. (Added to NRS by 2011, 1508; …

NRS 640E.320 Enforcement of subpoenas by district court. 1. The district court in and for the county in which any hearing is held by the Division may compel the attendance of witnesses, the giving of testimony and the production of books, papers and documents as required by any s…

NRS 640E.330 Administrative complaint: Time for rendering decision; notice of decision required; effective date of decision. 1. The Division shall render a decision on any administrative complaint within 60 days after the final hearing thereon. For the purposes of this subsection…

NRS 640E.340 Certain records relating to investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating to disciplinary action deemed public records; communication and cooperation with other agencies. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, any records or i…

NRS 640E.350 Injunctive relief. If the Division, based on evidence satisfactory to it, believes that any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this chapter, the terms of any license, or any order, decision, demand or requirement, or any part thereof, the Div…

NRS 640E.360 Prohibited acts. If a person is not licensed to engage in the practice of dietetics pursuant to this chapter, or if a person’s license to engage in the practice of dietetics has been suspended or revoked by the Division, the person shall not: 1. Engage in the practic…

NRS 640E.370 Penalties. 1. A person who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. In addition to any criminal penalty that may be imposed pursuant to subsection 1, the Division may, after notice and hearing, i…

NRS 641.010 Legislative declaration. The practices of psychology and behavioral health promotion and prevention are hereby declared to be learned professions, affecting public safety, health and welfare and subject to regulation to protect the public from the practice of psycholo…

NRS 641.020 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 641.0203 to 641.027, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1963, 187; A 1973, 787; 1985, 535, 1911; 1989, 1540; …

NRS 641.0203 “Behavioral health and wellness practitioner” defined. “Behavioral health and wellness practitioner” means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter to practice behavioral health promotion and prevention. (Added to NRS by 2025, 2494)

NRS 641.0207 “Behavioral health promotion and prevention” defined. “Behavioral health promotion and prevention” means the supervised clinical use of prevention and intervention strategies to identify persons at risk of mental or behavioral health issues and accomplish individuali…

NRS 641.021 “Board” defined. “Board” means the Board of Psychological Examiners. (Added to NRS by 1985, 1905)

NRS 641.022 “Community” defined. “Community” means the entire area customarily served by psychologists or behavioral health and wellness practitioners among whom a patient may reasonably choose, not merely the particular area inhabited by the patients of an individual psychologis…

NRS 641.023 “Gross malpractice” defined. “Gross malpractice” means malpractice where the failure to exercise the requisite degree of care, diligence or skill consists of: 1. Practicing psychology, psychotherapy or behavioral health promotion and prevention with a patient while th…

NRS 641.024 “Malpractice” defined. “Malpractice” means failure on the part of a psychologist or a behavioral health and wellness practitioner to exercise the degree of care, diligence and skill ordinarily exercised by psychologists or behavioral health and wellness practitioners,…

NRS 641.0243 “National examination” defined. “National examination” means the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology in the form administered by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards and approved for use in this State by the Board. (Added to NRS b…

NRS 641.0245 “Patient” defined. “Patient” means a person who: 1. Consults or is examined or interviewed by a psychologist for purposes of diagnosis or treatment; or 2. Receives behavioral health promotion and prevention services from a behavioral health and wellness practitioner.…

NRS 641.025 “Practice of psychology” defined. “Practice of psychology” means the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation or modification of human behavior by the application of psychological principles, methods or procedures to prevent or eliminate problematic, unhea…

NRS 641.026 “Professional incompetence” defined. “Professional incompetence” means lack of ability to practice psychology or behavioral health promotion and prevention safely and skillfully arising from: 1. Lack of knowledge or training; 2. Impaired physical or mental ability; or…

NRS 641.0263 “Psychological assistant” defined. “Psychological assistant” means a person holding a provisional license as a psychological assistant issued by the Board pursuant to NRS 641.110. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2513; A 2025, 1160)

NRS 641.0265 “Psychological intern” defined. “Psychological intern” means a person holding a provisional license as a psychological intern issued by the Board pursuant to NRS 641.110. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2513; A 2025, 1160)

NRS 641.0267 “Psychological trainee” defined. “Psychological trainee” means a person registered with the Board as a psychological trainee pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 641.226. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2513)

NRS 641.027 “Psychologist” defined. “Psychologist” means a person who: 1. Is a graduate of an academic program approved by the Board and is qualified to practice psychology by reason of education, practical training and experience determined by the Board to be satisfactory; and 2…

NRS 641.029 Applicability of chapter: Generally. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: 1. A physician who is licensed to practice in this State; 2. A person who is licensed to practice dentistry in this State; 3. A person who is licensed as a marriage and family therapi…

NRS 641.0293 Applicability of chapter: Certain employees of State or Federal Government. A person who is employed by: 1. The Federal Government and who practices psychology within the scope of that employment is not subject to the provisions of this chapter. 2. The State or Feder…

NRS 641.0295 Applicability of chapter: Practice by nonresident psychologist as consultant. A psychologist, not a resident of Nevada and not licensed in Nevada, who is certified or licensed in another state whose requirements for certification or licensure are equivalent to the re…

NRS 641.030 Creation; number and appointment of members. The Board of Psychological Examiners, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created. (Added to NRS by 1963, 188; A 1977, 1258; 2009, 1481; 2017, 4246; 2019, 990)