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2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 636 - Optometry
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- NRS 636.010 - Legislative declaration.
- NRS 636.015 - Definitions.
- NRS 636.016 - "Advertise" defined.
- NRS 636.017 - "Board" defined.
- NRS 636.018 - "Contact lens" defined.
- NRS 636.019 - "Diagnostic pharmaceutical agents" defined.
- NRS 636.021 - "Ophthalmic lens" defined.
- NRS 636.0215 - "Pharmaceutical agent" defined.
- NRS 636.022 - "Prescription" defined.
- NRS 636.0225 - "Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach" defined.
- NRS 636.023 - "Spectacle lens" defined.
- NRS 636.025 - Acts constituting practice in optometry; unauthorized acts.
- NRS 636.027 - Applicability of chapter: Applicability to persons licensed to or engaged in practice of optometry; inapplicability to licensed physicians and surgeons.
- NRS 636.028 - Applicability of chapter: Inapplicability to certain students; applicability to clinicians or instructors engaged in practice of optometry.
- NRS 636.029 - Applicability of chapter: Certain sales not prohibited.
- NRS 636.030 - Creation; membership.
- NRS 636.035 - Qualifications of members.
- NRS 636.070 - Terms of members.
- 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.
- NRS 636.080 - Election and term of President; appointment and compensation of Executive Director; vacancy in position of Executive Director.
- NRS 636.085 - Executive Director: Duties.
- NRS 636.090 - Employees; counsel.
- NRS 636.095 - Regular and special meetings; quorum.
- NRS 636.100 - Offices; seal.
- NRS 636.103 - Fiscal year.
- NRS 636.105 - Records, register and inventory.
- NRS 636.107 - Certain records relating to complaint or investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating to disciplinary action deemed public records.
- NRS 636.110 - Deposit of money received by Board; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation.
- NRS 636.120 - Roster of licensees: Preparation and availability.
- NRS 636.125 - Policies and regulations.
- NRS 636.130 - Power of Board to grant or refuse licenses and discipline licensees.
- NRS 636.135 - Duty of Board to accredit or approve accreditation of schools of optometry.
- NRS 636.141 - Subpoenas.
- NRS 636.143 - Fees.
- NRS 636.145 - Unlawful practice of optometry; investigation and hearing; penalties; reporting requirements of Board.
- NRS 636.150 - Requirements for applying for license.
- NRS 636.155 - Proof of applicant’s qualifications.
- 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 and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.] Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license; duty of Board. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings and expires by limitation 2 years after that date.]
- NRS 636.170 - Examination: Prohibition on participation of member of Board who represents general public in preparing, conducting or grading examination.
- NRS 636.180 - Examination: Character and design; preparation and administration.
- NRS 636.185 - Scope of examination.
- NRS 636.190 - Grade necessary to pass examination.
- NRS 636.206 - Expedited license by endorsement: Requirements; procedure for issuance.
- 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.
- NRS 636.215 - Licenses: Execution and contents.
- NRS 636.250 - Requirement.
- NRS 636.255 - Notice to licensee of deadline to renew license.
- 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.
- 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.
- NRS 636.265 - Renewal card: Issuance, contents and display.
- NRS 636.270 - Suspension of license for failure to comply with requirements for renewal.
- NRS 636.275 - Restoration or expiration of license suspended for failure to comply with requirements for renewal.
- NRS 636.285 - Penalty for failure to renew license.
- NRS 636.286 - Administration or prescription of certain pharmaceutical agents prohibited without certificate.
- NRS 636.287 - Requirements for certification: Regulations.
- NRS 636.288 - Issuance of certificates; Board required to provide list of certified optometrists to State Board of Pharmacy.
- NRS 636.2881 - Training required for certain optometrists relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and prescribing of opioids; regulations.
- NRS 636.2882 - Conditions and limitations on prescribing controlled substances.
- NRS 636.2891 - Treatment of glaucoma prohibited without certificate or certification by endorsement; duty to refer certain patients with glaucoma to ophthalmologist.
- NRS 636.2893 - Requirements for issuance of certificate: Regulations.
- NRS 636.2895 - Issuance of certificates.
- NRS 636.2897 - Expedited certificate by endorsement.
- NRS 636.290 - Authority of Board; authorized actions by Board.
- NRS 636.295 - Grounds.
- NRS 636.296 - Inspection of premises by Board.
- NRS 636.300 - Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Improper association or use of prescription blanks.
- NRS 636.301 - Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Division of fees or certain understandings or arrangements; exceptions.
- NRS 636.302 - Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Restrictions on advertising.
- NRS 636.303 - Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Use of pharmaceutical agent for treatment; repeated malpractice.
- 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 withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
- NRS 636.305 - Complaint against licensee: Persons authorized to make complaint; review; investigation; retention.
- NRS 636.310 - Form and filing of complaint; referral of complaint; immunity from civil liability.
- NRS 636.320 - Requirements for disciplinary hearing of formal charge.
- NRS 636.325 - Authorized disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.
- 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.
- NRS 636.338 - Review and investigation of complaint relating to prescriptions for certain controlled substances; notice to licensee; formal complaint and hearing; referral or postponement of investigation; regulations; explanation or technical advisory bulletin for optometrist certified to prescribe and administer pharmaceutical agents relating to relevant law.
- NRS 636.339 - Summary suspension of licensee’s authority to prescribe, administer or dispense controlled substances; issuance of order; formal hearing and decision.
- NRS 636.340 - Restoration of revoked or suspended 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 withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.] Restoration of revoked or suspended license. [Effective 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
- NRS 636.342 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.
- NRS 636.345 - Licensee authorized to practice.
- NRS 636.346 - Supervision of authorized activities of assistants; conduct of final eye examination of patient.
- NRS 636.347 - Permit required for professional association with health maintenance organization; regulations.
- NRS 636.350 - Certificate of registration to own optometry practice under assumed or fictitious name: Requirement; application; duties; regulations.
- NRS 636.355 - Unauthorized use of license or renewal card.
- NRS 636.360 - Posting of license and renewal card.
- NRS 636.365 - Issuance of duplicate license and renewal card.
- NRS 636.370 - Notice to Board of initial or change of location of practice or establishment of additional location.
- NRS 636.372 - Leasing of office from unlicensed person; regulations.
- NRS 636.373 - Associations or other business relationships with physicians; prohibition on supervision or control or influence over professional judgment of optometrist unless licensed to practice optometry.
- NRS 636.374 - Collaboration with ophthalmologist: Records; fixed fee; patient referrals; required documents.
- NRS 636.375 - Service of process and transmission of other notices to licensees.
- NRS 636.380 - Right to advertise.
- NRS 636.382 - Authority of licensed optometrist to administer topical diagnostic ophthalmic agents.
- NRS 636.387 - Requirements for prescriptions for and initial fitting of contact lenses.
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