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2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 636 - Optometry
NRS 636.2882 - Conditions and limitations on prescribing controlled substances.
Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 636.2882 (2022)
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 optometric examination of the patient for whom the controlled substance is prescribed;
2. Prescribes the controlled substance in an amount that does not exceed 90 morphine milligram equivalents per day and will not last more than 72 hours; and
3. Sets forth in the prescription for the controlled substance that the prescription may not be refilled without a subsequent examination of the patient by the optometrist.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1913; A 2019, 3646)
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