2020 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists and Practitioners of Respiratory Care
NRS 630.279 - Regulations concerning licensure. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
The Board shall adopt regulations regarding the licensure of practitioners of respiratory care, including, without limitation:
1. Educational and other qualifications of applicants;
2. Required academic programs which applicants must successfully complete;
3. Procedures for applying for and issuing licenses;
4. Tests or examinations of applicants by the Board;
5. The types of medical services that a practitioner of respiratory care may perform, except that a practitioner of respiratory care may not perform those specific functions and duties delegated or otherwise restricted by specific statute to persons licensed as dentists, chiropractors, podiatric physicians, optometrists, physicians, osteopathic physicians or hearing aid specialists pursuant to this chapter or chapter 631, 633, 634, 635, 636 or 637B of NRS, as appropriate, or persons who hold a license to engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging or a limited license to engage in radiologic imaging pursuant to chapter 653 of NRS;
6. The duration, renewal and termination of licenses; and
7. The grounds and procedures for disciplinary actions against practitioners of respiratory care.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 759; A 2015, 2294; 2019, 2733, effective January 1, 2020)
