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2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy
NRS 639.2813 - False representation as practitioner or agent; penalties; unauthorized transmission of order for prescription by agent.

Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 639.2813 (2022)
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1. Except as provided in NRS 453.331 and 454.311, it is unlawful for any person falsely to represent himself or herself as a practitioner entitled to write prescriptions in this state, or the agent of such a person, for the purpose of transmitting to a pharmacist an order for a prescription. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection:

(a) If no substantial bodily harm results, is guilty of a category D felony; or

(b) If substantial bodily harm results, is guilty of a category C felony,

and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

2. It is unlawful for the agent of a practitioner entitled to write prescriptions in this state willfully to transmit to a pharmacist an order for a prescription if the agent is not authorized by the practitioner to transmit such order.

(Added to NRS by 1979, 342; A 1979, 1697; 1981, 1968; 2013, 2239)

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