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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- NRS 637.005 - Legislative declaration.
- NRS 637.010 - Short title.
- NRS 637.020 - Definitions.
- NRS 637.021 - "Board" defined.
- NRS 637.0213 - "Direct supervision" defined.
- NRS 637.0215 - "Dispensing optician" defined.
- NRS 637.0217 - "License" defined.
- NRS 637.022 - "Ophthalmic dispensing" defined.
- NRS 637.0227 - "Optical establishment" defined.
- NRS 637.023 - "Prescriber" defined.
- NRS 637.0235 - "Prescription" defined.
- NRS 637.024 - "Supervision" defined.
- NRS 637.025 - Applicability of chapter.
- NRS 637.026 - Applicability of chapter: Inapplicability to certain manufacturers of lenses, frames and other specially fabricated optical devices; requirements for manufacturers that fail to comply with certain provisions; effect of such noncompliance.
- NRS 637.030 - Creation; number, appointment, qualifications, term and removal of members.
- NRS 637.040 - Election of officers; frequency of meetings; quorum; fiscal year.
- NRS 637.041 - Enforcement of subpoenas issued by Board.
- NRS 637.045 - Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees.
- NRS 637.050 - Offices; employment and compensation of Executive Director and other employees; contracts; authority to transact business.
- NRS 637.060 - Deposit and use of money received by Board; acceptance of grants, donations and contributions; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation.
- NRS 637.070 - Rules and regulations.
- NRS 637.071 - Regulations governing dispensing opticians and apprentice dispensing opticians: Requirements for issuance of licenses and program of apprenticeship for apprentice dispensing opticians; examination or certificate required for issuance of license as dispensing optician; procedures for licensing; period of validity and terms for renewal and reinstatement of license; inactivation and reactivation of license; requirements for approval of course or provider of course of continuing education.
- NRS 637.073 - Regulations setting minimum standards for optical and ophthalmic devices.
- NRS 637.075 - Fiscal year.
- NRS 637.085 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.
- NRS 637.086 - Immunity from civil liability.
- NRS 637.090 - Active license required for practice of ophthalmic dispensing or management of optical establishment; sign required when no licensed dispensing optician is physically present at optical establishment.
- NRS 637.100 - License as dispensing optician: Qualifications; waiver of certain requirements; scope; display.
- NRS 637.105 - License as apprentice dispensing optician: Qualifications; scope; display.
- NRS 637.110 - Fees for application for license; requirements for, waiver of and passing score for examination of applicant for license as dispensing optician; prohibition on participation in preparing, conducting and grading examination.
- NRS 637.113 - 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 637.115 - Board required to maintain records concerning applicants for and holders of licenses; disclosure of records; fee.
- NRS 637.120 - Issuance of license as dispensing optician; display of license; nontransferability; issuance of duplicate license.
- NRS 637.121 - Limited license as dispensing optician.
- NRS 637.123 - Apprentice dispensing optician: Expiration, renewal and reinstatement of license; fees; continuing education; limitations on renewal.
- NRS 637.125 - Employment and supervision of dispensing opticians and apprentice dispensing opticians.
- NRS 637.127 - Special license as dispensing optician.
- NRS 637.135 - Dispensing optician: Continuing education.
- NRS 637.140 - Dispensing optician: Expiration, renewal and reinstatement of license; fees; inactive status; reactivation of inactive license.
- NRS 637.145 - Renewal: 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 637.149 - Fees and charges.
- NRS 637.150 - Grounds; authority of Board to refuse to grant license or take disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited; reinstatement of license; commencement of disciplinary proceedings required for certain violations of Industrial Insurance Act.
- NRS 637.153 - 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 637.1535 - Complaints: Filing; requirements.
- NRS 637.154 - Authority of Board to conduct investigations, hold hearings and examine witnesses; administration of oaths; issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.
- NRS 637.155 - Hearing required after receipt of report of certain violations of Industrial Insurance Act.
- NRS 637.170 - Reinstatement of revoked license; fee.
- NRS 637.181 - Penalties for unlicensed activity or certain violations: Issuance of order to cease and desist or citation; order for reimbursement of costs of investigation or hearing; assessment of administrative fine.
- NRS 637.182 - Administrative citation: Issuance; order to pay administrative fine, reimburse investigation costs or correct condition; separate sanction; execution of order for failure to pay fine.
- NRS 637.183 - Administrative fine for violation of provisions governing employment and supervision of dispensing opticians, apprentice dispensing opticians and other assistants.
- NRS 637.184 - Administrative citation: Authority to contest; notice and hearing; effect of failure to contest; date deemed received.
- NRS 637.185 - Injunctive relief.
- NRS 637.200 - Unlawful acts.
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