Revises provisions relating to boards, commissions, councils and similar bodies. (BDR 18-1246)

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EMERGENCY REQUEST OF ASSEMBLY MINORITY LEADER

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 601–ASSEMBLYMEMBER HAFEN

MAY 30, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to boards, commissions,
councils and similar bodies. (BDR 18-1246)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising the
powers and duties of the Office of Nevada Boards,
Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department
of Business and Industry; revising and imposing various
requirements and restrictions on professional and
occupational licensing boards under the purview of the
Office; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law creates the Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions a nd Councils 1
Standards of the Department of Business and Industry and sets forth the powers and 2
duties of the Office. (NRS 232.8413, 232.8415) Existing law provides, with certain 3
exceptions, that all professional and occupational licensing boards created by the 4
Legislature are under the purview of the Office. (NRS 232.8415) Section 10 of this 5
bill requires the Office to provide administrative services to each p rofessional and 6
occupational licensing board under its purview, including, without limitation, 7
accounting services and information technology services. Section 10 additionally 8
authorizes a professional or occupational licensing board under the purview of the 9
Office to use the services of a hearing officer employed by the Office to adjudicate 10
a contested case before the board. Section 10 requires the Office to: (1) prescribe a 11
fee to cover the costs incurred by the Office for any service provided by the Office; 12
(2) adopt such procedures a s the Office may deem appropriate for the billing or 13
collection of such fees from a professional or occupational licensing board to which 14
such a service is provided; and (3) establish procedures to provide each 15
professional and occupational licensing board which has paid such a fee a portion 16
of any money collected from those fees that is unexpended at the end of a fiscal 17
year. 18

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Section 10 prohibits a professio nal or occupational licensing board under the 19
purview of the Office from paying any compensation to a natural person or entity 20
other than the Office for a service that the Office provides, not including the 21
services of a hearing officer employed by the Off ice. Sections 24, 27-29, 31, 36, 22
37, 42, 48, 49, 51, 54, 56, 59, 61, 62, 64, 70, 72, 75, 76, 80, 86, 90, 95, 98, 101, 23
107, 110, 113, 116, 118, 121 and 123 of this bill make conforming changes to 24
provisions which authorize such a board to employ persons to reflect the limitation 25
on the payment of compensation for services that the Office provides. 26
Section 10 requires all money collected by the Offic e for the provision of 27
services to professional and occupational licensing boards under the purview of the 28
Office to be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Office of Nevada 29
Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards Account, which is created by section 30
11 of this bill. 31
Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Business and Industry 32
to retain the required staff to effectively ad minister the responsibilities of the 33
Office. (NRS 232.8413) Section 18 of this bill specifies that the Director is 34
required to retain the required staff to the extent that money is available, including, 35
without limitation, money collected from any fee imposed pursuant to section 10. 36
Section 18 also specifies that such staff may include, without limitation, executive 37
staff, administrative and clerical staff, research and analytical staff and other 38
persons deemed n ecessary to effectively administer the responsibilities of the 39
Office. Section 5 of this bill authorizes the Director to appoint a General Counsel 40
of the Office and deputies to the General Counsel. Additionally, section 5 41
authorizes the Director to retain an attorney other than the General Counsel or 42
deputy under certain circumstances. 43
Sections 6-8 of this bill require the Office, with certain exceptions, to 44
periodically review each board, commission, council and similar body in this State 45
within the Executive Department of the State Government and set forth procedures 46
for conducting such a review. At the conclusion of such a review, section 8 47
requires the Deputy Director of the Office to submit to the Governor his or her 48
recommendation as to whether the board, commission, council or similar body 49
should be terminated, modified, consolidated with another board, commission, 50
council or similar body or continued. Section 8 requires the Governor, if necessary, 51
to request the drafting of a legislative measure to effectuate the recommendation. 52
Section 12 of this bill requires a professional or occupational licensing board 53
under the purview of the Office to provide notice to the Deputy Director if the 54
board intends to request that any person or governmental entity submit to the 55
Legislative Counsel a request for the drafting of a legislative measure on behalf of 56
the board. 57
Section 13 of this bill: (1) requires the Office to maintain an Internet website 58
through which each professional and occupational licensing board under the 59
purview of the Office may post information; and (2) pro hibits such a board from 60
posting information on any other Internet website. Sections 22, 38-40, 43-46, 52, 61
55, 57, 58, 65, 68, 78, 79, 81-85, 102, 103, 105, 108, 113, 116 and 117 of this bill 62
eliminate the authority of professional and oc cupational licensing boards under the 63
purview of the Office to maintain or post information to any Internet website other 64
than that described in section 13. 65
Section 14 of this bill authorizes the Office to have access to, inspect, copy and 66
subpoena various records and use the information obtained to resolve matters 67
relating to its duties. 68
Section 15 of this bill requires each professional and occupational licensing 69
board under the purview of the Office to, each year, elect from its members a 70
President, a Vice Preside nt and a Secretary. Sections 23, 25, 26, 30, 32-35, 37, 41, 71
47, 50, 53, 60, 63, 66, 69, 71, 73, 74, 77, 87-89, 91-94, 96, 97, 99, 100, 104, 106, 72
109, 111, 112, 114, 115, 119, 120, 122 and 124 of this bill revise provisions 73

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governing the election of officers of a b oard to conform to the requirements of 74
section 15. 75
Section 16 of this bill authorizes: (1) a professional or occupational licensing 76
board under the purview of the Office to apply for and accept gifts, grants, 77
contributions or other money from any source to carry out the duties of the board; 78
and (2) the Office to provide administrative support to such a board concerning 79
grants to help ensure accountability and maximize opportunities for funding. 80
Section 19 of this bill removes the Commission on Postsecondary Education of 81
the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and 82
Rehabilitation from the purview of the Office. (NRS 232.8415) 83
Section 20 of this bill requires the Office of Minority Health and Equity of the 84
Department of Health and Human Services, rather that the Director of the 85
Department of Business and Industry, to provide staff assistance to the Nevada 86
Commission on Minority Affairs. (NRS 232.864) 87
Existing law authorizes the Governor to remove any member of a board, 88
commission or similar body appointed by the Governor for malf easance or 89
nonfeasance in the performance of his or her duties. (NRS 232A.030) Section 21 of 90
this bill similarly authorizes the Governor to remove for tho se reasons any person 91
employed by a professional or occupational licensing board as an executive director 92
or executive secretary or in a position with duties similar to that of an executive 93
director or executive secretary. 94
Section 17 of this bill makes a conforming change to apply the definitions 95
applicable to provisions governing the Department of Business and Industry to the 96
provisions of sections 2-16. 97

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Chapter 232 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 16, inclusive, of this 2
act. 3
Sec. 2. As used in NRS 232.8413 and 232.8415 and sections 4
2 to 16, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, 5
the words and terms defined in sections 3 and 4 of this act have 6
the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. 7
Sec. 3. “Deputy Director” means the Deputy Di rector of the 8
Office. 9
Sec. 4. “Office” means the Office of Nevada Boards, 10
Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department created 11
by NRS 232.8413. 12
Sec. 5. 1. The Director may appoint a General Counsel of 13
the Office and as many deputies to the General Counsel as the 14
Director deems necessary to carry out the duties and functions of 15
the Office. 16
2. The General Counsel and each deputy appointed pursuant 17
to subsection 1: 18
(a) Are in the unclassified service of the State. 19
(b) Must be attorneys in good standing licensed and admitted 20
to practice law in this State. 21

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(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 7.065, shall not 1
engage in the private practice of law. 2
3. The Director may retain an attorney other than the 3
General Counsel or a deputy appointed pursuant to subsection 1 if 4
the Director determines that it is impracticable, uneconomical or 5
could constitute a conflict of interest for the legal service to be 6
rendered by the General Counsel or a deputy. 7
Sec. 6. 1. The Office shall periodically conduct a review of 8
each board, commission, council and similar body in this State 9
within the Executive Department of the State Governm ent which 10
is not provided for in the Nevada Constitution or established by an 11
executive order of the Governor to determine whether the board, 12
commission, council or similar body should be terminated, 13
modified, consolidated with another board, commission, council or 14
similar body or continued. 15
2. A review conducted pursuant to subsection 1 must include, 16
without limitation: 17
(a) An evaluation of the: 18
(1) Effectiveness and relevance of the board, commission, 19
council or similar body. 20
(2) Usefulness and p erformance of the board, commission, 21
council or similar body. 22
(3) Cost and resource utilization of the board, commission, 23
council or similar body. 24
(4) Amount and quality of stakeholder and public 25
engagement of the board, commission, council or similar body. 26
(b) A comparative analysis between the board, commission, 27
council or similar body and other comparable boards, 28
commissions, councils or similar bodies. 29
3. A board, commission, council or similar body shall 30
cooperate with the Office in the conducting of a review pursuant 31
to subsection 1 and shall submit to the Office, upon request, any 32
information the Office deems necessary for the conducting of the 33
review. 34
4. A board, commission, council or similar body subject to a 35
review by the Office has the burden of proving that its continuing 36
existence is justified. 37
Sec. 7. The Office shall establish a schedule for conducting 38
reviews pursuant to section 6 of this act. The schedule must ensure 39
that any board, commission, council or similar body that is 40
scheduled to terminate on a particular date is reviewed before that 41
date. 42
Sec. 8. At the conclusion of a review conducted pursuant to 43
section 6 of this act, the Deputy Director shall submit to the 44
Governor a recommendation as to whether the board, commission, 45

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council or similar body should be terminated, modified, 1
consolidated with another board, commission, council or similar 2
body or continued. The Governor shall, if necessary, request the 3
drafting of a legislative measure pursuant to NRS 218D.175 to 4
effectuate the recommendation. 5
Sec. 9. 1. The Office may, by regulation, establish 6
procedures and requirements re lating to the appointment of 7
members to a professional or occupational licensing board under 8
the purview of the Office pursuant to NRS 232.8415. 9
2. The Office shall require any professional or occupational 10
licensing board under the purview of the Office pursuant to NRS 11
232.8415, before entering into a contract of any kind, to submit 12
the contract to and obtain the approval of the Office. 13
Sec. 10. 1. The Office shall provide to each professional 14
and occupational licensing b oard under its purview pursuant to 15
NRS 232.8415 administrative services, including, without 16
limitation: 17
(a) Accounting services; and 18
(b) Information technology services. 19
2. A professional or occupational licensing board under the 20
purview of the Office pursuant to NRS 232.8415 may use the 21
services of a hearing officer employed by the Office to adjudicate a 22
contested case before the board. 23
3. The Office shall, by regulation: 24
(a) Prescribe a fee to cover the costs incurred by the Office for 25
any service provided by the Office pursuant to subsection 1 or 2; 26
(b) Adopt such procedures as the Office may deem appropriate 27
for the billing or collection of such fees from a professional or 28
occupational licensing board to which such a service is provided; 29
and 30
(c) Establish procedures to provide to each professional and 31
occupational licensing board which has paid a fee prescribed 32
pursuant to paragraph (a) a portion of any money in the Account 33
that is unexpended at the end of a fiscal year. 34
4. A professional or occupational licensing board under the 35
purview of the Office pursuant to NRS 232.8415 may not pay any 36
compensation to a natural person or entity other than the Office 37
for a service that the Office provides pursuant to subsection 1. 38
5. Any money the Off ice receives pursuant to this section 39
must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Account. 40
6. As used in this section, “Account” means the Office of 41
Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards Account 42
created by section 11 of this act. 43
Sec. 11. 1. The Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and 44
Councils Standards Account is hereby created in the State General 45

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Fund. The Account must be administered by the Deputy Director 1
and may be expended only to carry out the provisions of NRS 2
232.8413 and 232.8415 and sections 2 to 16, inclusive, of this act. 3
2. The interest and income earned on the money in the 4
Account, after deducting applicable charges, must be credited to 5
the Account. 6
3. Any money in the Account and any unexpended 7
appropriations made to the Account from the State General Fund 8
remaining at th e end of a fiscal year do not revert to the State 9
General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried 10
forward to the next fiscal year. 11
4. The Deputy Director may apply for and accept any gift, 12
grant, donation or appropriation for deposit in the Account. 13
Sec. 12. A professional or occupational licensing board 14
under the purview of the Office pursuant to NRS 232.8415 that 15
intends to request that any person or governmental entity submit 16
to the Legislative Counsel a request for the drafting of a legislative 17
measure on behalf of the professional or occupational licensing 18
board shall provide notice of that fact to the Deputy Director in a 19
form and manner prescribed by the Office. 20
Sec. 13. 1. The Office shall maintain an Internet website 21
through which any professional or occupational licensing board 22
under its purview pursuant to NRS 232.8415 may post 23
information. 24
2. A professional or occupational licensing board under the 25
purview of th e Office pursuant to NRS 232.8415 shall post 26
information only on the Internet website maintained pursuant to 27
subsection 1 and may not post information on any other Internet 28
website. 29
Sec. 14. The Office may: 30
1. Have access to, inspect, copy and subpoena all records in 31
the possession of any clerk of a court, law enforcement agency or 32
public or private institution, wherever situated, that relate to its 33
duties. 34
2. Have access to all written records in the possession of any 35
person, government, governmental agency or political subdivision 36
of a government that relate to its duties. 37
3. Use the information obtained pursuant to subsections 1 38
and 2 to resolve matters relating to its duties. 39
Sec. 15. 1. Each professional and occupational licensing 40
board under the purview of the Office pursuant to NRS 232.8415 41
shall, each year at a meeting of that board, elect from among its 42
members a President, a Vice President and a Secretary, who shall 43
hold office for 1 year and until the election and qualification of 44
their successors. If a vacancy occurs in the office of President, 45

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Vice President or Secretary, the members of the board shall elect a 1
President, Vice President or Secretary, as applicable, from amo ng 2
the members of the board for the remainder of the unexpired term. 3
2. For the purposes of title 54 of NRS, any reference to the 4
Secretary-Treasurer of a professional or occupational licensing 5
board under the purview of the Office pursuant to NRS 232.8415 6
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary elected pursuant 7
to subsection 1. 8
Sec. 16. 1. A professional or occupational licensing board 9
under the purview of the Office pursuant to NRS 232.8415 may 10
apply for and accept gifts, grants, contributions or other money 11
from any source to carry out the duties of the board. 12
2. Any money received by the board from a grant must be 13
used in accordance with the purpose and any conditions of the 14
grant and accounted for separately from other money received by 15
the board. 16
3. The Office may pro vide administrative support to a 17
professional or occupational licensing board under the purview of 18
the Office pursuant to NRS 232.8415 concerning grants to help 19
ensure accountability and maximize opportunities for funding. 20
Such support may include, without limitation, assistance with 21
grant administration and compliance. 22
Sec. 17. NRS 232.505 is hereby amended to read as follows: 23
232.505 As used in NRS 232.505 to 232.866, inclusive, and 24
sections 2 to 16, inclusive, of this act , unless the context requires 25
otherwise: 26
1. “Department” means the Department of Business and 27
Industry. 28
2. “Director” means the Director of the Department. 29
Sec. 18. NRS 232.8413 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
232.8413 1. The Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and 31
Councils Standards is hereby created within the Department of 32
Business and Industry. 33
2. The Director shall [appoint] : 34
(a) Appoint a Deputy Director of the Office [and shall retain] ; 35
(b) To the extent tha t money is available, including, without 36
limitation, money collected from any fee imposed pursuant to 37
section 10 of this act, retain the required staff [and adopt the 38
necessary regulations and procedures ] to effectively administer the 39
responsibilities of the Office [.] , which may include, without 40
limitation, executive staff, administrative and clerical staff, 41
research and analytical staff and other persons d eemed necessary 42
to effectively administer the responsibilities of the Office; and 43
(c) Adopt the necessary regulations and procedures to 44
effectively administer the responsibilities of the Office. 45

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Sec. 19. NRS 232.8415 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
232.8415 1. The Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and 2
Councils Standards shall be responsible for: 3
(a) Centralized administration; 4
(b) A uniform set of standards for investigations, licensing and 5
discipline, inclu ding, without limitation, separating the roles 6
and responsibilities for occupational licensure from the roles and 7
responsibilities for occupational discipline; 8
(c) A uniform set of standards for internal controls; 9
(d) A uniform set of standards for legal representation; 10
(e) A consistent set of structural standards for boards and 11
commissions; 12
(f) Transparency and consumer protection; and 13
(g) Efficacy and efficiency. 14
2. To the extent permitted by the Nevada Const itution and 15
federal law, all professional and occupational licensing boards 16
created by the Legislature shall be under the purview of the Office, 17
including, without limitation: 18
(a) The Nevada State Board of Accountancy created by 19
NRS 628.035. 20
(b) The Boa rd of Examiners for Alcohol, Drug and Gambling 21
Counselors created by NRS 641C.150. 22
(c) The State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and 23
Residential Design created by NRS 623.050. 24
(d) The Board of Athletic Trainers created by NRS 640B.170. 25
(e) The State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board created by 26
NRS 643.020. 27
(f) The Board of Applied Behavior Analysis created by 28
NRS 641D.200. 29
(g) The Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada created by 30
NRS 634.020. 31
(h) The State Contractors’ Board created by NRS 624.040. 32
(i) The Commission on Construction Education created by 33
NRS 624.570. 34
(j) The State Board of Cosmetology created by NRS 644A.200. 35
(k) The Certified Court Reporters’ Board of Nevada created by 36
NRS 656.040. 37
(l) The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada created by 38
NRS 631.120. 39
(m) The Committee on Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy 40
created by NRS 631.205. 41
(n) The State Board of Professional Engineers and Land 42
Surveyors created by NRS 625.100. 43
(o) The Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board created 44
by NRS 642.020. 45

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(p) The Nevada Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners 1
created pursuant to NRS 630A.100. 2
(q) The State Board of Landscape Architecture created by 3
NRS 623A.080. 4
(r) The Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists 5
and Clinical Professional Counselors created by NRS 641A.090. 6
(s) The Board of Massage Therapy created by NRS 640C.150. 7
(t) The Board of Medical Examiners created pursuant to 8
NRS 630.050. 9
(u) The State Board of Nursing created by NRS 632.020. 10
(v) The Adviso ry Committee on Nursing Assistants and 11
Medication Aides created by NRS 632.072. 12
(w) The Board of Occupational Therapy created by 13
NRS 640A.080. 14
(x) The Board of Dispensing Opticians created by NRS 637.030. 15
(y) The Nevada State Board of Optometry created by 16
NRS 636.030. 17
(z) The State Board of Oriental Medicine created by 18
NRS 634A.030. 19
(aa) The State Board of Osteopathic Medicine created pursuant 20
to NRS 633.181. 21
(bb) [The Commission on Postsecondary Educa tion created by 22
NRS 394.383. 23
(cc)] The State Board of Pharmacy created by NRS 639.020. 24
[(dd)] (cc) The Nevada Physical Therapy Board created by 25
NRS 640.030. 26
[(ee)] (dd) The State Board of Podiatry created by 27
NRS 635.020. 28
[(ff)] (ee) The Private Investigator’s Licensing Board created by 29
NRS 648.020. 30
[(gg)] (ff) The Board of Psychological Examiners created by 31
NRS 641.030. 32
[(hh)] (gg) The Board of Environmental Health Specialists 33
created by NRS 625A.030. 34
[(ii)] (hh) The Board of Examiners for Social Workers created 35
pursuant to NRS 641B.100. 36
[(jj)] (ii) The Speech -Language Pathology, Audiology and 37
Hearing Aid Dispensing Board created by NRS 637B.100. 38
[(kk)] (jj) The Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical 39
Examiners created by NRS 638.020. 40
Sec. 20. NRS 232.864 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
232.864 1. The [Director] Office of Minority Health and 42
Equity of the Department of Health and Human Services shall 43
provide staff assistance to the Commission as the Gover nor deems 44
appropriate. 45

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2. The Commission may engage the services of volunteer 1
workers and consultants without compensation as is necessary from 2
time to time. 3
Sec. 21. NRS 232A.030 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4
232A.030 1. Each member of a board, commission or similar 5
body appointed by the Governor and each person employed by a 6
professional or occupational licensing board as an executive 7
director or executive secretary or in a position with duties similar 8
to that of an executive director or executive secretary is deemed to 9
be a civil officer of this State for the purposes of Section 4 of Article 10
7 of the Nevada Constitution. 11
2. Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute, the 12
Governor may remove any [member of a board, commission or 13
similar body appointed by the Governor ] person described in 14
subsection 1 for malfeasance or nonfeasance in the performance of 15
his or her duties. The Governor shall provide the [member] person 16
45 days’ notice of the removal un less the Governor determines that 17
circumstances warrant immediate removal. 18
3. The provisions of this section which deem the holders of 19
certain positions to be civil officers of this State: 20
(a) Are intended to supplement all other provisions of statute or 21
case law which make the holders of certain positions be civil 22
officers of this State; and 23
(b) Must not be construed to make the holder of any position not 24
described in this section not be a civil officer of this State. 25
Sec. 22. NRS 622.085 is hereby amended to read as follows: 26
622.085 1. Except as otherwise provided in chapters 624 and 27
648 of NRS, a regulatory body shall develop and implement a 28
process by which a person with a criminal history may petition the 29
regulatory body to review the criminal history of the person to 30
determine if the person’s criminal history will disqualify the person 31
from obtaining a license from the regulatory body. 32
2. Not later than 90 days after a petition is submitted to a 33
regulatory body pursuant to subsection 1, a regulatory body shall 34
inform the person of the determination of the regulatory body of 35
whether the person’s criminal history will disqualify the person 36
from obtaining a license. A regulatory body is not bound by its 37
determination of disqualification or qualification and may rescind 38
such a determination at any time. 39
3. A regulatory body may provide instructions to a person who 40
receives a determination of disqualification to remedy the 41
determination of disqualification. A person may resubmit a petition 42
pursuant to subsection 1 not earlier than 6 months after receiving 43
instructions pursuant to this subsection if the person remedies the 44
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4. A person with a criminal history may petition the regula tory 1
body at any time, including, without limitation, before obtaining any 2
education or paying any fee required to obtain a license from the 3
regulatory body. 4
5. A person may submit a new petition to the regulatory body 5
not earlier than 2 years after the final determination of the initial 6
petition submitted to the regulatory body. 7
6. A regulatory body may impose a fee of up to $50 upon the 8
person to fund the administrative costs in complying with the 9
provisions of this section. A regulatory body may waive such fees or 10
allow such fees to be covered by funds from a scholarship or grant. 11
7. A regulatory body may post on its Internet website [:] or, for 12
a regulatory body that is a professional or occupational licensing 13
board under the purview of the Office of Nevada Boards, 14
Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department of 15
Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 232.8415, the Internet 16
website maintained by the Office pursuant to section 13 of this act: 17
(a) The requirements to obtain a license from the regulatory 18
body; and 19
(b) A list of crimes , if any, that would disqualify a person from 20
obtaining a license from the regulatory body. 21
8. A regulatory body may request the criminal history record of 22
a person who petitions the regulatory body for a determination 23
pursuant to subsection 1. To the ex tent consistent with federal law, 24
if the regulatory body makes such a request of a person, the 25
regulatory body shall require the person to submit his or her 26
criminal history record which includes a report from: 27
(a) The Central Repository for Nevada Record s of Criminal 28
History; and 29
(b) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 30
9. A person who petitions a regulatory body for a 31
determination pursuant to subsection 1 shall not submit false or 32
misleading information to the regulatory body. 33
Sec. 23. NRS 623.100 is hereby amended to read as follows: 34
623.100 [1. The Board shall appoint one of its members as 35
Chair, who shall serve without additional pay, and one of its 36
members as Secretary and Treasurer. The Chair and Secretary shall 37
each serve 1 year. 38
2.] Five members of the Board constitute a quorum, but action 39
shall not be deemed to have been taken upon any question unless 40
there are at least 4 votes in accord. 41
Sec. 24. NRS 623.135 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42
623.135 [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of 43
this act, the Board may employ an Executive Dire ctor, legal 44
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necessary to the discharge of its duties, and may fix the 1
compensation therefor. 2
Sec. 25. NRS 623.220 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
623.220 1. The Board shall issue a certificate of registration 4
as an architect or a residential designer, upon payment of a 5
registration fee pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 6
623.180 or NRS 623.310, to any applicant who: 7
(a) Complies with the provisions of NRS 623.190 and passes the 8
examinations, or in lieu thereof, brings himself or herself within the 9
provisions of NRS 623.210; and 10
(b) Submits all information required to complete an application 11
for a certificate of registration. 12
2. The Board shall issue a certificate of registration to practice 13
as a registered interior designer, upon payment of a registration fee 14
pursuant to the provisions of NRS 623.180 or 623.310, to any 15
applicant who: 16
(a) Complies with the provisions of NRS 623.192 and 623.200, 17
or in lieu thereof, brings himself or herself within the provisions of 18
NRS 623.215; and 19
(b) Submits all information required to complete an application 20
for a certificate of registration. 21
3. Certificates of registration must include the ful l name of the 22
registrant, have a serial number and be signed by the [Chair] 23
President and the Secretary of the Board under seal of the Board. 24
The issuance of a certificate of registration by the Board is evidence 25
that the person named therein is entitled t o all the rights and 26
privileges of an architect, registered interior designer or residential 27
designer while the certificate remains unsuspended, unrevoked and 28
unexpired. 29
Sec. 26. NRS 623A.100 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
623A.100 1. At each annual meeting of the Board, the 31
members shall [: 32
(a) Elect a President and a Secretary; and 33
(b) Appoint] appoint an Executive Director. 34
2. The President and the Secretary of the Board serve without 35
additional compensation. 36
3. The Executive Director must not be a member of the Board 37
and is entitled to a salary fixed by the Board. 38
4. The Executive Director shall: 39
(a) Keep an accurate record of all proceedings of the Board; 40
(b) Maintain custody of the official seal; 41
(c) Maintain a file containing the names and addresses of all 42
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(d) Submit to the Board each application for a certificate of 1
registration or cer tificate to practice as a landscape architect intern 2
that is filed with the Board; 3
(e) If a holder of a certificate of registration or certificate to 4
practice as a landscape architect intern has violated any provision of 5
this chapter, file a complaint with the Attorney General; and 6
(f) Perform any other duties assigned by the Board. 7
Sec. 27. NRS 623A.120 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8
623A.120 The Board may: 9
1. [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 10
act, employ and fix the compensation for legal counsel, inspectors, 11
special agents, investigators and clerical personnel necessary to the 12
discharge of its duties; and 13
2. Reimburse an employee specified in subsection 1 for any 14
actual expenses incurred by the employee while acting on behalf of 15
the Board. 16
Sec. 28. NRS 624.115 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
624.115 1. [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 18
of this act, the Board may employ attorneys, investigators and other 19
professional consultants and clerical personnel necessary to the 20
discharge of its duties. 21
2. The Board may require criminal investigators who are 22
employed by the Board pursuant to NRS 624.112 to: 23
(a) Conduct a background investigation of: 24
(1) A licensee or an applicant for a contractor’s license; or 25
(2) An applicant for employment with the Board; 26
(b) Locate and identify persons who: 27
(1) Engage in the business or act in the capacity of a 28
contractor within this State in violation of the provisions of this 29
chapter; 30
(2) Submit bids on jobs situated within this State in violation 31
of the provisions of this chapter; or 32
(3) Otherwise violate the provisions of this chapter or the 33
regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter; 34
(c) Investigate any alleged occurrence of constructional fraud; 35
and 36
(d) Issue a misdemeanor citation prepared manually or 37
electronically pursuant to NRS 171.1773 to a person who violates a 38
provision of this chapter that is punishable as a misdemeanor. A 39
criminal investigator may request any constable, sheriff or other 40
peace officer to assist in the issuance of such a citation. 41
3. The Board may require compliance investigators who are 42
employed by the Board pursuant to NR S 624.112 to locate and 43
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(a) Engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor 1
within this State in violation of the provisions of this chapter; 2
(b) Submit bids on jobs situated within this State in violation of 3
the provisions of this chapter; or 4
(c) Otherwise violate the provisions of this chapter or the 5
regulations adopted pursuant thereto. 6
Sec. 29. NRS 624.540 is hereby amended to read as follows: 7
624.540 1. The Board shall: 8
(a) On or before February 1 of each year, prepare and submit to 9
the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 10
appropriate legislative committee if the Legislature is in session, or 11
to the Interim Finance Committee if the Legislature is not in session, 12
a statement of the condition of the account that is prepared in 13
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 14
(b) [Employ accountants as necessary for the performance of the 15
duties set forth in this section and pay any related expenses from the 16
money in the account. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 17
the expenditures made by the Board pursuant to this paragraph must 18
not exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year. 19
(c) Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 20
act, employ or contract with persons and procure necessary 21
equipment, supplies and services to be paid from or purchased with 22
the money in the account as may be necessary to monitor or process 23
claims filed by injured persons that may result in a recovery from 24
the account. 25
2. Any interest earned on the money in the account must be 26
credited to the account. The Board may expend the interest earned 27
on the money i n the account to increase public awareness of the 28
account. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the 29
expenditures made by the Board for this purpose must not exceed 30
$50,000 in any fiscal year. 31
3. The total expenditures made by the Board pursuant to this 32
section must not exceed 10 percent of the account in any fiscal year. 33
Sec. 30. NRS 625.110 is hereby amended to read as follows: 34
625.110 1. The Board shall elect officers from its members 35
and, by regulation, establish the: 36
(a) Offices to which members may be elected [;] , in addition to 37
those required by section 15 of this act; 38
(b) Title and term for each office [;] other than President, Vice 39
President and Secretary; and 40
(c) Procedure for electing members to each office. 41
2. At any meeting, five members constitute a quorum. 42
3. Each member is entitled to receive: 43
(a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as fixed by the 44
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(b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses, at a rate fixed by 1
the Board, w hile engaged in the business of the Board. The rate 2
must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees 3
generally. 4
4. While engaged in the business of the Board, each employee 5
of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance and tr avel 6
expenses at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate must not exceed the 7
rate provided for state officers and employees generally. 8
5. The salaries of members of the Board and employees of the 9
Board must be paid from the fees received by the Board pursuan t to 10
the provisions of this chapter, and no part of those salaries may be 11
paid out of the State General Fund. 12
6. The Board shall appoint an Executive Director who serves at 13
the pleasure of the Board and is entitled to receive such 14
compensation as may be fixed by the Board. 15
Sec. 31. NRS 625.135 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
625.135 [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of 17
this act, the Board may employ and fix the compensation to be paid 18
to attorneys, investigators and other professional consultants and 19
clerical personnel necessary to the discharge of its duties and may 20
reimburse such employees for actual expenses they incur while 21
acting on behalf of the Board. 22
Sec. 32. NRS 625.381 is hereby amended to read as follows: 23
625.381 1. The Board shall issue a license to practice 24
professional engineering or land surveying to any applicant who, in 25
the opinion of the Board, has complied with all the requirements of 26
this chapter concerning professional engineers or professional land 27
surveyors, respectively. 28
2. A license to practice professional engineering or land 29
surveying must: 30
(a) Set forth the full name of the licensee. 31
(b) Include the number of the license. 32
(c) Be signed by the [Chair] President and Executive Director 33
under the seal of the Board. 34
(d) Authorize the practice of professional engineering in the 35
discipline for which the applicant has qualified or the practice of 36
land surveying, respectively. 37
3. The issuance of a license to practice professional 38
engineering or land surveying by the Board is evidence that the 39
licensee is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a professional 40
engineer or professional land surveyor, respectively, while the 41
license remains on active status. 42
Sec. 33. NRS 625.440 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43
625.440 The [Chair] President of the Board or his or her 44
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also may require the production of books, papers and documents 1
relating to any investigation or hearing conducted by the Board. 2
Sec. 34. NRS 625A.030 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
625A.030 1. There is hereby created the Board of 4
Environmental Health Specialists, consisting of the Chief Medical 5
Officer or his or her designated representative and four members 6
appointed by the Governor. 7
2. After the initial terms, each member appointed by the 8
Governor serves a term of 3 years. 9
3. Of the members of the Board appointed by the Governor 10
after the initial appointments: 11
(a) Two members must represent the general public. These 12
members must not be: 13
(1) An environmental health specialist or environmental 14
health specialist trainee; or 15
(2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or 16
adoption, of an environmental health specialist or environmental 17
health specialist trainee. 18
(b) Two members must be environmental health specialists: 19
(1) Each of whom: 20
(I) Holds a current registration issued pursuant to NRS 21
625A.110 and is in good standing with the Board; and 22
(II) Must have practiced in the field of environmental 23
health for the 3 years immediately preceding his or her appointment. 24
(2) Of whom, one must be employed by the health district 25
containing Washoe County and one must be employed by the health 26
district containing Clark County. 27
4. Each member of the Board must be a resident of this State. 28
5. If a vacancy occurs during the term of a member appointed 29
by the Governor, the Governor shall appoint a person similarly 30
qualified to replace that member for the remainder of the unexpired 31
term. 32
6. The Governor may, after notice an d hearing, remove any 33
member of the Board for misconduct in office, incompetency, 34
neglect of duty or other sufficient cause. 35
[7. The Board shall elect from its members who are appointed 36
by the Governor a Chair and Vice Chair. The officers of the Board 37
hold their respective offices at the pleasure of the Board.] 38
Sec. 35. NRS 625A.040 is hereby amended to read as follows: 39
625A.040 1. The Board shall hold at least two meetings 40
annually and may meet at other times on the call of the [Chair] 41
President or a majority of its members. 42
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3. The Board shall comply with the provisions of chapter 241 1
of NRS and all meetings of the Board must be conducted in 2
accordance with that chapter. 3
Sec. 36. NRS 625A.055 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4
625A.055 1. The Board may employ and fix t he 5
compensation to be paid to: 6
(a) An Executive Director; and 7
(b) [Attorneys,] Except as otherwise provided section 10 of this 8
act, attorneys, investigators and other professional consultants and 9
any other employee necessary to the discharge of its duties. 10
2. The Board may reimburse its employees for any actual 11
expenses they incur while acting on behalf of the Board. Any 12
reimbursement paid pursuant to this section is in addition to any per 13
diem allowance or travel expenses paid to those employees pursuant 14
to NRS 625A.050. 15
3. The expenses of the Board and members of the Board, and 16
the salaries of its employees, must be paid from the fees received by 17
the Board pursuant to this chapter, and no part of those expenses and 18
salaries may be paid out of the State General Fund. 19
Sec. 37. NRS 628.090 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20
628.090 [1. Annually the Board shall elect a President and a 21
Secretary-Treasurer from among its members. 22
2. The] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this act, 23
the Board may employ such personnel, including attorneys, 24
investigators and other professional consultants, and arrange for 25
such assistance as the Board may require for the performance of its 26
duties. 27
Sec. 38. NRS 628.130 is hereby amended to read as follows: 28
628.130 The Board shall: 29
1. Have a seal of which judicial notice must be taken. 30
2. Keep records of its proceedings. In any proceedings in court, 31
civil or criminal, arising out of or founded upon any provision of 32
this chapter, copies of those records certified as correct under the 33
seal of the Board are admissible in evidence as tending to prove the 34
contents of the records. 35
3. [Maintain a website on the ] Post on the Internet [or its 36
successor and post on its ] website [:] maintained by the Office of 37
Nevada Boards, Commissi ons and Councils Standards of the 38
Department of Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of 39
this act: 40
(a) The names arranged alphabetically by classifications of all 41
accountants and business entities holding certificates, registrations 42
or permits under this chapter. 43
(b) The names of the members of the Board. 44
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Sec. 39. NRS 628.160 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
628.160 1. The Board may by regulation adopt and amend 2
rules of professional conduct appropriate to establish and maintain a 3
high standard of quality, integrity and di gnity in the profession of 4
public accountancy. 5
2. In addition to the requirements of chapter 233B of NRS, the 6
Board shall provide notice of any such proposed rule or amendment 7
to each holder of a live permit, to the electronic mail address shown 8
in the r ecords of the Board, along with information advising the 9
holder of the permit of the date, time and place of the hearing on the 10
proposed rule or amendment and requesting that he or she submit 11
any comments thereon at least 15 days before the hearing. The 12
comments are advisory only. The Board shall also make available 13
on [its] the Internet website maintained by the Office of Nevada 14
Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department 15
of Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of this act the 16
proposed rule or amendment. 17
3. The Board may adopt regulations concerning the 18
professional conduct of corporations, partnerships and l imited-19
liability companies practicing certified public accounting or public 20
accounting which it deems consistent with or required by the public 21
welfare, including regulations: 22
(a) Governing the style, name and title of the corporations, 23
partnerships and limited-liability companies. 24
(b) Governing the affiliation of the corporations, partnerships 25
and limited-liability companies with any other organizations. 26
Sec. 40. NRS 629.053 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27
629.053 1. The State Board of Health and each board created 28
pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 631, 632, 633, 634, 634A, 635, 636, 29
637, 637B, 640, 640A, 640B, 640C, 641, 641A, 641B, 641C or 30
641D of NRS shall post on its website on the Internet, if any, or, for 31
a professional or occupational licensing board under the purview 32
of the Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils 33
Standards pursuant to NRS 232.8415, the Internet website 34
maintained by the Office pursuant to section 13 of this act, as 35
applicable, a statement which discloses that: 36
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of subsection 7 of NRS 629.051: 37
(1) The health care records of a person who is less than 23 38
years of age may not be destroyed; and 39
(2) The health care records of a person who has attained the 40
age of 23 years may be destroyed for those records which have been 41
retained for at least 5 years or for any longer period provided by 42
federal law; and 43
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 of NRS 44
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health care records of a patient who is 23 years of age or older may 1
be destroyed after 5 years pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 629.051. 2
2. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations 3
prescribing the contents of the statements required pursuant to this 4
section. 5
Sec. 41. NRS 630.090 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
630.090 [1. The Bo ard shall elect from its members a 7
President, a Vice President and a Secretary -Treasurer. The officers 8
of the Board shall hold their respective offices during its pleasure. 9
2.] The Secretary-Treasurer of the Board shall receive a salary, 10
the amount of which shall be determined by the Board. 11
Sec. 42. NRS 630.106 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12
630.106 1. [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 13
of this act, the Board may employ hearing officers, experts, 14
administrators, attorneys, investigators, consultants and clerical 15
personnel necessary to the discharge of its duties. 16
2. Each employee of the Board is an at -will employee who 17
serves at the pleasure of the Board. The Board may discharge an 18
employee of the Board for any reason that does not violate public 19
policy, including, without limitation, making a false representation 20
to the Board. 21
3. A hearing officer employed by the Board shall not act in any 22
other capacity for the Board or occupy any other position of 23
employment with the Board, and the Board shall not assign the 24
hearing officer any duties which are unrelated to the duties of a 25
hearing officer. 26
4. If a person resigns his or her position as a hearing officer or 27
the Board terminates the person from his or her position as a hearing 28
officer, the Board may not rehire the person in any position of 29
employment with the Board for a period of 2 years following the 30
date of the resignation or termination. The provisions of this 31
subsection do not give a person any right to be rehired by the Board 32
and do not permit the Board to rehire a person who is prohibited 33
from being employed by the Board purs uant to any other provision 34
of law. 35
Sec. 43. NRS 630.144 is hereby amended to read as follows: 36
630.144 1. [The Board shall maintain a website on the 37
Internet or its successor. 38
2.] The Board shall adopt policies and pro cedures for placing 39
information on [its] the Internet website [.] maintained by the 40
Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards of 41
the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of 42
this act. 43
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(a) Each application form for the issuance or renewal of a 1
license issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter. 2
(b) A list of questions that are frequently asked concerning the 3
processes of the Board and the answers to those questions. 4
(c) An alphabetical list, by last name, of each licensee and a 5
brief description of each disciplinary action, if any, taken against the 6
licensee, in this State and elsewhere, which relates to his or her 7
practice and which is noted in the records of the Board. The Board 8
shall include, as part of the list on the Internet website, the name of 9
each licensee whose license has been revoked by the Board. The 10
Board shall make the list on the Internet website easily accessible 11
and user friendly for the public. 12
(d) All financial reports received by the Board. 13
(e) All financial reports prepared by the Board. 14
(f) Any other information that the Board is required to place on 15
[its] the Internet website pursuant to any other provision of law. 16
Sec. 44. NRS 630.146 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
630.146 The Board shall post on [a] the Internet website [or 18
other Internet site that is operated or administered by or on behalf of 19
the Board: ] maintained by the Office of Nevada Boards, 20
Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department of 21
Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of this act: 22
1. A general description of the basic elements of the 23
Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers 24
that is published by the Office of Inspector General of the United 25
States Department of Health and Human Services, or links to 26
websites or other Internet sites that are operated or administered by 27
or on behalf of the Office of Inspector General where such 28
information may be obtained; 29
2. A general description of the process for reporting unlawful 30
or unethical conduct by pharmaceutical manufacturers to the Office 31
of Inspector General, or links to websites or other Internet sites that 32
are operated or admini stered by or on behalf of the Office of 33
Inspector General where such information may be obtained; and 34
3. A current telephone number for the Office of Inspector 35
General. 36
Sec. 45. NRS 630.2672 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
630.2672 1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in 38
this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, each 39
applicant for the renewal of any type of license as a physician 40
pursuant to this chapter or a biennial registration pu rsuant to NRS 41
630.267 shall complete the data request developed by the 42
Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 43
439A.124. The applicant shall provide to the Department all the 44
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2. The Board shall m ake the data request described in 1
subsection 1 available to applicants for the renewal of a license as a 2
physician or biennial registration on an electronic application for the 3
renewal of a license or registration or through a link included on the 4
Internet website maintained by the [Board.] Office of Nevada 5
Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department 6
of Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of this act. 7
3. An applicant for biennial registration or renewal of a license 8
who refuses or fails to complete a data request pursuant to 9
subsection 1 is not subject to disciplinary action, includi ng, without 10
limitation, refusal to issue the biennial registration or renew the 11
license, for such refusal or failure. 12
4. The information contained in a completed data request is 13
confidential and, except as required by NRS 439A.1 24, must not be 14
disclosed to any person or entity. 15
Sec. 46. NRS 630.323 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
630.323 1. The Executive Director of the Board or his or her 17
designee shall review and evaluate any complaint or information 18
received from the Investigation Division of the Department of 19
Public Safety or the State Board of Pharmacy, including, without 20
limitation, information provided pursuant to NRS 453.164, or from 21
a law enforcement agency, professional licensing board or any other 22
source indicating that: 23
(a) A licensee has issued a fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or 24
otherwise inappropriate prescription for a controlled substance listed 25
in schedule II, III or IV; 26
(b) A pattern of prescriptions issued by a licensee indicates that 27
the licensee has issued prescriptions in the manner described in 28
paragraph (a); or 29
(c) A patient of a licensee has acquired, used or possessed a 30
controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV in a fraudulent, 31
illegal, unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate manner. 32
2. If the Executive Director of the Board or his or her designee 33
receives information described in subsection 1 concerning the 34
licensee, the Executive Director or his or her designee must notify 35
the licensee as soon as practicable after receiving the information. 36
3. A review and evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection 1 37
must include, without limitation: 38
(a) A review of relevant information contained in the database 39
of the program established pursuant to NRS 453.162; and 40
(b) A request for additional relevant information from the 41
licensee who is the subject of the review and evaluation. 42
4. If, after a review and evaluation conducted pursuant to 43
subsection 1, the Executive Director or his or her designee 44
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unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate prescription for a controlled 1
substance listed in schedule II, III or IV, the Board must proceed as 2
if a written complaint had been filed against the licensee. If, after 3
conducting an investigation and a hearing in accordance with the 4
provisions of this chapter, the Board determines that the licensee 5
issued a fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate 6
prescription, the Board must impose appropriate disciplinary action. 7
5. When deemed appropriate, the Executive Director of the 8
Board may: 9
(a) Refer information acquired during a review and evaluation 10
conducted pursuant to subsection 1 to another professional licensing 11
board, law enforcement agency or other appropriat e governmental 12
entity for investigation and criminal or administrative proceedings. 13
(b) Postpone any notification, review or part of such a review 14
required by this section if he or she determines that it is necessary to 15
avoid interfering with any pending administrative or criminal 16
investigation into the suspected fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or 17
otherwise inappropriate prescribing, dispensing or use of a 18
controlled substance. 19
6. The Board shall: 20
(a) Adopt regulations providing for disciplinary action against a 21
licensee for inappropriately prescribing a controlled substance listed 22
in schedule II, III or IV or violating the provisions of NRS 639.2391 23
to 639.23916, inclusive, and any regulations adopted by the State 24
Board of Pharmacy pursuant there to. Such disciplinary action must 25
include, without limitation, requiring the licensee to complete 26
additional continuing education concerning prescribing controlled 27
substances listed in schedules II, III and IV. 28
(b) Develop and disseminate to each physicia n and physician 29
assistant licensed pursuant to this chapter or make available on the 30
Internet website [of the Board] maintained by the Office of Nevada 31
Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department 32
of Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of this ac t an 33
explanation or a technical advisory bulletin to inform those 34
physicians and physician assistants of the requirements of this 35
section and NRS 630.324, 639.23507 and 639.2391 to 639.23916, 36
inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The Boa rd 37
shall update the explanation or bulletin as necessary to include any 38
revisions to those provisions of law or regulations. The explanation 39
or bulletin must include, without limitation, an explanation of the 40
requirements that apply to specific controlled substances or 41
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Sec. 47. NRS 630A.140 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
630A.140 1. [The Board shall elect from its members a 2
President, a Vice President and a Secretary -Treasurer. The officers 3
of the Board hold their respective offices during its pleasure. 4
2.] The Board shall receive through its Secretary -Treasurer 5
applications for the licenses and certificates issued under this 6
chapter. 7
[3.] 2. The Secretary-Treasurer is entitled to receive a salary, 8
in addition to the salary paid pursuant to NRS 630A.160, the 9
amount of which must be determined by the Board. 10
Sec. 48. NRS 630A.190 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
630A.190 The Board may: 12
1. Maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it finds 13
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 14
2. [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 15
act, employ attorneys, investigators, hearing officers, experts, 16
administrators, consultants and clerical personnel necessary to the 17
discharge of its duties. 18
Sec. 49. NRS 630A.560 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19
630A.560 In a manner consistent with the provisions of chapter 20
622A of NRS, the Board is authorized to prosecute all persons 21
guilty of violation of the provisions of this chapter and , except as 22
otherwise provided in section 10 of this act, may employ 23
investigators and such other assistants as may be necessary to carry 24
out the provisions of this chapter and chapter 622A of NRS, but any 25
expenses so incurred must not be paid out of the State General Fund. 26
Sec. 50. NRS 631.160 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27
631.160 1. [At the first regular meeting of each year, the 28
Board shall elect from its membership one of its members as 29
President and one of its members as Secretary -Treasurer, each of 30
whom shall hold office for 1 year and until a successor is elected 31
and qualified. 32
2.] The Board shall define the duties of th e President, the 33
Secretary-Treasurer and the Executive Director. 34
[3.] 2. The Executive Director shall receive such compensation 35
as determined by the Board, and the Board shall fix the amount of 36
the bond to be furnished by the Secretary -Treasurer and the 37
Executive Director. 38
Sec. 51. NRS 631.190 is hereby amended to read as follows: 39
631.190 In addition to the powers and duties provid ed in this 40
chapter, the Board shall: 41
1. Adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the 42
provisions of this chapter. 43
2. [Appoint] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of 44
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officers, employees, agents, attorneys, investigators and other 1
professional consultants and define their duties and incur such 2
expense as it may deem proper or necessary to carry out the 3
provisions of this chapter, the expense to be paid as provided in this 4
chapter. 5
3. Fix the time and place for and conduct examinations for the 6
granting of licenses to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental 7
therapy and expanded function dental assistance. 8
4. Examine applicants for licenses to practice dentistry, dental 9
hygiene, dental therapy and expanded function dental assistance. 10
5. Collect and apply fees as provided in this chapter. 11
6. Keep a register of all dentists, dental hygienists, dental 12
therapists and expanded function dental assistants licensed in this 13
State, together with their addresses, license numbers and renewal 14
certificate numbers. 15
7. Have and use a common seal. 16
8. Keep such records as may be necessary to report the acts and 17
proceedings of the Board. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 18
631.368, the records must be open to public inspection. 19
9. Maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it finds 20
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 21
10. Have discretion to examine work authorizations in dental 22
offices or dental laboratories. 23
Sec. 52. NRS 631.364 is hereby amended to read as follows: 24
631.364 1. The Executive Director of the Board or his or her 25
designee shall review and evaluate any complaint or information 26
received from the Investigation Division of the Department of 27
Public Safety or the State Board of Pharmacy, including, without 28
limitation, information provided pursuant to NRS 453.164, or from 29
a law enforcement agency, professional licensing board or any other 30
source indicating that: 31
(a) A licen see has issued a fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or 32
otherwise inappropriate prescription for a controlled substance listed 33
in schedule II, III or IV; 34
(b) A pattern of prescriptions issued by a licensee indicates that 35
the licensee has issued prescription s in the manner described in 36
paragraph (a); or 37
(c) A patient of a licensee has acquired, used or possessed a 38
controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV in a fraudulent, 39
illegal, unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate manner. 40
2. If the Executive Director of the Board or his or her designee 41
receives information described in subsection 1 concerning the 42
licensee, the Executive Director or his or her designee must notify 43
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3. A review and evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection 1 1
must include, without limitation: 2
(a) A review of relevant information contained in the database 3
of the program established pursuant to NRS 453.162; and 4
(b) A request for additional relevant informa tion from the 5
licensee who is the subject of the review and evaluation. 6
4. If, after a review and evaluation conducted pursuant to 7
subsection 1, the Executive Director or his or her designee 8
determines that a licensee may have issued a fraudulent, illega l, 9
unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate prescription for a controlled 10
substance listed in schedule II, III or IV, the Board must proceed as 11
if a written complaint had been filed against the licensee. If, after 12
conducting an investigation and a hearing i n accordance with the 13
provisions of this chapter, the Board determines that the licensee 14
issued a fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate 15
prescription, the Board must impose appropriate disciplinary action. 16
5. When deemed appropriate , the Executive Director of the 17
Board may: 18
(a) Refer information acquired during a review and evaluation 19
conducted pursuant to subsection 1 to another professional licensing 20
board, law enforcement agency or other appropriate governmental 21
entity for investigation and criminal or administrative proceedings. 22
(b) Postpone any notification, review or part of such a review 23
required by this section if he or she determines that it is necessary to 24
avoid interfering with any pending administrative or criminal 25
investigation into the suspected fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or 26
otherwise inappropriate prescribing, dispensing or use of a 27
controlled substance. 28
6. The Board shall: 29
(a) Adopt regulations providing for disciplinary action against a 30
licensee for inappropriately prescribing a controlled substance listed 31
in schedule II, III or IV or violating the provisions of NRS 639.2391 32
to 639.23916, inclusive, and any regulations adopted by the State 33
Board of Pharmacy pursuant thereto. Such disciplinary action must 34
include, without limitation, requiring the licensee to complete 35
additional continuing education concerning prescribing controlled 36
substances listed in schedules II, III and IV. 37
(b) Develop and disseminate to each dentist licensed pursuant to 38
this chapter or make available on the Internet website [of the Board] 39
maintained by the Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and 40
Councils Standards of the Department of Business and Industry 41
pursuant to section 13 of this act an explanation or a technical 42
advisory bulletin to inform those dentists of the requirements of this 43
section and NRS 631.365, 639.23507 and 639.2391 to 639.23916, 44
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shall update the explanation or bulletin as necessary to include any 1
revisions to those provisions of law or regulations. The explanation 2
or bulletin must include, without limitation, an explanation of the 3
requirements t hat apply to specific controlled substances or 4
categories of controlled substances. 5
Sec. 53. NRS 632.060 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
632.060 [1. Each year at a meeting of the Board, to be held in 7
accordance wit h NRS 632.070, the Board shall elect from its 8
members a President, a Vice President and a Secretary. 9
2.] The Board may appoint an Executive Director who need 10
not be a member of the Board. The Executive Director appointed by 11
the Board must be a professional nurse licensed to practice nursing 12
in the State of Nevada. The Executive Director shall perform such 13
duties as the Board may direct and is entitled to receive 14
compensation as set by the Board. The Executive Director is entitled 15
to receive a per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed 16
by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The ra te 17
must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees 18
generally. 19
Sec. 54. NRS 632.065 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20
632.065 The Board may: 21
1. Maintain offices in as many localities in the State a s it finds 22
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 23
2. [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 24
act, employ attorneys, investigators and other professional 25
consultants and clerical personnel necessary to the discharge of its 26
duties. 27
Sec. 55. NRS 632.352 is hereby amended to read as follows: 28
632.352 1. The Executive Director of the Board or his or her 29
designee shall review and evaluate any complaint or information 30
received from the Investigation Division of the Department of 31
Public Safety or the State Board of Pharmacy, including, without 32
limitation, information provided pursuant to NRS 4 53.164, or from 33
a law enforcement agency, professional licensing board or any other 34
source indicating that: 35
(a) A licensee has issued a fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or 36
otherwise inappropriate prescription for a controlled substance listed 37
in schedule II, III or IV; 38
(b) A pattern of prescriptions issued by a licensee indicates that 39
the licensee has issued prescriptions in the manner described in 40
paragraph (a); or 41
(c) A patient of a licensee has acquired, used or possessed a 42
controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV in a fraudulent, 43
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2. If the Executive Director of the Board or his or her designee 1
receives information described in subsection 1 concerning the 2
licensee, the Execut ive Director or his or her designee must notify 3
the licensee as soon as practicable after receiving the information. 4
3. A review and evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection 1 5
must include, without limitation: 6
(a) A review of relevant information con tained in the database 7
of the program established pursuant to NRS 453.162; and 8
(b) A request for additional relevant information from the 9
licensee who is the subject of the review and evaluation. 10
4. If, after a review and evaluation conducted pursuant t o 11
subsection 1, the Executive Director or his or her designee 12
determines that a licensee may have issued a fraudulent, illegal, 13
unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate prescription for a controlled 14
substance listed in schedule II, III or IV, the Board must proceed as 15
if a written complaint had been filed against the licensee. If, after 16
conducting an investigation and a hearing in accordance with the 17
provisions of this chapter, the Board determines that the licensee 18
issued a fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate 19
prescription, the Board must impose appropriate disciplinary action. 20
5. When deemed appropriate, the Executive Director of the 21
Board may: 22
(a) Refer information acquired during a review and evaluation 23
conducted pursuant to subsection 1 to another professional licensing 24
board, law enforcement agency or other appropriate governmental 25
entity for investigation and criminal or administrative proceedings. 26
(b) Postpone any notification, review or part of such a review 27
required by this section if he or she determines that it is necessary to 28
avoid interfering with any pending administrative or criminal 29
investigation into the suspected fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or 30
otherwise inappropriate prescribing, dispensing or use of a 31
controlled substance. 32
6. The Board shall: 33
(a) Adopt regulations providing for disciplinary action against a 34
licensee for inappropriately prescribing a controlled substance listed 35
in schedule II, III or IV or violating the provisions of NRS 639.2391 36
to 639.23916, inclusive, and any regulations adopted by the State 37
Board of Pharmacy pursuant thereto. Such disciplinary action must 38
include, without limitation, requiring the licensee to complete 39
additional continuing education concerning prescribing controll ed 40
substances listed in schedules II, III and IV. 41
(b) Develop and disseminate to each advanced practice 42
registered nurse licensed pursuant to NRS 632.237 or make 43
available on the Internet website [of the Board ] maintained by the 44
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the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of 1
this act an explanation or a technical advisory bul letin to inform 2
those advanced practice registered nurses of the requirements of this 3
section and NRS 632.353, 639.23507 and 639.2391 to 639.23916, 4
inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The Board 5
shall update the explanation or bulletin as necessary to include any 6
revisions to those provisions of law or regulations. The explanation 7
or bulletin must include, without limitation, an explanation of the 8
requirements that apply to specific controlled substances or 9
categories of controlled substances. 10
Sec. 56. NRS 633.271 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
633.271 The Board may: 12
1. Appoint an Executive Director who is entitled to such 13
compensation as is determined by the Board. 14
2. Maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it finds 15
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 16
3. [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 17
act, employ attorneys, hearing officers, investigators and other 18
professional consultants and clerical personnel necessary to the 19
discharge of its duties. 20
Sec. 57. NRS 633.4717 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21
633.4717 1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in 22
this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, each 23
applicant for the renewal of any type of license as an osteopathic 24
physician pursuant to this chapter shall complete the data r equest 25
developed by the Department of Health and Human Services 26
pursuant to NRS 439A.124. The applicant shall provide to the 27
Department all the information included in the request. 28
2. The Board shall make the data request described in 29
subsection 1 avail able to applicants for the renewal of a license as 30
an osteopathic physician on an electronic application for the renewal 31
of a license or through a link included on the Internet website 32
maintained by the [Board.] Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions 33
and Cou ncils Standards of the Department of Business and 34
Industry pursuant to section 13 of this act. 35
3. An applicant for biennial registration or renewal of a license 36
who refuses or fails to complete a data request pursuant to 37
subsection 1 is not subject to disciplinary action, including, without 38
limitation, refusal to issue the biennial registration or renew the 39
license, for such refusal or failure. 40
4. The information contained in a completed data request is 41
confidential and, except as required by NRS 439A.124, must not be 42
disclosed to any person or entity. 43

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Sec. 58. NRS 633.574 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
633.574 1. The Executive Director of the Board or his or her 2
designee shall review and evaluate any complaint or information 3
received from the Investigation Division of the Department of 4
Public Safety or the State Board of Pharmacy, including, without 5
limitation, information provided pursuant to NRS 453.164, or from 6
a law enforcement agency, professional licensing board or any other 7
source indicating that: 8
(a) A licensee has issued a fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or 9
otherwise inappropriate prescription for a controlled substance listed 10
in schedule II, III or IV; 11
(b) A pattern of prescriptions issued by a licensee indicates that 12
the licensee has issued prescriptions in the manner described in 13
paragraph (a); or 14
(c) A patient of a licensee has acquired, used or possessed a 15
controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV in a fraudulent, 16
illegal, unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate manner. 17
2. If the Executive Director of the Board or his or her designee 18
receives information described in subsection 1 c oncerning the 19
licensee, the Executive Director or his or her designee must notify 20
the licensee as soon as practicable after receiving the information. 21
3. A review and evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection 1 22
must include, without limitation: 23
(a) A review of relevant information contained in the database 24
of the program established pursuant to NRS 453.162; and 25
(b) A request for additional relevant information from the 26
licensee who is the subject of the review and evaluation. 27
4. If, after a review a nd evaluation conducted pursuant to 28
subsection 1, the Executive Director or his or her designee 29
determines that a licensee may have issued a fraudulent, illegal, 30
unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate prescription for a controlled 31
substance listed in schedule II, III or IV, the Board must proceed as 32
if a written complaint had been filed against the licensee. If, after 33
conducting an investigation and a hearing in accordance with the 34
provisions of this chapter, the Board determines that the licensee 35
issued a fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate 36
prescription, the Board must impose appropriate disciplinary action. 37
5. When deemed appropriate, the Executive Director of the 38
Board may: 39
(a) Refer information acquired during a review and ev aluation 40
conducted pursuant to subsection 1 to another professional licensing 41
board, law enforcement agency or other appropriate governmental 42
entity for investigation and criminal or administrative proceedings. 43
(b) Postpone any notification, review or par t of such a review 44
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avoid interfering with any pending administrative or criminal 1
investigation into the suspected fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or 2
otherwise inappropriate prescrib ing, dispensing or use of a 3
controlled substance. 4
6. The Board shall: 5
(a) Adopt regulations providing for disciplinary action against a 6
licensee for inappropriately prescribing a controlled substance listed 7
in schedule II, III or IV or violating the provisions of NRS 639.2391 8
to 639.23916, inclusive, and any regulations adopted by the State 9
Board of Pharmacy pursuant thereto. Such disciplinary action must 10
include, without limitation, requiring the licensee to complete 11
additional continuing education conc erning prescribing controlled 12
substances listed in schedules II, III and IV. 13
(b) Develop and disseminate to each osteopathic physician and 14
physician assistant licensed pursuant to this chapter or make 15
available on the Internet website [of the Board ] maintained by the 16
Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards of 17
the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of 18
this ac t an explanation or a technical advisory bulletin to inform 19
those osteopathic physicians and physician assistants of the 20
requirements of this section and NRS 633.577, 639.23507 and 21
639.2391 to 639.23916, inclusive, and any regulations adopted 22
pursuant thereto. The Board shall update the explanation or bulletin 23
as necessary to include any revisions to those provisions of law or 24
regulations. The explanation or bulletin must include, without 25
limitation, an explanation of the requirements that apply to specific 26
controlled substances or categories of controlled substances. 27
Sec. 59. NRS 633.731 is hereby amended to read as follows: 28
633.731 In a manner consistent with the provisions of chapter 29
622A of NRS, the Board shall cause th e prosecution of all persons 30
who commit any act prohibited by this chapter. [The] Except as 31
otherwise provided in section 10 of this act, the Board may employ 32
investigators and such other assistants as may be necessary to carry 33
into effect the provisions of this chapter. 34
Sec. 60. NRS 634.030 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35
634.030 1. [The Board shall elect a President, Vice President 36
and a Secretary. ] The Secretary of the Board shall serve also as 37
Treasurer of the Board. 38
2. The Board shall adopt reasonable regulations for the 39
transaction of business and to enable it to carry out its duties under 40
this chapter. 41
Sec. 61. NRS 634.043 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42
634.043 1. The Board shall appoint an Executive Director 43
who serves at the p leasure of the Board and is entitled to receive 44
such compensation as may be fixed by the Board. 45

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2. The Board may: 1
(a) Maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it finds 2
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 3
(b) [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 4
act, employ attorneys, investigators and other professional 5
consultants and clerical personnel necessary to the discharge of its 6
duties. 7
3. The Board or any agent of the Board may enter any premises 8
in this State where a person who holds a license or certificate issued 9
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter practices chiropractic or as 10
a chiropractic assistant and inspect it to determine whether a 11
violation of any provision of this chapter has occurred, including, 12
without limitation, an inspection to determine whether any person at 13
the premises is practicing chiropractic or as a chiropractic assistant 14
without the appropriate license or certificate issued pursuant to the 15
provisions of this chapter. 16
Sec. 62. NRS 634A.070 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
634A.070 The Board may: 18
1. [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 19
act, employ attorneys, investigators and other professional 20
consultants and clerical personnel necessary to discharge its duties. 21
To conduct its examinations, the Board may call to its aid persons of 22
established reputation and known ability in Oriental medicine. 23
2. Maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it finds 24
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 25
3. Adopt regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this 26
chapter. The regulations may include a code of ethics regulating the 27
professional conduct of licensees. 28
4. Compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of 29
evidence by subpoena. 30
Sec. 63. NRS 635.030 is hereby amended to read as follows: 31
635.030 1. [The] In addition to the officers required to be 32
elected pursuant to section 15 of this act, the Board shall elect from 33
among its members a [President, a Vice President, a Secretary and 34
a] Treasurer. The members may assign the duties of the Treasurer 35
and the Secretary to one pers on who must be designated the 36
Secretary-Treasurer. 37
2. The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions 38
of this chapter. 39
3. The Board shall not incur any expenses which exceed the 40
money received from time to time as fees provided by law. 41
4. The Board shall keep and preserve a complete record of all 42
its transactions. 43
5. The Board may adopt a seal of which any court of this State 44
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Sec. 64. NRS 635.035 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
635.035 1. The Board may: 2
(a) Maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it finds 3
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 4
(b) [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 5
act, employ attorneys, investigators and other professional 6
consultants and clerical personnel necessary to the discharge of its 7
duties. 8
2. The Board or any agent of the Board may enter any premises 9
in this State where a person who holds a license issued pursuant to 10
the provisions of this chapter practices podiatry or as a podiatry 11
hygienist and inspect it to determine whether a violation of any 12
provision of this chapter has occurred, including, without limitation, 13
an inspection to determine whether any person at the premises is 14
practicing podiatry or as a podiatry hygienist without the appropriate 15
license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 16
Sec. 65. NRS 635.152 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
635.152 1. The President of the Board or his or her designee 18
shall review and evaluate any complaint or information received 19
from the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Saf ety 20
or the State Board of Pharmacy, including, without limitation, 21
information provided pursuant to NRS 453.164, or from a law 22
enforcement agency, professional licensing board or any other 23
source indicating that: 24
(a) A licensee has issued a fraudulent, il legal, unauthorized or 25
otherwise inappropriate prescription for a controlled substance listed 26
in schedule II, III or IV; 27
(b) A pattern of prescriptions issued by a licensee indicates that 28
the licensee has issued prescriptions in the manner described in 29
paragraph (a); or 30
(c) A patient of a licensee has acquired, used or possessed a 31
controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV in a fraudulent, 32
illegal, unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate manner. 33
2. If the President of the Board or his or her designee receives 34
information described in subsection 1 concerning the licensee, the 35
President or his or her designee must notify the licensee as soon as 36
practicable after receiving the information. 37
3. A review and evaluation conducted pursuant to subsec tion 1 38
must include, without limitation: 39
(a) A review of relevant information contained in the database 40
of the program established pursuant to NRS 453.162; and 41
(b) A request for additional relevant information from the 42
licensee who is the subject of the review and evaluation. 43
4. If, after a review and evaluation conducted pursuant to 44
subsection 1, the President or his or her designee determines that a 45

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licensee may have issued a fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or 1
otherwise inappropriate prescription for a controlled substance listed 2
in schedule II, III or IV, the Board must proceed as if a written 3
complaint had been filed against the licensee. If, after conducting an 4
investigation and a hearing in accordance with the provisions of this 5
chapter, the Boar d determines that the licensee issued a fraudulent, 6
illegal, unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate prescription, the 7
Board must impose appropriate disciplinary action. 8
5. When deemed appropriate, the President of the Board may: 9
(a) Refer information a cquired during a review and evaluation 10
conducted pursuant to subsection 1 to another professional licensing 11
board, law enforcement agency or other appropriate governmental 12
entity for investigation and criminal or administrative proceedings. 13
(b) Postpone a ny notification, review or part of such a review 14
required by this section if he or she determines that it is necessary to 15
avoid interfering with any pending administrative or criminal 16
investigation into the suspected fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or 17
otherwise inappropriate prescribing, dispensing or use of a 18
controlled substance. 19
6. The Board shall: 20
(a) Adopt regulations providing for disciplinary action against a 21
licensee for inappropriately prescribing a controlled substance listed 22
in schedule II, III or IV or violating the provisions of NRS 639.2391 23
to 639.23916, inclusive, and any regulations adopted by the State 24
Board of Pharmacy pursuant thereto. Such disciplinary action must 25
include, without limitation, requiring the licensee to complete 26
additional continuing education concerning prescribing controlled 27
substances listed in schedules II, III and IV. 28
(b) Develop and disseminate to each podiatric physician 29
licensed pursuant to this chapter or make available on the Internet 30
website [of the Board] maintained by the Office of Nevada Boards, 31
Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department of 32
Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of this ac t an 33
explanation or a technical advisory bulletin to inform those podiatric 34
physicians of the requirements of this section and NRS 635.153, 35
639.23507 and 639.2391 to 639.23916, inclusive, and any 36
regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The Board shall update the 37
explanation or bulletin as necessary to include any revisions to those 38
provisions of law or regulations. The explanation or bulletin must 39
include, without limitation, an explanation of the requirements that 40
apply to specific controlled substances or c ategories of controlled 41
substances. 42
Sec. 66. NRS 636.080 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43
636.080 [1. At the first meeting of the Board held each fiscal 44
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membership a President who shall hold office for 1 year and until 1
the election and qualification of his or her successor. 2
2.] The Board shall appoint an Executive Director who serves 3
at the pleasure of the Board and is entitled to receive compensation 4
as set by the Board. The Executive Director must not be a member 5
of the Board. If a vacancy occurs in the position of Executive 6
Director, the Board may appoint one of its members to perform the 7
duties of the Executive Director until the position is filled. A 8
member of the Board who is appointed to perform the duties of the 9
Executive Director is not entitled to receive any compensation for 10
performing those duties. 11
Sec. 67. NRS 636.090 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12
636.090 1. [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 13
of this act, the Board may employ: 14
(a) Agents and inspectors to secure evidence of, and report on, 15
violations of this chapter. 16
(b) Attorneys, investigators, consultants and other professional 17
and clerical personnel necessary to administer this chapter. 18
2. The Attorney General may act as counsel for the Board 19
subject to the provisions of NRS 622A.200. 20
Sec. 68. NRS 636.338 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21
636.338 1. The Executive Director of the Board or his or her 22
designee shall review and evaluate any complaint or information 23
received from the Investigation Division of the Department of 24
Public Safety or the State Board of Pharmacy, including, without 25
limitation, information provided pursuant to NRS 453.164, or from 26
a law enforcement agency, professional licensing board or any other 27
source indicating that: 28
(a) A licensee has issued a fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or 29
otherwise inappropriate prescription for a controlled substance listed 30
in schedule III or IV; 31
(b) A pattern of prescriptions issued by a licensee indicates that 32
the licensee has issued prescriptions in the manner described in 33
paragraph (a); or 34
(c) A patient of a licensee has acquired, us ed or possessed a 35
controlled substance listed in schedule III or IV in a fraudulent, 36
illegal, unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate manner. 37
2. If the Executive Director of the Board or his or her designee 38
receives information described in subsection 1 concerning the 39
licensee, the Executive Director or his or her designee must notify 40
the licensee as soon as practicable after receiving the information. 41
3. A review and evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection 1 42
must include, without limitation: 43
(a) A review of relevant information contained in the database 44
of the program established pursuant to NRS 453.162; and 45

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(b) A request for additional relevant information from the 1
licensee who is the subject of the review and evaluation. 2
4. If, after a review and evaluation conducted pursuant to 3
subsection 1, the Executive Director or his or her designee 4
determines that a licensee may have issued a fraudulent, illegal, 5
unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate prescription for a controlled 6
substance listed in schedule III or IV, the Board must proceed as if a 7
written complaint had been filed against the licensee. If, after 8
conducting an investigation and a hearing in accordance with the 9
provisions of this chapter, the Board determines that the licensee 10
issued a fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate 11
prescription, the Board must impose appropriate disciplinary action. 12
5. When deemed appropriate, the Executive Director of the 13
Board may: 14
(a) Refer information acquired during a review and evalu ation 15
conducted pursuant to subsection 1 to another professional licensing 16
board, law enforcement agency or other appropriate governmental 17
entity for investigation and criminal or administrative proceedings. 18
(b) Postpone any notification, review or part o f such a review 19
required by this section if he or she determines that it is necessary to 20
avoid interfering with any pending administrative or criminal 21
investigation into the suspected fraudulent, illegal, unauthorized or 22
otherwise inappropriate prescribing , dispensing or use of a 23
controlled substance. 24
6. The Board shall: 25
(a) Adopt regulations providing for disciplinary action against a 26
licensee for inappropriately prescribing a controlled substance listed 27
in schedule III or IV or violating the provisions of NRS 639.2391 to 28
639.23916, inclusive, and any regulations adopted by the State 29
Board of Pharmacy pursuant thereto. Such disciplinary action must 30
include, without limitation, requiring the licensee to complete 31
additional continuing education concerning prescribing controlled 32
substances listed in schedules III and IV. 33
(b) Develop and disseminate to each optometrist who is certified 34
to prescribe and administer pharmaceutical agents pursuant to NRS 35
636.288 or make available on the Internet website [of the Board] 36
maintained by the Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and 37
Councils Standards of the Department of Business and Industry 38
pursuant to section 13 of this act an explanation or a technical 39
advisory bulletin to inform those optometrists of the requirements of 40
this section and NRS 636.339, 639.23507 and 639.2391 to 41
639.23916, inclusive, and any re gulations adopted pursuant thereto. 42
The Board shall update the explanation or bulletin as necessary to 43
include any revisions to those provisions of law or regulations. The 44
explanation or bulletin must include, without limitation, an 45

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explanation of the requ irements that apply to specific controlled 1
substances or categories of controlled substances. 2
Sec. 69. NRS 637.040 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
637.040 1. The Board shall: 4
(a) Elect a [President, Vice President , Secretary and ] Treasurer 5
from its membership; and 6
(b) Meet at least once each year on a date determined by the 7
Board. 8
2. A majority of the members of the Board constitutes a 9
quorum for the transaction of business of the Board. 10
3. The Board shall operate on the basis of a fiscal year 11
commencing on July 1 and terminating on June 30. 12
Sec. 70. NRS 637.050 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13
637.050 The Board may: 14
1. Maintain offices in as many locations in the State as it finds 15
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; 16
2. Employ and fix the compensation of an Executive Director 17
and , except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this act, any 18
other employees, including, without limitation, investigators, 19
lobbyists, attorneys, other professional consultants and clerical 20
personnel the Board deems necessary to carry out the provisions of 21
this chapter; 22
3. [Contract] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of 23
this act, contract with professional consultants and service 24
providers, including, without limit ation, investigators, lobbyists and 25
attorneys, as the Board deems necessary to carry out the provisions 26
of this chapter; and 27
4. Transact any other business necessary to carry out the 28
provisions of this chapter. 29
Sec. 71. NRS 637B.120 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
637B.120 1. [The Board shall elect from its members a Chair 31
and Vice Chair. The officers of the Board hold their respective 32
offices at the pleasure of the Board. 33
2.] The Board shall meet at least twic e annually and may meet 34
at other times on the call of the [Chair] President or a majority of its 35
members. 36
[3.] 2. A majority of the Board constitutes a quorum to 37
transact all business. 38
[4.] 3. The Board shall comply with the provisions of chapter 39
241 of NRS, and all meetings of the Board must be conducted in 40
accordance with that chapter. 41
Sec. 72. NRS 637B.130 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42
637B.130 1. A member of the Board is entitled to receive: 43
(a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as fixed by the 44
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(b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by 1
the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate 2
must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees 3
generally. 4
2. While engaged in the business of the Board, each employee 5
of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance and travel 6
expenses at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate must not exceed the 7
rate provided for state officers and employees generally. 8
3. The Board may employ and fix the compensation of an 9
Executive Director and , except as otherwise provided in section 10 10
of this act, any other employee necessary to the discharge of its 11
duties. 12
4. The expenses of the Board and members of the Board, and 13
the salaries of its employees, must be paid from the fees received by 14
the Board pursuant to this chapter, and no part of those expenses and 15
salaries may be paid out of the State General Fund. 16
Sec. 73. NRS 637B.310 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
637B.310 1. The Board through its [Chair] President or Vice 18
[Chair] President may maintain in any court of competent 19
jurisdiction a suit for an injunction against any person engaging in 20
the practice of audiology, speech -language pathology or fitting and 21
dispensing hearing aids without a license valid under this chapter. 22
2. Such an injunction: 23
(a) May be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by 24
any person, this provision being a preventive as well as a punitive 25
measure. 26
(b) Shall not relieve such person from criminal prosecut ion for 27
practicing without a license. 28
Sec. 74. NRS 638.050 is hereby amended to read as follows: 29
638.050 1. [The Board shall elect from its appointed 30
members a President and Vice President, who serve at the pleasure 31
of the Board. 32
2.] The Board may elect from its appointed members at least 33
one member to act as a representative of the Board at any meeting 34
held within the State or outside the State when the Board considers 35
such representation beneficial. 36
[3.] 2. The Board shall: 37
(a) Employ an Executive Director, who shall maintain a copy of 38
all correspondence; 39
(b) Adopt regulations concerning the duties and qualifications of 40
the Executive Director; and 41
(c) At least annually, review the performance of the Executive 42
Director. 43

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Sec. 75. NRS 638.070 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
638.070 1. The Board shall adopt regulations providing an 2
administrative fine in an amount not to exceed $500 if an applicant 3
for a license or the renewal of a license: 4
(a) Intentionally or knowingly makes a false or misleading 5
statement on an application; or 6
(b) Fails to inform the Board of any change of information 7
which was contained in an application. 8
2. The Board may adopt regulations: 9
(a) Necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; 10
(b) Concerning the rights and responsibilities of veterinary 11
interns and externs and graduates of schools of veterinary medicine 12
located outside the United States or Canada; 13
(c) Concerning the rights and responsibilities of a veterinarian’s 14
employees who are not licensed nor working towards obtaining a 15
license pursuant to this chapter and whose duties require them to 16
spend a substantial portion of their time in direct contact with 17
animals; 18
(d) Concerning requirements for continuing education; 19
(e) Establishing procedures to approve schools which confer the 20
degree of veterinary technician or its equivalent; 21
(f) Concerning the disposition of animals which are abandoned 22
or left unclaimed at the office of a veterinarian; 23
(g) Establishing sanitary requirements for facilities in which 24
veterinary medicine is practiced, including, but not limited to, 25
precautions to be taken to prevent the creation or spread of any 26
infectious or contagious disease; and 27
(h) Concerning alternative veterinary medicine, including, but 28
not limited to, acupuncture, chiropractic procedures, dentistry, 29
cosmetic surgery, holistic medicine, and the provision of such 30
services by a licensed provider of health care under the direction of 31
a licensed veterinarian. 32
3. [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 33
act, the Board may: 34
(a) Employ attorneys, investigators, hearing officers for 35
disciplinary hearings, and other professional consultants and clerical 36
personnel necessary to the discharge of its duties; 37
(b) Conduct investigations and take and record evidence as to 38
any matter cognizable by it; 39
(c) Maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it 40
considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and 41
(d) Purchase or rent any office space, equipment and supplies 42
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Sec. 76. NRS 638.1419 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
638.1419 The Board shall appoint one of its members to 2
conduct the investigation of a complaint. The member conducting 3
the investigation may request assistance from the Attorney General 4
or the Executive Director of the Board, and may , except as 5
otherwise provided in section 10 of this act, employ investigators, 6
professional consultants and any other personnel necessary to 7
conduct the investigation. 8
Sec. 77. NRS 639.040 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9
639.040 1. [The] In addition to the officers required to be 10
elected by section 15 of this act, the Board shall elect [a President 11
and] a Treasurer from among its members. 12
2. The Board shall employ an Executive Secretary, who is not 13
a member of the Board. The Executive Secretary must have 14
experience as a licensed pharmacist in this State or in another state 15
with comparable licensing requirements. The Executive Secretary 16
shall keep a complete record of all proceedings of the Board and of 17
all certificates issued, and shall perform such other duties as the 18
Board may require , for which services the Executive Secretary is 19
entitled to receive a salary to be determined by the Board. 20
Sec. 78. NRS 639.063 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21
639.063 1. The Board shall prepare an annual report 22
concerning drugs that are returned or transferred to pharmacies 23
pursuant to NRS 433.801, 435.700, 449.2485, 639.2675 and 24
639.2676 and are reissued to fill other prescriptions. The report must 25
include, without limitation: 26
(a) The number of drugs that are returned to dispensing 27
pharmacies. 28
(b) The number of drugs that are transferred to nonprofit 29
pharmacies designated by the Board pursuant to NRS 639.2676. 30
(c) The number of drugs that are reissued to fill other 31
prescriptions. 32
(d) An estimate of the amount of money saved by reissuing such 33
drugs to fill other prescriptions. 34
(e) Any other information that the Board deems necessary. 35
2. The report must be: 36
(a) Available for public inspection during regular business hours 37
at the office of the Board; and 38
(b) Posted on [a] the Internet website [or other Internet site that 39
is operated or administered by or on behalf of the Board. ] 40
maintained by the Office of Nevada Boards, C ommissions and 41
Councils Standards of the Department of Business and Industry 42
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Sec. 79. NRS 639.067 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
639.067 The Board shall post on [a] the Internet website [or 2
other Internet site that is operated or administered by or on behalf of 3
the Board: ] maintained by the Office of Nevada Boards, 4
Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department of 5
Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of this act: 6
1. A general description of the basic elements of the 7
Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers 8
that is published by the Office of Inspector General of the United 9
States Department of Health and Human Services, or links to 10
websites or other Internet sites that are operated or administered by 11
or on behalf of the Office of Inspector General where such 12
information may be obtained; 13
2. A general description of the process for reporting unlawful 14
or unethical conduct by pharmaceutical manufacturers to the Office 15
of Inspector General, or links to websites or other Internet sites that 16
are operated or administered by or on behalf of the Office of 17
Inspector General where such information may be obtained; and 18
3. A current telephone number for the Office of Inspector 19
General. 20
Sec. 80. NRS 639.070 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21
639.070 1. The Board may: 22
(a) Adopt such regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of this 23
State, as are necessary for the protection of the public, appertaining 24
to the practice of pharmacy and the lawful performance of its duties. 25
(b) Adopt regulations requiring that prices charged by retail 26
pharmacies for drugs and medicines which are obtained by 27
prescription be posted in the pharmacies and be given on the 28
telephone to persons requesting such information. 29
(c) Adopt regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of this 30
State, authorizing the Executive Secretary of the Board to issue 31
certificates, licenses and permits required by this chapter and 32
chapters 453 and 454 of NRS. 33
(d) Adopt regulations governing the dispensing of poisons, 34
drugs, chemicals and medicines. 35
(e) Regulate the practice of pharmacy. 36
(f) Regulate the sale and dispensing of poisons, drugs, chemicals 37
and medicines. 38
(g) Regulate the means of recordkeeping and storage , handling, 39
sanitation and security of drugs, poisons, medicines, chemicals and 40
devices, including, but not limited to, requirements relating to: 41
(1) Pharmacies, institutional pharmacies and pharmacies in 42
correctional institutions; 43
(2) Drugs stored in hospitals; and 44
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(h) Examine and register, upon application, pharmacists and 1
other persons who dispense or distribute medications whom it 2
deems qualified. 3
(i) Charge and collect necessary and re asonable fees for the 4
expedited processing of a request or for any other incidental service 5
the Board provides, other than those specifically set forth in this 6
chapter. 7
(j) Maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it finds 8
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 9
(k) [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 10
act, employ attorneys, inspectors, investigators and ot her 11
professional consultants and clerical personnel necessary to the 12
discharge of its duties. 13
(l) Enforce the provisions of NRS 453.011 to 453.552, inclusive, 14
and enforce the provisions of this chapter and chapter 454 of NRS. 15
(m) Adopt regulations concerning the information required to be 16
submitted in connection with an application for any license, 17
certificate or permit required by this chapter or chapter 453 or 454 18
of NRS. 19
(n) Adopt regulations concerning the education, experience and 20
background of a person who is employed by the holder of a license 21
or permit issued pursuant to this chapter and who has access to 22
drugs and devices. 23
(o) Adopt regulations concerning the use of computerized 24
mechanical equipment for the filling of prescriptions. 25
(p) Participate in and expend money for programs that enhance 26
the practice of pharmacy. 27
(q) Enter into written agreements with local, state and federal 28
agencies for the purpose of improving the enforcement of and 29
compliance with the provisions of this chapter and chapters 453 and 30
454 of NRS. 31
(r) Contract with a private entity to administer the database of 32
the program established pursuant to NRS 453.162. 33
2. The Board shall, to the extent feasible, communicate or 34
cooperate with or provide any documents or oth er information to 35
any other licensing board or any other agency that is investigating a 36
person, including, without limitation, a law enforcement agency. 37
3. This section does not authorize the Board to prohibit open -38
market competition in the advertising a nd sale of prescription drugs 39
and pharmaceutical services. 40
Sec. 81. NRS 639.23288 is hereby amended to read as 41
follows: 42
639.23288 1. In addition to the requirements set forth in this 43
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(a) Within this State, shall not fill or refill a prescription or 1
otherwise engage in the practice of pharmacy for a person located 2
within or outside this State unless the Internet pharmacy is certified 3
by the Board. 4
(b) Outside this State, shall not fill or refill a prescription or 5
otherwise engage in the practice of pharmacy for a person located 6
within this State unless the Internet pharmacy is certified by the 7
Board. 8
2. The Board shall adopt regulations prescribing st andards for 9
certifying an Internet pharmacy. The standards adopted by the 10
Board may be based upon standards adopted by the National 11
Association of Boards of Pharmacy or some other association or 12
organization that provides standards for certifying an Intern et 13
pharmacy. 14
3. The Board shall post on [a] the Internet website [or other 15
Internet site that is operated or administered by or on behalf of the 16
Board:] maintained by the Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions 17
and Councils Standards of the Department of Business and 18
Industry pursuant to section 13 of this act: 19
(a) A list of Internet pharmacies certified by the Board; and 20
(b) Any other information relating to Internet pharmacies that 21
the Board deems relevant. 22
Sec. 82. NRS 639.23916 is hereby amended to read as 23
follows: 24
639.23916 1. The Board may adopt any regulations 25
necessary or convenient to enforce the provisions of NRS 26
639.23507 and 639.2391 to 639.23916, inclusive. Such regulations 27
may impose additional requirements concerning the prescription of 28
a controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV by a 29
practitioner, other than a veterinarian, for the treatment of pain. 30
2. The Board shall develop and disseminate to each 31
professional licensing board that licenses a practitioner, other than a 32
veterinarian, or make av ailable on the Internet website [of the 33
Board] maintained by the Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions 34
and Councils Standards of the Department of Business and 35
Industry pursuant to section 13 of this act an explanation or a 36
technical advisory bulletin to inform those professional licensing 37
boards of the requirements of NRS 639.23507 and 639.2391 to 38
639.23916, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto. 39
The Board shall update the explanation or bulletin as necessary to 40
include any revisions to those provisions of law or regulations. The 41
explanation or bulletin must include, without limitation, an 42
explanation of the requirements that apply to specific controlled 43
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3. A practitioner who violates any provision of NRS 639.23507 1
and 639.2391 to 639.23916, inclusive, or any regulations adopted 2
pursuant thereto is: 3
(a) Not guilty of a misdemeanor; and 4
(b) Subject to professional discipline. 5
Sec. 83. NRS 639.2596 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
639.2596 The Board shall [maintain a link ] post on [its] the 7
Internet website maintained by the Office of Nevada Boards, 8
Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department of 9
Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of this ac t a link to 10
the Purple Book: Lists of Licensed Biological Products with 11
Reference Product Exclusivity and Biosimilarity or 12
Interchangeability Evaluations , published by the Food and Drug 13
Administration. 14
Sec. 84. NRS 639.28078 is hereby amended to read as 15
follows: 16
639.28078 1. A pharmacist may dispense a self -administered 17
hormonal contraceptive under the protocol established pursuant to 18
NRS 639.28077 to a patient, regardless of whether the patient has 19
obtained a prescription from a practitioner. 20
2. A pharmacist must provide the risk assessment questionnaire 21
prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 639.28077 to a patient 22
who requests a self -administered hormonal contraceptive before 23
dispensing the self -administered hormonal contraceptive to the 24
patient. If the patient completes the questionnaire and the results of 25
the questionnaire indicate that it is unsafe to dispense the self -26
administered hormonal contraceptive to the patient, the pharmacist: 27
(a) Must not dispense the self -administered hormonal 28
contraceptive; and 29
(b) Must refer the patient to the patient’s attending provider or 30
another qualified provider of health care. 31
3. A pharmacist who dispenses a self -administered hormonal 32
contraceptive under the protocol shall: 33
(a) Create a record concerning the dispensing of the self -34
administered hormonal contraceptive which includes, without 35
limitation, the name of the patient to whom the self -administered 36
hormonal contraceptive was dispensed, the type of self-administered 37
hormonal contraceptive dispensed and any other relevant 38
information required by the protocol prescribed pursuant to NRS 39
639.28077. The pharmacist or his or her employer shall maintain the 40
record for the amount of time prescribed in that protocol. 41
(b) Inform the patient to whom the self -administered hormonal 42
contraceptive is dispensed concerning: 43
(1) Proper administration and storage of the self -44
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(2) Potential side effects of the self -administered hormonal 1
contraceptive; and 2
(3) The need to use other methods of contraception, if 3
appropriate. 4
(c) Provide to the patient to whom the self -administered 5
hormonal contraceptive is dispensed: 6
(1) The written record required by subsection 4; and 7
(2) Any written information required by the regulations 8
adopted pursuant to NRS 639.28077. 9
(d) Comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 10
639.28077 and any guidelines for dispensing the self -administered 11
hormonal contraceptive recommended by the manufacturer. 12
4. A pharmacist shall provide to any patient who requests a 13
self-administered hormonal contraceptive under the protocol a 14
written record of the request, regardless of whether the self -15
administered hormonal contraceptive is dispensed. T he record must 16
include, without limitation: 17
(a) A copy of the risk assessment questionnaire if completed by 18
the patient pursuant to subsection 2; and 19
(b) A written record of the self -administered hormonal 20
contraceptive requested and any self -administered hormonal 21
contraceptive dispensed. 22
5. Any pharmacy that wishes to dispense self -administered 23
hormonal contraceptives under the protocol must notify the Board of 24
that fact. The Board shall post on [an] the Internet website 25
maintained by the [Board] Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions 26
and Councils Standards of the Department of Business and 27
Industry pursuant to section 13 of this act a list of the names, 28
addresses and contact information of pharmacies that have provided 29
such notice. 30
6. As used in this section: 31
(a) “Attending provider” means a provider of health care who 32
provides or has provided care to the patient. 33
(b) “Provider of health care” has the meaning ascribed to it in 34
NRS 629.031. 35
Sec. 85. NRS 639.570 is hereby amended to read as follows: 36
639.570 1. A wholesaler or manufacturer who employs a 37
person to sell or market a drug, medicine, chemical, device or 38
appliance in this State shall: 39
(a) Adopt a written marketing code of conduct which establishes 40
the practices and standards that govern the marketing and sale of its 41
products. The marketing code of conduct must be based on 42
applicable legal standards and incorporate principles of health care, 43
including, without limitation, requirements that the activities of the 44
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the practice of medicine and not interfere with the indepen dent 1
judgment of health care professionals. Adoption of the most recent 2
version of the Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals 3
developed by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of 4
America satisfies the requirements of this paragraph. 5
(b) Adopt a training program to provide regular training to 6
appropriate employees, including, without limitation, all sales and 7
marketing staff, on the marketing code of conduct. 8
(c) Conduct annual audits to monitor compliance with the 9
marketing code of conduct. 10
(d) Adopt policies and procedures for investigating instances of 11
noncompliance with the marketing code of conduct, including, 12
without limitation, the maintenance of effective lines of 13
communication for employees to report noncompliance, the 14
investigation of reports of noncompliance, the taking of corrective 15
action in response to noncompliance and the reporting of instances 16
of noncompliance to law enforcement authorities in appropriate 17
circumstances. 18
(e) Identify a compliance officer responsible for developing, 19
operating and monitoring the marketing code of conduct. 20
2. A wholesaler or manufacturer who employs a person to sell 21
or market a drug, medicine, chemical, device or appliance in this 22
State shall submit to the Board annually: 23
(a) A copy of its marketing code of conduct; 24
(b) A description of its training program; 25
(c) A description of its investigation policies; 26
(d) The name, title, address, telephone number and electronic 27
mail address of its compliance officer; and 28
(e) Certification that it has conducted its annual audit and is in 29
compliance with its marketing code of conduct. 30
3. On or before January 15 of each odd -numbered year, the 31
Board shall prepare and submit to the Governor, and to the Director 32
of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, 33
a compilation of the information submitted to the Board pursuant to 34
this section, other than any information identified as a trade secret in 35
the information submitted to the Board. 36
4. The Board: 37
(a) Shall adopt regulatio ns providing for the time of the 38
submission and the form of the information required pursuant to this 39
section and defining “compliance” for the purposes of this section. 40
(b) May not require the disclosure of the results of an audit 41
conducted pursuant to this section. 42
(c) Shall post on [its] the Internet website maintained by the 43
Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards of 44
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this act information concerning the compliance of all wholesalers 1
and manufacturers with the requirements of this section. 2
(d) Shall not disclose any proprietary or confidential business 3
information that it receives pursuant to this section. 4
Sec. 86. NRS 640.050 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5
640.050 1. The Board shall: 6
(a) Enforce the provisions of this chapter and any regulations 7
adopted pursuant thereto; 8
(b) Evaluate the qualifications and determine the eligibility of an 9
applicant for a license as a physical therapist or physical therapist 10
assistant and, upon payment of the applicable fee, issue the 11
appropriate license to a qualified applicant; 12
(c) Investigate any complaint filed with the Board against a 13
licensee; and 14
(d) Unless the Board determines that extenuating circumstances 15
exist, forward to the appropriate law enforcement agency any 16
substantiated information submitted to the Board concerning a 17
person who practices as a physical therapist or physical therapist 18
assistant without a license. 19
2. The Board may adopt reasonable regulations to carry this 20
chapter into effect, including, but not limited to, regulations 21
concerning the: 22
(a) Issuance and display of licenses. 23
(b) Supervision of physical therapist assistants and physical 24
therapist technicians. 25
3. The Board shall adopt regulations establishing: 26
(a) The qualifications a physical therapist must obtain before he 27
or she is authorized to perform d ry needling, which must include, 28
without limitation, the successful completion of not less than 150 29
hours of didactic education and training in dry needling approved by 30
the Board. Such hours may include didactic education and training 31
completed as part of a graduate-level program of study. 32
(b) Procedures concerning the handling of needles used to 33
perform dry needling, including, without limitation, procedures for 34
the disposal of a needle after a single use. 35
(c) Procedures to ensure that a physical therap ist does not 36
engage in needle retention. 37
4. The Board shall prepare and maintain a record of its 38
proceedings, including, without limitation, any disciplinary 39
proceedings. 40
5. The Board shall maintain a list of licensed physical 41
therapists authorized to practice physical therapy and physical 42
therapist assistants licensed to assist in the practice of 43
physical therapy in this State. 44
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(a) Maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it finds 1
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 2
(b) [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 3
act, employ attorneys, investigators and other professional 4
consultants and clerical personnel necessary to the discharge of its 5
duties. 6
(c) Adopt a seal of which a court may take judicial notice. 7
7. Any member or agent of the Board may enter any premises 8
in this State where a person who holds a license issued pursuant to 9
the provisions of this chapter practices physical therapy or as a 10
physical therapist assistant and inspect the premises to determine 11
whether a violation of any provision of this chapter or any 12
regulation adopted pursuant thereto has occurred, including, without 13
limitation, an inspection to determine whether any person at the 14
premises is practicing physical therapy or as a physical therapist 15
assistant without the appropriate license issued pursuant to the 16
provisions of this chapter. 17
8. Any voting member of the Board may administer an oath to 18
a person testifying in a matter that relates to the duties of the Board. 19
Sec. 87. NRS 640.145 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20
640.145 1. The Board may issue a license by endorsement as 21
a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant to an applicant 22
who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An applicant 23
may submit to the Board an application for such a license if the 24
applicant holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license as a 25
physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, as applicable, in the 26
District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States. 27
2. An applicant for a license by endorsement pursuant to this 28
section must submit to the Board with his or her application: 29
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant: 30
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1; 31
(2) Has not been disciplined and is not currently being 32
investigated by the corresponding regulatory authority of the 33
District of Columbia or any state or territory in which the applicant 34
currently holds or has held a license as a physical therapist or 35
physical therapist assistant; and 36
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for 37
malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of 38
the United States; 39
(b) A complete set of fingerprints and written perm ission 40
authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints in the manner 41
provided in NRS 640.090; 42
(c) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the 43
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(d) A fee in the amount of the f ee set by a regulation of the 1
Board pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 640.090 for 2
an application for a license; and 3
(e) Any other information required by the Board. 4
3. Not later than 15 business days after receiving an application 5
for a l icense by endorsement pursuant to this section, the Board 6
shall provide written notice to the applicant of any additional 7
information required by the Board to consider the application. 8
Unless the Board denies the application for good cause, the Board 9
shall approve the application and issue a license by endorsement to 10
the applicant not later than: 11
(a) Forty-five days after receiving the application; or 12
(b) Ten days after the Board receives a report on the applicant’s 13
background based on the submission of the applicant’s fingerprints, 14
 whichever occurs later. 15
4. A license by endorsement may be issued at a meeting of the 16
Board or between its meetings by the [Chair] President of the Board 17
or his or her designee. Such an action shall be deemed to be an 18
action of the Board. 19
Sec. 88. NRS 640.146 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20
640.146 1. The Board may issue a license by endorsement as 21
a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant to an applicant 22
who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An applicant 23
may submit to the Board an application for such a license if the 24
applicant: 25
(a) Holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license as a 26
physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in the Distri ct of 27
Columbia or any state or territory of the United States; and 28
(b) Is an active member of, or the spouse of an active member 29
of, the Armed Forces of the United States, a veteran or the surviving 30
spouse of a veteran. 31
2. An applicant for a license by endorsement pursuant to this 32
section must submit to the Board with his or her application: 33
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant: 34
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1; 35
(2) Has not been disciplined and is not currently being 36
investigated by the corresponding regulatory authority of the 37
District of Columbia or the state or territory in which the applicant 38
holds a license as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; 39
and 40
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally l iable for 41
malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of 42
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(b) A complete set of fingerprints and written permission 1
authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints in the manner 2
provided in NRS 640.090; 3
(c) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the 4
application and any accompanying material is true and correct; 5
(d) A fee in the amount set by a regulation of the Board pursuant 6
to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 640.090 for an application 7
for a license; and 8
(e) Any other information required by the Board. 9
3. Not later than 15 business days after receiving an application 10
for a license by endorsement pursuant to this section, the Board 11
shall provide written notice to the applicant of any addi tional 12
information required by the Board to consider the application. 13
Unless the Board denies the application for good cause, the Board 14
shall approve the application and issue a license by endorsement to 15
the applicant not later than: 16
(a) Forty-five days after receiving all the additional information 17
required by the Board to complete the application; or 18
(b) Ten days after the Board receives a report on the applicant’s 19
background based on the submission of the applicant’s fingerprints, 20
 whichever occurs later. 21
4. A license by endorsement may be issued at a meeting of the 22
Board or between its meetings by the [Chair] President of the Board 23
or his or her designee. Such an action shall be deemed to be an 24
action of the Board. 25
5. At any time before making a final decision on an application 26
for a license by endorsement pursuant to this section, the Board may 27
grant a provisional license authorizing an applicant to practice as a 28
physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, as applicable, in 29
accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. 30
6. As used in this section, “veteran” has the meaning ascribed 31
to it in NRS 417.005. 32
Sec. 89. NRS 640A.090 is hereby amended to read as follows: 33
640A.090 1. The Board shall: 34
(a) Hold at least two meetings a year at the call of the [Chair] 35
President or upon the written request of two or more members. 36
(b) [Elect a Chair at the first regular meeting of each year. 37
(c)] Comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS. 38
2. A majority o f the members of the Board constitutes a 39
quorum. 40
Sec. 90. NRS 640A.100 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
640A.100 1. Each member of the Board is entitled to receive: 42
(a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as fixed by the 43
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(b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses, at a rate fixed by 1
the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate 2
must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and e mployees 3
generally. 4
2. The Board may employ an Executive Director and , except 5
as otherwise provided in section 10 of this act, employ any other 6
employees it deems necessary, establish their duties and fix their 7
salaries. 8
3. The expenses of the Board and members of the Board, and 9
the salaries of its employees, must be paid from the fees received by 10
the Board pursuant to this chapter, and no part of those expenses and 11
salaries may be paid out of the State General Fund. 12
Sec. 91. NRS 640A.165 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13
640A.165 1. The Board may issue a license by endorsement 14
as an occupational therapist to an applicant who meets the 15
requirements set forth in this section. An applicant may submit to 16
the Board an application for such a license if the applicant satisfies 17
the requirements set forth in NRS 640A.120 and holds a 18
corresponding valid and unrestricted li cense as an occupational 19
therapist in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the 20
United States. 21
2. An applicant for a license by endorsement pursuant to this 22
section must submit to the Board with his or her application: 23
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant: 24
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1; 25
(2) Has not been disciplined or investigated by the 26
corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or 27
any state or territory in which the applicant currently holds or has 28
held a license as an occupational therapist; and 29
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for 30
malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of 31
the United States; 32
(b) An affidavit stating that the inf ormation contained in the 33
application and any accompanying material is true and correct; 34
(c) A fee in the amount of the fee set by a regulation of the 35
Board pursuant to NRS 640A.190 for the initial issuance of a 36
license; and 37
(d) Any other information required by the Board. 38
3. Not later than 15 business days after receiving an application 39
for a license by endorsement as an occupational therapist pursuant 40
to this section, the Board shall provide written notice to the 41
applicant of any additional informatio n required by the Board to 42
consider the application. Unless the Board denies the application for 43
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license by endorsement as an occupational therapist to the applicant 1
not later than 45 days after receiving the application. 2
4. A license by endorsement as an occupational therapist may 3
be issued at a meeting of the Board or between its meetings by the 4
[Chair] President of the Board. Such an action shall be deemed to 5
be an action of the Board. 6
Sec. 92. NRS 640A.166 is hereby amended to read as follows: 7
640A.166 1. The Board may issue a license by endorsement 8
as an occupational therapist to an applicant who meets the 9
requirements set forth in this section. An appl icant may submit to 10
the Board an application for such a license if the applicant: 11
(a) Holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license as an 12
occupational therapist in the District of Columbia or any state or 13
territory of the United States; 14
(b) Meets the requirements set forth in NRS 640A.120; and 15
(c) Is an active member of, or the spouse of an active member 16
of, the Armed Forces of the United States, a veteran or the surviving 17
spouse of a veteran. 18
2. An applicant for a license by endorsement pursuant to this 19
section must submit to the Board with his or her application: 20
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant: 21
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1; 22
(2) Has not been disciplined or investigated by the 23
corresponding re gulatory authority of the District of Columbia or 24
the state or territory in which the applicant holds a license as an 25
occupational therapist; and 26
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for 27
malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of 28
the United States; 29
(b) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the 30
application and any accompanying material is true and correct; 31
(c) A fee in the amount set by a regulation of the Board pursuant 32
to NRS 640A.190 for the initial issuance of a license; and 33
(d) Any other information required by the Board. 34
3. Not later than 15 business days after receiving an application 35
for a license by endorsement as an occupational therapist pursuant 36
to this section, the Board shall provid e written notice to the 37
applicant of any additional information required by the Board to 38
consider the application. Unless the Board denies the application for 39
good cause, the Board shall approve the application and issue a 40
license by endorsement as an occu pational therapist to the applicant 41
not later than 45 days after receiving all the additional information 42
required by the Board to complete the application. 43
4. A license by endorsement as an occupational therapist may 44
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[Chair] President of the Board. Such an action shall be deemed to 1
be an action of the Board. 2
5. At any time before making a final decision on an application 3
for a license by endorsement pursuant to this section, the Board may 4
grant a provisional license authorizing an applicant to practice as an 5
occupational therapist in accordance with regulations adopted by the 6
Board. 7
6. As used in this section, “veteran” has the meaning ascribed 8
to it in NRS 417.005. 9
Sec. 93. NRS 640A.210 is hereby amended to read as follows: 10
640A.210 1. In a manner consistent with the provisions of 11
chapter 622A of NRS, the Board may conduct investigations, hold 12
hearings and examine witnesses in carrying out its duties pursuant to 13
this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter: 14
(a) Any member of the Board may administer oaths; and 15
(b) The [Chair] President of the Board may issue subpoenas to 16
compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and 17
papers. 18
2. If any person fails to comply with the subpoena within 10 19
days after its issuance, the [Chair] President of the Board may 20
petition the district court for an order of the court compelling 21
compliance with the subpoena. 22
3. Upon such a petition, the cour t shall enter an order directing 23
the person subpoenaed to appear before the court at a time and place 24
to be fixed by the court in its order, the time to be not more than 10 25
days after the date of the order, and to show cause why the person 26
has not complied with the subpoena. A certified copy of the order 27
must be served upon the person subpoenaed. 28
4. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly 29
issued by the Board, the court shall enter an order compelling 30
compliance with the subpoena, and up on failure to obey the order 31
the person must be dealt with as for contempt of court. 32
Sec. 94. NRS 640B.190 is hereby amended to read as follows: 33
640B.190 1. The Board shall [: 34
(a) Elect from its members a Chair at the first meeting of each 35
year; and 36
(b) Meet] meet at least three times each year at the call of the 37
[Chair] President of the Board, or upon the written request of at 38
least three members of the Board. 39
2. A majority of the members of the Board constitutes a 40
quorum for the transaction of the business of the Board. 41
Sec. 95. NRS 640B.200 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42
640B.200 1. The Board may employ an Executive Secretary 43
and , except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this act, employ 44
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2. The members of the Board are not entitled to receive a 1
salary. 2
3. While e ngaged in the business of the Board, each member 3
and employee of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem 4
allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate 5
must not exceed the rate provided for officers and employees of this 6
State generally. 7
Sec. 96. NRS 640B.720 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8
640B.720 1. In a manner consistent with the provisions of 9
chapter 622A of NRS, the Board may conduct investigations and 10
hold hearings to carry out its duties pursuant to the provisions of this 11
chapter. 12
2. In such a hearing: 13
(a) Any member of the Board may administer oaths and 14
examine witnesses; and 15
(b) The Board or any member thereof may issue subpoenas to 16
compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and 17
papers. 18
3. Each witness who is subpoenaed to appear before the Board 19
is entitled to receive for his or her attendance the same fees and 20
mileage allowed by law to a witness in a civil case. The amount 21
must be paid by the party who requested the subpoena. If any 22
witness who has not been required to attend at the request of any 23
party is subpoenaed by the Board, his or her fees and mileage must 24
be paid from the money of the Board. 25
4. If any person fails to comply with the subpoena wi thin 10 26
days after it is issued, the [Chair] President of the Board may 27
petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an order of the court 28
compelling compliance with the subpoena. 29
5. Upon such a petition, the court shall enter an order directing 30
the person subpoenaed to appear before the court at a time and place 31
to be fixed by the court in its order, the time to be not more than 10 32
days after the date of the order, and to show cause why the person 33
has not complied with the subpoena. A certified copy of the order 34
must be served upon the person subpoenaed. 35
6. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly 36
issued by the Board, the court shall enter an order compelling 37
compliance with the subpoena. The failure of the person to obey the 38
order is a contempt of the court that issued the order. 39
Sec. 97. NRS 640C.180 is hereby amended to read as follows: 40
640C.180 1. [At the first meeting of each fiscal year, the 41
members of the Board shall elect a Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary-42
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2.] The Board shall meet at least quarterly and may meet at 1
other times at the call of the [Chair] President or upon the written 2
request of a majority of the members of the Board. 3
[3.] 2. The Board shall alternate the location of its meetings 4
between the southern district of Nevada and the northern district of 5
Nevada. For the purposes of this subsection: 6
(a) The southern district of Nevada consists of all that portion of 7
the State lying within the bounda ries of the counties of Clark, 8
Esmeralda, Lincoln and Nye. 9
(b) The northern district of Nevada consists of all that portion of 10
the State lying within the boundaries of Carson City and the 11
counties of Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, 12
Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe and White Pine. 13
[4.] 3. A meeting of the Board may be conducted 14
telephonically or by videoconferencing. A meeting conducted 15
telephonically or by videoconferencing must meet the requirements 16
of chapter 241 of NRS and any other applicable provisions of law. 17
[5.] 4. Five members of the Board constitute a quorum for the 18
purposes of transacting the business of the Board, including, without 19
limitation, issuing, renewing, suspending, revoking or reinstating a 20
license issued pursuant to this chapter. 21
Sec. 98. NRS 640C.210 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22
640C.210 1. [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 23
10 of this act, the Board may employ or contract with inspectors, 24
investigators, advisers, examiners and clerks and any other persons 25
required to carry out its duties and secure the services of attorneys 26
and other professional consultants as it may deem necessary to carry 27
out the provisions of this chapter. 28
2. Each employee of the Board is an at -will employee who 29
serves at the pleasure of the Board. The Board may discharge an 30
employee of the Board for any reason that does not violate public 31
policy, including, without limitation, making a false representation 32
to the Board. 33
Sec. 99. NRS 640C.426 is hereby amended to read as follows: 34
640C.426 1. The Board may issue a lic ense by endorsement 35
to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration to 36
an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An 37
applicant may submit to the Board an application for such a license 38
if the applicant: 39
(a) Holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license to 40
practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration in the 41
District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States; 42
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(b) Is an active member of, or the spouse of an active membe r 1
of, the Armed Forces of the United States, a veteran or the surviving 2
spouse of a veteran. 3
2. An applicant for a license by endorsement pursuant to this 4
section must submit to the Board with his or her application: 5
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant: 6
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1; 7
(2) Has not been disciplined or investigated by the 8
corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or 9
the state or territory in which the applicant holds a license to 10
practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration; and 11
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for 12
malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of 13
the United States; 14
(b) A complete set of fingerprints and wri tten permission 15
authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints in the manner 16
provided in NRS 640C.580; 17
(c) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the 18
application and any accompanying material is true and correct; 19
(d) The fees prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 640C.520 20
for the application for and initial issuance of a license; and 21
(e) Any other information required by the Board. 22
3. Not later than 15 business days after receiving an application 23
for a license by endorsement to pr actice massage therapy, 24
reflexology or structural integration pursuant to this section, the 25
Board shall provide written notice to the applicant of any additional 26
information required by the Board to consider the application. 27
Unless the Board denies the app lication for good cause, the Board 28
shall approve the application and issue a license by endorsement to 29
practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration to the 30
applicant not later than: 31
(a) Forty-five days after receiving all additional info rmation 32
required by the Board to complete the application; or 33
(b) Ten days after the Board receives a report on the applicant’s 34
background based on the submission of the applicant’s fingerprints, 35
 whichever occurs later. 36
4. A license by endorsement to practice massage therapy, 37
reflexology or structural integration may be issued at a meeting of 38
the Board or between its meetings by the [Chair] President and 39
Executive Director of the Board. Such an action shall be deemed to 40
be an action of the Board. 41
5. At any time before making a final decision on an application 42
for a license by endorsement, the Board may grant a provisional 43
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reflexologist or structural integration practitioner in accordance with 1
regulations adopted by the Board. 2
6. As used in this section, “veteran” has the meaning ascribed 3
to it in NRS 417.005. 4
Sec. 100. NRS 640C.750 is hereby amended to read as 5
follows: 6
640C.750 1. The Board may conduct investigations and hold 7
hearings to carry out its duties pursuant to this chapter. 8
2. In such a hearing: 9
(a) Any member of the Board may administer oaths and 10
examine witnesses; and 11
(b) The Board or any member thereof may issue subpoenas to 12
compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and 13
papers. 14
3. Each witness who is subpoenaed to appear before the Board 15
is entitled to receive for his or her attendance the same fees and 16
mileage allowed by law for a witness in a civil cas e. The amount 17
must be paid by the party who requested the subpoena. If any 18
witness who has not been required to attend at the request of any 19
party is subpoenaed by the Board, his or her fees and mileage must 20
be paid by the Board from money available for that purpose. 21
4. If any person fails to comply with the subpoena within 10 22
days after it is issued, the [Chair] President of the Board may 23
petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an order of the court 24
compelling compliance with the subpoena. 25
5. Upon the filing of such a petition, the court shall enter an 26
order directing the person subpoenaed to appear before the court at a 27
time and place to be fixed by the court in its order, the time to be not 28
more than 10 days after the date of the order, and to show cause why 29
the person has not complied with the subpoena. A certified copy of 30
the order must be served upon the person subpoenaed. 31
6. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly 32
issued by the Board, the court shall enter an order compelling 33
compliance with the subpoena. The failure of the person to comply 34
with the order is a contempt of the court that issued the order. 35
Sec. 101. NRS 641.115 is hereby amended to read as follows: 36
641.115 1. The Board may: 37
(a) Maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it 38
considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 39
(b) [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 40
act, employ attorneys, investigators, consultants , hearings officers 41
and employees necessary to the discharge of its duties. 42
2. Any expense incurred by the Board may not be paid out of 43
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Sec. 102. NRS 641.117 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
641.117 The Board shall prescribe forms for applying for the 2
issuance or renewal of a license. The forms must: 3
1. Be available to be completed on the Internet website 4
maintained by the [Board;] Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions 5
and Councils Standards of the Department of Business and 6
Industry pursuant to section 13 of this act; 7
2. Provide immediate, automatic feedback to the applicant 8
concerning whether the applicant has submitted all required 9
information; and 10
3. Automatically store the data submitted by the applicant upon 11
completion of the application. 12
Sec. 103. NRS 641A.210 is hereby amended to read as 13
follows: 14
641A.210 1. Each person desiring a license must apply to the 15
Board upon a form, and in a manner, prescribed by t he Board. The 16
application must be accompanied by the fee for the application for 17
an initial license and the fee for the initial issuance of the license 18
prescribed by the Board, and all information required to complete 19
the application. 20
2. The Board shall prescribe forms for applying for the 21
issuance or renewal of a license. The forms must: 22
(a) Be available to be completed on the Internet website 23
maintained by the [Board;] 24
Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards of 25
the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of 26
this act; 27
(b) Provide im mediate, automatic feedback to the applicant 28
concerning whether the applicant has submitted all required 29
information; and 30
(c) Automatically store the data submitted by the applicant upon 31
completion of the application. 32
Sec. 104. NRS 641B.120 is hereby amended to read as 33
follows: 34
641B.120 1. [The Board shall elect from its members a 35
President, a Vice President and a Secretary -Treasurer, who hold 36
their respective offices at its pleasure. 37
2. An election of officers must be held annually. 38
3.] The Board shall meet at least once in each quarter of the 39
year and may meet at other times at the call of the President or a 40
majority of its members. 41
[4.] 2. A majority of the Board constitutes a quorum to 42
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Sec. 105. NRS 641B.180 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
641B.180 The Board shall prescribe forms for applying for the 3
issuance or renewal of a license. The forms must: 4
1. Be available to be completed on the Internet website 5
maintained by the [Board;] 6
Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards of 7
the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of 8
this act; 9
2. Provide immediate, automatic feedback to the applicant 10
concerning whether the applicant has submitted all required 11
information; and 12
3. Automatically store the data submitted by the applicant upon 13
completion of the application. 14
Sec. 106. NRS 641C.160 is hereby amended to read as 15
follows: 16
641C.160 1. After the initial terms, the members of the Board 17
must be appointed to terms of 4 years and may not serve more than 18
two consecutive terms. 19
2. Upon the expiration of a term, the member continues to 20
serve on the Board until a qualified person has been appointed as a 21
successor. 22
3. The Governor may, after notice and hearing, remove any 23
member of the Board for misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty 24
or any other sufficient cause. 25
4. The Board shall: 26
(a) [Elect annually from its members a President, Vice President 27
and Secretary -Treasurer.] If the President, Vice President or 28
Secretary-Treasurer is replaced by another person appointed by the 29
Governor, [the Board shall ] elect from its members a replacement 30
for the President, Vice President or Secretary-Treasurer. 31
(b) Meet not less than twice a year and may meet at other times 32
at the call of the President or a majority of its members. 33
(c) Not incur any expenses that exceed the money received from 34
time to time as fees provided by the provisions of this chapter. 35
(d) Prepare and maintain a record of its transactions and 36
proceedings. 37
(e) Adopt a seal of which each court of this State shall take 38
judicial notice. 39
5. A majority of the members of the Board constitutes a 40
quorum to transact the business of the Board. 41
Sec. 107. NRS 641C.180 is hereby amended to read as 42
follows: 43
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1. Maintain offices in as many locations in this State as it 1
considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 2
2. [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 3
act, employ attorneys, investigators and other persons necessary to 4
carry out its duties. 5
Sec. 108. NRS 641C.205 is hereby amended to read as 6
follows: 7
641C.205 The Board shall prescribe forms for applying for the 8
issuance or renewal of a license or certificate. The forms must: 9
1. Be available to be completed on the Internet website 10
maintained by the [Board;] Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions 11
and Co uncils Standards of the Department of Business and 12
Industry pursuant to section 13 of this act; 13
2. Provide immediate, automatic feedback to the applicant 14
concerning whether the applicant has submitted all required 15
information; and 16
3. Automatically store the data submitted by the applicant upon 17
completion of the application. 18
Sec. 109. NRS 641D.200 is hereby amended to read as 19
follows: 20
641D.200 1. The Board of Applied Behavior Analysis is 21
hereby created. 22
2. The Governor shall appoint to the Board: 23
(a) Three voting members who are behavior analysts licensed in 24
this State. 25
(b) One voting member who is a behavior analyst or an assistant 26
behavior analyst licensed in this State. 27
(c) One voting member who is a representative of the general 28
public who is interested in the practice of applied behavior analysis. 29
This member must not be a behavior analyst or assistant behavior 30
analyst, an applicant or a former applicant for licensure as a 31
behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst, a member of a health 32
profession, the spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or 33
adoption, of a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst, or a 34
member of a household that includes a behavior analyst or assistant 35
behavior analyst. 36
3. After the initial term, the Governor shall appoint each 37
member of the Board to a term of 4 years. No mem ber of the Board 38
may serve more than two consecutive terms. 39
4. The Board shall hold a regular meeting at least once a year. 40
The Board shall hold a special meeting upon a call of the President 41
or upon the request of a majority of the members. A majority o f the 42
Board constitutes a quorum. 43
5. [At the regular annual meeting, the Board shall elect from its 44
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office for 1 year and until the election and qualification of their 1
successors. 2
6.] A m ember of the Board or an employee or agent of the 3
Board is not liable in a civil action for any act performed in good 4
faith and within the scope of the duties of the Board pursuant to the 5
provisions of this chapter. 6
Sec. 110. NRS 641D.260 is hereby amended to read as 7
follows: 8
641D.260 [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of 9
this act, the Board may contract with any appropriate public or 10
private agency, organization or institution in order to carry out the 11
provisions of this chapter. The purposes of such a contract may 12
include, without limitation: 13
1. To obtain assistance in processing applications for the 14
issuance or renewal of a license; 15
2. To obtain technical assistance; 16
3. To facilitate cooperation with another board or licensing 17
entity in this State or any other jurisdiction; 18
4. To obtain recommendations to improve and standardize 19
procedures used by the Board; and 20
5. To obtain assistance in identifying resources for improving 21
the operations of the Board. 22
Sec. 111. NRS 642.020 is hereby amended to read as follows: 23
642.020 1. The Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services 24
Board, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor, is 25
hereby created. 26
2. The Governor shall appoint: 27
(a) Two members who are actively engaged as a funeral director 28
or embalmer. 29
(b) One member who is actively engaged as an operator of a 30
cemetery. 31
(c) One member who is actively engaged in the operation of a 32
crematory or direct cremation facility. 33
(d) Three members who are representatives of th e general 34
public. 35
3. No member of the Board who is a representative of the 36
general public may: 37
(a) Be the holder of a license, permit or certificate issued by the 38
Board or be an applicant or former applicant for such a license, 39
permit or certificate. 40
(b) Be related within the third degree of consanguinity or 41
affinity to the holder of a license, permit or certificate issued by the 42
Board. 43
(c) Be employed by the holder of a license, permit or certificate 44
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4. After the initial terms, members of the Board serve terms of 1
4 years, except when appointed to fill unexpired terms. 2
5. The [Chair] President of the Board must be chosen from the 3
members of the Board who are representatives of the general public. 4
Sec. 112. NRS 642.040 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5
642.040 [1. The members of the Board shall have the power 6
to select from their number a Chair, a Secretary and a Treasurer. 7
2.] The Secretary of the Board shall keep: 8
[(a)] 1. A record of all the meetings of the Board. 9
[(b)] 2. A register of the names, residence addresses and 10
business addresses of all persons duly licensed under the provisions 11
of this chapter, and the numbers and dates of licenses. The register 12
shall be open to public examination at all reasonable times. 13
Sec. 113. NRS 642.055 is hereby amended to read as follows: 14
642.055 The Board shall: 15
1. Maintain a principal office in this State, and such other 16
offices in as many localities in the State as it finds necessary to carry 17
out the provisions of this chapter and chapters 451 and 452 of NRS. 18
2. Employ an Executive Director and , except as otherwise 19
provided in section 10 of this act, attorneys, investigators, 20
inspectors and other professional consultants and clerical personnel 21
necessary to the discharge of its duties. 22
3. Maintain all financial records, records relati ng to licenses, 23
certificates and permits, meeting minutes, notices and other public 24
documents of the Board in its principal office. 25
4. Establish minimum qualifications for the Executive 26
Director, attorneys, investigators, inspectors, and other profession al 27
consultants and clerical personnel employed by the Board. 28
5. [Maintain an Internet website and post ] Post on [that] the 29
Internet website maintained by the Office of Nevada Boards, 30
Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department of 31
Business and In dustry pursuant to section 13 of this act the 32
minutes of its meetings, notices and any other documents prepared 33
by the Board for public information purposes. 34
Sec. 114. NRS 642.110 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35
642.110 1. All licenses shall be signed by the [Chair] 36
President and the Secretary of the Board and attested by the seal of 37
the Board. 38
2. Each license shall specify the name of the person to whom 39
issued. Every license shall be nonassignable and nontransferable, 40
and shall be displayed by each licensee in a conspicuous place in the 41
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Sec. 115. NRS 643.030 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
643.030 1. [The Board shall elect a President. ] No person 2
may serve as President of the Board for more than 4 consecutive 3
years. 4
2. [The Board shall elect a Vice President. 5
3.] The Board shall [elect a Secretary -Treasurer, who may or 6
may not be a member of the Board. The Board shall ] fix the salary 7
of the Secretary -Treasurer [,] of the Board, which must not exceed 8
the sum of $3,600 per year. 9
[4.] 3. Each officer and member of the Board is entitled to 10
receive: 11
(a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as fixed by the 12
Board, while engaged in the business of the Board; and 13
(b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by 14
the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate 15
must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees 16
generally. 17
[5.] 4. While engaged in the business of the Board, each 18
employee of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance 19
and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate must not 20
exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally. 21
[6.] 5. The Secretary-Treasurer shall: 22
(a) Keep a record of all proceedings of the Board. 23
(b) Give to this State a bond in the sum of $3,000, with 24
sufficient sureties, for the faithful performance of his or her duties. 25
The bond must be approved by the Board. 26
Sec. 116. NRS 643.050 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27
643.050 1. The Board may: 28
(a) Maintain offices in as many locations in this State as it finds 29
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 30
(b) [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 31
act, employ attorneys, investigators and other professional 32
consultants and clerical personnel necessary to the discharge of its 33
duties. 34
(c) Adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of 35
this chapter. 36
2. The Board shall prescribe, by regulation, sanitary 37
requirements for barbershops and barber schools. 38
3. Any member of the Board or its agents or assistants may 39
enter and inspect any barbershop or barber school at any time during 40
business hours or at any time when the practice of barbering or 41
instruction in that practice is being carried on. 42
4. The Board shall keep a record of its proceedings relating to 43
the issuance, refusal, renewal, suspension and revocation of 44
licenses. The record must contain the name, place of business and 45

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residence of each licensed barber, licensed apprentice and instructor, 1
and the date and number of the license. The record must be open to 2
public inspection at all reasonable times. 3
5. The Board shall place on the Internet website maintained by 4
the [Board] Office of Nevada Boards, Commis sions and Councils 5
Standards of the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to 6
section 13 of this act the budget of the Board and all financial 7
reports prepared by the Board. 8
6. The Board may approve and, by official order, establish the 9
days and hours when barbershops may remain open for business 10
whenever agreements fixing such opening and closing hours have 11
been signed and submitted to the Board by any organized and 12
representative group of licensed barbers of at least 70 percent of the 13
licensed barbers of any county. The Board may investigate the 14
reasonableness and propriety of the hours fixed by such an 15
agreement, as is conferred by the provisions o f this chapter, and the 16
Board may fix hours for any portion of a county. 17
7. The Board may adopt regulations governing the conduct of 18
barber schools and the course of study of barber schools. 19
Sec. 117. NRS 643.100 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20
643.100 1. Not less than three times each year, at such times 21
and places as it determines, the Board shall conduct examinations to 22
determine the fitness of each of the following: 23
(a) Applicants for licenses as barbers. 24
(b) Applicants for licenses as apprentices. 25
(c) Applicants to enter barber schools. 26
2. The examination of applicants for licenses as barbers and 27
apprentices must include a practical demonstration and a written and 28
oral test that must include the subj ects usually taught in barber 29
schools approved by the Board. 30
3. Not less than 60 days before the date of an examination 31
described in this section, the Board shall provide notice of the 32
examination on the Internet website maintained by the [Board.] 33
Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards of 34
the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to section 13 of 35
this act. 36
Sec. 118. NRS 644A.225 is hereby amended to read as 37
follows: 38
644A.225 [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of 39
this act, the Board may employ inspectors, investigators, advisers, 40
examiners and clerks and secure the services of attorneys and other 41
professional consultants, but no part of the compensation of those 42
persons or reasonable expenses incurred by the Board may be paid 43
by the State. 44

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Sec. 119. NRS 644A.855 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
644A.855 1. If the holder of a license or certificate of 3
registration to operate a cosmetological establishment or a facility in 4
which threading is conducted or any other licensee or a holder of a 5
certificate of registration issued pursuant to this chapter is charged 6
with or cited for prostitution in violation of NRS 201.353 or 7
201.354 or any other sexual offense, the appropriate law 8
enforcement agency shall report the charge or citation to the 9
Executive Director of the Board. Upon receiving such a report, 10
the Executive Director shall immediately forward the report to the 11
Board or the [Chair] President of the Board. The Board must meet 12
as soon as practicable to consider the report. If the Board finds that 13
the health, safety or welfare of the public imperatively require 14
emergency action and issues a cease and desist order, the Executive 15
Director shall immediately send the cease and desist order by 16
certified mail to the licensee or holder of the certificate of 17
registration. The temporary suspension of the license or certi ficate 18
of registration is effective immediately after the licensee or holder 19
of the certificate of registration receives notice of the cease and 20
desist order and must not exceed 15 business days. The licensee or 21
holder of the certificate of registration ma y file a written request for 22
a hearing to challenge the necessity of the temporary suspension. 23
The written request must be filed not later than 10 business days 24
after the date on which the Executive Director mails the cease and 25
desist order. If the license e or holder of the certificate of 26
registration: 27
(a) Files a timely written request for a hearing, the Board shall 28
extend the temporary suspension until a hearing is held. The Board 29
shall hold a hearing and render a final decision regarding the 30
necessity of the temporary suspension as promptly as is practicable 31
but not later than 15 business days after the date on which the Board 32
receives the written request. After holding such a hearing, the 33
Board may extend the period of the temporary suspension if the 34
Board finds, for good cause shown, that such action is necessary to 35
protect the health, safety or welfare of the public pending 36
proceedings for disciplinary action. 37
(b) Does not file a timely written request for a hearing and the 38
Board wants to consider ex tending the period of the temporary 39
suspension, the Board shall schedule a hearing and notify the 40
licensee or holder of the certificate of registration immediately by 41
certified mail of the date of the hearing. The hearing must be held 42
and a final decision rendered regarding whether to extend the period 43
of the temporary suspension as promptly as is practicable but not 44
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Director mails the cease and desist order. After holding such a 1
hearing, the Board may extend the period of the temporary 2
suspension if the Board finds, for good cause shown, that such 3
action is necessary to protect the health, safety or welfare of the 4
public pending proceedings for disciplinary action. 5
2. For purposes of this s ection, a person is deemed to have 6
notice of a temporary suspension of his or her license or certificate 7
of registration: 8
(a) On the date on which the notice is personally delivered to the 9
person; or 10
(b) If the notice is mailed, 3 days after the date on which the 11
notice is mailed by certified mail to the last known business or 12
residential address of the person. 13
Sec. 120. NRS 648.020 is hereby amended to read as follows: 14
648.020 1. The Private Investigator’s Licensing Bo ard, 15
consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, is hereby 16
created. 17
2. The Governor shall appoint: 18
(a) One member who is a private investigator. 19
(b) One member who is a private patrol officer. 20
(c) One member who is a polygraphic examiner. 21
(d) Two members who are representatives of the general public. 22
These members must not be: 23
(1) A licensee; or 24
(2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or 25
adoption, of a licensee. 26
3. [The members of the Board shall elect a Chair of the Board 27
from among its members by majority vote. After the initial election, 28
the Chair shall hold office for a term of 2 years beginning on July 1 29
of each year. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair, the members 30
of the Board shall elect a Chair from am ong its members for the 31
remainder of the unexpired term. 32
4.] Each member of the Board is entitled to receive: 33
(a) A salary of not more than $150, as fixed by the Board, for 34
each day or portion of a day during which the member attends a 35
meeting of the Board; and 36
(b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by 37
the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate 38
must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees 39
generally. 40
[5.] 4. While engaged in the busines s of the Board, each 41
employee of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance 42
and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate must not 43
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Sec. 121. NRS 648.025 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
648.025 1. The Board may: 2
(a) Employ an Executive Director who: 3
(1) Is the chief administrative officer of the Board; 4
(2) Serves at the pleasure of the Board; and 5
(3) Shall perform such duties as the Board may prescribe; 6
and 7
(b) [Employ] Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this 8
act, employ investigators and clerical personnel ne cessary to carry 9
out the provisions of this chapter. 10
2. The Board shall establish the compensation of the Executive 11
Director. 12
Sec. 122. NRS 656.080 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13
656.080 1. [Annually the Board shall designate a Chair and a 14
Vice Chair from its membership. 15
2.] The Board shall hold such meetings as may be necessary 16
for the purpose of transacting its business. 17
[3.] 2. Three members of the Board constitute a quorum to 18
transact all business, and a majority of those present must concur on 19
any decision. 20
Sec. 123. NRS 656.110 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21
656.110 1. The Board shall administer the provisions of this 22
chapter. 23
2. The Board may [appoint] : 24
(a) Appoint such committees as it considers necessary or proper 25
[, and may employ,] ; 26
(b) Employ and prescribe the duties of and fix the salary of an 27
Executive Secretary who may be employed on a part -time or full -28
time basis ; [,] and [may] 29
(c) Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this act, also 30
employ such other persons as may be necessary. 31
3. All expenditures described in this section must be paid from 32
the fees collected under this chapter. 33
Sec. 124. NRS 656.260 is hereby amended to read as follows: 34
656.260 1. A licensee or certified court reporter shall notify 35
the [Chair] President or Executive Secretary of the Board in writing 36
within 30 days after a change in name or address. 37
2. A licensee shall report any change of: 38
(a) Ownership or corporate officers of a court reporting firm; 39
and 40
(b) The designated representative of the court reporting firm 41
must be reported to the [Chair] President or Executive Secretary 42
within 30 days after the change. 43
3. The Board may suspend or revoke a license or certificate if 44
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Sec. 125. 1. The Department of Business and Industry, in 1
coordination with the Purchasing Division of the Department of 2
Administration and the Attorney General, shall conduct an 3
evaluation of contracts that have been entered into by a professional 4
or occupational licensing board under the purview of the Offi ce of 5
Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards of the 6
Department of Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 232.8415, as 7
amended by section 19 of this act, which are in effect on July 1, 8
2025, to identify any such contracts that are void under existing law. 9
2. Each professional and occupational licensing board shall 10
cooperate with any evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection 1 11
and provide to the Department of Business and Industry any 12
information requested by the Department in the performance of such 13
an evaluation. 14
Sec. 126. The amendatory provisions of this act do not 15
abrogate or affect the current term of office of any member of a 16
professional or occupational licensing board or any officer of such a 17
board who is serving in the term on July 1, 2025. 18
Sec. 127. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 218D.430 19
and 218D.435, a co mmittee may vote on this act before the 20
expiration of the period for the return of a fiscal note in NRS 21
218D.475. This applies retroactively from and after May 29, 2025. 22
Sec. 128. 1. Any administrative regulations adopted by an 23
officer or an agency whose name has been changed or whose 24
responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of 25
this act to another officer or agency remain in force until amended 26
by the officer or agency to which the responsibility fo r the adoption 27
of the regulations has been transferred. 28
2. Any contracts or other agreements entered into by an officer 29
or agency whose name has been changed or whose responsibilities 30
have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to 31
another officer or agency are binding upon the officer or agency to 32
which the responsibility for the administration of the provisions of 33
the contract or other agreement has been transferred. Such contracts 34
and other agreements may be enforced by the officer or a gency to 35
which the responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of the 36
contract or other agreement has been transferred. 37
3. Any action taken by an officer or agency whose name has 38
been changed or whose responsibilities have been transferred 39
pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer or agency 40
remains in effect as if taken by the officer or agency to which the 41
responsibility for the enforcement of such actions has been 42
transferred. 43
Sec. 129. NRS 633.2 21, 634A.060, 640.035, 641.080, 44
641A.140 and 644A.215 are hereby repealed. 45

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Sec. 130. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 1

LEADLINES OF REPEALED SECTIONS

633.221 Officers.
634A.060 Officers.
640.035 Election of officers.
641.080 Officers.
641A.140 Officers.
644A.215 Officers.

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