GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 633.011. Definitions.

NRS 633.021. “Board” defined.

NRS 633.025. “Complaint” defined.

NRS 633.033. “Formal complaint” defined.

NRS 633.041. “Gross malpractice” defined.

NRS 633.051. “Healing art” defined.

NRS 633.055. “Hearing officer” defined.

NRS 633.061. “Hospital internship” defined.

NRS 633.071. “Malpractice” defined.

NRS 633.075. “Medical assistant” defined.

NRS 633.081. “Osteopathic medicine” and “osteopathy” defined.

NRS 633.091. “Osteopathic physician” defined.

NRS 633.105. “Panel” defined.

NRS 633.107. “Physician assistant” defined.

NRS 633.108. “Practice of osteopathic medicine” defined.

NRS 633.111. “Professional incompetence” defined.

NRS 633.121. “School of osteopathic medicine” defined.

NRS 633.123. “Supervising osteopathic physician” defined.

NRS 633.131. “Unprofessional conduct” defined.

NRS 633.151. License as revocable privilege.

NRS 633.161. Rights and duties of osteopathic physicians.

NRS 633.165. Telemedicine: Requirements for practice; exceptions; scope.

NRS 633.171. Applicability.

STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

NRS 633.181. Number and appointment of members.

NRS 633.191. Qualifications of members.

NRS 633.201. Terms and replacement of members.

NRS 633.211. Oaths of office.

NRS 633.213. Acknowledgment of statutory ethical standards.

NRS 633.221. Officers.

NRS 633.231. Meetings; quorum.

NRS 633.241. Compensation of members and employees.

NRS 633.251. Fiscal year.

NRS 633.261. Payment of Board’s expenses from fees; deposit of money received by Board.

NRS 633.271. Executive Director; offices; employees.

NRS 633.281. Oaths; subpoenas.

NRS 633.283. Board required to notify Division of Public and Behavioral Health of Department of Health and Human Services upon identification of certain sentinel events.

NRS 633.286. Reports to Governor and Legislature.

NRS 633.291. Regulations.

NRS 633.301. Records; confidentiality of certain records; exceptions.

LICENSING

General Provisions

NRS 633.305. Applications: Filing; action by Board.

NRS 633.307. Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license; duty of Board. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 633.307. Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license; duty of Board. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings and expires by limitation 2 years after that date.]

NRS 633.309. Submission of fingerprints.

NRS 633.311. Qualifications of applicants.

NRS 633.315. Effect of revocation of medical license in another jurisdiction for gross medical negligence.

NRS 633.322. Submission of certificate of completion of progressive postgraduate training and, if applicable, proof of completion of certain postgraduate training program.

NRS 633.324. Submission of certain information concerning claims for malpractice, complaints and disciplinary action involving applicant.

NRS 633.331. Examinations.

NRS 633.341. Reexaminations.

NRS 633.351. Right of appeal of unsuccessful applicant.

NRS 633.361. Issuance of license without examination.

NRS 633.3615. License to practice osteopathic medicine to bear seal and signatures of Board’s officers; authority to practice osteopathic medicine.

NRS 633.3617. Nondisciplinary condition, limitation or restriction placed on license by Board.

NRS 633.3619. Board prohibited from issuing or renewing license unless applicant attests to certain information related to safe and appropriate injection practices.

NRS 633.371. Display of license to practice osteopathic medicine.

Special Categories

NRS 633.381. Licenses issued before July 1, 1977, remain effective.

NRS 633.391. Temporary license to practice osteopathic medicine.

NRS 633.400. License by endorsement for person with license to practice osteopathic medicine from District of Columbia or any state or territory of United States.

NRS 633.401. Special licenses to practice osteopathic medicine: Physician from adjoining state; resident enrolled in postgraduate training program; specified purposes.

NRS 633.411. Special licenses to practice osteopathic medicine: Resident medical officer; professional employee of State or United States.

NRS 633.415. Special licenses to practice osteopathic medicine: Graduate of foreign school who intends to teach, research or practice clinical osteopathic medicine in this State; specified purposes.

NRS 633.416. Special volunteer license to practice osteopathic medicine.

NRS 633.417. Authorized facility license to practice osteopathic medicine as psychiatrist in certain mental health centers.

NRS 633.418. Authorized facility license to practice as osteopathic physician in institution of Department of Corrections.

NRS 633.419. Special event license to demonstrate medical techniques and procedures; regulations.

Physician Assistants and Supervising Osteopathic Physicians

NRS 633.432. Physician assistants: Authorized services.

NRS 633.433. Physician assistants: Issuance and conditions of license.

NRS 633.434. Physician assistants: Board to adopt regulations concerning licensure.

NRS 633.442. Physician assistants: Display of license.

NRS 633.452. Physician assistants: Rendering of emergency care.

NRS 633.466. Physician assistants: Supervision by physician.

NRS 633.467. Persons prohibited from acting as supervising osteopathic physician.

NRS 633.468. Supervising osteopathic physicians: Right to refuse to act as supervising osteopathic physician; certain agreements void.

NRS 633.469. Supervising osteopathic physicians: Requirements of supervision.

Renewal

NRS 633.471. Prerequisites; notice to licensee; evidence of continuing medical education; exemption from fee.

NRS 633.481. Expiration of license for failure to renew; waiver of requirements for continuing education; restoration of license.

NRS 633.491. Retired licensees; inactive status; procedure to restore active status.

Fees

NRS 633.501. Fees; costs of special meetings.

EMPLOYEES

NRS 633.505. Osteopathic physician prohibited from retaliating or discriminating against certain persons for reporting or participating in investigation or proceeding relating to sentinel event or conduct of osteopathic physician or other persons or refusing to engage in unlawful conduct; restriction of right prohibited.

NRS 633.507. Legal remedy for certain retaliation or discrimination: Filing of action; damages; interest; equitable relief; rebuttable presumption in certain circumstances; civil penalty; limitation of action.

REGULATION AND DISCIPLINE

General Provisions

NRS 633.509. Jurisdiction of Board over licensee unaffected by expiration or voluntary surrender of license.

NRS 633.510. Authority of Board or investigative committee to issue letter of warning, letter of concern or nonpunitive admonishment.

NRS 633.511. Grounds for initiating disciplinary action.

NRS 633.512. Inspection of premises by Board.

NRS 633.521. Prescribing or administering certain drugs or controlled substances or engaging in activity relating to medical use of marijuana not grounds for disciplinary action under certain circumstances.

NRS 633.522. Authority of Board to adopt regulations governing supervision of medical assistants.

Reports, Complaints, Investigations and Preliminary Proceedings

NRS 633.524. Osteopathic physician required to report certain information concerning surgeries and sentinel events; effect of failure to report; duties of Board; confidentiality of report; applicability.

NRS 633.526. Insurer of osteopathic physician or physician assistant required to report certain information concerning malpractice; administrative penalties for failure to report.

NRS 633.527. Osteopathic physician and physician assistant required to report certain information concerning malpractice and sanctions imposed against osteopathic physician or physician assistant; administrative penalties for failure to report; reports deemed public records.

NRS 633.528. Board required to conduct investigation after receiving certain reports concerning malpractice.

NRS 633.529. Board authorized to order certain examinations of osteopathic physician or physician assistant after receiving certain reports concerning malpractice.

NRS 633.531. Mandatory or optional filing of complaint; retention of complaints.

NRS 633.533. General requirements for filing complaint; medical facilities and societies required to report certain information concerning privileges and disciplinary action; administrative penalties for failure to report; clerk of court required to report certain information concerning court actions.

NRS 633.541. Review of complaint by designated member of Board; investigation of complaint; formal complaint.

NRS 633.542. Practicing or offering to practice without license: Reporting requirements of Board.

NRS 633.561. Mental or physical examination.

NRS 633.571. Examination of medical competency.

NRS 633.581. Summary suspension of license: Issuance of order; hearing; limitation on time for completing examination.

NRS 633.591. Summary suspension of license: Stay by court of Board’s order prohibited; exception.

NRS 633.601. Injunctive relief.

Disciplinary Proceedings

NRS 633.621. Commencement of disciplinary proceedings required for certain violations of Industrial Insurance Act.

NRS 633.625. Submission of fingerprints required upon initiation of disciplinary action; additional grounds for disciplinary action.

NRS 633.631. Service of process.

NRS 633.641. Requirements for proof.

NRS 633.643. Standard of proof.

NRS 633.651. Required disciplinary action for violations; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.

NRS 633.660. Hearing officers and panels: Delegation of authority by Board.

NRS 633.665. Hearing officers and panels: Powers.

NRS 633.671. Judicial review.

NRS 633.681. Reinstatement of license to practice osteopathic medicine or to practice as physician assistant.

Miscellaneous Provisions

NRS 633.691. Immunity from civil action; Board prohibited from taking certain action against osteopathic physician or physician assistant for disclosing violations to governmental entity or cooperating in related investigation, hearing or inquiry.

NRS 633.693. Performance of laser eye surgery or intense pulsed light therapy without proper training.

NRS 633.694. Administration of anesthesia or sedation.

NRS 633.695. Authority of nonprofit medical school or research institution to operate as corporation, operate clinic in conjunction with school or research facility and retain portion of money generated by clinic.

NRS 633.701. Limitation or termination of licensee’s privileges or criminal prosecution not precluded by disciplinary action; immunity from civil liability.

NRS 633.706. Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 633.707. Osteopathic physician authorized to issue order for public or private school to obtain and maintain auto-injectable epinephrine at school; definitions.

INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; PROSECUTION; PENALTIES

NRS 633.711. Injunctive relief against person practicing without license.

NRS 633.721. Sufficiency of allegations in criminal complaint charging unlawful practice.

NRS 633.731. Prosecution of violators; employment of investigators and assistants.

NRS 633.741. Unlawful acts; penalties.