NRS453A.500. Board of Medical Examiners and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine prohibited from taking disciplinary action against attending physician on basis of physician’s participation in certain activities in accordance with chapter.

  The Board of Medical Examiners or the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, as applicable, shall not take any disciplinary action against an attending physician on the basis that the attending physician:

      1.  Advised a person whom the attending physician has diagnosed as having a chronic or debilitating medical condition, or a person whom the attending physician knows has been so diagnosed by another physician licensed to practice medicine pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS or licensed to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to the provisions of chapter 633 of NRS:

      (a) About the possible risks and benefits of the medical use of marijuana; or

      (b) That the medical use of marijuana may mitigate the symptoms or effects of the person’s chronic or debilitating medical condition,

Ê if the advice is based on the attending physician’s personal assessment of the person’s medical history and current medical condition.

      2.  Provided the written documentation required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 453A.210 for the issuance of a registry identification card or pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 453A.230 for the renewal of a registry identification card, if:

      (a) Such documentation is based on the attending physician’s personal assessment of the person’s medical history and current medical condition; and

      (b) The physician has advised the person about the possible risks and benefits of the medical use of marijuana.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 3063; A 2003, 1180, 1434)