NRS630.352. Disposition of charges: Adjudication by Board; dismissal of charges or required disciplinary action for violations; private reprimands prohibited; issuance of order imposing discipline; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.

      1.  Any member of the Board, other than a member of an investigative committee of the Board who participated in any determination regarding a formal complaint in the matter or any member serving on a panel of the Board at the hearing of the matter, may participate in an adjudication to obtain the final order of the Board. At the adjudication, the Board shall consider any findings of fact and conclusions of law submitted after the hearing and shall allow:

      (a) Counsel for the Board to present a disciplinary recommendation and argument in support of the disciplinary recommendation;

      (b) The respondent or counsel of the respondent to present a disciplinary recommendation and argument in support of the disciplinary recommendation; and

      (c) The complainant in the matter to make a statement to the Board regarding the disciplinary recommendations by the parties and to address the effect of the respondent’s conduct upon the complainant or the patient involved, if other than the complainant.

Ê The Board may limit the time within which the parties and the complainant may make their arguments and statements.

      2.  At the conclusion of the presentations of the parties and the complainant, the Board shall deliberate and may by a majority vote impose discipline based upon the findings of fact and conclusions of law and the presentations of the parties and the complainant.

      3.  If, in the findings of fact and conclusions of law, the Board, hearing officer or panel of the Board determines that no violation has occurred, the Board shall dismiss the charges, in writing, and notify the respondent that the charges have been dismissed.

      4.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, if the Board finds that a violation has occurred, it shall by order take one or more of the following actions:

      (a) Place the person on probation for a specified period on any of the conditions specified in the order;

      (b) Administer a written public reprimand to the person;

      (c) Limit the person’s practice or exclude one or more specified branches of medicine from his or her practice;

      (d) Suspend the person’s license for a specified period or until further order of the Board;

      (e) Revoke the person’s license;

      (f) Require the person to participate in a program to correct alcohol or drug dependence or any other impairment;

      (g) Require supervision of the person’s practice;

      (h) Impose a fine not to exceed $5,000 for each violation;

      (i) Require the person to perform community service without compensation;

      (j) Require the person to take a physical or mental examination or an examination testing his or her competence; and

      (k) Require the person to fulfill certain training or educational requirements.

      5.  If the Board finds that the respondent has violated the provisions of NRS 439B.425, the Board shall suspend the respondent’s license for a specified period or until further order of the Board.

      6.  The Board shall not administer a private reprimand if the Board finds that a violation has occurred.

      7.  Within 30 days after the hearing before the Board, the Board shall issue a final order, certified by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board, that imposes discipline and incorporates the findings of fact and conclusions of law obtained from the hearing. An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public records.

      (Added to NRS by 1977, 826; A 1985, 2243; 1989, 664; 1991, 2438; 1993, 2597; 1997, 685; 2001, 770; 2001 Special Session, 153, 161; 2003, 3436; 2009, 2971)