NRS630.388. Authority of Board to apply for injunctive relief.

      1.  In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Board, through its President or Secretary-Treasurer or the Attorney General, may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction:

      (a) To enjoin any prohibited act or other conduct of a licensee which is harmful to the public;

      (b) To enjoin any person who is not licensed under this chapter from practicing medicine, perfusion or respiratory care;

      (c) To limit the practice of a physician, perfusionist, physician assistant or practitioner of respiratory care, or suspend his or her license to practice;

      (d) To enjoin the use of the title “P.A.,” “P.A.-C,” “R.C.P.” or any other word, combination of letters or other designation intended to imply or designate a person as a physician assistant or practitioner of respiratory care, when not licensed by the Board pursuant to this chapter, unless the use is otherwise authorized by a specific statute; or

      (e) To enjoin the use of the title “L.P.,” “T.L.P.,” “licensed perfusionist,” “temporarily licensed perfusionist” or any other word, combination of letters or other designation intended to imply or designate a person as a perfusionist, when not licensed by the Board pursuant to this chapter, unless the use is otherwise authorized by a specific statute.

      2.  The court in a proper case may issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction for the purposes set forth in subsection 1:

      (a) Without proof of actual damage sustained by any person;

      (b) Without relieving any person from criminal prosecution for engaging in the practice of medicine, perfusion or respiratory care without a license; and

      (c) Pending proceedings for disciplinary action by the Board.

      (Added to NRS by 1977, 825; A 1985, 2241; 1987, 201; 2001, 768; 2003, 3435; 2009, 2973)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 630.333)