General Provisions

NRS 630.298. Jurisdiction of Board over licensee unaffected by expiration or voluntary surrender of license.

NRS 630.299. Authority of Board or investigative committee to issue letter of warning, letter of concern or nonpunitive admonishment.

Grounds for Initiating Disciplinary Action or Denying Licensure

NRS 630.301. Criminal offenses; disciplinary action taken by other jurisdiction; surrender of previous license while under investigation; malpractice; engaging in sexual activity with patient; disruptive behavior; violating or exploiting trust of patient for financial or personal gain; failure to offer appropriate care with intent to positively influence financial well-being; engaging in disreputable conduct; engaging in sexual contact with surrogate of patient or relatives of patient.

NRS 630.304. Misrepresentation in obtaining or renewing license; false advertising; practicing under another name; signing blank prescription forms; influencing patient to engage in sexual activity; discouraging second opinion; terminating care without adequate notice.

NRS 630.305. Accepting compensation to influence evaluation or treatment; inappropriate division of fees; inappropriate referral to health facility, laboratory or commercial establishment; charging for services not rendered; aiding practice by unlicensed person; delegating responsibility to unqualified person; failing to disclose conflict of interest; failing to initiate performance of community service; exception.

NRS 630.306. Inability to practice medicine; deceptive conduct; violation of regulation governing practice of medicine or adopted by State Board of Pharmacy; unlawful distribution of controlled substance; injection of silicone; practice beyond scope of license; practicing experimental medicine without consent of patient or patient’s family; lack of skill or diligence; habitual intoxication or dependency on controlled substances; filing of false report; failure to report certain changes of information or disciplinary or criminal action in another jurisdiction; failure to be found competent after examination; certain operation of a medical facility; prohibited administration of anesthesia or sedation; engaging in unsafe or unprofessional conduct; knowingly procuring or administering certain controlled substances or dangerous drugs; failure to supervise medical assistant adequately.

NRS 630.3062. Failure to maintain proper medical records; altering medical records; making false report; failure to file or obstructing required report; failure to allow inspection and copying of medical records; failure to report other person in violation of chapter or regulations.

NRS 630.3065. Willful disclosure of privileged communication; willful failure to comply with statute or regulation governing practice of medicine.

NRS 630.3066. Prescribing or administering certain controlled substances for treatment of intractable pain not grounds for initiating disciplinary action.

Reports, Complaints, Investigations and Preliminary Proceedings

NRS 630.30665. Physician required to report certain information concerning surgeries and sentinel events; effect of failure to report; duties of Board; confidentiality of report; applicability.

NRS 630.3067. Insurer of physician required to report certain information concerning malpractice; administrative penalties for failure to report.

NRS 630.3068. Physician required to report certain information concerning malpractice and sanctions imposed against physician; administrative penalties for failure to report; reports deemed public records.

NRS 630.3069. Board required to conduct investigation after receiving certain reports concerning malpractice.

NRS 630.307. 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; retention of complaints.

NRS 630.309. Requirements for filing complaint against perfusionist, physician assistant or practitioner of respiratory care.

NRS 630.311. Review and investigation of complaint by committee designated by Board; formal complaint; proceedings confidential; publication of summary of proceedings and determinations.

NRS 630.318. Physical or mental examination of physician; examination to determine medical competence.

NRS 630.326. Summary suspension of license: Issuance of order; hearing; limitation on time for completing examination.

NRS 630.329. Summary suspension of license: Stay by court of Board’s order prohibited.

NRS 630.336. Confidentiality of certain proceedings, reports, complaints, investigations, records and other information; exceptions.

Disciplinary Proceedings

NRS 630.339. Contents of formal complaint; answer; case conference; procedure for hearing resulting from report of violations of Industrial Insurance Act; formal hearing.

NRS 630.342. Submission of fingerprints required upon initiation of disciplinary action; additional grounds for disciplinary action.

NRS 630.344. Service of process.

NRS 630.346. Requirements for proof; burden of proof.

NRS 630.352. 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.

NRS 630.355. Acts constituting contempt; stay of related disciplinary proceedings; transfer of jurisdiction to district court; penalties; manner in which person may purge himself or herself of contempt.

NRS 630.356. Judicial review; effective date of order; stay of Board’s order by court prohibited.

NRS 630.358. Restoration of license.

Miscellaneous Provisions

NRS 630.364. Immunity from civil action; Board prohibited from taking certain action against physician for disclosing violations to governmental entity or cooperating in related investigation, hearing or inquiry.

NRS 630.365. Authority for 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 630.366. 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 630.3675. Suspension of license for conviction of felony relating to license holder’s practice.

NRS 630.369. Injecting patient with certain chemotherapeutic agents.

NRS 630.371. Performance of laser surgery on eye without proper training.

NRS 630.373. Administration of anesthesia or sedation.

NRS 630.374. Physician authorized to issue order for public or private school to obtain and maintain auto-injectable epinephrine at school; definitions.