GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 637.010. Short title.

NRS 637.020. Definitions.

NRS 637.021. “Board” defined.

NRS 637.0215. “Dispensing optician” defined.

NRS 637.022. “Ophthalmic dispensing” defined.

NRS 637.023. “Prescriber” defined.

NRS 637.0235. “Prescription” defined.

NRS 637.024. “Supervision” defined.

NRS 637.025. Applicability.

BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS

NRS 637.030. Creation; number, appointment, qualifications and removal of members; representative of general public not to participate in examination.

NRS 637.040. Election of officers; issuance of subpoenas; administration of oaths.

NRS 637.045. Compensation of members and employees.

NRS 637.050. Offices; meetings.

NRS 637.060. Deposit and use of money received by Board; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines imposed by Board; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation.

NRS 637.070. Rules and regulations; seal; members may be empowered to conduct proceedings, hearings and investigations; employees and assistants.

NRS 637.073. Board to adopt regulations setting minimum standards for optical and ophthalmic devices.

NRS 637.075. Fiscal year.

NRS 637.085. Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.

LICENSING

NRS 637.090. Active license required for practice of ophthalmic dispensing or management of business engaged in ophthalmic dispensing.

NRS 637.100. Qualifications for examination and licensing as dispensing optician; regulations governing licensing of apprentice dispensing optician.

NRS 637.110. Fees for application for license as dispensing optician and apprentice dispensing optician; requirements for examination; waiver of examination; passing score.

NRS 637.113. 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 637.113. 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 637.115. Board to maintain public records concerning applicants.

NRS 637.120. Issuance of license as dispensing optician; display of license; nontransferability; issuance of duplicate license.

NRS 637.121. Limited license as dispensing optician.

NRS 637.123. Apprentice dispensing optician: Expiration and renewal of license; fees; continuing education; limitations on renewal.

NRS 637.125. Employment and supervision of dispensing opticians, apprentice dispensing opticians and other assistants; regulations.

NRS 637.127. Special license as dispensing optician.

NRS 637.135. Dispensing optician: Continuing education.

NRS 637.140. Dispensing optician: Expiration and renewal of license; fees; inactive status; reactivation of license.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

NRS 637.150. Grounds; authorized disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.

NRS 637.153. 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 637.154. Investigation of licensee.

NRS 637.155. Hearing on report of certain violations.

NRS 637.170. Reinstatement of revoked license; fee.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

NRS 637.175. Expiration of prescriptions.

ENFORCEMENT; UNLAWFUL ACTS

NRS 637.181. Investigation of unlicensed activity; issuance of order to cease and desist; administrative fine; retention of complaints.

NRS 637.183. Administrative fine for violation of provisions governing employment and supervision of dispensing opticians, apprentice dispensing opticians and other assistants.

NRS 637.185. Injunctive relief.

NRS 637.190. Enforcement of subpoenas issued by Board.

NRS 637.200. Unlawful acts.