1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any department, commission, board or agency of a state or local government, including, without limitation, a state professional board, shall not:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 629.370 and subsection 2 of NRS 629.390, regulate the activities authorized by NRS 629.300 to 629.390, inclusive; or
(b) Take disciplinary action or impose civil or criminal liabilities or penalties against a person for engaging in an activity authorized by NRS 629.300 to 629.390, inclusive.
2. This section does not:
(a) Absolve a professional licensing board of the duty to regulate licensees or otherwise prohibit or limit the powers and duties of a licensing board to regulate the procedures used to administer the nonembryonic cells.
(b) Absolve any person of civil or criminal liability or penalty for failure to use the reasonable care, skill or knowledge ordinarily used in rendering medical services under similar circumstances.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2744)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 629 - Healing Arts Generally
NRS 629.016 - "Custodian of health care records" and "custodian" defined.
NRS 629.021 - "Health care records" defined.
NRS 629.026 - "Medical facility" defined.
NRS 629.071 - Provider of health care required to furnish patient with itemized bill.
NRS 629.086 - Conditions and limitations on injection of dermal or soft tissue fillers.
NRS 629.111 - "Genetic information" defined.
NRS 629.121 - "Genetic test" defined.
NRS 629.141 - Right to inspect or obtain.
NRS 629.151 - Obtaining genetic information of person without consent unlawful; exceptions.
NRS 629.181 - Procedure for obtaining consent of person; regulations.
NRS 629.201 - Right to bring civil action for disclosure of genetic information.
NRS 629.310 - "Allogeneic" defined.
NRS 629.320 - "Autologous" defined.
NRS 629.330 - "Nonembryonic cells" defined.
NRS 629.350 - Provisions do not indicate status of authorized activities under federal law.
NRS 629.360 - Operation of cell or tissue bank authorized.
NRS 629.370 - Administration of nonembryonic cells.
NRS 629.380 - Compounding of drug, medicine or health product using nonembryonic cells authorized.
NRS 629.400 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 629.420 - "Division" defined.
NRS 629.430 - "Sponsoring organization" defined.
NRS 629.440 - "Voluntary health care service" defined.
NRS 629.470 - Provider of health care required to carry liability insurance.