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)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 630.003 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 630.007 - "Administrative physician" defined.
NRS 630.010 - "Board" defined.
NRS 630.0122 - "Healing art" defined.
NRS 630.0129 - "Medical assistant" defined.
NRS 630.0135 - "Medical facility" defined.
NRS 630.0137 - "Perfusion" defined.
NRS 630.0138 - "Perfusionist" defined.
NRS 630.014 - "Physician" defined.
NRS 630.015 - "Physician assistant" defined.
NRS 630.020 - "Practice of medicine" defined.
NRS 630.021 - "Practice of respiratory care" defined.
NRS 630.023 - "Practitioner of respiratory care" defined.
NRS 630.024 - "Respiratory care" defined.
NRS 630.0245 - "Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach" defined.
NRS 630.025 - "Supervising physician" defined.
NRS 630.0257 - "Telehealth" defined.
NRS 630.026 - "Temporarily licensed perfusionist" defined.
NRS 630.045 - Purpose of licensing; license is revocable privilege.
NRS 630.049 - Place at which act constituting practice of medicine deemed to occur.
NRS 630.050 - Appointment of members: Number; limitation on consecutive terms.
NRS 630.060 - Qualifications of members.
NRS 630.070 - Terms, removal and replacement of members.
NRS 630.075 - Appointment of physician or member of public to serve as advisory member of Board.
NRS 630.080 - Oath or affirmation of office.
NRS 630.085 - Acknowledgment of statutory ethical standards.
NRS 630.100 - Meetings: Frequency; requirements concerning telephone or video conference; quorum.
NRS 630.120 - Seal; licenses to bear seal and signatures.
NRS 630.127 - Performance audits of Board.
NRS 630.135 - Board required to define "intractable pain" by regulation.
NRS 630.138 - Regulations governing supervision of medical assistants.
NRS 630.140 - Hearings and investigations; oaths; subpoenas.
NRS 630.1605 - License by endorsement to practice medicine.
NRS 630.220 - Records of issuance or denial of licenses: Contents; inspection.
NRS 630.250 - Validity of license to practice medicine issued before July 1, 1985.
NRS 630.257 - Reexamination of licensee who does not practice medicine for certain period.
NRS 630.258 - Special volunteer medical license.
NRS 630.259 - License as administrative physician.
NRS 630.261 - Locum tenens, special, restricted, temporary and special purpose licenses.
NRS 630.264 - Restricted license to practice medicine in medically underserved area of county.
NRS 630.265 - Limited license to practice medicine as resident physician in graduate program.
NRS 630.266 - Special event license to demonstrate medical techniques and procedures; regulations.
NRS 630.269 - Regulations concerning licensure.
NRS 630.2691 - Requirements for licensing.
NRS 630.2693 - Waiver of examination for certain applicants.
NRS 630.2694 - Issuance and display of license; notification of Board upon change of address.
NRS 630.2695 - Expiration, renewal and reinstatement of licenses.
NRS 630.2696 - Temporary licenses.
NRS 630.271 - Authorized services.
NRS 630.273 - Initial license: Issuance and conditions.
NRS 630.276 - Licensed physician required to supervise respiratory care.
NRS 630.277 - Requirements; prohibitions; intern in respiratory care.
NRS 630.329 - Summary suspension of license: Stay by court of Board’s order prohibited.
NRS 630.344 - Service of process; publication of notice.
NRS 630.356 - Judicial review; effective date of order; stay of Board’s order by court prohibited.
NRS 630.358 - Removal of limitation on or restoration of license.
NRS 630.369 - Injecting patient with certain chemotherapeutic agents.
NRS 630.371 - Performance of laser surgery on eye.
NRS 630.373 - Administration of anesthesia or sedation.
NRS 630.375 - Form for prescription; requirements for initial fitting of contact lenses.
NRS 630.388 - Injunctive relief.
NRS 630.390 - Sufficiency of allegations in application for injunctive relief.
NRS 630.395 - Inspection of premises by Board.
NRS 630.397 - Practicing or offering to practice without license: Reporting requirements of Board.