The following acts, among others, constitute grounds for initiating disciplinary action or denying the issuance of a license or certificate:
1. Inability to practice homeopathic medicine or to practice as an advanced practitioner of homeopathy or as a homeopathic assistant, as applicable, with reasonable skill and safety because of an illness, a mental or physical condition or an alcohol or other substance use disorder.
2. Engaging in any:
(a) Professional conduct which is intended to deceive or which the Board by regulation has determined is unethical.
(b) Medical practice harmful to the public or any conduct detrimental to the public health, safety or morals which does not constitute gross or repeated malpractice or professional incompetence.
3. Administering, dispensing or prescribing any controlled substance, except as authorized by law.
4. Performing, assisting or advising an unlawful abortion or in the injection of any liquid substance into the human body to cause an abortion.
5. Practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law, or performing services which the homeopathic physician, advanced practitioner of homeopathy or homeopathic assistant knows or has reason to know he or she is not competent to perform.
6. Performing any procedure without first obtaining the informed consent of the patient or the patient’s family or prescribing any therapy which by the current standards of the practice of homeopathic medicine is experimental.
7. Continued failure to exercise the skill or diligence or use the methods ordinarily exercised under the same circumstances by homeopathic physicians, advanced practitioners of homeopathy and homeopathic assistants in good standing who practice homeopathy and electrodiagnosis, as applicable.
8. Operation of a medical facility, as defined in NRS 449.0151, at any time during which:
(a) The license of the facility is suspended or revoked; or
(b) An act or omission occurs which results in the suspension or revocation of the license pursuant to NRS 449.160.
This subsection applies to an owner or other principal responsible for the operation of the facility.
9. Performing or supervising the performance of a pelvic examination in violation of NRS 629.085.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1487; A 1987, 1555, 2066; 2009, 881; 2013, 590; 2021, 1573)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 630A.015 - "Advanced practitioner of homeopathy" defined.
NRS 630A.020 - "Board" defined.
NRS 630A.030 - "Gross malpractice" defined.
NRS 630A.035 - "Homeopathic assistant" defined.
NRS 630A.040 - "Homeopathic medicine" and "homeopathy" defined.
NRS 630A.050 - "Homeopathic physician" defined.
NRS 630A.060 - "Malpractice" defined.
NRS 630A.070 - "Professional incompetence" defined.
NRS 630A.075 - "Supervising homeopathic physician" defined.
NRS 630A.080 - Purpose of licensing and certification; revocable privilege.
NRS 630A.090 - Applicability of chapter.
NRS 630A.100 - Number, appointment and terms of members.
NRS 630A.110 - Qualifications of members.
NRS 630A.120 - Expiration of term; removal of member; replacement of removed member.
NRS 630A.130 - Oaths or affirmations of office.
NRS 630A.135 - Acknowledgment of statutory ethical standards.
NRS 630A.150 - Meetings; quorum; vote by President only in case of tie.
NRS 630A.170 - Seal; licenses and certificates to bear seal and signatures.
NRS 630A.190 - Offices and employees.
NRS 630A.210 - Hearings, investigations and taking evidence: Authority; subpoenas.
NRS 630A.230 - License: Required to practice homeopathic medicine; qualifications of applicant.
NRS 630A.240 - License: Proof of qualifications of applicant; grounds for rejection.
NRS 630A.241 - Application: Submission of fingerprints.
NRS 630A.295 - Advanced practitioners of homeopathy: Regulations.
NRS 630A.310 - Temporary, special and restricted licenses: Purposes; issuance; revocation.
NRS 630A.430 - Examination to determine medical competency of homeopathic physician.
NRS 630A.450 - Stay by court of order of summary suspension prohibited.
NRS 630A.460 - Injunctive relief.
NRS 630A.490 - Service of process.
NRS 630A.500 - Requirements for proof.
NRS 630A.520 - Judicial review.
NRS 630A.530 - Removal of limitation on or suspension or reinstatement of license or certificate.
NRS 630A.540 - Immunity from civil liability; Board prohibited from taking certain action.
NRS 630A.555 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.
NRS 630A.557 - Inspection of premises by Board.
NRS 630A.560 - Prosecution of violators; employment of investigators and other assistants.
NRS 630A.565 - Injunctive relief: Generally.
NRS 630A.590 - Certain prohibited acts; penalty.
NRS 630A.600 - Practicing without license or certificate prohibited; penalties.