Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 636 - Optometry
NRS 636.135 - Duty of Board to accredit or approve accreditation of schools of optometry.

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 636 - Optometry

NRS 636.010 - Legislative declaration.

NRS 636.015 - Definitions.

NRS 636.016 - "Advertise" defined.

NRS 636.017 - "Board" defined.

NRS 636.018 - "Contact lens" defined.

NRS 636.019 - "Diagnostic pharmaceutical agents" defined.

NRS 636.021 - "Ophthalmic lens" defined.

NRS 636.0215 - "Pharmaceutical agent" defined.

NRS 636.022 - "Prescription" defined.

NRS 636.0225 - "Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach" defined.

NRS 636.023 - "Spectacle lens" defined.

NRS 636.025 - Acts constituting practice in optometry; unauthorized acts.

NRS 636.027 - Applicability of chapter: Applicability to persons licensed to or engaged in practice of optometry; inapplicability to licensed physicians and surgeons.

NRS 636.028 - Applicability of chapter: Inapplicability to certain students; applicability to clinicians or instructors engaged in practice of optometry.

NRS 636.029 - Applicability of chapter: Certain sales not prohibited.

NRS 636.030 - Creation; membership.

NRS 636.035 - Qualifications of members.

NRS 636.070 - Terms of members.

NRS 636.075 - Salary of members; per diem allowances and travel expenses of members and employees; payment of compensation and expenses of members and employees.

NRS 636.080 - Election and term of President; appointment and compensation of Executive Director; vacancy in position of Executive Director.

NRS 636.085 - Executive Director: Duties.

NRS 636.090 - Employees; counsel.

NRS 636.095 - Regular and special meetings; quorum.

NRS 636.100 - Offices; seal.

NRS 636.103 - Fiscal year.

NRS 636.105 - Records, register and inventory.

NRS 636.107 - Certain records relating to complaint or investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating to disciplinary action deemed public records.

NRS 636.110 - Deposit of money received by Board; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation.

NRS 636.120 - Roster of licensees: Preparation and availability.

NRS 636.125 - Policies and regulations.

NRS 636.130 - Power of Board to grant or refuse licenses and discipline licensees.

NRS 636.135 - Duty of Board to accredit or approve accreditation of schools of optometry.

NRS 636.141 - Subpoenas.

NRS 636.143 - Fees.

NRS 636.145 - Unlawful practice of optometry; investigation and hearing; penalties; reporting requirements of Board.

NRS 636.150 - Requirements for applying for license.

NRS 636.155 - Proof of applicant’s qualifications.

NRS 636.159 - 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 proced...

NRS 636.170 - Examination: Prohibition on participation of member of Board who represents general public in preparing, conducting or grading examination.

NRS 636.180 - Examination: Character and design; preparation and administration.

NRS 636.185 - Scope of examination.

NRS 636.190 - Grade necessary to pass examination.

NRS 636.206 - Expedited license by endorsement: Requirements; procedure for issuance.

NRS 636.207 - Expedited license by endorsement for active member of Armed Forces, member’s spouse, veteran or veteran’s surviving spouse: Requirements; procedure for issuance; provisional license pending action on application.

NRS 636.215 - Licenses: Execution and contents.

NRS 636.227 - Licensing by Board; application for license; notice to Board of changes regarding facility; regulations.

NRS 636.250 - Requirement.

NRS 636.255 - Notice to licensee of deadline to renew license.

NRS 636.260 - Payment of renewal fee; requirements for continuing education; waiver; presentment of evidence of completion of educational or postgraduate program by licensee certified to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents.

NRS 636.262 - Authority of Board to make data request concerning demographic and practice information available to applicants for voluntary completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information provided.

NRS 636.265 - Renewal card: Issuance, contents and display.

NRS 636.270 - Suspension of license for failure to comply with requirements for renewal.

NRS 636.275 - Restoration or expiration of license suspended for failure to comply with requirements for renewal.

NRS 636.285 - Penalty for failure to renew license.

NRS 636.286 - Administration or prescription of certain pharmaceutical agents prohibited without certificate.

NRS 636.287 - Requirements for certification: Regulations.

NRS 636.288 - Issuance of certificates; Board required to provide list of certified optometrists to State Board of Pharmacy.

NRS 636.2881 - Training required for certain optometrists relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and prescribing of opioids; regulations.

NRS 636.2882 - Conditions and limitations on prescribing controlled substances.

NRS 636.2891 - Treatment of glaucoma prohibited without certificate or certification by endorsement; duty to refer certain patients with glaucoma to ophthalmologist.

NRS 636.2893 - Requirements for issuance of certificate: Regulations.

NRS 636.2895 - Issuance of certificates.

NRS 636.2897 - Expedited certificate by endorsement.

NRS 636.2899 - Eligibility; application; issuance; renewal; authorized equipment and services; regulations.

NRS 636.290 - Authority of Board; authorized actions by Board.

NRS 636.295 - Grounds.

NRS 636.296 - Inspection of premises by Board.

NRS 636.300 - Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Improper association or use of prescription blanks.

NRS 636.301 - Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Division of fees or certain understandings or arrangements; exceptions.

NRS 636.302 - Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Restrictions on advertising.

NRS 636.303 - Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Use of pharmaceutical agent for treatment; repeated malpractice.

NRS 636.304 - 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 stat...

NRS 636.305 - Complaint against licensee: Persons authorized to make complaint; review; investigation; retention.

NRS 636.310 - Form and filing of complaint; referral of complaint; immunity from civil liability.

NRS 636.320 - Requirements for disciplinary hearing of formal charge.

NRS 636.325 - Authorized disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.

NRS 636.337 - Disciplinary action by hearing officer or panel: Procedural requirements; powers and duties of officer or panel; decision relating to imposition of administrative fine or penalty is final decision in contested case.

NRS 636.338 - Review and investigation of complaint relating to prescriptions for certain controlled substances; notice to licensee; formal complaint and hearing; referral or postponement of investigation; regulations; explanation or technical adviso...

NRS 636.339 - Summary suspension of licensee’s authority to prescribe, administer or dispense controlled substances; issuance of order; formal hearing and decision.

NRS 636.340 - Restoration of revoked or suspended 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 professi...

NRS 636.342 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.

NRS 636.345 - Licensee authorized to practice.

NRS 636.346 - Supervision of authorized activities of assistants; conduct of final eye examination of patient.

NRS 636.347 - Permit required for professional association with health maintenance organization; regulations.

NRS 636.350 - Certificate of registration to own optometry practice under assumed or fictitious name: Requirement; application; duties; regulations.

NRS 636.355 - Unauthorized use of license or renewal card.

NRS 636.360 - Posting of license and renewal card.

NRS 636.365 - Issuance of duplicate license and renewal card.

NRS 636.370 - Notice to Board of initial or change of location of practice or establishment of additional location.

NRS 636.372 - Leasing of office from unlicensed person; regulations.

NRS 636.373 - Associations or other business relationships with physicians; prohibition on supervision or control or influence over professional judgment of optometrist unless licensed to practice optometry.

NRS 636.374 - Collaboration with ophthalmologist: Records; fixed fee; patient referrals; required documents.

NRS 636.375 - Service of process and transmission of other notices to licensees.

NRS 636.380 - Right to advertise.

NRS 636.382 - Authority of licensed optometrist to administer topical diagnostic ophthalmic agents.

NRS 636.387 - Requirements for prescriptions for and initial fitting of contact lenses.

NRS 636.405 - Duties of peace officers and district attorneys.

NRS 636.407 - Injunctive relief.

NRS 636.410 - Criminal penalties.

NRS 636.420 - Administrative fines.