1. Before March 1 of each even-numbered year, each licensee shall pay a renewal fee to the Executive Director in the amount established pursuant to NRS 636.143. For the purposes of this subsection, the date of the postmark on any payment received by mail shall be deemed to be the date of receipt by the Executive Director.
2. The renewal fee must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the licensee has, within the immediately preceding 24-month period, completed the required number of hours in a course or courses of continuing education that have been approved by the Board. This evidence must be indicated on the form for proof of completion of continuing education that is furnished by the Board. The Board shall not require a licensee to complete more than 40 hours of continuing education during each period of renewal. The Board may waive the requirement that a licensee complete all or part of the required number of hours of continuing education upon good cause shown by the licensee.
3. The Board shall require each licensee to complete at least 2 hours of training in the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder within 2 years after initial licensure as part of the continuing education required by subsection 2.
4. A licensee who is certified to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents pursuant to NRS 636.288 must, at the time of paying the renewal fee, present evidence satisfactory to the Executive Director that, during the 24 months immediately preceding the payment of the renewal fee, the licensee completed an educational or postgraduate program approved by the Board. The Board shall establish the number of hours for completion of the program which must be not less than 50 hours nor more than 100 hours.
[57:208:1955]—(NRS A 1973, 720; 1993, 2870; 1995, 1034; 2019, 3644; 2021, 396)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 636.010 - Legislative declaration.
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 636.029 - 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 636.085 - Executive Director: Duties.
NRS 636.090 - Employees; counsel.
NRS 636.095 - Regular and special meetings; quorum.
NRS 636.105 - Records, register and inventory.
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 636.150 - Requirements for applying for license.
NRS 636.155 - Proof of applicant’s qualifications.
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 636.215 - Licenses: Execution and contents.
NRS 636.255 - Notice to licensee of deadline to renew license.
NRS 636.265 - Renewal card: Issuance, contents and display.
NRS 636.270 - Suspension of license for failure to comply with requirements for renewal.
NRS 636.285 - Penalty for failure to renew license.
NRS 636.287 - Requirements for certification: Regulations.
NRS 636.2882 - Conditions and limitations on prescribing controlled substances.
NRS 636.2893 - Requirements for issuance of certificate: Regulations.
NRS 636.2895 - Issuance of certificates.
NRS 636.2897 - Expedited certificate by endorsement.
NRS 636.290 - Authority of Board; authorized actions by Board.
NRS 636.296 - Inspection of premises by Board.
NRS 636.302 - Unethical or unprofessional conduct: Restrictions on advertising.
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 636.342 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.
NRS 636.345 - Licensee authorized to practice.
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 636.372 - Leasing of office from unlicensed person; regulations.
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.