1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Board, all documents and other information filed with the complaint and all documents and other information compiled as a result of an investigation conducted to determine whether to initiate disciplinary action are confidential unless the person against whom the complaint is filed submits a written statement to the Board requesting that the documents and other information be made public records.
2. The charging document the Board uses to initiate disciplinary action pursuant to chapter 622A of NRS and all documents and information considered by the Board when determining whether to impose discipline are public records.
3. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the Board from communicating or cooperating with or providing any documents or other information in the Board’s possession concerning a licensee or pending investigation to any other licensing board or any other governmental agency that is investigating a person, including, without limitation, a law enforcement agency, agency of the Federal Government, licensing board in this State or any other state or territory of the United States. If any confidential information concerning an investigation is provided to another governmental agency pursuant to this section, the information remains confidential and may not be provided to any other person or governmental agency. To the extent practicable, any governmental agency that receives any confidential information from the Board pursuant to this section shall treat the information as confidential.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 3450; A 2007, 2139; 2019, 3640)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 636.107)
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.