Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians
NRS 637.030 - Creation; number, appointment, qualifications and removal of members.


1. The Board of Dispensing Opticians, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint:
(a) Four members who have actively engaged in the practice of ophthalmic dispensing for not less than 3 years in the State of Nevada immediately preceding the appointment.
(b) One member who is a representative of the general public. This member must not be:
(1) A dispensing optician; or
(2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of a dispensing optician.
3. The Governor, after hearing, may remove any member for cause.
[Part 10:216:1951; A 1953, 554]—(NRS A 1977, 1255; 1979, 1195; 2003, 1195)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians

NRS 637.010 - Short title.

NRS 637.020 - Definitions.

NRS 637.021 - "Board" defined.

NRS 637.0215 - "Dispensing optician" defined.

NRS 637.022 - "Ophthalmic dispensing" defined.

NRS 637.023 - "Prescriber" defined.

NRS 637.0235 - "Prescription" defined.

NRS 637.024 - "Supervision" defined.

NRS 637.025 - Applicability of chapter.

NRS 637.030 - Creation; number, appointment, qualifications and removal of members.

NRS 637.040 - Election of officers; issuance of subpoenas; administration of oaths.

NRS 637.041 - Enforcement of subpoenas issued by Board.

NRS 637.045 - Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees.

NRS 637.050 - Offices; meetings.

NRS 637.060 - Deposit and use of money received by Board; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines imposed by Board; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation.

NRS 637.070 - Rules and regulations; seal; members may be empowered to conduct proceedings, hearings and investigations; employees and assistants.

NRS 637.073 - Regulations setting minimum standards for optical and ophthalmic devices.

NRS 637.075 - Fiscal year.

NRS 637.085 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.

NRS 637.090 - Active license required for practice of ophthalmic dispensing or management of business engaged in ophthalmic dispensing.

NRS 637.100 - Qualifications for examination and licensing as dispensing optician; regulations governing licensing of dispensing opticians and apprentice dispensing optician.

NRS 637.110 - Fees for application for license; requirements for, waiver of and passing score for examination of applicant for license as dispensing optician; prohibition on participation in preparing, conducting and grading examination.

NRS 637.113 - 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 637.115 - Board required to maintain public records concerning applicants.

NRS 637.120 - Issuance of license as dispensing optician; display of license; nontransferability; issuance of duplicate license.

NRS 637.121 - Limited license as dispensing optician; regulations.

NRS 637.123 - Apprentice dispensing optician: Expiration, renewal and reinstatement of license; fees; continuing education; limitations on renewal.

NRS 637.125 - Employment and supervision of dispensing opticians, apprentice dispensing opticians and other assistants; regulations.

NRS 637.127 - Special license as dispensing optician.

NRS 637.135 - Dispensing optician: Continuing education.

NRS 637.140 - Dispensing optician: Expiration, renewal and reinstatement of license; fees; inactive status; reactivation of inactive license.

NRS 637.145 - Renewal: 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 637.150 - Grounds; authority of Board to refuse to grant license or take disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.

NRS 637.153 - 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 637.154 - Investigation of licensee; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations to carry out investigations.

NRS 637.155 - Hearing required after receipt of report of certain violations of Industrial Insurance Act.

NRS 637.170 - Reinstatement of revoked license; fee.

NRS 637.175 - Expiration of prescriptions.

NRS 637.181 - Investigation of unlicensed activity; issuance of order to cease and desist; administrative fine; retention of complaints.

NRS 637.183 - Administrative fine for violation of provisions governing employment and supervision of dispensing opticians, apprentice dispensing opticians and other assistants.

NRS 637.185 - Injunctive relief.

NRS 637.200 - Unlawful acts.