Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy
NRS 639.180 - Expiration of certificates, licenses and permits; procedure for renewal; grounds for refusal to renew; automatic forfeiture for failure to comply with procedure.

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy

NRS 639.001 - Definitions.

NRS 639.0015 - "Advanced practice registered nurse" defined.

NRS 639.0017 - "Biological product" defined.

NRS 639.002 - "Board" defined.

NRS 639.003 - "Certificate" defined.

NRS 639.004 - "Chart order" defined.

NRS 639.005 - "Chemical" defined.

NRS 639.0051 - "Collaborative drug therapy management" defined.

NRS 639.0052 - "Collaborative practice agreement" defined.

NRS 639.00525 - "Collaborative practice of pharmacy" defined.

NRS 639.0053 - "Compound" and "compounding" defined.

NRS 639.006 - "Conviction" defined.

NRS 639.0061 - "Course of treatment" defined.

NRS 639.0065 - "Dispense" defined.

NRS 639.007 - "Drug" and "medicine" defined.

NRS 639.0071 - "Drug sample" defined.

NRS 639.0073 - "Fill" defined.

NRS 639.0074 - "Hospital" defined.

NRS 639.008 - "Hypodermics" defined.

NRS 639.0082 - "Initial prescription" defined.

NRS 639.0085 - "Institutional pharmacy" defined.

NRS 639.00855 - "Interchangeable biological product" defined.

NRS 639.0086 - "Intern pharmacist" defined.

NRS 639.00865 - "Internet pharmacy" defined.

NRS 639.0087 - "Managing pharmacist" defined.

NRS 639.009 - "Manufacturer" defined.

NRS 639.0095 - "Nuclear pharmacist" defined.

NRS 639.0097 - "Nuclear pharmacy" defined.

NRS 639.0105 - "Parenteral solutions" and "parenterals" defined.

NRS 639.0113 - "Pharmaceutical technician" defined.

NRS 639.0115 - "Pharmaceutical technician in training" defined.

NRS 639.012 - "Pharmacy" defined.

NRS 639.0123 - "Pharmacy in a correctional institution" defined.

NRS 639.0124 - "Practice of pharmacy" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] "Practice of pharmacy" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 639.0125 - "Practitioner" defined.

NRS 639.013 - "Prescription" defined.

NRS 639.0143 - "Radiopharmaceutical" defined.

NRS 639.0144 - "Recovery center" defined.

NRS 639.0145 - "Refill" defined.

NRS 639.015 - "Registered pharmacist" defined.

NRS 639.0151 - "Remote site" defined.

NRS 639.0153 - "Satellite consultation site" defined.

NRS 639.01531 - "Self-administered hormonal contraceptive" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 639.01535 - "Telehealth" defined.

NRS 639.0154 - "Telepharmacy" defined.

NRS 639.0155 - "Wholesale distribution" defined.

NRS 639.016 - "Wholesaler" defined.

NRS 639.018 - Inapplicability of chapter to certain veterinary biologic products.

NRS 639.020 - Creation; number and appointment of members.

NRS 639.030 - Qualification and terms of members; oath; vacancies; grounds for removal from office.

NRS 639.040 - Election of President and Treasurer; qualifications, employment, duties and compensation of Executive Secretary.

NRS 639.050 - Meetings; quorum; salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees.

NRS 639.060 - Biennial report to Governor.

NRS 639.063 - Annual report concerning drugs returned or transferred to pharmacies from certain facilities and institutions and reissued to fill other prescriptions.

NRS 639.065 - Annual report concerning immunizations administered by pharmacists.

NRS 639.067 - Posting of information relating to pharmaceutical manufacturers on website.

NRS 639.070 - General powers; regulations.

NRS 639.071 - Regulations: Institutional pharmacies.

NRS 639.072 - Regulations: Pharmacies in correctional institutions.

NRS 639.0725 - Regulations: Internet pharmacies.

NRS 639.0727 - Regulations: Remote sites, satellite consultation sites and telepharmacies; dispensing practitioners and dispensing technicians; practicing electronically, telephonically or by fiber optics.

NRS 639.073 - Regulations: Restricting sale of drugs except under supervision of registered pharmacist.

NRS 639.074 - Regulations: Registered nurses who participate in certain public health programs or provide certain mental health services.

NRS 639.0745 - Regulations: Transfer, security and exchange of information relating to prescriptions.

NRS 639.0747 - Regulations: Registered pharmacists collecting specimens.

NRS 639.075 - Fiscal year.

NRS 639.081 - Deposit and use 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 639.090 - Enforcement of chapter; inspections.

NRS 639.093 - Communication with other public agencies; immunity.

NRS 639.095 - Board to furnish free copies of law and regulations to applicants and registrants.

NRS 639.097 - Injunctive relief.

NRS 639.100 - Unlawful to manufacture, engage in wholesale distribution, compound, sell or dispense drug, poison, medicine or chemical; exceptions; penalties; application for and issuance of license; Board prohibited from taking certain action regard...

NRS 639.120 - Qualifications of applicants to become registered pharmacists.

NRS 639.127 - Application for registration as pharmacist; payment of fee; submission of fingerprints; issuance of provisional registration; proof of qualifications; period of validity of application; issuance of certificate of registration.

NRS 639.129 - Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of certificate or license; duty of Board. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to e...

NRS 639.130 - Reexamination.

NRS 639.132 - Board prohibited from approving application for registration or renewal of registration as pharmacist or intern pharmacist unless applicant attests to knowledge of and compliance with certain guidelines related to safe and appropriate i...

NRS 639.134 - Registration of pharmacist without examination; reciprocity.

NRS 639.136 - Expedited certificate by endorsement as registered pharmacist: Requirements; procedure for issuance.

NRS 639.1365 - Expedited certificate by endorsement as registered pharmacist for active member of Armed Forces, member’s spouse, veteran or veteran’s surviving spouse: Requirements; procedure for issuance; provisional certificate pending action on ap...

NRS 639.137 - Registration of intern pharmacists: Qualifications; application; issuance of certificate of registration; period of validity of certificate; authorized activities; display; grounds for suspension, termination or revocation.

NRS 639.1371 - Pharmaceutical technicians: Number permitted per pharmacist; qualifications, registration, supervision and authorized services; submission of fingerprints; issuance of provisional registration; regulations.

NRS 639.1373 - Physician assistant: Authority regarding possession, administration, prescription and dispensing of controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices; registration; regulations.

NRS 639.1375 - Advanced practice registered nurses: Authority to dispense controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices; registration; regulations.

NRS 639.138 - Denial of application: Notice.

NRS 639.139 - Denial of application: Procedure for reconsideration.

NRS 639.150 - Display of certificates, licenses and permits; regulations.

NRS 639.160 - Notice of new place of practice.

NRS 639.170 - Fees; costs of special meetings; regulations.

NRS 639.180 - Expiration of certificates, licenses and permits; procedure for renewal; grounds for refusal to renew; automatic forfeiture for failure to comply with procedure.

NRS 639.183 - Renewal of registration: Duty 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 639.190 - Issuance of certificate of registration as pharmacist after forfeiture.

NRS 639.200 - Issuance of duplicate certificates and receipts for renewal.

NRS 639.210 - Grounds for suspension or revocation of certificate, license, registration or permit or denial of application. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Grounds for suspension or revocation of certificate, license, registration or permit o...

NRS 639.2107 - Surrender, revocation or suspension by licensing board or Drug Enforcement Administration: Immediate suspension of certificate, license, registration or permit.

NRS 639.211 - Mental illness: Immediate suspension of right to practice.

NRS 639.212 - Mental illness: Reinstatement of suspended certificate, license, registration or permit.

NRS 639.2121 - Conviction of certain felonies: Immediate suspension of certificate, license, registration or permit; reinstatement.

NRS 639.2122 - Corporations: Denial, suspension and revocation of certificates, licenses, permits or registrations.

NRS 639.213 - Legislative declaration.

NRS 639.215 - Rules.

NRS 639.2171 - Legislative findings and declaration.

NRS 639.2172 - Definitions.

NRS 639.2174 - Completion of program prerequisite to renewal of certificate of registered pharmacist.

NRS 639.2176 - Regulations.

NRS 639.2177 - License; regulations.

NRS 639.220 - Management by registered pharmacist; exceptions; requirements for managing pharmacists; notice of change in managing pharmacist.

NRS 639.230 - Licenses: Operation without license prohibited; conditions and limitations on issuance of license; duties upon change of partners or corporate officers; additional requirement for renewal; grounds for suspension or revocation; certain C...

NRS 639.231 - Application for and issuance of license.

NRS 639.2315 - Expedited license by endorsement to conduct pharmacy: Requirements; procedure for issuance.

NRS 639.2316 - Expedited license by endorsement to conduct pharmacy 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 639.232 - Limitations on issuance of licenses.

NRS 639.2321 - Nuclear pharmacy: Direct supervision of preparation and distribution of radiopharmaceuticals required; qualifications of managing pharmacist; nuclear pharmacist required on premises.

NRS 639.2322 - Nuclear pharmacy: Oral orders; prohibition on refill of prescription for radiopharmaceutical.

NRS 639.2324 - Institutional pharmacies: Requirements for operation.

NRS 639.2326 - Pharmacies in correctional institutions: Supervision by prescribing practitioner or licensed pharmacy; security; records.

NRS 639.2327 - Maintenance of stocks of drugs by certain facilities.

NRS 639.23275 - Delivery of controlled substance or dangerous drug to hospital, recovery center, facility for intermediate care or facility for skilled nursing which does not have pharmacy on premises.

NRS 639.23277 - Remote sites and satellite consultation sites: Location; operation; regulations.

NRS 639.23279 - "Pharmacy located outside Nevada that provides mail order service to a resident of Nevada" defined.

NRS 639.2328 - Pharmacy located outside Nevada: Licensing; requirements; notice of licensing of Canadian pharmacy; recommendation that licensed Canadian pharmacy be included on website.

NRS 639.23282 - Pharmacy located outside Nevada: Considerations required by Board before issuing license.

NRS 639.23284 - Pharmacy located outside Nevada: Requirements to provide mail order service; restrictions on Canadian pharmacies.

NRS 639.23286 - Pharmacy located outside Nevada: Substitution of drug; toll-free telephone service.

NRS 639.23288 - Internet pharmacy: Certification required; regulations; Board required to post on Internet site list of certified Internet pharmacies and related information.

NRS 639.233 - License required.

NRS 639.234 - Records: Consent to inspection; copying and removal; duty to furnish copies upon demand; designation of out-of-state representative of Board; administrative penalties.

NRS 639.2345 - Sale of veterinary drugs: Permit required; regulations; exemption.

NRS 639.235 - Persons authorized to prescribe and write prescriptions; procedure for filling certain prescriptions written by persons not licensed in this State.

NRS 639.23505 - Conditions and limitations on practitioner dispensing controlled substances or dangerous drugs.

NRS 639.23507 - Patient utilization report required before initiating prescription and periodically thereafter for controlled substance in certain circumstances; exceptions; regulations.

NRS 639.2351 - Advanced practice registered nurse: Authority to prescribe controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices; registration.

NRS 639.2352 - Inclusion of information regarding symptom or purpose of prescription on label attached to container; practitioners required to post notice.

NRS 639.2353 - Transmission of prescriptions other than prescriptions for controlled substances to pharmacist: Authorized methods; contents of and requirements for written prescription; authentication of prescription given by electronic transmission.

NRS 639.23535 - Electronic transmission of prescriptions for controlled substances to pharmacy required; exceptions; exemptions; alternative methods if excepted or exempted; construction of section; regulations; penalties.

NRS 639.2355 - Practitioner liable for prescription orally transmitted by agent.

NRS 639.2357 - Transfer of prescription or order to obtain and maintain auto-injectable epinephrine or an opioid antagonist to another pharmacist upon request of patient, school or authorized entity; immunity from liability.

NRS 639.236 - Numbering, filing and retention of prescriptions; inspection of files; regulations.

NRS 639.238 - Prescriptions not public records; pharmacists not to divulge contents; exceptions; procedure for providing copy of prescription to authorized persons and other pharmacists.

NRS 639.239 - Use of prescription as evidence in criminal, civil or administrative action or proceeding: Request for copy; removal of original prescription from file and substitution of copy.

NRS 639.2391 - Required documentation for prescription of certain controlled substances for treatment of pain; prohibition on issuing initial prescription for certain controlled substances in certain quantities and amounts.

NRS 639.23911 - Initial prescription for certain controlled substances for treatment of pain: Requirements for issuance; condition on issuing additional prescriptions.

NRS 639.23912 - Initial prescription for certain controlled substances for treatment of pain: Requirements for evaluation and risk assessment of patient; contents and documentation of informed consent of patient.

NRS 639.23913 - Requirements for prescribing certain controlled substances to patients who have used controlled substance for 90 consecutive days; revised treatment plan required for such prescription.

NRS 639.23914 - Prescription medication agreement required for prescriptions for certain controlled substances issued for more than 30 days; contents.

NRS 639.239145 - Prescriptions for certain controlled substances for treatment of pain of patients diagnosed with cancer or sickle cell disease or receiving hospice care or palliative care.

NRS 639.23916 - Regulations; explanation or technical advisory bulletin for certain professional licensing boards regarding relevant law; effect of violation of certain provisions.

NRS 639.2392 - Controlled substance or dangerous drug: Records.

NRS 639.2393 - Controlled substance or dangerous drug: Limitations.

NRS 639.2394 - Controlled substance or dangerous drug: Exercise of judgment by pharmacist.

NRS 639.2395 - Early refills for topical ophthalmic products authorized under certain circumstances.

NRS 639.2396 - Specific authorization; limitations.

NRS 639.23965 - Dispensing of certain prescription drugs to patients who reside in area for which declared disaster or state of emergency is in effect: Conditions; requirements.

NRS 639.2397 - Rescission of authorization.

NRS 639.241 - Accusation: Form, contents and signature.

NRS 639.242 - Service on respondent of copies of accusation, statement and forms for Notice of Defense.

NRS 639.243 - Statement to Respondent: Contents.

NRS 639.244 - Notice of Defense: Form; effect of failure to file.

NRS 639.2445 - Physical or mental examination of holder of certificate believed to be incompetent; competency hearing; probation for use of alcohol or drugs.

NRS 639.245 - Notice of hearing.

NRS 639.246 - Subpoenas; payment of witness fees and expenses.

NRS 639.247 - Hearing: Procedure.

NRS 639.248 - Hearing: Use of hearsay evidence.

NRS 639.2485 - Certain records relating to investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating to disciplinary action deemed public records; disclosure of certain information relating to dangerous drugs and controlled substances; duties of Bo...

NRS 639.249 - Contempt.

NRS 639.251 - Decision; order.

NRS 639.252 - Rehearing.

NRS 639.253 - Order following rehearing.

NRS 639.2535 - Judicial review.

NRS 639.255 - Authorized disciplinary action; judicial review of such action; fines; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.

NRS 639.2555 - Suspension of certificate or license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate or license. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the...

NRS 639.256 - Automatic restoration of certificate, license or permit suspended for a specified period.

NRS 639.2565 - Reinstatement of suspended certificate.

NRS 639.257 - Reinstatement of revoked certificate, license or permit.

NRS 639.2575 - Disciplinary action by hearing officer or panel: Procedural requirements; powers and duties of officer or panel; appeals.

NRS 639.2576 - Immunity from civil action for assisting administrative proceeding.

NRS 639.258 - Filing of complaint.

NRS 639.2583 - General requirements governing substitution; procedure; limitations; exceptions.

NRS 639.2587 - Name of manufacturer, packer or distributor of generic drug or interchangeable biological product required to be noted on prescription; indication of substitution on label; exception.

NRS 639.2588 - Manufacturer’s product identification code to be on certain dispensed tablets and capsules.

NRS 639.2589 - Form for prescription required to contain line for practitioner’s signature; substitutions in filling prescriptions in certain facilities; substitutions in filling prescriptions ordered on patient’s chart in hospital.

NRS 639.259 - Employer of pharmacist prohibited from requiring pharmacist to dispense specific generic drug or interchangeable biological product in certain circumstances.

NRS 639.2592 - Dispensing pharmacist required to make record of dispensed biological product; recordation options; record deemed notice to prescriber; alternative types of notice; exceptions.

NRS 639.2595 - Liability of pharmacist or practitioner.

NRS 639.2596 - Board required to maintain link on Internet website to certain list of licensed biological products.

NRS 639.2597 - Use of list of biologically equivalent drugs or interchangeable biological products.

NRS 639.2623 - Authority; requirements to enter into collaborative practice agreement; duties of pharmacist; patient consent required; conditions and limitations.

NRS 639.2627 - Requirements for contents of and submission of collaborative practice agreement; expiration and renewal of agreement.

NRS 639.2629 - Written guidelines and protocols authorizing collaborative drug therapy management: Required provisions; regulations.

NRS 639.263 - False or misleading advertising.

NRS 639.264 - Prohibition against unearned rebate, refund or other consideration for referrals.

NRS 639.265 - Pharmacists may trade or exchange drugs if necessary for business.

NRS 639.2655 - Use of computerized mechanical equipment to perform act required to be performed by pharmacist.

NRS 639.266 - Communication of information to patient or person caring for patient.

NRS 639.2665 - Required posting or provision of written instructions relating to safe disposal of unused drugs by retail community pharmacy; penalties.

NRS 639.267 - Return, reissuance or transfer of unused drugs: Drugs packaged in unit doses generally; regulations.

NRS 639.2675 - Return, reissuance or transfer of unused drugs: Drugs dispensed by pharmacy to offender in correctional institution; written procedures for returning; regulations.

NRS 639.2676 - Unused drugs transferred to nonprofit pharmacy: Authority to reissue; immunity from civil and criminal liability and disciplinary action; written procedures for accepting and reissuing; regulations.

NRS 639.268 - Purchase of controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices by practitioner; sale of controlled substances or dangerous drugs to persons or agencies which provide emergency care; records; regulations.

NRS 639.270 - Sales of unrestricted drugs, medicines, remedies, poisons or chemicals by grocers and dealers.

NRS 639.275 - Computer or other electronic device provided to practitioner by pharmacy or insurer.

NRS 639.2801 - Requirements for labeling containers for prescribed drugs.

NRS 639.28013 - Duty to provide certain information for prescribed drugs in English and certain other languages upon request; exception; posting of rights and list of languages; regulations; civil liability related to contracts for translation. [Effe...

NRS 639.28015 - Retail community pharmacy required to provide notice of availability of prescription reader; provision of prescription reader; exceptions.

NRS 639.2802 - Availability of information concerning prices of prescriptions.

NRS 639.28025 - Notice of availability of list of prices for drugs and professional services to be posted.

NRS 639.2803 - Dispensing specific drugs when choice of drugs available.

NRS 639.2804 - Filling prescriptions for amygdalin and procaine hydrochloride.

NRS 639.2805 - Substances licensed for manufacture in Nevada: Filling prescriptions; labeling of containers.

NRS 639.2806 - Parenteral solutions: Limitation on sale and dispensing.

NRS 639.2807 - Parenteral solutions: Compounding, packaging and labeling; regulations.

NRS 639.28075 - Requirements for filling prescription for drug used for contraception; refills; exceptions.

NRS 639.28077 - Self-administered hormonal contraceptive: Establishment of protocol for dispensing; regulations. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 639.28078 - Self-administered hormonal contraceptive: Conditions and requirements for dispensing; notification to Board; posting by Board of names of notifying pharmacies on Internet website. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 639.2808 - Performance of blood glucose test by registered pharmacist or registered intern pharmacist.

NRS 639.28085 - Certain drugs for preventing acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus: Ordering and performing necessary laboratory tests for therapy; prescribing, dispensing and administering; coverage by liability insurance; protocol; regulation...

NRS 639.2809 - Implementation, monitoring and modification of collaborative drug therapy management by pharmacist: Restrictions; notice; regulations.

NRS 639.281 - False representations.

NRS 639.2813 - False representation as practitioner or agent; penalties; unauthorized transmission of order for prescription by agent.

NRS 639.2815 - Fraudulent or excessive charge or claim under program of public assistance; penalty.

NRS 639.282 - Unlawful possession or sale of certain pharmaceutical preparations, drugs or chemicals; destruction.

NRS 639.2825 - Unlawful to sell, furnish or fit contact lens; exception.

NRS 639.283 - Use of intoxicating liquor, depressant drug or controlled substance while on duty prohibited; penalty.

NRS 639.284 - Unlawful dispensing and sales; penalties.

NRS 639.2845 - Selling or dispensing of procaine hydrochloride.

NRS 639.285 - Unlawful sales by unlicensed persons; penalties.

NRS 639.286 - Violation of Board’s regulations.

NRS 639.287 - Requirement to furnish information concerning owners, partners, officers and employees; penalty.

NRS 639.288 - Unlawful sales by wholesalers and manufacturers.

NRS 639.289 - Inspection of premises by Board.

NRS 639.2893 - Practicing or offering to practice without license: Reporting requirements of Board.

NRS 639.2895 - Practicing or offering to practice without license: Penalties.

NRS 639.300 - Recovery of penalties; conduct of actions and prosecutions by district attorney.

NRS 639.310 - Criminal penalty.

NRS 639.400 - "Product that is a precursor to methamphetamine" defined.

NRS 639.410 - Sales of products that are precursors to methamphetamine.

NRS 639.420 - Report of unusual or excessive loss or disappearance of products that are precursors to methamphetamine by pharmacy: Requirement; exception; contents.

NRS 639.430 - Real-time, stop sale system: Conditions for approval; regulations.

NRS 639.440 - Real-time, stop sale system: Notification of pharmacies; duties of pharmacy; civil immunity; penalty.

NRS 639.450 - Real-time, stop sale system: Immunity of Board from liability for unauthorized access or misuse of information collected by or derived from system.

NRS 639.500 - Submission of fingerprints and information concerning certain persons associated with wholesaler; issuance of provisional license; prohibitions.

NRS 639.505 - Submission of updated information concerning certain persons associated with wholesaler; submission of additional fingerprints; prohibitions.

NRS 639.510 - Protection of certain information obtained by Board.

NRS 639.515 - Bond or other form of security required; exceptions.

NRS 639.535 - Statement of prior sales" or "statement" defined.

NRS 639.540 - Duties of Board; requirements concerning use, form and contents of statement.

NRS 639.545 - Prohibited transactions.

NRS 639.550 - Unlawful acts.

NRS 639.555 - Additional unlawful acts.

NRS 639.570 - Duty of wholesalers or manufacturers who employ person to sell or market drug, medicine, chemical, device or appliance; submission of information annually to Board; Board to report certain information to Governor and Legislature; duties...

NRS 639.575 - Information regarding other wholesalers.

NRS 639.580 - Evidence regarding due diligence; prohibited business relationships.

NRS 639.585 - On-site inspections; agreements with other wholesalers.

NRS 639.590 - Certification regarding other wholesalers.

NRS 639.595 - Transactions involving prescription drugs.