1. The Nevada Physical Therapy Board, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, and any nonvoting advisory members appointed by the Board pursuant to NRS 640.055, is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint:
(a) Three members who are licensed physical therapists in the State of Nevada.
(b) One member who is a licensed physical therapist assistant in the State of Nevada.
(c) One member who is a representative of the general public. This member must not be:
(1) A physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant; or
(2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant.
3. No member of the Board may serve more than two consecutive terms.
4. The Governor may remove any voting member of the Board for incompetency, neglect of duty, gross immorality or malfeasance in office.
5. A majority of the voting members of the Board constitutes a quorum.
6. No member of the Board may be held liable in a civil action for any act which he or she has performed in good faith in the execution of his or her duties under this chapter.
7. The Board shall comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS, and all meetings of the Board must be conducted in accordance with that chapter.
[Part 3:364:1955]—(NRS A 1957, 77; 1977, 1257; 1981, 933; 1989, 1574; 2003, 1196; 2017, 1581)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 640 - Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants and Physical Therapist Technicians
NRS 640.013 - "Board" defined.
NRS 640.014 - "Dry needling" defined.
NRS 640.016 - "Immediate supervision" defined.
NRS 640.021 - "Physical therapist" defined.
NRS 640.0213 - "Physical therapist assistant" defined.
NRS 640.0216 - "Physical therapist technician" defined.
NRS 640.022 - "Physical therapy" defined.
NRS 640.024 - "Practice of physical therapy" defined.
NRS 640.026 - "Supervising physical therapist" defined.
NRS 640.029 - Applicability of chapter.
NRS 640.035 - Election of officers.
NRS 640.050 - Powers and duties; regulations.
NRS 640.055 - Appointment of advisory members; term; duties.
NRS 640.060 - Approval of schools or program of physical therapy.
NRS 640.075 - Confidentiality of certain records of the Board; exceptions.
NRS 640.080 - Qualifications of applicant for licensure as physical therapist.
NRS 640.092 - Qualifications of applicant for licensure as physical therapist assistant.
NRS 640.093 - Requirements for program of professional education for physical therapist assistant.
NRS 640.145 - Expedited license by endorsement: Requirements; procedure for issuance.
NRS 640.160 - Authorized actions; grounds.
NRS 640.161 - Complaint: Filing; contents; review by Board; retention.
NRS 640.164 - Fees and mileage for witness.
NRS 640.169 - Unlawful to practice physical therapy without license; exceptions; penalties.
NRS 640.1695 - Practicing or offering to practice without license: Reporting requirements of Board.
NRS 640.180 - False oath or affirmation; fraudulent representation to obtain license; penalty.
NRS 640.190 - Restriction on practice of other forms of healing.
NRS 640.195 - Limitation on insertion of same needle during dry needling.