1. The Board, any member thereof, a panel of its members or a hearing officer may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents, the records of patients, and any other article related to the practice of psychology or to the practice as a psychological assistant, psychological intern or psychological trainee.
2. If any witness refuses to attend or testify or produce any article as required by the subpoena, the Board may file a petition with the district court stating that:
(a) Due notice has been given for the time and place of attendance of the witness or the production of the required articles;
(b) The witness has been subpoenaed pursuant to this section; and
(c) The witness has failed or refused to attend or produce the articles required by the subpoena or has refused to answer questions propounded to him or her,
and asking for an order of the court compelling the witness to attend and testify before the Board, a panel of its members or a hearing officer, or produce the articles as required by the subpoena.
3. Upon such a petition, the court shall enter an order directing the witness to appear before the court at a time and place to be fixed by the court in its order, the time to be not more than 10 days after the date of the order, and then and there show cause why the witness has not attended or testified or produced the articles. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the witness.
4. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued, the court shall enter an order that the witness appear before the Board, a panel of its members or a hearing officer at the time and place fixed in the order and testify or produce the required articles, and upon failure to obey the order the witness must be dealt with as for contempt of court.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1910; A 2019, 998)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 641.010 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 641.021 - "Board" defined.
NRS 641.022 - "Community" defined.
NRS 641.023 - "Gross malpractice" defined.
NRS 641.024 - "Malpractice" defined.
NRS 641.0243 - "National examination" defined.
NRS 641.0245 - "Patient" defined.
NRS 641.025 - "Practice of psychology" defined.
NRS 641.026 - "Professional incompetence" defined.
NRS 641.0263 - "Psychological assistant" defined.
NRS 641.0265 - "Psychological intern" defined.
NRS 641.0267 - "Psychological trainee" defined.
NRS 641.027 - "Psychologist" defined.
NRS 641.0295 - Applicability of chapter: Practice by nonresident psychologist as consultant.
NRS 641.030 - Creation; number and appointment of members.
NRS 641.035 - Terms of members; limitation on consecutive terms.
NRS 641.040 - Qualifications of members; conflict of interest.
NRS 641.070 - Meetings; quorum.
NRS 641.100 - Rules and regulations.
NRS 641.111 - Deposit and expenditure of money.
NRS 641.115 - Offices; employees; prohibition on payment of expenses out of State General Fund.
NRS 641.117 - Forms for licensure.
NRS 641.125 - Hearings and investigations; taking evidence.
NRS 641.135 - Civil liability.
NRS 641.160 - Application and fee for license.
NRS 641.180 - Examination of applicant for license as psychologist; waiver.
NRS 641.2265 - Requirement; regulations; penalty.
NRS 641.227 - Text of Compact.
NRS 641.2295 - Practice by nonresident psychologist as consultant.
NRS 641.230 - Grounds for disciplinary action.
NRS 641.243 - Service of process.
NRS 641.250 - Complaints: Filing; retention.
NRS 641.270 - Complaints: Review; investigation.
NRS 641.273 - Examination regarding competency to practice.
NRS 641.285 - Requirements for proof.
NRS 641.312 - Judicial review; duration of Board’s order; priority of petition for judicial review.
NRS 641.316 - Injunction against person practicing without license, authorization or registration.
NRS 641.318 - Immunity of certain persons from civil liability.
NRS 641.390 - Representation or practice without license prohibited; exceptions.
NRS 641.410 - Practice by nonresident psychologist as consultant.