Any person who:
1. Presents as his or her own the diploma, license, registration or credentials of another;
2. Gives either false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board or any member thereof, in connection with an application for a license or registration;
3. Practices psychology or practices as a psychological assistant, psychological intern or psychological trainee under a false or assumed name or falsely personates another psychologist, psychological assistant, psychological intern or psychological trainee of a like or different name;
4. Except as provided in NRS 641.2295, 641.390 and 641A.410, represents himself or herself as a psychologist, or uses any title or description which incorporates the word "psychology," "psychological," "psychologist," "psychometry," "psychometrics," "psychometrist" or any other term indicating or implying that he or she is a psychologist, unless he or she has been issued a license;
5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 641.390, represents himself or herself as a psychological assistant, psychological intern or psychological trainee, or uses any title or description which incorporates the words "psychological assistant," "psychological intern" or "psychological trainee" or any other term indicating or implying that he or she is a psychological assistant, psychological intern or psychological trainee, unless he or she has been issued a registration;
6. Practices psychology unless he or she has been issued a license; or
7. Practices as a psychological assistant, psychological intern or psychological trainee unless he or she has been issued a registration,
is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 194; A 1967, 643; 1973, 789; 1985, 1916; 1989, 1548; 2019, 1004)
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.