Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 652 - Medical Laboratories

NRS 652.010 - Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Medical Laboratory Certification...

NRS 652.020 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,...

NRS 652.030 - "Board" defined. - "Board" means the State Board of Health. (Added to NRS...

NRS 652.035 - "Division" defined. - "Division" means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of...

NRS 652.040 - "Laboratory" defined. - "Laboratory" means any medical laboratory. (Added to NRS by 1967,...

NRS 652.050 - "Laboratory director" defined. - "Laboratory director" means a person responsible for the administration of...

NRS 652.060 - "Medical laboratory" defined. - "Medical laboratory" means any facility for microbiological, serological, immunohematological (blood...

NRS 652.070 - Legislative declaration. - The Legislature declares that: 1. The proper operation of medical...

NRS 652.071 - Applicability of chapter: Public and private laboratories; exceptions. - The provisions of this chapter apply to all public and...

NRS 652.072 - Applicability of chapter: Laboratory operated by licensed physician solely in connection with diagnosis or treatment of own patients; requirements. - 1. A licensed physician may operate a medical laboratory solely...

NRS 652.073 - Applicability of chapter: Licensing of laboratories in operation on January 1, 1967; persons operating or employed in laboratories on January 1, 1967. - 1. A laboratory which was in operation in this state...

NRS 652.074 - Applicability of chapter: Exemption of tests and examinations conducted by law enforcement agencies or ordered by court. - The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any:...

NRS 652.075 - Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license or certificate; duty of Board. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to e... - 1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in...

NRS 652.080 - License required; term; renewal; laboratory director required; inactive status; licensure of laboratory located outside state. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 652.072 and 652.217,...

NRS 652.090 - Application: Contents; regulations. - 1. An application for a license must be on a...

NRS 652.092 - Division prohibited from issuing or renewing license without proof of compliance with certain guidelines with respect to safe and appropriate injection practices. - The Division shall not issue or renew a license to...

NRS 652.100 - Fees; deposit in appropriate account; claims for expenses. - 1. All applications for a license or renewal thereof must...

NRS 652.110 - Validity and display of licenses. - 1. A license issued pursuant to the provisions of this...

NRS 652.120 - Enforcement of chapter by Division of Public and Behavioral Health of Department of Health and Human Services. - The Division shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Added...

NRS 652.123 - Limitations on stringency of regulations adopted by State Board of Health. - Regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to this chapter may...

NRS 652.125 - Regulations: Certification and licensure of laboratory directors and personnel; continuing education. - 1. The Board shall adopt regulations for the certification and...

NRS 652.126 - Renewal of license or certification: Authority of Division to make data request concerning demographic and practice information available to applicants for voluntary completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information p... - 1. The Division may: (a) Make the data request developed...

NRS 652.127 - Regulations: Certification as assistant in medical laboratory. - 1. To qualify for certification as an assistant in a...

NRS 652.130 - Regulations: Advice of Medical Laboratory Advisory Committee; subjects; restriction. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 652.127, the Board,...

NRS 652.135 - Regulations: Length of time records must be retained. - The Board shall adopt regulations establishing the length of time...

NRS 652.140 - Inspections; proficiency tests; reports. - The Division may: 1. Inspect the premises and operations of...

NRS 652.150 - List of laboratories meeting minimum standards and qualifications. - The Division shall maintain a registration list of all laboratories...

NRS 652.155 - Licensing and certification of certain persons and laboratories before January 1, 1972. - Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 652.130 and 652.150, and without...

NRS 652.160 - Creation; duties. - A Medical Laboratory Advisory Committee to advise the Board on...

NRS 652.170 - Appointment, terms and qualifications of members; salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees. - 1. The Board shall appoint the members of the Medical...

NRS 652.180 - Duties of laboratory director. - A laboratory director shall: 1. Select and supervise all laboratory...

NRS 652.185 - Requirements for conduct of certain laboratory tests for detection of human immunodeficiency virus. - A laboratory which conducts a laboratory test for the detection...

NRS 652.186 - Persons authorized to perform certain laboratory tests for detection of human immunodeficiency virus. - A person may perform a test for the detection of...

NRS 652.190 - Examination, review and referral of specimens; reporting of results; recommendation for review of results by physician. - 1. A laboratory may examine specimens only at the request...

NRS 652.193 - Release of results of tests regarding patient of rural hospital. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 442.325, a licensed...

NRS 652.195 - Cytologic examination of gynecologic specimens: Direct billing required; unlawful practices; exceptions. - 1. A laboratory which performs a cytologic examination of gynecologic...

NRS 652.200 - Limitation on contents of laboratory’s report. - No interpretation of test results, diagnosis, prognosis or suggested treatment...

NRS 652.210 - Manipulation of persons for collection of specimens; authorized practices of technical personnel. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS...

NRS 652.215 - Licensed professional nurses employed by Division in community health field: Performance of specific laboratory procedures under supervision of Chief Medical Officer; regulations. - A licensed professional nurse who is employed by the Division...

NRS 652.217 - Conditions under which certain licensed nurses or licensed or certified laboratory personnel may perform certain waived laboratory tests. - 1. A licensed nurse who is employed by a medical...

NRS 652.220 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license. - A license may be denied, suspended or revoked if the...

NRS 652.223 - Suspension of license or certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or certificate. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the f... - 1. If the Board receives a copy of a court...

NRS 652.225 - Hearing required after receipt of report of certain violations of Industrial Insurance Act; regulations. - If the Board receives a report pursuant to subsection 5...

NRS 652.228 - Certain records relating to complaint or investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating to disciplinary action and orders imposing discipline deemed public records. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS...

NRS 652.250 - Public nuisance; injunctions. - The operation or maintenance of a laboratory in violation of...

NRS 652.260 - Penalties; disposition of money collected as administrative penalties; appointment of hearing officer or panel by Division; delegation of authority concerning disciplinary action; claim for court costs, attorney’s fees, costs of investi... - 1. If a person or laboratory violates any of the...