NRS 634A.170
Suspension, revocation or refusal of license: Grounds.


The Board may refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke any license for any one or any combination of the following causes:

1.

Conviction of:

(a)

A felony relating to the practice of Oriental medicine;

(b)

Any offense involving moral turpitude;

(c)

A violation of any state or federal law regulating the possession, distribution or use of any controlled substance, as shown by a certified copy of the record of the court; or

(d)

A violation of any of the provisions of NRS 616D.200, 616D.220, 616D.240 or 616D.300 to 616D.440, inclusive;

2.

The obtaining of or any attempt to obtain a license or practice in the profession for money or any other thing of value, by fraudulent misrepresentations;

3.

Gross or repeated malpractice, which may be evidenced by claims of malpractice settled against a practitioner;

4.

Advertising by means of a knowingly false or deceptive statement;

5.

Advertising, practicing or attempting to practice under a name other than one’s own;

6.

Habitual drunkenness or habitual addiction to the use of a controlled substance;

7.

Using any false, fraudulent or forged statement or document, or engaging in any fraudulent, deceitful, dishonest or immoral practice in connection with the licensing requirements of this chapter;

8.

Sustaining a physical or mental disability which renders further practice dangerous;

9.

Engaging in any dishonorable, unethical or unprofessional conduct which may deceive, defraud or harm the public, or which is unbecoming a person licensed to practice under this chapter;

10.

Using any false or fraudulent statement in connection with the practice of Oriental medicine or any branch thereof;

11.

Violating or attempting to violate, or assisting or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate any provision of this chapter;

12.

Being adjudicated incompetent or insane;

13.

Advertising in an unethical or unprofessional manner;

14.

Obtaining a fee or financial benefit for any person by the use of fraudulent diagnosis, therapy or treatment;

15.

Willful disclosure of a privileged communication;

16.

Failure of a licensee to designate the nature of his or her practice in the professional use of his or her name by the term doctor of Oriental medicine;

17.

Willful violation of the law relating to the health, safety or welfare of the public or of the regulations adopted by the State Board of Health;

18.

Administering, dispensing or prescribing any controlled substance, except for the prevention, alleviation or cure of disease or for relief from suffering;

19.

Performing, assisting or advising in the injection of any liquid silicone substance into the human body; and

20.

Operation of a medical facility, as defined in NRS 449.0151, at any time during which:

(a)

The license of the facility is suspended or revoked; or

(b)

An act or omission occurs which results in the suspension or revocation of the license pursuant to NRS 449.160.
Ê This subsection applies to an owner or other principal responsible for the operation of the facility.

Source: Section 634A.170 — Suspension, revocation or refusal of license: Grounds., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-634A.­html#NRS634ASec170.

Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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