Current through September 16, 2024
1. An
optometrist shall not:
(a) Own any part of an
office where optometry is practiced under any name other than the name on his
or her license or a fictitious or assumed name registered with the Board
pursuant to NRS
636.350.
(b) Represent himself or herself as a
specialist in any optometric field unless he or she has been certified by a
board for certifying specialties approved by the Nevada State Board of
Optometry.
(c) Practice optometry
at an office that is not registered with the Board or a mobile optometry clinic
that is not certified by the Board.
2. An optometrist shall:
(a) Display his or her license or a duplicate
of his or her license to practice optometry at each office in which he or she
practices optometry or has an ownership interest; and
(b) Make his or her current renewal card or a
copy of his or her current renewal card available to a patient or an employee
of the Board upon request.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, an optometrist may practice optometry as a substitute optometrist
at an office that is not registered with the Board as a practice location of
the optometrist but is registered with the Board by another licensed
optometrist for:
(a) Not more than 28 working
days during the period in between renewals of the license, as set forth in
NRS
636.250, if the optometrist notifies the
Board in writing of the day and place of such practice at least 24 hours before
the optometrist practices optometry at any such place. If the optometrist is
not able to notify the Board within the prescribed period because of an
emergency, he or she shall notify the Board as soon as possible.
(b) More than 28 working days during the
period in between renewals of the license, as set forth in
NRS
636.250, if he or she obtains from the Board
a certificate as a substitute optometrist. An optometrist who wishes to obtain
such a certificate must apply to the Board in the form prescribed by the Board.
Such a certificate must be renewed before the date by which the license of the
optometrist must be renewed pursuant to
NRS
636.250. A substitute optometrist shall not
practice optometry for more than 28 working days during the period in between
renewals of the license, as set forth in
NRS
636.250, at any single location that is not
registered as a practice location of the optometrist unless the substitute
optometrist is practicing as part of a mobile optometry clinic certified
pursuant to NRS
636.2899.
4. An optometrist who employs another
optometrist or a technician, assistant or any other employee on a temporary or
permanent basis may be subject to disciplinary action for any violation of this
chapter or chapter 636 of NRS, including, without limitation, for
unprofessional conduct, by the optometrist, technician, assistant or other
employee that he or she employs which takes place during the performance of
services pursuant to such employment.
5. An optometrist has the ultimate
responsibility for:
(a) The conduct,
treatment, acts and omissions of an employee of the optometrist when the
employee is acting within the scope of his or her employment; and
(b) The care of each patient of the
optometrist.
6. For the
purposes of this section, practicing at a location for any portion of a day
constitutes practicing at that location for 1 working day.
Bd. of Optometry,
§II subsec. 2, eff. 5-26-78-NAC A 3-6-86; 5-27-92; 10-5-93; A by
R066-19A,
eff. 10/24/2022; A
by
R101-24A,
eff. 8/28/2024
NRS 636.125,
636.346,
636.360
