Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 637 - Dispensing Opticians
Section 637.Sec. 13 - NEW
Current through September 16, 2024
1. If the Board, the Executive Director of the Board, an authorized employee of the Board or a designee of the Board issues a citation pursuant to section 11 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1387, the Board, Executive Director, authorized employee or designee will impose an administrative fine according to the schedule adopted in subsection 2.
2. The Board adopts the following schedule of administrative fines for any citation issued pursuant to subsection 1:
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Violation |
First Violation |
Second Violation |
Third or Subsequent Violation |
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APPRENTICE DISPENSING OPTICIAN OR DISPENSING OPTICIAN | |||
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Failure to notify the Board of a change of address pursuant to NAC 637.230.............. |
$100 |
$200 |
$500 |
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Failure to notify the Board of a change of supervisor of record pursuant to section 7 ...................................... |
100 |
200 |
500 |
|
Failure to post a current license certificate in a conspicuous manner pursuant to section 9 .......................... |
200 |
500 |
1,000 |
|
Failure to provide access to facilitate an inspection in violation of section 11 of this regulation .............................................. |
200 |
500 |
1,000 |
|
Practicing with an expired license................... |
500 |
1,000 |
1,500 |
|
Dispensing a prescription ophthalmic product that is not in accordance with the standards adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 637.239........................... |
500 |
1,000 |
1,500 |
|
Dispensing without supervision in violation of subsection 3 of NRS 637.125.................. |
500 |
1,000 |
1,500 |
|
Supervising more than two apprentice opticians at one time in violation of subsection 1 of section 7 ..................................................... |
500 |
1,000 |
1,500 |
|
Allowing an unlicensed person to dispense ophthalmic products in violation of subsection 2 of NRS 637.125...................... |
1,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
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ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS ENGAGED IN OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING | |||
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Selling nonprescription cosmetic or the atrical contact lenses without a license .......................................................... |
100 |
500 |
1,000 |
|
Practicing ophthalmic dispensing without a license in violation of NRS 637.181........... |
1,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
|
Employing an unlicensed person who practices ophthalmic dispensing without a license in violation of NRS 637.125........ |
1,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
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Employing a person licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 637 of NRS who violates subsection 2, 3 or 4 of NRS 637.125......................................................... |
1,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
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Presenting oneself to the public as a dispensing optician or an apprentice dispensing optician in violation of subsection 6 of NRS 637.200...................... |
500 |
1,000 |
1,500 |
3. Notwithstanding any citation issued pursuant to subsection 1 and an administrative fine imposed pursuant to subsection 2, a person who violates a provision of this chapter or chapter 637 of NRS may be ordered to appear at a hearing before the Board and is subject to the penalties set forth in NRS NRS 637.150 and 637.181.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Dispensing Opt. by R067-23A, eff. 12/15/2023
NRS 637.070, as amended by section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1391, section 9 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1387
