Current through December 12, 2024
1. A registered nurse who wishes to dispense
dangerous drugs for human consumption pursuant to subsection 4 of
NRS
454.215 must apply to the Board on an
application provided by the Board for a certificate of registration to dispense
dangerous drugs for human consumption. A certificate of registration issued
pursuant to this section:
(a) Entitles the
registered nurse to dispense dangerous drugs for human consumption only when he
or she is engaged in the performance of any public health program approved by
the Board.
(b) Must be renewed at
the same time and in the same manner as certificates of registration by other
practitioners.
(c) Is a revocable
privilege, and no holder of such a certificate of registration acquires any
vested right therein or thereunder.
2. The operator of a public health program
through which a registered nurse wishes to dispense dangerous drugs for human
consumption pursuant to subsection 4 of
NRS
454.215 must also submit an application to
the Board on a form provided by the Board. The application must include,
without limitation, a protocol for accomplishing the objective set forth in
subsection 2 of NRS
454.00973. The Board will approve the
protocol if:
(a) The applicant submits
evidence that the protocol:
(1) Has been
developed or approved by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the
Department of Health and Human Services; or
(2) Has previously been approved by the
Board; or
(b) The Board
determines that the protocol is designed to accomplish the objective set forth
in subsection 2 of NRS
454.00973.
3. A registered nurse who is issued a
certificate of registration pursuant to this section shall:
(a) Ensure that all drugs are dispensed only
to the patient personally at a facility or vehicle of the public health
program;
(b) Comply with all
applicable requirements that apply to practitioners who are registered pursuant
to NAC 639.742, including, without
limitation, requirements concerning labeling, recordkeeping or counseling;
and
(c) Dispense drugs only in
accordance with the protocol approved pursuant to subsection
2.
4. A registered nurse
who is issued a certificate of registration pursuant to this section shall not:
(a) Prescribe a dangerous drug;
(b) Prescribe or dispense a controlled
substance;
(c) Compound a drug
product;
(d) Employ or use the
services of a dispensing technician or supervise a dispensing technician in
training; or
(e) Operate a remote
site.
5. As used in this
section, "public health program" has the meaning ascribed to it in
NRS
454.00973.
Added
to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy by
R013-24A,
eff. 6/10/2024
NRS
639.070,
639.0727,
639.074
