Self-administered hormonal contraceptive: Conditions and requirements for dispensing; notification to Board; posting by Board of names of notifying pharmacies on Internet website.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 639.28078
in effect1. A pharmacist may dispense a self-administered hormonal contraceptive under the protocol established pursuant to NRS 639.28077 to a patient, regardless of whether the patient has obtained a prescription from a practitioner.
2. A pharmacist must provide the risk assessment questionnaire prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 639.28077 to a patient who requests a self-administered hormonal contraceptive before dispensing the self-administered hormonal contraceptive to the patient. If the patient completes the questionnaire and the results of the questionnaire indicate that it is unsafe to dispense the self-administered hormonal contraceptive to the patient, the pharmacist:
(a) Must not dispense the self-administered hormonal contraceptive; and
(b) Must refer the patient to the patients attending provider or another qualified provider of health care.
3. A pharmacist who dispenses a self-administered hormonal contraceptive under the protocol shall:
(a) Create a record concerning the dispensing of the self-administered hormonal contraceptive which includes, without limitation, the name of the patient to whom the self-administered hormonal contraceptive was dispensed, the type of self-administered hormonal contraceptive dispensed and any other relevant information required by the protocol prescribed pursuant to NRS 639.28077 . The pharmacist or his or her employer shall maintain the record for the amount of time prescribed in that protocol.
(b) Inform the patient to whom the self-administered hormonal contraceptive is dispensed concerning:
(1) Proper administration and storage of the self-administered hormonal contraceptive;
(2) Potential side effects of the self-administered hormonal contraceptive; and
(3) The need to use other methods of contraception, if appropriate.
(c) Provide to the patient to whom the self-administered hormonal contraceptive is dispensed:
(1) The written record required by subsection 4; and
(2) Any written information required by the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 639.28077 .
(d) Comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 639.28077 and any guidelines for dispensing the self-administered hormonal contraceptive recommended by the manufacturer.
4. A pharmacist shall provide to any patient who requests a self-administered hormonal contraceptive under the protocol a written record of the request, regardless of whether the self-administered hormonal contraceptive is dispensed. The record must include, without limitation:
(a) A copy of the risk assessment questionnaire if completed by the patient pursuant to subsection 2; and
(b) A written record of the self-administered hormonal contraceptive requested and any self-administered hormonal contraceptive dispensed.
5. Any pharmacy that wishes to dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives under the protocol must notify the Board of that fact. The Board shall post on an Internet website maintained by the Board a list of the names, addresses and contact information of pharmacies that have provided such notice.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Attending provider means a provider of health care who provides or has provided care to the patient.
(b) Provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-639.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026