PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY
Nev. Rev. Stat. 639
in effectContents
section639.001. Definitions.section639.002. Board defined.section639.003. Certificate defined.section639.004. Chart order defined.section639.005. Chemical defined.section639.006. Conviction defined.section639.007. Drug and medicine defined.section639.008. Hypodermics defined.section639.009. Manufacturer defined.section639.012. Pharmacy defined.section639.013. Prescription defined.section639.015. Registered pharmacist defined.section639.0015. Advanced practice registered nurse defined.section639.016. Wholesaler defined.section639.0017. Biological product defined.section639.018. Inapplicability of chapter to certain veterinary biologic products and pharmaceutical technicians of Armed Forces or Federal Government in discharge of official duties.section639.020. Creation; number and appointment of members.section639.030. Qualification and terms of members; oath; vacancies; grounds for removal from office.section639.040. Election of President and Treasurer; qualifications, employment, duties and compensation of Executive Secretary.section639.050. Meetings; quorum; salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees.section639.0051. Collaborative drug therapy management defined.section639.0052. Collaborative practice agreement defined.section639.0053. Compound and compounding defined.section639.060. Biennial report to Governor.section639.0061. Course of treatment defined.section639.063. Annual report concerning drugs returned or transferred to pharmacies from certain facilities and institutions and reissued to fill other prescriptions.section639.065. Annual report concerning immunizations administered by pharmacists.section639.0065. Dispense defined.section639.067. Posting of information relating to pharmaceutical manufacturers on website.section639.070. General powers; regulations.section639.0071. Drug sample defined.section639.071. Regulations: Institutional pharmacies.section639.072. Regulations: Pharmacies in correctional institutions.section639.073. Regulations: Restricting sale of drugs except under supervision of registered pharmacist.section639.0073. Fill defined.section639.074. Regulations: Registered nurses who participate in certain public health programs or provide certain mental health services.section639.0074. Hospital defined.section639.075. Fiscal year.section639.081. Deposit and use of money received by Board; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claims for attorneys fees and costs of investigation.section639.0082. Initial prescription defined.section639.0085. Institutional pharmacy defined.section639.0086. Intern pharmacist defined.section639.0087. Managing pharmacist defined.section639.090. Enforcement of chapter; inspections.section639.093. Communication with other public agencies; immunity.section639.0095. Nuclear pharmacist defined.section639.097. Injunctive relief.section639.0097. Nuclear pharmacy defined.section639.100. Unlawful to manufacture, engage in wholesale distribution, compound, sell or dispense drug, poison, medicine or chemical; exceptions; penalties; application for and issuance of license; Board prohibited from taking certain action regarding pharmacists located outside State.section639.0105. Parenteral solutions and parenterals defined.section639.0113. Pharmaceutical technician defined.section639.0115. Pharmaceutical technician in training defined.section639.120. Qualifications of applicants to become registered pharmacists.section639.0123. Pharmacy in a correctional institution defined.section639.0124. Practice of pharmacy defined.section639.0125. Practitioner defined.section639.127. Application for registration as pharmacist; payment of fee; submission of fingerprints; issuance of provisional registration; proof of qualifications; period of validity of application; issuance of certificate of registration.section639.129. Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of certificate or license; duty of Board. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]section639.130. Reexamination.section639.132. Board prohibited from approving application for registration or renewal of registration as pharmacist or intern pharmacist unless applicant attests to knowledge of and compliance with certain guidelines related to safe and appropriate injection practices.section639.134. Registration of pharmacist without examination; reciprocity.section639.136. Expedited certificate by endorsement as registered pharmacist: Requirements; procedure for issuance.section639.137. Registration of intern pharmacists: Qualifications; application; issuance of certificate of registration; period of validity of certificate; authorized activities; display; grounds for suspension, termination or revocation.section639.138. Denial of application: Notice.section639.139. Denial of application: Procedure for reconsideration.section639.0143. Radiopharmaceutical defined.section639.0144. Recovery center defined.section639.0145. Refill defined.section639.150. Display of certificates, licenses and permits; regulations.section639.0151. Remote site defined.section639.0153. Satellite consultation site defined.section639.0154. Telepharmacy defined.section639.0155. Wholesale distribution defined.section639.160. Notice of new place of practice.section639.170. Fees; costs of special meetings; regulations.section639.180. Expiration of certificates, licenses and permits; procedure for renewal; grounds for refusal to renew; automatic forfeiture for failure to comply with procedure.section639.183. Renewal of registration: Duty of Board to make data request concerning demographic and practice information available to applicants for voluntary completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information provided.section639.190. Issuance of certificate of registration as pharmacist after forfeiture.section639.200. Issuance of duplicate certificates and receipts for renewal.section639.210. Grounds for suspension or revocation of certificate, license, registration or permit or denial of application.section639.211. Mental illness: Immediate suspension of right to practice.section639.212. Mental illness: Reinstatement of suspended certificate, license, registration or permit.section639.213. Legislative declaration.section639.215. Rules.section639.220. Management by registered pharmacist; exceptions; requirements for managing pharmacists; notice of change in managing pharmacist.section639.230. Licenses: Operation using certain words without license prohibited; exception regarding use of letters Rx or RX; conditions and limitations on issuance of license; duties upon change of partners or corporate officers; additional requirement for renewal; grounds for suspension or revocation; certain Canadian pharmacies not prohibited from dispensing prescriptions to patients located in Nevada; registered pharmacists and practitioners not prohibited from collaborating in collaborative practice agreement.section639.231. Application for and issuance of license.section639.232. Limitations on issuance of licenses.section639.233. License required.section639.234. Records: Consent to inspection; copying and removal; duty to furnish copies upon demand; designation of out-of-state representative of Board; administrative penalties.section639.235. Persons authorized to prescribe and write prescriptions; procedure for filling certain prescriptions written by persons not licensed in this State.section639.236. Numbering, filing and retention of prescriptions; inspection of files; regulations.section639.238. Prescriptions not public records; pharmacists not to divulge contents; exceptions; procedure for providing copy of prescription to authorized persons and other pharmacists.section639.239. Use of prescription as evidence in criminal, civil or administrative action or proceeding: Request for copy; removal of original prescription from file and substitution of copy.section639.241. Accusation: Form, contents and signature.section639.242. Service on respondent of copies of accusation, statement and forms for Notice of Defense.section639.243. Statement to Respondent: Contents.section639.244. Notice of Defense: Form; effect of failure to file.section639.245. Notice of hearing.section639.246. Subpoenas; payment of witness fees and expenses.section639.247. Hearing: Procedure.section639.248. Hearing: Use of hearsay evidence.section639.249. Contempt.section639.251. Decision; order.section639.252. Rehearing.section639.253. Order following rehearing.section639.255. Authorized disciplinary action; judicial review of such action; fines; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.section639.256. Automatic restoration of certificate, license or permit suspended for a specified period.section639.257. Reinstatement of revoked certificate, license or permit.section639.258. Filing of complaint.section639.259. Employer of pharmacist prohibited from requiring pharmacist to dispense specific generic drug or interchangeable biological product in certain circumstances.section639.263. False or misleading advertising.section639.264. Prohibition against unearned rebate, refund or other consideration for referrals.section639.265. Pharmacists may trade or exchange drugs if necessary for business.section639.266. Communication of information to patient or person caring for patient.section639.267. Return, reissuance or transfer of unused drugs: Drugs packaged in unit doses generally; regulations.section639.268. Purchase of controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices by practitioner; acquisition of controlled substances and dangerous drugs directly from outsourcing facility; sale of controlled substances or dangerous drugs to persons or agencies which provide emergency care; records; regulations.section639.270. Sales of unrestricted drugs, medicines, remedies, poisons or chemicals by grocers and dealers.section639.275. Computer or other electronic device provided to practitioner by pharmacy or insurer.section639.281. False representations.section639.282. Unlawful possession or sale of certain pharmaceutical preparations, drugs or chemicals; destruction.section639.283. Use of intoxicating liquor, depressant drug or controlled substance while on duty prohibited; penalty.section639.284. Unlawful dispensing and sales; penalties.section639.285. Unlawful sales by unlicensed persons; penalties.section639.286. Violation of Boards regulations.section639.287. Requirement to furnish information concerning owners, partners, officers and employees; penalty.section639.288. Unlawful sales by wholesalers and manufacturers.section639.289. Inspection of premises by Board.section639.300. Recovery of penalties; conduct of actions and prosecutions by district attorney.section639.310. Criminal penalty.section639.400. Product that is a precursor to methamphetamine defined.section639.410. Sales of products that are precursors to methamphetamine.section639.420. Report of unusual or excessive loss or disappearance of products that are precursors to methamphetamine by pharmacy: Requirement; exception; contents.section639.430. Real-time, stop sale system: Conditions for approval; regulations.section639.440. Real-time, stop sale system: Notification of pharmacies; duties of pharmacy; civil immunity; penalty.section639.450. Real-time, stop sale system: Immunity of Board from liability for unauthorized access or misuse of information collected by or derived from system.section639.500. Submission of fingerprints and information concerning certain persons associated with wholesaler; issuance of provisional license; prohibitions.section639.505. Submission of updated information concerning certain persons associated with wholesaler; submission of additional fingerprints; prohibitions.section639.510. Protection of certain information obtained by Board.section639.515. Bond or other form of security required; exceptions.section639.00525. Collaborative practice of pharmacy defined.section639.535. Statement of prior sales or statement defined.section639.540. Duties of Board; requirements concerning use, form and contents of statement.section639.545. Prohibited transactions.section639.550. Unlawful acts.section639.555. Additional unlawful acts.section639.570. Duty of wholesalers or manufacturers who employ person to sell or market drug, medicine, chemical, device or appliance; submission of information annually to Board; Board to report certain information to Governor and Legislature; duties of Board.section639.573. Conditions under which manufacturer or wholesaler is authorized to dispense dialysate drug or deliver device necessary to administer dialysis at residence; authority for use of third-party logistics provider for delivery.section639.575. Information regarding other wholesalers.section639.580. Evidence regarding due diligence; prohibited business relationships.section639.585. On-site inspections; agreements with other wholesalers.section639.590. Certification regarding other wholesalers.section639.595. Transactions involving prescription drugs.section639.0725. Regulations: Internet pharmacies.section639.0727. Regulations: Remote sites, satellite consultation sites and telepharmacies; dispensing practitioners and dispensing technicians; practicing electronically, telephonically or by fiber optics.section639.0745. Regulations: Transfer, security and exchange of information relating to prescriptions.section639.0747. Regulations: Registered pharmacists collecting specimens.section639.00855. Interchangeable biological product defined.section639.00865. Internet pharmacy defined.section639.1365. Expedited certificate by endorsement as registered pharmacist for active member of Armed Forces, members spouse, veteran or veterans surviving spouse: Requirements; procedure for issuance; provisional certificate pending action on application.section639.1371. Pharmaceutical technicians: Number permitted per pharmacist; qualifications, registration, supervision and authorized services; submission of fingerprints; issuance of provisional registration; regulations.section639.1373. Physician assistant: Authority regarding possession, administration, prescription and dispensing of controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices; registration; regulations.section639.1374. Dental hygienist: Authority regarding possession, prescription and dispensing of dangerous drugs and devices; certification; regulations.section639.1375. Advanced practice registered nurses: Authority to dispense controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices; registration; regulations.section639.01531. Self-administered hormonal contraceptive defined.section639.01535. Telehealth defined.section639.2107. Surrender, revocation or suspension by licensing board or Drug Enforcement Administration: Immediate suspension of certificate, license, registration or permit.section639.2121. Conviction of certain felonies: Immediate suspension of certificate, license, registration or permit; reinstatement.section639.2122. Corporations: Denial, suspension and revocation of certificates, licenses, permits or registrations.section639.2171. Legislative findings and declaration.section639.2172. Definitions.section639.2174. Completion of program prerequisite to renewal of certificate of registered pharmacist.section639.2176. Regulations.section639.2177. License; regulations.section639.2315. Expedited license by endorsement to conduct pharmacy: Requirements; procedure for issuance.section639.2316. Expedited license by endorsement to conduct pharmacy for active member of Armed Forces, members spouse, veteran or veterans surviving spouse: Requirements; procedure for issuance; provisional license pending action on application.section639.2321. Nuclear pharmacy: Direct supervision of preparation and distribution of radiopharmaceuticals required; qualifications of managing pharmacist; nuclear pharmacist required on premises.section639.2322. Nuclear pharmacy: Oral orders; prohibition on refill of prescription for radiopharmaceutical.section639.2324. Institutional pharmacies: Requirements for operation.section639.2326. Pharmacies in correctional institutions: Supervision by prescribing practitioner or licensed pharmacy; security; records.section639.2327. Maintenance of stocks of drugs by certain facilities.section639.2328. Pharmacy located outside Nevada that dispenses prescriptions to patients located in Nevada: Licensing; requirements; notice of licensing of such Canadian pharmacies; recommendation that such licensed Canadian pharmacy be included on website.section639.2345. Sale of veterinary drugs: Permit required; regulations; exemption.section639.2351. Advanced practice registered nurse: Authority to prescribe controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices; registration.section639.2352. Inclusion of information regarding symptom or purpose of prescription on label attached to container; practitioners required to post notice.section639.2353. Transmission of prescriptions other than prescriptions for controlled substances to pharmacist: Authorized methods; contents of and requirements for written prescription; authentication of prescription given by electronic transmission.section639.2355. Practitioner liable for prescription orally transmitted by agent.section639.2357. Transfer of prescription or order to obtain and maintain auto-injectable epinephrine or an opioid antagonist to another pharmacist upon request of patient, school or authorized entity; immunity from liability.section639.2391. Required documentation for prescription of certain controlled substances for treatment of pain; prohibition on issuing initial prescription for certain controlled substances in certain quantities and amounts.section639.2392. Controlled substance or dangerous drug: Records.section639.2393. Controlled substance or dangerous drug: Limitations.section639.2394. Controlled substance or dangerous drug: Exercise of judgment by pharmacist.section639.2395. Early refills for topical ophthalmic products authorized under certain circumstances.section639.2396. Specific authorization; limitations.section639.2397. Rescission of authorization.section639.2445. Physical or mental examination of holder of certificate believed to be incompetent; competency hearing; probation for use of alcohol or drugs.section639.2485. Certain records relating to investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating to disciplinary action deemed public records; disclosure of certain information relating to dangerous drugs and controlled substances; duties of Board upon request or subpoena for records or information; retention of complaints.section639.2535. Judicial review.section639.2555. Suspension of certificate or license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate or license. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]section639.2565. Reinstatement of suspended certificate.section639.2575. Disciplinary action by hearing officer or panel: Procedural requirements; powers and duties of officer or panel; appeals.section639.2576. Immunity from civil action for assisting administrative proceeding.section639.2583. General requirements governing substitution; procedure; limitations; exceptions.section639.2587. Name of manufacturer, packer or distributor of generic drug or interchangeable biological product required to be noted on prescription; indication of substitution on label; exception.section639.2588. Manufacturers product identification code to be on certain dispensed tablets and capsules.section639.2589. Form for prescription required to contain line for practitioners signature; substitutions in filling prescriptions in certain facilities; substitutions in filling prescriptions ordered on patients chart in hospital.section639.2592. Dispensing pharmacist required to make record of dispensed biological product; recordation options; record deemed notice to prescriber; alternative types of notice; exceptions.section639.2595. Liability of pharmacist or practitioner.section639.2596. Board required to maintain link on Internet website to certain list of licensed biological products.section639.2597. Use of list of biologically equivalent drugs or interchangeable biological products.section639.2623. Authority; requirements to enter into collaborative practice agreement; duties of pharmacist; patient consent required; conditions and limitations.section639.2627. Requirements for contents of and submission of collaborative practice agreement; expiration and renewal of agreement.section639.2629. Written guidelines and protocols authorizing collaborative drug therapy management: Required provisions; regulations.section639.2655. Use of computerized mechanical equipment to perform act required to be performed by pharmacist.section639.2665. Required posting or provision of written instructions relating to safe disposal of unused drugs by retail community pharmacy; penalties.section639.2675. Return, reissuance or transfer of unused drugs: Drugs dispensed by pharmacy to offender in correctional institution; written procedures for returning; regulations.section639.2676. Unused drugs transferred to nonprofit pharmacy: Authority to reissue; immunity from civil and criminal liability and disciplinary action; written procedures for accepting and reissuing; regulations.section639.2677. Collection and destruction of home-generated pharmaceutical waste; secure take-back bins; rights and duties of collectors.section639.2801. Requirements for labeling containers for prescribed drugs.section639.2802. Availability of information concerning prices of prescriptions.section639.2803. Dispensing specific drugs when choice of drugs available.section639.2804. Filling prescriptions for amygdalin and procaine hydrochloride.section639.2805. Substances licensed for manufacture in Nevada: Filling prescriptions; labeling of containers.section639.2806. Parenteral solutions: Limitation on sale and dispensing.section639.2807. Parenteral solutions: Compounding, packaging and labeling; regulations.section639.2808. Performance of blood glucose test by registered pharmacist or registered intern pharmacist.section639.2813. False representation as practitioner or agent; penalties; unauthorized transmission of order for prescription by agent.section639.2815. Fraudulent or excessive charge or claim under program of public assistance; penalty.section639.2825. Unlawful to sell, furnish or fit contact lens; exception.section639.2845. Selling or dispensing of procaine hydrochloride.section639.2893. Practicing or offering to practice without license: Reporting requirements of Board.section639.2895. Practicing or offering to practice without license: Penalties.section639.23275. Delivery of controlled substance or dangerous drug to hospital, recovery center, facility for intermediate care or facility for skilled nursing which does not have pharmacy on premises.section639.23277. Remote sites and satellite consultation sites: Location; operation; regulations.section639.23279. Pharmacy located outside Nevada that dispenses prescriptions to patients located in Nevada: Definition.section639.23282. Pharmacy located outside Nevada that dispenses prescriptions to patients located in Nevada: Considerations required by Board before issuing license.section639.23284. Pharmacy located outside Nevada that dispenses prescriptions to patients located in Nevada: Requirements to dispense prescriptions to patients; restrictions on such Canadian pharmacies.section639.23286. Pharmacy located outside Nevada that dispenses prescriptions to patients located in Nevada: Substitution of drug; toll-free telephone service.section639.23288. Internet pharmacy: Certification required; regulations; Board required to post on Internet site list of certified Internet pharmacies and related information.section639.23505. Conditions and limitations on practitioner dispensing controlled substances or dangerous drugs.section639.23507. Patient utilization report required before initiating prescription and periodically thereafter for controlled substance in certain circumstances; exceptions; regulations.section639.23535. Electronic transmission of prescriptions for controlled substances to pharmacy required; exceptions; exemptions; alternative methods if excepted or exempted; construction of section; regulations; penalties.section639.23911. Initial prescription for certain controlled substances for treatment of pain: Requirements for issuance; condition on issuing additional prescriptions.section639.23912. Initial prescription for certain controlled substances for treatment of pain: Requirements for evaluation and risk assessment of patient; contents and documentation of informed consent of patient.section639.23913. Requirements for prescribing certain controlled substances to patients who have used controlled substance for 90 consecutive days; revised treatment plan required for such prescription.section639.23914. Prescription medication agreement required for prescriptions for certain controlled substances issued for more than 30 days; contents.section639.23916. Regulations; explanation or technical advisory bulletin for certain professional licensing boards regarding relevant law; effect of violation of certain provisions.section639.23965. Dispensing of certain prescription drugs to patients who reside in area for which declared disaster or state of emergency is in effect: Conditions; requirements.section639.28013. Duty to provide certain information for prescribed drugs in English and certain other languages upon request; exception; posting of rights and list of languages; regulations; civil liability related to contracts for translation.section639.28015. Retail community pharmacy required to provide notice of availability of prescription reader; provision of prescription reader; exceptions.section639.28025. Notice of availability of list of prices for drugs and professional services to be posted.section639.28075. Requirements for filling prescription for drug used for contraception; refills; exceptions.section639.28077. Self-administered hormonal contraceptive: Establishment of protocol for dispensing; regulations.section639.28078. Self-administered hormonal contraceptive: Conditions and requirements for dispensing; notification to Board; posting by Board of names of notifying pharmacies on Internet website.section639.28079. Medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorder: Conditions under which pharmacist registered with Board is authorized to assess and counsel patient and prescribe and dispense drug; regulations regarding registration and establishment of protocol.section639.28085. Certain drugs for preventing acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus: Ordering and performing necessary laboratory tests for therapy; prescribing, dispensing and administering; coverage by liability insurance; protocol; regulations.section639.28095. Pharmacist employed by off-site pharmaceutical service provider to provide remote chart order processing services to hospital or correctional institution required to be registered with Board; duty of off-site pharmaceutical service provider to ensure compliance.section639.239145. Prescriptions for certain controlled substances for treatment of pain of patients diagnosed with cancer or sickle cell disease or receiving hospice care or palliative care.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-639.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026