Board, panel or hearing officer not bound by formal rules of evidence; requirements for proof; burden of proof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 630.346
in effectIn any disciplinary hearing:
1. The Board, a panel of the members of the Board and a hearing officer are not bound by formal rules of evidence, except that evidence must be taken and considered in the hearing pursuant to NRS 233B.123 , and a witness must not be barred from testifying solely because the witness was or is incompetent.
2. A finding of the Board must be supported by a preponderance of the evidence.
3. Proof of actual injury need not be established.
4. A certified copy of the record of a court or a licensing agency showing a conviction or plea of nolo contendere or the suspension, revocation, limitation, modification, denial or surrender of a license to practice medicine, genetic counseling, perfusion or respiratory care is conclusive evidence of its occurrence.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-630.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026
