Duties relating to regulation of occupations and professions; professional and occupational licensing boards within purview of Office.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 232.8415
in effect1. The Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards shall be responsible for:
(a) Centralized administration;
(b) A uniform set of standards for investigations, licensing and discipline, including, without limitation, separating the roles and responsibilities for occupational licensure from the roles and responsibilities for occupational discipline;
(c) A uniform set of standards for internal controls;
(d) A uniform set of standards for legal representation;
(e) A consistent set of structural standards for boards and commissions;
(f) Transparency and consumer protection; and
(g) Efficacy and efficiency.
2. To the extent permitted by the Nevada Constitution and federal law, all professional and occupational licensing boards created by the Legislature shall be under the purview of the Office, including, without limitation:
(a) The Nevada State Board of Accountancy created by NRS 628.035 .
(b) The Board of Examiners for Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors created by NRS 641C.150 .
(c) The State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design created by NRS 623.050 .
(d) The Board of Athletic Trainers created by NRS 640B.170 .
(e) The State Barbers Health and Sanitation Board created by NRS 643.020 .
(f) The Board of Applied Behavior Analysis created by NRS 641D.200 .
(g) The Chiropractic Physicians Board of Nevada created by NRS 634.020 .
(h) The State Contractors Board created by NRS 624.040 .
(i) The Commission on Construction Education created by NRS 624.570 .
(j) The State Board of Cosmetology created by NRS 644A.200 .
(k) The Certified Court Reporters Board of Nevada created by NRS 656.040 .
(l) The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada created by NRS 631.120 .
(m) The Committee on Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy created by NRS 631.205 .
(n) The State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors created by NRS 625.100 .
(o) The Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board created by NRS 642.020 .
(p) The Nevada Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners created pursuant to NRS 630A.100 .
(q) The State Board of Landscape Architecture created by NRS 623A.080 .
(r) The Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors created by NRS 641A.090 .
(s) The Board of Massage Therapy created by NRS 640C.150 .
(t) The Board of Medical Examiners created pursuant to NRS 630.050 .
(u) The State Board of Nursing created by NRS 632.020 .
(v) The Advisory Committee on Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides created by NRS 632.072 .
(w) The Board of Occupational Therapy created by NRS 640A.080 .
(x) The Board of Dispensing Opticians created by NRS 637.030 .
(y) The Nevada State Board of Optometry created by NRS 636.030 .
(z) The State Board of Oriental Medicine created by NRS 634A.030 .
(aa) The State Board of Osteopathic Medicine created pursuant to NRS 633.181 .
(bb) The Commission on Postsecondary Education created by NRS 394.383 .
(cc) The State Board of Pharmacy created by NRS 639.020 .
(dd) The Nevada Physical Therapy Board created by NRS 640.030 .
(ee) The State Board of Podiatry created by NRS 635.020 .
(ff) The Private Investigators Licensing Board created by NRS 648.020 .
(gg) The Board of Psychological Examiners created by NRS 641.030 .
(hh) The Board of Environmental Health Specialists created by NRS 625A.030 .
(ii) The Board of Examiners for Social Workers created pursuant to NRS 641B.100 .
(jj) The Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Board created by NRS 637B.100 .
(kk) The Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners created by NRS 638.020 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-232.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026