Nevada § 633.473 - Training relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and prescribing of opioids; exemption for one licensure period for certain registration; regulations

§ 633.473. Training relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and prescribing of opioids; exemption for one licensure period for certain registration; regulations

1. The Board shall, by regulation, require each osteopathic physician or physician

assistant who is registered to dispense controlled substances pursuant to NRS 453.231 to complete at least 2 hours of training relating specifically to persons with substance

use and other addictive disorders and the prescribing of opioids during each period

of licensure. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 2, such training may include, without

limitation, training in the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment

approach to substance use disorder. Any licensee may use training required by the regulations adopted pursuant to this

section to satisfy 2 hours of any continuing education requirement established by

the Board. 2. An osteopathic physician may not use continuing education in the screening, brief

intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder to satisfy

the requirements of subsection 1 for a licensure period during which the licensee

also uses such continuing education for the purposes of satisfying the requirements

of subsection 7 of NRS 633.471 . 3. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant who obtains a registration to treat

opioid dependency with narcotic medications in accordance with the Drug Addiction

Treatment Act of 2000, 21 U.S.C. §§ 823 et seq., is exempt from the training required by subsection 1 for one period of licensure. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant may use such registration to satisfy

4 hours of the total number of hours of continuing education required by the Board

pursuant to NRS 633.471 during one period of licensure.