Nevada § 633.577 - Summary suspension of licensee’s authority to prescribe, administer or dispense certain controlled substances; issuance of order; formal hearing and decision
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 633.577 — Summary suspension of licensee’s authority to prescribe, administer or dispense certain controlled substances; issuance of order; formal hearing and decision, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 633.577. Summary suspension of licensee’s authority to prescribe, administer or dispense certain controlled substances; issuance of order; formal hearing and decision
1. If the Board determines from an investigation of a licensee that the health, safety
or welfare of the public or any patient served by the licensee is at risk of imminent
or continued harm because of the manner in which the licensee prescribed, administered,
dispensed or used a controlled substance, the Board may summarily suspend the licensee's
authority to prescribe, administer or dispense a controlled substance listed in schedule
II, III or IV pending a determination upon the conclusion of a hearing to consider
a formal complaint against the licensee. An order of summary suspension may be issued only by the Board, the President of
the Board, the presiding officer of the investigative committee of the Board that
conducted the investigation or the member of the Board who conducted the investigation. 2. If an order to summarily suspend a licensee's authority to prescribe, administer
or dispense a controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV is issued pursuant
to subsection 1 by the presiding officer of an investigative committee of the Board
or a member of the Board, that person shall not participate in any further proceedings
of the Board relating to the order. 3. If the Board, the presiding officer of an investigative committee of the Board
or a member of the Board issues an order summarily suspending a licensee's authority
to prescribe, administer or dispense a controlled substance listed in schedule II,
III or IV pursuant to subsection 1, the Board must hold a hearing to consider the
formal complaint against the licensee. The Board must hold the hearing and render a decision concerning the formal complaint
within 180 days after the date on which the order is issued, unless the Board and
the licensee mutually agree to a longer period.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 633.577 ("Summary suspension of licensee’s authority to prescribe, administer or dispense certain controlled substances; issuance of order; formal hearing and decision") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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