Nevada § 633.6947 - Osteopathic physician or physician assistant who diagnoses patient as having opioid use disorder: Duty to counsel and provide certain information to patient; duty if patient requests medication-assisted treatment

§ 633.6947. Osteopathic physician or physician assistant who diagnoses patient as having opioid use disorder: Duty to counsel and provide certain information to patient; duty if patient requests medication-assisted treatment

1. Upon diagnosing a patient as having an opioid use disorder, an osteopathic physician

or physician assistant shall counsel and provide information to the patient concerning

evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders, including, without limitation,

medication-assisted treatment. 2. If the patient requests medication-assisted treatment, the osteopathic physician

or physician assistant shall: (a) If the osteopathic physician or physician assistant is authorized under federal

and state law to issue such a prescription, offer to prescribe an appropriate medication;

or (b) If the osteopathic physician or physician assistant is not authorized under federal

and state law to prescribe an appropriate medication, refer the patient to a physician,

osteopathic physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 630 of NRS , advanced practice registered nurse or pharmacist who is authorized to issue the

prescription. 3. As used in this section, “ medication-assisted treatment ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 639.28079 .