Nevada § 634A.170 - Suspension or revocation of or refusal to issue license: Grounds

§ 634A.170. Suspension or revocation of or refusal to issue license: Grounds

The Board may refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke any license for any one or

any combination of the following causes: 1. Conviction of: (a) A felony relating to the practice of Oriental medicine; (b) Any offense involving moral turpitude; (c) A violation of any state or federal law regulating the possession, distribution

or use of any controlled substance, as shown by a certified copy of the record of

the court; or (d) A violation of any of the provisions of NRS 616D.200 , 616D.220 , 616D.240 or 616D.300 to 616D.440 , inclusive; 2. The obtaining of or any attempt to obtain a license or practice in the profession

for money or any other thing of value, by fraudulent misrepresentations; 3. Gross or repeated malpractice, which may be evidenced by claims of malpractice

settled against a practitioner; 4. Advertising by means of a knowingly false or deceptive statement; 5. Advertising, practicing or attempting to practice under a name other than one's

own; 6. Habitual drunkenness or habitual addiction to the use of a controlled substance; 7. Using any false, fraudulent or forged statement or document, or engaging in any

fraudulent, deceitful, dishonest or immoral practice in connection with the licensing

requirements of this chapter; 8. Sustaining a physical or mental disability which renders further practice dangerous; 9. Engaging in any dishonorable, unethical or unprofessional conduct which may deceive,

defraud or harm the public, or which is unbecoming a person licensed to practice under

this chapter; 10. Using any false or fraudulent statement in connection with the practice of Oriental

medicine or any branch thereof; 11. Violating or attempting to violate, or assisting or abetting the violation of,

or conspiring to violate any provision of this chapter; 12. Being adjudicated incompetent or insane; 13. Advertising in an unethical or unprofessional manner; 14. Obtaining a fee or financial benefit for any person by the use of fraudulent diagnosis,

therapy or treatment; 15. Willful disclosure of a privileged communication; 16. Failure of a licensee to designate the nature of his or her practice in the professional

use of his or her name by the term doctor of Oriental medicine; 17. Willful violation of the law relating to the health, safety or welfare of the

public or of the regulations adopted by the State Board of Health; 18. Administering, dispensing or prescribing any controlled substance, except for

the prevention, alleviation or cure of disease or for relief from suffering; 19. Performing, assisting or advising in the injection of any liquid silicone substance

into the human body; 20. Performing or supervising the performance of a pelvic examination in violation

of NRS 629.085 ; and 21. Operation of a medical facility, as defined in NRS 449.0151 , at any time during which: (a) The license of the facility is suspended or revoked; or (b) An act or omission occurs which results in the suspension or revocation of the

license pursuant to NRS 449.160 . This subsection applies to an owner or other principal responsible for the operation

of the facility.