Nevada § 636.0285 - Applicability of chapter: Inapplicability to certain graduate students participating in an externship or certain persons engaged in residency program; inapplicability to rendering of emergency care at clinic in certain circumstances
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§ 636.0285. Applicability of chapter: Inapplicability to certain graduate students participating in an externship or certain persons engaged in residency program; inapplicability to rendering of emergency care at clinic in certain circumstances
1. A student who is enrolled in a graduate course of study in optometry at an accredited
school or college of optometry and who is participating in an externship authorized
by the school or college, as applicable, as part of that course of study may perform
procedures within the scope of a license to practice optometry issued pursuant to
this chapter if an optometrist or ophthalmologist licensed in this State: (a) Is physically present at the clinic where the student is performing the procedures
at all times while those procedures are being performed; and (b) Examines the person on whom the student performed any procedure before the person
is discharged. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person who has received a degree
of doctor of optometry and who is engaged in a residency program for optometry in
this State may, without a license, engage in the practice of optometry within the
scope of a license to practice optometry issued pursuant to this chapter and examine
and manage patients without supervision if an optometrist or ophthalmologist licensed
in this State is physically present at the clinic at all times when the person is
practicing optometry. 3. A person described in subsection 2 may, in an emergency, provide care to a patient
without an optometrist or ophthalmologist licensed in this State being physically
present at the clinic if the person consults with an appropriate optometrist or ophthalmologist
associated with the clinic to determine the proper care and management of the treatment
of the patient. 4. As used in this section, “ clinic ” means a facility at which a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist provides services
to patients.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 636.0285 ("Applicability of chapter: Inapplicability to certain graduate students participating in an externship or certain persons engaged in residency program; inapplicability to rendering of emergency care at clinic in certain circumstances") 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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