NAC636.710. Referral bureaus for optometrists.

     1. A licensee shall not permit himself to be listed with a referral bureau for optometrists unless the bureau complies with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 636 of NRS.

     2. A referral bureau shall maintain listings for at least five optometrists. None of these persons may have a business relationship with any of the others.

     3. Unless there is a request for an optometrist who is located in a specific geographic area or is able to speak a certain language, all referrals by a referral bureau must be made on a rotating basis so that each optometrist listed with the bureau receives approximately the same number of referrals.

     4. The telephone number of the referral bureau must not be the number of the office, residence or answering service of any optometrist listed with the bureau.

     5. A record of each referral must be made by the bureau and maintained by it for at least 1 year after the referral is made. The record must include the date and time of the referral, the name and address of the person referred, and the name of the optometrist to whom the person was referred. The record must be made available upon request for inspection by any optometrist listed with the bureau or any representative of the Board.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Optometry, eff. 6-15-90)