NAC638.790. Disciplinary action.

     1. A violation of a provision of chapter 638 or 640 of NRS or a regulation adopted by the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners or the Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is a ground for disciplinary action.

     2. If the Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners determines that an applicant for a certificate of registration pursuant to NAC 638.760 or a physical therapist who has been issued a certificate of registration pursuant to NAC 638.760 has committed any act which is a ground for disciplinary action, the Board may:

     (a) Refuse to issue a certificate of registration;

     (b) Refuse to renew a certificate of registration;

     (c) Revoke a certificate of registration;

     (d) Suspend a certificate of registration for a definite period or until further order of the Board;

     (e) Impose a fine in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each act that constitutes a ground for disciplinary action;

     (f) Place a physical therapist who has been issued a certificate of registration on probation subject to any reasonable conditions imposed by the Board, including, without limitation, requiring courses in continuing education or a periodic or continuous review of his or her animal physical therapy practice;

     (g) Administer a public reprimand;

     (h) Require the physical therapist who has been issued a certificate of registration to take a competency examination or a mental or physical examination; and

     (i) Require the physical therapist who has been issued a certificate of registration to pay all costs, including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, incurred by the Board in taking disciplinary action against him or her.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam’rs by R009-04, eff. 4-26-2004)