NAC639.870. Certificate of registration: Application; fee; period of validity; appearance before Board; collaborating physician; late renewal.

     1. The application of an advanced practitioner of nursing for a certificate of registration to dispense controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices must include:

     (a) The name, address, social security number and telephone number of the applicant;

     (b) A copy of the certificate issued by the State Board of Nursing which authorizes the applicant to dispense controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices;

     (c) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant’s collaborating physician;

     (d) Written verification from the State Board of Nursing that the applicant has passed an examination on Nevada law relating to pharmacy; and

     (e) Any other information requested by the Board.

     2. Each application for the issuance or the biennial renewal of a certificate of registration must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $300. The biennial certificate of registration covers the period beginning on November 1 of each even-numbered year.

     3. Each advanced practitioner of nursing who applies for a certificate of registration and his or her collaborating physician must appear personally before the Board for a determination and an assignment of the specific authority to be granted to the advanced practitioner of nursing if the advanced practitioner of nursing:

     (a) Will be operating in a practice not previously licensed by the Board;

     (b) Responded affirmatively to any of the questions on the application regarding his or her character or competency; or

     (c) Is requested to do so by the Board.

     4. Each advanced practitioner of nursing to whom a certificate of registration is issued must be registered to a collaborating physician.

     5. An advanced practitioner of nursing who fails to renew his or her certificate of registration within the time prescribed by statute or regulation must pay, in addition to the fee for renewal required by subsection 2, a fee equal to 50 percent of the fee for the renewal of the certificate.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 12-3-84; A 6-14-90; 10-17-91; 10-1-93; 1-10-94; R015-03, 10-21-2003; R122-09, 1-28-2010)