NAC640A.340. Complaints against licensees.

     1. Any person who believes that another person licensed by the Board has violated a provision of this chapter or chapter 640A of NRS may file a complaint with the Board on a form provided by the Board.

     2. The Board may, on its own, initiate a complaint against a person licensed by the Board.

     3. A complaint must, without limitation:

     (a) Identify one or more grounds for disciplinary action;

     (b) Contain a statement of facts in sufficient detail to enable the Board to understand the allegations; and

     (c) Be signed by the person making the complaint.

     4. The Executive Director of the Board, in consultation with legal counsel, shall review each complaint and decide if the complaint merits an investigation.

     5. The Executive Director of the Board shall bring before the Board any complaint found to have merit.

     6. For any proceedings regarding a complaint filed against an occupational therapy assistant, the Board may require that the occupational therapy assistant be accompanied by any occupational therapist who signed, dated or reviewed a record regarding a patient related to the complaint.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Occupational Therapy by R210-07, eff. 9-18-2008)