NAC641C.645. Petition for declaratory order or advisory opinion: Preparation of order or opinion; notice to petitioner.

     1. If the Board determines that it should address any issue set forth in a petition for a declaratory order or an advisory opinion, the presiding officer of the Board shall assign one member of the Board to write a declaratory order or an advisory opinion on the issue.

     2. Within 60 days immediately following the date on which a member of the Board is assigned to write a declaratory order or an advisory opinion on an issue, the member of the Board shall:

     (a) Review the comments of all members of the Board on the issue;

     (b) Research the issue and, if necessary, seek the assistance of the attorney general; and

     (c) Submit a draft of his or her declaratory order or advisory opinion to the Board for its approval.

     3. Upon the issuance of a declaratory order or an advisory opinion by the Board, the staff shall give notice of that order or opinion to the petitioner who filed the petition for the declaratory order or advisory opinion.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors by R097-00, eff. 8-9-2000)