NRS 637B.191: Regulations concerning examinations for, period of validity of, renewal and reinstatement of licenses; placement of license on inactive status.

1. The Board shall adopt regulations prescribing:

(a) The examinations required pursuant to NRS 637B.160 and concerning the practice of audiology and the practice of speech-language pathology;

(b) The period for which a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is valid which, except as otherwise provided in NRS 637B.200 and 637B.202, must be not less than 1 year; and

(c) The manner in which a license issued pursuant to this chapter must be renewed, which may include requirements for continuing education.

2. The Board may adopt regulations providing for the late renewal of a license and the reinstatement of an expired license, except that the Board must not renew or reinstate a license more than 3 years after the license expired.

3. The Board may, at the request of a person licensed pursuant to this chapter, place a license on inactive status if the holder of the license:

(a) Does not engage in, or represent that the person is authorized to engage in, the practice of audiology, speech-language pathology or fitting and dispensing hearing aids in this State; and

(b) Satisfies any requirements for continuing education prescribed by the Board pursuant to this section.