NRS 639.0082: “Initial prescription” defined.

“Initial prescription” means a prescription originated for a new patient of a practitioner, other than a veterinarian, or a new prescription to begin a new course of treatment for an existing patient of a practitioner, other than a veterinarian. The term does not include any act concerning an ongoing prescription that is issued by a practitioner to continue a course of treatment for a new or existing patient of the practitioner.