{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-630.3745","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 630.3745","heading":"Physician prohibited from allowing person not enrolled in good standing at accredited school to perform or participate in certain activities; exception; civil penalty; limitation on action.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a physician shall not allow a person to perform or participate in any activity under the supervision of the physician for the purpose of receiving credit toward a degree of doctor of medicine, osteopathy or osteopathic medicine, including, without limitation, clinical observation and contact with patients, unless the person is enrolled in good standing at:\n(a) A medical school that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges or their successor organizations; or\n(b) A school of osteopathic medicine, as defined in NRS 633.121.\n2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a physician who supervises an activity performed by a person for the purpose of receiving credit toward a degree of doctor of medicine, osteopathy or osteopathic medicine if:\n(a) The activity takes place:\n(1) In a primary care practice that is located in an area that has been designated by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services as a health professional shortage area pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 254e; and\n(2) Entirely under the supervision of the physician; and\n(b) The physician is not currently supervising any other person who is receiving credit toward a degree of doctor of medicine, osteopathy or osteopathic medicine.\n3. A physician who violates the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation. The Attorney General or any district attorney of this State may recover the penalty in a civil action brought in the name of the State of Nevada in any court of competent jurisdiction.\n4. Any action brought under this section must be brought not later than 2 years after the date of the last event constituting the alleged violation for which the action is brought.\n5. As used in this section, “primary care practice” means a health care practice operated by one or more physicians who practice in the area of family medicine, internal medicine or pediatrics.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 630 - PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, MEDICAL ASSISTANTS, PERFUSIONISTS, ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS AND PRACTITIONERS OF RESPIRATORY CARE","PRESCRIPTIONS FOR OPHTHALMIC LENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-630.html#NRS630Sec3745","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:44Z","sha256":"0d8e3005d0cf64674e680870cc6211cfd58eb4d4b31e8f78732ec9fb304cb0a4","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-630.374","next":"us-nv/nrs-630.375"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}