{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-631.267","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 631.267","heading":"Authorization for qualified dentist to perform physical evaluation and compile medical history of patient before hospital admission; hospital prohibited from refusing to accept.","body":"1. A qualified dentist may, to the extent necessary for the exercise of due care in the practice of dentistry, perform a complete physical evaluation and compile a medical history of a patient before admitting the patient to a hospital for the purpose of practicing dentistry.\n2. A hospital shall not refuse to accept a physical evaluation or medical history of a patient for the purpose of admission which is performed by a qualified dentist who is a member in good standing of the medical staff of the hospital.\n3. As used in this section, “qualified dentist” means a dentist who is licensed to practice dentistry in this State and who has completed a training program to perform physical evaluations approved by the American Medical Association or a training program for oral and maxillofacial surgery approved by the American Dental Association.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 631 - DENTISTRY, DENTAL HYGIENE, DENTAL THERAPY AND EXPANDED FUNCTION DENTAL ASSISTANCE","LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-631.html#NRS631Sec267","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:44Z","sha256":"7920e53e57c63c8238be0f3b4960c84676a437ef98b49489ba1187c099b432ed","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-631.265","next":"us-nv/nrs-631.271"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}