{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-636.2893","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 636.2893","heading":"Requirements for issuance of certificate: Regulations.","body":"The Board shall adopt regulations that prescribe the requirements for the issuance of a certificate to treat persons diagnosed with glaucoma pursuant to NRS 636.2895. The requirements must include, without limitation:\n1. A license to practice optometry in this State;\n2. The successful completion of the “Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease Examination” administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry or an equivalent examination approved by the Board;\n3. Proof that each optometrist who applies for a certificate has treated at least 15 persons who were:\n(a) Diagnosed with glaucoma by an ophthalmologist licensed in this State, the District of Columbia or any other state or territory of the United States; and\n(b) Treated by the optometrist, in consultation with that ophthalmologist, for at least 12 consecutive months; and\n4. A certificate to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents issued pursuant to NRS 636.288.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 636 - OPTOMETRY","CERTIFICATES TO TREAT GLAUCOMA"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-636.html#NRS636Sec2893","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:44Z","sha256":"900f792db82f85bf8f09081c047ee4834ef77d4d3f4b8f012daf46ca2465fddc","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-636.2891","next":"us-nv/nrs-636.2895"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}