{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-638.140","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 638.140","heading":"Statutory or regulatory violations; criminal offenses; improper or unlawful acts involving certain substances; incompetence, negligence or malpractice; willful noncompliance; failed supervision.","body":"The following acts, among others, are grounds for disciplinary action:\n1. Violation of a regulation adopted by the State Board of Pharmacy or the Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;\n2. An alcohol or other substance use disorder;\n3. Conviction of or a plea of nolo contendere to a felony related to the practice of veterinary medicine, or any offense involving moral turpitude;\n4. Incompetence;\n5. Negligence;\n6. Malpractice pertaining to veterinary medicine as evidenced by an action for malpractice in which the holder of a license is found liable for damages;\n7. Conviction of a violation of any law concerning the possession, distribution or use of a controlled substance or a dangerous drug as defined in chapter 454 of NRS;\n8. Willful failure to comply with any provision of this chapter, a regulation, subpoena or order of the Board, the standard of care established by the American Veterinary Medical Association or an order of a court;\n9. Prescribing, administering or dispensing a controlled substance to an animal to influence the outcome of a competitive event in which the animal is a competitor;\n10. Willful failure to comply with a request by the Board for medical records within 14 days after receipt of a demand letter issued by the Board;\n11. Willful failure to accept service by mail or in person from the Board;\n12. Failure of a supervising veterinarian to provide immediate or direct supervision to licensed or unlicensed personnel if the failure results in malpractice or the death of an animal; and\n13. Failure of a supervising veterinarian to ensure that a licensed veterinarian is on the premises of a facility or agency when medical treatment is administered to an animal if the treatment requires direct or immediate supervision by a licensed veterinarian.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 638 - VETERINARY MEDICINE; EUTHANASIA TECHNICIANS","DISCIPLINARY AND OTHER ACTIONS","Grounds"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-638.html#NRS638Sec140","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:44Z","sha256":"fe37bc48e25f8b458d50b3d330d7a4bd8807182428235b67d9d3fe8cc9bc0b67","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-638.135","next":"us-nv/nrs-638.1402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}