{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-638.147","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 638.147","heading":"Authority of Board to take disciplinary or other action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records; nondisciplinary letters of correction for certain violations; regulations.","body":"1. If the Board determines that any applicant for a license or any person licensed pursuant to this chapter has committed any of the acts which are grounds for disciplinary action, the Board may:\n(a) Refuse to issue a license.\n(b) Refuse to renew a license.\n(c) Revoke a license.\n(d) Suspend a license for a definite period or until further order of the Board.\n(e) Impose a fine in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each act which constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.\n(f) Place a licensee on probation subject to any reasonable conditions imposed by the Board, including requiring courses in continuing education or a periodic or continuous review of the licensee’s practice.\n(g) Administer a public reprimand.\n(h) Limit the practice of the licensee to specified branches of veterinary medicine.\n(i) Require the licensee to take a competency examination or a mental or physical examination.\n2. The Board shall not administer a private reprimand.\n3. An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public records.\n4. If the Board determines that a person licensed pursuant to this chapter has violated a provision of this chapter, or a regulation adopted by the Board, concerning recordkeeping, inspection of a veterinary facility or continuing education, the Board may, in lieu of any remedy set forth in subsection 1 or NRS 638.1471, issue a nondisciplinary letter of correction. The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this subsection.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 638 - VETERINARY MEDICINE; EUTHANASIA TECHNICIANS","DISCIPLINARY AND OTHER ACTIONS","Disciplinary Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-638.html#NRS638Sec147","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:44Z","sha256":"0c1cbee4185b21911f8067a1e5deb88033921fedbaaba7874de684a3e7ca1af9","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-638.145","next":"us-nv/nrs-638.1471"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}