Section 633.350 - Unethical conduct1. For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 633 of NRS, an osteopathic physician engages in unethical conduct if he or she:(a) Engages in sexual misconduct with a patient;(c) Willfully makes and files false reports, records or claims in the osteopathic physician's practice;(d) Willfully fails to file or record a medical report required by law, willfully impedes or obstructs the filing or recording of such a report, or willfully induces another person to fail to file or record such a report;(e) Fails to generate or create medical records relating to the diagnosis, treatment and care of a patient;(f) Prescribes a controlled substance in a manner or an amount that the Board determines is excessive;(g) Fails to comply with the terms of an agreement with a diversion program approved by the Board;(h) Fails to comply with an order of the Board;(i) Violates the provisions of NRS 633.750 concerning retaliation or discrimination against an employee;(j) Violates the provisions of NRS 629.061 concerning making the health care records of a patient available for physical inspection and furnishing a copy of the health care records;(k) Fails to provide adequate supervision of a medical assistant who is employed or supervised by the osteopathic physician; or(l) Engages in any other conduct that the Board determines constitutes unfitness to practice osteopathic medicine.2. For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 633 of NRS, a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant engages in unethical conduct if the physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant engages in any conduct which constitutes unethical conduct by an osteopathic physician pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (i), inclusive, of subsection 1 or engages in any other conduct which the Board determines constitutes unfitness to perform medical services or assist in the practice of medicine, as applicable.3. As used in this section, "medical assistant" means any person who: (a) Is employed by an osteopathic physician;(b) Is under the direction and supervision of the osteopathic physician;(c) Assists in the care of a patient; and(d) Is not required to be certified or licensed by an administrative agency to provide that assistance.Nev. Admin. Code § 633.350
Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R057-02, eff. 10-24-2002; A by R192-07, 12-17-2008; R154-09, 10-15-2010; R154-09, 10-15-2010, eff. 7-1-2011; A by R001-24A, eff. 10/28/2024NRS 633.131, as amended by section 60 of Assembly Bill No. 270, chapter 247, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1569, NRS 633.291, 633.434 and section 49 of Assembly Bill No. 270, chapter 247, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1567 (NRS 633.4252)