Section 636.215 - Certificate of registration required to practice under assumed or fictitious name1. An optometrist shall not own any portion of an optometry practice under an assumed or fictitious name, including, without limitation, a name stating that he or she is "doing business as" followed by another name, unless he or she has been issued a certificate of registration by the Board to practice optometry under the assumed or fictitious name at the office where the optometrist practices pursuant to NRS 636.350.2. Before a licensee may own any portion of an optometry practice under an assumed or fictitious name, the licensee must submit a completed application for a certificate of registration of the assumed or fictitious name on a form provided by the Board. A separate application must be submitted for each location at which the assumed or fictitious name will be used. The application must:(a) List each person who holds any ownership interest in the optometry practice and the percentage of the optometry practice that he or she owns; and(b) Be accompanied by documentation from each appropriate local governmental entity that issues business licenses or registers assumed or fictitious names for the county in which the optometrist proposes to own any portion of an optometry practice under the assumed or fictitious name, which verifies the local governmental entity has approved the use of the assumed or fictitious name by the licensee.3. The Board will not approve an application for a certificate of registration to own any portion of an optometry practice under an assumed or fictitious name which:(a) Contains any reference to price or cost;(b) Contains any reference to "superiority," "better" or "best";(c) Contains the word "physician"; or(d) Is in violation of any provision of this chapter or chapter 636 of NRS.4. If a licensee practices under a fictitious or assumed name at a medical or surgical facility, the assumed or fictitious name must include the professional designation of the licensee.5. Not later than 90 calendar days after any percentage of the ownership of an optometry practice for which a fictitious or assumed name is registered changes, the licensee to whom the fictitious or assumed name is registered must submit a new application for the registration of the assumed or fictitious name.6. If a licensee uses or displays an assumed or fictitious name in any manner or medium before receiving a certificate of registration to practice optometry under an assumed or fictitious name from the Board, the optometrist:(a) Shall, upon receipt of written notice from the Board, immediately cease using the assumed or fictitious name; and(b) Is subject to an administrative fine imposed pursuant to NRS 636.420.Nev. Admin. Code § 636.215
Added to NAC by Bd. of Optometry by R126-99, eff. 12-13-99; A by R066-19A, eff. 10/24/2022; A by R101-24A, eff. 8/28/2024