Nev. Admin. Code § 637.215

Current through September 16, 2024

Section 637.215 - Transfer of license to inactive list; renewal of inactive status; reactivation of license

1. The holder of a license as a dispensing optician who is in good standing with the Board, may submit an application in the form and manner prescribed by the Board to inactivate such a license.

2. An inactive license is valid for a term of 5 years. A licensee may renew an inactive license for a second 5-year period. A license may not be inactive for a period of more than 10 consecutive years.

3. To renew his or her inactive status, the holder of the license must submit to the Board a written request in the form and manner prescribed by the Board and pay the fee for the renewal of the of the inactive license as set forth in NAC 637.220.

4. An inactive license as a dispensing optician that expires because it is not renewed pursuant to subsection 3 or is not reactivated before exceeding the time limit provided in subsection 2 may not be reinstated.

5. The holder of an inactive license may reactivate such license by:

(a) Submitting an application for renewal pursuant to NAC 637.218;

(b) Paying the fee to renew a license as a dispensing optician set forth in NAC 637.220; and

(c) Completing any hours of continuing education required pursuant to NAC 637.190.

6. A person who holds an inactive license as a dispensing optician:

(a) Is not required to obtain the continuing education hours required pursuant to NAC 637.190 while such license is inactive.

(b) Shall not perform any act for which a license is required pursuant to this chapter or chapter 637 of NRS.

7. The Executive Director of the Board, an authorized employee of the Board or a designee of the Board may review and approve or deny applications for the renewal or reactivation of a license pursuant to this section and in accordance with the policies of the Board.

Nev. Admin. Code § 637.215

Added to NAC by Bd. of Dispensing Opt., eff. 6-26-95; A by R042-02, 8-29-2002; R108-04, 12-1-2004; R073-12, 6-3-2013; A by R067-23A, eff. 12/15/2023

NRS 637.070, as amended by section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1391, NRS 637.121, as amended by section 27 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1394, section 8 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1386