Nev. Admin. Code § 639.010

Current through December 12, 2024

Section 639.010 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Automated drug dispensing system" means a system that performs operations, other than compounding or administration, related to the storage and dispensing of drugs.

2. "Board" means the State Board of Pharmacy.

3. "Controlled substance" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 0.031.

4. "Dangerous drug" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 454.201.

5. "Direct supervision" means the direction given by a supervising pharmacist or dispensing practitioner who is:

(a) On the premises of the pharmacy or telepharmacy at all times when the person he or she is supervising is working at the pharmacy or telepharmacy or at a remote site or satellite consultation site; and

(b) Aware of the activities of that person related to the preparation and dispensing of medications, including the maintenance of appropriate records.

6. "Dispensing practitioner" means:

(a) A practitioner to whom the Board has issued a certificate of registration pursuant to NAC 639.742 to dispense controlled substances or dangerous drugs, or both, for human consumption;

(b) A licensed veterinarian to whom the Board has issued a certificate of registration pursuant to NAC 639.7423 to dispense controlled substances or dangerous drugs, or both, not for human consumption; or

(c) A registered nurse to whom the Board has issued a certificate of registration pursuant to section 1 to dispense dangerous drugs for human consumption.

7. "Dispensing technician" means a person who performs technical services in a pharmacy under the direct supervision of a dispensing practitioner and is registered with the Board pursuant to NAC 639.7425.

8. "Dispensing technician in training" means a person who is registered with the Board pursuant to NAC 639.7424 in order to obtain the training and experience required to be a dispensing technician pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NAC 639.7425.

9. "Executive Secretary" means the Executive Secretary employed by the Board pursuant to NRS 639.040.

10. "Federally-qualified health center" has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B).

11. "Federally-qualified health center vehicle" means a vehicle that meets the requirements of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NAC 639.7422.

12. "Licensed veterinarian" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 638.007.

13. "Oncology group practice" means two or more dispensing practitioners who practice oncology in a group practice.

14. "Pharmaceutical technician" means a person who performs technical services in a pharmacy under the direct supervision of a pharmacist and is registered with the Board pursuant to NAC 639.240.

15. "Pharmaceutical technician in training" means a person who is registered with the Board pursuant to NAC 639.242 in order to obtain the training and experience required to be a pharmaceutical technician pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NAC 639. 240, or who is enrolled in a program of training for pharmaceutical technicians that is approved by the Board.

16. "Practitioner" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 639.0125.

17. "Prescription drug" means a drug or medicine as defined in NRS 639.007 which:

(a) May be dispensed only upon a prescription order that is issued by a practitioner; and

(b) Is labeled with the symbol "Rx only" pursuant to federal law or regulation.

18. "Public or nonprofit agency" means a health center as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 254b(a) which:

(a) Provides health care primarily to medically underserved persons in a community;

(b) Is receiving a grant issued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 254b or, although qualified to receive such a grant directly from the Federal Government, is receiving money from such a grant under a contract with the recipient of that grant; and

(c) Is not a medical facility as defined in NRS 449.0151.

19. "Reproductive healthcare center" means a health facility owned and operated by a nonprofit corporation or a public health center, as defined in subsection 8 of NRS 449.260, principally engaged in providing family planning services and reproductive healthcare, including, without limitation, the testing, diagnosis and treatment of, or providing of medication to prevent, a sexually transmitted infection or other infection of the urogenital system.

20. "Surgical center for ambulatory patients" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.019.

21. "User-based access technology" means software or hardware that restricts access to an automated drug dispensing system to authorized users by requiring two-factor authentication. Authentication factors may include, without limitation, knowledge, hardware tokens or biometric information.

Nev. Admin. Code § 639.010

Bd. of Pharmacy, § 639.010, 6-26-80-NAC A 3-27-90; 6-14-90; 10-1-93; 11-15-93; 5-22-96; 10-24-97; R014-99, 11-3-99; R019-03, 10-21-2003; R041-04, 5-25-2004; R036-07, 1-30-2008; A by R098-13, eff. 3/28/2014; A by R004-19A, eff. 12/17/2019; A by R025-21A, eff. 4/11/2022; A by R007-21A, eff. 6/13/2022; A by R181-22A, eff. 12/7/2022; A by R178-22A, eff. 12/16/2022; A by R180-22A, eff. 12/29/2022; A by R196-22A, eff. 9/18/2023; A by R013-24A, eff. 6/10/2024

NRS 639.070, 639.0727, 639.074