Section 639.Sec. 1.5 - NEW1. Pursuant to section 1 of Assembly Bill No. 177, chapter 184, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 861 (NRS 639.28013), each pharmacy, except for an institutional pharmacy, shall, upon the request of the prescribing practitioner, a patient or an authorized representative of a patient, provide the information required by subsection 6 of NRS 639.2801 in both English and any one of the following languages:(c) Chinese, in both traditional and simplified;2. If the information required by subsection 6 of NRS 639.2801 is required to be provided in a language listed in subsection 1, other than English, and the information does not fit on the label or other device which is affixed to the container in which the prescription is dispensed:(a) The information must be provided in a document that is provided to the patient or an authorized representative of the patient at the time the prescription is dispensed alongside the prescribed drug; and(b) In addition to complying with the requirements of NAC 639.707 and 639.708, the pharmacist must inform the patient or authorized representative of the patient of the information provided pursuant to paragraph (a).3. As soon as practicable after the tabulations of population are reported by the Secretary of Commerce for a decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce, the Board will review demographic trends and projections of this State. If the Board determines that the languages listed in subsection 1 must be updated, the Board will adopt a regulation to update the languages listed in subsection 1 within 120 days after its determination.Nev. Admin. Code § 639.Sec. 1.5
Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy by R119-21A, eff. 6/13/2022NRS 639.070 and section 1 of Assembly Bill No. 177, chapter 184, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 861 (NRS 639.28013)