NEVADA REVISED STATUTES
(2011)

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OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS

       Affidavits (See AFFIDAVITS)

       Affirmation in lieu of oath, 240.1663, NRCP 43(b), JCRCP 43(b)

       Campaign practices

              Affidavits requesting exemption from electronic filing, 294A.3733, 294A.3737

              Contributions, reports, 294A.120, 294A.125, 294A.140, 294A.150, 294A.270

              Electronically filed reports, 294A.373

              Expenditures, reports, 294A.125, 294A.210, 294A.220, 294A.280

              Expenses, reports, 294A.200

              Legal defense funds, reports of contributions and expenditures, 294A.286

              Loans or commitments for contributions, reports, 294A.128

       Carriers, submission of reports under oath, 706.1675

       Court interpreters, 50.053, 50.054

       Court reporters, authority to administer, 656.315

       Declarations, unsworn, use in lieu of affidavit, 53.045, 199.145

       Definitions

              Civil practice, 10.035

              Crimes and punishments, 199.125

              Criminal procedure, 169.115

              Election laws, 293.068

              Justice courts, 64.050

              Special actions and proceedings, 28.040

       Errors and irregularities, waiver, NRCP 32(d)(3), JCRCP 32(d)(3)

       Execution proceedings, examination of judgment debtor, 21.270

       Grand jurors, 172.085

       Guardians, 159.073, 159.085

       Interpreters, 50.053, 50.054

       Jurors, 16.030, 16.070, 175.111

       National Guard officers, 412.166

       Notarial acts, 240.004, 240.1655

       Oath of office (See also specific agency)

              City officers, 266.420

              Commission or certificate of election, endorsement on, 281.030

              Deputies, 281.080

              Fees, no fee charged for administering and certifying, 282.030

              Form of official oath, Art. 15 § 2, 282.020

              Judges or justices recalled to active service, SCR 10-SCR 12

              Notaries public, 240.030, 240.192

              Public officers, 282.010

              Refusal to take oath results in vacancy in office, 283.040

              Resignation may be made before oath taken, 283.010

              Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, short form, 240.1663

              Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act, Uniform, validity, 53.350

       Pardons Commissioners, State Board of, authority to administer, 213.050

       Paternity, declaration of acknowledgment, rescission, 440.283, 440.287

       Perjury (See PERJURY)

       Personal representatives of estates, 142.010, 143.190, 144.070

       Public utilities, submission of records and reports under oath, 703.193

       Sale of goods

              Express warranties by seller, 104.2313

              Implied warranty of merchantability, 104.2314

       Teachers and professors required to take and subscribe to oath, Art. 11 § 5, 391.080

       Tow car operators, submission of reports under oath, 706.1675

       Trustees, accounting, 165.220

       Unsworn declarations, use in lieu of affidavit, 53.045, 199.145

       Witness’s oath or affirmation, form, 50.035

OBJECTIONS

       Bond on appeal, NRAP 7(c), JCRCP 73

       Criminal proceedings

              Defenses, objections which must be raised by motion, 174.105-174.145

              Exceptions unnecessary, 178.596

              Motions, 174.075

              Raised by motion, 174.095

       Depositions (See DEPOSITIONS)

       Evidence in justice court proceedings, JCRCP 39A(e)

       Exemptions from execution, claims, 21.112

       Failure to make objections, effect, NRCP 46, JCRCP 46

       Findings of fact by the court, NRCP 52(b), JCRCP 52(b)

       Instructions to jury, NRCP 51(c), JCRCP 51(c)

       Interrogatories, NRCP 33, JCRCP 33

       Master’s appointment, NRCP 53(a)(2), JCRCP 53(a)(2)

       Master’s report, NRCP 53(e)(2), JCRCP 53(e)(2)

       Pleadings, NRCP 12, JCRCP 12

       Recording by sound equipment, 3.380

       Request for admission of genuineness of documents, NRCP 36(a), JCRCP 36(a)

       Sales, waiver of buyer’s objections to defects, 104.2605

       Statement of grounds for objection, NRCP 46, JCRCP 46

       Subpoenas, objection to inspection or copying specified in, NRCP 45(c)(2)(B),

                                   JCRCP 45(c)(2)(B)

       Waiver, NRCP 12(h), JCRCP 12(h)

OBSCENITY (See LEWDNESS AND OBSCENITY)

OBSTETRIC CENTERS (See also MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)

       AIDS, testing of infants for, 442.600-442.660

       Birth defects and adverse birth outcomes, provision of information to State Health Officer, 442.325

       Complaints against, assistance to consumers, 223.560

       Definition, 449.0155

       Genetic testing, retention of records, 629.161

       Hearing screenings of newborns, 442.500-442.590

       Ophthalmia neonatorum, report of existence required, 442.040, 442.110

       Patient safety, duties, reports of sentinel events, 439.800-439.890

       Perinatal care, establishment of standards, 442.007

       Prenatal illegal substance abuse, reports, duties, 432B.220-432B.320, 432B.400

       Preventable disorders, examination and testing of infants for, 442.008

       Requirements, 449.198

       Safe haven, delivery of newborn child by parent to provider of emergency services, 432B.630

       Surveillance system of federal Centers for Disease Control, participation, 439.847

       Unmarried mothers

              Establishment of paternity, information to be provided, 449.246

              Maintenance and special services, 432.010-432.091

OBSTETRICS (See HEALTH, MATERNAL AND CHILD; MIDWIVES; PHYSICIANS)

OBSTRUCTION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

       Disclosure of information to subject of investigation, 199.520

       Interception of wire or oral communication or use of pen register or trap and trace device, notification, 199.540

       Possible search or seizure, notification, 199.530

       Privileged communications between lawyer and client, applicability of laws, 199.510

       Resisting public officer, 199.280

       Securities violations, 90.605, 90.650

OCCUPANCY TAX (See ROOM TAX)

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES (See also INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

       Actions against uninsured employers, 617.215, 617.401

       Appeals and judicial review

              Claims, appeal of determinations, 617.401

              Contested claims, petition for judicial review, 617.405

              Fraud to obtain benefits, appeal of determination, 617.402

              Reports of Administrator, contents, 616A.403

       Associations of self-insured employers

              Contract or other device modifying liability void, 617.190

              Contributions, relief from liability, 617.206

              Requirement to provide compensation, 617.206, 617.410

              Responsibilities, 617.206

       Claims

              Acceptance or denial of claims by insurer, duties, 617.356

              Aggravation of occupational disease by nonindustrial incident, 617.366

              Asbestos exposure, use of standards as evidence to deny claim prohibited, 618.785

              Contested claims

                     Judicial review, 617.405

                     Procedures for determination provided by regulation, 617.165

                     Testimony of health care providers, exemption from privileges, 617.370

              Disease arising out of and in course of employment, evidence, 617.358, 617.440

              False representations or concealment of facts, 617.400, 617.402

              Filing of claims

                     Dependents, prohibited filings, 617.348

                     Employee, dependent or representative to file with insurer, 617.344

                     Failure to file, effect, 617.346

                     Time for filing, 617.344

                     Treating practitioner, 617.352

              Handling of claims by private carriers, 617.345

              Liability for payment of compensation, 617.410

              Newly developed injury or disease, limit on inclusion in original claim, 617.364

              Notice of occupational disease

                     Failure to file, effect, 617.346

                     Filing, time limit and contents of form, 617.342

                     Rebuttable presumption created by filing notice after termination of employment, 617.358

              Preexisting nonindustrial conditions, employment-related aggravation, 617.366

              Report of occupational disease, filing by employer, 617.354

              Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account, 617.401

              Willful misconduct or self-exposure causing disability or death, effect, 617.400

       Complaints filed with Administrator of Industrial Relations, annual reports, 616A.403

       Contagious diseases as occupational diseases, 617.481, 617.485, 617.487

       Contractors (See also Employers, this heading)

              Architects or engineers employed by contractor, liability, 617.017

              Governmental contracts, submission of certificate of compliance, coverage by governmental agency, 617.210

              Independent contractor (See Independent contractors, this heading)

              Independent enterprises, provisions inapplicable to licensees, 617.175

              Proof of coverage required for issuance or renewal of license, 624.256

              Subcontractors

                     Employees of principal contractor, 617.100

                     Independent contractors included as subcontractors, 617.150

       Death benefits

              Acceptance bars collection in other states, 617.017

              Autopsy may be ordered, effect of refusal to permit, 617.380

              Immunity from liability for death before July 1947, 617.170

              Increase in compensation for certain dependents, 616A.065, 616C.450, 616C.510-616C.520

              Payment by insurer before compensation required to be paid prohibited, 617.362

              Right of dependents to compensation, 617.430

       Definitions, 617.020-617.150

       Disability benefits

              Asbestos-related disease, compensation, 617.460

              Black lung benefits, exemption from execution, 21.105

              Cancer, compensation, 617.395, 617.453

              Combinations of injuries, diseases, illnesses and disabilities, 617.390, 617.392

              Date of disablement, determination, 617.445

              Determination of disability

                     Certificates of disability, contents, 617.352

                     Heart or lung diseases, 617.459

                     Medical examinations, requirements and effect of refusal, 617.370

                     Minimum duration of incapacity, 617.420

              Disablement defined, 617.060

              Election to receive benefits in lieu of action against employer, 617.401

              Heart diseases, compensation, 617.457

              Immunity from liability for disability before July 1947, 617.170

              Increase in compensation for certain persons, 616A.065, 616C.450-616C.473

              Limitations on receipt of benefits, 617.430, 617.440, 617.460

              Lung diseases, compensation, 617.455

              Overpayments, recovery by insurer, 617.362

              Payment by insurer before compensation required to be paid prohibited, 617.362

              Permanent disability compensation, 617.430

              Public employees, use of sick leave benefits when eligible for occupational disease benefits, 281.390

              Respiratory diseases, compensation, 617.470

              Silicosis, compensation, 617.460

              Temporary disability compensation, 617.430

              Total disablement defined, 617.060

       Diseases

              Asbestos, disease related to, 617.065, 617.460

              Cancer, 617.395, 617.453

              Heart diseases, 617.457

              Lung diseases, 617.455

              Newly developed diseases, 617.364

              Radium poisoning, 617.440, 617.450

              Reports, duty of insurers and Administrator of Industrial Relations, 617.357

              Respiratory tract, diseases related to, 617.470

              Schedule, 617.450

              Silicosis, 617.140, 617.460

              Skin, infection or inflammation, 617.430, 617.450

              Stress, disease caused by, 616C.180

              Tenosynovitis and prepatellar bursitis, 617.430, 617.450

       Electronic filing of documents, 616A.417

       Emergency medical attendants, hepatitis as occupational disease, 617.485

       Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, coverage, 415A.280

       Employees

              Aliens, 617.070

              Casual employment, definition and exclusion, 617.030, 617.080

              Corporate officers and directors, 617.070, 617.207

              Definition, 617.070

              Excluded persons, definition, election by employer to include, 617.080, 617.225

              Firefighters (See Firefighters, this heading)

              Independent contractors (See Independent contractors, this heading)

              Limited-liability company managers, 617.207

              Mining lessees, 617.091, 617.250

              Minors, 617.070

              Musicians, 617.070, 617.080

              Police officers (See Police officers, this heading)

              Public officers, 617.070

              Real estate licensees, 617.105

              Rights and liabilities under industrial insurance laws, application, 617.015, 617.500

              Rights and remedies exclusive, 617.017

              Subcontractors and employees, 617.100

       Employers

              Definition, 617.110

              Election to cover excluded employees, 617.220

              Employee leasing companies, 616B.691

              Failure to provide compensation, liability, 617.215, 617.401

              Forms, maintenance of supplies required, 617.342, 617.352

              Independent enterprises, excluded, 617.175

              Legal representative of deceased employer, 617.110

              Liability

                     Contract or other device modifying liability void, 617.190

                     Generally, 617.015

                     Relief from other liability, 617.200

              Notice of occupational disease, requirements and retention, 617.342

              Premiums (See Premiums, this heading)

              Regulations of Division of Industrial Relations, applicability, 617.345

              Report of disease, filing with insurer or third-party administrator, 617.354

              Requirement to provide and secure compensation, 617.200

              Rights and liabilities under industrial insurance laws, application, 617.015, 617.500

              Rights and remedies conclusive, compulsory and obligatory, 617.017

              Self-insured employers (See Self-insured employers, this heading)

              State and political subdivisions, 617.110

       Enforcement of laws, reports, 616A.403

       Firefighters

              Cancer as occupational disease, compensation, 617.453

              Election to receive salary in lieu of compensation for temporary disability, 281.153

              Heart and lung diseases as occupational diseases, compensation, 617.455-617.459

              Hepatitis as occupational disease, compensation, 617.485

              Physical examinations, requirements, 617.454-617.457

              Rights and liabilities under industrial insurance laws, application, 617.015, 617.500

              Rights and remedies exclusive, 617.017

              Volunteer firefighters defined as employees, 617.070

       Health care providers

              Autopsy ordered by insurer, 617.380

              Claims for compensation, completion and filing, 617.352

              Forms for filing claims, maintenance of supply required, 617.352

              Fraudulent or other unlawful acts exempt from doctor-patient privilege, 49.245

              Heart or lung diseases, determination of percentage of disability, 617.459

              Violations, penalties, 617.352

       Health Division, consultation regarding occupational health matters, 618.315

       Independent contractors (See also Employees, this heading)

              Definition, 617.120

              Employees of principal contractor, 617.100

              Liability of principal contractor, limitation, 617.203

              Subcontractor includes independent contractor, 617.150

       Independent enterprises, definition and exclusion from liability, 617.175

       Industrial Relations, Division of, administration of law, 617.160

       Medical benefits

              Acceptance bars collection in other states, 617.017

              Combinations of injuries, diseases, illnesses and disabilities, 617.390, 617.392

              Definition, 617.130

              Exclusion of certain goods and services, 617.130

              Mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, 617.395

              Motor vehicle, limit on receipt as benefit, 617.385

              Nonindustrial conditions, effect on receipt of benefits, 617.366

              Payment, 617.420

              Public employees, use of sick leave benefits when eligible for occupational disease benefits, 281.390

       Mining lessees

              Defined as employees, 617.091

              Reporting, 617.250

       Partnerships

              Election to accept terms of law, requirements, 617.225

              Failure to pay premiums, effect, 617.225

              Sole proprietor includes working partners, 617.145

       Police officers

              Definition, 617.135

              Election to receive salary in lieu of compensation for temporary disability, 281.153

              Heart and lung diseases, compensation, 617.455-617.459

              Hepatitis as occupational disease, compensation, 617.485, 617.487

              Physical examinations, requirements, 617.454-617.457

              Rights and liabilities under industrial insurance laws, application, 617.015, 617.500

              Rights and remedies exclusive, 617.017

       Premiums

              Associations of self-insured employers, exemption, 617.206

              Partners, payment of premiums, 617.225

              Payment, 617.1665

              Self-insured employers, exemption, 617.205

              Sole proprietors, payment of premiums, 617.225

       Private carriers

              Casualty insurers, provision of coverage authorized, 690B.090

              Handling of claims, 617.345

              Regulations of Division of Industrial Relations, applicability, 617.345

              Relief from liability, 617.200

              Requirement to provide compensation, 617.410

       Self-insured employers

              Associations (See Associations of self-insured employers, this heading)

              Contract or other device modifying liability void, 617.190

              Contributions, relief from liability, 617.205

              Forms, maintenance of supply required, 617.352

              Monthly report of diseases reported or claimed, contents and form, 618.378

              Requirement to provide compensation, 617.205, 617.410

              Responsibilities, 617.205

       Sole proprietors

              Definition, 617.145

              Election to accept terms of law, requirements, 617.225

              Failure to pay premiums, effect, 617.225

              Government contracts, 617.210

       Third-party administrators, maintenance of supply of forms required, 617.352

       Uninsured employers, liability, 617.215, 617.401

       Wages

              Corporate officers, 617.207

              Limited-liability companies, managers, 617.207

              Real estate licensees, 617.105

              Sole proprietors and partners, 617.225

OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION (See CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

       Abatement of hazards, development of programs, 618.285, 618.350

       Abatement of violations (See Violations and unlawful acts, this heading)

       Accidents resulting in death or hospitalization (See also Violations and unlawful acts, this heading)

              Dismantling or removal of equipment causing accident prohibited, exception, 618.379

              Family of deceased or injured employee, receipt of information, 618.3785, 618.480

              Investigation by Division of Industrial Relations, 618.378-618.379

              Reports by employers, 618.378

              Representatives of employees, provision of information to, 618.3785

       Administrative review

              Adjudication of contested cases, 233B.121-233B.150

              Citation and proposed assessment of penalty, contest by employer, 618.475

              Decisions of Administrator of Industrial Relations, 618.235, 618.315

              Hearings before Review Board, procedure, 618.605

              Powers of Administrator of Industrial Relations, 618.325

              Subpoenas and witnesses, 618.495-618.515

              Time for abatement of violation, appeal by employee, 618.475

       Asbestos control, 618.750-618.850

       Business license applicants to receive documents stating rights and responsibilities to promote safety, 244.33505, 268.0955

       City safety code, 268.413

       Complaints

              Advisory Council, review of records of oral complaints, 232.600

              Confidential information, 618.341, 618.425, 618.435

              Discharge or discrimination against employee prohibited, procedure for reinstatement and reimbursement of wages, 618.445

              False complaints, penalty for filing, 618.705

              Investigation, 618.425, 618.435

              Record and logbook of complaints, contents and inspection, 618.336, 618.341

       Consolidated insurance programs, safety requirements, 616B.725

       Construction industry, mandatory safety training, 618.950-618.990

       Construction, repair and maintenance of places of employment

              Standards, prescribed by regulation, 618.315

              Unsafe and unhealthy places prohibited, 618.385, 618.395

       Cooperative agreements, 618.185

       County safety code, 244.3675

       Cranes, certification, standards and procedures for operation, 618.880-618.886

       Definitions, 618.025-618.165, 618.750

       Emergency orders

              Definition, 618.075

              Injunctive relief, 618.545

              Mandamus to compel issuance of order, 618.555

       Employees

              Cardiac emergency care, encouragement of employment of trained person, 618.384

              Complaints (See Complaints, this heading)

              Definition, 618.085

              Document or videotape on rights and duties to promote safety, receipt, 618.376

              Educational and training programs, establishment and supervision, 618.353

              Employers’ records, accessibility, 618.370

              Inspections, employee accompanying representative entitled to wages, 618.435

              Safety committee members engaged in committee business, wages, 618.383

              Temporary employees, specialized training concerning safety, 618.383

       Employers

              Accidents, reports, 618.378

              Advisory services furnished by Division of Industrial Relations, 618.350, 618.353

              Definition, 618.095

              Duties, 618.375, 618.376

              Educational and training programs, establishment and supervision, 618.353

              Federal recordkeeping and reporting, duties and variances, 618.378

              Medical examination of employee required, liability for costs, 618.295

              Records

                     Accessibility, copies and fees, 618.370

                     Penalties for unlawful acts, 618.665, 618.675, 618.705

              Written safety program required and time limit to carry out, 618.383

       Explosives manufacturing

              Certification of places of employment and certain employees, 618.890-618.896

              Construction or alteration of major process used for protection of employees, permit required, penalty for violations, 618.898, 618.900

              Minors, employment prohibited, 609.190

              Safety plans, procedures and zones, establishment, 618.383, 618.890

              State regulation, 459.380-459.3874

              Training and testing of employees, programs for, 618.890

       Harassment in workplace, laws do not affect duty to provide safe workplace, 33.360

       Health Division, consultation regarding occupational diseases, 618.315

       Highly hazardous substances, regulation of manufacture, 459.380-459.3874

       Household domestic service, exemption from laws, 618.315

       Industrial insurance (For specific provisions, see INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

              Generally, ch. 616A-ch. 616D

       Industrial insurers, monthly reports of injuries or diseases reported or claimed, 618.378

       Industrial Relations, Division of

              Enforcement, section for, establishment and duties, 618.257

              Federal reports, duties, 618.378

              Functions and responsibilities, 618.175, 618.185

              Offices, 618.265

              Personnel

                     Duties, 618.285

                     Employment, 618.255

                     Safety and health representative, qualifications, 618.255

                     Training programs, 618.215, 618.353

              Records

                     Admissibility in civil actions, limitation, 618.365

                     Complaint records and logbook, 232.600, 618.336

                     Confidentiality, 618.341

                     Disclosure of information to law enforcement agencies, 618.341

                     Inspection records, contents, accessibility and retention, 618.336

                     Public inspection and provision of copies, fees, 618.341

              Report concerning issuance of certain citations, duties, 618.347

              Safety and Health Consultation, Education, Information and Training, Section for, establishment and duties, 618.257

              Statistics, collection, compilation and analysis, 618.345

       Informational programs, establishment, 618.353

       Injunctions to restrain dangerous conditions or practices, 618.545, 618.555, 618.845

       Inspections or investigations

              Accidents resulting in death or hospitalizations, 618.378-618.379

              Advance notice of inspection unlawful, exceptions, penalty, 618.455, 618.695

              Asbestos control projects, 618.830

              Complaint of violation before or during inspection, 618.435

              Enforcement, 618.515

              False statements or entries or concealment of information, penalty, 618.705

              Method and frequency of making, provided by regulation, 618.315

              Powers of representatives and Administrator of Industrial Relations, 618.325

              Randomly scheduled or customary regulatory inspections, notice withheld, 618.325

              Records relating to inspections, accessibility and retention, 618.336, 618.365

              Safety inspections, 618.350

              Special investigation following request, 618.425

              Subpoenas and witnesses, 618.495-618.515

              Unlawful discharge of or discrimination against employee, investigation, 618.445

       Labels regarding hazards, contents, 618.295

       Mining, working conditions regulated by federal law exempt from state regulation, 618.315

       Occupational diseases (For specific provisions, see OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES)

              Generally, ch. 617

       Orders

              Admissibility as evidence, 618.535

              Definition, 618.135

              Emergency order defined, 618.075

              Enforcement, 618.515

              General order defined, 618.115

              Injunctive relief, 618.545, 618.555, 618.845

              Safety and health recommendations, 618.315

              Variances, orders for, 618.415-618.421

       Pesticide applicators, regulation, 555.2605-555.460

       Photovoltaic installers, license and regulation, 618.910-618.936

       Posting of citations and other notices, 618.465, 618.675

       Radar guns, requirements for operation or display, 459.920

       Railroads, working conditions regulated by federal law exempt from state regulation, 618.315

       Regulations (See Standards or regulations, this heading)

       Review Board

              Creation, 618.565

              Duties, 618.585

              Employees, 618.595

              Hearings, notice and procedure, 618.605

              Legal counsel, 618.585

              Meetings, ch. 241, 618.585

              Members

                     Alternate member, 618.565, 618.585

                     Compensation, 618.595

                     Number, appointment, 618.565

                     Qualifications, 232A.020, 618.565

                     Terms of office, 618.565

              Officers, 618.575

              Quorum, 618.585

              Records, ch. 239, 618.585

              Sunset Subcommittee, review of Board by, 232B.220-232B.250

              Vacancies, 232A.020

       Safety committees, establishment and representation of employees, 618.383

       Safety devices

              Division of Industrial Relations to prescribe, 618.315

              Failure to furnish, provide and use devices unlawful, 618.385

              Protective equipment and control methods or monitoring procedures, 618.295

              Removal of or interference with devices by employee prohibited, 618.405

       Safety programs

              Construction industry, mandatory training, 618.950-618.990

              Defibrillators

                     Encouragement of employment of person trained in use, 618.384

                     Immunity from liability for rendering emergency care, 41.500

              Division of Industrial Relations, recommendation for program, 618.285, 618.350

              Employers, written safety program required and time limit to carry out, 618.383

              State agencies and local governments, establishment of programs, 618.195

       School property, maintenance of material safety data sheet, 393.105, 394.185

       Small employers, programs and services for, 618.257

       Solar energy systems, installers, 618.910-618.936

       Standards or regulations

              Adoption, 618.295, 618.315

              Advisers, appointment and compensation, 618.315

              Asbestos control, 618.765, 618.785

              Emergency standards, 618.295

              Equal application, 618.295

              Federal standards deemed state standards, exception, 618.295

              Labels and warning signs, 618.295

              Monitoring or measuring exposures, 618.295

              National standard defined, 618.125

              Products distributed or used in interstate commerce, 618.295

              Protective equipment and control methods, 618.295

              Sources for standards, 618.305

              Variances, 618.415-618.421

       State and local agencies

              Coordination of activities, 618.205

              Qualified personnel, participation in programs of state agencies, 618.215

              Safety and health programs, establishment, 618.195, 618.285, 618.350

              Standards, compliance required, 618.195

       Title or designation indicating recognition or certification in field, unlawful use, 618.710

       Toxic materials or harmful physical agents

              Emergency standards for protection from exposure, 618.295

              Harmful exposure and corrective action, notice to employees, 618.380

              Medical examination of employee for exposure, liabilities, 618.295

              Monitoring procedures, notice to employees and right to results, 618.295

       Trade secrets, protection, 618.365

       University property, maintenance of material safety data sheet, 396.4365

       Violations and unlawful acts

              Abatement of violation

                     Affirmation or modification of requirements, 618.475

                     Employee may contest reasonableness of time for abatement, 618.475

                     Failure to comply, 618.655

                     Time for abatement, 618.465, 618.655

              Administrative fines, 618.625-618.655, 618.990

              Asbestos control, acting without license, 618.850

              Assessment of penalty, notice to employer, 618.475

              Citations for violations

                     Issuance, contents and limitation, 618.465

                     Notice to and contest by employer, 618.475

                     Posting at site of violation, 618.465

                     Records of citations, open to public inspection, 618.341

                     Report concerning issuance of certain citations, preparation, publication, 618.347

              Contest of proposed assessment of penalty, time limit, 618.475

              Criminal prosecutions, 618.525, 618.535

              Death of employee caused by willful violation, 618.685

              False complaints, statements or entries, 618.705

              Inspection, unauthorized advance notice, 618.695

              Nonserious violations, 618.645

              Notice in lieu of citation, 618.465

              Notices, failure to post and maintain, 618.675

              Records

                     Failure to post and maintain, 618.675

                     False entries or withholding or destroying records, 618.705

                     Refusal to submit records for inspection, 618.665

              Separate and continuing offenses, 618.715

              Serious violations, 618.625, 618.645

              Willful and repeated violations, 618.635

       Warning signs, contents, 618.295

       Willful or wanton disregard of safety of persons or property, penalty, 202.595

       Working conditions, regulation, 618.315

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS

       Applicability of provisions, 640A.070

       Athletic trainers’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640B.145

       Board of Occupational Therapy

              Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of older person or vulnerable person by licensee, receipt of report, 200.5095

              Administrative Procedure Act, ch. 233B

              Appearance before Board, licensee to make certain disclosures, 622.300

              Attorney’s fees and costs, recovery, 622.400, 622.410

              Audits, 218G.400

              Budget

                     Base budgets, fundamental review, 218E.435-218E.460

                     State Budget Act, 353.150-353.246

              Chair, 640A.090

              Child support obligations of licensees, duties, 640A.145, 640A.205

              Complaints within jurisdiction of other licensing board, duties, immunities, 629.079

              Creation, 640A.080

              Criminal history records, inspection, 179.259, 453.3365

              Delinquent fees or penalties, procedure for collection, ch. 353C

              Employees, 284.013, 622.210-622.230, 640A.100

              Enforcement of laws for public benefit and protection, 622.080

              Examinations, duties, 622.090

              FBI, authority to request information from Bureau, 239B.010

              Financial administration, laws inapplicable, 353.005

              Internet publication regarding destruction of medical records, 629.053

              Legal advice, appointment of special deputy, compensation, 228.091

              Legislative Counsel Bureau, reports to, 622.100

              Legislative review of public agencies, ch. 232B

              Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                     Audio or video teleconferences, notices, requirements, 622.340

                     Generally, 640A.090

                     Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320

                     Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 622.350

              Members

                     Appointment, qualifications, 232A.020, 622.205, 629.097, 640A.080

                     Compensation, 640A.100

                     Terms, vacancies, 232A.020, 640A.080

                     Training, 622.200

              Oaths, authority to administer, 640A.210

              Payments of money for services provided by agency, procedures, 353.146-353.148

              Powers and duties generally, 640A.110

              Public health concerns, sharing of information, joint investigations, 622.315

              Records

                     Complaints and disciplinary proceedings, 640A.200, 640A.220

                     Confidential information, 622.310, 640A.220

                     Proceedings of Board, 640A.110

                     Public records generally, ch. 239

                     Settlement agreements, 622.330

              Regulations, 439B.225, 640A.110, 640A.180, 640A.190

              Regulatory proceedings, 622.300-622.360

              Sovereign immunity, waiver, 41.0305-41.039

              Sunset Subcommittee, review of Board by, 232B.220-232B.250

       Business licenses, prohibited acts by local governments, 244.335, 266.355, 268.095, 269.170

       Definitions, 640A.020-640A.060

       Dietitians’ laws inapplicable, 640E.090

       Disciplinary action

              Authorized action, 640A.200

              Background checks, requirements if proceedings initiated, 622.360

              Consent or settlement agreements, conditions and limitations, 622.330, 622A.170

              Contested cases, procedures, ch. 622A

              Grounds, 622.360, 640A.200

              Investigations, 640A.210, 640A.220

              Medical use of marijuana, discipline prohibited, 453A.510

              Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320

              Records, 622.330, 640A.200, 640A.220

              Subpoenas, witnesses, 640A.210

              Summary of action, availability to public, 622.100

              Suspension or revocation of license

                     Child support obligations, effect, 640A.205

                     Contested cases, revocation and reinstatement of license, 622A.410

                     Summary suspension authorized, procedures, 233B.127

       Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, Uniform, ch. 415A

       Fingerprints, 622.360

       Industrial insurance violations, commencement of disciplinary proceedings, 640A.200

       Legislative declaration, 640A.010

       Licenses

              Application, 640A.140, 640A.145

              Child support obligations, effect, 640A.145, 640A.205

              Commencement of proceedings for certain violations, 640A.200

              Denial, 640A.145, 640A.200

              Examination, 640A.150

              Expiration, 640A.180

              Fees, 640A.190

              Inactive license, 640A.180

              Issuance without examination, 640A.160

              Qualifications and waiver, 640A.120, 640A.130

              Reinstatement, 622A.410, 640A.200, 640A.205

              Renewal, 640A.145, 640A.180, 640A.200

              Suspension or revocation (See Disciplinary action, this heading)

              Temporary license, 640A.170

       Massage therapists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640C.100

       Personal assistance services, authorization, prohibited acts, 629.091

       Physical therapists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640.029

       Property, exemption from execution, 21.090

       Psychologists’ licensing laws in applicable, 641.029

       Social workers’ licensing laws inapplicable, 641B.040

       Supervision of aides and technicians, 640A.230

       Unauthorized practice prohibited, 640A.230

       Unprofessional conduct, 640A.200

OCULISTS (See OPTOMETRISTS)

ODD FELLOWS, INDEPENDENT ORDER OF (See also FRATERNAL AND OTHER ORDERS)

       Property tax exemption, 361.135, 361.155

OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES (See also MOTOR VEHICLES)

       Administrative fines, 490.260, 490.510

       Certificates of operation, 490.070, 490.080, 490.130

       Certificates of title

              Applications, requirements, 490.082

              Dealers, receipt and submission of applications, 490.070

              Duplicates, application for, 490.082

              False entries, penalty, 490.500

              Fees, 490.084

              Sale of vehicle by person other than dealer, requirements, 490.450

       Civil actions, 490.270, 490.510

       Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles, 490.067, 490.068

       Compliance Enforcement, Division of, duties, 481.048

       Dealers, lessors or manufacturers

              Acknowledgment of dealer’s signature unnecessary, 490.430

              Activities evidencing practice as dealer, 490.230

              Bond or deposit, 490.260-490.290, 490.310

              Books and records, location, inspection, retention, 490.300, 490.390

              Branch offices, 490.240, 490.290, 490.350, 490.360

              Certificates of operation, authority to issue, 490.070

              Complaints, 490.260, 490.310

              Established or principal place of business

                     Bond or deposit, coverage, 490.290

                     Failure to have and maintain, effect, 490.270, 490.310

                     Requirements, 490.350-490.370

              Evidence of unfitness, 490.300, 490.310

              Financial records, disclosure, 490.310

              Lessor’s report of lease, 490.500

              Liability insurance, certificate required, 490.210

              Licenses and permits

                     Application, requirements, penalties, 490.210, 490.330, 490.520

                     Branch offices, 490.240

                     Business license issued by city or county required, 490.200, 490.310

                     Denial, suspension or revocation, 490.300-490.340

                     Display, requirements, 490.240, 490.250

                     Expiration and renewal, 490.210, 490.260, 490.330

                     Fees, 490.210

                     Investigation of applicant, 490.200

                     Issuance, 490.210, 490.330

                     Requirement, 490.200

                     Temporary licenses, 490.240

              Name of business, 490.360, 490.370

              Sales (See Sales, this heading)

              Signs, 490.360, 490.370

              Temporary business location, licensing requirements, 490.240

       Definitions, 480.420, 490.010-490.064

       Distinguishing number, assignment, prohibited acts, 490.0835

       Enforcement of laws, 490.065

       Equipment, 475.060, 490.120

       Funds and accounts

              Administration of Off-Highway Vehicle Titling and Registration, Revolving Account for the, creation, deposits, use, 490.082, 490.084, 490.085, 490.510

              Assistance of the Department, Revolving Account for the, creation, 490.086

              Off-Highway Vehicles, Fund for, creation, deposits, use, 490.068-490.070, 490.084

       Grants, 490.068

       Helmet, use, 490.130

       Injunctions, 490.510

       Operation of vehicles, 490.090-490.130, 490.520

       Public lands, trails, ways or unpaved county roads, use, 490.090

       Registration of vehicle, requirements, 490.070, 490.082-490.084, 490.130

       Regulations, 490.066-490.068, 490.070, 490.240, 490.310

       Reports to Legislature, 490.068

       Safety training and education, funding, 490.069

       Sales

              Bait and switch, misleading or inaccurate advertising prohibited, 490.410

              By person other than dealer, requirements, 490.450

              Consignment sales, 490.150, 490.160, 490.220

              Dealer’s report of sale, 490.440, 490.500, 490.520

              New dealers, certification as authorized franchised dealer required, 490.220

              Proof of authorization to sell from manufacturer, 490.200

              Remedies of person injured by act of licensee, 490.270

              Spanish language documents, duties of certain dealers, 490.380

              Trade-ins, satisfaction of outstanding security interest by dealer, 490.400

              Used vehicle dealers, authorized sales, 490.220

       Salespersons, 490.062, 490.250, 490.270, 490.310, 490.420

       Spark arrestors, requirements for certain vehicles, 475.060

       Theft and fraud, duties of Investigation Division, 480.470

       Trails and facilities, funding, 490.069

       Violations, criminal penalties, 490.160, 490.200, 490.500, 490.520

       Youth sports competitions, policy regarding head injuries, requirements, 386.435, 392.452, 455A.200

OFFER (See also BIDS)

       Compromise (See COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT)

       Judgment, offer of judgment, 17.115, NRCP 68, JCRCP 68

       Leases, 104A.2205

       Sale of goods, 104.2205, 104.2206

OFFICIAL BONDS (See PUBLIC OFFICES AND OFFICERS)

OIL AND GAS

       Agriculture, State Board of, membership to represent petroleum industry, 561.055

       Alternative fuels (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

       Aviation fuel specifications, 590.073

       Cities

              Economic Development Revenue Bond Law, 268.512-268.568

              Franchises, power of council to grant, 266.300

              Storage, power to regulate, 266.310

       Commodities, purchases and sales, ch. 91

       Confirmation of title to minerals in purchasers of state lands between 1887 and 1997, 321.331-321.333

       Conservation

              Carbon black, manufacture without permit prima facie waste, 522.080

              Division of Minerals, powers and duties, 522.040, 522.090-522.110

              Drilling, requirements, 522.050, 522.060

              Establishment of drilling units for pools, 522.060

              Hearings, 522.090-522.110

              Injunctive relief, 522.130

              Investigations, 522.040, 522.100

              Lands subject to United States jurisdiction, 522.140

              Penalties, 522.120

              Property rights, leases and contracts modified to conform to regulations, 522.0864

              Regulations and orders, 522.090-522.110

              Unitization, 522.082-522.0878

              Waste

                     Definition, 522.039

                     Prohibition, 522.010

                     Use of gas from well to manufacture carbon products, 522.080

       Contract for sale of goods, recording, 104.2107

       County Economic Development Revenue Bond Law, 244A.669-244A.763

       Definitions, 522.020-522.0395

       Diesel fuel (See DIESEL FUEL)

       Disposal of hazardous waste, 459.465

       Domestic fuels, exemption from sales and use taxes, 372.300, 374.305

       Energy emergencies, ch. 416

       Environmental impairment of real collateral of secured lender, 40.501-40.512

       Federal statutes and regulations, enforcement, 703.153

       Flammable material generally (See EXPLOSIVES AND FLAMMABLE MATERIAL)

       Gas

              Natural gas (See NATURAL GAS)

              Plant and equipment, public utility, 704.020

              Propane (See LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS)

              Theft of property or services, 205.0821-205.0835, 704.800, 704.805

       Gasohol (See GASOHOL)

       Gasoline (See GASOLINE)

       Heating oil (See HEATING OIL)

       Inspection of petroleum products, 445B.830, 590.010-590.150

       Interstate and intrastate pipelines, inspection, regulations, 703.153, 703.154

       Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas, 522.160-522.190

       Leases

              Counties, delinquent property held in trust, 361.606-361.608

              Estates of decedents, authority of personal representatives, 143.530, 149.060-149.100

              Federal lands, 328.450-328.470

              Guardians, authority, 159.165

              Security includes interest in lease, 90.295

              State lands, 322.010-322.040

              Townsites on public land, lease of unclaimed land, 325.090

              Trusts, authority of fiduciary, 163.300

       Liquefied petroleum gas (See LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS)

       Lubricating oil (See LUBRICATING OIL)

       Minerals generally (See MINES AND MINERALS)

       Motor oil (See MOTOR OIL)

       Motor vehicle fuel taxes (See COUNTY FUEL TAXES; MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAXES; SPECIAL FUEL TAX)

       Natural gas (See NATURAL GAS)

       Nevada Fair of Mineral Industries, 551.010

       Occupational diseases, coverage for diseases related to petroleum industry, 617.450

       Oil pipeline carriers (See OIL PIPELINE CARRIERS)

       Production, fees on oil and gas produced, 522.150

       Public Employees’ Retirement System, investments in companies with certain operations in Iran, 286.701-286.725

       Public lands, cession of state jurisdiction, reservation of right to mine, 328.085

       Royalties

              Definition, 362.105, 522.038

              Payment of money derived from sale, 522.113

              Rights, 522.115, 522.118

              Security includes payments for royalties, 90.295

              State, payments to, 321.300, 321.331, 322.030

              Taxation, Art. 10 § 5, ch. 362

              Trusts, principal and income, 164.835, 164.860, 164.875

       Secured transactions (See SECURED TRANSACTIONS)

       Security includes interest in lease or payments from production, right or royalty, 90.295

       Service stations (See SERVICE STATIONS)

       Storage tanks (See also STORAGE TANKS)

              Cleanup of certain discharges of petroleum, 590.700-590.920

              Inspections by Public Utilities Commission, 703.153, 703.154

              Regulation, 459.800-459.856

       Taxation of net proceeds of minerals extracted, Art. 10 § 5, 362.100-362.240

       Water, temporary use for exploration, 534.050

       Wells

              Definitions, 522.028, 522.0295

              Drilling permits, fees, 522.050

              Drilling units, establishment, 522.060

              Injection of fluid through well, regulation, 445A.400, 445A.465-445A.515

              Production from wells, 522.113

              Regulations, 522.040

              Unitization, 522.082-522.0878

OIL PIPELINE CARRIERS

       Certificate of public convenience and necessity, 708.025, 708.035

       Common carriers, 708.020

       Connections, installation, 708.070

       Construction, 708.050

       Damage to or theft of property of utility, penalties, civil remedies, 704.800, 704.805

       Discrimination prohibited, 708.090-708.110

       Eminent domain, 37.010

       Excavation or demolition near subsurface installation, 455.080-455.180

       Exchanges of crude petroleum tonnage, 708.070

       Facilities, installation, 708.070

       Federal statutes and regulations, enforcement, 703.153

       Filing fees, 703.197

       Hearings on complaints, 708.080

       Highway excavations, permit requirements, 408.423

       Penalties, 708.140

       Public utility, defined as, 704.020

       Rates, 708.060, 708.090

       Regulation by Public Utilities Commission, 703.150, 704.280, 708.060, 708.070

       Reports, 708.080

       Safety devices, 704.260, 704.280

       Tariffs, publication, 708.080

       Violations, penalties, 703.380

       Waste of oil, prevention, 708.120

OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE, FEDERAL

       Generally, 287.050-287.240

OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE (See AGED PERSONS—Supplemental Security Income Program)

OLD LAS VEGAS MORMON FORT (See generally STATE PARKS)

OLD TIMER CLUB, NEVADA

       License plates for antique vehicles, duties, 482.381

OLDER PERSONS (See AGED PERSONS)

OLEOMARGARINE (See also DAIRIES AND DAIRY PRODUCTS)

       Labeling, 584.165-584.175

       Sales of unlabeled packages unlawful, 584.170

OMBUDSMEN

       Common-Interest Communities and Condominium Hotels, Ombudsman for Owners in (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES; CONDOMINIUM HOTELS)

       Consumer Affairs for Minorities, Office of Ombudsman of, creation, 232.845

       Insurance companies, designation of complaint representatives, 679B.170

       Long-Term Care Ombudsman, State, creation of Office, duties, 427A.125-427A.165

       Public utilities (See CONSUMER’S ADVOCATE)

       Residential pools and spas, designation, duties, 624.105

ONE ACTION RULE

       Foreclosure of liens on real property, 40.430

ONE-PARTY CONSENT

       Telephone calls, one-party consent to monitoring or recording, 200.650

ONION GROWERS (For specific provisions, see GARLIC AND ONION GROWERS)

       Generally, ch. 556

       Onions (See VEGETABLES)

OPALS

       Collection of gemstones by rockhounds authorized, 381.219

       Commodities, ch. 91

       Virgin Valley black fire opal designated state precious gemstone, 235.100

OPEN CONTAINER LAW

       Prohibition against open container of alcohol in motor vehicle, 484B.150

       Work zones, additional penalties for violations in, 484B.130

OPEN MEETING LAW (For specific provisions, see MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

       Generally, ch. 241

OPEN-SPACE LAND

       Community redevelopment, 279.408, 279.572

       Conservation, ch. 548

       Cooperative agreements, 528.100

       Easements for conservation, 111.390-111.440

       Eminent domain to acquire, 37.039

       Golf courses, assessment of real property as open space, ch. 361A

       Planning commissions, approval of acquisition, 278.240

       Property taxes on open-space real property (See also PROPERTY TAX)

              Appeals, 361A.240, 361A.250, 361A.265, 361A.273

              Assessment of open space

                     Application

                            Action by governing body of county or city, 361A.200

                            Approval or denial by board of county commissioners, 361A.210

                            County assessor, to, 361A.180

                            Filing, contents and execution, 361A.190

                            Public hearing, 361A.200

                     Complaint, hearing and judicial review, 361A.250

                     Determination of use

                            Appeals, 361A.240

                            Legislative authority, Art. 10 § 1

                            Procedure, 361A.170

                     Determination of value for open-space use, 361A.220, 361A.225

                     Disqualification, 361A.230

                     Redetermination of use, 361A.250

              Cessation of open-space use, notification to county assessor, penalty, 361A.270, 361A.283

              Conversion to higher use

                     Deferred tax and penalties, payment, Art. 10 § 1, 361A.265, 361A.280, 361A.283

                     Definition, 361A.031

                     Determination of conversion, notice, 361A.271

                     Determination of taxable value, 361A.277

                     Lien created, 361A.286

                     Notification by owner to county assessor, 361A.270

                     Parcel created after secured tax roll closed, 361A.265

                     Portion of parcel, recording and transmittal of survey, 361A.270

              Disqualification for open-use assessment, 361A.230

              Generally, Art. 10 § 1, 361A.170-361A.250

              Golf courses

                     Definition, 361A.0315

                     Determination of taxable value when property converted to higher use, 361A.277

                     Determination of value for open-space use, 361A.225

                     Disqualification for open-space use assessment, 361A.230

              Lease of water rights to political subdivision for municipal use, certain property classified as open-space real property, 361A.040

              Legislative declaration, 361A.090

              Liens for deferred tax and penalty, 361A.286

              Open-space real property defined, 361A.040

              Open-space use defined, 361A.050

              Personal liability for deferred taxes, 361A.290

              Sale or transfer of property receiving assessment, 361A.286, 361A.290

       Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Infrastructure Act, Special & Local Acts Volume

       Subdivision of land, maintenance of open space, 278.478-278.4789

       Tax-delinquent property, acquisition for use as open space, 361.603

       Taxes for development of open-space land

              Adoption of open-space plan, 376A.020

              Appeals, 360.245, 360.247

              Audits, 360.095, 360.232-360.235

              Charging more than actual amount of excise tax unlawful, 597.820

              Confidentiality of records and files of Department, exceptions, 360.255

              County commissioners, powers, 376A.030

              Deficiency determinations, 360.300-360.400

              Definitions, 376A.010

              Delinquent taxes

                     Action for collection, 360.4193

                     Annual reports, 360.264

                     Designation as bad debt and removal from state books of account, 360.264

                     Liens, 360.473, 360.475

                     Notice of delinquency and demand for payment, 360.510, 360.520

                     Seizure of property, 360.530-360.560

                     Summary judgment for amount due, 360.420-360.470

                     Waiver or reduction of taxes, penalties and interest, 360.294, 360.419

                     Warrants for collection, 360.483, 360.485

              Distribution and use of proceeds, 376A.040, 376A.050, 376A.080

              Imposition of tax

                     Effective date of tax imposed, 376A.060

                     Property tax, rate, 376A.070

                     Sales taxes, rates, 376A.040, 376A.050

              Jeopardized taxes, determination, 360.412-360.416

              Offsetting of certain overpayments, 360.320

              Ordinance imposing tax, mandatory provisions, 376A.060

              Payment of tax

                     Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, 360.263

                     Extension of time, 360.295

                     Installment payments, 360.2915

                     Joint and several liability, 360.297

                     Remittance, 376A.040, 376A.050

                     Returned checks, fees, 360.238

                     Waiver or reduction of taxes, penalties and interest, 360.294, 360.419

              Policies and regulations of Tax Commission, principles for adoption, 360.095

              Priority of taxes and related liens, 360.480

              Refunds, 360.235, 360.236, 360.2935, 360.395

              Rights and responsibilities of taxpayers, 360.2905-360.294

              Special elections, 376A.035

              Successor or assignee to withhold tax from purchase price, liability, 360.525

              Uncollectible debts, 360.265

       Zoning, 278.250, 278.655

OPERA HOUSES (See THEATERS)

OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM

       Prevention of blindness in infants, 442.030-442.110

OPHTHALMIC OR OCULAR DEVICES OR APPLIANCES

       Contact lenses (See CONTACT LENSES)

       Definitions, 636.015-636.024

       Dispensing by unauthorized persons unlawful, 202.246

       Minimum standards, regulation, penalty, 637.073, 637.150

       Prescription for ophthalmic lenses

              Changing without order unlawful, 637.200

              Expiration, 637.175

              Form, 630.375, 636.387

       Sale without prescription, 636.395, 637.025

       Sales taxes, applicability to sales of ophthalmic materials, 372.055, 374.060

OPINIONS

       Attorney General, payment for written opinions, 228.150

       District courts, written opinions, when required, 3.240

       Ethics (See ETHICS—Nevada Ethics in Government Law)

       Expert opinions (See WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY)

       Jurors, unqualified opinion, challenge for cause, 16.050

       Sale of goods, seller’s opinion does not create express warranty, 104.2313

       Supreme Court, 2.160, NRAP 36

OPIUM (See generally CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES)

OPPRESSION UNDER COLOR OF OFFICE

       Penalty, 197.200

OPTICIANS

       Advertising, false, 637.150, 637.200

       Applicability of laws, 637.025

       Apprentice dispensing opticians

              Conditions of employment and supervision, 637.125

              Continuing education, 637.123

              Licenses

                     Child support obligations, effect, 637.113, 637.153

                     Delinquent licenses, 637.123

                     Display, 637.125

                     Expiration and renewal, limitations, 637.123

                     Fees, 637.110, 637.123

              Regulations, 637.100

       Area Health Education Center Program, 396.907

       Athletic trainers’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640B.145

       Bill to patient, charges to be itemized, 629.071

       Board of Dispensing Opticians

              Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of older person or vulnerable person by licensee, receipt of report, 200.5095

              Administrative Procedure Act, ch. 233B

              Appearance before Board, licensee to make certain disclosures, 622.300

              Attorney’s fees and costs, recovery, 622.400, 622.410, 637.060

              Audits, 218G.400

              Budget

                     Base budgets, fundamental review, 218E.435-218E.460

                     State Budget Act, 353.150-353.246

              Cease and desist orders, 637.181

              Child support obligations of licensees, duties, 637.113, 637.153

              Complaints within jurisdiction of other licensing board, duties, immunities, 629.079

              Creation, 637.030

              Criminal history records, inspection, 179.259, 453.3365

              Delinquent fees or penalties, procedure for collection, ch. 353C

              Deposits, 637.060

              Employees

                     Compensation, 637.045, 637.070

                     Contracts to be in writing and approved, 284.013

                     Generally, 637.070

                     Restrictions on employment of certain persons, 622.210-622.230

              Enforcement of laws for public benefit and protection, 622.080

              Examinations, duties, 622.090

              Expenses, 637.060

              FBI, authority to request information from Bureau, 239B.010

              Financial administration, laws inapplicable, 353.005

              Fiscal year, 637.075

              Injunctive relief, 637.185

              Internet publication regarding destruction of medical records, 629.053

              Legal advice, appointment of special deputy, compensation, 228.091

              Legislative Counsel Bureau, reports to, 622.100

              Legislative review of public agencies, ch. 232B

              Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                     Audio or video teleconferences, notices, requirements, 622.340

                     Generally, 637.050

                     Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320

                     Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 622.350

              Members

                     Compensation, 637.045

                     Number, appointment, 629.097, 637.030

                     Qualifications, 232A.020, 622.205, 637.030

                     Removal, 637.030

                     Terms, vacancies, 232A.020

                     Training, 622.200

              Oaths, authority to administer, 637.040

              Officers, 637.040

              Offices, 637.050

              Optical and ophthalmic devices, adoption of minimum standards for, 637.073

              Payments of money for services provided by agency, procedures, 353.146-353.148

              Public health concerns, sharing of information, joint investigations, 622.315

              Records

                     Complaints and disciplinary action, 637.085, 637.150

                     Confidential information, 622.310, 637.085

                     License applications and applicants, 637.085, 637.115

                     Proceedings of Board, 637.085

                     Public records generally, ch. 239

                     Settlement agreements, 622.330

              Regulations

                     Authority to adopt generally, 637.070

                     Committee to review, 439B.225

                     Licensure of dispensing opticians and apprentices, 637.100, 637.121

                     Optical and ophthalmic devices, standards, 637.073

              Regulatory proceedings, 622.300-622.360

              Seal, 637.070

              Sovereign immunity waived, 41.0305-41.039

              Subpoenas, 637.040, 637.190

              Sunset Subcommittee, review of Board by, 232B.220-232B.250

       Business licenses, prohibited acts by local governments, 244.335, 266.355, 268.095, 269.170

       Comparative negligence, actions involving, 41.141

       Contact lenses, requirements for fitting, 637.120, 637.135

       Continuing education requirements, 637.121, 637.135

       Controlled substances addiction, 637.150

       Definitions, 637.020-637.024

       Dietitians’ laws inapplicable, 640E.090

       Disciplinary action

              Authorized actions, 637.150

              Background checks, requirements if proceedings initiated, 622.360

              Consent or settlement agreements, conditions and limitations, 622.330, 622A.170

              Contested cases, procedures, ch. 622A

              Grounds, 622.360, 637.150, 637.153

              Hearing officer or panel, authority, 637.060

              Industrial Insurance Act, violations, proceedings, 637.150, 637.155

              Medical use of marijuana, discipline prohibited, 453A.510

              Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320

              Records, 622.330, 637.085

              Summary of action, availability to public, 622.100

              Suspension or revocation of license

                     Application for licensure after revocation, 637.170

                     Authorized disciplinary action, 637.150

                     Child support obligations, effect, 637.153

                     Contested cases, requirements for revocation, 622A.410

                     Summary suspension authorized, procedures, 233B.127

       Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, Uniform, ch. 415A

       Employment and supervision of personnel, 637.125, 637.183

       Fines, 637.150, 637.181, 637.183

       Fingerprints, 622.360

       Fraud, 637.150

       Health Service Corps, Nevada System of Higher Education, 396.899-396.903

       Injunctions, 637.185

       Insurance fraud, penalties, 686A.281-686A.295

       Intoxication, 637.150

       Investigation of unlicensed activity, 637.181

       Licenses

              Child support obligations, effect, 637.113, 637.153

              Contact lenses, separate license required, 637.120

              Delinquent licenses, 637.140

              Denial, 637.113, 637.150

              Display, 637.120

              Duplicate licenses, 637.120

              Examinations, 637.110

              Expiration and renewal, 637.113, 637.140

              Fees, 637.110, 637.140

              Inactive status, reactivation, 637.140

              Issuance, 637.120

              Limited license, 637.121

              Qualifications, 637.100

              Reciprocity, 637.110

              Reinstatement, 622A.410, 637.153, 637.170

              Special license, 637.127

              Suspension or revocation (See Disciplinary action, this heading)

              Transfer prohibited, 637.120

       Malpractice

              Grounds for disciplinary action, 637.150

              Limitation of actions, 41A.097

              Reports by insurer, 690B.250

       Medical Education Council of Nevada, 396.908

       Observation of rendering of care by practitioner, immunity from liability, 629.081

       Occupational therapists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640A.070

       Offices

              Equal enjoyment of facilities, entitlement, 651.050-651.120

              Operation of medical facility, prohibited acts, 637.150

              Sign regarding medical records, posting, 629.051

              Smoking restricted, 202.2483-202.24925, 475.050

       Ophthalmic dispensing

              Definition, 637.022

              Practice in optometry, acts constituting, 636.025

              Practice without license prohibited, 637.090

       Optical and ophthalmic devices, minimum standards for, penalty, 637.073, 637.150

       Patients’ records (See MEDICAL RECORDS)

       Physical therapy referrals, disclosure of financial interest, 629.075

       Prepaid professional services contracts with public employee organizations, 287.500-287.530

       Prescription glasses, dispensing by unauthorized persons unlawful, 202.246

       Prescriptions

              Changing without order unlawful, 637.200

              Expiration, 637.175

              Form, 630.375, 636.387

       Probation, 637.150

       Property, exemption from execution, 21.090

       Provider of health care defined, 629.031

       Referrals restricted, penalty, 439B.420, 439B.425

       Reprimands, 637.150

       Unlawful acts, 637.200

       Unlicensed practice prohibited, penalties, 637.090, 637.181

       Unprofessional conduct, 637.150

OPTIONS

       Collateral, option to require additional collateral at will, 104.1309

       Commodities generally (See COMMODITIES)

       Independent administration of estates, powers of personal representatives, 143.370, 143.425, 143.430, 143.625

       Lease-purchase generally (See LEASE-PURCHASE AND INSTALLMENT-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS)

       Payment or performance, acceleration at will, 104.1309

       Probate sale, mining property, 148.360-148.400

       Public employees’ retirement benefits (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

       Real estate options, dealer defined as broker, 645.030

       Sales contracts, performance, 104.2311

       Securities generally (See SECURITIES)

OPTOMETRISTS

       Advertising, 636.016, 636.302, 636.380

       Applicability of laws, 636.390-636.395

       Area Health Education Center Program, 396.907

       Assault or battery committed upon, penalty, 200.471, 200.481

       Assumed name, practice under, 636.350

       Athletic trainers’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640B.145

       Bill to patient, charges to be itemized, 629.071

       Business licenses, prohibited acts by local governments, 244.335, 266.355, 268.095, 269.170

       Child abuse or neglect, reports, 432B.220-432B.250, 432B.290

       Chiropractors, practice of optometry prohibited, 634.220

       Communicable diseases, 636.295

       Comparative negligence, actions involving, 41.141

       Complaints against, 636.305, 636.310

       Contact lenses, requirements for initial fitting, 630.375, 636.387

       Controlled substances (See also CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES)

              Addiction, 636.295

              Practitioner includes certified optometrists, 453.126

              Research information confidential, 453.157

       Dangerous drugs (See also DANGEROUS DRUGS)

              Definition of practitioner includes optometrists, 454.00958

       Definitions, 636.015-636.024

       Dietitians’ laws inapplicable, 640E.090

       Disciplinary action

              Actions authorized, 636.325

              Authority of Nevada State Board of Optometry, generally, 636.130, 636.290

              Background checks, requirements if proceedings initiated, 622.360

              Complaints, procedure, 636.107, 636.305-636.315

              Consent or settlement agreements, conditions and limitations, 622.330

              Grounds, 454.361, 622.360, 636.295, 636.304

              Hearings

                     Hearing officers and panels, authority, procedural requirements, 636.110, 636.337

                     Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320

                     Public hearing of formal charge, rights of licensee, 636.320

                     Rehearings, 636.330, 636.335

              Medical use of marijuana, discipline prohibited, 453A.510

              Records, 622.330, 636.107, 636.325

              Summary of action, reports, availability to public, 622.100

              Suspension or revocation of license

                     Child support obligations, effect, 636.304

                     Contested cases, revocation and reinstatement, 622A.410

                     Renewal, failure to timely comply with requirements, 636.270, 636.275

                     Restoration of revoked or suspended license, 636.275, 636.340

                     Summary suspension authorized, procedures, 233B.127

       Discrimination against optometrists prohibited, 636.385

       Dispensing opticians’ licensing laws inapplicable, 637.025

       Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, Uniform, ch. 415A

       Ethics Institute, 396.797-396.7975

       Extended clinical facilities, 636.143, 636.227

       False pretenses and representations, 636.295

       Fee splitting, 636.301, 636.374

       Fines, 636.285, 636.420

       Fingerprints, 622.360

       Fraud, 636.295

       Generic drugs, substitution for brand name drugs, 639.2583-639.2597

       Glaucoma, certification to treat, 636.2891-636.2895

       Health insurance policies, medical and surgical services, 689A.380

       Health maintenance organization

              Division of fees, restrictions, 636.301

              Permit required for professional association with, 636.347

       Health Service Corps, Nevada System of Higher Education, 396.899-396.903

       Homeopathic physicians’ licensing laws inapplicable, 630A.090

       Injunctions, 636.407

       Insurance fraud, penalties, 686A.281-686A.295

       Intoxication, 636.295

       Legislative declaration, 636.010

       Licenses

              Board, authority to grant or refuse, NRS 636.130

              Child support obligations, effect, 636.159, 636.304

              Contents, 636.215

              Continuing education requirements, NRS 636.260

              Denial, grounds, NRS 636.159

              Display, 636.360

              Duplicates, 636.365

              Effect of licensure, 636.345

              Examinations, 636.160-636.200

              Execution, 636.215

              Fees, 636.143, 636.150

              Issuance, 636.130, 636.159, 636.220

              Qualifications, proof, 636.155

              Renewal, 636.159, 636.250-636.285

              Requirements for obtaining, 636.150

              Suspension or revocation (See Disciplinary action, this heading)

              Unauthorized use prohibited, 636.355

       Local government employee organizations, prohibition on membership, 288.140

       Malpractice actions

              Grounds for disciplinary action, 636.295

              Limitation of actions, 41A.097

              Reports by insurer, 690B.250

              Unprofessional conduct, 636.303

       Medical Education Council of Nevada, 396.908

       Medical records (See MEDICAL RECORDS)

       Nevada State Board of Optometry

              Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of older person or vulnerable person by licensee, receipt of report, 200.5095

              Administrative Procedure Act, ch. 233B

              Appearance before Board, licensee to make certain disclosures, 622.300

              Attorney General may act as counsel, 636.090

              Attorney’s fees and costs, recovery, 622.400, 622.410, 636.110

              Audits, 218G.400

              Budget

                     Base budgets, fundamental review, 218E.435-218E.460

                     State Budget Act, 353.150-353.246

              Child support obligations of licensees, duties, 636.159, 636.304

              Complaints within jurisdiction of other licensing board, duties, immunities, 629.079

              Creation, 636.030

              Criminal history records, inspection, 179.259, 453.3365

              Delinquent fees or penalties, procedure for collection, ch. 353C

              Deposits, 636.110

              Employees

                     Compensation, 636.075

                     Contracts to be in writing and approved, 284.013

                     Generally, 636.090

                     Restrictions on employment of certain persons, 622.210-622.230

              Enforcement of laws for public benefit and protection, 622.080

              Examinations, duties, 622.090

              Executive Director, 622.220, 636.080, 636.085, 636.110

              Expenses, 636.075, 636.110

              Extended clinical facilities, duties, 636.227

              FBI, authority to request information from Bureau, 239B.010

              Financial administration, laws inapplicable, 353.005

              Fiscal year, 636.103

              Injunctive relief, 636.407

              Internet publication regarding destruction of medical records, 629.053

              Legal advice, appointment of special deputy, compensation, 228.091

              Legislative Counsel Bureau, reports to, 622.100

              Legislative review of public agencies, ch. 232B

              Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                     Audio or video teleconferences, notices, requirements, 622.340

                     Generally, 636.095

                     Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320

                     Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 622.350

                     Special meetings, 636.095

              Members

                     Compensation, 636.075

                     Number, appointment, 629.097, 636.030

                     Qualifications, 232A.020, 622.205, 636.035

                     Terms, vacancies, 232A.020, 636.070

                     Training, 622.200

              Notices to licensees, procedure, 636.375

              Offices, 636.100

              Payments of money for services provided by agency, procedures, 353.146-353.148

              President, 636.080

              Property, inventory to be kept, 636.105

              Public health concerns, sharing of information, joint investigations, 622.315

              Quorum, 636.095

              Records

                     Complaints and disciplinary proceedings, 636.105, 636.107, 636.315, 636.325

                     Confidential information, 622.310, 636.107

                     Examination results, 636.105

                     Proceedings of Board, 636.105

                     Property inventory, 636.105

                     Public records generally, ch. 239

                     Roster of licensees, 636.105

                     Settlement agreements, 622.330

              Regulations

                     Assumed or fictitious name, practice under, 636.350

                     Authority to adopt, generally, 636.125

                     Glaucoma treatment, certification, 636.2893

                     Health maintenance organizations, contract permits, 636.347

                     Review by Legislative Committee on Health Care, 439B.225

                     Therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, certifications, 636.287

                     Topical ophthalmic pharmaceutical agents, use, 636.382

              Regulatory proceedings, 622.300-622.360

              Schools of optometry, accreditation, 636.135

              Seal, 636.100

              Sovereign immunity waived, 41.0305-41.039

              Subpoena power, 636.141

              Sunset Subcommittee, review of Board by, 232B.220-232B.250

       Nurses and nursing assistants, reports of misconduct, 632.472

       Observation of rendering of care by practitioner, immunity from liability, 629.081

       Occupational therapists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640A.070

       Offices

              Equal enjoyment of facilities, entitlement, 651.050-651.120

              Leases from unlicensed persons, 636.372

              Location of practice, notice to Board, 636.370

              Operation of medical facility, prohibited acts, 636.295

              Sign regarding medical records, posting, 629.051

              Signs regarding prescription labels, posting, 639.2352

              Smoking restricted, 202.2483-202.24925, 475.050

       Older persons, reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, immunity from liability, 200.5093, 200.5094, 200.5096

       Ophthalmic lenses, prescriptions for, 636.387

       Ophthalmologists, authority to collaborate with, 636.374

       Osteopathic physicians

              Business associations with optometrists authorized, 633.131

              Licensing laws inapplicable to optometrists, 633.171

       Physical therapy referrals, disclosure of financial interest, 629.075

       Physicians

              Business associations with optometrists, 636.372, 636.373

              Licensing laws inapplicable to optometrists, 630.047

       Place of practice, notice required, 636.370

       Practice of optometry defined, 636.025

       Prepaid services contracts with public employee organizations, 287.500-287.530

       Prescription glasses, dispensing by unauthorized persons unlawful, 202.246

       Probation, 636.325

       Property, exemption from execution, 21.090

       Provider of health care defined, 629.031

       Referrals restricted, penalty, 439B.420, 439B.425

       Reprimands, 636.325

       Respiratory care practitioners prohibited from performing certain services, 630.279

       Roster, 636.120

       Sales taxes, applicability to sales of ophthalmic materials, 372.055, 374.060

       Schools of optometry, accreditation, 636.135

       Specimens, manipulation of persons for collection, 652.210

       Therapeutic pharmaceutical agents

              Administration or prescription without certification prohibited, 636.286

              Certification, requirements and regulations, 636.287

              Definition, 636.024

              Issuance of certificates, 636.288

              Limitations on prescribing certain agents, 636.2882

              List of certified optometrists, provision to State Board of Pharmacy, 636.288

              Renewal of certification to administer and prescribe, requirements, 636.260

       Topical ophthalmic pharmaceutical agents

              Agents which may be used, 636.382

              Certification authorizing use, 636.382

              Defined as diagnostic pharmaceutical agents, 636.019

              Diagnostic use, 636.025, 636.382

              Misuse constitutes unprofessional conduct, 636.303

       Unlicensed practice prohibited, 636.145

       Unprofessional or unethical conduct, acts constituting, 636.300-636.303

       Violations of regulatory provisions, 636.285, 636.405-636.420

       Vulnerable persons, reports regarding abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, immunity from liability, 200.50935, 200.5094, 200.5096

ORAL HEALTH, STATE PROGRAM FOR

       Advisory Committee on the State Program for Oral Health

              Advice and recommendations, receipt and dissemination, 439.272, 439.279

              Creation, 439.2792

              Duties, 439.2792, 439.2793

              Meetings, quorum, 439.2792

              Members, Chair, 439.2792

       Creation, purpose, 439.2791

       Definitions, 439.271-439.2713

ORCHARDS

       Fires, penalties for damages due to malice or gross negligence, 205.020, 475.040

       Malicious destruction of shrubs or trees, 206.015

       Pest control, 555.005-555.125

ORDERS OF COURT (See JUDGMENTS, DECREES AND ORDERS)

ORDINANCES

       Affordable housing, 244.189

       Air pollution, 244.361, 268.410

       Aircraft noise, reports of violations, 244.418

       Airport management, 496.130

       Alcoholic beverage sales (See Intoxicating liquor, this heading)

       Alternative dispute resolution, court fees imposed for support of programs, 19.0315

       Amateur radio service communications, 278.02085

       Amusement parks, 455B.100

       Animal breeders, permits, 574.353

       Animal control

              Cities, 266.325

              Counties, 244.189, 244.355, 244.359

              Towns, 269.195, 269.200

       Annexation

              Cities, 268.592, 268.596, 268.604

              Towns, 269.650, 269.654, 269.660

       Aviation fuel tax, 365.203

       Begging, regulation of time, place or manner, 207.030

       Bicycles, 484A.400

       Billboards, remedies when certain improvement projects obstruct visibility, 278.0213

       Birth registration, time for, 440.280

       Boats and boating, 488.059

       Bonds, issuance, 350.380, 350.578, 350.579

       Budgets, actions of governing body by ordinance, 354.590

       Building codes, 244.105, 244.3675, 268.012, 268.413, 278.580

       Businesses and trades

              Adoption of rules affecting businesses, procedure, 237.030-237.150

              City regulation, 266.355-266.368, 268.095, 268.0951

              County regulation, 244.335-244.33509

              Fees, restrictions, 354.5989, 364.200-364.220

              Town regulation, 269.170-269.175

       Cemeteries, acquisition, maintenance and abolishment, 266.316

       Central business area, district to defray cost of improving, 268.802, 268.808

       Charitable solicitations on highway medians or sidewalks, 244.3555, 268.423

       Child care facilities, licensing, 432A.131

       Cigarettes or other tobacco products, restrictions on regulating, 202.249

       Circuses, 244.340, 268.0975, 269.170-269.173

       Cities, effect of organization or change of population category, 266.075

       City council, powers, 266.105, 266.250, 266.260

       City-county relief tax, 377.030, 377.040

       Codes

              Cities, 268.014

              Counties, 244.116-244.119

              Towns, 269.166-269.169, 269.610

       Commercial coaches, construction and safety standards, 461A.110, 489.288

       Common-interest communities, applicability of local regulations, 116.1106

       Community redevelopment plans, 244.189, 279.586, 279A.030, 279B.030

       Condominium hotels, applicability of local regulations, 116B.250

       Constable, abolishment of office, 258.010

       Construction codes and energy codes, 278.581

       County advisory boards, establishment, expenses, 244.1945

       County coroner, creation of office, 244.163

       County hospitals, lease of naming rights, 450.810

       County officers and employees

              Annual, sick and disability leave, 245.210

              Disability pension or insurance program for peace officers and firefighters, 245.211

              Dismissal of employees, procedure for hearings, 245.065

       County offices, organization in smaller counties, 244.1507

       Court fees, additional filing fees in civil actions, 19.0313, 19.03135, 19.033

       Criminal gang activity, injunction or recovery of damages, 244.35705, 268.4128

       Criminal offenses, notification to Court Administrator, 246.062, 266.118

       Dancing halls, 244.345, 269.170-269.173

       Debt service fund, 350.202-350.208

       Declaratory judgments, 30.040, 30.130, 30.160

       Disclosure of improper governmental action, protection procedures, 281.635, 281.645

       Discrimination in public accommodations, 651.100

       Disorderly conduct, prevention and punishment, 269.215

       District attorneys, duties, 252.170

       Dogs, licensing, 244.359, 266.325, 269.225

       Driving under the influence, 484A.410

       Economic development zones, 274.130, 274.160

       Election wards, creation, alteration of boundaries, 266.095

       Enactment

              Cities, 266.110, 266.115, 266.250

              Counties, 244.095-244.105, 244.189

              Towns, 269.155-269.165

       Endangered species, imposition of fee for preservation, 244.386

       Entertainment by referral services, 244.345

       Equal enjoyment of facilities, services, 651.100

       Escort services, 244.345

       Exhibitions, permanent, 244.340, 268.0975, 269.170-269.173

       Explosives and combustible materials, storage, 244.2961, 266.310, 269.220

       Family cemeteries, authority to designate, 451.067

       Farmers’ markets, 244.337, 268.092

       Fire code, 244.2961, 266.310

       Fire departments, creation of districts, transport fees, 244.2961

       Fire Marshal, State, assistance to local governments in drafting ordinances, 477.030

       Fire protection districts, 474.460

       Fire safety, 477.110

       Firearms, limited authority to regulate, 244.364, 268.418, 269.222

       Fires, investigation, 244.3673

       Fireworks, regulation and control, 244.367

       Flag of United States, display, 278.02083

       Flood control districts, 543.290

       Flood control, financial assistance to property owners, 244.3653, 244.36605

       Food handlers, physical examinations, 244.369

       Fuel taxes, county, ch. 373

       Gaming

              Cities, 266.355-266.368

              Counties, 244.345

              Generally, 463.395

              Towns, 269.170-269.175

       Garbage, operation of disposal systems, 444.530

       General improvement districts, 318.070

       Genetic marker testing, fund for, creation, 176.0915

       Golf carts, operation within planned communities, 484A.467

       Governmental services tax, imposition, 371.043, 371.045

       Graffiti, removal, 244.36935, 244.3694

       Group homes and related facilities, terms to match state laws, 244.3549, 268.0193

       Hazardous materials, transportation, 484A.420

       Health, public, 439.420

       Incorporation, power to adopt ordinances before, 266.041

       Infrastructure tax, 377B.100-377B.120

       Initiative, 295.075-295.125, 295.195-295.220

       Inland ports and inland port authorities, 277B.180, 277B.190

       Intoxicating liquor

              Grocery stores, authority to provide samples, preemption of conflicting local ordinances, 597.225

              Sales

                     Cities, 268.090

                     Counties, 244.350, 244.3501

                     Towns, 269.170-269.175

       Jet or turbine-powered aircraft fuel tax, 365.203

       Judicial notice, 47.140, 266.066

       Junk dealers, advertisements, 647.0193

       Justice courts

              Fee for support of substance abuse programs, 4.075

              Fee to offset costs of providing legal aid to certain victims, 4.071

              Jurisdiction over ordinance violations, 4.370, 269.165

       Juvenile justice

              Citizen’s advisory committee, establishment, 62G.230, 62G.240

              Department of juvenile justice services, establishment, 62G.210, 62G.230

              Forestry camps, establishment, 244.2969-244.299

              Joint board, establishment, 62G.230

       Law libraries, establishment, 380.010, 380.110

       Legal aid, fees imposed for support of programs, 4.071, 19.0312, 247.305

       Light systems, regulation of use, 710.540

       Liquefied petroleum gas, conformance with state law and regulations, exception, 590.545

       Local improvement districts, 271.325, 271.6415, 271.6445

       Locksmiths, fees for permits, 655.070

       Loitering and prowling, 244.357, 268.409, 269.217

       Low emission and energy-efficient vehicles, operation within planned communities, 484A.467

       Maintenance districts, 268.793

       Manufactured home parks, construction and safety standards, 461A.110

       Manufactured or mobile homes, construction and safety standards, 461A.110, 489.288

       Marijuana, unlawful possession not for purpose of sale, 453.3361

       Marriage certificates, issuance by county clerk, 246.100

       Master plans, procedure for adoption of minor amendments, 278.225

       Mayor, approval of ordinances, 266.200

       Medical and related facilities, terms to match state laws, 244.3549, 268.0193

       Mental health programs, 436.130

       Miscellaneous special taxes, 377A.020-377A.040, 377A.094-377A.110

       Misdemeanor offenses, power to establish by ordinance, 268.018

       Municipal courts

              Court of record, designation by ordinance, 5.010

              Jurisdiction over ordinance violations, 5.050, 266.550, 266.555

       Noise, prevention of excessive noise generally, 244.363, 268.412, 268.4124

       Nuisances, abatement

              Cities, 266.335, 268.019, 268.410, 268.412-268.4126

              Counties, 244.360-244.363

              Towns, 269.205, 269.210

       Off-highway vehicles, operation by minors, 490.100

       Open-space land, sales taxes for development, 376A.060

       Open-space use assessment, 361A.170

       Outdoor assemblies, 244.354, 268.429

       Paging services, customer records, 244.3475, 268.0972

       Park and recreation commission, creation, 244.3071-244.30792

       Park commission, creation, 244.308-244.3091

       Parking, 244.3575, 266.277, 266.280

       Pedestrian malls, 268.812, 268.813, 268.820

       Penalties, 269.160

       Pet cemeteries and crematories, 452.650

       Picketing, 614.160

       Planned Unit Development Law, ch. 278A

       Planning commissions, creation, 268.110

       Pleading and proof, 266.066, 268.017

       Police ordinances, 244.357, 266.321

       Police protection districts, 268.783

       Property managers, certification, 244.334, 244.3345, 268.0887, 268.0888

       Prostitution, 269.175

       Prowling and loitering, 244.357, 268.409, 269.217

       Public defender, creation of office, 260.010

       Public utilities

              Acquisition or establishment, 244.366, 266.290

              Fees applicable to utilities, imposition or increase, 354.59881-354.59889

       Qualified alternative fuel vehicles, parking program, 484A.197, 484A.468

       Rabies, programs for control, 244.358, 268.427, 269.227

       Railroads and railways, 266.295

       Recording and proof, 244.115

       Recycling programs, 444A.050

       Referendum, 295.075-295.180, 295.195-295.220

       Regional transportation commissions, creation, ch. 277A

       Registrar of voters, creation of office, 244.164

       Rehabilitation of residential property, 244.189, 279A.030, 279B.030

       Revenue laws, 266.615

       Room tax (See ROOM TAX)

       Rural Housing Authority, compliance, 315.989

       Sanitation, 244.357

       Secondhand dealers

              Advertisements, 647.0193

              Licensure, fines for certain violations, 244.3485, 268.0974

       Sewerage systems

              Financial assistance to persons to connect to public system, 244.3651, 244.36605, 244A.0505, 244A.056, 350.2011

              Mandate to connect to system provided by public utility or entity, 244.3663, 268.4105

              Regulation of use, 710.540

       Skateboard parks, 455B.300

       Skiers, snowboarders and snow recreation areas, regulation, 455A.190

       Solar energy systems, 278.0208

       Solid waste management, operation of systems, 444.530

       Style, 244.115, 266.110

       Subdivision of land, ch. 278

       Sudden infant death syndrome, 440.420, 440.435

       Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 277.215, 278.813-278.818

       Tax increment areas, 278C.220, 278C.230

       Taxicab motor carriers, 268.097

       Tent shows and theme parks, 244.340, 268.0975, 269.170-269.173

       Tourism and entertainment facilities, districts to finance, 268.798

       Tourism improvement districts, 271A.070, 271A.080

       Towns

              Advisory boards

                     Creation, 269.576-269.578

                     Ordinances for town, powers of board, 269.590

              Boundaries, alteration, 269.623

              Citizen’s advisory council, creation, 269.024

              Codification of ordinances, 269.610

              Copies of ordinances, availability, 269.605

              Effective date of ordinances adopted by town board, 269.021, 269.590

              Employees, procedure for hearings on dismissal, 269.083

              Enactment, notice, 269.155-269.165

              Merger, 269.623

              Public services, power to franchise, provide or control, 269.129

              Publication of town codes, 269.610

       Traffic control

              Cities, 266.277, 484A.400-484A.420, 484A.467, 484A.470, 484B.307

              Counties, 244.356, 244.357, 484A.400, 484A.420, 484A.467, 484B.307

              Towns, 269.185, 484A.400, 484A.420, 484B.307

       Trailheads, 455B.490

       Transient lodging, tax on (See ROOM TAX)

       Transportation districts, creation, 244A.252, 244A.254, 268.442, 268.444

       Transportation, tax for improvement of, 278.710

       Unincorporated towns, formation, 269.560-269.570

       Violations generally

              Administrative assessments, 176.059-176.0613

              Citations, issuance, 171.17751

              Justice courts, jurisdiction, 4.370, 269.165

              Juvenile offenders, 62B.330, 62C.010

              Municipal courts, jurisdiction, 5.050, 266.550, 266.555

              Penalties

                     Cities, 266.105, 268.019

                     Counties, 244.189

                     Towns, 269.160

       Water

              Connection into system provided by public utility or public entity, 244.3655, 268.4102

              Conservancy district, purchase or lease of water from, 541.180

              Excise tax on use of water, imposition, 244.3661, 268.4112

              Financial assistance to persons to connect to public system, 244.3651, 244.36605, 244A.0505, 244A.056, 350.2011

              Pollution, 244.365

              Recreational purposes, prohibition or restriction of use of water for, 533.030

              Systems, regulation of use, 710.540

              Waste, prohibition, 244.3665, 268.411

       Water recreation access areas, 455B.490

       Wind energy systems, 278.02077

       Zoning (See ZONING)

ORDNANCE (See AMMUNITION; FIREARMS)

ORE REDUCTION WORKS (See MINES AND MINERALS)

OREGON, STATE OF (See also NONRESIDENTS)

       Columbia Basin Interstate Compact, 538.420-538.500

       Emergency communications technicians, leave for emergencies in adjoining states, 281.149

       Red Cross disaster technicians, leave for emergencies in adjoining states, 281.147

       Thrifts, priority for acquisition of companies in receivership, 677.545

       Western Interstate Higher Education Compact, member, 397.020 (Art. I)

       Western Interstate Nuclear Compact, 459.001

ORES (See MINES AND MINERALS)

ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

       Agricultural products generally (See AGRICULTURE; specific products)

       Certification of producers and handlers, 587.700-587.830

ORGANIZED CRIME (See CRIMINAL GANGS; RACKETEERING)

ORGANS, HUMAN (See ANATOMICAL GIFTS; HUMAN ORGANS)

ORIENTAL MEDICINE

       Acupuncture

              Definition, 634A.020

              Health insurance reimbursement, 689A.0475, 689B.049, 695B.196, 695C.1765

       Allied health profession defined, 450.005

       Applicability of laws, 634A.200

       Area Health Education Center Program, 396.907

       Assault or battery committed upon, penalty, 200.471, 200.481

       Athletic trainers’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640B.145

       Bill to patient, charges to be itemized, 629.071

       Births and deaths, reporting required, 634A.210

       Business licenses, prohibited acts by local governments, 244.335, 266.355, 268.095, 269.170

       Certificates, temporary, issuance for lectures or educational seminars, 634A.165

       Continuing education, 634A.167

       Contracts for prepaid professional services, 287.500-287.530

       Controlled substances, addiction or unlawful administration, 634A.170

       County hospitals, equal privileges of practitioners, 450.430

       Courses of study, regulations, 634A.090

       Definitions, 634A.020

       Dietitians’ laws inapplicable, 640E.090

       Disciplinary action

              Background checks, requirements if proceedings initiated, 622.360

              Commencement of proceedings, 634A.180

              Complaints, 634A.085, 634A.185

              Consent or settlement agreements, conditions and limitations, 622.330, 622A.170

              Contested cases, procedures, ch. 622A

              Grounds, 622.360, 634A.115, 634A.160, 634A.170, 634A.175

              Medical use of marijuana, discipline prohibited, 453A.510

              Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320

              Records, 622.330, 634A.185

              Summary of action, availability to public, 622.100

              Suspension or revocation of license

                     Annual fee, failure to pay, 634A.160

                     Child support obligations, effect, 634A.175

                     Contested cases, requirements for revocation, 622A.410

                     Renewal, failure to timely provide information, 634A.160

                     Summary suspension authorized, procedures, 233B.127

       Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, Uniform, ch. 415A

       Ethics Institute, 396.797-396.7975

       False pretenses and representations, 634A.170

       Fines for violations, 634A.250

       Fingerprints, 622.360, 634A.110

       Fraud, 634A.170

       Health insurance

              Insurance fraud, penalties, 686A.281-686A.295

              List of providers, fee for inclusion prohibited, 679A.200

              Policies, inclusion of Oriental medicine services, 689A.380

              Uniform billing and claim forms, use, 689A.105, 689B.250

       Health Service Corps, Nevada System of Higher Education, 396.899-396.903

       Herbal medicine defined, 634A.020

       Homeopathic physician’s licensing laws inapplicable, 630A.090

       Industrial Insurance Act, violations, 634A.170, 634A.180

       Injunctions, 634A.240

       Intoxication of practitioner, 634A.170

       Legislative declaration, 634A.010

       Licenses

              Application, 634A.110, 634A.115

              Cancellation, 634A.160

              Child support obligations, effect, 634A.115, 634A.175

              Code of ethics, 634A.070

              Display, 634A.160

              Examinations, 634A.120

              Fees, 634A.110, 634A.160

              Issuance, 634A.115, 634A.140, 634A.144

              Qualifications, 634A.140

              Reinstatement, 622A.410, 634A.160, 634A.167, 634A.175

              Renewal, 634A.115, 634A.144, 634A.167

              Safe injection practices, attestation of knowledge, 634A.144

              Suspension or revocation (See Disciplinary action, this heading)

       Local government employee organizations, prohibition on membership, 288.140

       Malpractice

              Grounds for disciplinary action, 634A.170

              Limitation of actions, 41A.097

              Reports by insurer, 690B.250

       Massage therapists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640C.100

       Medical Education Council of Nevada, 396.908

       Observation of rendering of care by practitioner, immunity from liability, 629.081

       Occupational therapists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640A.070

       Offices of practitioners

              Equal enjoyment of facilities, entitlement, 651.050-651.120

              Operation of medical facility, prohibited acts, 634A.170

              Sign regarding medical records, posting, 629.051

              Smoking restricted, 202.2483-202.24925, 475.050

       Patients’ records (See MEDICAL RECORDS)

       Physical therapists, practice of Oriental medicine prohibited, 640.190

       Physical therapy referrals, disclosure of financial interest, 629.075

       Physician of Oriental medicine, use of title, 634A.190

       Physicians’ licensing laws inapplicable, 630.047, 634A.190

       Practice without license, penalty, 634A.230, 634A.240

       Property, exemption from execution, 21.090

       Provider of health care defined, 629.031

       Referrals restricted, penalties, 439B.420, 439B.425

       Schools of Oriental medicine, approval and list, 634A.080, 634A.090

       Seminars, temporary certificates and restrictions, 634A.165, 634A.225

       Silicone, injection of liquid substance prohibited, 634A.170

       State Board of Oriental Medicine

              Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of older person or vulnerable person by licensee, receipt of report, 200.5095

              Administrative Procedure Act, ch. 233B

              Appearance before Board, licensee to make certain disclosures, 622.300

              Attorney’s fees and costs, recovery, 622.400, 622.410

              Audits, 218G.400

              Budget

                     Base budgets, fundamental review, 218E.435-218E.460

                     State Budget Act, 353.150-353.246

              Child support obligations of licensees, duties, 634A.115, 634A.175

              Complaints within jurisdiction of other licensing board, duties, immunities, 629.079

              Creation, 634A.030

              Criminal history records, inspection, 179.259, 453.3365, 634A.110

              Delinquent fees or penalties, procedure for collection, ch. 353C

              Duties generally, 634A.080, 634A.085

              Employees, 284.013, 622.210-622.230, 634A.050, 634A.070

              Enforcement of laws for public benefit and protection, 622.080

              Examinations, duties, 622.090

              FBI, authority to request information from Bureau, 239B.010

              Finances and funds, 634A.080

              Financial administration, laws inapplicable, 353.005

              Injunctive relief available to, 634A.240

              Internet publication regarding destruction of medical records, 629.053

              Legal advice, appointment of special deputy, compensation, 228.091

              Legislative Counsel Bureau, reports to, 622.100

              Legislative review of public agencies, ch. 232B

              Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                     Audio or video teleconferences, notices, requirements, 622.340

                     Generally, 634A.080

                     Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320

                     Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 622.350

              Members

                     Compensation, 634A.050

                     Number, appointment, 629.097, 634A.030, 634A.040

                     Oath of office, Art. 15 § 2, 634A.030

                     Qualifications, 232A.020, 622.205, 634A.040

                     Training, 622.200

              Officers, 634A.060

              Payments of money for services provided by agency, procedures, 353.146-353.148

              Powers, 634A.070

              Public health concerns, sharing of information, joint investigations, 622.315

              Records

                     Complaints and disciplinary proceedings, 634A.085, 634A.185

                     Confidential information, 622.310, 634A.185

                     Proceedings of Board, 634A.080

                     Public records generally, ch. 239

                     Roster of licensees, 634A.080

                     Settlement agreements, 622.330

              Regulations, 439B.225, 634A.070, 634A.165

              Regulatory proceedings, 622.300-622.360

              Schools of Oriental medicine, approval and list, 634A.080, 634A.090

              Seal, 634A.080

              Subpoenas, witnesses, 634A.070

              Sunset Subcommittee, review of Board by, 232B.220-232B.250

              Vacancies, 232A.020

       Temporary certificates, issuance for lectures or educational seminars, 634A.165

       Vital statistics, reporting required, 634A.210

ORIENTAL UNARMED SELF-DEFENSE (See also UNARMED COMBAT)

       Contests and exhibitions, applicability of unarmed combat laws, 467.070, 467.173

ORMSBY COUNTY (See CARSON CITY)

OROVADA SERIES

       State soil, 235.115

ORPHANS

       Adoption (See ADOPTION OF CHILDREN)

       Foundling reports, contents, 440.330

       Protective services and custody of child, 432B.325-432B.400

       Safe Haven Law, 128.097, 432B.390, 432B.630

ORV’S (See OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES; TRIMOBILES)

OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS

       Abortions (See also ABORTION)

              Certification of informed consent, marital status and age, 442.252-442.257

              Liability for failure to preserve life of infant under certain conditions, 442.270

              Records, 442.256

              Unprofessional conduct, 633.131

              When permitted, 442.250

       Admonishment, 633.510

       Adoption of children, placement license required, 127.240

       Advertising, 633.131

       Aged persons, reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, immunity from liability, 200.5093, 200.5094, 200.5096

       Alcohol abuse counselors, laws inapplicable, 641C.130

       Anatomical Dissection, Committee on, representation, 451.360

       Anatomical Gift Act, 451.500-451.598

       Anesthesia (See ANESTHESIA)

       Applicability of laws, 633.171

       Area Health Education Center Program, 396.907

       Armed Forces personnel

              Agreements to provide care in local hospitals, 449.2455

              Laws inapplicable, 633.171

              License renewal fee, exemption during active duty status, 633.471

       Artificial insemination, duties, 126.061

       Assault or battery committed upon, penalty, 200.471, 200.481

       Athletic trainers, applicability of laws, 640B.085, 640B.090, 640B.145

       Audiologists’ and speech pathologists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 637B.080

       Autopsies, practice of osteopathic medicine includes performance of, 633.108

       Bill to patient, itemization of charges, 629.071

       Birth (See also Minors, this heading)

              Certificates, duties, penalty for failure to file, 440.280, 440.740

              Registrar of Vital Statistics, duty to furnish information to, 440.100, 633.161

       Blood products, requirements for records, tests and equipment, 460.030

       Breast implants, informed consent requirements, 449.740, 449.750

       Burn injuries, reports, 629.045

       Business licenses, prohibited acts by local governments, 244.335, 266.355, 268.095, 269.170

       Children (See Minors, this heading)

       Chiropractors, practice of osteopathic medicine prohibited, 634.220

       Clinical professional counselors’ licensing laws inapplicable, 641A.410

       Clinics, operation by private nonprofit entities, 633.695

       Co-Occurring Disorders, Committee on, membership, duties, 439.526-439.528

       Communicable diseases

              Choice of physician, patient’s rights unimpaired, 441A.200

              Investigations by health authority, injunctions, 441A.163-441A.169

              Penalties for violations concerning, 441A.920

              Quarantine or isolation of persons, 441A.510-441A.720

              Reports to health authority, 441A.150

              State Board, disclosures to Board, 629.069

       Competency, examinations, 633.561-633.581

       Computers for transmittal of information to pharmacy, provision by pharmacy or insurer, 639.275

       Confidential communications, 49.215-49.245, 453.157

       Continuing education requirements, 633.416, 633.471-633.491, 633.511

       Controlled substances (See CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES—Practitioners; PRESCRIPTIONS)

       Convictions, grounds for disciplinary action, 633.511

       Cosmetology licensing laws inapplicable, 644.460

       County hospitals (See COUNTY HOSPITALS—Physicians)

       Criminal complaints filed against, sufficiency, 633.721

       Criminal neglect of patients, penalties, 200.495

       Dangerous drugs (See DANGEROUS DRUGS; PRESCRIPTIONS)

       Death

              Definition for legal and medical purposes, 451.007

              Medical certificates of death, 440.380, 440.720-440.735

              Registrar of Vital Statistics, duty to furnish information to, 440.100, 633.161

       Definitions, 0.040, 633.011-633.131

       Dentists’ law inapplicable, 631.115

       Dietitians’ laws inapplicable, 640E.090

       Dimethyl sulfoxide, restrictions on sale, 585.485

       Disciplinary action

              Admonishment or letter of warning or concern, effect, 633.510

              Background checks, requirements if proceedings initiated, 622.360, 633.625

              Community service, 633.651

              Complaints, investigations, 633.531-633.541

              Consent or settlement agreements, conditions and limitations, 622.330, 622A.170

              Contested cases, procedures, ch. 622A

              Diversion program for alcohol or drug dependency, 633.561, 633.651

              Fines (See Fines, this heading)

              Grounds, 454.361, 622.360, 633.511-633.521, 633.524, 633.625

              Hearing officers or panels, powers, 633.660, 633.665

              Jurisdiction over licensees unaffected by expiration or surrender of license, 633.509

              Medical use of marijuana, discipline prohibited, 453A.500, 453A.510, 633.521

              Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320

              Proceedings, 633.621-633.681

              Records, 622.330, 633.301, 633.651

              Regulations, physician assistants, 633.434

              Reports, 622.100, 633.286

              Required disciplinary action, 633.651

              Special volunteer license, applicability of laws, 633.416

              Standard of proof, 633.643

              Stem cells, restrictions on discipline related to use, 629.340

              Summary of action, availability to public, 622.100

              Suspension or revocation of license

                     Child support obligations, effect, 633.706

                     Contested cases, requirements for revocation, 622A.410

                     Effect of suspension or revocation, 639.2107

                     Failure to submit fingerprints upon initiation of disciplinary proceedings, 622.360, 633.625

                     Gross medical negligence, effect of revocation in another jurisdiction for, 633.315

                     Summary suspension, 233B.127, 633.581, 633.591

              Whistleblowers, certain actions by Board prohibited, 633.691

       Dissection of dead human bodies, limitations, 451.010

       Do-not-resuscitate requests from emergency patients, procedures, 450B.400-450B.590

       Drug abuse counselors, laws inapplicable, 641C.130

       Emergency care

              Certification as ambulance attendants, 450B.160, 450B.183-450B.187

              Emergency Management Assistance Compact, license reciprocity, 415.010 (Art. V)

              Liability, 41.500-41.506

              Supervision of training programs, 450B.191, 450B.195

              Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, Uniform Emergency, ch. 415A

       Employees, retaliation for reports of sentinel events prohibited, 633.505, 633.507

       Epilepsy, reports of cases to Health Division, 439.270

       Ethics Institute, 396.797-396.7975

       Fee splitting or rebates, 633.131

       Felony conviction, grounds for discipline, 633.511, 633.625

       Fines

              Anesthesia services, violations, 449.447

              Birth certificates, neglect or refusal to file, 440.740

              Death certificates, false statement on, 440.730

              Facilities or societies, failure to report changes or discipline, 633.533

              Malpractice or imposition of sanctions, failure to report to Board, 633.527

              Surgeries and related sentinel events, failure to file reports, 633.527

              Violations generally, 633.651

              Whistleblowers, retaliatory action against, 633.507

       Fingerprints, 622.360, 633.309, 633.625

       Firearms, reports of injuries inflicted by, 629.041

       Gerovital H3, selling or dispensing, 633.521, 639.2845

       Gratuitous or other emergency care, liability, 41.500-41.506

       Gross medical negligence, denial or revocation of license, 633.315

       Health insurance

              List of providers, fee for inclusion prohibited

                     Fraternal benefit societies, 695A.095

                     General prohibition, 679A.200

                     Health maintenance organizations, 695C.125

                     Individual or group policies, 689A.035, 689B.015

                     Insurance administrators, 683A.0868

                     Nonprofit hospital or medical service corporations, 695B.035

                     Small employers, policies for, 689C.435

              Modification of contracts

                     Fraternal benefit societies, 695A.095

                     Health maintenance organizations, 695C.125

                     Individual or group insurers, 689A.035, 689B.015

                     Managed care organizations, 695G.430

                     Nonprofit hospital or medical service corporations, 695B.035

                     Small employers, 689C.435

              Policies, inclusion of osteopathic services, 689A.380

              Schedule of payments, receipt from

                     Fraternal benefit societies, 695A.095

                     Health maintenance organizations, 695C.125

                     Individual or group insurers, 689A.035, 689B.015

                     Insurance personnel, 683A.405

                     Managed care organizations, 695G.430

                     Nonprofit hospital or medical service corporations, 695B.035

                     Small employers, carriers, 689C.435

              Uniform billing and claim forms, use, 689A.105, 689B.250

       Health Service Corps, Nevada System of Higher Education, 396.899-396.903

       Hearing aid specialists, licensing laws inapplicable, 637A.025

       Hospitals

              County hospitals (See COUNTY HOSPITALS)

              Internship defined, 633.061

              Military personnel, agreements to provide care in local hospitals, 449.2455

              Prohibited acts, 439B.410, 439B.420

              Quality of care, committee to ensure, requirements, 449.476

              Review committees, records exempt from discovery, 49.117-49.123, 49.265

       Independent review organizations, qualifications of clinical reviewer, 683A.372, 695G.275

       Indigent persons

              Liability insurance for persons rendering care, 428.095

              Sexually transmitted diseases, treatment, 441A.260

              Tuberculosis, treatment, 441A.360

       Industrial insurance (See also INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE—Health care providers)

              Violations, proceedings, 633.511, 633.621

       Infants (See Minors, this heading)

       Injunctions, 633.507, 633.601, 633.711

       Insurance fraud, penalties, 686A.281-686A.295

       Intoxication, 633.041, 633.111

       Knives, reports of injuries inflicted by, 629.041

       Laetrile, prescribing or administering, 633.521

       Laser surgery or intense pulsed light therapy, authority to perform, 633.693

       Letter of warning or concern, 633.510

       Libraries defined as personal property for property tax purposes, 361.030

       Licenses

              Appeal of unsuccessful applicant, 633.351

              Applications, 633.305-633.309, 633.322

              Authorized facility license

                     Correctional facility practitioners, 633.418

                     Psychiatrists practicing in certain mental health centers, 633.417

              By endorsement, 633.400

              Child support obligations, effect, 633.307, 633.706

              Conditions on license, authority of Board, 633.3617

              Contents, 633.3615

              Continuing education requirements, 633.416, 633.471-633.491, 633.511

              Denial, 633.305, 633.307

              Display, 633.371

              Effect of licensure, 633.3615

              Emergency Management Assistance Compact, license reciprocity, 415.010 (Art. V)

              Examinations, 633.311, 633.331, 633.341, 633.361

              Expiration, 633.481

              Fees, 633.501

              Inactive status, 633.491

              Issuance without examination, 633.361

              Purpose of licensing, 633.151

              Qualifications, 633.311

              Renewal, 633.307, 633.3619, 633.471-633.491

              Restoration or reinstatement, 622A.410, 633.481, 633.491, 633.681

              Restrictions on license, authority of Board, 633.3617

              Revocable privilege, 633.151

              Safe injection practices, attestation of knowledge required, 633.3619

              Special licenses, 633.401-633.419

              Suspension or revocation (See Disciplinary action, this heading)

              Temporary licenses, 633.391

              Validity of licenses issued before July 1977, 633.381

       Life-sustaining treatment, withholding or withdrawal, 449.535-449.690

       Limited-liability companies, licensure, 86.555

       Local government employee organizations, prohibition on membership, 288.140

       Malpractice (See also MALPRACTICE)

              Grounds for disciplinary action, 633.511

       Managed care organizations (See also Health insurance, this heading)

              Medical directors, 695G.110

              Quality improvement committees, directors, 695G.190

       Marijuana, medical use, ch. 453A

       Marriage and family therapists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 641A.410

       Massage therapists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 640C.100

       Medicaid, providers of goods or services (See MEDICAID)

       Medical Education Council of Nevada, 396.908

       Medical laboratories (See also MEDICAL LABORATORIES)

              Operation for treatment of own patients, 652.235

              Operation of medical facility, prohibited acts, 633.511

       Medical records (See also MEDICAL RECORDS)

              Unprofessional conduct, acts constituting, 633.131

       Medical societies

              Complaints and other documents, filing with State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, 633.531, 633.533

              Records of peer review committee exempt from discovery, 49.117-49.123, 49.265

       Mental Health and Developmental Services, Division of, employees, 433.264

       Mental illness, persons with

              Emergency admissions to facilities, requirements, 433A.145-433A.197

              Involuntary court-ordered admissions to facilities, requirements, 433A.200, 433A.210, 433A.240, 433A.390

       Milk commissions, county, membership, 584.207

       Minors

              Adoption placement, license required, 127.240

              AIDS, testing of infants for, 442.600-442.660

              Allergy or asthma self-medication by school pupils, treatment plans, 392.425

              Child abuse or neglect, generally

                     Authority to detain child in danger of further harm if released, 432B.400

                     Reports, duties, receipt, 432B.220-432B.250, 432B.290

              Drug abuse, consent to treatment, 129.050

              Fetal alcohol syndrome, guidelines, 442.390

              Head injuries sustained during athletic activities, procedures following, 386.435, 392.452, 455A.200

              Health care services, consent, 129.030

              Hearing tests of newborns, 442.500-442.590

              Ophthalmia neonatorum, duties, 442.030-442.110

              Prenatal illegal substance abuse, reports, duties, 432B.220-432B.250, 432B.290, 432B.400

              Preventable or inheritable disorders, examination of infants, 442.008

              Sexually transmitted disease, consent to examination and treatment, 129.060, 441A.310

              Temporary detention of child, 432B.400

       Missing persons, duties, 480.500

       Nevada State Medical Association (See NEVADA STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION)

       Nurses and nursing assistants, reports of misconduct, 632.472, 633.505, 633.507

       Observation of rendering of care by practitioner, immunity from liability, 629.081

       Obstetrics, grants to subsidize malpractice insurance, 396.905, 442.119-442.1198

       Occupational diseases, autopsies, 617.380

       Occupational safety and health, request for investigation, 618.425, 618.435

       Occupational therapist licensing laws inapplicable, 640A.070

       Offices

              Entrance or exit of facility, unlawful acts, 449.760

              Equal enjoyment of facilities, entitlement, 651.050-651.120

              Operation of medical facility, prohibited acts, 633.511

              Sign regarding medical records, posting, 629.051

              Signs regarding prescription labels, posting, 639.2352

              Smoking restricted, 202.2483-202.24925

       Ophthalmia neonatorum, duties, 442.040-442.060

       Optometrists

              Business associations authorized, 633.131

              Licensing laws inapplicable to osteopathic physicians, 636.390

       Parenteral solutions, regulations, 639.2806, 639.2807

       Patients’ records (See MEDICAL RECORDS)

       Personal assistance services, authorization, prohibited acts, 629.091

       Pesticides, disclosure of formulas, 586.410

       Pharmacies, licensing prohibited, 639.232

       Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, membership, 422.4035

       Physical therapists prohibited from practicing osteopathic medicine, 640.190

       Physical therapy referrals, disclosure of financial interest, 629.075

       Physician assistants (See also PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS)

              Authorized services, 633.432, 633.434, 633.452

              Billing, separate billing from supervising osteopathic physician prohibited, 633.442

              Competency, reports, examinations, 633.533, 633.561-633.581

              Controlled substances, authority to prescribe, limitations, 633.432

              Definition, 633.107

              Disciplinary action (See Disciplinary action, this heading)

              Emergency care, rendering without supervision authorized, 633.452

              Licenses (See also Licenses, this heading)

                     Application, 633.305-633.309

                     Child support obligations, effect, 633.307, 633.706

                     Condition, limitation or restriction on license, 633.3617

                     Display, 633.442

                     Expiration, 633.481

                     Fees, 633.501

                     Inactive status, 633.491

                     Issuance, 633.3619, 633.433, 633.434

                     Purpose of licensing, 633.151

                     Renewal, 633.471-633.491

                     Restoration or reinstatement, 622A.410, 633.481, 633.491, 633.681

                     Safe injection practices, attestation of knowledge required, 633.3619

              Practice without license, 633.741

              Regulations, 633.434

              Supervising osteopathic physician

                     Definition, 633.123

                     Delegation of tasks to physician assistant, limitations, 633.469

                     Persons prohibited from acting as, 633.467

                     Regulations, 633.434

                     Requirements of supervision, 633.469

                     Right to refuse to act as, certain agreements void, 633.468

                     Supervision of assistant by other physician, approval, 633.466

                     Telecommunication, supervision by authorized, 633.469

              Supervision by physician in place of supervising osteopathic physician authorized, 633.466

              Whistleblowers, retaliation prohibited, remedy, 633.505, 633.507

       Physician, definition includes osteopathic physician, 0.040

       Physicians’ licensing laws inapplicable, 630.047

       Poisons, purchase, 454.090, 639.268

       Power of attorney, certification of competency of principal, 162A.220

       Practice without license, 633.711-633.741

       Pregnancy, blood tests and treatment for syphilis, 442.010, 442.020

       Prescriptions (See PRESCRIPTIONS)

       Private nonprofit medical school or research institution, operation, 633.695

       Probation, 633.651

       Problem gambling counselors, laws inapplicable, 641C.130

       Professional entities (See also PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS AND LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANIES)

              Osteopathy, homeopathy and medicine, business associations authorized, 89.050

       Professional incompetence, 633.111, 633.511

       Property, exemption from execution, 21.090

       Provider of health care defined, 629.031

       Psychologists’ licensing laws inapplicable, 641.029

       Referrals restricted, penalties, 439B.420, 439B.425

       Reprimands, 633.651

       Research information confidential, 453.157

       Respiratory care practitioners prohibited from performing certain services, 630.279

       Retired licensees, 633.416, 633.491

       Rights and duties, 633.161

       Scholarship programs, county, 244.382-244.3823

       Schools of osteopathic medicine

              Definition, 633.121

              Private nonprofit schools, operation, 633.695

              Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, representation on Committee on Anatomical Dissection, 451.360

       Second opinions, using coercion or intimidation to discourage grounds for disciplinary action, 633.511

       Sentinel events, reports, 633.286, 633.524

       Sexual assault victims, medical treatment, 217.280-217.350

       Sexually transmitted diseases

              Indigent persons, assistance for treatment, 441A.260

              Instruction of patient on treatment and prevention, 441A.270

              Pregnant women, blood tests and treatment, 442.010, 442.020

              Treatment, duties, 441A.280

       Silicone, injection of liquid substance restricted, 202.248, 633.131

       Social workers’ regulatory provisions inapplicable, 641B.040

       Specimens, manipulation of persons for collection, 652.210

       State Board of Osteopathic Medicine

              Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of older person or vulnerable person by licensee, receipt of report, 200.5095

              Administrative Procedure Act, ch. 233B

              Appearance before Board, licensee to make certain disclosures, 622.300

              Attorney’s fees and costs, recovery, 622.400, 622.410

              Audits, 218G.400

              Budget

                     Base budgets, fundamental review, 218E.435-218E.460

                     State Budget Act, 353.150-353.246

              Child support obligations of licensees, duties, 633.307, 633.706

              Communicable diseases, disclosure of test results to Board during investigations, 629.069

              Complaints within jurisdiction of other licensing board, duties, immunities, 629.079

              Criminal history records, inspection, 179.259, 179A.100, 453.3365, 633.309, 633.625

              Delinquent fees or penalties, procedure for collection, ch. 353C

              Deposits, 633.261

              Employees

                     Contracts to be in writing and approved, 284.013

                     Generally, 633.271

                     Investigators, 633.271, 633.731

                     Per diem and travel allowances, 633.241

                     Relatives of licensees, restrictions on employment, 622.210-622.230

              Enforcement of laws for public benefit and protection, 622.080

              Examinations, duties, 622.090

              Executive Director, 622.220, 633.271, 633.541

              Expenses, 633.261

              FBI, authority to request information from Bureau, 239B.010

              Financial administration, laws inapplicable, 353.005

              Fiscal year, 633.251

              Governor, report to, 633.286

              Immunities, 633.691, 633.701

              Injunctive relief, 633.601, 633.711

              Internet publication regarding destruction of medical records, 629.053

              Investigators, employment, 633.271, 633.731

              Jurisdiction over licensees not affected by expiration or surrender of license, 633.509

              Legal advice, appointment of special deputy, compensation, 228.091

              Legislative Counsel Bureau, reports to, 622.100, 633.286

              Legislative review of public agencies, ch. 232B

              Medical societies, receipt of reports, 633.531, 633.533

              Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                     Audio or video teleconferences, notices, requirements, 622.340

                     Generally, 633.231

                     Open Meeting Law, applicability, 622.320

                     Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 622.350

                     Special meetings, payment of costs, 633.501

              Members

                     Compensation, 633.241

                     Ethical standards, duties, 633.213

                     Number, appointment, 629.097, 633.181

                     Oath of office, Art. 15 § 2, 633.211

                     Qualifications, 232A.020, 622.205, 633.191

                     Terms, vacancies, 232A.020, 633.201

                     Training, 622.200

              Oaths, authority to administer, 633.281

              Officers, 633.221

              Offices, 633.271

              Payments of money for services provided by agency, procedures, 353.146-353.148

              Public health concerns, sharing of information, joint investigations, 622.315

              Quorum, 633.231

              Records

                     Complaints and disciplinary proceedings, 633.301, 633.531, 633.651

                     Confidential information, 622.310, 633.301

                     Malpractice and sanctions, reports from licensees, 633.527

                     Members, acknowledgment of ethical standards, 633.213

                     Public records generally, ch. 239

                     Settlement agreements, 622.330, 633.527

                     Surgeries and sentinel events, reports from licensees, 633.524

              Regulations, 439B.225, 633.291, 633.466, 633.510

              Regulatory proceedings, 622.300-622.360

              Seal, 633.3615

              Sentinel events, receipt of reports, duties, 633.283, 633.286, 633.524

              Sovereign immunity waived, 41.0305-41.039

              Subpoenas, issuance, 633.281

              Sunset Subcommittee, review of Board by, 232B.220-232B.250

              Whistleblowers, certain actions by Board prohibited, 633.691

              Witnesses, 633.281

       Stem cells, authorized activities, restrictions on regulation, 629.300-629.390

       Stroke and Heart Disease, Advisory Committee on the Prevention and Treatment of, membership, 439.492

       Student loans, 397.0617

       Supervising osteopathic physicians (See also PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS)

              Definition, 633.123

              Delegation of tasks to physician assistant, limitations, 633.469

              Persons prohibited from acting as, 633.467

              Regulations, 633.434

              Requirements of supervision, 633.469

              Right to refuse to act as, certain agreements void, 633.468

              Supervision of assistant by other physician, approval, 633.466

              Telecommunication, supervision by authorized, 633.469

       Telemedicine, requirements for practice, 633.165

       Terminating medical care without notice or without arranging for patient’s continued care grounds for discipline, 633.511

       Trauma treatment, requirements, 450B.237

       Tuberculosis

              Indigent persons, assistance for treatment, 441A.360

              Rural areas, contracts for treatment in, 441A.390

       Unlawful acts, penalties, 633.741

       Unprofessional or unsafe conduct, effect, 633.131, 633.511

       Violation of regulatory provisions, prosecution of violators, 633.731

       Visa Waiver Program, 439A.130-439A.185

       Volunteers

              Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, Uniform, ch. 415A

              Special licenses, 633.416

       Vulnerable persons, reports regarding abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, immunity from liability, 200.50935, 200.5094, 200.5096

OSTEOPOROSIS

       Hormone replacement therapy, insurance coverage

              Group health insurance policies, 689B.0376, 689B.0377

              Health maintenance organizations, 695C.1694, 695C.1695

              Individual health insurance policies, 689A.0415, 689A.0417

              Nonprofit hospital or medical service corporations, 695B.1916, 695B.1918

       Prevention and Awareness Week, proclamation, 236.065

OTTERS (See also WILDLIFE)

       Excess or depredating otters, removal, 503.470, 503.540

OUT-OF-SCHOOL RECREATION PROGRAMS

       Components of program, requirements, 432A.620

       Inspection of facilities where program operated, submission of reports, additional inspections unnecessary, 432A.640

       Participants, limitation on number, 432A.620

       Permits to operate, requirements, fees, 432A.600

       Records concerning participants, maintenance, confidentiality, 432A.630

       Regulations, 432A.650

       Site where program operated, requirements, 432A.610

       Staff, requirements, 432A.620

OUTCALL ENTERTAINMENT

       County licensing, requirements, 244.335, 244.345

OUTDOOR ADVERTISING (See ADVERTISEMENTS AND ADVERTISING; BILLBOARDS; SIGNS)

OUTDOOR ASSEMBLIES (See ASSEMBLY)

OUTDOOR RECREATION

       Activity creating action against public agency, liability, 41.035

       Areas and centers (See RECREATIONAL AREAS AND CENTERS)

       Boats and boating (See BOATS AND BOATING)

       Campgrounds, memberships in, ch. 119B

       Camping (See CAMPS AND CAMPING)

       Children’s camps, 444.220-444.320

       Cooperative agreements, 407.068

       County park and recreation commissions, 244.3071-244.30792

       County park commissions, 244.308-244.3091

       Equal enjoyment of facilities, entitlement, 651.050-651.120

       Facilities, regulations of state park system, 407.0475

       Federal aid, 407.207-407.2074

       Fires

              Escape of fire and injury as evidence of unlawful burning, 473.090

              Willful or negligent failure to extinguish fire in open, penalty, 475.020

       General improvement districts, power to acquire, construct and improve facilities, 318.143

       Hang gliders or paragliders, property owner’s liability limited, 41.510

       Irrigation districts, development of recreational grounds, 539.515

       Liability of owners, lessees, occupants of premises to persons using premises for outdoor recreation, 41.510

       Motor vehicle fuel taxes, use of certain proceeds, 365.535, 373.119

       Organizations, blanket accident and health insurance, 689B.070-689B.110

       Property, unlawful removal or destruction, 407.250

       Recreational vehicles (See RECREATIONAL VEHICLES)

       Skier and snowboarder safety, 455A.010-455A.200

       State or local share of money for projects, determination of availability, 407.209

       State parks (See STATE PARKS)

       Statewide outdoor recreation plan, duties of Division of State Parks, 407.205

       Timber, unlawful removal or destruction, 407.250

       Toll-free telephone system for public accommodations, 408.561

       Use of land confers no property rights, 41.510

       Water

              Camping in manner denying animals access to waterholes unlawful, 503.660

              Regulations of Board of Wildlife Commissioners, 501.243

              Restrictions on use of water in artificial lakes in large counties, 533.030

              Use for recreational purposes declared beneficial use, 533.030

OUTDOOR YOUTH PROGRAMS

       Administrative fines, 432A.190

       Area of operation, inspection, 432A.170, 432A.180

       Base camp

              Establishment, 432A.460

              Records and information to be maintained at base camp, 432A.440, 432A.460

       Child care facility, defined as, 432A.024

       Clients

              Age requirements, 432A.390

              Background investigations of certain clients, 432A.170-432A.1755, 432A.1785

              Clothing and equipment, requirements, 432A.470

              Evaluation and treatment, 432A.450

              Evaluation of program, 432A.550

              File of information regarding client, maintenance, 432A.460

              Interview required before participation, 432A.450

              Inventory of personal belongings, 432A.470

              Mail, 432A.540

              Meals and vitamins, 432A.510

              Physical examination and health history, 432A.440, 432A.450

              Transportation, requirements, 432A.420

              Water for, provision, 432A.520

       Complaints against, reports, 432A.178, 432A.190

       Compliance with statutes and regulations required, 432A.560

       Daily log, maintenance, 432A.500

       Definitions, 432A.028, 432A.320-432A.370

       Disciplinary action, grounds, authorized actions, reports, 432A.190

       Diseases, preparation of plan for prevention and elimination, 432A.430

       Employees (See Staff, this heading)

       Environmental protection, instruction, 432A.500

       Evaluation of program by client, preparation, submission and retention, 432A.550

       Expeditions

              Communications between base camp and expedition, 432A.460, 432A.490

              Daily log, maintenance, 432A.500

              Definition, 432A.330

              Emergency procedures, 432A.490

              First aid equipment, 432A.490

              Itinerary, schedule and map, requirements, 432A.460, 432A.500

              Management plan, preparation, 432A.480

              Number of persons participating, limit, 432A.480

              Staff, requirements, 432A.480

              Supervision, 432A.480

       Field administrators

              Definition, 432A.340

              Duties, 432A.420-432A.490

              Qualifications, 432A.380

       Hiking, limitations on, 432A.500

       Injunction to prevent unlicensed operation, 432A.210

       Injuries and emergencies, preparation of plan for coping with, 432A.430

       Licenses

              Background investigations, 432A.160-432A.1755, 432A.1785

              Contents, 432A.150

              County or city licenses, 432A.131

              Denial, 432A.190, 432A.200

              Duration, 432A.141

              Investigations by Health Division, 432A.170

              Issuance, 432A.141

              Nontransferable, 432A.141

              Provisional licenses, 432A.160

              Standards and regulations, 432A.077, 432A.131

              Suspension or revocation, 432A.190, 432A.200

              Valid only for area of operation described in license, 432A.141

       Mail for clients, sending and receiving, 432A.540

       Meals and vitamins, 432A.510

       Providers, requirements for conducting program, 432A.380

       Records, maintenance, dissemination, 432A.178, 432A.1785, 432A.190

       Sanitation, inspection by State Health Officer, 432A.180

       Staff

              Background investigations, 432A.160-432A.1755, 432A.1785

              Duties, generally, 432A.500

              Expeditions, requirements, 432A.480

              Field staff defined, 432A.350

              Health records to be maintained in personnel file, 432A.400

              Medical care and medications for children, receipt of policy, 432A.1757

              Physical examinations required, 432A.400

              Qualifications, 432A.380, 432A.390

              Records, duties, 432A.440, 432A.460

              Support staff defined, 432A.370

              Training, 432A.1775, 432A.410

       Summary of client’s participation in program, preparation, retention, 432A.550

       Treatment teams, definition, duties, 432A.450

       Unlicensed operation, injunctions, penalty, 432A.210, 432A.220

OUTSIDE LAS VEGAS FOUNDATION

       License plates for support of programs, 482.37934

OWLS (See also BIRDS)

       Raptor regulations, 503.582