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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 54. Professions, Occupations and Businesses § 653.500. License or limited license to engage in radiologic imaging or radiation therapy: Requirement; application; expiration and renewal; prohibition on issuance or renewal unless applicant attests to certain information relating to safe and appropriate injection practices; provisional license or limited license; penalty

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 653.610 and 653.620, a person shall not engage in:

(a) Radiologic imaging unless he or she has obtained a license or limited license from the Division.

(b) Radiation therapy unless he or she has obtained a license from the Division.

(c) Radiation therapy or radiologic imaging which is outside the scope of practice authorized for his or her license or limited license by the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 653.460.

2. A person who wishes to obtain or renew a license or limited license must apply to the Division in the form prescribed by the Division.

3. A license or limited license expires 2 years after the date on which the license was issued and must be renewed on or before that date.

4. The Division shall not issue or renew a license or limited license unless the applicant for issuance or renewal of the license or limited license attests to knowledge of and compliance with the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concerning the prevention of transmission of infectious agents through safe and appropriate injection practices.

5. A provisional license or provisional limited license may not be renewed and expires:

(a) On the date on which the holder of the provisional license or provisional limited license is issued a license or limited license by the Division;

(b) On the date on which the application of the holder of the provisional license or provisional limited license for a license or limited license is denied by the Division; or

(c) One year after the date on which the holder of the provisional license or provisional limited license is initially employed to engage in radiation therapy or radiologic imaging.

6. A person who engages in radiation therapy or radiologic imaging in violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 54. Professions, Occupations and Businesses § 653.500. License or limited license to engage in radiologic imaging or radiation therapy: Requirement; application; expiration and renewal; prohibition on issuance or renewal unless applicant attests to certain information relating to safe and appropriate injection practices; provisional license or limited license; penalty - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-54-professions-occupations-and-businesses/nv-rev-st-653-500/

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