§ 439B.685 — Regulations

Nevada § 439B.685

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 40: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
• Ch. 439B: Restraining

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The Department shall adopt such regulations as it determines to be necessary or advisable to carry out the provisions of NRS 439B.600 to 439B.695, inclusive. Such regulations must provide for, without limitation:
1. Notice to consumers stating that:
(a) Although the Department will strive to ensure that consumers receive accurate information regarding pharmacies, prescription drugs and nonprofit organizations including, without limitation, the information made available on the Department’s Internet website pursuant to NRS 439B.670 , the Department is unable to guarantee the accuracy of such information;
(b) If a consumer follows an Internet link from the Internet website maintained by the Department to an Internet website not maintained by the Department, the Department is unable to guarantee the accuracy of any information made available on that Internet website; and
(c) The Department advises consumers to contact a pharmacy, manufacturer or nonprofit organization directly to verify the accuracy of any information regarding the pharmacy, a prescription drug manufactured by the manufacturer or the nonprofit organization, as applicable, which is made available to consumers pursuant to NRS 439B.600 to 439B.695 , inclusive;
2. Procedures adopted to direct consumers who have questions regarding the program described in NRS 439B.600 to 439B.695 , inclusive, to contact the Office for Consumer Health Assistance of the Department;
3. Provisions in accordance with which the Department will allow an Internet link to the information made available on the Department’s Internet website pursuant to NRS 439B.670 to be placed on other Internet websites managed or maintained by other persons and entities, including, without limitation, Internet websites managed or maintained by:
(a) Other governmental entities, including, without limitation, the State Board of Pharmacy and the Office of the Governor; and
(b) Nonprofit organizations and advocacy groups;
4. Procedures pursuant to which consumers, pharmacies, manufacturers and nonprofit organizations may report to the Department that information made available to consumers pursuant to NRS 439B.600 to 439B.695 , inclusive, is inaccurate;
5. The form and manner in which pharmacies are to provide to the Department the information described in NRS 439B.655 ;
6. The form and manner in which manufacturers are to provide to the Department the information described in NRS 439B.635 , 439B.640 and 439B.660 ;
7. The form and manner in which pharmacy benefit managers are to provide to the Department the information described in NRS 439B.645 ;
8. The form and manner in which pharmaceutical sales representatives are to provide to the Department the information described in NRS 439B.660 ;
9. The form and manner in which nonprofit organizations are to provide to the Department the information described in NRS 439B.665 , if required;
10. The form and manner in which wholesalers are to provide the Department with the information described in NRS 439B.642 ; and
11. Standards and criteria pursuant to which the Department may remove from its Internet website information regarding a pharmacy or an Internet link to the Internet website maintained by a pharmacy, or both, if the Department determines that the pharmacy has:
(a) Ceased to be licensed and in good standing pursuant to chapter 639 of NRS; or
(b) Engaged in a pattern of providing to consumers information that is false or would be misleading to reasonably informed persons.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 2007, 3139 ; A 2011, 977 ; 2017, 4302 ; 2021, 3728 )