Nevada § 633.473 Training relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and prescribing of opioids; exemption for one licensure period for certain registration; regulations

Nevada Statutes

§ 633.473 — Training relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and prescribing of opioids; exemption for one licensure period for certain registration; regulations

Nevada § 633.473

Title 54PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES

Ch. 633Osteopathic

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Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 633.473 (2026).

Text

1.The Board shall, by regulation, require each osteopathic physician or physician assistant who is registered to dispense controlled substances pursuant to NRS 453.231 to complete at least 2 hours of training relating specifically to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and the prescribing of opioids during each period of licensure. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 2, such training may include, without limitation, training in the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder. Any licensee may use training required by the regulations adopted pursuant to this section to satisfy 2 hours of any continuing education requirement established by the Board.

2.An osteopathic physician may not use continuing education in the

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1. The Board shall, by regulation, require each osteopathic physician or physician assistant who is registered to dispense controlled substances pursuant to NRS 453.231 to complete at least 2 hours of training relating specifically to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and the prescribing of opioids during each period of licensure. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 2, such training may include, without limitation, training in the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder. Any licensee may use training required by the regulations adopted pursuant to this section to satisfy 2 hours of any continuing education requirement established by the Board.
2. An osteopathic physician may not use continuing education in the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder to satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 for a licensure period during which the licensee also uses such continuing education for the purposes of satisfying the requirements of subsection 7 of NRS 633.471 .
3. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant who obtains a registration to treat opioid dependency with narcotic medications in accordance with the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000, 21 U.S.C. §§ 823 et seq., is exempt from the training required by subsection 1 for one period of licensure. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant may use such registration to satisfy 4 hours of the total number of hours of continuing education required by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.471 during one period of licensure.