Nevada § 636.2882 Conditions and limitations on prescribing controlled substances

Nevada Statutes

§ 636.2882 — Conditions and limitations on prescribing controlled substances

Nevada § 636.2882

Title 54PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES

Ch. 636Optometry

CERTIFICATION TO ADMINISTER AND PRESCRIBE CERTAIN PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 636.2882 (2026).

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An optometrist who is certified to administer and prescribe a pharmaceutical agent pursuant to NRS 636.288 shall not prescribe a controlled substance unless the optometrist:

1.Has completed an optometric examination of the patient for whom the controlled substance is prescribed;

2.Prescribes the controlled substance in an amount that does not exceed 90 morphine milligram equivalents per day and will not last more than 72 hours; and

3.Sets forth in the prescription for the controlled substance that the prescription may not be refilled without a subsequent examination of the patient by the optometrist.

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An optometrist who is certified to administer and prescribe a pharmaceutical agent pursuant to NRS 636.288 shall not prescribe a controlled substance unless the optometrist:
1. Has completed an optometric examination of the patient for whom the controlled substance is prescribed;
2. Prescribes the controlled substance in an amount that does not exceed 90 morphine milligram equivalents per day and will not last more than 72 hours; and
3. Sets forth in the prescription for the controlled substance that the prescription may not be refilled without a subsequent examination of the patient by the optometrist.