Nevada Revised Statutes Section 454.215 - Public Health and Safety

Authority to dispense dangerous drugs. A dangerous drug may be dispensed by:

1. A registered pharmacist upon the legal prescription from a practitioner or to a pharmacy in a correctional institution upon the written order of the prescribing practitioner in charge;

2. A pharmacy in a correctional institution, in case of emergency, upon a written order signed by the chief medical officer;

3. A practitioner, or a physician assistant if authorized by the Board;

4. A registered nurse, when the nurse is engaged in the performance of any public health program approved by the Board;

5. A medical intern in the course of his internship;

6. An advanced practitioner of nursing who holds a certificate from the State Board of Nursing and a certificate from the State Board of Pharmacy permitting him to dispense dangerous drugs;

7. A registered nurse employed at an institution of the Department of Corrections to an offender in that institution;

8. A registered pharmacist from an institutional pharmacy pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board; or

9. A registered nurse to a patient at a rural clinic that is designated as such pursuant to NRS 433.233 and that is operated by the Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services of the Department of Human Resources if the nurse is providing mental health services at the rural clinic,

Ê except that no person may dispense a dangerous drug in violation of a regulation adopted by the Board.

Last modified: February 26, 2006