Nevada Revised Statutes Section 458.027 - Public Health and Safety

Certification of detoxification technician: Suspension of certification for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certification. [Expires by limitation on the date the regulation adopted by the Board of Examiners for Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors, for the certification of a person as a detoxification technician pursuant to NRS 641C.500 becomes effective, unless a later date is otherwise specified in the regulation, or on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings, whichever occurs first.]

1. If the Health Division receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who has been certified as a detoxification technician, the Health Division shall deem the certification to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Health Division receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person who has been certified stating that the person has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.

2. The Health Division shall reinstate the certification of a person as a detoxification technician that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Health Division receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose certification was suspended stating that the person whose certification was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.

Last modified: February 26, 2006