Nevada Revised Statutes Section 433.264 - Mental Health

Physicians: Employment; qualifications; compensation; duties.

1. Physicians shall be employed within the various division facilities as are necessary for the operation of the facilities. They shall hold degrees of doctor of medicine from accredited medical schools and they shall be licensed to practice medicine in Nevada as provided by law.

2. Except as otherwise provided by law, their only compensation shall be annual salaries, fixed in accordance with the pay plan adopted pursuant to the provisions of NRS 284.175.

3. The physicians shall perform such duties pertaining to the care and treatment of clients as may be required.

Last modified: February 27, 2006