As used in this chapter, the words and terms defined in NRS 454.0015 to 454.0098, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1635; A 1977, 187; 1979, 1674; 1987, 952, 1656; 1991, 794, 1955)
“Advanced practice registered nurse” means a registered nurse who holds a valid license as an advanced practice registered nurse issued by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632.237. (Added to NRS by 1991, 794; A 2013, 2087)
“Authorized officers of the law” means: 1. Peace officers; 2. Members, investigators and inspectors of the Board; 3. Inspectors of the Food and Drug Administration; and 4. Commissioners and agents appointed as provided in chapter 585 of NRS for the enforcement of the Nevada Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1635)
“Board” means the State Board of Pharmacy. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1635)
“Chart order” means an order entered on the chart of a patient: 1. In a hospital, facility for intermediate care or facility for skilled nursing which is licensed as such by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services; or 2. Under emergency treatment in a hospital by […]
“Chemical” includes all chemicals intended, designed and labeled for use in the cure, treatment, mitigation or prevention of disease in humans or other animals. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1635)
“Compound” or “compounding” means to form or make up a composite product by combining two or more different ingredients. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1681)
“Fill” means the counting, measuring, compounding, pouring, packaging and labeling required to prepare a drug for either direct or indirect delivery to a patient. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1681)
“Furnish” means to supply by any means, by sale or otherwise. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1635)
“Hospital” means any institution, place, building or agency which is licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services as a hospital and which operates facilities for the care and treatment of human illness or other abnormal physical or mental conditions on an inpatient basis, including any such facility operated by this State or a […]
“Hypodermics” means any syringe, needle, instrument, device or implement intended or capable of being adapted for the purpose of administering drugs by subcutaneous, intramuscular or intravenous injection. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1635)
“Institutional pharmacy” means a pharmacy or other storage place as defined by regulations adopted by the Board which is a part of or is operated in conjunction with a medical facility as that term is defined in NRS 449.0151. The term includes: 1. A pharmacy on the premises of the medical facility which provides a […]
“Laboratory” means a research, teaching or testing laboratory not engaged in the sale of drugs but using dangerous drugs for scientific or teaching purposes. (Added to NRS by 1973, 1196)
“Manufacturer” means a person who: 1. Derives, produces, prepares, compounds, mixes, cultivates, grows or processes any drug; 2. Repackages any drug for the purpose of resale; or 3. Makes, produces or prepares any devices or appliances that are restricted by federal law to sale by or on the order of a physician. (Added to NRS […]
“Medical intern” means a medical graduate acting as an assistant in a hospital for the purpose of clinical training. (Added to NRS by 1981, 746)
1. “Pharmacy” means every store or shop licensed by the Board where drugs, controlled substances, poisons, medicines or chemicals are stored or possessed, or dispensed or sold at retail, or displayed for sale at retail, or where prescriptions are compounded or dispensed. 2. “Pharmacy” includes pharmacies owned or operated by the State of Nevada and […]
“Pharmacy in a correctional institution” means a pharmacy or other storage place for medicines, controlled substances and dangerous drugs which is a part of or is operated in conjunction with a correctional facility, including a jail and facility for the detention of juveniles. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1656)
“Physician,” “dentist,” “podiatric physician,” “optometrist,” “veterinarian” and “pharmacist” mean persons authorized by a currently valid license to practice their respective professions in this State. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1636; A 1969, 347; 1977, 964; 1993, 2236; 1995, 1034)
“Practitioner” means: 1. A physician, dentist, veterinarian or podiatric physician who holds a valid license to practice his or her profession in this State. 2. A pharmacy, hospital or other institution licensed or registered to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or to administer a dangerous drug in the course of professional practice in […]
1. “Prescription” means: (a) An order given individually for the person for whom prescribed, directly from the practitioner, or the practitioner’s agent, to a pharmacist or indirectly by means of an order signed by the practitioner or an electronic transmission from the practitioner to a pharmacist. (b) A chart order written for an inpatient specifying […]
