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This bill revises numerous provisions related to optometry in Nevada, with several key changes. The bill establishes that a license to practice optometry is a revocable privilege intended to protect public health and safety. It creates new procedures allowing the Nevada State Board of Optometry to summarily suspend a license if the board determines a licensee poses an imminent risk to public health. The bill increases the Board's membership from four to five members, with the Governor now appointing four licensed optometrists instead of three. It modifies requirements for obtaining a license by endorsement, including a new requirement to have passed the comprehensive national optometry examination. The bill also expands the definition of "pharmaceutical agent" and removes the previous requirement for 40 hours of clinical training in pharmaceutical agent administration. Additionally, the bill clarifies that optometric practice includes telemedicine, allows for temporary ownership of an optometry practice by a guardian in cases of permanent incapacity, and provides more flexible reporting requirements for administrative fines. The legislation also restricts the issuance of citations to non-patient care and non-ethical violation scenarios, ensuring such citations are not reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank.

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https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12153/Overview