638.1413 - Filing of complaint; investigation by Board; contents of notice sent by Executive Director.

638.1413  Filing of complaint; investigation by Board; contents of notice sent by Executive Director.

      1.  The Board or any of its members who becomes aware of any fact which may be any one or a combination of the grounds for initiating disciplinary action shall, and any other person who is so aware may, file with the Board a written complaint specifying the relevant facts.

      2.  The Board may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon receipt of such a complaint, investigate the actions of any applicant for a license or any holder of a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

      3.  The Executive Director shall send written notice by certified mail with return receipt requested to the person being investigated. The notice must contain the name of the person who filed the complaint against the licensee, the nature of the complaint and a request for any medical records the licensee may have relating to the complaint.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1245; A 1995, 1684; 2003, 1225)