638.1404 - Claiming professional superiority; accepting money to cure manifestly incurable disease; participating in agreement to split fees or provide rebates in connection with referral of client wi

638.1404  Claiming professional superiority; accepting money to cure manifestly incurable disease; participating in agreement to split fees or provide rebates in connection with referral of client without informing client of agreement.  The following acts, among others, are grounds for disciplinary action:

      1.  Claiming or implying professional superiority over other licensees;

      2.  Accepting money to cure permanently a manifestly incurable disease; and

      3.  Participating in an agreement with other veterinarians or licensees of a facility or agency if:

      (a) The agreement is to split fees or provide rebates in connection with the referral of a client; and

      (b) The client has not been informed of the agreement.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1249; A 1995, 1684)