641B.430 - Authorized disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.
641B.430 Authorized disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.
1. If the Board finds a person guilty in a disciplinary proceeding, the Board may, by order:
(a) Place the person on probation for a specified period or until further order of the Board.
(b) Administer to the person a public reprimand.
(c) Limit the practice of the person to, or by exclusion of, one or more specified branches of social work.
(d) Suspend the license of the person to practice social work for a specified period or until further order of the Board.
(e) Revoke the license of the person to practice social work.
(f) Impose a fine of not more than $5,000, which must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.
Ê The order of the Board may contain other terms, provisions or conditions as the Board deems proper and which are not inconsistent with law.
2. The Board shall not administer a private reprimand.
3. An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public records.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1120; A 1993, 889; 1995, 451; 2003, 3459; 2005, 792)
NRS 641B.450 Reinstatement after revocation. After a license is revoked, a licensee may apply to the Board pursuant to the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS for its reinstatement. The Board has complete discretion to accept or reject such an application and may require successful completion of an examination as a condition of reinstatement.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1121; A 2005, 793)