642.473 - Authorized disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.

642.473  Authorized disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.

      1.  If the Board determines that a person who holds a funeral director’s license, a permit to operate a funeral establishment or a license to conduct direct cremations or immediate burials has committed any of the acts set forth in NRS 642.470, the Board may:

      (a) Refuse to renew the license or permit;

      (b) Revoke the license or permit;

      (c) Suspend the license or permit for a definite period or until further order of the Board;

      (d) Impose a fine of not more than $5,000 for each act that constitutes a ground for disciplinary action;

      (e) Place the person on probation for a definite period subject to any reasonable conditions imposed by the Board;

      (f) Administer a public reprimand; or

      (g) Impose any combination of disciplinary actions set forth in paragraphs (a) to (f), inclusive.

      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 1997, 2577; A 2003, 1276, 3461; 2005, 797)