Nevada Revised Statutes 631.115 – Applicability of chapter
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 631.317, this chapter does not apply to:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 631.115
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
(a) A legally qualified physician or surgeon unless he or she practices dentistry as a specialty.
(b) A dentist, dental hygienist, dental therapist or expanded function dental assistant of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Health Service, Coast Guard or Department of Veterans Affairs in the discharge of his or her official duties, including, without limitation, providing medical care in a hospital in accordance with an agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 449.2455.
(c) Any person permitted to practice any other healing art under this title who does so within the scope of that authority.
2. As used in this section, ‘healing art’ has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 630.0122.