Nevada Revised Statutes 633.6947 – Osteopathic physician or physician assistant who diagnoses patient as having opioid use disorder: Duty to counsel and provide certain information to patient; duty if patient requests medication-assisted treatment
1. Upon diagnosing a patient as having an opioid use disorder, an osteopathic physician or physician assistant shall counsel and provide information to the patient concerning evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders, including, without limitation, medication-assisted treatment.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 633.6947
- physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
2. If the patient requests medication-assisted treatment, the osteopathic physician or physician assistant shall:
(a) If the osteopathic physician or physician assistant is authorized under federal and state law to issue such a prescription, offer to prescribe an appropriate medication; or
(b) If the osteopathic physician or physician assistant is not authorized under federal and state law to prescribe an appropriate medication, refer the patient to a physician, osteopathic physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 630 of NRS, advanced practice registered nurse or pharmacist who is authorized to issue the prescription.
3. As used in this section, ‘medication-assisted treatment’ has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 639.28079.