NAC636.210. Restrictions on use of name and place of practice; required display of license; representation as specialist without certification; employer responsible for unprofessional conduct of employee.  

     1. An optometrist shall not:

     (a) Practice optometry or maintain an ownership interest in an office where optometry is practiced under any name other than the name on his license.

     (b) Represent himself as a specialist in any optometric field unless he has been certified by a board for certifying specialties approved by the Nevada State Board of Optometry.

     2. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 3, an optometrist shall display in a conspicuous place his license or a duplicate of his license to practice optometry and a current renewal card in a conspicuous manner at each office in which he practices optometry or has an ownership interest.

     3. An optometrist may practice optometry outside his office without displaying his license or a duplicate of his license to practice optometry at that location for not more than 14 working days during the period from March 1 to February 29 if the optometrist notifies the Board in writing of the day and place of such practice. The notice must be given to the Board at least 24 hours before he practices optometry at any such place. If the optometrist is not able to notify the Board within the prescribed period because of an emergency, he shall notify the Board as soon as possible.

     4. An optometrist who employs another optometrist on a temporary or permanent basis is subject to disciplinary action for any unprofessional conduct of the optometrist he employs which takes place during the performance of services pursuant to such employment.