; cause for disciplinary action or refusal to issue license. (NRS 630.130, 630.279) 1. All licenses to practice respiratory care issued with an effective date between January 1, 2002, and February 29, 2003: (a) Are effective until March 1, 2004; and (b) Must be renewed before the expiration of business on February 29, 2004. 2. On or before March 1 of each alternate year after March 1, 2004, each holder of a license to practice respiratory care shall pay the applicable fee for biennial registration to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board. 3. A practitioner of respiratory care who has been licensed by the Board but is not currently licensed, has surrendered his license or has failed to renew his license may be disciplined by the Board, if the Board deems necessary, upon hearing a complaint for disciplinary action against him. 4. If the Board determines that the conduct of a practitioner of respiratory care when he was on inactive status in another jurisdiction would have resulted in the denial of an application for licensure in this State, the Board will, if appropriate, refuse to license the practitioner of respiratory care. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs by R108?01, eff. 11?29?2001) NAC 630.530 Renewal of license; notification of withdrawal of certification; suspension and reinstatement of license. (NRS 630.130, 630.279) 1. The license of a practitioner of respiratory care may be renewed biennially upon dates set by the Board. The license will not be renewed unless the practitioner of respiratory care provides satisfactory proof: (a) Of current certification by the National Board for Respiratory Care or its successor organization; and (b) That he has completed the number of contact hours of continuing professional education required by subsections 2 and 3. 2. To renew a license for the practice of respiratory care, a licensee shall complete the number of contact hours of continuing education required by subsection 3, of which: (a) Sixty percent must be from an approved educational source directly related to the practice of respiratory care. Two hours of this 60 percent must be in medical ethics. (b) Forty percent must be in any program approved by the American Association for Respiratory Care for Continuing Respiratory Care Education or any program of another organization approved by the Board. 3. The following contact hours for continuing education are required for a licensee to renew a license for the practice of respiratory care: (a) If licensed during the first 6 months of the biennial period of registration, 20 hours. (b) If licensed during the second 6 months of the biennial period of registration, 15 hours. (c) If licensed during the third 6 months of the biennial period of registration, 10 hours. (d) If licensed during the fourth 6 months of the biennial period of registration, 5 hours. 4. A practitioner of respiratory care shall notify the Board within 10 days if his certification by the National Board for Respiratory Care or its successor organization is withdrawn. 5. To allow for the renewal of a license to practice respiratory care by each person to whom a license was issued or renewed in the preceding renewal period, the Board will make such reasonable attempts as are practicable to: (a) Mail a renewal notice at least 60 days before the expiration of a license to practice respiratory care; and (b) Send a renewal application to a licensee at the last known address of the licensee on record with the Board. 6. If a licensee fails to pay the fee for biennial registration after it becomes due, his license to practice respiratory therapy in this State is automatically suspended. Within 2 years after the date his license is suspended, the holder may be reinstated to practice respiratory care if he: (a) Pays twice the amount of the current fee for biennial registration to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board; and (b) Is found to be in good standing and qualified pursuant to the provisions of NRS 630.277 and chapter 630 of NAC. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs by R108?01, eff. 11?29?2001) NAC 630.535 Suspension upon loss of certification. (NRS 630.130, 630.279) If a licensee loses certification by the National Board for Respiratory Care or its successor organization, his license to practice respiratory care is automatically suspended until further order of the Board. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs by R108?01, eff. 11?29?2001) NAC 630.540 Grounds for discipline or denial of licensure. (NRS 630.130, 630.279) A practitioner of respiratory care is subject to discipline or denial of licensure by the Board if, after notice and hearing in accordance with this chapter, the Board finds that the practitioner of respiratory care: 1. Willfully and intentionally made a false or fraudulent statement or submitted a forged or false document in applying for a license or renewing a license. 2. Performed respiratory care services other than as permitted by law. 3. Committed malpractice in the performance of respiratory care services, which may be evidenced by claims settled against a practitioner of respiratory care. 4. Disobeyed any order of the Board or an investigative committee of the Board or violated a provision of this chapter. 5. Is not competent to provide respiratory care services. 6. Lost his certification by the National Board of Respiratory Care or its successor organization. 7. Failed to notify the Board of loss of certification by the National Board for Respiratory Care or its successor organization. 8. Falsified records of health care. 9. Rendered respiratory care to a patient while under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance or in any impaired mental or physical condition. 10. Practiced respiratory care after his license has expired or been suspended. 11. Has been convicted of a felony, any offense involving moral turpitude or any offense relating to the practice of respiratory care or the ability to practice respiratory care. 12. Has had a license to practice respiratory care revoked, suspended, modified or limited by any other jurisdiction or has surrendered such license or discontinued the practice of respiratory care while under investigation by any licensing authority, a medical facility, a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, an insurance company, an agency of the Federal Government or any employer. 13. Engaged in any sexual activity with a patient who is currently being treated by the practitioner of respiratory care. 14. Engaged in disruptive behavior with physicians, hospital personnel, patients, members of the family of a patient or any other person if the behavior interferes with patient care or has an adverse impact on the quality of care rendered to a patient. 15. Engaged in conduct that violates the trust of a patient and exploits the relationship between the practitioner of respiratory care and the patient for financial or other personal gain. 16. Engaged in conduct which brings the respiratory care profession into disrepute, including, without limitation, conduct which violates any provision of a national code of ethics adopted by the Board by regulation. 17. Engaged in sexual contact with a surrogate of a patient or other key person related to a patient, including, without limitation, a spouse, parent or legal guardian, that exploits the relationship between the practitioner of respiratory care and the patient in a sexual manner. 18. Made or filed a report that the practitioner of respiratory care knows to be false, failed to file a record or report as required by law or willfully obstructed or induced another to obstruct such filing. 19. Altered the medical records of a patient. 20. Failed to report any person that the practitioner of r

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