Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040 – ‘Physician’ defined and limited
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, ‘physician’ means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
- 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
2. The terms ‘physician,’ ‘osteopathic physician,’ ‘homeopathic physician,’ ‘chiropractic physician’ and ‘podiatric physician’ are used in chapters 630, 630A, 633, 634 and 635 of NRS in the limited senses prescribed by those chapters respectively.