1.  The Board, through an officer of the Board or the Attorney General, may maintain in any court of competent jurisdiction a suit for an injunction against any person:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 633.711

  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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) Practicing osteopathic medicine or practicing as a physician assistant without a valid license to practice osteopathic medicine or to practice as a physician assistant; or

(b) Providing services through telehealth, as defined in NRS 629.515, without a valid license.

2.  An injunction issued pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) May be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by any person, this provision being a preventive as well as a punitive measure.

(b) Must not relieve such person from criminal prosecution for practicing without such a license.

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