Nevada Code § 631.3465

Fee for referral; association with person engaged in illegal practice or with unlicensed person; use of name clinic, institute or referral services; practice under name of retired dentist
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The following acts, among others, constitute
unprofessional conduct:
1. Dividing fees or agreeing to divide
fees received for services with any person for bringing or referring a patient,
without the knowledge of the patient or his or her legal representative, but
licensed dentists are not prohibited from:
(a) Practicing in a partnership and sharing
professional fees;
(b) Employing another licensed dentist, dental
hygienist, dental therapist or expanded function dental assistant; or
(c) Rendering services as a member of a nonprofit
professional service corporation.
2. Associating with or lending his or her
name to any person engaged in the illegal practice of dentistry or associating
with any person, firm or corporation holding himself, herself or itself out in
any manner contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
3. Associating with or being employed by a
person not licensed pursuant to this chapter if that person exercises control
over the services offered by the dentist, owns all or part of the dentists
practice or receives or shares the fees received by the dentist. The provisions
of this subsection do not apply to a dentist who:
(a) Associates with or is employed by a person
who owns or controls a dental practice pursuant to NRS 631.385 ; or
(b) Is employed by a board of hospital trustees
or a hospital governing board pursuant to NRS
450.180 .
4. Using the name clinic, institute,
referral services or other title or designation that may suggest a public or
semipublic activity.
5. Practicing under the name of a dentist
who has not been in active practice for more than 1 year.

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