NRS 635.098 - Podiatry hygienists: Authorized activities; required knowledge. [Effective January 1, 2020, only if regulations adopted by the State Board of Podiatry pursuant to NRS 635.030 prescribing the conditions under which a podiatry hygienist or a person training to be a podiatry hygienist may engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging have not become effective before that date, and until the date on which regulations adopted by the State Board of Podiatry pursuant to NRS 635.030 prescribing the conditions under which a podiatry hygienist or a person training to be a podiatry hygienist may engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging become effective.]

NV Rev Stat § 635.098 (2019) (N/A)

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1. Any podiatry hygienist in the employ and under the direction of a podiatric physician may:

(a) Apply orthopedic padding.

(b) Administer to patients by means of physiotherapeutic equipment.

(d) Strap and cast for orthopedic appliances.

(e) Take and develop X-rays, if authorized by NRS 635.099.

(f) Assist in foot surgery.

(g) Administer oral medications.

2. The Board may require that every podiatry hygienist have a general knowledge of sterile techniques, aseptic maintenance of surgery rooms, emergency treatments, podiatric nomenclature and podiatric surgical procedure.

(Added to NRS by 1977, 133; A 1985, 495; 1993, 2222; 2019, 2736, effective January 1, 2020, only if regulations adopted by the State Board of Podiatry pursuant to NRS 635.030 prescribing the conditions under which a podiatry hygienist or a person training to be a podiatry hygienist may engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging have not become effective before that date)

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NRS 635.099 - Podiatry hygienists: License or limited license required to engage in radiation therapy or radiologic imaging; exceptions; regulations prescribing training. [Effective January 1, 2020, only if regulations adopted by the State Board of Podiatry pursuant to NRS 635.030 prescribing the conditions under which a podiatry hygienist or a person training to be a podiatry hygienist may engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging have not become effective before that date, and until the date on which regulations adopted by the State Board of Podiatry pursuant to NRS 635.030 prescribing the conditions under which a podiatry hygienist or a person training to be a podiatry hygienist may engage in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging become effective.]