1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a certificate, license or permit issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter expires on October 31 of each even-numbered year. A certificate of registration as a pharmacist expires on October 31 of each odd-numbered year.

2. Except as otherwise provided by NRS 639.137, 639.230 and 639.2328, each person to whom a certificate, license or permit has been issued may, if the certificate, license or permit has not been revoked, renew the certificate, license or permit biennially by:

(a) Filing an application for renewal;

(b) Paying the fee for renewal;

(c) Complying with the requirement of continuing professional education, if applicable;

(d) If applicable, filing with the Board satisfactory evidence that his or her surety bond or other security required by NRS 639.515 is in full force; and

(e) Submitting all information required to complete the renewal.

3. The application for renewal, together with the fee for renewal, all required information and the evidence of compliance with NRS 639.515 must be delivered to the Executive Secretary of the Board on or before the expiration date of the certificate, license or permit, or the current renewal receipt thereof.

4. If a certificate, license or permit is renewed, it must be delivered to the applicant within a reasonable time after receipt of the application for renewal and the fee for renewal.

5. The Board may refuse to renew a certificate, license or permit if the applicant has committed any act proscribed by NRS 639.210.

6. If the application for renewal, the fee for renewal, all required information and the evidence of compliance with NRS 639.515 are not postmarked on or before the expiration date of the certificate, license or permit, or the current renewal receipt thereof, the registration is automatically forfeited.

[10:286:1913; A 1947, 667; 1951, 290; 1953, 588] — (NRS A 1967, 1646; 1973, 777, 977; 1975, 204, 1311; 1979, 1688; 1985, 880; 1989, 896; 1991, 1949; 1997, 2148; 1999, 243; 2003, 2286; 2005, 1615, 1616, 2748, 2807)