1. The Board may hold hearings and conduct investigations concerning any matter related to an application for a license or certificate. In the hearings and investigations, the Board may require the presentation of evidence.

2. The Board may refuse to issue a license or certificate to, or renew the license or certificate of, an applicant if the Board determines that the applicant:

(a) Is not of good moral character as it relates to the practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders or the clinical practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders;

(b) Has submitted a false credential to the Board;

(c) Has been disciplined in another state, a possession or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia in connection with the practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders or the clinical practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders;

(d) Has committed an act in another state, a possession or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia in connection with the practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders or the clinical practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders that would be a violation of the provisions of this chapter if the act were committed in this State; or

(e) Has failed to comply with any of the requirements for a license or certificate.

(Added to NRS by 1999, 3055; A 2007, 3067; 2015, 2272)