Section 640D.200 - Complaints regarding unlicensed practice1. Upon receipt of a complaint that a person is engaging in the practice of music therapy without a license, the Executive Officer shall investigate the complaint.2. A person who is being investigated pursuant to subsection 1 shall cooperate fully with the Executive Officer in the investigation, including, without limitation, by:(a) Participating in any requested interviews;(b) Allowing the onsite inspection of any location at which the alleged unlicensed practice of music therapy is occurring; and(c) Providing any requested documentation, including, without limitation, documentation providing satisfactory evidence that the person is not engaged in the practice of music therapy, if applicable.3. If the Executive Officer determines after an investigation that a person is engaging in the practice of music therapy without a license, the Executive Officer shall: (a) Direct the person immediately to cease and desist from the practice of music therapy; and(b) Notify the person that he or she must submit to the Executive Officer, within 10 days, an application for a license to engage in the practice of music therapy.4. The matter must be referred to the Office of the Attorney General and the district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred for investigation and possible prosecution if the person: (a) Fails to submit an application as required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3 within 10 days after the date on which the Executive Officer notifies the person that the application is required; or(b) Fails to cooperate fully with the investigation pursuant to subsection 2.5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 640D.080, a person who submits an application pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3 shall not engage in music therapy services until the Board issues a license to the person pursuant to NRS 640D.110.6. If an application submitted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3 is denied, the applicant shall not be allowed to apply for licensure as a music therapist pursuant to this chapter and chapter 640D of NRS for 2 years after the date on which the application was denied.Nev. Admin. Code § 640D.200
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R077-12, eff. 12-20-2012; A by R094-22A, eff. 12/29/2022