1. If the Board finds after notice and a hearing as required by law, or after providing an opportunity for such a hearing, that disciplinary or other action is necessary, the Board may, in the case of an applicant, refuse to issue a registration, and in all other cases, by order:
(a) Place the environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist trainee on probation for a specified period or until further order of the Board;
(b) Administer a public reprimand;
(c) Suspend or revoke his or her registration;
(d) Refuse to renew his or her registration;
(e) Impose a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each act constituting grounds for disciplinary action; or
(f) Impose any combination of the disciplinary actions described in paragraphs (a) to (e), inclusive.
2. If the order places an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist trainee on probation, the Board may impose such limitations or conditions upon his or her professional activities as the Board finds consistent to protect the public health.
3. The Board shall not administer a private reprimand.
4. An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public records.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1160; A 1995, 92; 2003, 3424; 2005, 759, 1993; 2019, 2123)