Practice without license prohibited; penalties

1. Any person who represents himself or herself as a practitioner of Oriental medicine, or any branch thereof, or who engages in the practice of Oriental medicine, or any branch thereof, in this State without holding a valid license issued by the Board is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 200.830 or 200.840. 2. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, if the Board determines that a person has committed any act described in subsection 1, the Board may: (a) Issue and serve on the person an order to cease and desist until the person obtains from the Board the proper license or otherwise demonstrates that he or she is no longer in violation of subsection 1. An order to cease and desist must include a telephone number with which the person may contact the Board. (b) Issue a citation to the person. A citation issued pursuant to this paragraph must be in writing, describe with particularity the nature of the violation and inform the person of the provisions of this paragraph. Each activity in which the person is engaged constitutes a separate offense for which a separate citation may be issued. To appeal a citation, the person must submit a written request for a hearing to the Board not later than 30 days after the date of issuance of the citation. (c) Assess against the person an administrative fine as provided in NRS 634A.250. (d) Impose any combination of the penalties set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).