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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.1606 - Expedited license by endorsement to practice medicine: Requirements; procedure for issuance.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.161, the Board may issue a license by endorsement to practice medicine to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An applicant may submit to the Board an application for such a license if the applicant:
(a) Holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States; and
(b) Is certified in a specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
2. An applicant for a license by endorsement pursuant to this section must submit to the Board with his or her application:
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1;
(2) Has not been disciplined and is not currently under investigation by the corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or any state or territory in which the applicant currently holds or has held a license to practice medicine; and
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;
(b) A complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints in the manner provided in NRS 630.167;
(c) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the application and any accompanying material is true and correct; and
(d) Any other information required by the Board.
3. Not later than 15 business days after receiving an application for a license by endorsement to practice medicine pursuant to this section, the Board shall provide written notice to the applicant of any additional information required by the Board to consider the application. Unless the Board denies the application for good cause, the Board shall approve the application and issue a license by endorsement to practice medicine to the applicant not later than:
(a) Forty-five days after receiving the application; or
(b) Ten days after the Board receives a report on the applicant’s background based on the submission of the applicant’s fingerprints,
whichever occurs later.
4. A license by endorsement to practice medicine may be issued at a meeting of the Board or between its meetings by the President and Executive Director of the Board. Such an action shall be deemed to be an action of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2996; A 2019, 4264)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.1607 - Expedited license by endorsement to practice medicine: Requirements; procedure for issuance; provisional license pending action on application.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.161, the Board may issue a license by endorsement to practice medicine to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An applicant may submit to the Board an application for such a license if the applicant:
(a) Holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States; and
(b) Is certified in a specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association.
2. An applicant for a license by endorsement pursuant to this section must submit to the Board with his or her application:
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1;
(2) Has not been disciplined and is not currently under investigation by the corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or any state or territory in which the applicant holds a license to practice medicine; and
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;
(b) A complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints in the manner provided in NRS 630.167;
(c) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the application and any accompanying material is true and correct; and
(d) Any other information required by the Board.
3. Not later than 15 business days after receiving an application for a license by endorsement to practice medicine pursuant to this section, the Board shall provide written notice to the applicant of any additional information required by the Board to consider the application. Unless the Board denies the application for good cause, the Board shall approve the application and issue a license by endorsement to practice medicine to the applicant not later than:
(a) Forty-five days after receiving all the additional information required by the Board to complete the application; or
(b) Ten days after receiving a report on the applicant’s background based on the submission of the applicant’s fingerprints,
whichever occurs later.
4. A license by endorsement to practice medicine may be issued at a meeting of the Board or between its meetings by the President and Executive Director of the Board. Such an action shall be deemed to be an action of the Board.
5. At any time before making a final decision on an application for a license by endorsement pursuant to this section, the Board may grant a provisional license authorizing an applicant to practice medicine in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3866; A 2019, 4265)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.161 - Effect of revocation of license to practice medicine in another jurisdiction for gross medical negligence; regulations.

1. The Board shall not issue a license to practice medicine to an applicant who has been licensed to practice any type of medicine in another jurisdiction and whose license was revoked for gross medical negligence by that jurisdiction.
2. The Board may revoke the license of any person licensed to practice medicine in this State if it determines that the person had a license to practice any type of medicine in another jurisdiction which was revoked for gross medical negligence by that jurisdiction.
3. For the purposes of this section, the Board shall adopt by regulation a definition of gross medical negligence.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1067)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.165 - Application and affidavit for license or license by endorsement to practice medicine; additional requirements; burden of proof.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an applicant for a license to practice medicine must submit to the Board, on a form provided by the Board, an application in writing, accompanied by an affidavit stating that:
(a) The applicant is the person named in the proof of graduation and that it was obtained without fraud or misrepresentation or any mistake of which the applicant is aware; and
(b) The information contained in the application and any accompanying material is complete and correct.
2. An applicant for a license by endorsement to practice medicine pursuant to NRS 630.1605, 630.1606 or 630.1607 must submit to the Board, on a form provided by the Board, an application in writing, accompanied by an affidavit stating that:
(a) The applicant is the person named in the license to practice medicine issued by the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States and that the license was obtained without fraud or misrepresentation or any mistake of which the applicant is aware; and
(b) The information contained in the application and any accompanying material is complete and correct.
3. An application submitted pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must include all information required to complete the application.
4. In addition to the other requirements for licensure, the Board may require such further evidence of the mental, physical, medical or other qualifications of the applicant as it considers necessary.
5. The applicant bears the burden of proving and documenting his or her qualifications for licensure.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2221; A 1987, 194; 1997, 681, 2120; 1999, 520; 2003, 1888; 2005, 2713, 2807; 2015, 3000, 3870)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.167 - Submission of fingerprints; conditions and limitations on information provided by Board.

1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, each applicant for a license to practice medicine, including, without limitation, an expedited license pursuant to NRS 630.1606 or 630.1607 or chapter 629A of NRS, and each applicant for a license to practice as a perfusionist, to practice as a physician assistant, to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant or to practice respiratory care shall submit to the Board a complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report. Any fees or costs charged by the Board for this service pursuant to NRS 630.268 are not refundable.
2. Any communication between the Board and the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission created by NRS 629A.100 relating to verification of a physician’s eligibility for expedited licensure pursuant to that section must not include any information received in a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation relating to a state and federal criminal records check performed for the purposes of an application for an expedited license issued pursuant to NRS 629A.100.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2522; A 2009, 2952; 2017, 2855; 2023, 1553)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.170 - Submission of evidence of graduation from accredited medical school in United States or Canada.

In addition to the other requirements for licensure, an applicant for a license to practice medicine who is a graduate of a medical school located in the United States or Canada shall submit to the Board proof that the applicant has received the degree of doctor of medicine from a medical school which, at the time of graduation, was accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or the Committee for the Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools. The proof of the degree of doctor of medicine must be submitted directly to the Board by the medical school that granted the degree. If proof of the degree is unavailable from the medical school, the Board may accept proof from any other source specified by the Board.
[Part 8:169:1949; A 1953, 662; 1955, 103]—(NRS A 1969, 211; 1973, 508; 1983, 303; 1985, 2229; 2009, 2953)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.171 - Submission of certificate and proof satisfactory of completion of progressive postgraduate training by applicant for license to practice medicine.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.263, in addition to the other requirements for licensure, an applicant for a license to practice medicine shall cause to be submitted to the Board, if applicable:
1. A certificate of completion of progressive postgraduate training from the residency program where the applicant completed training; and
2. Proof of satisfactory completion of a progressive postgraduate training program specified in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 630.160 within 60 days after the scheduled completion of the program.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 3427; A 2003, 20th Special Session, 264; 2011, 889; 2015, 3871; 2019, 4266)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.173 - Submission of certain information concerning claims for malpractice, complaints and other disciplinary action involving applicant for license to practice medicine; consideration by Board of certain information more than 10 years old.

1. In addition to the other requirements for licensure, an applicant for a license to practice medicine shall submit to the Board information describing:
(a) Any claims made against the applicant for malpractice, whether or not a civil action was filed concerning the claim;
(b) Any complaints filed against the applicant with a licensing board of another state and any disciplinary action taken against the applicant by a licensing board of another state; and
(c) Any complaints filed against the applicant with a hospital, clinic or medical facility or any disciplinary action taken against the applicant by a hospital, clinic or medical facility.
2. The Board may consider any information specified in subsection 1 that is more than 10 years old if the Board receives the information from the applicant or any other source from which the Board is verifying the information provided by the applicant.
3. The Board may refuse to consider any information specified in subsection 1 that is more than 10 years old if the Board determines that the claim or complaint is remote or isolated and that obtaining or attempting to obtain a record relating to the information will unreasonably delay the consideration of the application.
4. The Board shall not issue a license to the applicant until it has received all the information required by this section.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 3427; A 2009, 2953)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.180 - Examinations.

1. In addition to the other requirements for licensure, an applicant shall appear personally and pass an oral examination, if required by the Board.
2. The Board may employ specialists and other consultants or examining services in conducting any examinations required by the Board.
[Part 9:169:1949; 1943 NCL § 4107.09] + [11:169:1949; 1943 NCL § 4107.11]—(NRS A 1969, 211; 1973, 509; 1985, 2230)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.195 - Submission of evidence of degree and passage of examination by applicant who is graduate of foreign medical school.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.1606 and 630.1607, in addition to the other requirements for licensure, an applicant for a license to practice medicine who is a graduate of a foreign medical school shall submit to the Board proof that the applicant has received:
(a) The degree of doctor of medicine or its equivalent, as determined by the Board; and
(b) The standard certificate of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates or a written statement from that Commission that the applicant passed the examination given by the Commission.
2. The proof of the degree of doctor of medicine or its equivalent must be submitted directly to the Board by the medical school that granted the degree. If proof of the degree is unavailable from the medical school that granted the degree, the Board may accept proof from any other source specified by the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 214; A 1973, 509; 1975, 960; 1977, 1564; 1983, 304; 1985, 2230; 2009, 2953; 2015, 3000, 3871)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.198 - Board prohibited from issuing or renewing certain licenses unless applicant attests to knowledge of and compliance with certain guidelines related to safe and appropriate injection practices.

1. The Board shall not issue or renew a license to practice as a physician, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or perfusionist unless the applicant for issuance or renewal of the license attests to knowledge of and compliance with the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concerning the prevention of transmission of infectious agents through safe and appropriate injection practices.
2. In addition to the attestation provided pursuant to subsection 1, a physician shall attest that any person:
(a) Who is under the control and supervision of the physician;
(b) Who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter; and
(c) Whose duties involve injection practices,
has knowledge of and is in compliance with the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concerning the prevention of transmission of infectious agents through safe and appropriate injection practices.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2054; A 2023, 1554)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.200 - Delay or denial of application for license to practice medicine: Grounds; notice; appeal.

1. The Board may deny an application for a license to practice medicine for any violation of the provisions of this chapter or regulations of the Board.
2. The Board shall notify an applicant of any deficiency which prevents any further action on the application or results in the denial of the application. The applicant may respond in writing to the Board concerning any deficiency and, if the applicant does so, the Board shall respond in writing to the contentions of the applicant.
3. Any unsuccessful applicant may appeal to the Board if the applicant files the appeal within 90 days after the date of the rejection of the application by the Board. Upon appeal, the applicant has the burden to show that the action of the Board is erroneous.
[12:169:1949; 1943 NCL § 4107.12]—(NRS A 1973, 510; 1985, 2231; 2009, 2955)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.220 - Records of issuance or denial of licenses: Contents; inspection.

The Board shall maintain records pertaining to applicants to whom licenses have been issued or denied. The records must be open to the public and must include:
1. The name of each applicant.
2. The name of the school granting the diploma to the applicant.
3. The date of the diploma.
4. The address of the applicant.
5. The date of issuance or denial of the license.
[13:169:1949; 1943 NCL § 4107.13]—(NRS A 1973, 511; 1985, 2231; 1987, 194)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.250 - Validity of license to practice medicine issued before July 1, 1985.

All valid licenses to practice medicine issued before July 1, 1985, remain in full effect but subject to the provisions of this chapter.
[19:169:1949; 1943 NCL § 4107.19]—(NRS A 1973, 511; 1985, 2232)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.2535 - Training required for certain physicians and physician assistants relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and prescribing of opioids; exemption for one licensure period for certain registration; regulations.

1. The Board shall, by regulation, require each physician or physician assistant who is registered to dispense controlled substances pursuant to NRS 453.231 to complete at least 2 hours of training relating specifically to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and the prescribing of opioids during each period of licensure. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, such training may include, without limitation, training in the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder. Any licensee may use training required by the regulations adopted pursuant to this section to satisfy 2 hours of any continuing education requirement established by the Board.
2. A physician may not use continuing education in the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder to satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 for a licensure period during which the licensee also uses such continuing education to satisfy a requirement for continuing education in ethics pursuant to subsection 9 of NRS 630.253.
3. A physician or physician assistant who obtains a registration to treat opioid dependency with narcotic medications in accordance with the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000, 21 U.S.C. §§ 823 et seq., is exempt from the training required by subsection 1 for one period of licensure. A physician or physician assistant may use such registration to satisfy 4 hours of the total number of hours of continuing education required by the Board pursuant to NRS 630.253 during one period of licensure.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 116; A 2017, 4411; 2021, 388)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.254 - Active licensees: Notice of change of mailing address; notice of change of location or close of office located in State; location of records; maintenance of electronic mail address with Board if performing certain acts outside State.

1. Each licensee shall maintain a permanent mailing address with the Board to which all communications from the Board to the licensee must be sent. A licensee who changes his or her permanent mailing address shall notify the Board in writing of the new permanent mailing address within 30 days after the change. If a licensee fails to notify the Board in writing of a change in his or her permanent mailing address within 30 days after the change, the Board:
(a) May impose upon the licensee a fine not to exceed $250; and
(b) May initiate disciplinary action against the licensee as provided pursuant to paragraph (j) of subsection 1 of NRS 630.306.
2. Any licensee who changes the location of his or her office in this State shall notify the Board in writing of the change before practicing at the new location.
3. Any licensee who closes his or her office in this State shall:
(a) Notify the Board in writing of this occurrence within 14 days after the closure; and
(b) For a period of 5 years thereafter, unless a longer period of retention is provided by federal law, keep the Board apprised in writing of the location of the medical records of the licensee’s patients.
4. In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, any licensee who performs any of the acts described in subsection 3 of NRS 630.020 from outside this State or the United States shall maintain an electronic mail address with the Board to which all communications from the Board to the licensee may be sent.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2222; A 1987, 194; 1993, 2299; 2005, 2514; 2007, 3043; 2009, 2550; 2013, 2012; 2015, 985; 2017, 2855)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.257 - Reexamination of licensee who does not practice medicine for certain period.

If a licensee does not engage in the practice of medicine for a period of more than 24 consecutive months, the Board may require the licensee to take the same examination to test medical competency as that given to applicants for a license.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2222; A 1993, 2300; 2015, 488)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.259 - License as administrative physician.

1. A person may apply to the Board to be licensed as an administrative physician if the person meets all of the statutory requirements for licensure in effect at the time of application except the requirements of paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 630.160.
2. A person who is licensed as an administrative physician pursuant to this section:
(a) May not engage in the practice of clinical medicine;
(b) Shall comply with all of the statutory requirements for continued licensure pursuant to this chapter; and
(c) Shall be deemed to hold a license to practice medicine in an administrative capacity only.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1884; A 2005, 2515; 2019, 4266)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.2615 - Authorized facility license to practice medicine in institution of Department of Corrections.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.161, the Board may issue an authorized facility license to a person who intends to practice medicine in this State as a physician in an institution of the Department of Corrections under the direct supervision of a physician who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter or to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS.
2. A person who applies for an authorized facility license pursuant to this section is not required to take or pass a written examination as to his or her qualifications to practice medicine pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 630.160, but the person must meet all other conditions and requirements for an unrestricted license to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter.
3. If the Board issues an authorized facility license pursuant to this section, the person who holds the license may practice medicine in this State only as a physician in an institution of the Department of Corrections and only under the direct supervision of a physician who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter or to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS.
4. If a person who holds an authorized facility license issued pursuant to this section ceases to practice medicine in this State as a physician in an institution of the Department of Corrections:
(a) The Department shall notify the Board; and
(b) Upon receipt of the notification, the authorized facility license expires automatically.
5. The Board may renew or modify an authorized facility license issued pursuant to this section, unless the license has expired automatically or has been revoked.
6. The provisions of this section do not limit the authority of the Board to issue a license to an applicant in accordance with any other provision of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2945; A 2019, 4266)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.262 - Authorized facility license to practice medicine as psychiatrist in certain mental health centers.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.161, the Board may issue an authorized facility license to a person who intends to practice medicine in this State as a psychiatrist in a mental health center of the Division under the direct supervision of a psychiatrist who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter or to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS.
2. A person who applies for an authorized facility license pursuant to this section is not required to take or pass a written examination as to his or her qualifications to practice medicine pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 630.160, but the person must meet all other conditions and requirements for an unrestricted license to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter.
3. If the Board issues an authorized facility license pursuant to this section, the person who holds the license may practice medicine in this State only as a psychiatrist in a mental health center of the Division and only under the direct supervision of a psychiatrist who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter or to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS.
4. If a person who holds an authorized facility license issued pursuant to this section ceases to practice medicine in this State as a psychiatrist in a mental health center of the Division:
(a) The Division shall notify the Board; and
(b) Upon receipt of the notification, the authorized facility license expires automatically.
5. The Board may renew or modify an authorized facility license issued pursuant to this section, unless the license has expired automatically or has been revoked.
6. The provisions of this section do not limit the authority of the Board to issue a license to an applicant in accordance with any other provision of this chapter.
7. As used in this section:
(a) "Division" means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(b) "Mental health center" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.144.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 436; A 2003, 3481; 2009, 2957; 2013, 3067; 2019, 4267)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.264 - Restricted license to practice medicine in medically underserved area of county.

1. A board of county commissioners may petition the Board of Medical Examiners to waive the requirements of paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 630.160 for any applicant intending to practice medicine in a medically underserved area of that county as that term is defined by regulation by the Board of Medical Examiners. The Board of Medical Examiners may waive that requirement and issue a license if the applicant:
(a) Has completed at least 1 year of training as a resident in the United States or Canada in a program approved by the Board, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Collège des médecins du Québec or the College of Family Physicians of Canada, or their successor organizations, respectively;
(b) Has a minimum of 5 years of practical medical experience as a licensed allopathic physician or such other equivalent training as the Board deems appropriate; and
(c) Meets all other conditions and requirements for a license to practice medicine.
2. Any person licensed pursuant to subsection 1 must be issued a license to practice medicine in this State restricted to practice in the medically underserved area of the county which petitioned for the waiver only. A person may apply to the Board of Medical Examiners for renewal of that restricted license every 2 years after being licensed.
3. Any person holding a restricted license pursuant to subsection 1 who completes 3 years of full-time practice under the restricted license may apply to the Board for an unrestricted license. In considering an application for an unrestricted license pursuant to this subsection, the Board shall require the applicant to meet all statutory requirements for licensure in effect at the time of application except the requirements of paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 630.160.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1672; A 1989, 417, 1967; 1991, 1885; 1993, 2299; 2001, 762; 2003, 1887; 2015, 489; 2019, 4268)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.2645 - Restricted license to teach, research or practice medicine at medical facility, medical research facility or medical school.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.161, the Board may issue a restricted license to teach, research or practice medicine to a person if:
(a) The person:
(1) Submits to the Board:
(I) Proof that the person is a graduate of a foreign medical school, as provided in NRS 630.195, or a physician who has previously been issued an unrestricted license to practice medicine in any state of the United States and that the physician has never been the subject of disciplinary action by a medical board in any jurisdiction;
(II) Proof that the person teaches, researches or practices medicine; and
(III) Any other documentation or proof of qualifications required by the Board; and
(2) Intends to teach, research or practice medicine at a medical facility, medical research facility or medical school in this State.
(b) Any other documentation or proof of qualifications required by the Board is authenticated in a manner approved by the Board.
2. A person who applies for a restricted license pursuant to this section is not required to take or pass a written examination concerning his or her qualifications to practice medicine.
3. A person who holds a restricted license issued pursuant to this section may practice medicine in this State only in accordance with the terms and restrictions established by the Board.
4. If a person who holds a restricted license issued pursuant to this section ceases to teach, research or practice medicine in this State at the medical facility, medical research facility or medical school where the person is employed:
(a) The medical facility, medical research facility or medical school, as applicable, shall notify the Board; and
(b) Upon receipt of such notification, the restricted license expires automatically.
5. The Board may renew or modify a restricted license issued pursuant to this section, unless the restricted license has expired automatically or has been revoked.
6. The provisions of this section do not limit the authority of the Board to issue a restricted license to an applicant in accordance with any other provision of this chapter.
7. A restricted license to teach, research or practice medicine may be issued, renewed or modified at a meeting of the Board or between its meetings by the President and the Executive Director of the Board. Such an action shall be deemed to be an action of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3041; A 2007, 1822; 2013, 2014; 2015, 490)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.265 - Limited license to practice medicine as resident physician in graduate program.

1. Unless the Board denies such licensure pursuant to NRS 630.161 or for other good cause, the Board shall issue to a qualified applicant a limited license to practice medicine as a resident physician in a graduate program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education if the applicant is:
(a) A graduate of an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada; or
(b) A graduate of a foreign medical school and has received the standard certificate of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates or a written statement from that Commission that the applicant passed the examination given by it.
2. The medical school or other institution sponsoring the program shall provide the Board with written confirmation that the applicant has been appointed to a position in the program. A limited license remains valid only while the licensee is actively practicing medicine in the residency program and is legally entitled to work and remain in the United States.
3. The Board may issue a limited license for not more than 1 year but may renew the license if the applicant for the limited license meets the requirements set forth by the Board by regulation.
4. The holder of a limited license may practice medicine only in connection with his or her duties as a resident physician or under such conditions as are approved by the director of the program.
5. The holder of a limited license granted pursuant to this section may be disciplined by the Board at any time for any of the grounds provided in NRS 630.161 or 630.301 to 630.3065, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 676; A 1981, 1131; 1985, 2232; 1987, 195; 1991, 1069, 1886, 1888; 2001, 764; 2007, 3044; 2015, 3001, 3872; 2019, 4269)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.266 - Special event license to demonstrate medical techniques and procedures; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.161, the Board may issue a special event license to a licensed physician of another state to conduct demonstrations of medical techniques and procedures at a special event in this State.
2. A licensed physician of another state who applies for a special event license pursuant to this section:
(a) Must be in good standing in that state; and
(b) Is not required to take or pass a written examination concerning his or her qualifications to practice medicine but must satisfy the requirements for a special event license set forth in regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection 5.
3. A physician who holds a special event license issued pursuant to this section may perform medical techniques and procedures pursuant to the license for demonstration purposes only.
4. A special event license issued pursuant to the provisions of this section is valid for a short period, as determined by the Board, and is not renewable.
5. The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
6. For the purposes of this section, "special event" means a scheduled activity or event at which a physician appears as a clinician for teaching or demonstrating certain methods of technical procedures if:
(a) The persons attending the scheduled activity or event are:
(1) Members of a medical society or other medical organization;
(2) Persons who are attending a medical convention;
(3) Students or faculty members of a medical school; or
(4) Licensed physicians; and
(b) The scheduled activity or event is being held before any combination of the persons described in paragraph (a) and is being held at:
(1) A meeting or other gathering of a medical society or other medical organization;
(2) A medical convention;
(3) A medical school; or
(4) A licensed hospital.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1105)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.2665 - Temporary exemption from licensure to practice medicine for physician providing services to visiting athletic team or athletic event in this State; extension of exemption; conditions and limitations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, if a physician who holds a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in another state or territory of the United States or another country has entered into a written or oral agreement to provide services to members of a visiting athletic team or organization, the physician is temporarily exempt from licensure and may practice medicine in this State while providing services pursuant to the agreement to members of the visiting athletic team or organization who are present in this State for the purpose of engaging in competition or training.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, if a physician who holds a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in another state or territory of the United States or another country has been invited by the governing body of a national organization to provide services to persons participating in an athletic event or training sanctioned or operated by the organization, the physician is temporarily exempt from licensure and may practice medicine in this State while providing services to such persons.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsection 4, an exemption described in this section is valid for a period of not more than 10 days for each competition or training session. Upon the application of a physician, the Board may grant an exemption of not more than 20 additional days for each competition or training session.
4. A physician who is practicing medicine under an exemption described in this section shall not:
(a) Practice medicine at a medical facility;
(b) Provide services to persons who are not described in subsection 1 or 2, as applicable; or
(c) Practice medicine under such an exemption for more than 60 days in a calendar year.
5. The provisions of this section do not apply to any contest or exhibition of unarmed combat conducted pursuant to chapter 467 of NRS.
6. As used in this section, "visiting athletic team or organization" means an athletic team or organization which is primarily based at a location outside of this State.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3477)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.267 - Biennial registration: Submission of list of malpractice and negligence actions and claims and fee; expiration and reinstatement of license; notice to licensee; submission of list of expired licenses to federal Drug Enforcement Administration and State Board of Pharmacy.

1. Each holder of a license to practice medicine must, on or before June 30, or if June 30 is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, on the next business day after June 30, of each odd-numbered year:
(a) Submit a list of all actions filed or claims submitted to arbitration or mediation for malpractice or negligence against him or her during the previous 2 years.
(b) Pay to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board the applicable fee for biennial registration. This fee must be collected for the period for which a physician is licensed.
(c) Submit all information required to complete the biennial registration.
2. When a holder of a license fails to pay the fee for biennial registration and submit all information required to complete the biennial registration after they become due, his or her license to practice medicine in this State expires. The holder may, within 2 years after the date the license expires, upon payment of twice the amount of the current fee for biennial registration to the Secretary-Treasurer and submission of all information required to complete the biennial registration and after he or she is found to be in good standing and qualified under the provisions of this chapter, be reinstated to practice.
3. Not later than 60 days before a license is scheduled to expire, the Board shall make such reasonable attempts as are practicable to notify the licensee:
(a) At least once that the fee for biennial registration and all information required to complete the biennial registration are due; and
(b) The date on which his or her license is scheduled to expire.
4. After a license expires, the Board shall make such reasonable attempts as are practicable to notify the holder of the license that his or her license has expired.
5. Not later than September 30 of each odd-numbered year, the Board shall provide a list of licenses to practice medicine that have expired during that year to the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice or its successor agency and the State Board of Pharmacy.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2223; A 1987, 196; 1997, 2120; 2001, 765; 2002 Special Session, 19; 2003, 16; 2005, 2715, 2807; 2011, 2859; 2015, 491; 2023, 426)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.2671 - Duty of Board to make data request concerning demographic and practice information available to applicants for biennial registration or renewal of license for voluntary completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information provided.

1. The Board shall:
(a) Make the data request developed by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 439A.116 available to applicants for a biennial registration pursuant to NRS 630.267 or the renewal of a license pursuant to this chapter through a link on the electronic application for a biennial registration or the renewal of a license; and
(b) Request each applicant to complete and electronically submit the data request to the Director.
2. The information provided by an applicant for a biennial registration or the renewal of a license pursuant to subsection 1 is confidential and, except as required by subsection 1, must not be disclosed to any person or entity.
3. An applicant for a biennial registration or the renewal of a license is not required to complete a data request pursuant to subsection 1 and is not subject to disciplinary action, including, without limitation, refusal to issue the biennial registration or renew the license, for failure to do so.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 801)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 630 - Physicians, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, Perfusionists, Anesthesiologist Assistants and Practitioners of Respiratory Care › NRS 630.2672 - Duty of Board to make data request concerning practice information available to applicants for renewal of license as physician or biennial registration for required completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information provided.

1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, each applicant for the renewal of any type of license as a physician pursuant to this chapter or a biennial registration pursuant to NRS 630.267 shall complete the data request developed by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 439A.114. The applicant shall provide to the Department all the information requested by the data request.
2. The Board shall make the data request described in subsection 1 available to applicants for the renewal of a license as a physician or biennial registration on an electronic application for the renewal of a license or registration or through a link included on the Internet website maintained by the Board.
3. An applicant for biennial registration or renewal of a license who refuses or fails to complete a data request pursuant to subsection 1 is not subject to disciplinary action, including, without limitation, refusal to issue the biennial registration or renew the license, for such refusal or failure.
4. The information contained in a completed data request is confidential and, except as required by NRS 439A.114, must not be disclosed to any person or entity.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 544)