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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.415 - Special licenses to practice osteopathic medicine: Graduate of foreign school who intends to teach, research or practice clinical osteopathic medicine in this State; specified purposes.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 633.315, the Board may issue a special license to teach, research or practice osteopathic medicine to a person if:
(a) The person:
(1) Submits to the Board:
(I) Proof that the person is a graduate of a foreign school which teaches osteopathic medicine;
(II) Proof that the person teaches, researches or practices osteopathic medicine outside the United States; and
(III) Any other documentation or proof of qualifications required by the Board; and
(2) Intends to teach, research or practice osteopathic medicine at a medical facility, medical research facility or school of osteopathic medicine 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 special license pursuant to this section is not required to take or pass a written examination concerning his or her qualifications to practice osteopathic medicine.
3. A person who holds a special license issued pursuant to this section may practice osteopathic medicine in this State only in accordance with the terms and restrictions established by the Board.
4. If a person who holds a special license issued pursuant to this section ceases to teach, research or practice osteopathic medicine in this State at the medical facility, medical research facility or school of osteopathic medicine where the person is employed:
(a) The medical facility, medical research facility or school of osteopathic medicine, as applicable, shall notify the Board; and
(b) Upon receipt of such notification, the special license expires automatically.
5. The Board may renew or modify a special license issued pursuant to this section, unless the special license has expired automatically or has been revoked.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 special license to an applicant in accordance with any other provision of this chapter.
7. A special license to teach, research or practice osteopathic 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, 1830; A 2013, 2018)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.417 - Authorized facility license to practice osteopathic medicine as psychiatrist in certain mental health centers.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 633.315, the Board may issue an authorized facility license to a person who intends to practice osteopathic 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 osteopathic medicine pursuant to this chapter or to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 630 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 osteopathic medicine, but the person must meet all conditions and requirements for an unrestricted license to practice osteopathic 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 osteopathic 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 osteopathic medicine pursuant to this chapter or to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS.
4. If a person who holds an authorized facility license issued pursuant to this section ceases to practice osteopathic 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 2009, 2977; A 2013, 3067)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.418 - Authorized facility license to practice as osteopathic physician in institution of Department of Corrections.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 633.315, the Board may issue an authorized facility license to a person who intends to practice osteopathic medicine in this State as an osteopathic physician in an institution of the Department of Corrections under the direct supervision of an osteopathic physician who holds an unrestricted license to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to this chapter or to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 630 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 osteopathic medicine, but the person must meet all conditions and requirements for an unrestricted license to practice osteopathic 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 osteopathic medicine in this State only as an osteopathic physician in an institution of the Department of Corrections and only under the direct supervision of an osteopathic physician who holds an unrestricted license to practice osteopathic medicine pursuant to this chapter or to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS.
4. If a person who holds an authorized facility license issued pursuant to this section ceases to practice osteopathic medicine in this State as an osteopathic 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, 2977)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.419 - Special event license to demonstrate medical techniques and procedures; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 633.315, the Board may issue a special event license to a person licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in another state to conduct demonstrations of medical techniques and procedures at a special event in this State.
2. A person licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in 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 osteopathic 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 person 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 an osteopathic 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 an osteopathic medical society or other osteopathic medical organization;
(2) Persons who are attending an osteopathic medical convention;
(3) Students or faculty members of a school of osteopathic medicine; or
(4) Osteopathic 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 an osteopathic medical society or other osteopathic medical organization;
(2) An osteopathic medical convention;
(3) A school of osteopathic medicine; or
(4) A licensed hospital.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1107)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.420 - 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 an osteopathic physician who holds a valid and unrestricted license to practice osteopathic 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 osteopathic physician is temporarily exempt from licensure and may practice osteopathic 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 an osteopathic physician who holds a valid and unrestricted license to practice osteopathic 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 osteopathic physician is temporarily exempt from licensure and may practice osteopathic 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 an osteopathic physician, the Board may grant an exemption of not more than 20 additional days for each competition or training session.
4. An osteopathic physician who is practicing osteopathic medicine under an exemption described in this section shall not:
(a) Practice osteopathic medicine at a medical facility;
(b) Provide services to persons who are not described in subsection 1 or 2, as applicable; or
(c) Practice osteopathic 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, 3479)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4252 - Regulations concerning licensure of anesthesiologist assistants.

The Board shall adopt regulations establishing the requirements for the issuance of a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to NRS 633.4254 and a temporary license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to NRS 633.4262, including, without limitation:
1. The required qualifications of an applicant for such a license or temporary license;
2. The academic or educational certificates, credentials or programs of study required of an applicant for such a license or temporary licenses;
3. The procedures for submitting an application for a license or temporary license;
4. The standards of review for applicants submitted pursuant to NRS 633.4254 and 633.4262 and procedures for the issuance of such licenses;
5. The testing or examination of applicants by the Board;
6. The renewal, revocation, suspension and termination of licenses;
7. The regulation and discipline of anesthesiologist assistants, including, without limitation, the reporting of complaints, conducting investigations of alleged misconduct and disciplinary proceedings;
8. The requirements for the supervision of an anesthesiologist assistant by a supervising osteopathic anesthesiologist; and
9. Consistent with the provisions of NRS 633.425, the duties which an anesthesiologist assistant may perform under the supervision of a supervising osteopathic anesthesiologist.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1567)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4254 - Initial license as anesthesiologist assistant: Requirements for issuance; contents of application; issuance; expiration; renewal.

1. The Board may issue a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant to an applicant who:
(a) Graduated from an anesthesiologist assistant program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or its predecessor or successor organization;
(b) Has passed a certification examination administered by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants, its successor organization or other nationally recognized organization for the certification of anesthesiologist assistants that has been reviewed and approved by the Board;
(c) Is certified by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants, its successor organization or other nationally recognized organization for the certification of anesthesiologist assistants that has been reviewed and approved by the Board;
(d) Submits an application for a license as an anesthesiologist assistant in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.4252;
(e) Pays the application fee for the application for and issuance of a license as an anesthesiologist assistant required by NRS 633.501; and
(f) Meets the qualifications prescribed by the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.4252 to assist in the practice of medicine under the supervision of a supervising osteopathic anesthesiologist.
2. An applicant for a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant submitted pursuant to this section must include, without limitation, all the information required by the Board to complete the application.
3. A license issued by the Board pursuant to subsection 1 is valid for a period of 2 years and may be renewed in a manner consistent with the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.4252.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1566)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4256 - Simultaneous license to practice as anesthesiologist assistant issued by Board of Medical Examiners: Application; fees.

A person applying for a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who wishes to hold a simultaneous license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS must:
1. Indicate in the application that he or she wishes to hold a simultaneous license as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS;
2. Apply for a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant to:
(a) The Board pursuant to this chapter; and
(b) The Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS; and
3. Pay all applicable fees, including, without limitation:
(a) The application and initial simultaneous license fee for an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to NRS 633.501; and
(b) The fee for application for and issuance of a simultaneous license as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to NRS 630.268.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1568)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4258 - Renewal of simultaneous license to practice as anesthesiologist assistant issued by Board of Medical Examiners: Application; fees.

A person applying to renew an anesthesiologist assistant license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who wishes to hold a simultaneous anesthesiologist assistant license pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS must:
1. Indicate in the application that he or she wishes to hold a simultaneous license as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS;
2. Apply:
(a) To renew an anesthesiologist assistant license to the Board pursuant to this chapter; and
(b) For an anesthesiologist assistant license to the Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS; and
3. Pay all applicable fees, including, without limitation:
(a) The fee for initial simultaneous license as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to NRS 633.501; and
(b) The application and initial simultaneous license fee for an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to NRS 630.268.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1568)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.426 - Simultaneous license to practice as anesthesiologist assistant issued by Board of Medical Examiners: Application by holder of license as anesthesiologist assistant issued by State Board of Osteopathic Medicine at time other than with application for renewal; fees.

If a person licensed as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is not applying to renew his or her license and wishes to hold a simultaneous license as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS, the person must:
1. Apply for an anesthesiologist assistant license to the Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS; and
2. Pay all applicable fees, including, without limitation:
(a) The fee for biennial simultaneous registration of an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to NRS 633.501; and
(b) The application and initial simultaneous license fee for an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to NRS 630.268.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1568)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4262 - Temporary license to practice as anesthesiologist assistant.

1. The Board may issue a temporary license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant to an applicant who:
(a) Graduated from an anesthesiologist assistant program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or its predecessor or successor organization or another program for educating and training anesthesiologist assistants but who has not yet passed the certification examination required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 633.4254;
(b) Submits an application for temporary licensure; and
(c) Pays the application fee required by NRS 633.501.
2. An applicant for a temporary license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant submitted pursuant to this section must include all the information required by the Board to complete the application.
3. An applicant issued a temporary license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to subsection 1 must take the next available certification examination required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 633.4254 after receiving a temporary license.
4. A temporary license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant issued pursuant to subsection 1 is valid for a period of 1 year and is subject to any requirements established by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.4254.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1566)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4266 - Rendering of emergency care in emergency or disaster without supervision of supervising osteopathic anesthesiologist.

1. An anesthesiologist assistant licensed pursuant to NRS 633.4254 or 633.4262 who is responding to a need for medical care created by an emergency or disaster, as declared by a governmental agency, may render emergency care that is directly related to the emergency or disaster without the supervision of a supervising osteopathic anesthesiologist as required by this chapter. The provisions of this subsection apply only for the duration of the emergency or disaster.
2. A supervising osteopathic anesthesiologist who supervises an anesthesiologist assistant who is rendering emergency care that is directly related to an emergency or disaster, as described in subsection 1, is not required to meet the requirements set forth in this chapter for such supervision.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1567)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4268 - Manner of supervision of anesthesiologist assistant.

1. A supervising osteopathic anesthesiologist shall be immediately available in such proximity to an anesthesiologist assistant during the performance of his or her duties that the supervising osteopathic anesthesiologist is able to effectively reestablish direct contact with the patient to meet the medical needs of the patient and intervene to address any urgent or emergent clinical problems.
2. A supervising osteopathic anesthesiologist shall supervise an anesthesiologist assistant in a manner consistent with any applicable federal rule or regulation for reimbursement for anesthesia services.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1567)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.427 - Medical facility employing anesthesiologist assistant required to submit list of such personnel to Board; confidentiality of list; medical facilities required to confirm qualifications with Board before employment of anesthesiologist assistant.

1. Each medical facility in this State employing an anesthesiologist assistant shall submit to the Board a list of such personnel at least three times annually, as directed by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, each list submitted to the Board pursuant to this subsection is confidential.
2. A medical facility shall, before hiring an anesthesiologist assistant, obtain validation from the Board that the prospective employee is licensed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 633.4254 or 633.4262, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1568)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.432 - Authorized services.

1. A physician assistant may perform such medical services as the physician assistant is authorized to perform by his or her supervising osteopathic physician and are within the supervising osteopathic physician’s scope of practice. Such services may include ordering home health care for a patient.
2. The Board and supervising osteopathic physician shall limit the authority of a physician assistant to prescribe controlled substances to those schedules of controlled substances that the supervising osteopathic physician is authorized to prescribe pursuant to state and federal law.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1831; A 2019, 148)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.433 - Initial license as physician assistant: Issuance and conditions.

The Board may issue a license as a physician assistant to an applicant who is qualified under the regulations of the Board to perform medical services under the supervision of a supervising osteopathic physician. The application for a license as a physician assistant must include all information required to complete the application.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1831)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4332 - Initial license as physician assistant: Requirements for application for simultaneous license to practice as physician assistant issued by Board of Medical Examiners; fees.

A person applying for a license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who wishes to hold a simultaneous license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS must:
1. Indicate in the application that he or she wishes to hold a simultaneous license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS;
2. Apply for a license to practice as a physician assistant to:
(a) The Board pursuant to this chapter; and
(b) The Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS; and
3. Pay all applicable fees, including, without limitation:
(a) The application and initial simultaneous license fee for a physician assistant pursuant to NRS 633.501; and
(b) The fee for application for and issuance of a simultaneous license as a physician assistant pursuant to NRS 630.268.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 762)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4335 - Expedited license by endorsement to practice as physician assistant: Requirements; procedure for issuance.

1. The Board may issue a license by endorsement to practice as a physician assistant 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 holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license to practice as a physician assistant in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States.
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 as a physician assistant; 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 633.309;
(c) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the application and any accompanying material is true and correct;
(d) The application and initial license fee specified in this chapter; and
(e) 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 as a physician assistant 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 as a physician assistant 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 as a physician assistant 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, 3008; A 2019, 4281; 2021, 764)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.434 - Regulations concerning licensure of physician assistants.

The Board shall adopt regulations regarding the licensure of a physician assistant, including, without limitation:
1. The educational and other qualifications of applicants.
2. The required academic program for applicants.
3. The procedures for applications for and the issuance of licenses.
4. The procedures deemed necessary by the Board for applications for and the issuance of initial licenses by endorsement pursuant to NRS 633.4335 and 633.4336.
5. The tests or examinations of applicants by the Board.
6. The medical services which a physician assistant may perform, except that a physician assistant may not perform osteopathic manipulative therapy or those specific functions and duties delegated or restricted by law to persons licensed as dentists, chiropractic physicians, doctors of Oriental medicine, naprapaths, podiatric physicians, optometrists and hearing aid specialists under chapters 631, 634, 634A, 634B, 635, 636 and 637B, respectively, of NRS.
7. The grounds and procedures respecting disciplinary actions against physician assistants.
8. The supervision of medical services of a physician assistant by a supervising osteopathic physician.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1832; A 2011, 1038; 2015, 2295, 3012, 3888; 2023, 1679)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.438 - Simultaneous license to practice as physician assistant issued by Board of Medical Examiners: Application by holder of license as physician assistant issued by State Board of Osteopathic Medicine at time other than with application for renewal; fees.

If a person licensed to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is not applying to renew his or her license and wishes to hold a simultaneous license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS, the person must:
1. Apply for a license to practice as a physician assistant to the Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS; and
2. Pay all applicable fees, including, without limitation:
(a) The annual simultaneous registration fee for a physician assistant pursuant to NRS 633.501; and
(b) The fee for application for and issuance of a simultaneous license as a physician assistant pursuant to NRS 630.268.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 763)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.442 - Display of license; identification; separate billing prohibited.

1. A physician assistant shall:
(a) Keep his or her license available for inspection at his or her primary place of business; and
(b) When engaged in professional duties, identify himself or herself as a physician assistant.
2. A physician assistant shall not bill a patient separately from his or her supervising osteopathic physician.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1832)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.452 - Rendering of emergency care in emergency or disaster without supervision of osteopathic physician.

1. A physician assistant licensed under the provisions of this chapter who is responding to a need for medical care created by an emergency or disaster, as declared by an applicable governmental entity, may render emergency care that is directly related to the emergency or disaster without the supervision of an osteopathic physician, as required by this chapter. The provisions of this subsection apply only for the duration of the emergency or disaster.
2. An osteopathic physician who supervises a physician assistant who is rendering emergency care that is directly related to an emergency or disaster, as described in subsection 1, shall not be required to meet the requirements set forth in this chapter for such supervision.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1833)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.466 - Supervision of physician assistant who does not hold certain simultaneous license by physician licensed by Board of Medical Examiners; joint regulations.

1. A physician assistant who does not hold a simultaneous license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS may be supervised by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this State pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS in place of his or her supervising osteopathic physician if:
(a) The physician assistant works in a geographical area where the physician assistant can be conveniently supervised only by such a physician; and
(b) The supervising osteopathic physician and the physician licensed pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS agree to the arrangement.
2. A physician assistant so supervised is not a physician assistant for the purposes of chapter 630 of NRS solely because of that supervision.
3. The State Board of Osteopathic Medicine shall adopt jointly with the Board of Medical Examiners regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 574; A 2007, 1837; 2021, 765)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.468 - Supervising osteopathic physicians: Right to refuse to act as supervising osteopathic physician; certain agreements void.

1. An osteopathic physician may at any time refuse to act as a supervising osteopathic physician for a physician assistant.
2. A condition, stipulation or provision in a contract or other agreement which:
(a) Requires an osteopathic physician to act as a supervising osteopathic physician for a physician assistant;
(b) Penalizes an osteopathic physician for refusing to act as a supervising osteopathic physician for a physician assistant; or
(c) Limits a supervising osteopathic physician’s authority with regard to any protocol, standing order or delegation of authority applicable to a physician assistant supervised by the osteopathic physician,
is against public policy and is void.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1832)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.469 - Supervising osteopathic physicians: Requirements of supervision.

1. A supervising osteopathic physician shall provide supervision to his or her physician assistant continuously whenever the physician assistant is performing his or her professional duties.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a supervising osteopathic physician may provide supervision to his or her physician assistant in person, electronically, telephonically or by fiber optics. When providing supervision electronically, telephonically or by fiber optics, a supervising osteopathic physician may be at a different site than the physician assistant, including a site located within or outside this State or the United States.
3. A supervising osteopathic physician shall provide supervision to his or her physician assistant in person at all times during the first 30 days that the supervising osteopathic physician supervises the physician assistant. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a federally qualified health center.
4. Before beginning to supervise a physician assistant, a supervising osteopathic physician must communicate to the physician assistant:
(a) The scope of practice of the physician assistant;
(b) The access to the supervising osteopathic physician that the physician assistant will have; and
(c) Any processes for evaluation that the supervising osteopathic physician will use to evaluate the physician assistant.
5. A supervising osteopathic physician shall not delegate to his or her physician assistant, and the physician assistant shall not accept, a task that is beyond the physician assistant’s capability to complete safely.
6. As used in this section, "federally qualified health center" has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B).
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1832; A 2013, 2019)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4715 - Renewal of license: Duty of Board to require applicant to report receipt of training in treatment of mental and emotional trauma and willingness to respond during emergency or disaster; maintenance and provision of related lists of names by Board; failure of applicant to comply not ground for denial; confidentiality of information.

1. The Board shall:
(a) Require each applicant for the renewal of a license as an osteopathic physician or physician assistant to:
(1) Report whether he or she has received training in the treatment of mental and emotional trauma immediately following an emergency or disaster, training in the short-term treatment of mental and emotional trauma or training in the long-term treatment of mental and emotional trauma; and
(2) If the applicant has received training in the treatment of mental and emotional trauma immediately following an emergency or disaster, describe the training and indicate if he or she is willing to respond immediately should an emergency or disaster arise at any location in this State;
(b) Maintain a list of each licensed osteopathic physician and physician assistant and any training described in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) that the licensee has received and update the list at least annually to include information reported pursuant to paragraph (a) by licensees who renewed their license during the immediately preceding year;
(c) Maintain a list of the names and contact information for osteopathic physicians or physician assistants who indicate that they are willing to respond immediately should an emergency or disaster arise at any location in this State and whom the Board has determined have appropriate training to respond following an emergency or disaster; and
(d) Provide the lists maintained pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) upon request to a governmental entity responding to a state of emergency or declaration of a disaster by the Governor or the Legislature pursuant to NRS 414.070.
2. The Board shall not deny the renewal of a license as an osteopathic physician or physician assistant solely because the applicant has failed to comply with the requirements of paragraph (a) of subsection 1.
3. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of subsection 1, any information obtained or maintained by the Board pursuant to this section is confidential.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4158)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4716 - Renewal of license: Duty of Board to make data request concerning demographic and practice information available to applicants 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 the renewal of a license pursuant to this chapter through a link on the electronic application for 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 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 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 renew the license, for failure to do so.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 803)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4717 - Renewal of license as osteopathic physician: Duty of Board to make data request concerning practice information available to applicants 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 an osteopathic physician pursuant to this chapter shall complete the data request developed by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 439A.124. The applicant shall provide to the Department all the information included in the request.
2. The Board shall make the data request described in subsection 1 available to applicants for the renewal of a license as an osteopathic physician on an electronic application for the renewal of a license 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.124, must not be disclosed to any person or entity.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 546)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.4718 - Renewal of license as physician assistant: Requirements for application for simultaneous license to practice as physician assistant issued by Board of Medical Examiners.

A person applying to renew a license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who wishes to hold a simultaneous license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS must:
1. Indicate in the application that he or she wishes to hold a simultaneous license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS;
2. Apply:
(a) To renew a license to practice as a physician assistant to the Board pursuant to this chapter; and
(b) For a license to practice as a physician assistant to the Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS; and
3. Pay all applicable fees, including, without limitation:
(a) The annual simultaneous registration fee for a physician assistant pursuant to NRS 633.501; and
(b) The fee for application for and issuance of a simultaneous license as a physician assistant pursuant to NRS 630.268.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 762)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.472 - Inquiry into and documentation of veteran status of new adult patients; provision of contact information for Department of Veterans Services; authority of Board to ask applicant for renewal of license regarding performance of such actions.

1. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant may:
(a) Ask each new patient who is 18 years of age or older if he or she is a veteran and document the response in the medical record of the patient; and
(b) Provide the contact information for the Department of Veterans Services to any such patient who indicates that he or she is a veteran.
2. The Board may ask each applicant for the renewal of a license as an osteopathic physician or physician assistant if the applicant performs the actions described in subsection 1. If such a question is asked, the Board must allow the applicant to refuse to answer.
3. As used in this section, "veteran" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.125.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2693)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.473 - Training 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 osteopathic 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 by 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. An osteopathic 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 for the purposes of satisfying the requirements of subsection 7 of NRS 633.471.
3. An osteopathic 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. An osteopathic 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 633.471 during one period of licensure.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 120; A 2017, 4421; 2021, 394)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 633 - Osteopathic Medicine › NRS 633.481 - Expiration of license for failure to renew; waiver of requirements for continuing education; restoration of license.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a licensee fails to comply with the requirements of NRS 633.471 within 10 days after the renewal date, the Board shall give 15 days’ notice of the failure to renew the license and of the expiration of the license by certified mail to the licensee at the licensee’s last known address that is registered with the Board. If the license is not renewed within 15 days after receiving notice, the license expires automatically without any further notice or a hearing and the Board shall file a copy of the notice with the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice or its successor agency.
2. A licensee who fails to meet the continuing education requirements for license renewal may apply to the Board for a waiver of the requirements. The Board may grant a waiver for that year only if the Board finds that the failure is due to a disability, military service, absence from the United States, or circumstances beyond the control of the licensee which are deemed by the Board to excuse the failure.
3. A person whose license has expired under this section may apply to the Board for restoration of the license upon:
(a) Payment of all past due renewal fees and the late payment fee specified in NRS 633.501;
(b) Producing verified evidence satisfactory to the Board of completion of the total number of hours of continuing education required for the year preceding the renewal date and for each year succeeding the date of expiration;
(c) Stating under oath in writing that he or she has not withheld information from the Board which if disclosed would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this chapter; and
(d) Submitting any other information that is required by the Board to restore the license.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 948; A 1981, 1133; 1997, 2129; 2005, 2727, 2807; 2007, 1839; 2011, 1039)