Statute 630 1607

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

ractice 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

ing 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)